Fun With Limericks

"There once was a man from Nantucket

Who kept all his cash in a bucket.

    But his daughter, named Nan,

    Ran away with a man

And as for the bucket, Nantucket."

-Dayton Voorhees

"There once was a Tech grade named Hale,

Whose humorous typing would fail.

As his friends got older,

They used a spam folder

To filter March Madness email."

-Stuart Downs

"I was stressed from some really tight parking,

And was just to myself remarking,

How I wished I could hear,

Some words filled with cheer,

Thanks friend it's sorted, and now I'm embarking."

-Val Garza

I am no limerick aficionado, nor do I have any skills in writing them, but their presence today was a huge blessing. 

The first one is the original version of the famous Nantucket limerick series. It has since been altered for a different kind of humor, but the brilliance of the original is not to be overlooked. It randomly came up in conversation for me on Tuesday night, but I felt it was appropriate to include here.

The second one was a result of an email thread that I was involved in regarding the 2018 NCAA College Basketball Tournament, frequently referred to as "March Madness." The email group is involved in a bracket challenge, and the group organizer is named Hale. That should be enough context.

The third one came from my friend, Val, who could easily be a professional limerick writer if that were actually a thing. Maybe it is. If you know of any openings, let her know or tell me and I'll pass it on. Regardless, that was her response to me sending her the limerick about Hale this morning based on her own circumstances. 

I hope they were all pleasing to you as they were for me.