The Tin Pan of Woe

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My limericks, with commentary, are collected in Original Clean Limericks available from Amazon.

The eating of pie before dinner, It isn’t on point to get thinner. It’s best to let go That tin pan of woe, And be a calorical winner.

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Jan Allison

Date: 6/9/2025 10:19:00 AM

What an excellent limerick Jerold, I'm so glad to see you have published a book - I have self published 2 books on Amazon both contain many limericks, but unlike your style mine is rather bawdy or poopy! write on! hugs Jan xx

Jerrold Prothero
Date: 6/9/2025 3:48:00 PM

Thanks, Jan, I greatly appreciate the support. Not to do things by halves, in May I published four books on Amazon: one on limericks, two epics, and a prose work putting over 100 authors in the same tavern for one night, constructed from their own quotes. When I have more material I'll do one on sonnets... "Bride of the Sea" coming Friday.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/22/2025 8:11:00 PM

Agreed... Cute one.

Jerrold Prothero
Date: 3/23/2025 10:35:00 AM

Thank you!