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History They Didn'T Teach You At School: 1

When the Romans invaded Manhattin
They thought it a place to get fat in
But they couldn't even buy
Pizza pie
As the locals didn't speak Latin

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Gawaine Ross

September 23, 2015 at 7:34 AM

Best limerick I've read in a while!

Daver Austin

September 21, 2015 at 1:44 PM

Good one. Congrats on the selection. daver

Mi Nubilary

September 6, 2015 at 6:30 PM

Fantastic ! Ok...enyore arcane...mi

Mi Nubilary

September 6, 2015 at 6:33 PM

Hello Alan...I am new/knew to Poetry Soup myself; forgive me please of my ignorance...welcome to the soup sir !

Poet Destroyer A

September 3, 2015 at 12:02 AM

Alan, WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry when you are ready :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy Poetry Soup:) Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@

Alan Draeger

September 3, 2015 at 5:47 PM

Dear New Poet Friend Linda Thanks for your kind welcome, which belies your Poet Destroyer moniker. Alan

Skat A

September 1, 2015 at 11:32 PM

Interesting... :) Alan, Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT

Alan Draeger

September 2, 2015 at 7:54 AM

Hi Skat, thanks for your kind wishes and smile, I'm pleased to be your new Friend. I like to write limericks because of their jaunty meter and jokey history, and the challenge of making exact and imaginative rhymes. I love Cole Porter and Ogden Nash, both masters of the clever rhyme.

Anne-Lise Andresen

August 31, 2015 at 3:10 AM

- A fun limerick, Alan ! - With smiles and joy I welcome you to P-Soup :) - Hope you will find this poem page interesting and post many more poems in the future - Have a great experience together here with us in "the poems world" - I wish you every success - // Anne-Lise :)

Alan Draeger

August 31, 2015 at 5:24 AM

Anne-Lise Thanks so much for your kind welcome to the site, on my first day! It's a new adventure for me, looking forward to it, both posting and reading.