Limerick-Off Monday – Rhyme Word: NET at the end of any one line (Submission Deadline: March 4, 2023)

It’s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same rhyme word. Then you post your limerick(s) as a comment to this post and, if you’re a Facebook user, on Facebook too.

I hope you’ll join me in writing limericks using NET at the end of ANY ONE LINE. (A homonym or homophone not listed here may be used in lieu of the designated rhyme word.)

The best submission will be crowned Limerick-Off Award Winner. (Here’s the last contest’s Limerick-Off Award Winner.)

Additionally, you may write themed limericks related to CLASS, using any rhyme word. And of course I’ll present an extra award — one for the best CLASS-related limerick.

And for a THIRD SEPARATE CHALLENGE, I’ve used a “Random Word Generator” to generate five random words. Your challenge is to use AT LEAST TWO of the Random Words anywhere in your limericks.

Here are the FIVE RANDOM WORDS for this contest:
POLICE, LONG, PUSHY, ELITE, MATCH.

(You’re free to singularize/pluralize the designated random nouns and to change the tense of the designated random verbs. You can even turn adjectives in adverbs and vice versa. And you are NOT required to use any of them as rhyme words, as long as at least two of the words appear somewhere in your limericks.)

How will your poems be judged? By meter, rhyme, cleverness, and humor. (If you’re feeling a bit fuzzy about limerick writing rules, here’s my How To Write A Limerick article.)

I’ll announce the winners on March 5, 2023, right before I post the next Limerick-Off. So that gives you FOUR full weeks to submit your clever, polished verse. Your submission deadline is Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time.)

Here’s my NET-Rhyme Limerick:

Though you claim that you’re sorry, it’s clear
That you’re saying it just out of fear,
And you’re hoping to net
Some forgiveness. Bad bet!
You are poor at appearing sincere.

And here’s my CLASS-Themed Limerick:

If you’re totally lacking in class
And you always behave like an ass,
Then kindly don’t whine
And call someone a swine
Who’s responded in kind with some sass.

And here is my RANDOM WORD GENERATOR Limerick:

A pushy young fellow named Pete
Had a longing to join the elite.
He was far from a saint,
And showed little restraint,
So Peter’s now under concrete.

Please feel free to enter my Limerick-Off by posting your limerick(s) in my comments. And if you’re on Facebook, I hope you’ll join my friends in that same activity on my Facebook Limerick-Off post.

To receive an email alert whenever I post a new Limerick-Off, please email Madkane@MadKane.com Subject: MadKane’s Newsletter. Thanks!

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141 Responses to “Limerick-Off Monday – Rhyme Word: NET at the end of any one line (Submission Deadline: March 4, 2023)”

  1. Lisi Nortman says:

    Match.com Dating Site

    On “Match” I saw photos of “Don.”
    Then clicked under the link, whereupon
    I read, “I’m elite
    My profession’s real neat:
    I’m an artist and also a con.”

  2. The police here are known to be tough
    Arresting you’s just not enough
    If you fight back and are pushy
    You’ll wind up on your tushy
    ‘Cause none of’em take any guff!

  3. The police here are known to be tough
    Arresting you’s just not enough
    If you fight back and are pushy
    You’ll wind up on your tushy
    ‘Cause none of’em take any guff!

  4. Lisi Nortman says:

    This squad is elite. Have respect!
    To triumph, you mustn’t object!
    Behold Grammar Police!
    And your flubs will decrease!
    Be assured they will serve and correct!

  5. Lisi Nortman says:

    Correction of above limerick: “Listen Up”

    Our squad is elite. Have respect.
    To triumph, you mustn’t object.
    We’re the Grammar Police!
    We ensure you’ll decrease.
    All your flubs. We will serve and correct.

  6. Randy Wagner says:

    In the garden amongst hollyhocks,
    Stands Pandora, a statuesque fox.
    Carved from marble, her chassis
    Is nakedly classy
    Including her infamous box.

  7. Brian Allgar says:

    The hooker was starting to sweat
    At the task that she found she’d been set.
    Though she said she could toot
    On her customer’s flute,
    His was more like a bass clarinet.

  8. Brian Allgar says:

    I had caught something big in my net;
    It was slimy and ugly and wet,
    With a face that was odd,
    Between turtle and cod –
    Called it “Mitch”, took it home as a pet.

  9. Stephanie Sharron says:

    The boat masts stand ready, then gone,
    as sails cast their shadows so long.
    The fishermen’s net
    trawls deep waters violet,
    while a symphony of light plays at dawn.

  10. Sjaan VandenBroeder says:

    Pushmi-pullyu’s long fur may get bushy,
    If you try to examine his tushy.
    So, best to do little
    With hair on his middle.
    If you pull it, he’s bound to get pushy.

  11. Tim James says:

    A classless Floridian gov
    Is competing for right-wingers’ love.
    The nonsense he spews
    Insults anyone who’s
    Got an IQ of 12 or above.

  12. Don Lazarre says:

    When fishing, he caught in his net
    A mermaid, so ‘stacked’ (a brunette).
    When he set her free,
    He shouted with glee
    “Your chest, I will not soon forget!”

  13. Randy Wagner says:

    The Swinging Nun

    When a nun sings a Latin motet
    A mad ecstasy follows whose net
    Effect on the singer
    Results in a swinger
    And trysts in the abbey, I bet.

  14. Lisi Nortman says:

    Senior Citizens Ladies: Memories of “The Dating Years”

    As teenagers, girls didn’t sweat.
    We smelled fresh after spritzing “Stopette”
    Our big beehive hair
    Had unmovable flair.
    Due to using too much “Aqua Net”

  15. Randy Wagner says:

    When surfing around on the ‘Net,
    All the troublesome threats can be met
    With despondent despair
    Or a shield from malware.
    Be prepared so you don’t have to fret.

  16. Lisi Nortman says:

    Class reunion, this year was on Zoom.
    I rekindled the bonds from my room!
    But I sneezed till the end,
    Cuz Joan, my old friend
    Wore strong-smelling Gucci perfume.

  17. Don Lazarre says:

    The first day in history class
    I said, “Who’s that mystery lass?”
    “She’s bad news”, ‘twas said.
    “So, please lightly tread.
    A lawnmo’er she is. You’d be grass.”

  18. Sjaan VandenBroeder says:

    Two small fishes swam into my net.
    Those are always the kind that i get.
    Though I’d boil them or fry them,
    It’s better to dry them.
    They weigh less than an ounce soaking wet.

  19. Lisi Nortman says:

    My compulsive first cousin, Lenore
    Is so pushy, I can’t take much more!
    I must call the police
    To always release
    Lenore from a Re-volving door.

  20. Don Lazarre says:

    The police rookie’s told “You’re elite!”
    “You will make a great cop on the street!
    But you start at dead last
    In rank order so vast
    And your shift is the worst on your beat.”

  21. Wild Thing says:

    So we’re taught truth and fairness in schools
    All submissions abide by the rules
    More eyes judge than just two
    Pupils learn to see through
    And the students in this class aren’t fools…

  22. It’s always a sure losing bet
    when taking on the entire ‘net.
    You’re just throwing thoughts
    at bunches of bots.
    It pays to log off and say “Nyet!”

  23. Charles Simmons says:

    He hit his last ball in the net
    And lost the last point in the set
    He started to scream
    Just to let off steam
    Then noticed his pants getting wet.

  24. Lisi Nortman says:

    “The Very Mean Mother”

    “How in hell will you find a good catch?
    When all of your outfits don’t match!
    Listen up, “old maid” Ruth
    You are long in the tooth.
    Get movin’ before your eggs hatch.”

  25. Mike Monks says:

    ‘Net’

    A producer said, “Frankie, I’ll bet
    You can be a top leading man yet.”
    Avalon said, “That’s groovy,
    But I can’t make a movie
    If I have to work without Annette.”

  26. Terry Marter says:

    This month’s theme is descending to farce
    ‘Cause the obvious rhyme word is Arse.
    I will not condescend
    To write smut ’bout rear end,
    I will search for a rhyme with more clarse.

  27. Terry Marter says:

    Sometimes, when I’m searching the net,
    I lose track and completely forget
    What it is I search FOR,
    There’s distractions galore,
    I’m… LOOK! – Pet food’s half-price at My Vet.

  28. Lisi Nortman says:

    “Second Hand Women’s Clothing Shop” (Gently Used)

    “Buy that sweater, Ms. Jones; it’s so neat.
    It makes you look grand and elite!
    It matches your hair,
    Though it has a slight air
    It was worn by a dachshund in heat.”

  29. Lisi Nortman says:

    (Oops! too many “its”) “Second Hand Women’s Clothing Store”

    Buy that sweater, Ms. Jones, it’s so neat!
    You look lovely and very elite!
    It matches your hair.
    You might catch a slight air
    From the dachshund who wore it in heat”

  30. Rudy Landesman says:

    The classless society sought
    By Karl Marx was with anarchy fraught.
    He had drunk too much kvass.
    That galoot had no class,
    So, his efforts would all come to naught.

  31. Jean E McEwen says:

    Though decidedly born middle class,
    Dee feels strongly compelled to surpass
    Her peers in their standing
    But, what a crash landing!
    She’s hit a thick ceiling of glass.

  32. Jean E McEwen says:

    I weigh myself naked to get
    A number reflecting my net
    Weight, which makes me feel svelte;
    Still, I’ve noticed my belt
    ‘Round my waist has created a welt.

  33. Jean E McEwen says:

    In the annals of studs, he’s elite,
    For his cock measures nearly two feet!
    This guy’s dong is so long
    It’s the subject of song
    And a treat for all women in heat.

  34. Sjaan VandenBroeder says:

    One shy hermit with friends on the Net,
    Prefers people that he’s never met.
    He’s hoping to get a
    Nice girlfriend on Meta —
    One that comes with a virtual pet.

  35. Bob Turvey says:

    A trapeze artist, stunning Suzette,
    Got into my bed when we met.
    As we got underway
    She said, “Hold the foreplay
    While I insert my old safety net.”

  36. Don Lazarre says:

    All those B-ball throws: “nothing but net”!
    Oh, his Eagles in golf were “no sweat”!
    And 300, he’s bowled
    But, it will be told
    Of his temper. The rest, we’ll forget.

  37. Ken Gosse says:

    Maitre d’Oohs and d’Ont’s ~
    An elite place, he told me to cease
    when I yelled the food had too much grease.
    I spit out the sushi—
    no match; he was pushy.
    Before long, he called the police.

  38. Rudy Landesman says:

    I once took some courses at Bard’s*
    And went for the darn whole nine yards.
    In one music class
    I heard Philip Glass
    Wrecking music and leaving just shards.

    *Small liberal arts college in NY
    For the record, Bard College is one of the schools I did NOT attend.

  39. Bob Turvey says:

    A CLASS ACT.

    Our new maid is just so lower class.
    She’s so beautiful – but she’s so crass.
    She said, “Hey Lord Muck!
    D’ya fancy a fumble?”
    Well I did – but I just said, “I’ll pass.”

  40. Terry Marter says:

    You’ve won! (Said this gal on the net),
    A two-for-one trip to Tibet.
    I’ve sent her the dough
    And packed ready to go.
    But I haven’t heard back from her yet.

  41. Doug Harris says:

    I spend half my life on the net,
    Surfing and covered in sweat.
    But it’s not as you think
    (With a nod and a wink)
    I’m a fisherman, not a coquette!

  42. Sjaan VandenBroeder says:

    I make all my own outfits from scratch,
    From odd remnants of which I’ve a batch.
    Says one friend who’s elite,
    “Plaids and stripes are both sweet,
    But perhaps you could do with a match.”

  43. Doug Harris says:

    In honour of the Frost Report’s Famous Class Sketch of 1966:

    “I look up to him” (Barker to Cleese),
    “I look down on him” (Corbett’s got fleas).
    Cleese; “With you, I lose face.”
    Corbett ; “I know my place.”
    Barker; “Middle class try to appease.”

  44. Terry Marter says:

    An elite gourmet lunch ‘neath a perg’la
    Was crashed, by a suave starving burglar.
    The police caught the clot
    Who then threw up the lot
    At the station, – just short of the gurgler.

  45. Lisi Nortman says:

    “The Princess” 1957 (class)

    I went to see Doctor Foo Foo.
    He lives here in Monaco too.
    With a smile on his face,
    He said, “Darling Grace,
    Your blood, once again, is bright blue.”

  46. Terry Marter says:

    I took my big dog to the vet
    (A Rottweiler, – caught up in a net)
    The vet seemed quite nice
    But ignored my advice.
    He’s off work now till more bones have set.

  47. Rudy Landesman says:

    I searched all day long on the net
    For the recipe for Crêpes Suzette.
    But, alas, I got beat.
    That dish’s too elite.
    Did I settle for blintzes? You bet!

  48. Doug Harris says:

    I love fish and I love getting wet,
    I keep a cod in a tank for a pet.
    I wear tights (open-mesh,
    Only black, plenty flesh).
    My fetish is wet fish to net.

  49. Dave Johnson says:

    When calling it “nothing but net”‘
    The shot is as good as you’ll get.
    That phrase would apply
    To a sport I did try
    But quit after only one set.

  50. Terry Marter says:

    Long story short, – we’re a match.
    It’s our second time ’round (that’s the catch),
    But we’re over the glitch
    And we still got the itch,
    So tonight we’ll be starting from scratch.

  51. Dave Johnson says:

    The yoga instructor, alas,
    Said “This is the very first class
    We’ll do in the nude
    So we mustn’t intrude
    And really don’t look to harass.”

  52. Dave Johnson says:

    When students are let out of class,
    The beach is one big, teeming mass.
    Spring breakers descend;
    When will this ever end?
    One way to describe it: morass.

  53. Tony Holmes says:

    It is said of the arm of the law,
    That it’s long and – I add – has a claw.
    But in Cornwall, police
    Are laid back, and the peace
    Is maintained with a nod and a paw.

  54. Terry Marter says:

    Class
    Think your ‘Je ne sais quoi’ makes you hot?
    Think you’ve got it, – so flaunt it alot?
    If you believe that,
    You’re gonna fall flat.
    Need to flaunt it? Then Class you ain’t got.

  55. Tim James says:

    The State of the Union

    The question, once Biden got set:
    How insane would Republicans get?
    Though opinions were varied,
    Each Dem should have carried
    Some tranqs and a butterfly net.

  56. Lisi Nortman says:

    Match.com (3 randoms)

    My “Match” date said, “Lola, my sweet
    I found a first- class place to eat.
    The name is White Castle.
    There’s never a hassle.
    It’s where the elite eat the meat”

  57. Dave Johnson says:

    Pretending that he was elite,
    He pulled off a scandalous feat.
    How long will it last;
    Will that fraudulent past
    Eject him right out of his seat?

    (George Santos – the heroic fighter pilot who shot down that balloon)

  58. Lisi Nortman says:

    There’s a piece in the Daily Gazette
    ‘Bout something we shouldn’t forget:
    “When you go to Doc Shore,
    Pay ten dollars more
    If you sought your disease on the Net.”

  59. Lisi Nortman says:

    Match.com

    My “Match” date seemed suave and elite.
    Upper-class, very polished and neat.
    I was kinda’ misled,
    Cuz that night in the bed
    I puked from the smell of his feet.

  60. Lisi Nortman says:

    Words Should Describe The Objects

    The Grammar Police of Kentucky
    Are stouthearted, bold, and real plucky.
    They have altered “delighted”
    To “burdensome sighted”
    And a vacuum’s a “loud pushy sucky”.

  61. Al Hood says:

    A man with hubris deep-set
    Said “I can walk this high wire, no sweat”
    But on the way down
    He said with a frown
    “I should have been using a net!”

  62. Lisi Nortman says:

    Another Way Of Changing Words

    The Grammar Police of Kentucky
    Are stouthearted, bold and real plucky.
    They insist “walkie talkie”
    Should be “talkie walkie”
    And a vacuum must be “pushy sucky”

  63. Lisi Nortman says:

    I was jumping for joy when I met
    My blonde beauty, the “hot” Bernadette.
    She said, “I never lie.”
    Yet she’ll always deny
    That Miss Clairol knows she’s a brunette.

  64. Linda Thompson says:

    In Winter I wore for a bet
    A flimsy pink dress made of net
    My nipples~ they froze
    As did my nose
    And they haven’t thawed out , as of yet.🥹

  65. Tim James says:

    “Be my wingman,” he begged me. “Get set,
    ‘Cause this bar has the hottest girls yet.
    Look around. You’ll agree:
    Lots of fish in the sea.
    Be a pal; help me haul in the net.”

  66. Vaughn Fritts says:

    A fisherman tossed in the towel
    And yelled at the fish with a scowl.
    “By hook or by net
    You’re too hard to get!
    Let this be your funeral cowl!”

  67. Rudy Landesman says:

    She was forty, a buxom brunette;
    But, alas, she was not married yet.
    So, she dyed her hair blonde.
    And she soon made a bond
    After casting a much wider net.

  68. Rudy Landesman says:

    Our former Vice President Pence
    Is keeping us all in suspense,
    As we’re watching the net.
    He’ll cite, I would bet,
    The executive priv’lege defense.

  69. Rudy Landesman says:

    On the other hand,

    Our former Vice President Pence
    Is keeping us all in suspense,
    As we’re watching the net.
    He’ll cite, I would bet,
    His incompetence as his defense.

  70. Terry Marter says:

    “Weak bladder!” (his need on the brink),
    He said, – with a nod and a wink
    “Though I’ve class and panache,
    I’ve no time to dash
    To the loo, so I’ll pee in the sink”.

  71. Dave Johnson says:

    Inspector Clouseau was a hoot
    Conducting his tortured pursuit
    Of cultured elite.
    He’d police and entreat,
    But “meenkey” was there to refute.

  72. Terry Marter says:

    The note-orious choir was all wrong;
    Off key, and droned on for too long.
    Police muted their quest;
    Put them under a rest
    For murd’ring a really good song.

  73. Tim James says:

    A police car pushed hard on my tail.
    Was he looking to throw me in jail?
    Before long I discerned
    Why he rushed, when he turned
    At the Krispy Kreme two-for-one sale.

  74. Keone Morienga says:

    Class

    Should the right wish to weather elections
    Sans the pain of the swing vote’s rejections,
    One might get off their ass
    And invest in some class,
    Not congressional-level confections.

  75. Keone Morienga says:

    Class

    As a teacher, my day spent in class
    Might mistake some to think me not crass.
    But try pissin’ me off,
    Then bend over and cough
    While I break off my foot in your ass!

  76. Keone Morienga says:

    POLICE, LONG, PUSHY, ELITE, MATCH.

    The police have been long since replete
    With support from the pushy elite:
    Protecting their interests,
    Resistent to inquests,
    Ne’er matching their lengthy conceit.

  77. Keone Morienga says:

    Net

    My exotic queen dancer, Annette,
    Titillated me using a bet:
    Offered, “Let us switch jobs!” –
    Thought I might land some “bobs,”
    But a lap dance was all I could get!

  78. Dave Johnson says:

    He spent his time surfing the net;
    Seeking thrills that he never could get.
    One head-turning spin
    Had his wife looking in
    Watching him seeing her on the set.

  79. Lisi Nortman says:

    The World’s Best Database

    The police have been waiting so long.
    For something hi-tech and real strong.
    Re face recognition,
    FEDS completed their mission.
    Not a thing can go wrong can go wrong.

  80. Terry Marter says:

    At his orgy of rich and elite,
    A police raid burst in from the street.
    Then he woke, just to find
    it was all in his mind,
    except for his warm and wet sheet

  81. Tony Holmes says:

    I was shy when it came to the lasses,
    Even those who were plain and wore glasses.
    So I took me a class –
    Which I managed to pass –
    In Italian and pinching their asses.

  82. Tony Holmes says:

    “To be born lower-class doesn’t mean
    That you have to stay humble, old bean.
    You may rise through the ranks,
    Make a pile and own banks,
    And become nouveau riche – and obscene.”

  83. Tony Holmes says:

    “You’ve got lovely long legs, so you’re set.”
    “Will they catch the guys’ eyes?” “Oh, you bet!
    Hey, but when you go fishin’,
    Ain’t no good you jus’ wishin’.
    You’ll catch more if you sheathe them in net.”

  84. Tim James says:

    He didn’t intend to beget
    A child with the barmaid, Yvette.
    Still, he’ll “do the right thing”
    For his butt’s in a sling
    As he faces her dad’s bayonet.

  85. Terry Marter says:

    The pushy police came to me
    With a warrant, and pics I could see
    Was the blonde cop (she’s new)
    Who last night used my loo,
    And today, hacked my CCTV.

  86. Dee Ward says:

    Her face was twin to a net
    It looked like a twizzle up pet
    Tried all kinds of creams
    Still couldn’t redeem
    So, she wore a plastic face set

  87. Dee Ward says:

    He took an aerobic class
    It was a very hard task
    His legs wouldn’t work
    And he felt like a jerk
    He was such an out of shape mass

  88. Jon Gearhart says:

    The POLICE in my town aren’t discrete.
    Their rep is well-known on the street.
    In their need to loom large,
    (ELITE/PUSHY/In charge)
    They make certain they don’t miss a beat.

  89. Dave Johnson says:

    Remember – whenever you fly,
    These tips while you’re up in the sky:
    Economy’s fine;
    If you do wish to dine,
    First Class, where the steaks are so high.

  90. Jon Gearhart says:

    The POLICE cadet crammed, passed each test.
    At academy, his marks were “the best”.
    His scores were unMATCHed.
    Rarely slept. They dispatched
    Him to beat work so he’d get arrest

  91. Dave Johnson says:

    Her uncle is pushy and rude;
    A long-winded, self-serving dude.
    Who built him that way?
    ‘Twas his father, she’d say;
    So Mary Trump knew we were screwed.

  92. Rudy Landesman says:

    On a tour of a very chic winery,
    A young person in haute couture finery,
    With a gesture of class,
    For a toast raised THEIR glass
    And announced, to us all, they IS binary.

  93. Don Lazarre says:

    He tried to show that he had class
    When toasting the bride with a glass.
    He wished her so well
    With poetry, swell
    But blurted “The groom is an ass!”

  94. Sjaan VandenBroeder says:

    Matching dogs with Police, it might seem,
    Could ensure a great crime-busting team.
    One exception was “Fleas,”
    For each time he heard “Freeze!”
    He would sit for his cone of ice cream.

  95. Don Lazarre says:

    First date: In a rest’rant, “The Patch”,
    He said, “My thing’s LONG! I’m a catch!”
    Now, she should have been shocked
    That he mentioned he’s ‘cocked’
    But said, “That I LIKE! We’re a match…”

  96. Sjaan VandenBroeder says:

    One cheerleader squad made a bet,
    That without too much trouble, they get
    The basketball crowd
    To cheer really loud:
    They showed up wearing nothing but net.

  97. Dave Johnson says:

    The Trumpster continues to lurk;
    Though justice may come for the jerk.
    They’re dragging the net;
    What result might they get?
    My Ass Got Arrested would work.

  98. Vaughn Fritts says:

    The waitress thought he was an ass
    And thoroughly lacking in class.
    He picked up the tab
    For lobster and crab
    But tipped her in belches and gas.

  99. Doug Scheidt says:

    Last year at Easter morn mass,
    I dressed with incredible class,
    When I went to sit,
    my pants they did split
    And Christ’s sheep, they all saw my ass

  100. Rudy Buller says:

    Short on class, but long on pushy,
    He struck a match on a woman’s tushie;
    And what did he net
    For this elite cigarette?
    A police station cell less than cushy.

  101. Dave Johnson says:

    Insisting they’re anti-elite,
    They dance to the fright-wingers’ beat.
    With rumors and fibs,
    They love “owning the libs”;
    That’s Faux News policing the street.

    The truth doesn’t count as they sell it;
    They’ll fire your ass if you tell it.
    Hypocrisy reigns
    When they count all their gains;
    Their culture, as such – you can smell it.

  102. Tim James says:

    He’s an art student — also, an ass.
    When he draws a nude model, alas,
    He enhances her tits
    And her lower-down bits.
    He’s advanced to the head of the crass.

  103. Dave Johnson says:

    Here’s Marjorie Taylor ummm, Greene
    Who’s constantly making a scene.
    In school, she would pass
    Ev’ry one in each class;
    By riding her broom in between.

  104. Rudy Landesman says:

    You’d better take notes today, class.
    You should know that to vote is a gas.
    You do have a voice.
    So go on, make your choice
    For a pachyderm or for an ass.

  105. Sjaan VandenBroeder says:

    Using Farmers.com as his tool,
    Claud logged in to his first dating pool:
    “Wanted — lady of class
    With a really sweet ass.
    Will consider a mild-mannered mule.”

  106. Sjaan VandenBroeder says:

    When found matched up in bed with Annette,
    John could see why his wife was upset.
    He’d been caught in a lie.
    He let out a long sigh,
    “I swear, THIS one’s my last cigarette.”

  107. Rudy Landesman says:

    When I last spoke to our Uncle Sam,
    (And I’m sorry for this, yes I am.)
    I was lacking in class,
    When I said: “Kiss my ass.”
    I assumed he’d at least use a dam.

  108. Rudy Landesman says:

    When the Indian Untouchable Class
    United with Gandhi en masse,
    They no longer would cower,
    And as soon as they’d shower,
    Touchy-Feelies would soon come to pass.

  109. Rudy Landesman says:

    It’s been a long week, you’ll agree,
    And no lim’ricks from you do I see.
    They’re always elite,
    A bit indiscreet.
    Oh, Lisi, just where can you be?

  110. Terry Marter says:

    Seems increasingly often I get
    These insatiable urges to bet.
    So I game and I gain,
    Now my wealth is ‘insane’
    Poor folk tell me “that’s gross”, – l smile “Net”!

  111. Tony Holmes says:

    “It’s been said of Marie Antoinette
    That she fancied a young baronet.
    Their liaison was brief,
    And it ended in grief,
    When her womanly needs went unmet.”

  112. Terry Marter says:

    Wheeling; dealing, (on more than one phone);
    Sole int’rest? Himself – him alone.
    Didn’t do well at school, –
    No credits. No fool, –
    This dude’s in a class of his own.

  113. Dave Johnson says:

    His manner is pushy and strong
    As part of the dating scene throng.
    He’s ready to pounce
    Well, except where it counts;
    Which means that he’ll never belong.

  114. Dave Johnson says:

    McCarthy said “Tucker, you get
    To go through this fabulous set
    Of video stuff.
    You can bet there’s enough
    To mangle the narrative yet.”

  115. Terry Marter says:

    “To the Cath’lic ‘police’ I must speak:
    It’s so long since I gave it a tweak”.
    “How long has it been?”
    “Centimetres? Nineteen!
    Oh wait! – you mean SINCE! – A whole week”.

  116. Dave Johnson says:

    The x-rated call up was crass;
    Auditioning actors with sass.
    One fellow was sought
    For the tool that he brought;
    That moved him ahead of the class.

  117. Dave Johnson says:

    A couple changes to my posting above:

    The x-rated call up was crass;
    Auditioning actors with sass.
    One fellow was sought
    For the member he brought
    And rose to the head of the class.

  118. Rudy Landesman says:

    She approached me and asked for a match.
    I finished my drink. Down the hatch.
    I said: “Your place or mine?”
    I longed to entwine,
    And a social disease I did catch.

  119. Rudy Landesman says:

    The longed for good news is released.
    The Hudson’s been so well policed,
    That the cops in their launches
    Can now sit on their haunches;
    Since the sighting of pirates has ceased.

  120. Dave Johnson says:

    Now class, this is gonna be fun;
    You’ll hear how the rhythm is done.
    When political types
    Show their musical stripes,
    The G.O.P. claps on the one.

  121. Sjaan VandenBroeder says:

    One walrus bull, still in his youth,
    Was pushy and often uncouth.
    He approached a young cow,
    Barking, “Let’s do it NOW —
    Before we get long in the tooth!”

  122. Hey Mad, here’s my entry for the Random Word Generator contest

    There lived a quite pushy elite,
    Whose tennis skills couldn’t be beat,
    But during a match,
    A police called dispatch
    “This guy’s racket’s too long to compete!”

  123. NET

    There once was a fisherman named Bret
    Who loved to cast out his big net
    But one day his net tore
    And fish swam out the door
    Leaving Bret with a catch of regret

  124. Terry Marter says:

    She was rich; an elite, – quite a catch.
    For a lowly police man, – no match.
    Or so one might think,
    But he gave her a wink,
    Now they’re married with kids (quite a batch).

  125. Don Lazarre says:

    There’s so much that is caught in a net
    Like those pucks, balls of sport, fish so wet
    And crustaceans, all sizes.
    Don’t forget butterflieses!
    This net ‘lim’ was such fun and no sweat!

  126. Tim James says:

    She was fishing, and hauled in a batch
    No one else on the jetty could match.
    Before long it got hot.
    She stripped down on the spot,
    Leaving all to admire her … um … catch.

  127. Dave Johnson says:

    She thought he might be a nice catch
    To ward off her loneliness patch.
    They drank from the cup;
    Then his “Missy” showed up.
    So long, pal – that’s game, set and match.

  128. Rudy Landesman says:

    I left her with: “So long. Good bye.”
    And my girlfriend then started to cry.
    She really did grieve.
    So, why did I leave?
    The police came and got me. That’s why!

  129. Dave Johnson says:

    They’re cheering the Florida gov
    Who claims he gets help from above.
    He’s dumbing down schools
    Into classrooms for fools
    That MAGAfied “scholars” will love.

  130. Sjaan VandenBroeder says:

    Dirty Harry, who longed for release,
    From frustrations he felt for Police,
    Threw his badge clean away.
    But his gun made his day,
    So he figured, “I’m keeping the piece.”

  131. Rudy Landesman says:

    Artie Shaw played a hot clarinet.
    Did you say he’s the greatest? You bet!
    “And the Angels (did) sing”,
    When Shaw did his thing —
    Adding klezmer to jazz in this set.

  132. Dave Johnson says:

    Deejay Donald is pushing some tunes
    While a crowd in the dining room swoons.
    His iPad will blast;
    The elite can repast
    Tapping YMCA with their spoons.

  133. Sharon Neeman says:

    Police here are sent by elite
    To flashbang crowds blocking the street —
    But we’ll match their oppression
    With strong non-aggression,
    As long as it takes — no retreat!

    (Written two days after I was water-cannoned at a peaceful demonstration in Israel on March 1, 2023)

  134. Mike Young says:

    NET

    I live in a small coastal town
    With a beach to which people go down
    They go there to fish
    Catching which is their wish
    When they find the net empty they frown.

  135. Mike Young says:

    CLASS

    If they’re lucky the fish is high class
    And the surplus to friends they will pass
    It’s a generous feat
    But to cook it needs heat
    Cos eating raw fish is a farce.

  136. Mike Young says:

    POLICE, LONG, PUSHY, ELITE, MATCH

    Thr police around us are no match
    For criminnals that they never catch
    The crooks are so pushy
    To hide they just become bushy
    And wait for their offspring to hatch.

  137. Dave Johnson says:

    The lap dancer’s longing to play
    For customers eager to pay.
    Assertive and pushy,
    Her sought-after tushie
    Will give them a hard time today.

  138. madkane says:

    Attention All Limerick-Off Procrastinators: The current Limerick-Off ends tomorrow, Saturday, at 4 pm (Eastern time.) So please get your limerick stragglers in.

  139. Dave Johnson says:

    Policing the kitchen, she saw
    The chicken – defrosted and raw.
    Reaction was strong;
    “That’s been out here so long,
    It smells like my brother-in-law”.

  140. Dave Johnson says:

    (Re-arranging my 2:28 pm post above)

    With customers longing to pay,
    The lap dancer’s eager to play.
    Assertive and pushy,
    Her sought-after tushie
    Will give them a hard time today.

  141. madkane says:

    Thanks so much everyone for another fun Limerick-Off, which is officially over. And the winner is…

    Limerick-Off Award 506. Congratulations to the winners!

    But you can still have lots of limerick fun because a new Limerick-Off has just begun: Limerick-Off Scene.