Clerk Antics
Clerk Antics
By Madeleine Begun Kane
There once was a government clerk
Who tended to act like a jerk.
When someone asked why,
He’d often reply:
“It’s a wonderful perk of my work.”
Feel free to write your own limerick using the same first line and post it in my comments. And if you’re on Facebook, please join my friends in that same activity in my limerick-offs.
Tags: Clerks, Government, Jerks, Limericks, Perks, Workplace, Writing Prompts
There once was a government clerk
So loyal, she did nothing but work
Then the GOP took aim
All their followers laid blame
She was ruined because they went berserk
There once was a government clerk,
Who never wanted to work.
He sat there all day,
And just wanted to play.
But that was just one of his quirks.
There once was a government clerk
Who daily completed his work.
The work? Quite banal.
And from his locale
The stench of the dead could not irk.
Actually, I think this is better:
There once was a government clerk
Who daily completed his work.
The work? Quite banal.
And at his locale
The stench of the dead could not irk.
There once was a government clerk
Who said single payer works.
Just like Medicare
All seniors share
In the risk where no profits lurk.
Here are my contributions to a “limerick-off” created by Madeleine Kane
Also posted on weeklylimerick.blogspot.com
There once was a government clerk
Who was known to brag with a smirk
He’d pompously proclaim
“Sloth isn’t my aim,
To shirk work, is simply a quirk.”
There once was a woman named June
Went skinny-dipping on a hot afternoon,
Such a feeling sublime!
She lost track of time
When she emerged, she looked like a prune.
Fun contributions! Thanks for joining the Limerick-Off fray!
Please forgive my pronunciation of clerk, I’m English. (Not stuck-up English just plain old English) :-)
There once was a government clerk
who was just a bit slow off the mark
he didn’t do much
except sit on his butt
and treated it all like a lark
Ah yes, Paul, the differences between American English and English English can cause rhyming confusion. :)