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Cribbage Limeric Contest
Posted by webmaster (moderator) 13 May 2007 8:51pm     


We have received a player's request (SirJohndid) for a Cribbage Limeric Contest & thought that it might be a good idea. If we get 10 or more entries, we will give out prizes. The 1st entry is below. Let's get the Cribbage Limeric Contest going!

Cribbage Limerick by:
SirJohndid:
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Once my rating was high; I won 10 games in a row.
But soon I was saying goodbye, and Hi to a rating that's low.
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Rhyme time
Posted by cribking75 (VIP) 14 May 2007 12:08pm     


Cribbage is so fun I could play it all day, playing tournaments or heads up making the opponent pay.

Getting cards is great but you also need the cut,
if you can't get them soon you will go into a rut.

So keep the tutus away and the dreaded nineteen,
but everyone gets those hands sometimes so don't be mean.

Hopefully for everyone that plays they all have fun, and carry on the tradition by teaching it to your daughter or son.

My Limerick
Posted by Frank_Leroy (VIP) 14 May 2007 3:57pm     


I searched the web for online games - I really wanted the best,
I went to MSN Zone and Yahoo, but Game Colony is by far better than the rest.

The games are fun and the graphics are great,
The players are friendly and the TD's are first rate.

Give it a try and you'll be hooked ... and I sure hope I win this limerick contest!

Sea_Goddess

:)
Posted by Lacey (VIP) 14 May 2007 6:41pm     


There once was a pegger named Moo
Crib lessons he gave to more than a few

This writer tried hard
But could not get the card

He was hoping would give him his due.

Ma's attempt........
Posted by utahma (TD) 15 May 2007 8:39am     


There once was a TD named Ma
whose blond jokes would make u hee haw
Till one day she found
a Limierick contest came round
so she dedicated this one to Pa

There once was a blonde who sighed,
couldn't get a FIFTEEN if she tried
she looked for a pair,
to her surprise one was there,
and out of excitement she cried.

It wasnt enough for the win,
She tried and tried again,
She looked at her cards
Decided it was too hard
to count up her crib playing gin.

Cribbage Limerick Contest
Posted by SirJohndid 15 May 2007 7:46pm     


Sir John Suckling who lived long ago,
invented Cribbage, the game we all know.
It's fun and exciting;
and so I'm inviting.
C'mon all you players, let's go!

a limerick by Kymb
Posted by KymB (VIP) 16 May 2007 1:44am     


I once knew a player named Honey
who thought he could take all my Money
but i proved him wrong
by wearing a thong......Oh
wait thats a different game entirely!!

Cribbage Limerick Contest
Posted by SirJohndid 16 May 2007 7:57pm     


There once was a lady named Maime
who lost in Cribbage game after game
But she didn't give in,
and went on to win
many prizes (a fortune!),and fame.

limerick contest
Posted by KymB (VIP) 16 May 2007 10:07pm     


I was once a wee lass who was taught crib by her two Dad's and an ex.
They said my goal was to score 15-2,15-4,15-six.
I've seen a few 28's
which was great!
but now its time
to get a 29 and end this limerick
Quick!!

10th reply
Posted by KymB (VIP) 17 May 2007 1:18am     


we now have 9 limiricks in
do we peg or give in to gin
some say it is luck....
i say it is a go
and so
i will con't to play crib

one more........
Posted by utahma (TD) 17 May 2007 9:00am     


So this would be limerick number ten,
You've heard it time and time again
From one utah mom
Cribbage is the bomb
And maybe someday I will win.

Bunnie's Turn
Posted by BunieMa (TD) 18 May 2007 11:54am     


I TYPED IN GIN
AND MONEY HERE I FOUND I COULD WIN
OVER TO CRIBBAGE I HOPPED
AND SOON FOUND MYSELF AT THE TOP
I ASKED IF THEY NEEDED A TD NAMED BUNS
TO HELP DISTRIBUTE OUT THE FUN
I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN THEY LET ME IN
NOW I HAVE FUN HOSTING FOR MY CRIBBAGE FRIENDS
WHAT A GREAT PLACE FOR A BUNIE TO ROAM
GC WILL ALWAYS BE MY HOME!!!!

Nothing rhymes w/"Cribbage" (?)
Posted by SirJohndid 18 May 2007 7:39pm     


For those who don't like adding (keeping score),
counting 15 two, 15 four, or more.

It's nice it's all done for you;
the dealing and pegging too.

Have fun! With good luck your rating will soar!

My rating is FRUSTrating!
Posted by SirJohndid 19 May 2007 4:53pm     


Sometimes you will need just the right card
to score 29, but it's so hard.

In the past you have seen
that false count of 19.

Now the one you needed you discard.

Limerick competition
Posted by shapechanger 19 May 2007 10:01pm     


The Crib Playing Queen when annointed,
Said, "I'm sure I won't be disappointed,
5,5,5 Jack (off suit),
and 5 turnup to boot,
Meant her score was a 29-pointer!

Limerick competition
Posted by shapechanger 19 May 2007 10:04pm     


A crib playing gal from Down Under,
Said, "Something smells bad" and no wonder,
'Cause she just double-skunked
Some crib playing punk,
His points on the ladder her plunder.

for cribbage contest we need more limericks from cribbage players
Posted by webmaster (moderator) 23 May 2007 10:30am     


For cribbage contest, we need more limericks from cribbage players and also need players' opinions on who deserves the prize!

Ode to a 29
Posted by KymB (VIP) 24 May 2007 10:23am     


2,4,6,8
I want a 28...
5,5,5,5, Jack
That would give me a heart attack!
But it would also be 29
and then I could end this rhyme.

to pick a winner
Posted by KymB (VIP) 24 May 2007 10:30am     


I like all the limericks posted by Kymb (LOL)!!!!
I say that the TD's vote for the winner or we could have a cribbage playoff for Title of the best limerick and maybe GC could put up the money for the playoff.

votes
Posted by BunieMa (TD) 26 May 2007 10:54pm     


I agree with kymb....TDS PICK THE PLAYERS FAVORITE LYRICS AND PLAYERS PICK TD FAVORITE LYRICS....SO FAR MY FAVORITE LYRIC IS KYMB ODE TO 29

There's a trick to writing a slick limeric.
Posted by SirJohndid 27 May 2007 2:30am     


When composing a limeric it should rhyme,
using the same number of beats (keeping time).

But often one sees
some do as they please

So some Cribbage limerics end up with a line or lines that doesn't or don't rhyme at all and the timing is all off and so forth, making it too short or too long or otherwise too vague to understand, and sometimes with misspelled words or frazes that don't make sense; so all I can say is that it is a crime!

My vote
Posted by cribking75 (VIP) 27 May 2007 6:32am     


Not much TD participation but I like "Bunnie's turn". If I could throw a vote in for the players I like "a limerick by Kymb".

I'm no poet but will try
Posted by 1okaylady (TD) 28 May 2007 5:36pm     


Crib, Crib, a fanatical game,
The more you play, the more you win,
The more you win, the better you feel,
A 29 hand, now that's a the big deal.

isnt a limerick different thana poem?
Posted by utahma (TD) 28 May 2007 6:23pm     


I agree with SirJohnDid.....a limerick is different than any poem that rhymes.......doesn't it follow a pattern? Just wondering....
Ma

but dont get me wrong....
Posted by utahma (TD) 28 May 2007 6:24pm     


clearly we have very talented poets amongst us hre at Game Colony - I love all the entries!

Here's another
Posted by Frank_Leroy (VIP) 28 May 2007 9:18pm     


There was a crib player named Ronnie_Lee
He likes to play at Game Colony

All the girls love him because he’s so sweet
The kind of player we all hope to meet

I wish all the players were as nice as he.
Sea Goddess

cribbage limeric
Posted by honeyoil (VIP) 29 May 2007 12:41am     


I met a girl name kymb on a site callled gc i ask her if she would play crib with me.She asked how much I rep;lied a whole bunch she said if i lose you buy lunch i said it s to early how about brunch i said thats great i could use a good munch.

Posted on behalf of SirJohndid
Posted by webmaster (moderator) 29 May 2007 7:44am     


Definition of "Limerick".

My dictionary defines "Limerick" as a five-lined nonsense verse rhyming aabba. The first, second and fifth lines have three feet and the third and fourth lines have two feet.

As close as I can interpret "feet" in this context is that it is a unit of length (measurement, metric), applying it so as to have the same number of "beats" per respective lines as in say Poe's poem (not a limerick-lol) "The Raven", with 8 "beats" per line:
Once upon a midnight dreary
while I pondered weak and weary.

Also the first,second and fifth line endings rhyme as do the endings of the third and fourth lines (but with different rhymes than the first, second and fifth lines.)

Anyway, that's my interpretation of how a limeric is to be constructed.

My first entry (when I was "clueless") did not obey above mmmm "rules"-? My only salvation is that it rhymes! Also my latest entry of a "limerick" was intentionally rule-defying as a spoof of some entries I've seen.

So, hopefully this will inform and inspire some "new blood" here. C'mon. You can do it!
-SirJohndid

What's the difference
Posted by cribking75 (VIP) 29 May 2007 2:36pm     


I know it's a limerick contest, but who cares if someone wants to have fun with a different kind of poetry. You guys are getting extremely techinical on something that should be fun. It's not right to ask to be creative and then limit the creativity. Who cares if it's a limerick, haiku, concrete, couplet, ballad, alphabet, or acrostic poem.

Cribbage is the best game here.
Ratings mean so much to some, nothing to me
I love to play in the tournaments
Bad 19's stay away
Be a friend and cut me a five
A certain player I never saw anywhere
Game colony is the best site
Everyone is nice and has fun.

My simple thoughts on time at Game Colony...Diamund
Posted by mikka12 (VIP) 29 May 2007 6:32pm     


I was looking for a place to play
I found Game colony one day
I found great people at the site
I even found a Mr. Right
So I can live, love, laugh and have fun
And meet the challenges from everyone.

Thank you to all here that makes this site a family.....Pat

One more time..............
Posted by mikka12 (VIP) 29 May 2007 9:26pm     


Cribbage is a game of fun
At game colony you get a good run
My dream is a twenty nine
I would like it one time
And will continue until it's done..............

Limeric definition
Posted by SirJohndid 1 Jun 2007 1:59am     


If acceptable, I would like to offer the final (unless questioned)self-defense of the definition of a limeric:

The title of the contest is "Limeric Contest"; and as a rose is a rose is a rose, in baseball the pitcher doesn't pitch a horseshoe; and a limeric is a limeric is a limeric.

I don't mean to be picky, but it is as it is (at least for me). The prime creativity, and, sure, brain-wracking work (perhaps) lies in the concoction of a limeric as such.

But if deviations from the definition is acceptable by the powers that be, then fine --- the house rules; but I think then the title of the contest should be Cribbage Muses or whatever, rhyming or not.

I rest my case
and hide my "face".

Oh my! Another one from SirJohndid.
Posted by SirJohndid 1 Jun 2007 2:04am     


Oh Lord! It is just as I feared.
Some opponents I play are weird.

One played games so fast
I couldn't get past

He won in 3 hands......so it appeared!

Whoops!
Posted by SirJohndid 1 Jun 2007 4:35am     


Now I fouled up.. Take out the word "so" in my latest limeric. Naughty boy!

So So
Posted by SirJohndid 1 Jun 2007 7:25pm     


Re my latest: That's the 2nd "so".

SEWoR SO what a button on your underpants
Posted by KymB (VIP) 1 Jun 2007 11:04pm     


WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT A SO.....I THOUGHT THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN. WE HAVE A LOT OF TALENTED PEOPLE ON GC...LET'S KEEP IT REAL AND KEEP ON RHYMING OR NOT.....!!!!
THIS IS JUST MY OPINION...YOUR FRIEND KIM
P.S. I GOT A 28 HAND YESTERDAY......YIPPEE AND FUN!

Cribbage Limeric Contest Will End June 7th, 2007 - Hurry with entries!
Posted by webmaster (moderator) 2 Jun 2007 3:44pm     


Cribbage Limeric Contest Will End June 7th, 2007 - Hurry with entries!

GameColony 'judges' will not be sticklers for precise measurement purity alone. Innovative & Fun Limericks with imprecise verse measurement will get greater number of points than limerics written with just dictionary-dictated precision.

So....Go Ahead & Submit More entries for Cribbage limeric Contest! Prize Awaits The Winner!

-webmaster

Like Newman in "Cool Hand Luke"
Posted by SirJohndid 2 Jun 2007 10:16pm     


What we got here is failure to communicate.

Please 'communicate' to us your limerick entries until June 7th, 2007
Posted by webmaster (moderator) 2 Jun 2007 10:40pm     


Whether you use precise or imprecise limerick measurements, whether you use rhyme or reason -- you still have time until June 7th, 2007 to submit your entries.

Try to be concerned not just by the pure measurement mechanics, but by the 'soul' of the limerick -- try to make your entries fun and engaging.

Happy Limericking,
-webmaster

limericks
Posted by jonwil (VIP) 5 Jun 2007 10:35am     


If your cards have all gone "south"
& your sportmanship is tested.
Its best to not engage mouth,
until your brain has rested.

Yesterday
Posted by KymB (VIP) 6 Jun 2007 2:21am     


yesterday
i got a 28 hand
but now that seems so far away
and i won't stand
until i get a 29
oh yesterday...came suddenly!!

SOlong!
Posted by SirJohndid (moderator) 6 Jun 2007 2:26pm     


There was a lady who wrote bad verse
She also played at Cribbage--a curse!
She didn't know how
to write and so now
I can't tell which attempt is worse

This little venomous concoction of a limerick fetches from this judge the following scores:
- 99 points out of a possible 100 -- for plagiarism
- 0 out of possible 100 -- for originality and fun

--------------------------
Here are prior examples of similar "originality":

1. "To think of a verse
can be a real curse."
...

2. "There are folks quite averse to my verse.
In their emails, perverse, how they curse!
...
...
This is freedom, for better or worse."

-webmaster



Correction detection.
Posted by SirJohndid 7 Jun 2007 2:59pm     


Title# Spellign korectly.

Message#
'In spelling we must spell right
or else it ends up a fright
For instance "adverse"
is not spelled "averse"
And it makes me feel uptight'

------------------------------
OK, so I see you were quite right
"Averse" is correct in my sight
I hereby retract
my misstated fact
Wrong after "seeing the light"

1st Prize Winner is...
Posted by webmaster (moderator) 7 Jun 2007 8:53pm     


jonwil - 20 Ticket prize

Congratulations, jonwil!

Per one of the TDs, "There are some great posts in the crib forum contest, and several deserve the 1st place prize, but Jonwil's post derserves the 'Grand Daddy' prize of them all."
----

If your cards have all gone "south"
& your sportmanship is tested.
Its best to not engage mouth,
until your brain has rested.

---

but i had
Posted by KymB (VIP) 8 Jun 2007 1:51am     


the most...........votes..........r u kidding me i didint win....Bummer your frined KIM

Oh and
Posted by KymB (VIP) 8 Jun 2007 11:45am     


congrats Jonwil.....your friend, kim

WTG ...
Posted by MAB (moderator) 16 Jun 2007 10:31am     


1st Prize Winner is...
Posted by webmaster (moderator) 7 Jun 2007 8:53pm email it to a friend

jonwil - 20 Ticket prize

Congratulations, jonwil!

Per one of the TDs, "There are some great posts in the crib forum contest, and several deserve the 1st place prize, but Jonwil's post derserves the 'Grand Daddy' prize of them all."
----

If your cards have all gone "south"
& your sportmanship is tested.
Its best to not engage mouth,
until your brain has rested.

I know it is too late ...but
Posted by AWC_Saxman (VIP) 16 Jun 2007 11:56pm     


There once was a man from a farm,
Who played cribbage and drank to alarm!
If wants to play me, then I think you'll agree ,
It might cost him a leg and an arm!

Losing Limerics
Posted by SirJohndid 20 Jun 2007 3:36pm     


The Limeric Contest is ended,
and Sir John is as sad as can be.
It wasn't done right as intended.
In his mind he won 1-2-3.

my belated limerick
Posted by magalishious (VIP) 15 Jul 2007 12:52am     


Here,s my stab at it ... been gone awhile and its nice to see the fun continues at GC:
They call me Magalishious.
My cooking is delicious.
Some think I am naughty,
because I'm a hottie,
and don't forget nutritious....lol... hope your grinnin, mags

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