Limerick Ode To The Blobfish
I wrote this limerick in sympathy for the poor blobfish, recently declared to be the “world’s ugliest animal” and named the mascot for the Ugly Animal Preservation Society:
Limerick Ode To The Blobfish
By Madeleine Begun Kane
“I am NOT that bad looking a fish,”
Said the blobfish, a fish that ain’t swish.
“And it hurts when you smugly
Keep calling me ‘ugly,’
Though it beats being somebody’s dish.”
Tags: Animal Limerick, Blobfish, Fish Humor, Food Verse, Lookism Humor, Ugly Animal Preservation Society, Ugly Animals
hey ugly and live beats pretty in the belly…ha.
Better to be live and ugly than pretty and eaten. Totally cool! Thanks for joining in!
I saw the picks…and yes, he will be safe from many dishes. Poor thing is a sight.
Madeleine,
I wrote about the blobfish a while ago and had to share.
Blobfish
From the side and top views,
he looks more like a fish,
but head-on resembles
Ziggy’s head on a dish.
Looks melted and flabby
Miserable and sulky
A gelatinous mass
Fat head that’s quite bulky
Beady eyes and big nose
An unquenchable frown
A real bottom-feeder
on what’s floating around.
He’s becoming extinct.
He’s as pale as a ghost.
He is so seldom seen
off Tasmanian coast.
He’s as inedible
as an old rubber boot.
No muscles and lazy,
so butt ugly he’s cute.
Ohhhh poor thing. that’s not fair.
His mother loves him.
ha – better ugly than being someone’s dinner… so… smiles
Hi.. just hope that being ugly helps… Got me thinking about the TV-series “I Claudius” about the ugly boy who survived the death among his good-looking siblings… but even he got eaten at the end…
:-)
Ha, one would guess even a blobfish has feelings.
Interesting about ‘ugly’ in some parts of US; it means callous, mean, or just plain acting up. Which I guess we should add it to the urban dictionary to clarify. Your write is interesting, is there really a blobfish?
It beats being either way if you end up being eaten. I feel sorry for the poor blobfish.
aww…that’s so sad! Why should people call something ugly…pity!
The poor blob (though I think he was named perfectly)…to be judged solely on looks! :)
Cute. Maybe there is a girl blobfish that finds him “dishy”
Poor blobfish!
I think he’s kinda cute – looks a bit glum though.
Anna :o]
This is so funny. Poor fish!
Declaring the blobfish the ugliest creature is like getting a reprieve from the governor! Great humor; loving this Madeleine!
blobby’s face is fit for the dial
since his is a most piteous smile
but if he can croon
a melodious tune
they’ll turn his yuck into a style
Thanks so much everyone for your lovely comments!
Mad, great limerick, and if ugly keeps him off a plate, I’d say fate has been good to him :-)
lucky blobby….:)
To them you are ugly, but you ain’t to your mama! Cheer up!!
Aww poor blob fish! But at least it won’t be somebody’s dish. Haha :)
Well wasn’t that just a wonderful empty dish :-)
ZQ