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Luimneach X 5

O'Dowd An old hunter by the name of O'Dowd Shooting tigers for fun made him feel proud Had trouble with his gun There was no time to run Now lies covered on a slab with a shroud.. Jed There was a frisky old man known as Jed Took red pills so he wouldn't end up dead But his notes were misread He got blue ones instead Now no longer does he fall out of bed... Meat Pie You ever thought what goes in a meat pie I'll tell you and its no word of a lie See the finest of meat Is stray cats off the street So give it serious thought 'fore you buy... The Milkmaid A milkmaid worked on a farm on Dartmoor Had long blonde hair and her skin was so pure Late for work she did hurry Failed to see some fresh slurry She skidded and went face down in manure... Surfing Some young lads went for a surf in the dark To them it was a just a bit of a lark But in the moonlight They had a great fright When they spotted the giant fin of a shark... Written 23 August 2020

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/6/2020 2:14:00 PM

I finally found some lims of yours I had let get past me!! the meat pie one, yeah, I can believe it. Some of the meats in processed foods looks like dog meat!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 10/7/2020 12:55:00 AM

Thank you Andrea, its quite scary to think what goes in those pies, I shudder to think. Tom

Paul Callus

Date: 8/29/2020 11:50:00 PM

I look forward to your Limericks, Tom, and these are as entertaining as ever:) Regards // paul

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/30/2020 12:56:00 AM

Thank you Paul, im happy that you enjoyed them, hope alls well. Tom

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 8/29/2020 7:53:00 AM

Enjoyed Jed and Meat Pies, had a laugh, look forward to your Limericks Tom, my good friend. Blessings and hugs, Jennifer.f

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/29/2020 8:09:00 AM

Thank you Jennifer, I'm pleased you enjoyed them, hope you're well, and enjoy your weekend. Tom

Krish Radhakrishna

Date: 8/28/2020 8:39:00 AM

Great limericks about tigers and blue pills! Decent good fun!!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/28/2020 9:19:00 AM

Thank you Krish, im glad you enjoyed them. Tom

Timothy Mcguire

Date: 8/27/2020 6:54:00 PM

very nice Tom FAVS for me!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/28/2020 12:27:00 AM

Thank you Timothy, im pleased you liked them, greetings from Wales. Tom

Janice Canerdy

Date: 8/26/2020 5:39:00 AM

And I say--five amusing pieces, Tom! Janice

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/26/2020 6:37:00 AM

Thank you Janice. I'm happy you liked them. Tom

Michael Tor

Date: 8/25/2020 6:49:00 PM

Tom you made me smile, thank you... Enjoyed.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/25/2020 11:33:00 PM

Thank you very much Michael, im happy they gave you a laugh Tom

John Watt

Date: 8/25/2020 8:07:00 AM

Tom, you are 5 for 5 in making me laugh today. Thanks for the giggles. O'Dowd reminded me vaguely of Bungalow Bill from the old Beatles days. Not sure what a Luimneach is, I'd better look that one up. Applause; No Pause ~ John

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/25/2020 8:57:00 AM

Thank you very much John, you're the first to ask, its Gaelic for Limerick a county and city in Ireland, a place I've been many times. Tom

Gershon Wolf

Date: 8/23/2020 6:57:00 PM

Always enjoy these, Tom. Thank you so much for the chuckles. Especially liked 'Jed' and Meat Pie.' All Cheers; No Jeers, Gershon

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/24/2020 1:08:00 AM

Thank you very much Gershon, Im glad you enjoyed the humour Tom

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 8/23/2020 5:54:00 PM

G'day Tom ... another batch of smiley limericks, and of course inviting Tiddles for dinner dressed in pastry will have a few cat lovers nervous - thanks again Tom - Lindsay

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/24/2020 1:06:00 AM

Thank you Lindsay, I know some cultures would find that a delicacy. Yuck Tom

Arturo Michael

Date: 8/23/2020 4:43:00 PM

I like the meat pie...Well done

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/24/2020 12:55:00 AM

Thank you Arturo, may not be to far from the truth lol Tom

Vijay Pandit

Date: 8/23/2020 3:34:00 PM

You are a master of these hilarious poems--well done indeed, Tom. Every poem as good as ever.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/24/2020 12:54:00 AM

Thank you very much Vijay, im happy I gave you a laugh. Tom

Panagiota Romios

Date: 8/23/2020 3:28:00 PM

Carming as always Tom. Got a bang out of these. Pangie xx

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/24/2020 12:51:00 AM

Thank you Panagiota, glad you enjoyed them Tom

Jan Allison

Date: 8/23/2020 3:27:00 PM

ha ha ha awesome limericks I love the jed one lol:-) hugs jan xx

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/24/2020 12:49:00 AM

Thank you very much Jan, Hope you had a nice weekend Tom

Bobby May

Date: 8/23/2020 3:17:00 PM

This was great Tom!!! never put down your pen my friend, I have learned many things from you reading your poetry!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/23/2020 3:26:00 PM

Thank you very much Bobby, im pleased that you enjoyed them. Tom

Ilene Bauer

Date: 8/23/2020 2:23:00 PM

i'll bet you had as much fun writing these as we had reading them, tom!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/23/2020 2:35:00 PM

Thank you Ilene, I did, glad you enjoyed them. Tom

Jenna Logan

Date: 8/23/2020 1:47:00 PM

Good ones, Tom. I would've thrown O'Dowd's carcass out and let buzzards pull his flesh apart. Oh, that sounds so mean!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/23/2020 2:01:00 PM

Thanks Jenna, I've got no time for those that kill beautiful animals for fun and put pictures on facebook. Nothing brave about it at all, any idiot can kill something from a mile away with a high powered gun. Tom