Everyone laughs at limericks. They are an unusual form of poem or poetry consisting of 5 rhyming lines. The term for this type of poem or rhyme originates in Ireland and its name is taken from the Irish County of Limerick in Ireland. This example is great fun and will amuse all ages. Have fun browsing our section of rhymes on this subject.

We once had a blasphemous parrot, That swore till we just couldn't bear it. When we tied up his beak, He learned in one week In the deaf and dumb language to swear it.

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