The OEDILF, The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form, has recently surpassed 56,000 limericks and we're only up to the D words. My own contributions, just today, passed the 100 mark. For this I have have been promoted from Senior Limericist to Centurion.

The site can be found here:
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Check it out. Look up a word. Many words have multiple limericks reflecting differnet meanings and uses. This is most likely the world's biggest collection of limericks!

NoStar

PS: If you are up to it, write a limerick defining a word and become part of a grand project.

I guess that Pinsky will have to treat you with a new level of respect - or knot. I guess in the future, rather than referring to you as Maestro NoStar, I will have to address you as Centurion NoStar.

There once was a poet named NoStar
with limericks he was an exemplar
his always the best
they outshined the rest
And now he's our rhyming superstar

OK - the meter isn't great - by I'm not the Centurion of Limericks.

TAP

d;-)

Why don't you begin a Challenge Thread here on PFray to create as many Limericks as we can about words beginning with "D" ?

TAP

d;-)

I'd rather folks submit limericks directly to the OEDILF.
I and all the other workshop editoes help the writers polish their limericks.

I don't have time to over see a similar undertaking here too.

Anapestually yours,

NS

And what are we here for if not to encourage FUN ???

I once had a girl named Maria
who suffered a case of Dysuria
she'd sit on the pot
every chance she got
trying to discharge her urea

See - wasn't that FUN ? Disgusting but FUN.

TAP

d;-)

Hi guys,

NoStar informed me of his Centurion status and his upcoming wedding in an e-mail last night. Congratulations all around!

Of course, whenever one or both of you TAPs start congratulating each other on how peerless you are, I get cheerfully reminded, if not of a famous Dr. Seuss book, then of a famous Charlie Daniels song:

When the devil finished, Johnny said: "Well you're pretty good ol' son.
"But if you'll sit down in that chair, right there, and let me show you how its done."

Watch out, Denny, here comes my D-word triple threat:

There are days when I have some dyspepsia,
For it seems I've a touch of dyslexia.
Yet I'm gladly among
(See, that trips off the tongue)
Those who wield (with delight) "ana-pest-ia".

Is "anapestia" a word, even in Greek? Well, if it wasn't, it is now. :)

wr ()()

...the above isn't mean to define a D-word. I'll have to think about that, if I have time. Quite a challenge by Denny, which Denny passed (no pun intended!) with flying colors.

wr ()()

"But Denny, editors are our FRIENDS..." ;)

I once knew a girl named Maria
Who suffered a case of dysuria.
There she'd sit on the pot
Every chance that she got,
And seek to discharge her urea.

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Well, maybe I can't think of a limerick defining a D-word just now, but my parody gene's been triggered in another direction...so if it's fun you want, this will have to do.

Dysuria,
I've just got a case of dysuria,
And suddenly I see
It hurts to take a pee
Each hour!

Dysuria,
Would someone please cure my dysuria?
I've better things to do
Than suffer in the loo
(And shower)...

Dysuria,
Say it loud and your spittle starts spraying,
Say it soft and you sound like you're praying!

Dysuria,
Please stop me from saying Dysuria!

The most beautiful word I never heard...
Dysuria!

(With profuse apologies to Leonard Bernstein...)

wr ()()

OUCH - that's one hell of a tongue twister. Congrats and Kudos.

TAP

d;-)

BTW all - Happy 4th.

regarding your "revision" - while I think your verson "reads" better, I have always been a stickler of "form" with lines 3 & 4 having 5 syllables.

Leonard would be "burning" right now.

TAP

d;-)

Due to the cadences of limericks, the rhyme has to begin for both words on a hard stress syllable,

Dysuria is stressed disURia.

Maria is stressed marEEEa
Which rhymes with I'll see ya.

Centurion NoStar
Leader of The Ana-Pests
TAP

Hi NS: I wrote one for

Drosophila

To collections of memorabilia

To the words I might add Drosophila

It’s the common fruit fly

With a keen compound eye

The eyes units are ommatidia

I was not being a DH, I just goofed; I should have directions better. I’ll do better next time.

. . HEY - I wrote that at 4:52 AM (ET)

Here's a disgusting thought -

Dysuria: Painful or difficult urination. This includes burning on urination. Dysuria is most commonly due to bacterial infection of the urinary tract causing inflammation of the bladder (cystitis) or kidney (pyelonephritis).

In women, dysuria may also reflect inflammation of the vagina (vaginitis) or vulva (vulvitis). And in men, dysuria may be due to inflammation of the prostate (prostatitis) or the urethra (urethritis) from gonorrhea or chlamydia.

OK - Centurion Boy - how's this -

Dysuria (ds-yr-) rhymes with Liguria (l-gyr-)

There once was a girl from Liguria
who suffered a case of Dysuria
she'd sit on the pot
every chance she got
trying to discharge her urea

SO THERE. I still like Maria better now that she is taking her meds. Maybe she lives in Liguria. (?).

TAP

d;-)

Better be careful associating with The Ana-Pests, we are the outcasts of Poems Fray. If you are caught, you might get sent to dentention and forced to write limericks for 2 hours.

Drosophila

To collections of memorabilia
To the words I might add Drosophila
It’s the common fruit fly
With a keen compound eye
The eyes units are ommatidia

GREAT HAP. But I know Centurion Boywill object on knot. For one thing, the syllable count for 1-2-5 is 10 and 3-4 is 6 (too many), But we'll have to await a decision from "The Coach". Fine for PFray though.

TAP

d;-)

Besides NoseTar - if I hadn't used Maria, it wouldn't have triggered the fertile mind of Wabbit to write his pissy song. SO THERE !!!!

RULES ? This is PFray - we don't need no stinking rules !!!!

Write five lines of plain text with a capital letter at the start of each line. Within the text you should highlight the word you are defining by using HTML Tags. Avoid using all uppercase letters unless there are words that really must be shouted.

Perfect rhyme is expected. It is achievable in most cases.

I have a question NoStar - what are the rules on "Line Count"? Checking out the "approved" Limericks - the line count seems to vary.

TAP

d;-)