An Australian marsupial called Skippy
Decided to dress as a hippy:
"What this pouch really needs
Is some flowers and beads
And some baccy to make me feel zippy.
@stetson - your habit of "improving" other posters' limericks because they don't meet your standards of rhyme or scansion is becoming rather wearisome, and veering into the territory of junior hosting.
@stetson - your habit of "improving" other posters' limericks because they don't meet your standards of rhyme or scansion is becoming rather wearisome, and veering into the territory of junior hosting.
An Australian marsupial called Skippy
Decided to dress as a hippy:
"What this pouch really needs
Is some flowers and beads
And some baccy to make me feel zippy.
"Hey man', said young Skippy the 'roo
The squares who are running the zoo
Are harshing my buzz...
There once was a dashing young florist
Who went to pick flowers in the forest
He tripped over a log
And fell into a bog
The undertaker said it was his goriest.
A bog snorkeller once snorkelling along
Tried to jazz up his swim with a song
When he opened his mouth
His breathing went south
And the Fates all just gave him a gong.
Reference to The Gong Show, a mock talent-show in the 1970s, where the judges would bang a gong to get an act off the stage.
There was a Young Man on a Bike
Who ran down a jaywalking tyke
‘What’s your game?’ said he
Looking at his grazed knee
Shrugged the man: "I just do what I like."
There was a Young Man on a Bike
Who ran down a jaywalking tyke
‘What’s your game?’ said he
Looking at his grazed knee,
"And why shouldn't I do what I like?"
Walkers should stick to the pavement
Walkers should stick to the pavement
Unlike in the story of Dave Kent
Who walked in the road
Ignoring the code
And he soon found himself to the grave sent
There was a Young Man on a Bike
Who ran down a jaywalking tyke
‘What’s your game?’ said he
Looking at his grazed knee
Shrugged the man: "I just do what I like."
When I were but a lad in shorts, "tyke" here could also mean Catholic. Not exactly complimentary.
There was a Young Man on a Bike
Who ran down a jaywalking tyke
‘What’s your game?’ said he
Looking at his grazed knee
Shrugged the man: "I just do what I like."
When I were but a lad in shorts, "tyke" here could also mean Catholic. Not exactly complimentary.
Thanks for the info. I'd never heard that before. No offense intended.
tyke
((also tike) )
▶ noun
1. informal a small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one: is the little tyke up to his tricks again?
■ [usually as modifier] Canadian an initiation level of sports competition for young children: tyke hockey.
2. dated, chiefly British an unpleasant or coarse man.
3. a dog, especially a mongrel.
4. (also Yorkshire tyke) British informal a person from Yorkshire: Geordies and tykes have never got on particularly well.
5. Australian/NZ informal, derogatory a Roman Catholic.
[[early 20th century: alteration of Taig. ] ]
In sense 2 and 3 the word is apparently derived from the Norse word tik - a bitch
When I were but a lad in shorts, "tyke" here could also mean Catholic. Not exactly complimentary.
No. That's new to me as well. There's Taig which does mean Catholic, also derogatory, which makes me wonder whether using 'tyke' to mean Catholic may derive from mis-hearing it.
There was a Young Man on a Bike
Who ran down a jaywalking tyke
‘What’s your game?’ said he
Looking at his grazed knee
Shrugged the man: "I just do what I like."
When I were but a lad in shorts, "tyke" here could also mean Catholic. Not exactly complimentary.
Thanks for the info. I'd never heard that before. No offense intended.
I'd not even thought of your usage, or lack of awareness being offensive.
When I were but a lad in shorts, "tyke" here could also mean Catholic. Not exactly complimentary.
No. That's new to me as well. There's Taig which does mean Catholic, also derogatory, which makes me wonder whether using 'tyke' to mean Catholic may derive from mis-hearing it.
I'd never heard of "taig"; the word as far as we were and are concerned is "tyke".
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Decided to dress as a hippy
Decided to dress as a hippy:
"What this pouch really needs
Is some flowers and beads...
Decided to dress as a hippy:
"What this pouch really needs
Is some flowers and beads
And some baccy to make me feel zippy.
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"Hey man', said young Skippy the 'roo
@stetson - your habit of "improving" other posters' limericks because they don't meet your standards of rhyme or scansion is becoming rather wearisome, and veering into the territory of junior hosting.
Kindly knock it off.
Thank you.
Piglet, Circus host
@Enoch posted:
"Hey man', said young Skippy the 'roo
My apologies.
Question: Can I still improve my own lines(assuming no one else has added to them)?
Back to the limericks.
@Enoch posted:
"Hey man', said young Skippy the 'roo
An Australian marsupial called Skippy
Decided to dress as a hippy:
"What this pouch really needs
Is some flowers and beads
And some baccy to make me feel zippy.
"Hey man', said young Skippy the 'roo
The squares who are running the zoo
Are harshing my buzz...
"Hey man', said young Skippy the 'roo
The squares who are running the zoo
Are harshing my buzz...
My head’s in a fuzz
But I won’t make a fuss or todo.
A Bear with a very sore Head
Was so angry that it saw red
Was so angry that it saw red
He growled and then
Slouched off to his den
And took his sweet honey to bed.
Who went to pick flowers in the forest
Who went to pick flowers in the forest
He tripped over a log
And fell into a bog
Who went to pick flowers in the forest
He tripped over a log
And fell into a bog
The undertaker said it was his goriest.
A bog snorkeller, once snorkelling along
Tried to jazz up his swim with a song
When he opened his mouth
Tried to jazz up his swim with a song
When he opened his mouth
His breathing went south
Tried to jazz up his swim with a song
When he opened his mouth
His breathing went south
And the Fates all just gave him a gong.
A judge on a mock talent show
One year, ran amok at Lent, so...
One year, ran amok at Lent, so
He told the emcee
"There'll be no meat for me!"
One year, ran amok at Lent, so
He told the emcee
"There'll be no meat for me,
I'll have sweet fries and pizza to go."
Who ran down a jaywalking tyke
Who ran down a jaywalking tyke
‘What’s your game?’ said he
Looking at his grazed knee
Who ran down a jaywalking tyke
‘What’s your game?’ said he
Looking at his grazed knee
Shrugged the man: "I just do what I like."
Who ran down a jaywalking tyke
‘What’s your game?’ said he
Looking at his grazed knee,
"And why shouldn't I do what I like?"
Walkers should stick to the pavement
Unlike in the story of Dave Kent
Who walked in the road
Ignoring the code
And he soon found himself to the grave sent
Thought "Hey, I'm a maverick fellow"
He pounded the gas
But it then came to pass
Thought "Hey, I'm a maverick fellow"
He pounded the gas
And it then came to pass
That they warbled his dirge on a cello.
Will always get plenty of leeway
When I were but a lad in shorts, "tyke" here could also mean Catholic. Not exactly complimentary.
Thanks for the info. I'd never heard that before. No offense intended.
There was an Old Man with a Fan*
*(think topical, or not, as you prefer)
I'd not even thought of your usage, or lack of awareness being offensive.
There is that meaning as well.
I'd never heard of "taig"; the word as far as we were and are concerned is "tyke".
Who decided to try the cancan
Who decided to try the cancan
But he kicked much too high
And showed too much thigh
Who decided to try the cancan
But he kicked much too high
And showed too much thigh
Imagine the rest if you can
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One day as I basked in the sun