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Title: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Lizard Dude on September 03, 2005, 12:27:38 AM

This past summer, I worked for a month at the place where I worked two summers ago, taking inbound telemarketing calls of various types. I believe it's the last menial job I'll ever have, but who knows?

One day I resolved to write a limerick, a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme AABBA, for each major Mario game. This came to a crashing halt when my mom gave me a bathroom reader to read between calls, which then took all my time. I still imagined that I'd complete my goal someday, but it ain't going to happen, folks. So here, published for the first time ever, is the incomplete project.

Perhaps you can finish it?

Who is this cloud guy named Mallow?

His body is made of pure tallow!

I'd better help him,

Though he makes quite a din,

Else Smithy will leave our world fallow.

Audio Version

There once was a plumber named Mario,

Who teamed up with a young lad: Goombario.

They set out for fun,

But sadly found none.

At least they didn't run into Wario.

Audio Version

There once was a thousand-year door

With treasure behind it or more.

If you try to knock,

It won't open the lock.

You need seven stars to score.

Audio Version

I bte yuo cna rdae tihs by lkooign at it.

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Hirocon on September 03, 2005, 12:48:02 AM

The Mario brothers were fighting
Cackletta, whose offense was frightening.
She stole Peach's voice
Which gave them no choice.
They bolstered their strength by uniting.

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Hirocon on September 03, 2005, 12:54:39 AM

Adventures in SubCon awaited
Four warriors now celebrated:
A princess named Peach,
A mushroom with speech,
And two portly plumbers related.

Edited by - Hirocon on 9/3/2005 12:04:09 AM

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: PaperLuigi on September 03, 2005, 11:51:48 AM

One day the air ship attacked
It through almost everything out of whack
The Bros. took the staffs
That the Koopalings stashed
And gave King Bowser a good ol' smack



I have the body of a God! Unfortunately, it''s Buddah.

Edited by - PaperLuigi on 9/3/2005 10:53:12 AM

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Markio on September 03, 2005, 01:47:15 PM

They wanted a picnic of fun,
But Bowser was still on the run.
Add seven koopa kids,
and a green dino-liz,
but minus the mad diving sun.

Edited by - Markio on 9/3/2005 12:48:17 PM

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Deezer on September 03, 2005, 03:45:02 PM

There once was an Italian plumber
Who went on vacation one Summer
He stepped off the plane,
Went nearly insane:
"This plot could not have been dumber."

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Glorb on September 03, 2005, 07:27:30 PM

Man, you are all so good a limericks. I absoutely SUCK at limericks. Oh well, here goes...

There once was a plumber from Italy
Whose selection of weapons was pidily
Attack with a hammer or go to the slammer
It was enough to make Mario say "diddly"

Well, that was...okay. But why would you go to jail for not attacking with a hammer, and why would Mario say "diddly" at this lack of options? You see, I SUCK at limericks.

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Watoad on September 03, 2005, 07:49:33 PM

Excluding anapesticpentameteriambictoohard . . .

As Mario went out and disappeared,
Luigi won a contest that was weird.
The younger bro learned to vacuum,
A skill he used to make Boos go BOOM!
But he never got the Koopa most feared.

"He is not a fool who gives up what he cannot keep for the sake of what he can never lose."

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Vidgmchtr on September 03, 2005, 07:59:11 PM

Yoshi has a very long tongue
Eating anything under the sun
Baby Bowser arrived,
And stole a tree that thrived.
Now the Yoshis can't have fun.

Edited by - Vidgmchtr on 9/3/2005 7:02:02 PM

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Hirocon on September 04, 2005, 12:19:42 AM

Nice one, Deezer.

Okay, so far we have limmericks for:

Super Mario RPG
Paper Mario
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga
Super Mario Brothers 2
Super Mario Brothers 3
Super Mario World
Super Mario Sunshine
Donkey Kong
Luigi's Mansion
Yoshi's Story

Now to wipe out a few more...

There once was a Mario Party
And from it Nintendo made money.
The first one was fun,
The rest have been dumb,
And soon there will be over forty.

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Hirocon on September 04, 2005, 12:47:36 AM

When hearing a speech from a vassal,
One often previsions a hassle.
You don't want to learn
The message you spurn:
"The princess ain't here in this castle."

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: PaperLuigi on September 04, 2005, 12:21:25 PM

One day Mario went missing
Bowser was laughing and hissing
Luigi looked up and down
And put on a frown
"This game really is worth dissing"

Here's another one for "The Lost Levels."

There once was a game called SMB2
"It was like the original, you fool!"
The game was released
But in America it ceased
The game was so hard, it made us drool.

I have the body of a God! Unfortunately, it''s Buddah.

Edited by - PaperLuigi on 9/4/2005 11:25:47 AM

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: NintendoExpert89 on September 04, 2005, 02:15:04 PM

Deep in the vast wood
Toad did all he could
To stop Wario's plan
To rule the land
Using bombs and monsters he should.

"My spirit burns like the sun and I shall dry you like a prune."

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Trainman on September 04, 2005, 03:23:16 PM

Deezer = Win.

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Deezer on September 04, 2005, 03:44:48 PM

I'm impressed, LD and Hirocon made a lot of good ones.

Edited by - Deezer on 9/4/2005 2:46:29 PM

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: The Blue Toad on September 04, 2005, 04:31:37 PM

A monkey that was quite mean
Resided at the top of the screen.
Jumpman was in peril
As he dodged a barrel
To save his dear girlfriend Pauline.

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: CoconutMikeNIke on September 04, 2005, 04:50:44 PM

Teaming up with your brother
trouble in the sewers made them say "mother-"
The Flys started coming out
would make me want to shout
When they turned colors, jump for cover

Fungi Forums-Because it''s the stupid, pointless thing to do!

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: NintendoExpert89 on September 04, 2005, 04:53:28 PM

Eight Yoshis travel across the land,
With the tiny Baby Mario in hand.
They put up with his crying,
They wish they were dying,
but soon Baby Bowser was banned.

"My spirit burns like the sun and I shall dry you like a prune."

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Watoad on September 04, 2005, 04:53:29 PM

I agree that Lizard Dude and Hirocon are ruling this thread, but my personal favorite so far is Deezer's. ;)

Walnuts, peanuts, pineapple smells!
Thinks the ape not used to koopa shells.
But his days of glory have not yet come,
For now he shares the road with many a chum,
Fighting and driving against spills and spells.

"He is not a fool who gives up what he cannot keep for the sake of what he can never lose."

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Chupperson Weird on September 04, 2005, 07:24:55 PM

"Limericks should not be allowed to exist." ~ Deity

 

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: smfan1085 on September 04, 2005, 07:29:16 PM

Watoad, no offense, but your 3rd and 4th lines have way too many syllables.

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j00r 73h r0x0r, d00d!

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Watoad on September 04, 2005, 08:09:12 PM

No offense taken! I'm glad someone finally spoke up about this. You're referring to the "anapestic" thing, right? I had no idea what that word meant, so I looked it up, and the info I read said that it refers simply to the stressing of syllables, where every third syllable should be stressed or something like that. Whatever it actually means I don't know, and I didn't understand the examples that I saw. So I just forgot about that part of the limerick (which, I'll admit, is another word that I don't recall ever hearing or reading before).

What you're saying, though, is that there is a limit to the number of syllables each line can have, like the well-known haiku? Could you or someone else perhaps explain to me what the limits are exactly? Thanks!

"He is not a fool who gives up what he cannot keep for the sake of what he can never lose."

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Vidgmchtr on September 04, 2005, 08:34:15 PM

Deezer's, LD's, and Watoad's are nice.

So is Vidgmchtr's. I like his the most.

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Lizard Dude on September 04, 2005, 10:13:31 PM

Here Watoad, listen to this.

I bte yuo cna rdae tihs by lkooign at it.

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Dogss on September 04, 2005, 10:19:10 PM

I've never liked that particular rythum. :/

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Suffix on September 04, 2005, 11:16:44 PM

I've seen some great ones so far, and I love the word "bolstered."

A talented, small guy named Toad
Was trapped in a stony abode
Till’ Mario came,
And beat the whole game
So Toad could go bear Peach’s load.

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: The Blue Toad on September 04, 2005, 11:18:16 PM

Fighters from across the land
Bring Mario up to the stand.
He puts on a show
Defeating each foe
To face off against Master Hand.

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: PaperLuigi on September 05, 2005, 12:26:54 PM

Mario and pals had a race
This race was at a fast pace
In Go-Karts they went
And then they were sent
To the finish line, post haste!

This is for Mario Kart 64, not SMK.

I have the body of a God! Unfortunately, it''s Buddah.

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: HolyAarom on September 11, 2005, 10:37:45 AM

Too bad you couldn't finish yours Lizard Dude.

It was a Double Dash!!
They went so really fast!!
They had double items,
they went to go fight em,
and Bowser finished last.

Mario Mario he''s our man, if he can''t triple-jump and ground-pound, no one can!

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Koopaslaya on September 11, 2005, 10:56:54 AM

If anyone has noticed, I haven't posted in herebecause I am horrid at writing poems. But I shall give it a shot.

I am horrid at writing lymircs.
But I shall try a few symrics?
I won the race
she saw my pace
and then we got some mimrics?

Johnny thought he was a chemist, but dosen''t any more,
What he thought was H2O was H2SO4!

Title: Re: Some Limericks I Wrote At Work
Post by: Suffix on September 11, 2005, 12:58:57 PM

That wasn't horrible, but was definitely strange.