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Der älteste überlieferte Limerick stammt von Edward Lear (1812-1888) aus seinem "Book of Nonsense" (1846): |
There was a young lady of Riga, Who smiled as she rode on a tiger. They returned from the ride With the lady inside And a smile on the face of the tiger. |
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Der Bahnbeamte aus Crewe mit seiner letzten Amtshandlung: |
A railway official at Crewe Met an engine one day that he knew. Though he smiled and he bowed, That engine was proud, It cut him - it cut him in 2. |
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Der cholerische Oberst und der Kaplan, der dessen Flüche in sein Tagebuch schrieb: |
There once was a choleric colonel, Whose oaths werde obscence and infolonel, And the chaplain, aghast, Gave up protest at last, But wrote them all down in his jolonel. |
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Was Militärs nach dem Urteil der Dame von Welt nicht rationieren können: |
A wartime young lady of fashion, Much noted for wit and for passion, Is said to have said, As she jumped into bed, "Here's one thing those bastards can't ration". |