Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Aussie Allen Shares a Limerick.

and for God's sake
don't use a cute photo
of a koala or a roo
for my graphic!
Saw your g'day the other day. Thanks for noticing. A mate sent me a link to your page and I've been enjoying reading up.

Since you've set aside a whole day for "others," I thought I'd share a limerick I remember from school.

There once was a proffie from Perth,
whose bottom required great berth.
One day just like thunder,
Air roared out of down under,
And her students weren't long for this earth.

There are many far worse. Enjoy your day!

23 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 22, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    Dirty limericks! I remember them from being a kid. Farting is funny, no matter where it happens.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 22, 2013 at 10:00 AM

    I heard limerick and assumed it'd be a lot dirtier...haha.

    This was cute.

    Was the original limerick word "proffie?" No way. Is proffie used in other countries? I assumed that Cal or Fab made it up.

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    1. Contingent CassandraOctober 22, 2013 at 10:33 AM

      I like both the limerick, and Darla's lexicographic question. And I'll add a science one: do larger posteriors necessarily produce larger amounts of gas? It's one of those things that seems logical, until you think about the actual anatomical parts involved. I'm not sure there's any reason for there to be a correlation.

      Also, what in the world *is* that thing in the photograph? It looks like a camel around the nose and eyes, but the rest looks like -- a wombat? a kangaroo?

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  3. Contingent CassandraOctober 22, 2013 at 10:35 AM

    And I'd love to hear more about how the Aussie higher ed system functions (and/or dysfunctions).

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  4. Wicked Walter from WaxahachieOctober 22, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    Any limerick is funny.

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    1. Wicked Walter from WaxahachieOctober 22, 2013 at 10:50 AM

      gotta be a kangaroo

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    2. Sawyer in Student ServicesOctober 22, 2013 at 11:04 AM

      I'm guessing wallaby.

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    3. AnonymousOctober 22, 2013 at 11:24 AM

      It seems to have huge feet. And you know what they say about kangaroos and big feet.

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    4. AnonymousOctober 22, 2013 at 11:24 AM

      And how many hours is it ahead in Australia? I just sold a rare guitar to a guy in Brisbane and have to confirm shipping. Does Allen know him?

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    5. AnonymousOctober 22, 2013 at 11:38 AM

      What kind of guitar?

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    6. AnonymousOctober 22, 2013 at 11:39 AM

      It's 1:38 am TOMORROW in Brisbane. Of course if he's buying guitars he'll be at a gig, opening up for Men at Work.

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    7. StrelnikovOctober 22, 2013 at 12:02 PM

      Crazzy, man, Crazzy.

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    8. AnonymousOctober 22, 2013 at 2:43 PM

      Hiram, it's a 62 Fender Jaguar. It's beat to hell but still lovely.

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    9. Prof PanglossOctober 22, 2013 at 3:35 PM

      I used to play rare guitar

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    10. The Contemplative CynicOctober 22, 2013 at 4:35 PM

      Alpaca?

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  5. AnonymousOctober 22, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    This is the only limerick I know about educational matters (I had to Google it):

    Said an ape as he swung by his tail,
    To his offspring both female and male,
    "From your offspring, my dears,
    In a couple of years,
    May evolve a professor at Yale.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 22, 2013 at 12:09 PM

    There once was a proffie named Yaro,
    with the song and the ease of a sparrow.
    He took for a wife,
    one who bettered his life.
    Said he, "She's the wheel to my barrow."

    stole the last line from an old Yaro post...

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