May/June 2021 Limerick Laughs Winner and Runners-up
These limericks submitted by readers are purr-ty tweet.
These limericks submitted by readers are purr-ty tweet.
Subway riders were doing their thing Holding on to the straphanger ring, So engrossed with their lives To and from nine-to-fives Only one person noticed it’s spring! Congratulations to Ronald Levinsky of South Salem, New York, who won $25 for his colorful limerick describing this George Hughes cover illustration from our March 28, 1953, […]
Sally was shocked at the notion She’d wasted her love and emotion On someone so silly As ten-timing Billy. “I’m only one drop in an ocean!” Congratulations to Michael Chanatry of Centerville, Ohio, who won $25 for his fun limerick describing this cover illustration by Henry Hintermeister from the February 1938 issue of Country […]
Enjoy the winning poems from our November/December 2020 limerick contest
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Read the winning limerick from our July/August 2020 Limerick Laughs contest.
Enjoy the top entries from the May/June 2020 Limerick Laughs Contest, based on a classic 1959 cover illustration by Kurt Ard.
Read the best entries from our March/April limerick contest, based on a classic cover from W.D. Stevens.
Read the best entries from our January/February 2020 limerick contest, based on a classic cover from Norman Rockwell.
Old mem’ries of childhood recalling, “Giddyup,” the old man began bawling. It was quite a tableau As he rocked to and fro, Unaware little Jim could be falling. Congratulations to Jan Sasek of Antelope, California, who won $25 for this fun limerick describing Norman Rockwell’s December 16, 1933, cover illustration. If you’d like to […]
Read the fun limericks from our latest contest winner and runners-up and enter next month’s limerick challenge!
Read all the limericks from our latest contest winner and runners-up and enter next month’s limerick challenge!
Flowers and candy and such Are such a magnanimous touch. Your look is quite spiffy; Your ears, though, are iffy; Writing “nibble me” is simply too much! Congratulations to Lorraine Ray of Aiken, South Carolina! She wins $25 for her fun limerick describing this Frances Tipton Hunter illustration. If you’d like to enter […]
“Forget it!” his buddies told Fred. “Not till I get one!” he said. After hours of fishing And hoping and wishing All he caught was a cold in his head. Congratulations to Joyce Petrichek of Finleyville, Pennsylvania! For her fishy limerick describing this August 31, 1946, cover illustration by Constantin Alajálov, she wins $25. […]
When proposing he’ll make a big scene Like an actor on some silver screen. So she’d better think twice: Life might not be so nice If she’s married to this drama queen! Congratulations to Brian Federico of Clyde, New York! He wins $25 for his witty limerick describing this Frederic Stanley illustration. If you’d […]
The best-tasting turkeys on earth Are hand-salted daily from birth. They taste of a brine And pair well with white wine. The salt even adds to their girth. Congratulations to Jennifer Glancy of Alexandria, Virginia! For her limerick describing this J.F. Kernan illustration, she wins $25 and our gratitude for a job well done. If […]