Dino Limericks
A limerick response to Dr. R, from Dr. Burg, from Lucy…
A Theory of Dinosaur Extinction
There once was a randy dinosaur Who visited a cold-blooded whore They didn’t do much, And she was quite butch, And so now his species is no more.
Another Theory of Dinosaur Extinction
There once was a dinosaur named Sam Who really liked green eggs and ham. But he got diarrhea, Because of the bacteria, A Great Flood of Shit filled the land.
The Real Reason Dinosaurs Died
There once was a species with smart phones Who were addicted to pings and fun tones. But they failed to leave heirs, From DinoBook’s social errors, Now we only have dinosaur bones.
School House Rock
There once was a mile-wide asteroid Who gave the Earth a huge hemorrhoid. A rain of hot ashes, Baked their dino asses, Now we only have us humanoids.
Many thanks to R. Rangan PhD for again challenging me to stretch my duuudely writerly musculature (flex, flex), first with haikus, and now with rude and randy limericks!
This was like tracing a family tree, as it seems the genetics of inspiration go from Dr. R. next to Michael Burg, MD:
From Michael the inspirational ancestry traces back further to Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她):
So dear Lucy, may I submit this to you as the originator of this poetry prompt?
I apologize that mine no longer retains either a haiku form, nor a foodly topic. But like a game of telephone, the message shifts and morphs in curious and interesting ways within just a few passes…
May I tag a few others to write in turn (these are some of the wonderful writers who have contributed to WotWU — and my apologies to any I may have accidentally omitted):
Adelia Ritchie, PhD, Patrick M. Ohana, Gianfranco Vigneri, Carlos Garbiras, Lee Ameka, America Zed, John Griswold, John Levin, Dr. Jackie Greenwood, un p'tit je ne sais quoi, Jean Carfantan, The Secret Aspirant, David Rudder, Jim Mason, J.D. Harms, R Tsambounieri Talarantas, William J Spirdione, Yve Laran, Sarah Cords, Daniel A. Teo, Panos Grigorakakis, Joseph Lieungh, Upasana Sharma, Walkey walkey, Anthi Psomiadou, Mary Holden, Kevin Jahleel Ishimwe, James G Brennan, Terry Mansfield, Jonah Lightwhale, Vincent Van Patten.