I’ve written some pretty dreadful limericks over the years, but this one is okay, I believe. According to Wikipedia, a pure limerick is defined by its AABBA rhyming scheme and by a bawdy nature. I must say I can’t remember producing an off-color limerick; remember, Arlo & Janis is a newspaper comic, after all. However, that’s why I have you people! I can rely on you to give almost anything a bawdy spin.
Food for Thought
By Jimmy Johnson
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66 responses to “Food for Thought”
Jimmy,
It’s Tax day! (excuse the extension) my state extended the filing date but NOT for paying estimated payments.
The limerick packs laughs anatomical,
Into a space really quit economical.
But the good ones I’ve seen,
So seldom are clean.
And the clean ones are seldom comical.
The limerick form is complex,
Its topics run chiefly to sex.
It burgeons with virgins,
And masculine urgens,
And sundry erotic effects.
“However, that’s why I have you people! I can rely on you to give almost anything a bawdy spin.”
I’m sorry, Mr. Johnson, but you must have us confused with some other group of people. 😀
Just to be annoying, there are 9 syllables in the first and third “A” section, but 10 in the second. 🙂
Limericks don’t have to be bawdy. Take a look at OEDILF.com — The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form.
“Who me?”- Alfred E. Newman
Isaac Asimov, was a brilliant essayist ad science fiction God, was most proud of his bawdy limericks. He published at least five volumes of them.
No, me- Jackie Monies
Is anyone else still experiencing name switching here?
It happens on my phone and both tablets now.. Random no patterns.
(This is reallyJackie)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYb_nqU_43w
Bet this will ring a bell with Jimmy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MED3EFeFJ5U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAL9W3rNdvo
See if you can work this one out:–
There was a young curate of Salisbury
Whose antics were quite halisbury-scalisbury:
He’d walk around Hampshire
Without any pampshire
Till his Bishop said he must walisbury.
(If you have trouble, ask an English person.)
And one of my own, beautifully illustrated:–
http://gsidlethoughts.blogspot.com/
And one of my own, artfully illustrated:–
http://gsidlethoughts.blogspot.com/
If I hit post comment and I don’t see my post show up, I just wait. It eventually appears.
At my age (same as Jimmy’s) I ought to have more patience, Kerry!
Jimmy, thank you for todays Small Touches. I totally concur.
Love, Jackie Monies
JAckie, I wholeheartedly agree. An instant classic A&J.
Steve Parks, thanks for the linnericks!
Jackie (who instantly changed to Kerry?)
It looks good on you. -Kerry
You’re welcome, Kerry (and/or Jackie). I’m afraid there’s a lot more nonsense where those came from 🙂
JJ- It seems the more risque the strip – the more positive the comments
I erased Kerry but here I am back as Kerry! I will erease again, I do!
Read the linmerick jokes and poems about 4.30 a.m. and went back to sleep. GUESS what I was doing in my sleep? Writing limmericks!
All I remember started ^There was an old lady in Eufaula”. I have no idea what rhymed, it is prounounced U-Fa-La like in Christmas song chorus Fa-La-La.
Jackie Monies
The lady from Eufala may have been named Paula. As the years passed, instead of growing, she got smaula!
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I leave the exact words & meter to you.
Ref the 4-16-21 real-time cartoon: Yeah well, I do that all the time, and all I get is my hand slapped. What’s wrong with all those women I run into on the street, anyway? 😀
I think today’s cartoon about Small Touches should be made into a poster and posted in the offices of Marriage Counselors. Hey Jimmy – another revenue stream!
The next time he does t-shirts, that should be on one!
Today’s strip touched home. That’s how my late wife and I made a high school sweethearts marriage last 5 kids and 58 years.
Pound for pound, terriers seem to be scarier than bears?
https://www.ksl.com/article/50148239/have-you-seen-this-more-bearpocalypse-warnings-and-im-not-even-sorry
TruckerRon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2RXVHCCces
Ref the 4-17-21 real-time cartoon: There’s an app for that!?!? What is it…”iWetNakedAndThirsty”?
By the way, the name of my next rock band will be Wet Naked & Thirsty.