Brander Matthews, amerikanska litteraturkännare 1852 - 1929. Och det finns engelsmän
som påstår att det inte går att göra limerickar på något annat språk än deras eget.
Sherwoodskogens redaktion har i åtskilliga bloggar försökt visa att det går utmärkt bra
även på svenska.
Men nu till den engelska språkövningen.
LIMERICKS MOTTO
The Limerick´s an art form complex
Whose contents run chiefly to sex;
It´s famous for Virgins
And masculine urgin´s
And vulgar erotic effects.
THE PLUMBER OF LEIGH
There was a young plumber of Leigh
Who was plumbing a girl by the sea.
She said: "Stop your plumbing,
There´s somebody coming!"
Said the plumber, still plumbing, "It´s me!"
THE GIRL OF ABERYSTWYTH
There was a young girl of Aberystwyth
Who took her grain to the mill to get grist with.
The miller´s son Jack,
Laid her flat on her back,
O´TUOMY´S DRINKING SONG
I sell the best brandy and sherry
To make my my good customers merry
But at time their finances
Run short, as it chances,
And then I feel very sad, very.
Underlag: Hans Alfredssons " Svea Hunds Limerickar"
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