National Limerick Day
Author | Date | Message |
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Brendan Lawlor | May 12 2020, 10:49am | Its National Limerick Day So I've jumped onto IMRA to say Get your paper and pen Or get typing again New submissions we'll cheer, hip hooray ! |
Louis Mullee | May 12 2020, 3:45pm | The race director was planning a route With maps and parking instructions to boot Please register online Before the deadline And for god sake make sure your not late! |
Pádraig Doyle | May 12 2020, 4:22pm | A ding-dong... Louis and Lawlor With Mullee a country mile taller But Brendan is sage (For a man of his age) Will the big man win out or the smaller? |
Louis Mullee | May 12 2020, 4:44pm | Ah here, listen to yer man doyler he blows hot air, like a broken boiler He used to be quick and on occasion quite slick but now with no hills, hes a walker |
Pádraig Doyle | May 12 2020, 4:49pm | See Lawlor dance into the ring The crowd starts to whistle and sing But ssshh, wait and see... Comes the Hulk of Mullee. Who'll be silenced and who be the King? |
Brendan Lawlor | May 12 2020, 4:50pm | With Louis I'd have to agree Padraig Doyle I'd put over my knee And give him a slap For his cheek and his crap And his ageist aul nonsense you see |
Pádraig Doyle | May 12 2020, 4:53pm | First Louis comes back in with a quip Bout a man who'd been thrown off a ship But the rhymes were quite crude And the sentiment rude Crowd's attention was starting to slip |
Pádraig Doyle | May 12 2020, 4:55pm | Then Brendan, or should I say Buddy Who's still punching air in his hoodie Came back with a rhyme from a long distant time But we know he's an aul fuddy duddy |
Brendan Lawlor | May 12 2020, 5:01pm | Padraig's Limericks get better with time He's into his rhythm and rhyme But he's want to beware Or at least have a care Us aul lads are going just fine |
Richard Nunan | May 12 2020, 5:02pm | Who is this hulk of Mullee Who got lost off of Tonelagee went right by mistake Fell into the lake and now is smelling of wee ! |
Brendan Lawlor | May 12 2020, 5:09pm | Now the Limericks come in thick and fast We wonder how long it will last Its easy to see Rhymes and fine poetry IMRA's bards are having a blast |
Pádraig Doyle | May 12 2020, 5:13pm | Louis, I'd say now is fumin' He's just slagged off by the Nunan But Richard is Brave In the way he behave He's got more in the tank I'm assuming? |
Louis Mullee | May 12 2020, 7:14pm | Well, that went downhill quite fast, Like Alan Ayling drinking buckfast! Thanks Mr Nunan, Shouldn't you be cocooning? Next race on the hills you'll be passed! |
Anthony Cornforth | May 12 2020, 10:17pm | You're so busy with all of the slaggin, when it's the hills close by you should be baggin, As you stumble and curse through the sitka and furze, You'll have no breath left for all your tongue waggin. |
Brendan Lawlor | May 13 2020, 8:19am | Well that was a great deal of fun With not even a prize to be won So til same day next year We'll have little to fear But enjoying a run in the sun Thank you all for a great day of Limerick's yesterday ! |
Graham K. Bushe | May 13 2020, 8:47am | The forum, I've only now read, Discovered this wonderful thread, But the deadline I missed, Can I go on a list? Or transfer my entry instead? |
Pádraig Doyle | May 13 2020, 2:12pm | Now Graham, he knows he was late, But still he stood up to the plate. He cooked up his rhyme at his breakfasting time and squeezed in a few jokes as he ate. |
Brendan Lawlor | May 13 2020, 2:27pm | The deadline for this is now past With entries from first to the last To ensure some fair play We'll extend by a day So those entries please get them in fast |
Gordon Place | May 13 2020, 2:53pm | G. Bushe just cocked up his plans Now says naked warrior dance B. Lawlor obliges While Doyler disguises Himself in his new lycra pants |
Pádraig Doyle | May 13 2020, 3:37pm | Ah Gordon, don't speak out of Place Or you'll end up with egg on your face you're oft lycra wearing, styling your hair and dandily dressed for the race |
Gordon Place | May 13 2020, 3:38pm | Now Padraig, don’t mention the hair, You’ve got more than your bleedin fair share, Stay outta me way, With your aul Timotei, Or face off in the hills if you dare |
Pádraig Doyle | May 13 2020, 4:35pm | The gauntlet has just been thrown down. Two lads are right keen to start rowin' You'll have me for speed when you're out in the lead But for now you can stay there in town! |
Gordon Place | May 13 2020, 5:17pm | Speed depends on how much one trains, With the effort affecting the gains, While you're in Stamullen, No doubt your #*d pullin, I'll be out running the lanes! |
Pádraig Doyle | May 13 2020, 6:13pm | There climbing Mont Blanc in your yard Like a hamster going at it too hard I might be lazy But you're gone stir crazy I'm sending a get-well-soon card |
Graham K. Bushe | May 13 2020, 8:29pm | Our Gordon is not one to slack, With his steping box out round the back. But when Djouce comes in sight, He'll be there half the night. Each step up will precede a step back! |
Graham K. Bushe | May 13 2020, 8:49pm | They gathered from far and from wide, To race up and down a hill side. Then back to the pub, for a drink and some grub. Regaling their feats with some pride |
Alice Clancy | May 14 2020, 8:37am | Now the ‘bards’ have ceased poetry, B. Lawlor; we all have a plea- While some were profane, They were never mundane, Anois, cé hé rí na Luimnigh?? |
Brendan Lawlor | May 14 2020, 9:14am | Ok all, the fun has to stop at some stage Firstly a big thank you to everyone who contributed our 27 Limericks. Padraig took the Johnny Logan approach and picked fights all round him..kicking myself and Louis firstly before turning his guns on his old pal Gordon. Richard Nunan jumped in with a well timed swipe at Louis but Louis's riposte was excellent. Anthony's plea to calm the swipes down fell on very deaf ears unfortunately (or fortunately maybe!) So all in all a feast of Limericks with some beautiful imagery and relevance. Two couplets which stood out to me as noteworthy were Louis's 'Thanks Mr Nunan, Shouldn't you be cocooning?' and Gordon's classic 'Stay outta me way, With your aul Timotei,' But for me the winning Limerick of the past two days was Graham's 'The forum, I've only now read, Discovered this wonderful thread, But the deadline I missed, Can I go on a list? Or transfer my entry instead?' with Alice's very very dance with one of the naked warriors the runner up 'Now the ‘bards’ have ceased poetry, B. Lawlor; we all have a plea- While some were profane, They were never mundane, Anois, cé hé rí na Luimnigh??' Until next year folks With your cracks and your jokes ! Slan |
Brendan Lawlor | May 14 2020, 9:18am | 'with Alice's very very dance with one of the naked warriors the runner up' should say.. with Alice's very very 'dance with one of the naked warriors' the runner up I suspect the internet wizards have been up to their tricks ! |
Brendan Lawlor | May 14 2020, 9:21am | L8 en-try |
Pádraig Doyle | May 14 2020, 9:29am | Thanks Brendan... best laugh I've had in a while. Graham's from yesterday morning got the biggest laugh from me anyway! The "Johnny Logan of Limericks"... might get that tattooed somewhere obvious. |
Gordon Place | May 14 2020, 9:55am | Thanks Brendan, was a nice distraction! Graham did very well, giving the opportunity to keep it going but I fear you've turned Padraig into Dickie now.... |
Alan Ayling | May 14 2020, 5:50pm | Brendan Lawlor is old, but he's plucky; Lou Mullee little more than a rookie. They're both missin' the hills, feelin' sad for themsel's, As for me? I's just missin' me Bucky |