Well the limericks are in, and let me tell you, there are some doozies out there! Before we vote, however, let’s lay down some ground rules…
- No trying to cheat the polling system (obviously).
- Each computer (and perhaps each household, depending on how your home network is set up), will only have one vote. So make sure your family decides who to vote for together!
- You are allowed to vote for yourself – but only if you truly like your limerick the best. We’re an honest bunch, right?
- The polling ends 11pm EST Wednesday night (no more of this “midnight” stuff… )
- Oh yeah, and the Willi get at least one vote…
- Any ties will be broken randomly, by drawing names out of a hat. (We reserve the right to substitute a pot or a basket if a suitable hat cannot be found.)
- Lastly, this is our first contest/giveaway – so please bear with us! The “democratic” aspect of this contest makes it fun, but it also provides a few unique issues (see Mr. Darcy’s comment on the limerick post). If you have any comments, suggestions, or ideas for structuring any future giveaways, please let us know!
Click the “more” link to read the amusing entries and vote!
#1
Andy, the son
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
Whose voice was unusually shrill
Whenever he spoke,
the windows–they broke
And glass figurines he did kill.
#2
Tricia
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
Who served his fair king with great will
He sleuthed out some clews
And uncovered a rouse
So Bill’s purse did the king gladly fill
#3
Sir Josh
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
His purse he needed to fill
He went on a quest
Got a wound to the chest
And hurriedly wrote his will
#4
One Sorry Poet
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
documenting history was his thrill.
He had quite a knack,
which pleased his buddy Jack
Read all about it in Elias’s will!
#5
plautustheplatypus
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
Who charged at a distant windmill
Because he charged hard
He was thoroughly jarred
And set about writing his will.
#6
JBR
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
Of talent in him there was totally nil
He sat down and cried,
And to himself he sighed,
“I’m afraid there’s no hope for me still.”
#7
Collin
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
Who quested long for a pill
The journey was perilous
The knight quite careless
And it, the pill, was worth nil
#8
Miriam Rainwater
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
Who read much from Boudinot’s quill.
While he studied the past
He had to Stand Fast.
Or his dear friend Jack B., some would kill.
#9
Star Dust
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
who went into a forest still
there he did assay
to paint a Monet
but found he lacked sadly in skill.
#10
Esther
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
Who once took a nasty spill
Got stuck in a log wedge
And rolled over the ledge
THERE ONCE WAS a knight named Sir Bill
#11
Mr. Holmes
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
He dreamed of his damsel named Jill
She wanted nothing to do
It made him so blue
That he decided to pursue Lady Lill
#12
Josh Holmes
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
He had a good friend named Sir Phil
They traveled far and wide
Until the day that they died
And they burried them high on the hill
#13
Andrea
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
Who never would his garden till
So the weeds all took over
It became a bed for Rover
And now Bill gets his nutrients from a pill!
#14
Jonathan K.
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
Who a lot of mighty dragons did kill
Who in the dead of night
A dragon he did smite
And there is our champion Sir Bill
#15
Jarrett K.
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
Who was knighted against his wife’s will
The king sent him to war
But he ran home before
He would suffer the wrath of Mrs. Bill.
#16
Matthew K.
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
The thought of living in Spain had it’s thrill
He left home at age twelve
And into swordplay he delved
That’s why Zorro’s ex-name is Sir Bill
#17
Mr. Darcy
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
Who spent each night sleepless until
He fought a duel with the Night
And knocked out all its daylights
With Bill’s Knightly Knock-out Sleeping Pills.
#18
Catherine
There once was a knight named Sir Bill
Who sat secluded upon a hill
With tears in his eyes
For years he had cried
Repentant of his selfish will
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