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Bertrand Russell's Limerick
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Mack A. Damia
Aug 27, 2023, 5:56:09 PM8/27/23
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Russell had a wicked sense of humour. He was once challenged to come
up with a limerick that rhymed with Aberystwyth. He wrote:
“There was a young lass from Aberystwyth
Took some corn to the mill to get grist with.
But the miller’s son Jack laid her flat on her back
And united the things that they pissed with”.
arthurvv vart
Aug 27, 2023, 6:48:41 PM8/27/23
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Here it is attributed to Swinburne
https://kappatsupatchi.wordpress.com/category/limericks/
It was said that people do not like it that I do not participate much in
threads started by others. I am going to try to participate a little bit
more. I'm afraid that I might make myself even mor enemies.
"What can you do but nitpick, you neurotic fool?" a nitpicking
neuroticophobe once asked me.
Respectfully,
Navi
--
A resident of the Twilight Zone of the English language
Interested in sentences on the marge of acceptability
Obsessed with ambiguity
Mack A. Damia
Aug 27, 2023, 10:02:12 PM8/27/23
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On Sun, 27 Aug 2023 15:48:38 -0700 (PDT), arthurvv vart
<arthu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 2:56:09?PM UTC-7, Mack A. Damia wrote:
>> Russell had a wicked sense of humour. He was once challenged to come
>> up with a limerick that rhymed with Aberystwyth. He wrote:
>>
>> “There was a young lass from Aberystwyth
>> Took some corn to the mill to get grist with.
>> But the miller’s son Jack laid her flat on her back
>> And united the things that they pissed with”.
>
>Is this really Russell's or did Russell merely quote it?
>
>Here it is attributed to Swinburne
>
>https://kappatsupatchi.wordpress.com/category/limericks/
It came from Russell's (humor) Facebook page. Acordingly, somebody
asked him to make a limerick out of the word "Aberystwyth".
Who knows? Story of my life: I can't find the damn thing now, and
all I can come up with is your reference to Swinburne.
Okay, Found it. Comes from this page:
https://www.facebook.com/russellbertie?locale=zh_CN
But it may have been misattributed by this fellow in a comment:
Allan Dodds
<arthu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 2:56:09?PM UTC-7, Mack A. Damia wrote:
>> Russell had a wicked sense of humour. He was once challenged to come
>> up with a limerick that rhymed with Aberystwyth. He wrote:
>>
>> “There was a young lass from Aberystwyth
>> Took some corn to the mill to get grist with.
>> But the miller’s son Jack laid her flat on her back
>> And united the things that they pissed with”.
>
>Is this really Russell's or did Russell merely quote it?
>
>Here it is attributed to Swinburne
>
>https://kappatsupatchi.wordpress.com/category/limericks/
asked him to make a limerick out of the word "Aberystwyth".
Who knows? Story of my life: I can't find the damn thing now, and
all I can come up with is your reference to Swinburne.
Okay, Found it. Comes from this page:
https://www.facebook.com/russellbertie?locale=zh_CN
But it may have been misattributed by this fellow in a comment:
Allan Dodds
Mack A. Damia
Aug 27, 2023, 10:16:38 PM8/27/23
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Hibou
Aug 28, 2023, 1:21:48 AM8/28/23
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arthurvv vart
Aug 28, 2023, 11:44:02 PM8/28/23
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It's a very funny limerick!
I guess we can agree on that!
If it makes us laugh, there is no ambiguity as regards
its funniness.
Respectfully,
Navi
--
Resident of the Twilight Zone of the English language
Interested in sentences on the marge of acceptabily
Obsessed with ambiguity
I guess we can agree on that!
If it makes us laugh, there is no ambiguity as regards
its funniness.
Respectfully,
Navi
--
Resident of the Twilight Zone of the English language
Interested in sentences on the marge of acceptabily
Obsessed with ambiguity
Lionel Edwards
Aug 29, 2023, 8:20:12 AM8/29/23
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On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 11:48:41 PM UTC+1, arthurvv vart wrote:
> On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 2:56:09 PM UTC-7, Mack A. Damia wrote:
> > Russell had a wicked sense of humour. He was once challenged to come
> > up with a limerick that rhymed with Aberystwyth. He wrote:
> >
> > “There was a young lass from Aberystwyth
> > Took some corn to the mill to get grist with.
> > But the miller’s son Jack laid her flat on her back
> > And united the things that they pissed with”.
> Is this really Russell's or did Russell merely quote it?
>
> Here it is attributed to Swinburne
>
> https://kappatsupatchi.wordpress.com/category/limericks/
>
> It was said that people do not like it that I do not participate much in
> threads started by others. I am going to try to participate a little bit
> more. I'm afraid that I might make myself even mor enemies.
The hardest word to rhyme with is "orange". If anybody can make
> On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 2:56:09 PM UTC-7, Mack A. Damia wrote:
> > Russell had a wicked sense of humour. He was once challenged to come
> > up with a limerick that rhymed with Aberystwyth. He wrote:
> >
> > “There was a young lass from Aberystwyth
> > Took some corn to the mill to get grist with.
> > But the miller’s son Jack laid her flat on her back
> > And united the things that they pissed with”.
> Is this really Russell's or did Russell merely quote it?
>
> Here it is attributed to Swinburne
>
> https://kappatsupatchi.wordpress.com/category/limericks/
>
> It was said that people do not like it that I do not participate much in
> threads started by others. I am going to try to participate a little bit
> more. I'm afraid that I might make myself even mor enemies.
a limerick around "orange" I will consider myself squeezed and dried.
Athel Cornish-Bowden
Aug 29, 2023, 8:45:49 AM8/29/23
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--
Athel -- French and British, living in Marseilles for 36 years; mainly
in England until 1987.
Peter Moylan
Aug 29, 2023, 9:07:50 AM8/29/23
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On 29/08/23 22:20, Lionel Edwards wrote:
> The hardest word to rhyme with is "orange". If anybody can make
> a limerick around "orange" I will consider myself squeezed and dried.
Oranges, oranges, there ain't no rhyme for oranges,
> The hardest word to rhyme with is "orange". If anybody can make
> a limerick around "orange" I will consider myself squeezed and dried.
So stick that in your door hinges
And store it with your sporanges
There ain't no rhyme for oranges.
--
Peter Moylan http://www.pmoylan.org
Newcastle, NSW
charles
Aug 29, 2023, 9:15:09 AM8/29/23
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In article <0fd1ef5f-251e-4459...@googlegroups.com>, Lionel
Edwards <lionele...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 11:48:41#PM UTC+1, arthurvv vart wrote:
--
from KT24 in Surrey, England - sent from my RISC OS 4té
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle
Edwards <lionele...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 11:48:41#PM UTC+1, arthurvv vart wrote:
> > On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 2:56:09#PM UTC-7, Mack A. Damia wrote:
> > > Russell had a wicked sense of humour. He was once challenged to come
> > > up with a limerick that rhymed with Aberystwyth. He wrote:
> > >
> > > ”There was a young lass from Aberystwyth Took some corn to the mill
> > > to get grist with. But the miller‘s son Jack laid her flat on her
> > > back And united the things that they pissed with•.
> > Is this really Russell's or did Russell merely quote it?
> >
> > Here it is attributed to Swinburne
> >
> > https://kappatsupatchi.wordpress.com/category/limericks/
> >
> > It was said that people do not like it that I do not participate much
> > in threads started by others. I am going to try to participate a
> > little bit more. I'm afraid that I might make myself even mor enemies.
>
> The hardest word to rhyme with is "orange". If anybody can make a
> limerick around "orange" I will consider myself squeezed and dried.
There's Welsh mountain called "Blorenge".
> > > Russell had a wicked sense of humour. He was once challenged to come
> > > up with a limerick that rhymed with Aberystwyth. He wrote:
> > >
> > > ”There was a young lass from Aberystwyth Took some corn to the mill
> > > to get grist with. But the miller‘s son Jack laid her flat on her
> > > back And united the things that they pissed with•.
> > Is this really Russell's or did Russell merely quote it?
> >
> > Here it is attributed to Swinburne
> >
> > https://kappatsupatchi.wordpress.com/category/limericks/
> >
> > It was said that people do not like it that I do not participate much
> > in threads started by others. I am going to try to participate a
> > little bit more. I'm afraid that I might make myself even mor enemies.
>
> The hardest word to rhyme with is "orange". If anybody can make a
> limerick around "orange" I will consider myself squeezed and dried.
--
from KT24 in Surrey, England - sent from my RISC OS 4té
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle
Peter Moylan
Aug 29, 2023, 9:16:57 AM8/29/23
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On 29/08/23 23:07, Peter Moylan wrote:
> On 29/08/23 22:20, Lionel Edwards wrote:
>
>> The hardest word to rhyme with is "orange". If anybody can make
>> a limerick around "orange" I will consider myself squeezed and dried.
>
> Oranges, oranges, there ain't no rhyme for oranges,
> So stick that in your door hinges
> And store it with your sporanges
> There ain't no rhyme for oranges.
Sorry, I forgot to mention porringers.
> On 29/08/23 22:20, Lionel Edwards wrote:
>
>> The hardest word to rhyme with is "orange". If anybody can make
>> a limerick around "orange" I will consider myself squeezed and dried.
>
> Oranges, oranges, there ain't no rhyme for oranges,
> So stick that in your door hinges
> And store it with your sporanges
> There ain't no rhyme for oranges.
Mack A. Damia
Aug 29, 2023, 10:36:05 AM8/29/23
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On Tue, 29 Aug 2023 05:20:09 -0700 (PDT), Lionel Edwards
<lionele...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 11:48:41?PM UTC+1, arthurvv vart wrote:
Who tried to make his own door hinge
He screwed and glued
Until his bad mood
Resulted in a miss by a square inch.
<lionele...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 11:48:41?PM UTC+1, arthurvv vart wrote:
>> On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 2:56:09?PM UTC-7, Mack A. Damia wrote:
>> > Russell had a wicked sense of humour. He was once challenged to come
>> > up with a limerick that rhymed with Aberystwyth. He wrote:
>> >
>> > “There was a young lass from Aberystwyth
>> > Took some corn to the mill to get grist with.
>> > But the miller’s son Jack laid her flat on her back
>> > And united the things that they pissed with”.
>> Is this really Russell's or did Russell merely quote it?
>>
>> Here it is attributed to Swinburne
>>
>> https://kappatsupatchi.wordpress.com/category/limericks/
>>
>> It was said that people do not like it that I do not participate much in
>> threads started by others. I am going to try to participate a little bit
>> more. I'm afraid that I might make myself even mor enemies.
>
>The hardest word to rhyme with is "orange". If anybody can make
>a limerick around "orange" I will consider myself squeezed and dried.
There once was a man from orange
>> > Russell had a wicked sense of humour. He was once challenged to come
>> > up with a limerick that rhymed with Aberystwyth. He wrote:
>> >
>> > “There was a young lass from Aberystwyth
>> > Took some corn to the mill to get grist with.
>> > But the miller’s son Jack laid her flat on her back
>> > And united the things that they pissed with”.
>> Is this really Russell's or did Russell merely quote it?
>>
>> Here it is attributed to Swinburne
>>
>> https://kappatsupatchi.wordpress.com/category/limericks/
>>
>> It was said that people do not like it that I do not participate much in
>> threads started by others. I am going to try to participate a little bit
>> more. I'm afraid that I might make myself even mor enemies.
>
>The hardest word to rhyme with is "orange". If anybody can make
>a limerick around "orange" I will consider myself squeezed and dried.
Who tried to make his own door hinge
He screwed and glued
Until his bad mood
Resulted in a miss by a square inch.
Ken Blake
Aug 29, 2023, 10:47:16 AM8/29/23
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On Tue, 29 Aug 2023 14:45:42 +0200, Athel Cornish-Bowden
<athe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 2023-08-29 12:20:09 +0000, Lionel Edwards said:
>
>> On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 11:48:41?PM UTC+1, arthurvv vart wrote:
<athe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 2023-08-29 12:20:09 +0000, Lionel Edwards said:
>
>>> On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 2:56:09?PM UTC-7, Mack A. Damia wrote:> >
>>> Russell had a wicked sense of humour. He was once challenged to come> >
>>> up with a limerick that rhymed with Aberystwyth. He wrote:> >> > “There
>>> was a young lass from Aberystwyth> > Took some corn to the mill to get
>>> grist with.> > But the miller’s son Jack laid her flat on her back> >
>>> And united the things that they pissed with”.
>>> Is this really Russell's or did Russell merely quote it?>> Here it is
>>> attributed to Swinburne>>
>>> https://kappatsupatchi.wordpress.com/category/limericks/>> It was said
>>> that people do not like it that I do not participate much in> threads
>>> started by others. I am going to try to participate a little bit> more.
>>> I'm afraid that I might make myself even mor enemies.
>> The hardest word to rhyme with is "orange". If anybody can make
>> a limerick around "orange" I will consider myself squeezed and dried.
>
>The other classic example is "silver".
And "Samothrace."
>>> Russell had a wicked sense of humour. He was once challenged to come> >
>>> up with a limerick that rhymed with Aberystwyth. He wrote:> >> > “There
>>> was a young lass from Aberystwyth> > Took some corn to the mill to get
>>> grist with.> > But the miller’s son Jack laid her flat on her back> >
>>> And united the things that they pissed with”.
>>> Is this really Russell's or did Russell merely quote it?>> Here it is
>>> attributed to Swinburne>>
>>> https://kappatsupatchi.wordpress.com/category/limericks/>> It was said
>>> that people do not like it that I do not participate much in> threads
>>> started by others. I am going to try to participate a little bit> more.
>>> I'm afraid that I might make myself even mor enemies.
>> The hardest word to rhyme with is "orange". If anybody can make
>> a limerick around "orange" I will consider myself squeezed and dried.
>
>The other classic example is "silver".
There once was a man from Samothrace
who bet half a crown on a mammoth race
...
Kerr-Mudd, John
Aug 29, 2023, 4:44:17 PM8/29/23
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Looms, Looms I tell ye!
--
Bah, and indeed Humbug.
Peter Moylan
Aug 29, 2023, 7:11:05 PM8/29/23
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Who said that she never would shag
Except for a price
That included some nice
Bits of jewellery, Au, Pt, or Ag.
Arindam Banerjee
Aug 29, 2023, 8:00:25 PM8/29/23
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lar3ryca
Aug 30, 2023, 4:53:47 PM8/30/23
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across a word I had never heard before, and decoded to make a limerick
using it, with a bonus of having it demonstrating itself.
A fellow who was laconic
.cinolyc dniw a ni thguac saW
It impacted his verse,
,esrow ot dab morf gnioG
Writing it boustrophedonic.
--
English is difficult.
It can be understood through tough, thorough thought, though.
Athel Cornish-Bowden
Aug 31, 2023, 3:03:37 AM8/31/23
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On 2023-08-30 20:53:42 +0000, lar3ryca said:
> On 2023-08-29 06:45, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
>> On 2023-08-29 12:20:09 +0000, Lionel Edwards said:
>>
>>> On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 11:48:41 PM UTC+1, arthurvv vart wrote:
>>>> On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 2:56:09 PM UTC-7, Mack A. Damia wrote:>
>>>>> Russell had a wicked sense of humour. He was once challenged to
>>>> come> > up with a limerick that rhymed with Aberystwyth. He wrote:>
>>>>>>> “There was a young lass from Aberystwyth> > Took some corn to
>>>> the mill to get grist with.> > But the miller’s son Jack laid her flat
>>>> on her back> > And united the things that they pissed with”.
>>>> Is this really Russell's or did Russell merely quote it?>> Here it is
>>>> attributed to Swinburne>>
>>>> https://kappatsupatchi.wordpress.com/category/limericks/>> It was said
>>>> that people do not like it that I do not participate much in> threads
>>>> started by others. I am going to try to participate a little bit> more.
>>>> I'm afraid that I might make myself even mor enemies.
>>> The hardest word to rhyme with is "orange". If anybody can make
>>> a limerick around "orange" I will consider myself squeezed and dried.
>>
>> The other classic example is "silver".
>
> Well, it isn't 'silver', but in my travels to find a rhyme for it, I
> ran across a word I had never heard before, and decoded to make a
> limerick using it, with a bonus of having it demonstrating itself.
>
> A fellow who was laconic
> .cinolyc dniw a ni thguac saW
.cinolcyc yelrihS?
> On 2023-08-29 06:45, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
>> On 2023-08-29 12:20:09 +0000, Lionel Edwards said:
>>
>>> On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 11:48:41 PM UTC+1, arthurvv vart wrote:
>>>> On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 2:56:09 PM UTC-7, Mack A. Damia wrote:>
>>>>> Russell had a wicked sense of humour. He was once challenged to
>>>> come> > up with a limerick that rhymed with Aberystwyth. He wrote:>
>>>>>>> “There was a young lass from Aberystwyth> > Took some corn to
>>>> the mill to get grist with.> > But the miller’s son Jack laid her flat
>>>> on her back> > And united the things that they pissed with”.
>>>> Is this really Russell's or did Russell merely quote it?>> Here it is
>>>> attributed to Swinburne>>
>>>> https://kappatsupatchi.wordpress.com/category/limericks/>> It was said
>>>> that people do not like it that I do not participate much in> threads
>>>> started by others. I am going to try to participate a little bit> more.
>>>> I'm afraid that I might make myself even mor enemies.
>>> The hardest word to rhyme with is "orange". If anybody can make
>>> a limerick around "orange" I will consider myself squeezed and dried.
>>
>> The other classic example is "silver".
>
> Well, it isn't 'silver', but in my travels to find a rhyme for it, I
> ran across a word I had never heard before, and decoded to make a
> limerick using it, with a bonus of having it demonstrating itself.
>
> A fellow who was laconic
> .cinolyc dniw a ni thguac saW
> It impacted his verse,
> ,esrow ot dab morf gnioG
> Writing it boustrophedonic.
--
lar3ryca
Aug 31, 2023, 11:24:09 AM8/31/23
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!thgir er'uoY
Here's the correction.
!sknahT
>> It impacted his verse,
>> ,esrow ot dab morf gnioG
>> Writing it boustrophedonic.
A fellow who was laconic
.cinolcyc dniw a ni thguac saW
It impacted his verse,
,esrow ot dab morf gnioG
Writing it boustrophedonic.
--
Yesterday upon the stair
,esrow ot dab morf gnioG
Writing it boustrophedonic.
--
I met a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today;
I think he's from the CIA.
Athel Cornish-Bowden
Aug 31, 2023, 11:59:02 AM8/31/23
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.yelrihS cinolcyc?
> Here's the correction.
> !sknahT
>
>>> It impacted his verse,
>>> ,esrow ot dab morf gnioG
>>> Writing it boustrophedonic.
>
> A fellow who was laconic
> .cinolcyc dniw a ni thguac saW
> It impacted his verse,
> ,esrow ot dab morf gnioG
> Writing it boustrophedonic.
--
lar3ryca
Aug 31, 2023, 1:45:17 PM8/31/23
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--
Boycott shampoo! Demand the REAL poo!
Kerr-Mudd, John
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