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Tickety tock look at the clock.. I think that it's time to get ready to rock Now here comes the answer To "Who's the best dancer?"

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I love spaghetti the best I dribble sauce down my vest Now I'll have a plateful... And be forever grateful While the rest of my wardrobe goes west! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> An author of world-wide repute

I love spaghetti the best I dribble the sauce down my vest

Albert Einstein went to bed...... With a horrible cold in his head When he woke the next morning.. And light was just dawning

A time when there was no war.. So peaceful it would make you snore The bombs were unused And landmines defused

One morning on the Scarborough sands A cross donkey, I understand ... Took one look at the queue

Hux, Now it's up to you to start the next limerick.

With my appetite sated by chocs I can't even fit in my socks! A good diet is required But I'm far too tired

Some people who think they are funny Should be given a run for their money With a competitive streak And a chubby physique Their idea of humour is crummy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> With my appetite sated by chocs

A man by the name of D. Crepit.... Once cooked a whole horse and then ate it. When he felt sick Took a red candle wick... As if that would help him forget it! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some people who think they are funny

A man by the name of D. Crepit.... Once cooked a whole horse and then ate it.

There once was a horse called Purple Whose profession it was to burgle Disguised as a mule, The rozzers to fool,

Interesting - not easily found, but it seems that it does exist. You can learn something new every day! So now we have, more or less, cracked the Limerick rhyme scheme, can we please try to learn its rhythm - which is somewhat like this: Di dah/ diddy dah/ diddy dada Di dah/ diddy dah/ diddy dada Di dah/ diddy dah Di dah/ diddy dah Di dah/ diddy dah/ diddy dada

I think poppy's line is the perfect end to a limerick using 'orange' at the end of the first line! There once was a squirrel called Orange. Who lived under a sporange The spores made him sick And his head felt quite thick. There's names for p... people like you OK, poppy, you start the next one!

There once was a squirrel called Orange. Who lived under a sporange The spores made him sick

There once was a lad named Tony Had an aversion to matrimony Engagements were fine,

I see what you did there! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPq3qtDgITg

There once was a dog called Jack Sprat Who lived with a hen and a cat They shared an outhouse With a fox and a mouse

There once was a dog called Jack Sprat Who lived with a hen and a cat

Now luna has sorted out the rhyme scheme for us, perhaps we can pay a bit more attention to the rhythm of a limerick , which is Di dah/ diddy dah/ diddy dada Di dah/ diddy dah/ diddy dada Di dah/ diddy dah Di dah/ diddy dah Di dah/ diddy dah/ diddy dada and lets see if we can make up some that fit both rhyme and rhythm. So, Hayley, over to you for the first line of our next Limerick

An old man by the name of Magellan Ate a diet of lobster and melon Dyspepsia galore Had him roll on the floor

An old man by the name of Magellan Ate a diet of lobster and melon

We look to the old days of yore And the old ways of doing each chore

In Alaska there once was a moose Fell in love with a Canada goose.