Dessa är inte mina, men jag har en viss förkärlek för dem, och om inte jag hade väl nån annan känt sig tvungen.
There was a young man from Japan
Whose verses would never quite scan
When told this was so
He replied, yes I know
But I always try to fit as many words in the last line as I possibly can.
&...
There once was a girl from Peru
Whose limericks stopped at line two.
Och den här hade jag som min location tills alldeles nyss:
I once knew a man from Verdun.
För att ni inte ska känna er för lurade, så
There once was a plumber of Leigh
Who was plumbing a maid by the sea
Said the maid, - Cease your plumbing,
I think someone's coming!
Said the plumber, still plumbing, - It's me.