| alae, ala by a.groovymind (Limerick #58956) | In a myth about hubris (or brass),
Bold Icarus bid to surpass
The birds of the air,
A feat of great dar-
ing, but then lost his alae, alas! | alae (AY-lee), singular ala (AY-luh): wings
See SheilaB's Daedalus for more on the myth. |
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| Dingle Peninsula, Dingle by bearybp (Limerick #58955) | "It's a land mass," geography browsers
Say drily, but Irish carousers,
In pubs where they mingle,
Will tell you, "The Dingle
Peninsula's found in my trousers!" |
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| as, asses, decussis by EdRush (Limerick #58954) | Pliny's Romans knew one copper piece
As an as, but a little increase
Of one's fortune to ten
And those asses were then
A decussis, so hunger could cease. | The as was a copper coin and the monetary unit in ancient Rome. A coin worth ten asses was a decussis (deh-CUSS-iss). Since ten is represented by X, this spawned the verb decussare, meaning to divide in the form of an X or intersect. See also decussate. |
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| Anglican chant by EdRush (Limerick #58953) | This old music is simple, it's clear,
And I smile when it reaches my ear.
With an Anglican chant
In the air, I just can't
Help but think it exquisitely dear. | Anglican chant is a scheme of meter and harmony for singing psalms, canticles, or other religious prose, derived from Gregorian chant by the Anglican Church. |
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| brew by EdRush (Limerick #58952) | A brewer while brewing at Crewe
Found a mouse in a vat of his brew.
This great rodent taste
He promptly displaced,
Lest the other beers need some mice, too! | With apologies to the anonymous creator of the famed "A diner while dining at Crewe..." |
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| chickadee by thaivic (Limerick #58951) | "Chickadee," he would coo to Mae West,
But old W. C. was a pest.
After filming she flew
To find pastures anew.
With wry Fields she was less than impressed. | "My little chickadee" is a term of affection popularized by W. C. Fields. The 1940 film (of that title) was their only on-screen collaboration. Miss West was less than pleased when they were given equal credit on the screenplay (it is said that he only contributed one scene). They never worked together again. |
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| cut a check, cut a cheque by Roger Vick and Bob Dvorak (Limerick #58950) | Financing this mansion is iffy,
But the neighborhood's tranquil and spiffy.
Its resplendent appeal
Says "Let's work out a deal."
We could cut you a check in a jiffy. | cut a check: a fairly common phrase in the U.S. and Canada meaning to prepare (write) a check |
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| diva by Jeff Foster (Limerick #58949) | A diva who's starring in Carmen
Has an ego that's truly alarmin'.
She has bodyguards stay
To restrain Don José —
A precaution she can't see the harm in. | |
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| declaration by Jeff Foster (Limerick #58948) | A bookworm made clarification
Of his mumbled, misheard declaration
To a gossip-starved crowd:
"Yes, I'm certainly proud —
Of my textual orientation." |
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| Dionysus by Jeff Foster (Limerick #58947) | The ancient Greek god Dionysus
Has a 21st-century crisis:
As he pimps sex and booze,
He must urge that you use
Moderation at modern-day prices. | |
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