LIMERICKS AND STUFF By Leigh Collin Brandt

Friday, March 29, 2019

THE TAMBOURLESS TAMBOURINE

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My tambourine doesn't tambour at all, It has a hole in the middle the size of a tether ball, I lost my job in a band, I live mouth...
Saturday, March 23, 2019

WHAT KILLED THE BLOODSUCKER?

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What killed the bloodsucker I found on my arm? What's in my blood that did this fella harm? Was it the 10-year-old champagne? Or, ...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

FARM DATES

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I ate fruits and veggies and bloated up really big, I caught the eye of farm animals like the cow and the pig, I told them I would not d...

THE GAS GIANT PART III

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I finally caught up with the gas giant near Orion's Belt, He had been cloning raisins then, he started to smuggle felt,  In the thir...
Sunday, March 17, 2019

OLD MURPHY LONGED FOR HOME ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY

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Old Murphy thought of his home in Cork far, far away, As he always did after the Ides of March on St. Patrick's Day, Although in Murp...

PURSUIT OF THE GAS GIANT II

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I am hunting down the gas giant for crimes that he's committed, In every galaxy he's passed through the police he has outwitted, ...
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

I PRAY FOR THE VOLE

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There was a vole under the snow, He ate the bark on my trees, the trees died and wouldn't grow, I tried forgiving thoughts but, my t...
Thursday, March 7, 2019

I FROZE MY NOSE

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I froze my nose, Then, off it goes, My new nose is steel, No sunburn, no peal,  I still snore when I doze.
Wednesday, March 6, 2019

WITH NO DEATH STICKS IN THE QUIVER, IT'S FAST DOWN THE RIVER

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My bow has no quiver with death sticks to deliver, I stand harmless in the snow with a shake and a shiver, Along comes a buck with a lar...
Tuesday, March 5, 2019

THE IDES OF MARCH COME THIS WAY

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The Ides Of March come this way, With so many ex-wives I fear I am prey, They have long memories, my wives,  I fear their long knives,...

PLASTIC BEADS FOR MY NEEDS

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I am an investor in plastic beads, They are the savings for my future needs, I know my investment is sound, For they weigh up by the p...
Monday, March 4, 2019

NINE WERE WOLVES AND TEN WERE PIGS

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Nine were wolves and ten were pigs, Nineteen souls dancing four-legged jigs, The wolves made their call, The pigs could only bawl, T...
Friday, March 1, 2019

A RIDE ON THE PRISE

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I took a trip in a spacecraft called Private Enterprise, The smallness of Earth really opened my eyes, I then threw up my spaghetti, T...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

AI MEANS COFFEE MAKER GOODBYE

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I upgraded my coffee maker so it now has AI, If the coffee tastes bad I can ask the coffee maker"why?" Then, one sobering day,...

TWO STRAWBERRIES WALKED INTO A BAR

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Two strawberries walked into a bar for some rye, A man with a bag of rhubarb gave them the eye, The man then rolled out some dough, Th...

THE FEBRUARY BRIGHT LIGHT

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On the last day of February I saw something yellow and bright, Then, a voice beyond the grave said, "walk into the light,"  Th...
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

TWO DEER WALKED INTO A BAR

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Two deer walked into a bar, They wondered who owned the red car, It had run down their bud Jack, The driver didn't even look back,...
Monday, February 25, 2019

I DREAM NO SNOW BUT, WHAT WILL I REAP?

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I dream of long, long ago, When I was not buried in all this snow, When the sun gave off a warm, golden glow, And, heating my home did...
Sunday, February 24, 2019

AN ANGEL PLAYING IN THE SNOW

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I thought I saw an angel out playing in the snow, Alas, it was just a neighbor trying to get his blower to blow, I'd loan him my sno...

WINTER LEGEND OF THE SUN

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People talk about a hot star called the sun, It's just a legend told to children for fun, For the gale winds full of snow, Is all ...

A VOLE IN THE HOLE

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A little vole climbed into my ear hole and ate my brains like candy, After the feast, that little beast relaxed with a fine glass of brand...

TIGHT PAIN

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Poor old Mitchel lacked in brights, That's why he wore too tight his tights, Fed to his brain, Was constant pain, Worse than his...

A BACKWOODS HELLO

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In the backwoods the language of gunfire go, If a bullet hits you it means one thing; a miss means hello, Don't bother to run, For...
Saturday, February 23, 2019

MY BANDCAMP DAYS WHEN I WAS 8 YEAR OLD

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I went to band camp and got spanked on the rear, It was because I didn't know Brahms'  birthday was near, Then, I got a hot show...
Monday, February 11, 2019

THE FUTURIST

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I don't think there is any truth hidden deep within a dream, Nor do I think future signs ride through space on a sunbeam, I don'...
Saturday, January 5, 2019

CHRISTMAS TOYS ARE ALL BROKE BUT, MY BIRTHDAY COMES NEXT

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It's been only six days and I've broken up all my toys, I guess I should not have been on Santa's list of good boys, Now, my...
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

SKILLS VS. BILLS

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I went to a school to get me some skills, But, the school just took all of my one dollar bills, Now, it's worse than before, I am ...
Thursday, December 6, 2018

THE PONTOON VIKING

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On my pontoon boat I went raiding with Vikings, We plundered Russia, and England and France, Now to the rough life I've taken the li...
Saturday, December 1, 2018

THE SPIDER ROYAL RIVALRY

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Vanderbilt was the spider king, He knew so cause he had the royal ring, But, he got caught in a web, Spun by his big sister Deb, Now, sh...
Friday, November 16, 2018

ASTRONAUT FLAGELLANT GAS

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I was an astronaut who passed flagellant gasses, Which disturbed the gravitational masses, So, they sent me out the airlock, Where the...
Sunday, November 11, 2018

JOHN'S COLORED GUN POWDER COLLECTION

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John collected colored gun powder because it was pretty, He displayed the powder in clear jars to tell guests he was witty, But, John...
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

MY GROCER, HIGH PRICES AND ME

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I went to the grocer but his prices were high, I said with my small budget those prices wouldn't fly, The grocer said, "my costs ...
Monday, November 5, 2018

ELECTION GOAL LIMERICK

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Most in the press make the wrong assumption, They think we want government destroyed by revolt and injunction, But, just listen please, P...
Tuesday, October 23, 2018

THE BLUE SKY RAIN BLUES

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The rain poured down from a sky that was blue, There wasn't a cloud so I thought the rain was untrue, But, right overhead, An air ...
Monday, October 22, 2018

A VAMPIRE IN MY CARPET

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When I walked through my carpet my bare feet got lots of bites, I was not sure if they were ticks or fleas or maybe spider mites, I went...
Friday, October 19, 2018

WATER UNDER THE MOP

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I finds this bucket I can use with my mop, So, on the floor soapy water over bucket I slop,  But, the water seemed thick, And, my floo...
Thursday, October 18, 2018

COFFEE RATS

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In my coffee I found nuggets colored brown, And, I bought my coffee when I was downtown, Now, the nuggets had a rat flavor, Like feces...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018

PREDICTABLE FARM

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I did not spray the almond tree, I did not wash the goose, I did not pick the tomato worms, I did not spay the spruce, I think the...
Monday, October 15, 2018

MACARONI AT DINNER'S BELL

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If you want friends at dinner's bell, Then, choose your macaroni well, And, if you really want to please, Use a tomato sauce a...
Saturday, October 13, 2018

THE FREE MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION LIMERICK

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My magazine subscriptions have run amok, I signed up for free mags but now I'm stuck, Now, stress thoughts start to hover, For my ...
Wednesday, October 3, 2018

THE THEATERATRICA THEATER WAS TORN DOWN

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The Theateratrica Theater was felled to the ground, Turned into pavement for the local dog pound, And, all those memories stored, Were...
Friday, September 28, 2018

I RAN TO FIRST BASE

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I went to the racetrack to watch others race, I'd race myself but, I can't keep up the pace, I raced in high school, And, was ...

LIFE OF A FRESHMAN

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For purposes around nights' mid, We all carouse to feed our id, We also binge eat, Pizza with cheese/meat, Sucking soda through ...
Thursday, September 27, 2018

I STRUGGLED FOR DILL ON THE HILL

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I struggled to get up the hill, To pick me a sack full of dill, For I had sour pickles to can, And, bought dill was a ban, For, I ha...
Wednesday, September 26, 2018

PLIGHT OF THE TUMBLED TREE

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Oh my pretty tree has fallen, Now the fungi come a callin', Fungi are aggressive dears, Who grow big obtrusive ears, While fungi...
Saturday, September 22, 2018

THE MASTER OF THE SING-SONG TAP

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I once was a masterful dancer of tap, My best work I did to the music of rap, But, then something went wrong, When, music all went sin...
Friday, September 14, 2018

THE TEMPEST ROUND THE POSIES CAUSED ME TO KNIT COZIES

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I went out into my garden to pick some rosies, But, there was a tempest around all of my posies, And, what could I do? I hadn't a c...
Friday, August 31, 2018

THE SOUR-SWEET PICKLE GETS SUED

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The pickle made a false statement, It said that it was sweet, But, when I bit into it, It was so sour, what deceit!  So, I sued th...
Wednesday, August 29, 2018

I AVOID SQUIRRELS WHEN THE ACORNS ARE EMPTY

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My acorns were empty; they've all rotted out, The squirrels were hungry and I have with them no clout, Next, they were looking at me...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

ONLINE BACK TO SCHOOL LIMERICK

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I did back to school shopping all of it, online, I got the stuff and it was just fine, Overall, it took only two days, The time saved ...
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

THE WONDERS OF AGING

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I could not save my hair today, No cold creams rubbed my wrinkles away, My mental state? I'm confused of late, And, I lost anoth...
Monday, August 20, 2018

DIGGER DOG THE POTATO POOCH AND HIS MASTER SCARAMOUCH

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Digger Dog the potato pooch, Dug potators for his master's hooch, Hooch made the master thrilled, One of the actor's guild, ...
Saturday, August 18, 2018

SPEEDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY LIMERICK

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Speeding down the highway I did swerve, Forming a geodesic curve, Things became tense. There was suspense, But, lying helpless I showed ...
Friday, August 17, 2018

THE POEM OF THE BAD BOOZE

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I had a whiskey that was brown, I had a whiskey that was clear, I had a whiskey that was a rusty haze, Then, my kidneys kicked into h...
Thursday, August 16, 2018

BIG SHIP WANNABE

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My boat was a dingy and it floated away, I forgot to secure it at the dock in the bay, And, wherever it be, I hope that the sea, Tak...
Monday, August 13, 2018

THE STEAMY OUTHOUSE AND THE BROOK

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In the early morn when the mind is still dreamy, The outhouse sat all quiet and steamy, It sat by a quaint brook, A nice place to read...
Sunday, August 12, 2018

THE THEFT OF MY ONLINE DEVICE

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I do not think it very nice, That someone stole my online device, Now, all know my contacts I.D.'s, From the A's to the Z'...
Friday, August 10, 2018

TO MY PATRONS AS i RETIRE

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If you have some problem then, Come and visit me,  For, somewhere in my short stories, poems and limericks, I might have some comfort ...

TEN TO THE POWER OF NINETY-NINE

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Dim-bulb Davis and his gang of ten, Thought a good fight would prove they were men, So, after a day of drinking whiskey and wine, They ...
Tuesday, August 7, 2018

IN THE CRAWLSPACE I MADE A CRAWL

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In the crawlspace I made a crawl, That's where I found my best haul, I found some old toys, That brought me back ancient joys, O...
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