From the 95,000 limericks in the Jim McWilliam collection, endless new limericks can be created through Queneau assembly. Here are ten.
By this time, I'd spent all my money. On Sundays they capture the air A lawyer is a beagle A very fat girl in despair As part of his schooling, young Kent |
Near the front at Liege, a young whore I once shopped Supermarkets for grapes There was a young lady of Ealing An affluent man of great wealth Without the act of contrition |
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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