| BOHICA by Chris J. Strolin (Limerick #122041) | "BOHICA," I murmured to Jen
When I spotted grim I.R.S. men
At our door late last night.
"We're in trouble, all right.
Bend over, here it comes once again!" | It other words, we're screwed. |
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| fen nightingale by rusty (Limerick #122040) | Light-winged Dryad's sweet song in her glen —
Darling nightingale, muse amongst men!
And amidst swirls of fog,
Hear the croak of the frog —
Darkling quag-dwelling nightingale (fen). | That thou, light-wingèd Dryad of the trees
In some melodious plot
Of beechen green, and shadows numberless,
Singest of summer in full-throated ease.
"Ode to a Nightingale", John Keats (1819)
This is part of an alphabetically arranged collection of limericks, starting with abraham, based on selected entries in THE Australian Slang Dictionary, CONTAINING THE WORDS AND PHRASES OF THE THIEVING FRATERNITY, Together with the Unauthorised, though POPULAR EXPRESSIONS Now in Vogue with ALL CLASSES IN AUSTRALIA (1895), compiled by Victorian Police Force Constable Cornelius Crowe (1853–1928).
Next up is fetch the farm. |
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| eavesdropper, evesdropper by rusty (Limerick #122039) | No, an eavesdropper doesn't drop eaves.
Poor poultry-farm folk he deceives,
So I once overheard.
Seems absurd that this word
Means that chickens this pilferer thieves. | This is part of an alphabetically arranged collection of limericks, starting with abraham, based on selected entries in THE Australian Slang Dictionary, CONTAINING THE WORDS AND PHRASES OF THE THIEVING FRATERNITY, Together with the Unauthorised, though POPULAR EXPRESSIONS Now in Vogue with ALL CLASSES IN AUSTRALIA (1895), compiled by Victorian Police Force Constable Cornelius Crowe (1853–1928).
Next up is enemy. |
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| guerrilla artist by speedysnail (Limerick #122038) | His graffiti self-portrait's a thriller:
It's him as King Kong with Godzilla
In a fight to the end.
"Well, Joe," says his friend,
"As an artist, you are a guerrilla." |
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| Cook Islands, Cooks by speedysnail (Limerick #122037) | If you're in the Pacific, please look
For the island group named after Cook:
Once welcoming whalers
And far-from-home sailors,
They're paradise now for a crook. | The Cook Islands, which lie in the South Pacific between American Samoa and French Polynesia, were first settled by Polynesians around a thousand years ago; in modern times, the group was a New Zealand territory until becoming self-governing in 1965. Asset protection trusts (designed to shield assets from creditors and legal authorities) now contribute more to the Cooks' economy than fishing. |
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| Central America, United Provinces of Central America, Federal Republic of Central America, Federation of Central America, Greater Republic of Central America, Central American Integration System, SICA, Central America-4 Free Mobility Agreement, CA-4 by speedysnail (Limerick #122036) | In Central America, states
(More than once) would unite with their mates
In brief federations.
Repeatedly, nations
Decided against these shared fates. | Today, Central America refers to the region bounded by Mexico, Colombia, the Caribbean and the Pacific, but at times it has been the name of specific countries. In 1823, what is now the Mexican state of Chiapas and parts of Belize joined the countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua in the United Provinces of Central America, soon renamed the Federal Republic of Central America. Civil war broke out in 1838, and within a few years the federation dissolved. The idea of a united Central America, however, refused to die. In 1852 the Federation of Central America, consisting of Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua, lasted a month; the three countries formed the Greater Republic of Central America from 1896–98; and from June 1921 to January 1922 the same three plus Costa Rica formed a second Federation of Central America.
In 1991, all of Central America apart from Belize created the Central American Integration System (Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana, or SICA), modelled on the EU, which came into effect in 1993; Belize became a full member five years later, and the Dominican Republic in 2013. In 2006, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua signed the Central America-4 Free Mobility Agreement (CA-4), similar to the Schengen Agreement in Europe, enabling freedom of movement within their shared borders. |
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| golden rice by speedysnail (Limerick #122034) | Golden rice provides vitamin A
For deficient consumers. Let's say
That you live in a garret
With nary a carrot:
This gives you enough every day. | |
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| green curry, green curry paste by speedysnail (Limerick #122033) | Used the last of my green curry paste
Cooking Thai tonight, leaving no waste;
Sadly I, in my hurry
To make this green curry,
Neglected to think of its taste. | I mean, it was delicious, but hot. So hot. |
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| get-off-my-lawn by Duncan Stevens (Limerick #122032) | Irascibly, Gramps rambles on:
"Saw my son kiss his boyfriend, Joowan!
Things like that were not done
Back in nineteen-aught-one!"
Grandpa's mindset's all get-off-my-lawn. | get-off-my-lawn: cantankerous or curmudgeonly about changing values and ideas |
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