# Don't we need a limerick? **URL:** \ **Category:** Chatting over the Back Fence\ **Created:** [February 2, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/dont-we-need-a-limerick/26634 "2015-02-02T18:04:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/dont-we-need-a-limerick/26634/1 "2015-02-02T18:04:24Z")
Old Mary, her brain were not wrinkled… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/dont-we-need-a-limerick/26634/2 "2015-02-02T18:25:02Z")
> [@](#): > > On Mon 02 Feb 2015 04:04:24 PM CST, Mary Wood wrote: > > Old Mary, her brain were not wrinkled… Maybe it’s a sign that she forgot she had tinkled… – Cheers Malcolm °¿° LFCS, SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 13.2 (Harlequin) (x86\_64) GNOME 3.14.0 Kernel 3.16.7-7-desktop If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface, please show your appreciation and click on the star below… Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/dont-we-need-a-limerick/26634/3 "2015-02-02T19:19:39Z")
On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:25:02 +0000, malcolmlewis wrote: [color=blue] > > [@](#): > > > > On Mon 02 Feb 2015 04:04:24 PM CST, Mary Wood wrote: > > > > Old Mary, her brain were not wrinkled… > > Maybe it’s a sign that she forgot she had tinkled…[/color] She got up to say – Jim Henderson, CNA6, CDE, CNI, LPIC-1, CLA10, CLP10 Novell/SUSE/NetIQ Knowledge Partner ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/dont-we-need-a-limerick/26634/4 "2015-02-02T19:34:19Z")
On 2/2/2015 11:19 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:[color=blue] > On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:25:02 +0000, malcolmlewis wrote: > [color=green] > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > On Mon 02 Feb 2015 04:04:24 PM CST, Mary Wood wrote: > > > > > > Old Mary, her brain were not wrinkled… > > > > Maybe it’s a sign that she forgot she had tinkled…[/color] > > She got up to say > > [/color] > “I’ve quite lost my way” ---
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On 2/2/2015 11:34 AM, Mary Wood wrote:[color=blue] > On 2/2/2015 11:19 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:[color=green] > > > On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:25:02 +0000, malcolmlewis wrote: > > [color=darkred] > > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > > > On Mon 02 Feb 2015 04:04:24 PM CST, Mary Wood wrote: > > > > > > > > Old Mary, her brain were not wrinkled… > > > > > > Maybe it’s a sign that she forgot she had tinkled…[/color] > > > > She got up to say > > > > [/color] > > “I’ve quite lost my way”[/color] > > “That’s enough for today” ? ---
**Author:** ![kgroneman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f1d935/32.png) [@kgroneman](https://forums.suse.com/u/kgroneman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/dont-we-need-a-limerick/26634/6 "2015-02-03T00:16:27Z")
And to the cleaning lady her eyes twinkled. – Kim - 2/2/2015 3:16:13 PM ---
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Malcolmlewis, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick\_%28poetry%29](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick_%28poetry%29) - please check the syllable count 🙂 – Shaun Pond newly reminted as a Knowledge Professional ---
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Kgroneman, please see my message to Malcolm 🙂 – Shaun Pond newly reminted as a Knowledge Professional ---
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On 2/3/2015 1:54 AM, Shaun Pond wrote:[color=blue] > Malcolmlewis, > > [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick\_(poetry)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick_%28poetry%29) - please check the > syllable count 🙂 > [/color] > Oh, Shaun, I’m so glad you’re here to keep us honest. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/dont-we-need-a-limerick/26634/10 "2015-02-03T18:21:30Z")
Mary, it almost hurts to read the lines with incorrect scansion… some of us put effort into making sure they’re funny _and_ correct 😉 – Shaun Pond newly reminted as a Knowledge Professional ---
**Author:** ![kgroneman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f1d935/32.png) [@kgroneman](https://forums.suse.com/u/kgroneman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/dont-we-need-a-limerick/26634/11 "2015-02-03T20:23:06Z")
I live to break rules. – Kim - 2/3/2015 11:22:56 AM ---
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Kgroneman, …and hearts 🙂 – Shaun Pond newly reminted as a Knowledge Professional ---
**Author:** ![kgroneman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f1d935/32.png) [@kgroneman](https://forums.suse.com/u/kgroneman)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/dont-we-need-a-limerick/26634/13 "2015-02-04T18:22:10Z")
It goes without saying. So I didn’t. – Kim - 2/4/2015 9:22:00 AM ---
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> [@](#): > > On Wed 04 Feb 2015 04:22:10 PM CST, kgroneman wrote: > > It goes without saying. So I didn’t. But I’m flouting the rules. Just to win it. – Cheers Malcolm °¿° LFCS, SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 13.2 (Harlequin) (x86\_64) GNOME 3.14.0 Kernel 3.16.7-7-desktop If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface, please show your appreciation and click on the star below… Thanks! ---
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Malcolmlewis, but chicks come home to roost – Shaun Pond newly reminted as a Knowledge Professional ---
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> Old Mary, her brain were not wrinkled… > Or furrowed or folded or crinkled. > Her brain was so smooth, > It’s features so soothed, > That the surface of it fairly twinkled! – Susan Novell Community Chat Moderator [http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq\_rules](http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq_rules) [http://www.ncci.org](http://www.ncci.org) NCCIrregulars Web Site [https://www.facebook.com/groups/NCCIrregulars](https://www.facebook.com/groups/NCCIrregulars) Please read the following before posting in here: [http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy](http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy) ---
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There was an old man named Pond, who thought his friend Kim was blonde. He pointed out error, Kim shrunk back in terror, and thought of how best to respond. – Kim - 2/5/2015 1:05:22 PM ---
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On Thu, 05 Feb 2015 20:10:10 GMT, “kgroneman” [kgroneman@novell.com](mailto:kgroneman@novell.com) wrote: [color=blue] > There was an old man named Pond, > who thought his friend Kim was blonde. > He pointed out error, > Kim shrunk back in terror, > and thought of how best to respond.[/color] 🙂 ---
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Kgroneman, Shaun has an old friend, name of Kim whose rhymes are quite often just grim but Shaun doesn’t mind he’s really quite kind and doesn’t make fun of the dim – Shaun Pond newly reminted as a Knowledge Professional ---
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On 06/02/2015 08:54, Shaun Pond wrote: [color=blue] > Shaun has an old friend, name of Kim > whose rhymes are quite often just grim > but Shaun doesn’t mind > he’s really quite kind > and doesn’t make fun of the dim[/color] ## Simon knows both Kim and Shaun, their limericks just make him yawn but Simon’s okay and lets them play. It’s better than them surfing porn! Simon Novell Knowledge Partner * * * ## If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface, please show your appreciation and click on the star below. Thanks. [Next page](https://forums.suse.com/t/dont-we-need-a-limerick/26634.md?page=2)