Originally Posted by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limericks

A limerick is a five-line, often humorous and ribald poem with a strict meter, popularized by Edward Lear and Ogden Nash. The rhyme scheme is usually "A-A-B-B-A", with a rather rigid meter. The first, second, and fifth lines are three metrical feet; the third and fourth two metrical feet. The foot used is usually the amphibrach, a stressed syllable between two unstressed ones. However it can be considered an anapestic foot, two short syllables and then a long, the reverse of dactyl rhythm. However, many substitutions are common.

The first line traditionally introduces a person and a location, and usually ends with the name of the location, though sometimes with that of the person. A true limerick is supposed to have a kind of twist to it. This may lie in the final line, or it may lie in the way the rhymes are often intentionally tortured, or in both. Though not a strict requirement, the best limericks are usually those that additionally show some form of internal rhyme, often alliteration, sometimes assonance or another form of rhyme.

Originally Posted by sandstorm

A guy from Virginia, USA
Has a little friend made of clay
To tell him he's a balla
And that he has a lot of dollah
'Cause noone else would say

Originally Posted by sandstorm

The Swede is still here and alive
Into deep limerick waters he'll dive
He just saw what the others wrote
Made something up and wanted to gloat
He simply counted the lines as five

Originally Posted by vqc

This one is actually really cool.
I like the finish.

Originally Posted by Warpe

but not Swedes?

Originally Posted by Warpe

There once was a Swede called sandstorm
Who had trouble with the limerick form
He wrote too many lines
[each and] every time
Because he didn't know four was the norm

Originally Posted by Warpe

Said Swiggidy one day to the guacho
Good sex is one thing I know
While women are fine
And sheep are divine
Llamas are numero uno!

Originally Posted by Bode-ist

Originally Posted by Bode-ist

who is going to do the classic "man from Nantucket" one

Originally Posted by kevster

I knew you'd want x-rated Bode-ist. How about this.......

Two rampant young bucks from Rangor
Both buggered and fucked the same whore
But the partition split
And jism and shit
Leaked out in a mess on the floor