I went to fill up with gas.
and watched as the meter surpassed
ninety-nine dollars
I wanted to holler!
It's like someone was pumping my (expletive deleted).
Author notes
There is a sub-genre of poems that take the twist and apply it to the limerick itself. These are sometimes called anti-limericks. Since the last line only rhymes in your head, this is one such...
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A contest entry
- Limericks ... by ecrivain01.
450 points, ended May 12, 36 entries
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Critical Comments Always Welcome
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I missed t his one...I read the hosts comments. I find this to be very funny and did'nt think of it as "painful" as he described. Painful in a very funny way, at least. But I see you won bronze with your other one, and that one is very funny, but could be considered painful (for him).
Kudos,
Cheryl
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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!! WONDERFULLY done - this was as a true limerick should be: dirty and funny
I thought you did a really good job with it - congrats!
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Oh my goodness!! That's hysterical!!
But I know what you mean... our petrol here is nearly twice the price of yours... costs me $10 just to pull out of the driveway with my 3L V6!! pahahaha
This is great!!
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LOL. I have a soft spot for your limericks. Had never heard of these 'anti-limericks' (maybe you made it up to suit yourself? LOL) but I think I like them even more. Good to leave a bit to the imagination.
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I like the idea ...
you've used, but unfortunately, this is more a cry of pain than a humorous poem. I can definitely feel your pain, since I have an automobile myself. However, I have a number of excellent entries here and I certainly can't guarantee this will be in the finalists.
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that about like my dad cept he just keeps cussing it out anyway its good i likes it
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