Laughs, Lies & Limericks

Fiction & Literature, Poetry, Anthologies
Cover of the book Laughs, Lies & Limericks by Phil Latz, Phil Latz
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Author: Phil Latz ISBN: 9780980445138
Publisher: Phil Latz Publication: May 31, 2010
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Phil Latz
ISBN: 9780980445138
Publisher: Phil Latz
Publication: May 31, 2010
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

This selection of racy and irreverent limericks is taken from Lorraine’s and Phil's extensive collection of poetry. Anyone except prudes can enjoy a good laugh at their rhyming, whimsical depiction of the human condition. Many different subjects are covered, most from the bawdy side of the tracks. Both authors are known for their earthy view of life, and have other illustrated, published books.
So, what is a Limerick and who invented it?
The Limerick is an anecdote in verse. No one is quite sure who invented it, or when, or where. But the greatest populariser was Edward Lear, via his 'Book of nonsense,'1846.
One of the early masters of the contemporary limerick warned:

The limerick is furtive and mean,
you must keep her in close quarantine.
Or she sneaks to the slums
and promptly becomes,
disorderly, drunk and obscene.

In the same character, by anonymous:

The limerick packs laughs anatomical
into space that is quite economical.
But the good ones I've seen
so seldom are clean
and the clean ones so seldom are comical.

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This selection of racy and irreverent limericks is taken from Lorraine’s and Phil's extensive collection of poetry. Anyone except prudes can enjoy a good laugh at their rhyming, whimsical depiction of the human condition. Many different subjects are covered, most from the bawdy side of the tracks. Both authors are known for their earthy view of life, and have other illustrated, published books.
So, what is a Limerick and who invented it?
The Limerick is an anecdote in verse. No one is quite sure who invented it, or when, or where. But the greatest populariser was Edward Lear, via his 'Book of nonsense,'1846.
One of the early masters of the contemporary limerick warned:

The limerick is furtive and mean,
you must keep her in close quarantine.
Or she sneaks to the slums
and promptly becomes,
disorderly, drunk and obscene.

In the same character, by anonymous:

The limerick packs laughs anatomical
into space that is quite economical.
But the good ones I've seen
so seldom are clean
and the clean ones so seldom are comical.

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