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Page 112 of 126 < 1 2 ... 110 111 112 113 114 ... 125 126 > Go to page... Topic Options #208118 - 11/26/12 12:59 PM Transcribing a Hunting Licence (sp.) [Re: Rhubarb Commando] jenny jenny veteran Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 1554 Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi DOUBLE - DOVE A visceral relationship have we with the dove The Heart quickens when white flocks are above I double dog dare you To stiffen your sinew And blast from the sky this tasty bird which we love KNAVERY - KNOCKOUT Top #208122 - 11/26/12 10:44 PM Re: Moral crusade [Re: jenny jenny] A C Bowden old hand Registered: 10/22/10 Posts: 751 Loc: London, UK The old British commerce in slavery Was a piece of despicable knavery. Though many defended it, Wilberforce ended it, Dealing the knockout with bravery. EMERY – EMPEROR Top #208131 - 11/27/12 09:40 AM Re: Moral crusade [Re: A C Bowden] Rhubarb Commando old hand Registered: 11/13/11 Posts: 1075 Loc: Lancaster, UK Two more to celebrate. Well done, AC and jj. _________________________ I'm immortal until proven otherwise Top #208142 - 11/27/12 04:29 PM Re: Moral crusade [Re: A C Bowden] Tromboniator old hand Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 954 Loc: Alaska The speech was abrasive as emery, Most obnoxious in anyone's memory. But it was the new emperor, Orating extemperor, Mostly dealing with matters ephemery. RANKLE – RASPY Top #208145 - 11/27/12 08:10 PM Re: Moral crusade [Re: Tromboniator] Rhubarb Commando old hand Registered: 11/13/11 Posts: 1075 Loc: Lancaster, UK Ha! Beaten to it by a mere Wandering Minstrel! (Whose songs and snatches are actually well worth listening to) For what it's worth (not much) this is what I proposed:- Sartorial Disaster. The Emperor took bad advice The clothes that he wore were "not nice." Crowds had seared on their memory Images rough as emery That they would not wish to see twice. Top #208146 - 11/27/12 08:28 PM Re: Moral crusade [Re: Rhubarb Commando] Rhubarb Commando old hand Registered: 11/13/11 Posts: 1075 Loc: Lancaster, UK RANKLE - RASPY That her rival displayed a fine ankle Continued at all times to rankle. With raspy and rough voice The Empress spake her choice And had her confined to a dank cell. WIND - WINDSOR _________________________ I'm immortal until proven otherwise Top #208150 - 11/28/12 12:45 AM Great abs [Re: Rhubarb Commando] Tromboniator old hand Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 954 Loc: Alaska "It's hard," Edward tried to explain, "To choose Wallis, or king to remain. Tell me, how did I wind Up in this kind of bind? Shall I be Duke of Windsor or reign?" LURE – LYING Top #208154 - 11/28/12 02:21 PM Not to waste. Adapting to a fast moving thread. [Re: Tromboniator] jenny jenny veteran Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 1554 Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Planes named "Gotha" bombed England and krauts were the aggressor So the "Gotha"s in England changed the name of their predecessor Yet, the lure of lying is short And a hundred years will abort And the winds will blow away the house of cards that's Windsor SPACEFLIGHT - SPANKING Top #208163 - 11/29/12 11:26 AM Re: Not to waste. Adapting to a fast moving thread. [Re: jenny jenny] Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/05/01 Posts: 1814 Loc: Spam Factory I would like a clarification on the rules of Sparteye's Game. The more recent posts have been limericks but according to Jackie's original post on the first page this is not necessary. ("I think Sparteye's the person who had us doing something like this lo these many years ago: take the first and last headwords of an open dictionary, and make a sentence out of them--the weirder the better.") The reason I ask is that, as much as I enjoy writing limericks, I find it damn hard to do so with prescribed words. (And I take off my hat to you guys who are so adept at producing verse in this method.) Top #208169 - 11/29/12 04:11 PM Re: Not to waste. Adapting to a fast moving thread. [Re: Alex Williams] Tromboniator old hand Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 954 Loc: Alaska Alex, you are absolutely right. It's just that some of us find the limerick challenge more to our liking, and seem to have dominated the thread for a while. If you go through them all (a daunting task) you'll find that not all the verse is in limerick form, nor is verse required. The primary obligations are to amuse yourself and keep the thread alive. Peter Top Page 112 of 126 < 1 2 ... 110 111 112 113 114 ... 125 126 > Go to page... 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