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Subject: Re: Limerick limerick
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 14:41:49 -0400
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Subject: Re: Limerick limerick
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 20:36:41 +0000
Author: wdwatt**At_Symbol_Here**COMCAST.NET


Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 13:22:30 -0600
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From: Alan Hall <ahalltoxic**At_Symbol_Here**MSN.COM>
Subject: Re: Limerick limerick
In-Reply-To: <4E6A25AD020000BA0003183C**At_Symbol_Here**gwsmtp1.smith.edu>

However, the "meter" in the last sentence in the original was "metre" whi ch in poetry is the scansion of the final rhyming (or non-rhyming) line.&nb sp; A play on words and used to be used in English books to demonstrate " metre".
 
Of course, we could have one of those song-fests using limericks t hat goes to the tune of " Ai, yi, yi, yi...In China they do it for Ch ile...So let's have another one that's worse than the other one...Waltz me around, again, Willie.  I'll play the guitar for it and everyone gets to add their favorite limericks.  Best done, however, in p rivate as many are not politically correct.
 
Now, maybe we should actually get back to discussing science and chemical safety.
 
Alan
 
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 14:41:49 -0400
From: mrakas**At_Symbol_Here**SMITH.EDU
Subject : Re: [DCHAS-L] Limerick limerick
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We mi ght forget something, but Google never does.


Lots of info on non-rhyming limericks, those with more than 5 lines, etc. &n bsp;Just google 'limerick' or (as I did) the first line of the verse Alan provided...


But h ere's the verse: 



     A young meter-reader named Peter

  

     While looking around for a meter



     By a leak struck a light,



     Then he rose out of sight.



     And as anyone who knows anything ab
out poetry can plainly see, the 



     explosion also destroyed the meter.
 






I suggest a limerick-fest at the next
 DCHAS social event....



>>> Alan Hall < ahalltoxic**At_Symbol_Here**MSN.COM> 9/9/2011 2:23 PM >>>
A young met er-reader named Peter

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