To vote for your favorite limerick, leave a comment (or reply to this post) and we'll tally up the responses. The deadline to choose is midnight (PT) on Monday, January 25, 2010. Please only vote for ONE limerick/ entrant after reading all five choices. So, without further adieu, here are the nominees:
A
You’re a knitter and that’s undeniable.
Your devotion to the art is reliable.
When your dreams through the night
Are of handspun delights,
To some it may seem certifiable.
- Carol Y.
B
The bane of the knitter’s enjoyment
Was lost-cable-needle annoyment.
So, She fashioned a sheath
That attached to her teeth,
And held it for ready deployment!
- Anna-Lisa K.
C
At ninety McGee took up knitting.
He knit day and night without quitting.
“I am cabling fast
To make up for the past.
And if I had teeth, they’d be gritting!”
- Carol L.
D
There once was a brown sheep named Mary,
Who had lovely fleece but was quite scary.
When getting a shave,
She never behaved
And therefore remained quiet hairy.
- Karen F.
EThank you for your input. And, to everyone else who entered, thank you so much for participating!
She thought that merino's divine:
He couldn't tell cashmere from twine.
Their romance expired,
When she finally tired
Of casting her purls before swine.
- Kim F.
125 comments:
I vote for E. I think I married him!
Oh, how clever they all are --- but my favorite is B.
Best Limerick: E
E Kim F
I vote for A
I vote for C and McGee!
I vote for C
I would vote for E
C
E!
E -- definitely!
E -- definitely!
My vote is for limerick C
All will agree the best limerick is "C".
Can I vote for my own? I vote for F! If I win- I promise I knit my husband Scott the sweater of his dreams- since he wrote the limericks for me!
--Kim F
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D!!!!!
E
I choose E as the best limerick. HR
E -fabulous!
E - I love the casting purls before swine!
I vote for entry C please. I can totally envision poor Mr. McGee, what a clever and persistent old chap! :]
Impressive rhymes :) I'm going to vote for Limerick D.
I like "C" the best!
C by far!
I vote for C! That was hilarious, Carol!
Hi...my vote is for C
Thanks...
Very difficult choice, but I will have to go with E.
E. It has to be E!
Morgen
They are all good, but A is my favorite!
I vote for B
a vote for C
I vote for entry E. Well done, everyone . . . .
salam wa sa'aadah Linda
I am voting for Limerick C.
i vote for c, carol l! adorable
I vote for C. It's clever, witty and includes a knitting man!
Letter 'E', definitely! The meter works, the rhymes are great, and the pun delicious!
Definitely 'E', though they are all wonderful!
Really creative and poetic!! I celebrate the humor and poetic touch. I vote for Kim's limerick (she thought that merino's divine...)
D is a hoot!
I cast my vote for Letter E. Very smart girl.
I enjoyed them all! It is a difficult choice but I vote for E.
E - it definitely captures the essence of being married to a knitter!
Carol Y is provoking and funny all at once. My vote goes to Carol!
I would love a sheath for my teeth!
I am voting for limerick B
Sarah
big vote for E. All were good, E was great!
C is hilarious!
C
C
My choice would be D.
All of them deserve a cheer!
I vote for "B"! by Anna-Lisa
I vote for B - Anna lisa
E does it for me! Wish i had been signed up before the contest -- i love writing limericks, though don't know that i could have done better than what y ou received.
definitely E.
the author shows a real mastery of the form - to include a pun places the entry way out front.
well done! lbp
I vote for "C" by Carol L.
You're right about the enjoyment of reading all five. C made me smile the widest. Great job everyone!
D is my choice...it gave me the most laughter.
i vote for 'd'.
I vote for B!
I like A, the first one on your list. I relate to "certifiable" as a description of my state of mind when I get deeply into a project.
Martha
I vote for "B"
I vote for C, Carol L's!
vote for B
EEEEEEE!
I vote for "A." She obviously knows the hobby inside and out! What fun. Thanks...Christine
A is the best, that's undeniable!
Hairy Neevus
vote for E !!!
Carol Y (A) can spin the best yarn!
-ReRon-
The Fonz says, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
I’d raise my hand for A if I could do that thing.
A
A IS THE FUNNIERST ONE
I vote for B. :)
D for sure!
WOW "D" is the best
My vote is for limerick C -
The one about old man McGee.
The poem has a style
To make knitters smile
And attack a new project with glee!
My vote is for A
I liked A the best although I thought E was a close second.
I vote D
all five are good, but I like A best
I vote for A. -clever!
Their almost all good but I like A a whole lot more than the otehrs.
D has my vote
Cross stitch and darning
my hands wield and flay,
knitting is therapy
and the first letter is A.
That's my vote! :)
D is a hoot.. it has my vote!!
D is my favorite!! Great job everyone!
Best limerick is “A”
A is my favorite - I always vote for big words . . .
WSM
A, A all the way!
-Tracy
I vote for A. Way to go Nanny! Love, Keira
I vote for A (Carol Y). She is my grandma. I love her limericks and the sweaters she knits for me! From Jordan
A is my vote. Carol Y is good at limerricks even if she never made me boiled wool slippers! -Josh
My vote is E, it rolls off the tongue best, especially out loud
I vote for E, is phenomenal! -- Robin
I vote for E, Kim F.
I vote for A...I love 'being certifiable'
A is my vote!
I vote for E - it's got a great pun.
I vote for E being a cashmere fan
C is the best !
McGee and C for me!
I enjoyed "C" very much.
C FOR ME
C - Good job Carol !!
(A) sounds like a professional writer, I like it!
Klaus from Germany
All good but the best is A, I like the big words that rhyme. DMM
All were very good, but I vote for limerick C.
Arnold
A very creative poem by writer C!
I vote for C Super!
A is very impressive and that's my vote. Such clever rhymes! MAP
great contest, vote for c .
"D" gets my vote. "remained quite hairy" ROFL
I vote for Carol C
I like A and D, kinda like the others but mostly A. I vote A. Thank you. Good lucb.
I vote for D. My whole body is hairy so I relate.
I pick E.
E Please.
I vote for D!!!!!!! I love you aunty karen!!!!!!!!!
I think C is fantastic.
I vote for A. Congratulations to all - they're great, but I can relate to A best of all. Certifiable in the middle of a project.
-KJelly
A - I love it!
One vote for A.
“You can’t finish the baby’s jumper if you’re looking for wool in the goat house." - Irish proverb.
Undeniably, reliably, certifiably A - all the way!
Great work to all, but A is my fave.
My vote is for A - my mom, who I know dreams of handspun delights on a regular basis. Great job Carol Y!!!
Vote for A.
Almost forgot to vote! I pick A. Good luck everyone.
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