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11-26-2012, 10:51 AM
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I'm Burlington Bertie, try not to get shirtie,
not Burlington Bertie from Bow.
I rise at four thirty decidedly flirty
I'm Burlington Bertie you know.
The lads call me Nell and an orange I'll sell
and sometimes I do a quick turn,
but when Burlington Bertie gets down and dirty
it's time fruit sales adjourn.
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I'm not sure how to critique limericks. It made me laugh. Given that that's what it's supposed to do, it was good.
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson
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thanks Todd, i'm trying to build up to something though i have no idea what as of yet
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A collection of connected limericks could be cool
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson
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it's a thought

i'm not sure i'd have the staying power.
i'll maybe have a go at a longer version in a week or two. at present i'm trying to go through a serious phase. people are noticing i only write about poo and sex related stuff
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i think so too though it's affecting my table manners
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Billy - This was fun .... Can I offer a third verse
(11-26-2012, 10:51 AM)billy Wrote: I'm Burlington Bertie, try not to get shirtie,
not Burlington Bertie from Bow.
I rise at four thirty decidedly flirty
I'm Burlington Bertie you know.
The lads call me Nell and an orange I'll sell
and sometimes I do a quick turn,
but when Burlington Bertie gets down and dirty
it's time fruit sales adjourn.
One night at a Drury Lane play I was beckoned
Not by perverts, vagrants or felons
But His Royal Highness, King Charles the Second
Who now has a penchant for melons
It seems there aren't many (if any) rhymes for "orange"
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(11-30-2012, 01:56 AM)Art Deco Wrote: Billy - This was fun .... Can I offer a third verse
(11-26-2012, 10:51 AM)billy Wrote: I'm Burlington Bertie, try not to get shirtie,
not Burlington Bertie from Bow.
I rise at four thirty decidedly flirty
I'm Burlington Bertie you know.
The lads call me Nell and an orange I'll sell
and sometimes I do a quick turn,
but when Burlington Bertie gets down and dirty
it's time fruit sales adjourn.
One night at a Drury Lane play I was beckoned
Not by perverts, vagrants or felons
But His Royal Highness, King Charles the Second
Who now has a penchant for melons
It seems there aren't many (if any) rhymes for "orange"
to offer is to offer, to do is to do

thanks for the comment.