Happy new week! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge to kick-start your Monday.
Your new word is:
SMART
Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word BRUSH in it somewhere. You produced some witty limericks:
Basil has quite a fine brush,
Resplendent, hirsute and quite lush.
Use this little ditty,
Say that it looks pretty,
He’s sure to respond with a blush.
I once had a brush with the law
You wouldn’t believe, such blah
I said I’d abide
Then went for a ride
I cried and I cried and I bawled.
To join a challenge would be great
I always seem to be running late
So with a sigh
I brush on by
But today I will participate!
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Today May lived her fear!
No time to brush teeth or hair
Her crush came by
She mumbled “Hi”
And wished she could disappear.
Having had a brush with death
Nearly breathing her last breath
She decided alive is better
Striving to make her life matter
She forever gave up meth.
Angry Dave’s work left no time to talk
His boss was in for a shock
“THIS IS A FARCE
SHOVE A BRUSH UP MY ****
AND I’LL SWEEP THE FLOOR AS I WALK!”
I once had a brush with reality
When drinking a cup of mint tea…
The tea bag was wrong
Contained Lapsang sushong,
I was sick as a dog in a tizzy.
To tell a lav is really plush
It needs to have a golden brush
With a seat that’s heated,
And the paper pleated,
And as the final touch: a royal flush.
I’ve just had a nasty brush with the law
I’m too embarrassed to tell you what for
Suffice to say
At the end of the day
I’ll never do it again, that’s for sure!
I’m always all of a rush,
My hair I forget to brush.
It stands up on stalks,
I resemble Guy Falkes.
Will I ever get to look plush?
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Esther Chilton 
There once was a guy that was so smart
The talents he had with his art!
He started with pen and ink
Ended up with sculptures I think
And wow, did they prove he had heart!
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That’s a fun one 😍
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1st quick attempt:
A young lad once thought it smart,
To hold a lighted match to his fart.
But he’d drunk too much Coke,
It was no longer a joke,
Rectum? Yes it blew him apart.
(I know … I’m such a child. 😉😂)
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That had me laughing out loud!
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Eric had a pretty slow start
His horses eating grass behind the cart
Always too cool
To try at school
Nobody thought he was very smart
But when Eric was twenty nine
He began to toe the line
Hard work and smart picks
Provided his life fix
Now Eric is doing quite fine
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I love that! Thanks so much, Trent 😄
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Thanks!
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Smart people know stuff, it is true,
More than me and, no doubt, more than you.
According to Mum,
Rexisting is dumb,
They’ll find out whatever you do!
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Well done, Keith. I always admire how you do acrostics so well.
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Thanks, Esther. I’ve just seen that the system changed (R)esisting to (R)existing. In fact, that line was the hardest to do, and I still think there should be a better word than resisting.
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My elbow is starting to smart
I’d climbed into an old cart
I was trying to get out
A pound coin and a groat
But I pulled my ligament apart!
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That’s fab. Really entertaining 🥰
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🤣❤️
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Creative writing is a wonderful art
That makes me feel I’m really quite smart
But this self admiration
Ends with the temptation
To finish this rhyme with a fart.
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Of course! Thank you for finding time for this, Geoff. Hope you’re having a good time.
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I’ve never been thought of as smart
But I know I’ve got a good heart
Never mind brains
The fact remains
It’s what’s inside that sets people apart
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How very true! Love this, Val.
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I dreamed of a wedding ,so smart,
With my family all taking part.
The car hit a post,
With my face like a ghost ,
I arrived at the church in a dust cart .
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That’s a different way to get there! Thanks for this. Very amusing.
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