Some Interesting Limericks - Page 1

The limerick is a humorous, nonsense verse consisting of a triplet and couplet, which results in the person creating a five line poem.
Often, limericks begins with "There once was" or "There was a." -- On each limerick lines 1, 2, 5 of are the triplet and rhyme; lines 3, 4 form a rhyming couplet.

Jackass
  1. There was a young maid from Madras
    Who had a magnificent ass;
    Not rounded and pink,
    As you probably think---
    It was grey, had long ears, and ate grass.

  2. There was an old lady from Clyde
    Who ate forty apples and died
    The apples fermented
    inside the lamented
    and made cider inside her insides
  1. There once was a lady named Perkins
    Who simply doted on Gherkins
    They were so nice
    She ate too much spice
    and pickled her internal workin's

  2. A mouse in her room woke Miss Doud
    Who was frightened and screamed very loud
    Then a happy thought hit her
    To scare off the critter
    She sat up in bed and just meowed
Jackass
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