The Friday Limerick Review
Today we introduce Hannah Neprash of districtlimerick.com, who will write regularly on D.C. news and politics—in limerick form.
Election week left some aghast
From last year, the difference was vast
A bell-weather? nope
Creigh Deeds had no hope
Before the first ballot was cast
The hearing for marriage rights raged
The witnesses—they got engaged
To make Council swoon
Could be a real boon
Who cares if it felt a bit staged
One couple created; one mourned
When death came to two who were horned
She overexerted
And life, it deserted
If you are an oryx, be warned
Cate took a brief break from Desire
To shop at the Target empire
Lord knows after shows
Her feet need repose
An ottoman, she did admire
This story still has me distracted
Because of how Allen reacted
The guy's old as dirt
But still brings the hurt
Click here for the fight reenacted
We all think commuting's a bitch
Made nothing but worse by the glitch
From phones and PAs
To online displays
The Metro has hit quite a hitch
This lim'rick has come to a close
And now you are doomed to read prose
But have no concern
The rhymes will return
To dole out more witty low-blows
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2:44 pm
This makes me so happy, welcome Hannah. Go us!
3:25 pm
first limerick i ever read w/o "nantucket" in it. nicely done!
3:36 pm
Delightful!
3:39 pm
Brilliant work! All news should be delivered in witty and concise 5-line rhyming stanzas. I'm eagerly awaiting the limerick when the Prez vacations in Nantucket next summer.
3:42 pm
Could you autotune them, please?
4:48 pm
The City Paper just became the best news source in D.C. with this addition. There's not even a close second.
4:56 pm
i wholly disagree with dave. no offense to Hannah, your limericks are fine. funny even. but the City Paper is supposed to be a newspaper. This is a gimmick. I've been an avid reader of the paper and the blogs for a long time, and I have to say that this is truly a new low.
5:13 pm
? re: jojo. The paper still has news- it just also has a lighter limerick feature to it for when one is in search of a witty take on things. Quite respectable newspapers have had crosswords, cartoons, and games (none of them even marginally news related!) for many years. I say thumbs up.
8:51 pm
Cool, my sarcastic joke about Cate Blanchett shopping for ottomans is now a limerick! Strange twists and turns for an internet rumor.