Archive for the ‘Outdoors Humor’ Category
Saturday, April 6th, 2024
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 TACK or ATTACK 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 ANNOYANCES, using any rhyme word. And of course I’ll present an extra award — one for the best ANNOYANCE-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:
FALL, FREAKY, GLAMOROUS, LONGER, POINTLESS.
(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 use any other variant of the random words. 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 May 5, 2024, 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, May 4, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time.)
Here’s my TACK or ATTACK-Rhyme Limerick:
In the summer, mosquitoes attack.
(Seems my blood, alas, makes a good snack.)
They hang out in our yard,
Hungry, always on guard
For their “meal” to take one step out back.
And here’s my ANNOYANCE-Themed Limerick:
My enjoyment of scat singing’s scant.
I’m averse to Gregorian Chant.
Bagpipe bands drive me mad!
Vuvuzelas are BAD!
This concludes my unmusical rant.
And here is my RANDOM WORD GENERATOR Limerick:
An ambitious young woman named Kyle
Found her trend-setting efforts a trial.
One fall evening, she freaked
When this fashion news leaked:
Her new gown was no longer in style.
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!
Tags: Bagpipe Humor, Bagpipe Limericks, Competition Limerick, Gregorian Chant, Insect Humor, Insect Limerick, Limerick Challenge, Limerick Contest, Mosquitoes, Music Humor, Music Limerick, Noise Humor, Noise Limerick Scat Humor, Outdoors Humor, Outdoors Limerick, Poetry & Prompts, Seasonal Verse, Vuvuzelas, Writing Prompts, Yard Humor
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Clothing Humor, Contests, Fashion Humor, Insect Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Competition, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Music Humor & Verse, Music Poems, Outdoors Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest, Seasons Humor, Trends Humor | 105 Comments »
Monday, November 13th, 2023
An athlete ran nude down the street
And was caught by the cops — no mean feat.
He explained (all erect)
“‘Twas a test to detect
If detectives on foot can be fleet.”
Tags: Bawdy Humor, Bawdy Limerick, Cops & Police, Crime Humor, Crime Limerick, Exercise Humor, Exercise Limerick, Jogging, Nudity, Nudity Humor, Nudity Limerick, Running
Posted in Bawdy Limericks, Crime & Punishment Humor, Exercise Humor, Legal & Lawyer Humor, Limericks, Outdoors Humor | Comments Off on An Athletic Test (Limerick)
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
Said a worker, “My life’s out of whack:
I mow lawns on a large cul-de-sac.
How I hate dead-end jobs!
My employers are snobs.
They own mansions; I live in a shack!”
Tags: Dead End Jobs, Employment Humor, House Humor, Job Humor, Job Limerick, Lawns, Manual Labor, Snobs
Posted in House & Home Humor, Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Workplace & Career Humor | 1 Comment »
Friday, June 30th, 2023
Canadian smoke has returned;
Acrid remnants of forests that burned
Nowhere near New York City
Have turned our air gritty.
That stroll I attempted? Adjourned!
Tags: Canada, Forest Fires, Health & Medical Humor, Health Limericks, New York City, Outdoor Activity Humor, Outdoors Verse, Smokers Limerick
Posted in Canada, Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Outdoors Humor | Comments Off on Smoky Days Are Here Again (Limerick)
Thursday, May 4th, 2023
I was birding alone in a park,
When it suddenly got rather dark;
Though the forecast was “clear,”
Rain and hail were now here.
This was NOT my idea of a lark.
(Happy “Bird Day” — May 4.)
Tags: Bird Humor, Bird Limerick, Birds Humor, Hiking Humor, Hiking Limerick, May Holidays, Odd Holidays, Walking Humor, Walking Limerick, Weather Humor, Weather Limerick
Posted in Animal & Pet Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Outdoors Humor, Walking Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on Birding Gone Bad (Limerick)
Saturday, April 22nd, 2023
Last weekend, we took a short stroll
To a mini-golf range — a fun goal,
Though I CAN’T aim at all;
Ended up with no ball,
Its location, alas, a black hole.
Tags: Exercise Humor, Exercise Limerick, Golf Humor, Golf Limerick, Outdoors Humor, Outdoors Limerick, Sports Humor, Sports Limerick, Walking Humor, Walking Limerick, Walking Poetry
Posted in Clumsiness Humor, Exercise Humor, Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Sports Humor, Walking Humor | Comments Off on Mini-Golf Madness (Limerick)
Monday, March 13th, 2023
An adventurous person? Hee-hee!
I’m a bit of a coward, you see.
So to physical risks,
I say “No!” All my discs
And my bones seem essential to me.
Tags: Accidents, Adventurers, Adventures Limerick, Bones Humor, Health, Health & Medical Humor, Health Limericks, Injury Humor, Injury Verse, Sports Humor, Sports Limerick
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Hobbies Humor, Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Personal, Physical Appearance, Sports Humor | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, December 6th, 2022
When I encounter a new-to-me word, I often challenge myself to use it in a limerick. Today’s ancient and obscure, but (lucky for me) rhymable word is “cramble.” (As a noun, it refers to broken tree branches thrown to the ground and usable for craft or firewood.)
Through the forest, my husband would ramble
In his quest for good fireplace cramble.
Soon a fire would blaze,
And before it we’d gaze,
As he bandaged his wounds from the bramble.
Tags: Fireplace Humor, Forest Limerick, Hiking Humor, Hiking Limerick, Husband Humor, Husband Limerick, Outdoor Activities Humor, Outdoor Activity Humor, Outdoors Humor, Outdoors Verse
Posted in House & Home Humor, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Outdoors Humor, Walking Humor | 1 Comment »
Sunday, November 27th, 2022
A fellow who frequently jogs
Tripped over some badly placed logs.
He fell down, hit his noggin,
Which ended his joggin’.
His new hobby is verse about “frogs.”
Tags: Animal Verse, Frogs Humor, Frogs Limerick, Hobby Humor, Jogging Humor, Jogging Limerick, Writing Humor, Writing Limericks
Posted in Animal & Pet Humor, Hobbies Humor, Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Sports Humor, Writing & Publishing Humor | Comments Off on The Ex-Jogger (Limerick)
Monday, July 11th, 2022
Wherever I go (or I’ve been)
Bugs attack me, ignoring my kin.
I scratch and I itch
And I can’t help but bitch…
Cuz mosquitoes get under my skin!
Update: August 20 is World Mosquito Day.
Tags: August Holidays, Bug Humor, Bug Limerick, Bugs, Husband and Wife Humor, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limericks, Insect and Bug Humor, Insect Bites, Insect Humor, Insect Limerick, Insects, Mosquito Humor, Mosquitoes, Odd Holidays, Outdoors, Summer Gripes, Summer Humor, World Mosquito Day
Posted in Family & Relatives Humor, Family Verse, Insect Humor, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Odd Holidays, Outdoors Humor, Relationship Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on Still Bugged By Mosquitoes (Limerick)
Monday, May 23rd, 2022
Get up early for fishing? I’ll yawn
From the thought of awak’ning by dawn.
At the end of the day,
My choice is “No Way!”
I like rising when sunlight’s all gawn.
Tags: Fishing Humor, Fishing Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Outdoor Sports, Sleep & Insomnia Humor, Sleep Limerick
Posted in Outdoors Humor, Sleep & Insomnia Humor, Sports Humor | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
Although her great-uncle was old,
He still loved to play sports; he was bold
And he gave it his all
When he lunged for a ball.
He’d but ONE worry: Catching a cold!
Tags: Age Humor, Age Limerick, Aging Humor & Verse, Aging Limerick, Cold Humor, Cold Limerick, Health & Medical Humor, Health Limerick, Sports Humor, Sports Limerick
Posted in Aging Humor & Verse, Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Recreation & Fun Humor, Sports Humor | Comments Off on An Age-Old Story (Limerick)
Wednesday, April 6th, 2022
A marathon runner named Ace
Loved to brag about every damn race.
His long-winded tales
Would induce plaintive wails:
“Stop meandering. Cut to the chase!”
Tags: Bragging Humor, Bragging Limerick, Competitive Humor, Competitive Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Marathon Humor, Marathon Limerick, Running Humor, Running Limerick, Talkative Limerick, Talkativeness
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Exercise Humor, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Outdoors Humor | Comments Off on Long-Winded Limerick
Wednesday, March 9th, 2022
If only I were making this story up: Headline: “Giant spiders expected to drop from sky across the East Coast this spring”
“Giant spiders,” East Coast-bound, this spring;
Using parachute-webs, down they’ll swing.
“Invasive,” yet “harmless?”
I’m far from alarmless
O’er spider hordes — beasts on the wing.
Tags: East Coast, Giant Spiders, Invasive Spiders, Japan, Joro Spiders, Jorōgumo, Science Limerick, Seasonal Limerick, Spider Invasion, Spring Humor, Spring Limerick
Posted in Insect Humor, Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Science Humor, Seasons Humor | Comments Off on Something ELSE To Worry About (Limerick)
Thursday, January 27th, 2022
A Nor’easter is headed here soon.
With snow we are set to be strewn;
Twelve inches expected!
I’m feeling dejected,
As forecasters breathlessly swoon.
Tags: Forecasters, New York Weather, Seasonal Humor, Seasonal Limerick, Seasonal Poems, Snow, Snow Humor, Snow Limerick, TV Weather Reports, Weather Forecast, Weather Humor, Weather Limerick, Weatherman Poem, Winter Humor, Winter Limerick
Posted in Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor, Television (TV) Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on Snow’s Afoot! (Limerick)
Monday, October 4th, 2021
Though I’m no fan of golf, I couldn’t resist writing a Golf Lovers Day limerick:
As a golfer swigged beer in a pub,
He bitched and he gobbled his grub:
“I’ve been flubbing my putts.
Being drubbed drives me nuts!”
The response to that putz? “Join the club!”
Tags: Golf Humor, Golf Limerick, Golf Lovers Day, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, October Holidays, Odd Holidays, Outdoors Humor, Sports Humor, Wordplay
Posted in Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Outdoors Humor, Sports Humor, Wordplay | Comments Off on Happy Golf Lovers Day! (October 4) (Limerick)
Monday, September 20th, 2021
A man in the mood for a swim,
Who would frequently act on a whim,
Dove into a pool
From a tree; hurt his tool…
Vowed to stop going out on a limb.
Tags: Bawdy Humor, Bawdy Limerick, Diving Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Swimming Humor, Tree Climbing, Tree Humor, Tree Limerick, Trees
Posted in Bawdy Limericks, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Leisure Time Humor, Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Recreation & Fun Humor, Sports Humor | Comments Off on Whimsical Limerick
Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
“I warned you: That lotion’s been banned,
And your skin is too pale to get tanned.
No beach, I beseech you!
But words never reach you.
You bury your head in the sand.”
Tags: Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Outdoor Activity Humor, Outdoor Fun, Summer Humor, Sun Bathing Humor
Posted in Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor | Comments Off on Fun In The Sun? (Limerick)
Tuesday, August 10th, 2021
Once again, I was out on a limb.
I had climbed up a tree on a whim.
(A literal beech;
Not a figure of speech.)
Was safety in reach? Chances slim.
(Note: Even back when I was young, spry, and had good, functioning knee joints, I never climbed trees.)
Tags: Figures of Speech, Idioms Humor, Knees, Language Humor, Outdoor Activities Humor, Outdoor Activity Humor, Outdoor Fun, Tree Climbing, Tree Humor
Posted in Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Outdoors Humor | Comments Off on Out On A Limb (Limerick)
Thursday, June 24th, 2021
Happy “Swim A Lap Day!” (June 24)
“Swim A Lap Day?” I’ve heard that it’s here.
But my swimming is dreadful, I fear.
My strokes are too wild,
And I thrash like a child,
So it’s best that I rest on the pier.
Tags: June Holidays, Odd Holidays, Swim A Lap Day, Swimming, Swimming Humor
Posted in Limericks, Odd Holidays, Outdoors Humor, Sports Humor | Comments Off on Not Lapping Up “Swim A Lap Day” (Limerick)
