Limericks Appearing in Newspapers and Magazines

  When triumph in Melbourne is Sinner's,
  And India lose to our spinners,
  While Maidstone are bound
  For another Cup round,
  It's a weekend for underdog winners!


  (Wednesday 31st January, 2024 in the
  Daily Mail)
  Rishi muses: why should I regret
  Shaking hands with Piers M on a bet?
  A mere handshake is not
  Saying yes on the spot—
  I meant only, hail fellow, well met!


  (Friday 9th January, 2024 in the
  Daily Mail)
  Albert Einstein was so scruffy-haired
  That his brain lost no heat while he stared
  At equations which hid
  Relativity's id
  And concluded that E's m c squared


  (Friday 1st March, 2024 in
   Lighten Up Online)
 

  Carlos Alcaraz knows what is what
  When he's playing an ace tennis shot.
  But he's brought to his knees
  When the balls become bees,
  Since they're very much harder to swat!


  (Friday 22nd March, 2024 in the
  Daily Mail)
 

  With the cocoa price under attack,
  Chocoholics may have to cut back
  On a mid-morning bite,
  The dessert late at night
  And their regular afternoon snack!


  (Tuesday 9th April, 2024 in the
  Daily Mail)
  Aitch

  A quizmaster's aitch variation
  Irked viewers. He promised cessation.
  That haitch on TV
  Caused this paradox: He
  Has aspired to have no aspiration!


  (Monday 15th April, 2024 in Light Poems of the Week)
  Inert

  If you're for Reform Party backing,
  Neglect no response to their tracking:
  Exemption from firing
  Respects no expiring—
  The wholly inert are for sacking!


  (Monday 29th April, 2024 in Oddball Magazine)
 

  On longevity, you can get tips
  From the world's oldest fella. He sips
  Little booze, is inclined
  To be active of mind—
  And on Fridays devours fish and chips.


  (Tuesday 30th April, 2024 in the
  Daily Mail)
 

  Humza Yousaf, in last chance saloon,
  Couldn't make the Greens dance to his tune
  Or see any appeal
  In the Alba crowd's deal,
  And resigned from his post at high noon!


  (Thursday 9th May, 2024 in the
  Daily Mail)
  Faith

  Faith in Tories and faith in the Lord
  Are on trial when Katie's ignored.
  In her firm Christian view,
  'Turn the other cheek too'
  Has no merit like "Fall on your sword!"


  (Monday 13th May, 2024 in Oddball Magazine)
 

  Politicians with jobs on the line
  Claim they're not stepping down: they decline ...
  Till the very next day,
  When they brook no delay—
  With immediate effect, they resign!


  (Tuesday 21st May, 2024 in the
  Daily Mail)
 

  The fight would produce, it was tooted,
  An outcome to not be refuted ...
  'I won it,' said Fury,
  'You lost,' said the jury ...
  The winner's still not undisputed!


  (Friday 24th May, 2024 in the
  Daily Mail)
  Feathery Tern (1st limerick)

 





  (Saturday 1st June, 2024 in
   Lighten Up Online)
  Feathery Tern (2nd limerick)

 





  (Saturday 1st June, 2024 in
   Lighten Up Online)
  Feathery Tern (3rd limerick)
 






  (Saturday 1st June, 2024 in
   Lighten Up Online)



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