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Two Limericks

A student of Latin named Herb Enjoyed the study of verbs. While reading in Freud He felt a great void, And concluded his life was absurd. A student of Greek embryonic Found Homer was much too erotic! Her long hours of study Had weakened her body And made her completely psychotic!

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Date: 9/4/2016 2:38:00 PM
Jerome I have really enjoyed reading your limerick.I have never written one .One day I will try.
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Jerome Malenfant
Date: 9/4/2016 4:59:00 PM
Darlene, Thanks for the kind words. One method I sometimes use is to take two "interesting" words that rhyme, like "politician" and "mortician", and try to build a short story around them. Jerry

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