Remember limericks? They were huge in the mid-20th century, but fell on hard times over the last couple decades. Now so many dirty limericks are a generation out-of-date, and the really clever ones lie neglected and un-retold.
I want more limericks, and I want the cleverest ones collected somewhere. It strikes me that a certain modern system for collecting bits of funny text might be perfect for both these goals.
So, after a moment’s work, I’ve set up LimerickDB.com, which you’ll recognize as similar to bash.org. Submit away, both old and new! Anonymity is encouraged and a respect for meter is required. Dirtiness is not mandatory, but it helps.
Hmm, limerickdb.com seems to be down. 😦
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woa! what happened, its down!! 😦
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When will limerickdb come back? I miss it!
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^I miss it!
Seconded.
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and just when I needed a poem for class too.
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I hope it goes back up again! There is definitely still demand for limericks on the interblag.
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Bring it back!
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Cosign everyone — it’s down 😦 bring it back, please!
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I was in the middle of writing a paper for my linguistics class on limerickdb when it disappeared! Bring it back! Give me an A!
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Remember limericks? They were huge in the mid-20th century, but fell on hard times over the last couple decades. Now so many dirty limericks are a generation out-of-date, and the really clever ones lie neglected and un-retold.
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I want more limericks, and I want the cleverest ones collected somewhere. It strikes me that a certain modern system for collecting bits of funny text might be perfect for both these goals.
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When I visited Japan, I was amazed by the giant grapes I saw in the stores. These always looked like they were meant to be gifts for someone else, so I never bought any for myself. Perhaps such large grapes aren’t very flavorful, though?
When it comes to apples, I have to agree that Fujis taste the best. This is the type I always buy.1
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I was amazed by the giant grapes I saw in the stores.
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Limerickdb.com is gone?!?
NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!11
Can it come back please?
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I need LimerickDB to come back for personal validation. I need to know if I’m still number one.
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I believe that I’d still like to see
That site titled limerick D B
It brought many laughs
Amid myriad gaffs
And was quite the time-waster for me
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@PUOT: Okat, you’re almost there. Your vocabulary is almost perfect for the synthesis of limericken, but you need to work a bit on the construction of intelligible sentences and sentence structures. (these will also come in handy for inspiration when you get tired of trying every word you know to see if it fits your narrative. Also it helps in common texts.)
Then you can start working on the meter. This is the distribution of … among the lines, also tying into the rhyming structure of the limerick. At first, you don’t have to follow the meter exactly, but after a few tries you should at least attempt to keep it strict.
The last, but in many ways most important part in the construction of limericken, as well as in common text, is content. You need to, at some point, decide on a goal as to what you want to communicate to the reader. Again, this makes it much easier to come up with fitting words to the limerick, as you can try thinking of words that mean what you want the reader to think of as he reads it. In fact, this is rather important when writing in general. I’m frankly surprised you never learned this (or the part about sentence structure) at some kind of educational facility, at least before extending your vocabulary to the size it obviously has now.
[Bah, I tire of making fun at defenseless bots.]
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don’t make websites just to let them die
that’s so cruel
please randall, bring it back!
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thanks don’t make websites just to let them die
that’s so cruel
please randall, bring it back!
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Okay, seriously, what’s going on? It’s still down!
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I’ve heard that some folks’ brains, when struck
with an interesting problem, get stuck;
so please, nerds, take care –
if you aren’t prepared,
then you might just get hit by a truck.
( http://xkcd.com/356/ )
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I favor this review and features granted people at least one interest in having achievement a celebrity, as a result thanks a lot. On top of that Instant messaging certainly contemplating posting this information around my personal web site!
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pls with the limmericks
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AHHHH! Bring it BAAAACK! So much great stuff there, plus I submitted some things. One of my favs:
This web site is truly a curse
I just wasted an hour, or worse
On limerickdb
Now all that I see
I read as if written in verse
Edward
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Why couldn’t the little boy see
The epic new pirate movie?
He was left in the car
Because it’s rated Arrr
For scenes of gratuitous booty.
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it now turned two thousand and twelve
and i am still looking to delve
into verses of wit
and you must admit
there are requests you can’t fit on a shelve
(see what you did there? there shall be no end to the horror until limerickdb is back!)
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OMG@!Limerickdb
BIB@AEAP
/bin/ssh me@rofl
WYSINWYG
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You can still view the old limerickdb on archive.org’s wayback machine. http://www.archive.org
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pengertian hiv aids sebagai suatu penyakit yang menakutkan bukanlah hal yang baru
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Is there no hope for the return of limerickdb?
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If you’re not going to maintain limerickdb, can you at least post up the data from it? Contribute it to the masses? I MISS limerick db. A lot.
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For everyone else that is pining for limerickdb, there is this:
http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php
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There once was a Tennessee trucker
Who was a real good motherfucker
If he was with a mom
And she didn’t come
Then he would lick her and suck her
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from time to time i remember limerickDB. and every time i try to visit it, i remember it is gone. 😦
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Still down, eh
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HEY GUYS
YOU REMEMBER LIMERICKDB, RIGHT?
YOU REMEMBER HOW IT’S DOWN, RIGHT?
WELL — oh, sorry. I forgot to turn that off. As I was saying, you DO know you could just go to the Wayback Machine and look at it, right?
http://web.archive.org/web/20110202142727/http://limerickdb.com/
True, you can’t submit any more limericks to it — but it’s still there! 😀
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thank
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Thank you very much., You are a good writer.
In addition to art that will give you good
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We’re trying to determine every term in the British terminology using a limerick — so far we’re up to the Co- area of the abc.
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lol whats up
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Excelente labor digital y de mejora para las nuevas tecnologias de la información y de las comunicaciones…
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Niggas please
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Why is it down? I’ve never seen it, and would love to. Sounds like LimerickDB.com was an interesting site!
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Questo è davvero impressionante per guardare e ogni foto è veramente buono da guardare. Grazie per la condivisione.
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