Christmas is the time to be merry,
Said Goon, as he opened the sherry,
But after two glasses,
He got filled up with gases
And powered the homeward-bound ferry.
Can We Do a Limerick Together???
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Anita Bensoussane
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
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- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???
Great ending."What a lot of trouble one avoids if one refuses to have anything to do with the common herd. To have no job, to devote ones life to literature, is the most wonderful thing in the world. - Cicero
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Rob Houghton
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???
When Noddy went swimming one day,
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???
When Noddy went swimming one day,
On a very cold morning in May,
On a very cold morning in May,
'Tis loving and giving that makes life worth living.
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Lucky Star
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???
When Noddy went swimming one day,
On a very cold morning in May,
He dipped his big toe,
On a very cold morning in May,
He dipped his big toe,
"What a lot of trouble one avoids if one refuses to have anything to do with the common herd. To have no job, to devote ones life to literature, is the most wonderful thing in the world. - Cicero
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???
When Noddy went swimming one day,
On a very cold morning in May,
He dipped his big toe,
Then shivered, "Oh, no,"
On a very cold morning in May,
He dipped his big toe,
Then shivered, "Oh, no,"
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Rob Houghton
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???
When Noddy went swimming one day,
On a very cold morning in May,
He dipped his big toe,
Then shivered, "Oh, no,"
As he watched his foot floating away!
On a very cold morning in May,
He dipped his big toe,
Then shivered, "Oh, no,"
As he watched his foot floating away!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???
(well, I suppose he is made of wood, so that's not quite as gruesome as it sounds, but...
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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sixret
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???
Replace it.
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???
Not necessary it's absolutely fine.sixret wrote:Replace it.
When Goon saw Larry in the town,
"What a lot of trouble one avoids if one refuses to have anything to do with the common herd. To have no job, to devote ones life to literature, is the most wonderful thing in the world. - Cicero
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???
When Goon saw Larry in the town,
It made the fat policeman frown,
It made the fat policeman frown,
'Go down to the side-shows by the river this afternoon. I'll meet you somewhere in disguise. Bet you won't know me!' wrote Fatty.
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???
I thought Sixret was referring to replacing Noddy's foot!Lucky Star wrote:Not necessary it's absolutely fine.sixret wrote:Replace it.
When Goon saw Larry in the town,
It made the fat policeman frown,
For Larry looked smug
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???
so did ! !Courtenay wrote:I thought Sixret was referring to replacing Noddy's foot!Lucky Star wrote:Not necessary it's absolutely fine.sixret wrote:Replace it.
When Goon saw Larry in the town,
It made the fat policeman frown,
For Larry looked smug
And gave Goon a hug,
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Re: Can We Do a Limerick Together???
When Goon saw Larry in the town,
It made the fat policeman frown,
For Larry looked smug
And gave Goon a hug,
And some soap to wash himself down.
It made the fat policeman frown,
For Larry looked smug
And gave Goon a hug,
And some soap to wash himself down.
SwatIsaid!
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