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Dec-10-2007 00:33

Yeah, the limerick sure is an art form. Is it YOUR art form? Show us!

Yes, it's the Sleuth Limerick contest. Let's get all the icky rule stuff out of the way.

* Limerick should be about Sleuth Noir OR a murder mystery OR about a detective or crime.

* You can put in as many entries as you like :)

* Entries must follow standard limerick rhythm and rhyming patterns (see example below)

* Limericks are usually, historically speaking, vulgar. Let's not go that route in this contest, thanks.

* Spelling counts, etc. As always.

* Entries must be posted by 11:59 PM server time on December 31, 2007


There are prizes to be had!! Happy, happy prizes, all waiting for YOU, yes, YOU! to win them.

* Subscribed winner(s) will receive Sleuthcash. Yay, sleuthcash! Who wants to be a millionaire? YOU DO! (okay, just for the record, I'm not giving away a million dollars in Sleuthcash - more like $100,000)
* Unsubscribed winner(s) will receive a one month gift subscription and $50,000 Sleuthcash. WOOT!


Example:

This example was written by that famous author, Anonymous. Okay, fine, I wrote it. :-P

There once was a tough but smart chump
Whose client was charmingly plump,
He tracked down the killer -
T'was Thomas, the miller!
Thus breaking his false accuse slump.



If you need more information about the rhythm, try this (ripped right from Wikipedia): "There WAS a young MAN from the COAST;" "There ONCE was a GIRL from DeTROIT..."

Basically, syllable-wise, 8,8,6,6,8 with a rhyme scheme of A,A,B,B,A

Dec-21-2007 04:57

There once was a man from New York,
Died eating a large plate of pork
Cried the Sleuth, 'He's not Jewish,
And his face is quite bluish,
Perhaps he just swallowed his fork'?

Gee that was bad...

A Sleuth who'd drunk deep, and was boozed,
Got his holster and fly quite confused
When chasing a thief
He shouted good grief
That's not my gun that I've used.

Boom Boom. Ok, it's late and that's funny 'now'...

Dec-21-2007 23:07

ROFL, SS.


There once was a lass from Moon Bay,
Who was killed, at noon, on a Sunday,
Though the villain was deft,
Seems a thread he had left,
And that helped me to catch him on Monday.

Dec-22-2007 08:30

There once was a detective name squirrel
Whose limericks would make your hair curl
They were meant to be funny
And were right on the money
Time for me to give it a whirl

Dec-22-2007 20:08

On the steps of the Station, quite late,
A perp' was left cuffed and irate,
'This guy aint quite right'
Said the cop on that night,
'All he'll say is, 'ctown28'.

[I admit squirrel is harder to rhyme than eight :)]

Dec-23-2007 22:23

There once was a cad called ctown,
Who was drinking the whiskey straight down,
Squirrel told him to quit ,
'fore he lost all his wit,
and starts dancing around in a gown. (again)

Dec-24-2007 00:41

hey you've seen the pictures too brick! *shudders*

Dec-24-2007 00:44

A Sleuth entered a contest one day
A limerick was needed to play
Though try as he might
To get the thing right,
He decided it was just easier to go off and read a book, have a cup of coffee and maybe finish wrapping the Christmas presents that aren't wrapping themselves you know...

Dec-24-2007 13:32

ROFL!! You guys are bonkers.

We've got some really great entries, keep 'em coming, people!!

But, oh yeah, if you want to take a break while you celebrate your holiday, well, I guess that's cool. :-P *watches the presents wrap themselves*

Dec-24-2007 17:01

The gown had nothing to do with whiskey as I don't drink it, I drink Budweiser, allow me to explain:

Things in The Dawg Pound were slow
ctown needed to make some extra dough
While looking for work
He found one with a perk,
The lead in the Rocky Horror Picture Show!!!

:-P

Dec-25-2007 13:00

Pictures,SS?

There's a billboard on I-95 heading into North Carolina. A whole bunch of folks saw it. :-D