October 2, 2006

Limerick your way to a book

Written by Anne Mallory in Jaunty Post, Our Books

There once was a writer from the Bay,
Who had a signed ARC to give away;
Win The Earl of Her Dreams,
With comments on these themes,
Winner picked at the end of the day!

Yeouch. Hard to get all the rules in there! Comments on any post today count in the drawing. Winner to be randomly drawn at midnight EST! Winner will receive a signed copy of my November release, The Earl of Her Dreams.

Post a goofy limerick, or hey, just comment about your day/weekend.

Bad limericks for the Earl of Her Dreams!

There once was a rogue from Britain,
Who never thought to be smitten;
He went to an inn,
Found a girl to win,
And discovered love had bitten.

There once was a girl from the country,
Who really needed a place to flee;
Saddled with a Rake,
Thought it a mistake,
But she found his love would set her free.

And the winner is…

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37 Responses to “Limerick your way to a book”

On October 2nd, 2006 at 3:53 am
Lois Says:

There’s no way I could do a limerick. Boy would it be bad. LOL But my weekend, heck, it was okay, it rained, but I like rain, so I don’t mind, watched P&P again, with Colin Firth of course. . . sigh . . . and I’m really, really hoping I can make it to the NJ singing this weekend, crossing fingers and all that.

Lois
On October 2nd, 2006 at 6:18 am
KimW Says:

There once was a girl who lived by the lake
Who needed the earl to eleviate the ache
Come to my house on that big, frisky steed
So I can read all about you, fill this need
Escape away, with new dreams to make.
On October 2nd, 2006 at 6:50 am
Rainy Says:

There once was a girl named Kate
who dared to outrun her fate,
Disguised as a lad,
But secretly glad,
When her charms are exposed to her mate.

This is the best I do when I think without coffee!
******************************

There once was an Earl near Astoria,
Who once suffered from agoraphobia,
Trapped inside the inn
To the boy/girl he said with a grin,
“Is this from Victor/Victoria?”

Okay,
My husband’s got the coffee going and think I’d better stop.
On October 2nd, 2006 at 7:12 am
Robyn DeHart Says:

Well, aren’t y’all so clever. I haven’t tried writing a limerick since elementary school. Keep ‘em coming, everyone.
On October 2nd, 2006 at 8:25 am
Minna Says:

No way I could do a limerick in English!
My weekend was ok, but today was better because I finally got Anne Frasier’s Pale Immortal to my hands.:)
On October 2nd, 2006 at 10:02 am
AndreaW Says:

There once was a rakish young earl
Who suspected the lad was a girl
They met at an inn
There was murder within
They had secrets to never unfurl

Okay, this is the best I can do WITH coffee! LOL!

All of the others are great!
On October 2nd, 2006 at 10:25 am
Shana Says:

There was once a cat who was lazy
She slept so much it was crazy
A mouse charged her bed
She lifted her head
Only to yawn then dream of a daisy

This is fun!
On October 2nd, 2006 at 10:29 am
Shana Says:

There once was a girl who should write
But everything she penned sounded trite
She checked out this rhyme
And ended up wasting more time
She obviously wasn’t too bright!
On October 2nd, 2006 at 11:29 am
Melissa Says:

I had a fantastic weekend! And I’m so glad I stopped by the Jaunty Quills site today. Thank you, Robyn! Anne, I collect ARCs and I’m going to try my hand at writing screenplays. I’m always looking for inspiration from that next book. *g* I’d love to read THE EARL OF HER DREAMS and post some comments about it in my MySpace blog. I feature a different author when I can. I’ve already done a few and I have 3 lined up. Excellent exposure! I’d love to show you my MySpace page. Interested? Please e-mail me.
Hugs, Melissa
On October 2nd, 2006 at 11:37 am
Cherie Japp Says:

I won’t even try to attempt to put together a Limerick. I am lousy at that. However, my weekend was fun. Saturday, I went shopping for my baby girl who will be born October 10th and for my 3 year old son. I really had alot of fun looking at the baby clothes. There were so many adorable baby girl outfits and I got some great deals. The rest of the weekend was spent doing errands and trying to get more stuff ready for when the baby comes. Since I will be having a c-section I want to do as much as possible now so that I will have less to do when I am recovering.
On October 2nd, 2006 at 11:54 am
Kristol Says:

I won’t even try to act like I can put a limerick together!! Am I the only one who had a bad weekend?? I spent most of the weekend putting in hardwood floors, My nephew had to have emergency surgery to have his appendix(sp?) removed. He has to remain the the hospital for 5 days because of massive infection they found.
On October 2nd, 2006 at 12:25 pm
Crystal B. Says:

Great limericks ladies. I don’t think I could create a good one.
On October 2nd, 2006 at 12:29 pm
Manuelita Says:

I spent Saturday chauffeuring my daughter to gymnastics and watching my son’s soccer team tie 2-2. I spent Sunday paying bills. Today I’m back at work. Hmmm, maybe I should have tried to write a limerick instead of boring you all with my dull life. *g* I can’t wait to read THE EARL OF HER DREAMS.
On October 2nd, 2006 at 1:18 pm
Rainy Says:

There once was a girl with an ache.
“It must be the Earl, such a rake!”
Before throttling the youth,
she found twas her tooth
And the road to the dentist she did take.

(Inspired by my just coming back from the dental hygentist. If you could only see the sparkle in my teeth!)

*****************
There once was an Earl who did hide
Because he could not abide
One more political ad
where opponents are bad.
“Thank heavens I’m royal,” he cried.

**************

There once was a Lady who swam
Up over and way down the dam.
She spat out a fish
and sorely did wish,
Her entrees would some day be ham.

SOMEBODY STOP ME! (Is it possible to limerick oneself to death?)
On October 2nd, 2006 at 1:41 pm
Shana Says:

Wow, rainy. You are good
On October 2nd, 2006 at 1:50 pm
Anne Mallory Says:

You ladies are EN FUEGO!
On October 2nd, 2006 at 1:53 pm
Anne Mallory Says:

Oh, Cherie! You are so close! Lots of hugs for your last couple weeks!

Kristol! Hugs on your nephew and bad weekend.
On October 2nd, 2006 at 1:55 pm
Anne Mallory Says:

I love the limericks, but I love the updates too, so no worries for anyone!

Thanks, Melissa!

Shana, your second one is so me.
On October 2nd, 2006 at 2:27 pm
Bonnie Ferguson Says:

There once was a woman named Kate
Who fled a marriage she’d hate.
Then an earl in disguise
With the most intense eyes,
Elevated her nervous heart rate.
On October 2nd, 2006 at 2:38 pm
Shirley Karr Says:

These are fun, ladies! I can’t rhyme on purpose, only when it’s unintentional.

Making it hard to think of what kind of contest to hold when I have books to give out at the end of November, though…
On October 2nd, 2006 at 3:06 pm
Dorothy Says:

Oh my, I’m not even going to try to pen a limerick. I can barely write an interesting post, much less try to be witty in a limerick.

It rained most of the weekend up here in Upstate New York, so it was a good excuse to stay indoors, which is what I did. I read and watched tv and attempted to clean my house. And Manuelita thought she had a boring life!! LOL
On October 2nd, 2006 at 3:15 pm
Anne Mallory Says:

Rainy, Andrea and Bonnie, I’m so tickled you did book related ones. Would you mind if I stuck your book limericks on my The Earl of Her Dreams page under a Fun Stuff heading? I’d credit them to you with a link back to this post or your sites, whichever you preferred.
On October 2nd, 2006 at 3:28 pm
Rainy Says:

Anne,
I’d be honored. Feel free to use whatever you want.
On October 2nd, 2006 at 3:41 pm
AndreaW Says:

Oh Anne, I would be honored too. I’m just pleased that you liked it.
On October 2nd, 2006 at 5:00 pm
Bonnie Ferguson Says:

I’d be honored too
On October 2nd, 2006 at 5:03 pm
CM Says:

(Alas, not original)

There once was a poet named Dan
Whose poetry never did scan
When told it was so,
He said, “Yes, I know–
“It’s because I try to fit every possible syllable into the last line that I conceivably can.”
On October 2nd, 2006 at 5:19 pm
Kathleen Says:

There once was a young lady
that waited daily
to win a book prize
and be surprised
when her name was chosen!!!

Okay, so it doesn’t fit a limerick..but it does make my point
On October 2nd, 2006 at 5:20 pm
Kathleen Says:

Great limerick’s ladies!!
On October 3rd, 2006 at 12:20 am
Haven Rich Says:

There once was a Haven
who was always behavin’
she found a cool game
and thought she’d do the same
all to win something great

So she wrote with her heart
and thought she was really smart
twisting words to her will
until the readers got their fill
all to gain a laugh

now I think this was fun
but I truly must run
there isn’t much else to say
except have a nice day!

Haven ~ the limerick twit
On October 3rd, 2006 at 1:48 am
Anne Mallory Says:

And the winner is….Lois! Lois, I sent you a note - just send me your address, and I’ll pop the ARC in the mail tomorrow.

For everyone else, thank you so much for making today so fun! If you didn’t win, watch this space next week…and keep those urban poetry skills in order…
On October 3rd, 2006 at 7:28 am
AndreaW Says:

Congrats Lois! Enjoy!
On October 3rd, 2006 at 8:26 am
Bonnie Ferguson Says:

Congrats Lois
On October 3rd, 2006 at 9:53 am
Melissa Says:

Congrats Lois!
On October 3rd, 2006 at 11:54 am
Rainy Says:

More congrats, Lois!!!
On October 3rd, 2006 at 6:44 pm
KimW Says:

Congratulations, Lois!
On October 7th, 2006 at 8:50 pm
Elaine C. Says:

Late, but…
My favorite limerick from my adolescent years:
There was a young lady named Jeanie
Who wore an outrageous bikini.
Two wisps light as air,
One here and one there
And nothing but Jeanie betweenie.

My all-time favorite:
There was a young man from New Haven
Who loved Shakespeare from Stratford-on-Avon.
He claimed that the fellow
Wrote not only Othello,
But Paradise Lost and The Raven.
On October 8th, 2006 at 11:53 pm
Anne Mallory Says:

LOL, Elaine!

October 2, 2006

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