Laughing Along With A Limerick

Hi there. I hope you have a great week. Here’s your Monday limerick challenge. Your word is

FOLLOW

Last week’s prompt was CRAZY. You came up with some hilarious limericks:

Nicola Daly:

There once was a mouse called Maisie

Everyone thought she was lazy

in fact she lay in the hay

And smoked dope all day

Until the world began to look all hazy.

Squirreljan:

There once was a pretty dog called Daisy

Who was really incredibly lazy

Then Snoopy arrived

And somehow contrived

To make our lazy Daisy go crazy.

Kim Smyth:

There once was a man so crazy

He walked round town in a dazey

The smoke he toked

Was laced with dope

He’s so slow at walking, he looks lazy.

Kate in Cornwall:

Albert’s love of the jazz man, Count Basie

Was not shared by his young wife, named Daisy

She much preferred rap

Which he told her was cr…rubbish

He should’ve known their huge age gap was crazy.

Frank Hubeny:

“That is crazy!” I thought though it’s true

like the fact that the blue sky is blue

like a gift from above

like a message of love

like an answer just waiting for you.

The Limerick Guy:

On this subject, I have expertise.

There are people you just can’t please.

I don’t let them faze me.

They can’t drive you crazy…

If you don’t let them have the keys!

Help From Heaven:

Love Only Goes So Far

I once loved a handsome man who was lazy,

Whose past was somewhat hazy.

He asked if in my home he could stay,

Although he couldn’t my bills help to pay.

I answered, “No! You must think I’m crazy!”

John W. Howell:

There once was a lady named Daisy,

Who’s memory became quite hazy.

She wanted baked bread,

But bought bricks instead.

Her sandwiches are quite crazy.

Nicole Sara:

There was a brave starlet named Maude

who loved driving fast and off road.

When people screamed “Wow!”

and kept asking “How?!”

She said: “It’s just my crazy mode!”

Priorhouse Blog:

Patsy Cline sang, “Crazy, I’m crazy for feeling so blue…”

But my grief? – is less about losing you!

More about shock from ending any human connection 

Severing causes a bleeding that leads to the new direction

Though it hurts, I’m actually really glad we’re through. 

Murray Clarke:

I once knew a pop singer who called herself Mazie,

Her outrageous lyrics sent the men crazy!

She lived with her cat in a house built of wood,

And composed hit songs as best as she could.

However, in private, she was certainly no lady!

Pensitivity101:

He thought he was going crazy

When his vision became all hazy,

But an eye test revealed

It was not a big deal

And he was never again called lazy.

Christine Mallaband-brown:

“Crazy” the word of the day

Describes the world you say?

It’s madder than that

News knocked me flat!

Alien invaders on the way!

Rall:

you drive me crazy

cos your hair is wavy

i think you’re so cool

oh yes i’m a fool

marry me please

let’s make a baby

Annette Rochelle Aben:

Had a Pet Squid

There once was a girl named Daisy

Who many considered lazy

She dined on French fried red ants

And stored frosting in her pants

Of course, most thought she was crazy.

My Mind Mappings:

Kings and Things

There once was a blogger named Daisy

Whose blog posts were confusing and hazy

She would write about things

Like round tables and kings

But all of her stories were crazy.

Lisa A Paul:

There once was woman so lazy

she thought that all work was just crazy

She lay ‘neath a tree

eating biscuits and tea

and for fun she would pluck a few daisies.

Dog Paddling Through Life:

Maybe He Shouldn’t Have Said That

My memory seems a bit hazy,

but I recall he claimed I was crazy.

I said, wanna bet?

You ain’t seen nothing yet!

Now, Your Honor, he’s pushing up daisies.

Graeme Sandford:

Crazy, like a box of green frogs,

or the one-legged peanut that jogs;

like a puffin in June,

who howls at the Moon,

or the one-sided reindeer that blogs.  

Poetisatinta:

The Wind in His Sails

Remember the wild pirate Black Bart,

He though his face a work of art,

HIs crew said, ‘you’re crazy’,

Then his eyes went all hazy,

Until he farted, and blew his whole world apart (as well as his pants!)

Grooves or Grammar:

“You’re crazy,” I said to my mate.

“If you think that I’m staying out late.

So let’s get in the car

And drive home from the bar,

‘Cos I’m not missing Bake-Off at eight.”

Olaf Sturlasson’s Poetry Corner:

There was a young man who was lazy

Who thought rushing about was just crazy

Until the day he was late

To pick up his date

Who was mad; and known as crazy Daisy.

John McGuiggan:

Theres no crazy paving in the gardens of Broadmoor

Despite the inmates’ cravings

The paths are straight and sure.

The paths they lead to nowhere

And double back again

They’re designed to stop the inmates

from discovering they’re insane.

The Elephant’s Trunk:

All Aboard!

There once was a train, quite insane,

Whose wheels spun out in rain.

It jumped off the track,

Did a crazy loop back,

Then yelled, “Hey! Let’s do that again!”

Therapy Bits:

There once was a pig slightly hazy,

Whose antics were wildly crazy.

He’d dance in the rain,

Then sing on a train—

That wonderfully wacky old daisy!

Dawgy Daddy Responds:

It’s time again for the witches ball

A cackle goes out for one and all

The full moon will drive you crazy

The witches skirts flimsy and lacy

Will you answer the Halloween call.

Treehugger:

I may be going a bit crazy,

And my memory’s becoming hazy,

My candlelit dinner,

Didn’t prove to be a winner,

As I kept calling her Maisie instead of Daisy.

Utahan15:

crazy

gone

like me just john

and his critical son tom

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68 responses to “Laughing Along With A Limerick”

  1. i wrote

    you took note

    to day you must ten thirteen

    me i m a wanker

    punter

    sixes and sevens

    not enough wcs for one day

    tho

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  2. nikidaly70 Avatar
    nikidaly70

    There once was a hunk called Apollo
    To the ends of the earth I promised to follow!
    Turns out he was a cad
    A real ‘Jack-the-Lad’
    Now I’m going to eat chocolate and wallow.

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    1. So good, Nicola. Made me smile 🤗

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      1. nikidaly70 Avatar
        nikidaly70

        Glad you liked it 🙂

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  3. There once was a man I could follow
    Taught me everything I needed, but was hollow
    I filled him with love
    From heaven above
    Now he’s got way more than he can swallow!

    (pure fiction)

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    1. Glad to hear it! But it makes an entertaining limerick.

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  5. A wonderful bird is the Swallow
    Travel distances impossible to follow,
    They sleep on the wing
    In Autumn and Spring
    And make human flights look hollow

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    1. Very good, Christine 🥰

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  6. Follow that car! I said in haste
    Like James Bond, the car we chased
    My taxi was fast
    But was outclassed
    And the fare I paid? What a waste!

    Liked by 7 people

    1. That made me chuckle 🤣

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  7. Cool, the first was too serious!

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  8. Uncle Ned could mimic a Swallow 

    For all of those who cared to follow 

    Aside from all that

    He was rather a prat

    Who liked to moan and grumble and wallow

    Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

    Liked by 6 people

    1. Hilarious 😂😂

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  9. These are so good and tons of fun!

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    1. Glad you enjoyed them.

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  11. Tough one this week! Here’s my effort

    Laughing Along with a Limerick: 13th October


    Love the meme. Been there, done that!

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  12. There once was a pig in the hollow,

    Who hated the custom of wallow.

    It is for your kind,

    I have to remind.

    Your customs you need to follow

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    1. Very nicely done, John.

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      1. Thanks, Esther.

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  13. Billy Tit, pimply and sallow
    Lived a life unconsciously shallow.
    His focus on the next follow
    Made each victory objectively hollow
    But in such glory would Billy happily wallow

    Liked by 6 people

    1. Very nicely done, Geoff.

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  14. I met a young lady in Soho

    Who said, “follow me into this show”.

    Being young and naïve

    I just couldn’t believe

    That bishops star in shows in Soho …!

    Liked by 6 people

    1. Who’d have thought?!

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  16. There’s never been such a scatty newcomer,
    but the band really needed a drummer!
    The drum score – he could follow,
    but they told him that a swallow
    in truth… does not make a summer.

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    1. That’s very clever, Nicole 🥰

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      1. Oh.. thank you!💖 I think it must be a little bit the effect of watching that movie.. “Whiplash” quite recently 😀

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  17. When I followed you said follow through,
    but I followed. What more should I do?
    “Well, I gave you a map.”
    Like a rat in a trap,
    yes, I followed, but why didn’t you?

    Liked by 6 people

    1. That’s so good, Frank. Thank you.

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  19. squirreljan Avatar
    squirreljan

    My stomach feels so very hollow

    I need to eat, to feed, to swallow

    Chocolate and cake

    A whole traybake

    Please don’t flinch at what may follow

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    1. Oh, Janice! That made me laugh out loud.

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  20. If you smile at my poem, it’s hollow

    Unless you then choose to click ‘follow’.

    ‘Cos it’s part of my plan

    To have more than one fan,

    So I’ll be rich and famous tomorrow.

    Liked by 6 people

    1. I love that! So good.

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  21. Some funny limericks here!

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    1. Glad you enjoyed them 🥰

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  23. This week’s poem stars a silly dog and a crafty cat.

    Dogpaddling Through Life

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  24. oh no
    i’m not going to follow
    that ex friend of mine call zorro
    said he loved me so madly
    but let me down so badly
    been the cause of my sadness and sorrow

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    1. Very well built up.

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  25. I had so much fun reading the “crazy” limericks. Lovely prompt, Esther!

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    1. I’m so pleased you had fun reading them.

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  27. Space X is trying to follow

    A path to the moon like Apollo

    But it’s stuck in mid flight

    Out of gas in the night

    And that’s a hard pill to sawllow!

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    1. A space limerick. Love that, Marsha ❤️❤️

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      1. Based on the news this morning.

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  28. I hired a private detective

    To track and follow my spouse

    He caught her in flagrante

    inside another man’s house

    Oh! thr hurt and the trauma

    Oh! the trouble and strife

    It was made much worse to discover

    that the detective ran off with my wife.

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    1. Very funny, John.

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  29. SexagenarianScribbler Avatar
    SexagenarianScribbler

    I was never one to follow the rules

    Always playing  the class clown at school 

    Failed  all my exams

    Now look where I am

    Paying the price for acting so cool

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    1. That works really well, Val.

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    1. Thanks so much, Nancy 🥰

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  32. To fly like a bird ,a swallow,

    Or maybe a hippo ,I’d wallow.

    I’d swoop all I could ,

    Or paddle in the mud ,

    Whatever they did, I’d follow .

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    1. Very nice, Sheila.

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