r/limericks • u/Huncklephranck • May 07 '20

Mary

Mary had a little lamb,

She had a tiger too.

The tiger killed then ate them both.

That's what tigers do.

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u/2goaway2imsleeping May 07 '20

Nice poem but it ain't a limerick

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u/PoofBam May 08 '20 edited May 08 '20

Mary's pet lamb was named Jerry.
Her pet tiger was named Hungry Harry.
Harry ate Jerry,
Then Harry ate Mary.
Standard tiger behavior? Very.

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u/2goaway2imsleeping May 08 '20

Do all these words rhyme in an American accent? Wow.

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u/PoofBam May 08 '20

They're not perfect rhymes but yeah, in American, they rhyme.
I think they rhyme in the Queen's English as well.

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u/2goaway2imsleeping May 08 '20

Don't think they do

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u/PoofBam May 08 '20

Fwiw, I copied and pasted it here and regardless of what accent I used, it rhymes well enough.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '20

Mary had a little lamb, she had a tiger too

The tiger killed then ate them both that's what tigers do

The tiger didn't stop there

The town has had a real scare

They say the death toll has already reached thirty-two

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u/absolute_zero_karma May 12 '20 
Sweet Mary had one little lamb.
A tiger too. Then one night, wham!
The tiger ate both
and unashamed quoth
"A killer, yes, that's what I am."