Limericks: Laugh along with these fun verses!

A limerick is usually a witty poem of five lines in which the first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other. And the third and fourth lines, which are shorter than the rest, rhyme with each other.
Episode #97
TITLE: 10 limericks to make you laugh.
Edward Lear is called the father of the limerick because he popularised this form of poetry long ago. Listen to his hilarious limericks in this video.
Lear called his book of such poems A Book of Nonsense. A lot of limericks, written by him and others, start with the words ‘There was a young lady…’ Often, the words that follow are quite bawdy.
The other famous writer of limericks was Ogden Nash. His sense of humour made him my favourite poet when I was a child. Here’s one of my favourite limericks written by Nash:
A flea and a fly in a flue
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Said the fly, "let us flee!"
"Let us fly!" said the flea.
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
I love the alliteration in this verse-find out what that means in the video.
Learn the meaning of 'flue'--which is not the same as 'flu'.
While limericks are generally thought of as humorous poems for adults, they can be nursery rhymes too.
Tommy Thumb’s Pretty Songbook was the first collection of English nursery rhymes. It contained a limerick which you and I learned in kindergarten. That's in the video too.
The origin of the term limerick is thought to come from the name of a place called. I'll tell you about that place in the video.
You'll also get to hear a famous American limerick.
It seems difficult to talk about English without mentioning Shakespeare. Sure enough, he used a limerick as a drinking song. You'll discover that in the video too.
Poets used to spar in verse in pubs. I'll tell you the limericks used in one such fight.
You'll also come to know why limericks were originally called learics.
As a tribute to him, I have written the following limerick:
Last but not least, you'll get to hear a limerick written by none other than... The English Nut!
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[@debadityadutta6483]

You brought me good morning cheer, I often wish to ride on a deer, The laughs are often infectious, Limericks are too delicious, Thank you father Lear.

[@TheEnglishNut]

Haha!

[@TheEnglishNut]

Limericks are fun! :)

[@subhasmitasahoo4357]

Hello sir😊🙏, please bring us a video about novels,story books we should read for betterment of morals,values and ENGLISH.😍

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Yes! 😄

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Yeah, they are!

[@Crazeereviews]

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[@jiwahgie8811]

Yes , please ....

[@kanmanikavithak6155]

You are just awesome! Loved your Learic👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@antonygeorge5003]

The last line of your limerick was hilarious 😂

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thanks! :)

[@marinathomas975]

Your tribute was the best of all the limericks

[@annepakrasi8994]

Very beautiful.

[@subhasmitasahoo4357]

I love the way you accentuate words that really need attention for a better understanding and pronunciation.Thank you ♥️

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thanks a lot!

[@subhasmitasahoo4357]

@@TheEnglishNut Welcome sir

[@debabpriyabandyopadhyay351]

The limerick you wrote is quite hilarious! 👏👏

[@TheEnglishNut]

:)

[@beigomaacademymathsclub5873]

Great video. This video reminded me of a rhyming sentence I used: Tattered with trepidation, we teetered like a turtle.

[@paprikoley1536]

Excellent

[@lesdgama]

Charming. You've captured the spirit of the limerick, paid tribute to Lear and the greats and educated us in Language History and pronunciation in one short video! Thanks. 😀

[@TheEnglishNut]

Glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@jillofalltrades9838]

Amazing content! Never heard of limericks before!

[@rishisachar6181]

Superb👌..Nutty Sunday Morning!!

[@TheEnglishNut]

Good morning!

[@MegaMithu123]

What Aabol taabol to a bangali child is & am sure no one could top that EVER! Jaar Khushi dekhey essho Haruder aapishe! As a matter of fact although the book is penned for children the adults too till this date sit back and guffaw at the mare mention of the book,such was our Sukumar Roy father of ‘Mr Ray’.

[@TheEnglishNut]

Yes, true!

[@GouriS1]

Oh yayy!!! Love limericks ☺️☺️

[@TheEnglishNut]

Great!

[@shabeenafatima1877]

I appreciate your Limerick...🎉

[@maroofariyaz7468]

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[@ClassroomTVramani]

Really enjoyed this episode.. Limericks

[@TheEnglishator]

Liked!!!

[@neetusapra6613]

Sir,I tried the following limerick: Some are gray and yellow are few, Spread your wings; in your tarry is the blue, Let your pinions dip in the sun, Give a halt to this mad race and run, And meet the bird within you!

[@TheEnglishNut]

Profound!

[@Stupidum0342]

Hilarious nonsense 🤣🤣....loved it...

[@sharmilamajumdar5108]

Sir I am a big fan of your knowledge and contents you share.I shall definitely try to write a Limerick and will share with you all very soon

[@TheEnglishNut]

Great! Thanks! :)

[@prirajan]

For a while I have been in a rut Then I chanced upon The English Nut He has charming long hair, He speaks with flair. It seems, English spills out from his gut! :-)

[@TheEnglishNut]

Nice! Thanks. :)

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Very nice sir

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What a charming gift on a Sunday Morning ;-)

[@TheEnglishNut]

Glad you liked it. :)

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[@TheEnglishNut]

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[@anjana367]

Thanks for sharing this interesting piece and your limerick tribute is 👌

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thanks!

[@nandavenks]

It was so hilarious ! Enjoyed the video thoroughly 👏👏

[@TheEnglishNut]

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[@TheEnglishNut]

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[@TheEnglishNut]

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[@lalitadasgupta6499]

it was really a delight to know about the origin of limerick.

[@siddharthnair8313]

I love your presentation dude, and the way of your speaking style is absolutely super.

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thanks so much! :)

[@praveencvcv]

Loved it❤️

[@bulbulchatterjee3630]

It was quite an enthralling session ; educative as well as nostalgic ! It was educative because I got to know when these were written , how the word "limerick" came to be part of the English language and it was certainly nostalgic to listen to the good old "hickory dickory dock ...." ~~ a favourite of my kindergarten days ! Lastly I must mention you did a fairly decent job with the one that you wrote ! Keep up the good work , English Nut !

[@antonygeorge5003]

👍

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thank you! So I got a B+ for my limerick! :)

[@bulbulchatterjee3630]

@@TheEnglishNut, nope it's not a B+ ; it's A+++ ! 😊👏👏😊

[@TheEnglishNut]

@@bulbulchatterjee3630 Why, thank you! :)

[@bulbulchatterjee3630]

@@TheEnglishNut, it's actually quite good which merits A+++ but during my childhood I often saw my father being rather stingy / muted in his praise of others , specially me !😉🙄 This continued through my college years where the professors were rather muted in acknowledging our hard work with a B+ from them would see us celebrating and A / A+ . I think that has rubbed on to me , big time . So your B+ is equivalent to A+++ of mine !😂

[@devikasapra9360]

Hey! I wrote the following limerick- There is a young lad from Lucknow cute, He never tries to remain mute, During lectures he sleeps, In exams he peeps, And so are his grades acute! Thanks for this video! Big ups!

[@TheEnglishNut]

Nice. :)

[@devikasapra9360]

Thank you😊

[@prempunjabi3666]

I loved your learic

[@supriyaasc]

Namaskaram Angel loved this . The music that runs with the video is the wake up call for angel on a Sunday morning . Waldorf has a range of these poems . She loved the one written by you too. she Was laughing . Blessings and bliss

[@TheEnglishNut]

Glad she liked the limericks... and the music!

[@arshiacharjee6717]

Firstly, it is very soothing, whenever I listen to you. And this video, has been my favourite now. Because, Limerick was something, I have always read but had no idea about its origin and other stuffs related to it. So, thanks a lot for this video. 😇

[@TheEnglishNut]

Glad you liked it. Thanks. :)

[@arshiacharjee6717]

@@TheEnglishNut my pleasure, sir.

[@jiwahgie8811]

Excellent as always, reminding me when I was a kindergarten teacher few years back......keep rocking ...... stay safe and staaaaay blessed .....see you next week .....bye for now🤗👋👋👋

[@TheEnglishNut]

You were a kindergarten teacher. How nice! :)

[@jiwahgie8811]

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[@TheEnglishNut]

@@jiwahgie8811 And now you no longer teach?

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[@TheEnglishNut]

@@jiwahgie8811 Hmmm. Didn't get any more offers! :D

[@rameshiyer1]

But for the limericks, I'm pretty much "poetically challenged" :-) Good etymology of limericks, and a good one by you as a tribute to Mr Edward Lear 👏

[@TheEnglishNut]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@aasthasharma376]

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[@TheEnglishNut]

:):)

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Enjoyed this

[@TheEnglishNut]

Glad you did!

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I found the Indian Bard atlast!

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[@TheEnglishNut]

Thank you! So glad you found The English Nut. :)

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Thanks!

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Thank you Mr.Nut for the wonderful Sunday gift 👌🙏

[@TheEnglishNut]

@@sindhukrishnakumar6021 You are welcome! :)

[@purpleknight8017]

So I'm doing a project on limericks for my linguistics class. If you don't mind me asking, how long have you been speaking English? Did you grow up with English or did you learn English? Something i'm trying to see if it non-native English speakers are able to produce the same stressing in limericks as native English speakers do or if it doesn't matter.

[@sharbanibanerjee05]

Great Limerick..

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thanks.

[@thewritertalks8284]

The English Nut, am quite nutty over your videos. Quite a treat for a lang and literature buff! Keep Going :)

[@TheEnglishNut]

So glad you like them. :)

[@karankedia2952]

Limericks are❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@TheEnglishNut]

Glad you liked them! :)

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[@avishekdutta6269]

WoW!

[@sharmilamajumdar5108]

Writing is my peer Ohh,how do you feel dear Limericks are beautiful Dogs are faithful O, thank you father Lear

[@TheEnglishNut]

😊

[@sunnysundayandsaumya3256]

I found ur limerick d best

[@pujareddy5938]

Bisbo's limerick 😄

[@reema57]

Here’s a limerick from my school days in 1970s Bombay. Pardon the slight adult content, if only but one word. There was a young lady from Knizes With breasts of two different sizes. One was so small, it was nothing at all, The other was large, and won prizes !!

[@krishnachatterjee5839]

Jabberwakki by Lewis Carroll? Isn't that a Limerick? I admire your contents, the manner as well as the matter. 👍

[@TheEnglishNut]

Jabberwocky is by Carroll. But it's not a limerick.

[@CforChiTwo]

I enjoyed your limerick 😋

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thanks. :)

[@deepika9186]

Cute!

[@monalidholakiya7116]

Your Limerick was quite witty and humorous ✌️ May I know your educational qualifications?

[@daveylee4677]

“There once was a hole in the ground So proud to be perfectly round That he wanted to cry When a dog happened by And turned him into a mound”

[@TheEnglishNut]

[@brahmigangwar5351]

I loved this video.....but I have one question, are u an Indian?

[@jimolig5375]

Soo.. I'm the first comment in 2 years. My only question is what's with the pillow in your lap?

[@kbehari1995]

When people don't watch substance you can safely say they lack the same. :)

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[@TheEnglishNut]

Thank you! :)

[@beigomaacademymathsclub5873]

Thank you! Make a video on why Indians call their teachers as 'sir.'

[@biographyakash6701]

Bisbo's limerick.

[@CforChiTwo]

A book 📖 of nonsense 😄

[@TheEnglishNut]

Yup!

[@ruchidhiman957]

I really want to be expert like you in English

[@B-TridibChakraborty]

English Nut : Aliteration Is repeated words. Me in my mind: KR$NA , BLACKELICIOUS

[@madhumitamukherjee7455]

Hi- why dont you do a story telling or book reading at Granth or Crossword

[@TheEnglishNut]

Sure, if they ask me to. :)

[@fatimahasan8150]

Your limerick was the best of all.

[@bhartigoel2784]

Hello sir! What books are you reading these days? Who is your ideal? Are you a politician too? I am just curious as you invited Mr. Shashi Tharoor on your youtube channel a few days ago.

[@mohamedmifras8274]

Sir, Could you please tell me? Can we use this sentences in same context or same situations? 1)I want to ask him 2)I want to ask that from him. 3)I have to ask him 4)I have to ask that from him

[@TheEnglishNut]

I and 3 are correct. 2 and 4 are not. 'I want to ask him that.' 'I have to ask him that.'

[@mohamedmifras8274]

@@TheEnglishNut thank you

[@Jaguar_10R]

Your eyes say a lot 😋

[@beagledebby]

limericks are a weird but funny stuff. eh, what the heck was that flea, flee, fly, flue, flaw thing? .. lol, now I'm dizzy! apropos Nursery Rhymes... there's an album by the band Genesis called Nursery Crymes and the similarity to the term 'nursery rhymes' was absolutely intended! I'm a bit behind with watching the videos ... btw the sound on this video was not so good. Greeting to Mumbai from Germany!

[@TheEnglishNut]

Interesting name for an album. Sound varies as per the location. When I sit in a corner, the sound tends to get distorted.

[@beagledebby]

@@TheEnglishNut yeah, the sound was distorted. the band was a progressive rock band, I love the description "painter of sound pictures".

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[@TheEnglishNut]

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[@rabirai569]

Is there any English word for "jutha"(#not jutta)?? I guess you get what I mean?

[@TheEnglishNut]

Good question! I'm not aware of any word for 'jhoota' in English.

[@rabirai569]

If u get please let me know🔥👍💙

[@TheEnglishNut]

@@rabirai569 Sure.

[@shakunvashisht342]

JUST A CORRECTION DEAR, YOU PRONOUNCED THE WORD"POEM" WRONG

[@TheEnglishNut]

NO DEAR, THIS IS THE CORRECT BRITISH PRONUNCIATION. THAT 'POME' STUFF IS AMERICAN.

[@pradipdalal9589]

যদিও William Lear কে limericks এর জনক বলা হয় কিন্তু আপনাকেও limericks এর জাদুকর বললে বেশি বলা হবে না।

[@TheAnish01]

Perhaps there is similarity between limerick and rhyme, but a limerick is humorous..?

[@TheEnglishNut]

A limerick has a specific rhyme scheme, as I mention in the video, and it is usually humorous.

[@TheAnish01]

The English Nut Thank you very much Sir, Your video lessons are impeccable and may I ask: how shall one aggrandise one's English knowledge and elocution? Is there particular University in England? I'm eagerly willing to read classic English literature at certain prestigious University ... but slightly below than the renowned Oxford or Cambridge.. thank you

[@asthatiwari2648]

R u sure about ur pronounciation of poem....it is pronounced as po-um as much as ik

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[@jiwahgie8811]

Of course he is 💯 sure about it .......He Is The English Nut.......

[@TheEnglishNut]

To me that's a weird American pronunciation.