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[Mighty Midget]

(I post this here, coz the Art section didn't seem right, and the games/competition won't allow polls.)

The idea is: Write as many limericks you want here, and by the end of next month, we'll all vote for the best one. I will open a poll with the names of the participants. Then you will select ONE limerick you think deserves 1st place, and you will vote for the writer. I'm sorry there won't be any prizes attached but just think of the fame and glory you'll enjoy for eons to come.

A Limerick: is a 5 line joke in the shape of a poem structured like this:

1st, 2nd and 5th line have 9 syllables, or at least a 9 syllable feel to them. These 3 lines must rhyme.
(another definition is that these lines must fit into a 3 beat pattern)

3rd and 4th line have 5 syllables or a 5 syllable feel. These 2 lines must rhyme.
(or, they must fit into a 2 beat pattern)

So: The rhyme structure will be

A-A-B-B-A

Next:
The first line must point to a person and end with a place name.
The fifth line must have the punch-line

Does this sound simple enough for you to have a go at it?

Ok, I'll post some and I hope you will follow up with yours:

There was a goon from Tipperary
Who boasted that his chest was hairy
But all of the rest
Knew he was a jest
Yeah, all of us knew he's a fairy

This old man from Dublin Town
He was a man of some reknown
His name traveled far
From tavern to bar
He's Boozy, the Dead Drunken Clown

This Lady from Ol' New Orleans
She thought her the Queen of queens
She spent all her years
On Whisky and beer
Now she's quick to slip out of her jeans