NATURE BOY
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2013-02-10 10:20 PM |
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There once was a street we called State
Used to host many businesses great
But the store-fronts that came
Are now corporate same
And we shop at the stores that we hate.
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COMMENT 373020P
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2013-02-10 10:21 PM |
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beauty surrounds us / ocean is glistening blue / serenity now
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MESA
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2013-02-10 10:22 PM |
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oh, sorry!!! i thought you said haiku.... ooops!
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COMMENT 373023P
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2013-02-10 10:32 PM |
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These rhymes are a bit forced, and tis a sad tale. A friend who came from Santa Barbara,
Did puff every day on a Marlboro
His lungs, you can guess
Were soon a big mess.
And now I must serve as his pall-bearer.
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NATURE BOY
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2013-02-10 10:57 PM |
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If Santa Barbara, Marlboro, and pall-bearer rhymed, it would work. But...
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MESARATS
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2013-02-10 11:49 PM |
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Good one Nature Boy.
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COMMENT 373033P
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2013-02-11 12:46 AM |
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Santa Barbara is my kind of town.
It makes me feel up when I'm down.
The mountains are fine,
The sunsets devine.
Lucky me, for I'll ne'er sport a frown.
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COMMENT 373034P
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2013-02-11 12:48 AM |
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"divine." silly spell check.
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COMMENT 373037P
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2013-02-11 12:59 AM |
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In Santa Barbara the stars are all out.
By day and by night we do scout.
If by chance we should see
A celebrity free
We all save it later to flout.
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COMMENT 373038P
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2013-02-11 01:11 AM |
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There once was a boy with one thought
Santa Barbara was his chosen spot
To kiss all the girls And hug all the boys
It was great, as he really was hot.
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COMMENT 373044
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2013-02-11 06:33 AM |
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There once was a bum from Saint Babs
Who begged for change and had crabs
He took tourists' money
And thought it so funny
As he dined on his meal of sand dabs
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SBSAND
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2013-02-11 06:50 AM |
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Santa Barbara snuggles the ocean
Nestled between it and it's mother, the mountain
Everyone can see The natural beauty
And can't help but want to move in
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BJGREEN
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2013-02-11 06:54 AM |
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Oh, my kind of town is Saint B!
Twixt the mountains so high and the sea.
I never will leave her
‘Cause I’m a believer
In her quality of life and esprit!
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DIRTYHARRY
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2013-02-11 07:42 AM |
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There once was a town named Santa Barbara,
where many a fine ship weighed anchor in the harbor of.
A man who trimmed hair, opened a quaint shop there, and hence he was known to all he was shown, in that quaint town, as the finest, most desired barber of.
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COMMENT 373061P
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2013-02-11 07:50 AM |
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There once was guy near the Mission Am stuck; can anyone continue?
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COMMENT 373063
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2013-02-11 07:54 AM |
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One day a new Santa Barbarian
Was wondering where on the 'net he can
Find local news,
Cure free ad blues,
T'was told Ed Hat'd make him a merry man!
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COMMENT 373064
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2013-02-11 07:54 AM |
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There once was the village Syuxtun,
where folks danced by the light of the Moon..
But then ships found our coasts & turned us to ghosts,
Now the whole place is headed to ruin...
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COMMENT 373067
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2013-02-11 08:02 AM |
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There once was guy near the Mission
He'd come Santa Barbara for fishin'
But such a fine site
Made the best of fish bite
Somethin' he'd willing go missin' on
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COMMENT 373069
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2013-02-11 08:06 AM |
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Homeless, helpless
What can I do?
I've got all of these bums askin' for a dollar, or two
I must say no and go on my way
Because my employer
A living wage does not pay American Riviera
That's what they say
But after our layoffs
All I smell is decay A small ocean view
I confess I do have
But what good is that
When gas costs $4.02? Negative, whiny
What can I say?
I live in Santa Barbara
Where my bills I can't pay
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COMMENT 373071P
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2013-02-11 08:09 AM |
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There once was a gal from the East Side ....
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COMMENT 373073
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2013-02-11 08:09 AM |
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There once was a guy who lived near the mission,
he lived in Santa Barbara so he practiced attrition,
His friends and lover had all left
he was most certainly bereft
He tried to bring them all back but he was no magician.
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COMMENT 373075P
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2013-02-11 08:11 AM |
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There once was a Lady McCaw
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COMMENT 373079
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2013-02-11 08:19 AM |
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There was a young bum from Nantucket
Who came to St. Babs with his bucket.
To beg for our change,
O'er State Street he'd range,
To non-givers he'd curse, "Oh, go ..."
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COMMENT 373081
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2013-02-11 08:23 AM |
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In these twin towns that love to compete a
choice is made on which street a
homestead is hipper
and the living more chipper
I'm glad I don't live in Goleta
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COMMENT 373082
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2013-02-11 08:24 AM |
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C'mon NATUREBOY it ain't a contest.
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COMMENT 373084P
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2013-02-11 08:27 AM |
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There once was a tourist from L.A.
Who came to Santa Barbara for play
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COMMENT 373087
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2013-02-11 08:31 AM |
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I came to StaBarb with this dude
Who likes when I dance in the nude
So I work at the Rhino
And life is just fine-o
But some of these guys are so rude!
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COMMENT 373097
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2013-02-11 08:46 AM |
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It once was a sleepy beach town whose ambiance garnered renown and now all that's left are the rich or bereft or the middle class left with a frown
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JMAC
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2013-02-11 08:47 AM |
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There once was a saint called Barbara,
Her mountains surrounded her harbra,
But then climate changed,
Her sand rearranged,
So again we can surf at Bacara.
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JMAC
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2013-02-11 09:05 AM |
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That last one was my husband's, but mine's better: There once was a beautiful town,
Where red tile and stucco abound,
It's a heavenly spot,
But the best thing we've got:
Everything Daily Happening Around Town!
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COMMENT 373122
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2013-02-11 09:08 AM |
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There once was a site called ed-hat
Fire season was where it was at
But the nanny came around
Brought conversation to the ground
Now snark rules all of our chat
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COMMENT 373132
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2013-02-11 09:15 AM |
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You win, Nature Boy!
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COMMENT 373137
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2013-02-11 09:22 AM |
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Well I came to StaBarb with this dude
Who likes when I dance in the nude
So I work at the Rhino
And life is just fine
Oh, but some of these guys are so rude! There, that's what I meant to say, and I think it reads better---don't you?
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COMMENT 373138
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2013-02-11 09:23 AM |
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A homeless guy in S.B.
Was bathing in his own pee
Helene Schneider
Said we should be kinder
And now he lives next door to me
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COMMENT 373147
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2013-02-11 09:30 AM |
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I was a goody two shoes from 30 minutes south
when at 11 my mom divorced my dad what a louse.
I was sad cause my new friends were loco but was happy for two summers at Ranch Oso! I woke up surrounded by boots and more
for the poor girls could not stand my snore!
A boy even liked me and he was kinda cute
but a girl got jealous and stole my loot.
For since I was five I asked for a horse
and when told; search: it was for an appy of course! I found the perfect most beautiful horse he was only nine
and when a nice stall and corral was found, he was mine!
Alas the girl next door was an expert rider even gymkhana
ditching me on her bay arabian mare sauna.
I learned how to ride a young high-strung mount
and only fell three or four times if I count.
I didn't have a saddle and only a wisp of a mane
but hide and seek was the name of the game.
Our trails were narrow and winded around
and there was just me and busy no other sound....
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COMMENT 373151
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2013-02-11 09:37 AM |
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137 - Your first one adheres more properly to an accurate limerick format which requires specific rhyming lines and number of syllables.
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FLICKA
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2013-02-11 09:39 AM |
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Some really talented posters! Thanks, enjoyed them. Didn't enjoy a spelling correction to a poster who made a typo. Good gravy, does it make people feel better to pick away at others? Just putting salve on their own insecurities, I think.
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ARCHIE
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2013-02-11 09:49 AM |
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There once was a city so fair
everyone wished they were there
even the people climbing the steeple
found no place that could compare
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COMMENT 373201P
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2013-02-11 10:36 AM |
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Can't think of a second line: "There once was an Edhat snarker"
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COMMENT 373212
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2013-02-11 10:54 AM |
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@201
there once was an edhat snarker
without a handle as a marker
they hide in plain site
with grammar a fright
nanny makes edhat much darker
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COMMENT 373227P
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2013-02-11 11:24 AM |
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Good 202 - very funny. Excellent,
signed 201 and never a snarker.
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MESAJIM
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2013-02-11 11:29 AM |
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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Santa Barbara's ugly,
Don't move here.
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COMMENT 373245P
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2013-02-11 11:53 AM |
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There once was a local called Roger
...
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COMMENT 373246P
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2013-02-11 11:54 AM |
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There once was an Edhat nanny...
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COMMENT 373251P
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2013-02-11 11:59 AM |
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There once was and still is an Edhat nanny
It's said she/he/it has a big derriereee
But never do fear
'Cuz it's just a smear
Against the sibling of Big Brother Jerry
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COMMENT 373254P
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2013-02-11 12:02 PM |
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There once was a lad from Montecito
who was busily chewing on a Frito
------Can anyone help to finish this?
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COMMENT 373264
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2013-02-11 12:11 PM |
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All the trolls can be found at Edhat,
they will comment on any this or that. The don’t have a life and they love to cause strife,
because their brains are the sizes of a gnat.
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COMMENT 373267
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2013-02-11 12:25 PM |
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079 for the win!
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COMMENT 373278P
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2013-02-11 12:59 PM |
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There is a local named Roger
He's proficient but can show a streak of Old Codger
His life experiences net
To introspectively vet
We gain from a man we've not met
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COMMENT 373289P
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2013-02-11 01:21 PM |
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Yay for the limerick including Roger. How about one including the News Press or owner?
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COMMENT 373309
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2013-02-11 02:05 PM |
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There once was a lad from Montecito
who was busily chewing on a Frito.
Can any help gimmick
To finish this limmrick?
I got one, but isn't so neato!
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COMMENT 373312P
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2013-02-11 02:11 PM |
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There was a young girl in "Cito
She turned up her nose at Fritos
Her servant, she insisted
Grind corn unassisted
And make them from scratch to her delight
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MACSCIDOR
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2013-02-11 02:16 PM |
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There once was a mid C A coast
with no freeway or train to boast.
Neal Graffy can name
the people that came
and made Santa Barbara a grand host.
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COMMENT 373320P
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2013-02-11 02:19 PM |
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I cancelled my subscription
Because of shenanigans
Like it's choice of Bill Wallace's photo, for one
I re-newed my subscription
After Wendy took over
It's improvement is bar-none!
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CORKY
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2013-02-11 03:17 PM |
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137, if you add an O to fine, the two lines will finally rhyme.
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CORKY
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2013-02-11 03:22 PM |
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O79 was pretty funny and everyone else needs remember the first two lines rhyme, the next two rhyme and the last rhymes with the first.
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COMMENT 373393
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2013-02-11 05:03 PM |
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There once was a town by the sea,
where they'd party til quarter to three.
Their folks in L.A.
would happily pay
For their "schooling" at UCSB.
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AUNTIE S.
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2013-02-11 06:50 PM |
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|Nature Boy nd 079 are winners in my book. Some of you need Meter Maids
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COMMENT 373475P
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2013-02-11 07:20 PM |
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OP here - thanks to a-l-l who responded. Especially on informal Edhat it's ok to have poetic license. These were fun.
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COMMENT 373488P
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2013-02-11 07:52 PM |
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There once was a girl on East Haley
- - - - Can anyone help with this one?
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COMMENT 373550P
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2013-02-12 01:23 AM |
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A gal on East Haley I knew
Said, What's a woman to do?
Should I take money
to be someone's honey,
or - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ? Couldn't quite figure out the last line, maybe someone else can finish this one?
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REXOFSB
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2013-02-12 11:09 AM |
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Wendy McCaw, it is true,
Was a highly unlikable shrew.
She said to VonWeezle,
"You parasite measle,
"I OWN you, now fire the crew."
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COMMENT 373781
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2013-02-12 03:19 PM |
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The Cliff Room, The Press Room, then Sharkeez,
The Neighborhood, Brewco, and Monty's,
On to Mels and then Joes,
A quick stop at Jimboz,
Then back to the Sportsman for more, please.
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COMMENT 373832
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2013-02-12 04:58 PM |
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@550P
A gal on East Haley I knew
Said, What's a woman to do?
Should I take money
to be someone's honey,
especially since I'm a dude?
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COMMENT 374140
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2013-02-13 04:58 PM |
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OK I just read through each and every one of these so-called limericks, and ALL BUT ONE fails to follow one or more rules regarding limerick making (metering, syllables, rhyming, etc). Congrats 781.
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COMMENT 374151P
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2013-02-13 06:02 PM |
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Congrats and thanks to all who contributed whether it followed the Rules of limericks or not. Mostly, these were fun reading.
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COMMENT 374192P
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2013-02-13 08:44 PM |
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@140: There is no @781. I see several limericks here that meet all the criteria--rhyming, pentameter, etc.
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COMMENT 374256
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2013-02-14 07:48 AM |
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192P - 781 refers to 373781, just a few posts away from yours. And name ONE limerick here, other than 781, that strictly follows limerick rules, and I'll tell you why it doesn't.
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