Gathers a variety of tongue twisters and humorous poems about history, religion, politics, mathematics, psychology, and sex.
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A collection of clever limericks,
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This review is from: The Penguin Book of Limericks (Penguin Poetry) (Paperback)
What is nice about this book is that it is not embarassed to include bawdy limericks among the others but never for bawdiness's sake alone. Bawdiness is NOT a prerequisite of a good limerick. Cleverness IS - and this book has collected a large number of entertaining and clever 5-liners, all with glorious punch lines. I was also pleased to be introduced by the book to a number of variations of the limerick form, such as the double limerick and the limeraiku, a combination of the limerick and the haiku forms.Great stuff - highly recommended!
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- Art of the Limerick by Cyril Bibby in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- Lure of the Limerick 125 by William S. Baring-Gould in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Limerick Makers by Jean Harrowven in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- Lecherous Limericks by Isaac Asimov in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Oxford Book of American Light Verse by William Harmon in Back Matter
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- Mathematically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations by C.C. Gaither on 4 pages
- Laughing Matters: Humour in the Language Classroom (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers) by Peter Medgyes in Front Matter, and page 104
- Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics by Kenneth W. Ford on page 348
- Compass of the Heart: A Novel Of Discovery by Priscilla Cogan in Back Matter
- Gravitational Force of the Sun by Pari Spolter on page 102
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