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Limerick Challenge
Fun & Games
Updated: 8 August 2022
The Corinthian Limerick Challenge
Poobah: Bill Kimbell
Location: Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
Time: Finale - Dinner
Rules:
Write a limerick following the basic 8, 8, 5, 5, 8 syllable format.
2022 Corinthians Limerick Challenge Entries
Updated: 8 August 2022; 0800
Dulcinea
There was a yacht called Dulcinea
It was John And Coleen’s panacea
They came from afar
Ran up on a bar
And drank themselves off in the cleeaah!
Onward
There once was a lady from Castine.
Who kept her vessel pristine.
But a Corinthian crew,
Put everything askew,
And all she could do was just scream
Anonymous
There was a man from Nantucket.
Who had no head, just a bucket.
When in a rough sea,
He found it messy to pee.
So he just took a fid and plugged it
Eventide
There was a Blue Boat named Gadzooks.
One of whose crew went ooops.
She went home in a sling.
With the five bags she did bring.
And Gadzooks of the oops was a less cheerful sloop.
Pax - Helen
There once was a sailor from Maine.
Who ate lobster again and again.
When he ran down a pot.
He said "Look what I've got".
That salty old sailor from Maine.
Pax - David
The wife of the sailor from Maine.
Loudly had to complain.
For while he dined and had fun,
To her he brought none.
So she sailed off in search of the same.
Aliance -1
The Corinthians are sailing in Maine
And the LSC have joined us by plane.
Some are racing for a prize.
Others go looking for pies.
It's so great that we're together again!
Aliance -2
We are sailing aboard the "Alliance".
On Captain Dan we have placed our reliance.
Libby's up early and ready.
While David, Jenny & Debbie,
Tackle problems with plumbing with defiance!
Bluebird
Roaming Penobscot Bay is the fleet of Corinthians.
Hastening to meet
That they might eat.
With butter and wine complete
Friendship and fun will repeat.
Patriot -1
As Corinthians we follow the Great Flag
We are proud to belong but don't brag
If the flag boat is slow
It puts a kink in the flow
But we still move along with some swag
Patriot -2
We love sailing Patriot in Maine
Although the lobster pots can be quite a pain
But when it come time for suppa
We put on a pot and melt butta
Aren't we lucky to be eating lobster a-gain!
Artemis
There once was a Corinthian from Maryland.
He sailed but could not find land.
He was on his way home,
Was struck by a storm,
And all he could say was f*** it
Bay Tripper -1
We’re fearless and bold - Corinthians of old;
We cruise the world over; We’re SOMETHING, we’re NOTHING, even in the cold;
If you ever see us, please give us a big wave;
because we’re not shy, we’re all very brave.
Bay Tripper -2
We are the Corinthians who cruise the world over;
We gather, we share, libations and food;
It’s all in camaraderie that’s fun and all good;
If ever you see us, please ask us to join;
We’d love to have you and all of your coin.
Celestial
There once was a Corinthian cruise.
With sailors who don’t like to lose.
The wind was not right.
Too much or too light!
So they drowned all their sorrows with booze.
Tango
For all of the experienced women admirals on our boats:
The Admiral’s Limerick
There once was a Maine Cruise where the women wanted to schmooze.
We went out to race, and the men insisted on setting the pace.
Then there was a smell in the air, but it certainly wasn’t salty air.
As we suddenly lost the grip of our fine sailing ship.
As a man took hold of the sails without the intuition of his womens exhales.
After listening to the limericks last night, I tweaked this to keep to the limerick cadence:
There once was a Corinthian Cruise.
The crews wanted to schmooze.
They went out to race.
The men set the pace.
But women’s intuition separated them from fools.
There once was a Corinthian Cruise.
There was a smell in the air
But it was not the salty air.
It was sweaty shirts, bathing suits and shoes.
We modified our entry.
It is from all of the racing wives.
Ibis
3 Britt’s on a boat in Penobscot
Had buckets of clams in a big pot
They sang as they ate,
And then arrived late,
Drinking gin and dancing a foxtrot
This years Corinthians cruise
3 Brits on a boat with some booze
We’ll do it once more
In 2024,
Come along - you’ve got nothing to lose!
Evening Song
There once was a Past Master Mead,
Who over the rocks the fleet did lead.
Knowing it was rocky and shallow,
The fleet smartly choose not to follow,
And past Castine, Mead slowly did lead!
Forever Young
There once was sloop called Forever Young
Which sails the seas avoiding wrong
Always navigating carefully toward
Avoiding the Nothing Award
So nothing crosses their tongues.
Refrain:
A limerick it’s not
But we played by the rules
So the Corinthians can buy us drinks.
Owl Moon -1
There was a young man from Nantucket
Who kept his clams in a bucket
Lost his teeth in a fight
On a Saturday night
To eat a clam now he must suck it
Owl Moon -2
There was a young chef from Surrey
Who went to sea in a hurry
He forgot his sharp knives
And his herbs, like chives
So had to send out for a curry
Nautilus (alas, former member of Fleet) -1
As late arrivals to this year's Maine Cruise
Learned a limerick was needed or we'd lose
So this is rhyme
Writ in the nick of time
So we don't have to buy all your booze!
Nautilus -2
Listen up we have something to say
'Cause cocktails we're not gonna pay
You'll just have to listen
There's nothing you're missin'
You're stuck with us the rest of the day
Athena
We know a club in old England
Whose members come sailing in New England
They love to cruise
With lots of booze.
A warm welcome comes next in West England.
Gadzooks
There once was a crew of six,
They served hors d’oeuvres with toothpicks,
The meatballs were fire,
The judge was a liar,
The salty pot scoring was fixed
Encore
There once was a lady from Guam,
Who said, “Now the sea is so calm
I will swim, for a lark;”
But she met with a shark.
Let us now sing the ninetieth psalm.
— from The Smile on the Face of the Tiger: A Collection of Limericks, 1910
Score Sheet of Contestants vs Yachts Standing All a Round of Drinks at BHYC
Updated: 8 August 2022; 0800
Yachts that have not submitted a Limerick for one or both of the Corinthians Limerick Challenges will have their yacht names submitted to the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club to have a round of drinks charged to their tab.
Thank you to both the Participants and the Non-participants who will provide binational recompense.
| Note: All Corinthian Yacht completing the Cruise submitted a limerick by the opening of the BHYC bar! |
2022 Corinthians Limerick Challenge Finish the Limerick Contest
Finish the Limerick
There once was a man from Nantucket.
Who piled high clams in a bucket.
Line 3?
Line 4?
Line 5?
Text your submission for Lines 3, 4, 5 to Onward.
Vote taken at Finale Dinner
Finish the Limerick Contest Entries
Updated: 8 August 2022; 0730
Bluebird
There once was a man from Nantucket.
Who piled high clams in a bucket.
From Tuckernut he took it.
To a mighty place in Sconset
Where Corinthians had a whale of a time with it.
Sea Star
There once was a man from Nantucket
Who piled high all his clams in a bucket.
But approaching a buoy,
His crew said, “Ah phooey!
I believe we will now have to duck it!!”
Tango
There once was a man from Nantucket
Who once piled high clams in a bucket
While toiling away he relived the day
when aground did he run with dismay
Was then quietly betrayed by a friend in need of a
Scapegoat.
He had been on a cruise with many friends and much booze
And while having a snooze
He struck a great rock
Fellow sailors did mock
For now he was in need of a
New boat.
Though once he had dominated
He knew he’d be nominated
He just couldn’t take it
Decided not to make it
He lit out for Nantucket
Now piles high clams in a bucket
Happy to live quite Remote
All That Jazz Deb Kuba
There once was a man from Nantucket.
Who piled his clams high in a bucket.
When he turned about,
3 Maine lobsters climbed out,
He exclaimed, Ayah, I am extremely lucky-it !!!!
All That Jazz Leigh Seaver
There once was a man from Nantucket,
Who piled his clams high in a bucket.
He left them too long in the sun.
Next day he developed the runs.
Oh man, then how he did chuck it !
Eventide
There once was a man from Nantucket.
Who piled his clams high in a bucket.
They were as high as an elephants eye
And each sang a ditty when he tried to shuck it!
Patriot
There once was a man from Nantucket
Who piled high clams in a bucket
He made a large pot of chowder
His wife just could not be prouder
So she invited the neighbors to pot luckit
Forever Young
There once was a man from Nantucket
Who piled high clams in a bucket
When his bucket was full
He returned to his hull
Where he shucked all the clams in the bucket.
Whoosh!
There once was a man from Nantucket,
Who piled high clams in a bucket.
He went home to his mate
And they counted his take
Then she said "ok, now we can shuck it!"
Celestial
There once was a man from Nantucket,
Who piled high clams in a bucket.
He steamed them o’er coals
Then put them in bowls
And dined with his friends from Pawtucket.