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Gott im Himmel

The U-boat captain walked into a shop He bought a submariner’s periskop One day he ran aground Watching birds fly around “Gott im Himmel, das is ein teleskop!”
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Fowler Avatar
April 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
:))
Flood Avatar
April 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A double smile smiley… yeehaw!
Dietrich Avatar
March 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Clever, Terry
Flood Avatar
April 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Thank you, Andrea. Glad you enjoyed.
Wolf Avatar
March 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Periskop, teleskop. What a swap! ~ Bop-she-bop
Flood Avatar
April 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I have no idea why this seemed funny with a little German added… it just did ;-)
Suri Avatar
March 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I'm not a big fan of limericks, but this one is really creative :3 love it!
Flood Avatar
April 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thank you, Reya, I hope I’ve converted you ;-)
Lane Avatar
March 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Look at you, Terry Flood... creating cartoon captions along with your Limericks! They complement each other like I'm complementing you.
Flood Avatar
March 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thanks, Lin. Humour is a funny old thing. Version one of this was, at best, mildly amusing. When I got the u boat captain to speak the final line, it just felt funnier. Maybe I’m just a bit odd ;-)
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