Whistle limericks....

NancyF · Post by **NancyF** » Thu Mar 28, 2002 8:47 pm

There once was a whislter named Nancy
Who played lots of tunes but not fancy
Till one day with a shout
An ornament came out
Now she plays like she's a Clancy

DaveAuty · Post by **DaveAuty** » Fri Mar 29, 2002 4:56 am

We were sat in the Old Pig and Thistle,
when a lad in the corner pulled out his whistle.
He played a quick reel with just the right feel, then a jig and an air...he had a good bit of flair.
When he was done we agreed it was fun and went back to our beer and our patter.

Happy Noodlin'

Dave.

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Mon May 20, 2002 4:32 pm

Dare I add a limerick or two to this thread?

I dare!

A newbie to whistling , bless him,
came to C and F on a whim.
It was too late to WhOA
and he'd like all to know
that he treasures the day he surfed in!

There's a drop of Scots blood in my veins
and it rules me much more than my brains.
Cheap whistles are "Thrifty!"
'High end?' "Ach, nae nifty."
"Not yet quite THAT daft!", I explains.

(As I am fond of saying "All it takes is money!")

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Tue May 21, 2002 5:37 am

A whistler who lives near the border,
Plays the right notes, but in the wrong order,
When listeners start,
Max from "Hart to Hart",
Says "when he plays a tune, it's moidah".

(which, as all good Brits know, is how Max pronounces Murder. Well, you try to find a word to rhyme with order...Lionel Stander is of course one of my all time heroes)

EricWingler · Post by **EricWingler** » Tue May 21, 2002 6:09 am

On 2002-05-21 07:37, Martin Milner wrote:

Well, you try to find a word to rhyme with order

Well, there's always recorder.

Eric

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Tue May 21, 2002 6:15 am

On 2002-05-21 08:09, EricWingler wrote:
On 2002-05-21 07:37, Martin Milner wrote:

Well, you try to find a word to rhyme with order

Well, there's always recorder.

Eric

I never even considered that word!

A whistler who lives on the border,
Plays the right notes, but in the wrong order,
While session players cringe,
The Fipplers whinge,
"He'd sound better on a recorder".

Hmmm

JimmyM · Post by **JimmyM** » Tue May 21, 2002 6:48 am

A Whistler who lived on the Border
Played all the right notes, but wrong order
She tried 'Cliffs of Moher'
She tried 'Leaving Stoer'
We heard 'Jig o' Slurs', well sorta.

Sorry, Martin, no self-control.

fiddling_tenor · Post by **fiddling_tenor** » Tue May 21, 2002 7:38 am

There once was a whistler named Dale
The king of the whistlers, all hail!
He hosted a board;
Its membership soared;
And now he gets tons of love mail.

[Haven't had coffee in a while...]

fiddling_tenor · Post by **fiddling_tenor** » Tue May 21, 2002 7:50 am

Okay, this one's probably just as bad...

There’s one thing that bothers me little
When whistling. Not jot nor a tittle.
At the end of each set,
You ask it, I’ll bet:
“Just where do I drain all my spittle?”

~Groan~

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fiddling_tenor · Post by **fiddling_tenor** » Tue May 21, 2002 7:54 am

Or how about this one?

A drummer from County Mayo
Decided it was time to go
His friends at the pub
Called him names and cried, “Bub!”
“You can’t play a bodhran you know!”

This can get addictive! I've got work to do, darn it! Stop it! I can't help it! Yes you can!

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Tue May 21, 2002 8:16 am

I heard of a man from Kentucky,
With instruments he was unlucky,
Till a whistle he bought
And he played it a lot,
But the fact is, he made it sound yucky.

by Walden, 21 May 2002

amanderthad · Post by **amanderthad** » Tue May 21, 2002 9:44 am

There once was a whistler named Matt
who grew so frustrated he spat
"who decided the key
for all would be D
when it sounds far sweeter in E-flat"

kardshark87 · Post by **kardshark87** » Tue May 21, 2002 3:42 pm

There once was a man from Nantucket...Uh, nevermind.

There once was a man from Tennessee...No, that one's not appropriate either...

There once was a woman from Clare
Who wore a big feather in her hair
She played whistle all day
And would not stop for pay
Not even when she was offered a pear

That one made no sense...Oh well...

Brent

BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Tue May 21, 2002 4:01 pm

The Undisputed said, "Holy smokies,
This board's full of Arkies and Okies,
who love Irish trad
and never get mad
even being the butt of my jokies!"

Cees · Post by **Cees** » Tue May 21, 2002 5:14 pm

On 2002-05-21 09:50, fiddling_tenor wrote:
Okay, this one's probably just as bad...

There’s one thing that bothers me little
When whistling. Not jot nor a tittle.
At the end of each set,
You ask it, I’ll bet:
“Just where do I drain all my spittle?”

~Groin~

I like your limericks...but...I REALLY hope you meant to say "groan" instead of the above?