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There Was a Man

There was a man from Nantucket who kept all his money in his pocket when he got cleaned out took his gun out and shot the moth in his pocket. Honorable Mention: Andrea Dietrich-Put Your best Limerick Forward-3/13/23

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/13/2023 4:19:00 PM

Hey Francis. There was something just kind of strange and funny to me about the last line of your limerick. Yours is the exception. I found it kind of humorous, but you used the same rhyming words too often!! Congrats in my contest.

Frances Schiavina
Date: 3/14/2023 11:56:00 AM

Thank you, Andrea for the placement.

Alexis Y.

Date: 10/19/2017 12:41:00 PM

Hi Frances, Lol! That darn moth! Funny limerick. Thanks for visiting me today:-) Alexis