A young pilot who’s devil-may-care
Jumped out of a plane, fully bare.
When the cops asked him why,
He replied, “I was high,
So I just took a flier. We square?”
Posts Tagged ‘Flying Humor’
The Impulsive Pilot (Limerick)
Thursday, December 21st, 2023Tags: Airplane Humor, Cops Humor, Flying Humor, Flying Limerick, Naked Limerick, Nudity Humor, Nudity Limerick, Pilots, Police Humor
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Crime & Punishment Humor, Limericks, Police Humor, Transportation Humor | 1 Comment »
Limerick-Off Monday – Rhyme Word: STRAIN at the end of any one line (Submission Deadline: March 19, 2022 )
Saturday, March 5th, 2022It’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 STRAIN at the end of any one line. (Homonyms or homophones are fine.)
The best submission will be crowned Limerick-Off Award Winner. (Here’s last week’s Limerick-Off Award Winner.)
Additionally, you may write themed limericks related to LINES, using any rhyme word. And of course I’ll present an extra award — one for the best LINES-related limerick.
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 20, 2022, right before I post the next Limerick-Off. So that gives you two full weeks to submit your clever, polished verse. Your submission deadline is Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time.)
Here’s my STRAIN-rhyme limerick:
Friends were hoping to fly to Port Blair
To visit some relatives there.
But the new Covid strain
Has them worried again,
So their plans are all up in the air.
And here’s my LINES-themed limerick:
Here’s something that makes me see red:
A rest’rant with only one head.
Long lines for the john
While we’re eating? Come on!
I’m fed up! We’ll dine elsewhere instead.
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.
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Tags: Bathrooms Humor, Bathrooms Limerick, Competition Limerick, Covid Humor, Dining Humor, Dining Limerick, Family & Relatives Humor, Family Limerick, Flying Humor, Health & Medical Humor, Health Limerick, Limerick Challenge, Limerick Contest, Lines Humor, Lines Limerick, Plans Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Port Blair Humor, Restaurant Humor, Restaurant Limerick, Travel Humor, Travel Limerick, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Competition, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest | 178 Comments »
Does The “Knee Defender” Have Legs? (Limerick)
Tuesday, August 26th, 2014After reading about the “Knee Defender” scuffle on board a United Airlines flight, I just had to write a limerick:
The fight started on a United Airlines flight because one passenger was using the Knee Defender, a $21.95 gadget that attaches to a passenger’s tray table and prevents the person in front of them from reclining.
… A flight attendant asked him to remove the device and he refused. The woman then stood up, turned around and threw a cup of water at him, the official says. That’s when United decided to land in Chicago. The two passengers were not allowed to continue to Denver.
Does The “Knee Defender” Have Legs? (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Though I’m short, there’s no room for my knees
When I fly, without paying high fees.
But I’d never react
With a tool to contract
Someone’s space, just to feel more at ease.
So the use of a plane “Knee Defender”
Is offensive to me — a contender
For a selfishness prize.
So women and guys,
If you try it, I’ll bitch. You’ll surrender.
Tags: Air Flight, Airlines, Airplane Humor, Airplane Trips, Flight Humor, Flying Humor, Knee Defender, Transportation, Travel, Travel Humor, United Airlines
Posted in Limericks, Transportation Humor, Travel Humor | 4 Comments »
Limerick Ode To Aviation Day (August 19)
Tuesday, August 19th, 2014Limerick Ode To Aviation Day
By Madeleine Begun Kane
On this day, aviation shines bright;
Brother Orville, a father of flight,
Gets a birthday ovation
By prez proclamation.
Those who think today’s special are (w)right.
(December 17 is Wright Brothers Day.)
Tags: Air Flight, Airline Humor, Airplane Trips, August Holidays, December Holidays, Flight Humor, Flying Humor, Odd Holidays, Orville Wright, Pilots, Transportation, Travel Humor, Travel Poetry, Wilbur Wright, Wright Brothers, Wright Brothers Day
Posted in Birthday Verse, Celebrity Humor, Inventions Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Public Figures, Transportation Humor, Travel Humor | Comments Off on Limerick Ode To Aviation Day (August 19)
Limerick Flight (Limerick-Off Monday)
Sunday, March 3rd, 2013It’s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same first line. Then you post your limerick here and, if you’re a Facebook user, on Facebook too.
The best submission will be crowned Limerick Of The Week. (Here’s last week’s Limerick Of The Week Winner.)
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 Limerick of the Week Winner next Sunday, right before I post next week’s Limerick-Off. So that gives you a full week to submit your clever, polished verse. Your submission deadline is Saturday at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time.)
I hope you’ll join me in writing a limerick with this first line:
A fellow was planning his flight…*
or
A woman was planning her flight…*
*(Please note that minor variations to my first lines are acceptable. However, rhyme words may not be altered, except by using homonyms or homophones.)
Here’s my limerick:
Limerick Flight
By Madeleine Begun Kane
A fellow was sipping a flight
Of tequilas one wintery night.
He was trying to choose
The right kind of booze
To escape from his terror of height.
Please feel free to write your own limerick using the same first line and post it 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: Booze Humor, Competition Limerick, Drink Verse, Fear Humor, Fear Of Heights, Flight Humor, Flying Humor, Limerick Challenge, Limerick Contest, Liquor Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Tequila, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Food & Drink Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Competition, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest | 113 Comments »
Time’s “Flight” (Limerick)
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012Miss Rumphius asks us to write about the passage of time:
Time’s “Flight” (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It is said that “time flies,” but that’s wrong,
Cuz the flights I’ve been on take too long.
I think time really flees
In a flash. It’s a tease,
Speeding fast as a dreadful act’s gong.
Tags: Airplane Trips, Flying Humor, Gong Show, Time Flies, Time Humor
Posted in Limericks, Time Humor, Travel Humor | Comments Off on Time’s “Flight” (Limerick)
Man In Flight (Limerick)
Thursday, March 24th, 2011Man In Flight
By Madeleine Begun Kane
A fellow with bus’ness in Rome
Ended up on a plane ride to Nome.
The mix-up occurred
When someone misheard
Him moaning, “I want to go home!”
(Written for Jingle Poetry’s Trips, Travel and Vacation prompt.)
Tags: Air Flight, Airlines, Airplane Trips, Business Travel Humor, Confusion, Flying Humor, Mix-ups, Travel, Travel Humor
Posted in Business Humor, Limericks, Travel Humor, Workplace & Career Humor | 14 Comments »
High-Flying Limerick
Sunday, December 12th, 2010Once again, it’s Limerick-Off time. I hope you’ll join me in writing a limerick with this first line:
A high-flying fellow in sales…
Here’s mine:
High-Flying Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
A high-flying fellow in sales
Had a penchant for telling tall tales.
But he told one too many
And lost ev’ry penny,
So now he is riding the rails.
Please feel free to write your own limerick using the same first line and post it in my comments. And if you’re on Facebook, I hope you’ll join my friends in that same activity in my Facebook Limerick-Off post.
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Tags: Ambition Verse, Dishonesty, Flying Humor, Money Verse, Poetry & Prompts, Railroad, Riding The Rails, Tall Tales, Transportation, Travel Humor, Workplace Limerick, Writing Prompt
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Money & Finance Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Travel Humor, Workplace & Career Humor | 13 Comments »
Airing My Airline Gripes
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007Airing My Airline Gripes (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
To travel by plane was once pleasant,
But flying’s horrific at present.
And that pre-flight routine—
Those airlines must mean
To make everyone feel like a peasant.
Tags: Air Flight, Airline Gripes, Airline Security Humor, Airplane Trips, Flying Humor, Travel Satire, Vacation Travel
Posted in Limericks, Travel Humor, Vacation Humor | 4 Comments »
