From the 95,000 limericks in the Jim McWilliam collection, endless new limericks can be created through Queneau assembly. Here are ten.
A conceited young flasher named Wier They were floating down stream on a raft. While naked, I sat there just tuning There was a young fellow named Thomas A man who wore three-legged suits |
The students of Yale all agreed "It is odd," said a doctor named Nate. The boldness that I now discover 9 holes for some golfers is game. On good old Malaya's shore |
New limericks are generated every five minutes. You can get six a day by following @DadaLimericks on Twitter. Or, take it highbrow.
Rhymes are calculated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. There are 1155 distinct sounds for the "A" rhyme and 1035 for the "B" rhyme.
Inspired by Dr. Andy Holding on The Science of Fiction.
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