Re: Limericks (was Re: Greg Bear)
At 07:42 PM Thursday 8/21/2008, Dave Land wrote: Of course, there are all the ones that begin, There was an old man from Nantucket..., most of which are quite unprintable, but there is this offering: Thirty years ago he was always a young man . . . Tempus Fugit Maru . . . ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Limericks (was Re: Greg Bear)
On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 07:42 PM Thursday 8/21/2008, Dave Land wrote: Of course, there are all the ones that begin, There was an old man from Nantucket..., most of which are quite unprintable, but there is this offering: Thirty years ago he was always a young man . . . Tempus Fugit Maru There was a young lady named Bright Who could travel faster than light She set out one day In a relative way And arrived there the previous night. (Of course, it's been over 25 years since I last heard the limerick, so I might have misremembered something.) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Limericks (was Re: Greg Bear)
At 09:15 AM Friday 8/22/2008, Julia Thompson wrote: There was a young lady named Bright Who could travel much faster than light She set out one day In a relative way And arrived there the previous night. (Of course, it's been over 25 years since I last heard the limerick, so I might have misremembered something.) Julia I have a joke book from the 1920s that that one is in. . . . ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Limericks (was Re: Greg Bear)
On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 09:15 AM Friday 8/22/2008, Julia Thompson wrote: There was a young lady named Bright Who could travel much faster than light She set out one day In a relative way And arrived there the previous night. (Of course, it's been over 25 years since I last heard the limerick, so I might have misremembered something.) Julia I have a joke book from the 1920s that that one is in. Thank you, Ronn!! This was one that my grandmother was very fond of reciting. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Limericks (was Re: Greg Bear)
At 09:15 AM Friday 8/22/2008, Julia Thompson wrote: On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 07:42 PM Thursday 8/21/2008, Dave Land wrote: Of course, there are all the ones that begin, There was an old man from Nantucket..., most of which are quite unprintable, but there is this offering: Thirty years ago he was always a young man . . . Tempus Fugit Maru There was a young lady named Bright Who could travel faster than light She set out one day In a relative way And arrived there the previous night. (Of course, it's been over 25 years since I last heard the limerick, so I might have misremembered something.) Julia They're not always wailing in Wales, You can't weigh a fish on its scales, You'll acknowledge that Mars Is found among stars But can you tell me on which boat Marseilles? . . . ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Limericks (was Re: Greg Bear)
This is one of my favorites: There was a young woman from Tottingham Who had no manners or else had forgotten 'em At tea at the Vicar's She took off her knickers Because, she explained, she felt hot in 'em By the by, I *loved* the math limerick. It definitely tickled me. Jim A poet who didn't know it Maru ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Limericks (was Re: Greg Bear)
On 8/22/2008 9:57:51 AM, Jim Sharkey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: This is one of my favorites: There was a young woman from Tottingham Who had no manners or else had forgotten 'em At tea at the Vicar's She took off her knickers Because, she explained, she felt hot in 'em By the by, I *loved* the math limerick. It definitely tickled me. Jim A poet who didn't know it Maru on a similar note: A gay Irish Priest in New Delhi Tattooed The Lords Prayer to his belly By the time that a brahmin got down to the amen he'd blown both salvation and Kelly xponent Lim Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
