Did you know that limericks, those innocent little stanzas we wrote in elementary school, are actually often intended to be erotic? Naughty? Filthy? Perverted?
Okay, many of us have heard the one about the man from Nantucket. It was the source of much shock and giggling when I was a teen, even though I don’t think I knew the entire limerick until I was quite a bit older and read it graffitied onto a bathroom stall.
For some reason, though, I though it was an outlier, and that most limericks were similar to my personal favorite about the lady from Niger:
There was a young lady of Niger
Who smiled as she rode on a tiger;
They returned from the ride
With the lady inside,
And the smile on the face of the tiger.
Brilliant, right?
But on Saturday I found this hardcover (dare I say “hardcore”?) book at a garage sale. Now, I’m going to be honest. I did NOT read the small print on the cover. I just noted the repetition of the word Limerick, and thought, “What fun!”
Only when I got home and began reading the limericks inside did I realize that every single one was naughty. Aha! That’s why one should always read the small print.
Complete and Unexpurgated. Yep. Sure is.
I wanted to share one with my readers, but it took me awhile to find an example that wasn’t so offensive that I’d lose followers.
Out of 1700 limericks, the one above was one of the less bawdy.
So what do I do with this 517 page book? I figure it’ll make a great gag gift in just the right setting, or maybe I’ll keep it to give my grandkids a shock when they have to clean out my belongings someday. I’ll bookmark it with a pair of tassels and really make them wonder.
Peace, people
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Or…you might have gained some new followers!! Lol
Now I want to get my hands on this book. 😀😂
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Ha!
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Sounds like the perfect book to read with Studly whilst setting near a cozy fire on a steamy winter evening… 😉
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Ha! I’ve read a few of them aloud and he didn’t seem amused.
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Of course you never opened it….
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I should have! I wonder if I’d still have bought it if I’d realized how bawdy it is.
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HA HA HA xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx A lady like you? NEVAH x
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Shhh! Don’t tell anyone.
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My lips are sealed x
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The tassels will be a great effect! 😉
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A nice souvenir to remember their Nana by.
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Lol!
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There once was a woman from Salina……
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So – had you read the small print you wouldn’t have bought it? 🙂
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Maybe not! But, we’ll never know now.
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🙂
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I used to go to this amazing Irish pub on nights that had a singer and his most popular songs were these insanely dirty, funny limericks set to music. ALWAYS the entire audience would be singing along. It was seriously some of the most fun I’ve ever had.
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Now I have a mission to find such a pub.
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It is well worth the effort if you can find a place like where I used to go.
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