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Re: The great Aussie bonsai limerick competition
Posted: July 8th, 2009, 5:55 am
by eyleene
just joined recently and this grabbed my brain
,finally worked something out and hope you dont mind a little mis-grammer .
There was a young lady from Telstra
who didnt know what bonsai are
she found a website
that soon put her right
Ausbonsai the best one by far !
cheers eyleene
Re: The great Aussie bonsai limerick competition
Posted: July 8th, 2009, 9:03 am
by Spinner
I'm a newbie I'm forced to confess
My wiring is all of a mess
But I've learnt my lines well
So you never could tell
Now I can b******t along with the bes'
Boom boom...and no offence meant
Spinner
Re: The great Aussie bonsai limerick competition
Posted: July 8th, 2009, 2:01 pm
by kcpoole
Spinner wrote:I'm a newbie I'm forced to confess
My wiring is all of a mess
But I've learnt my lines well
So you never could tell
Now I can b******t along with the bes'
Boom boom...and no offence meant
Spinner
LOL
Re: The great Aussie bonsai limerick competition
Posted: July 8th, 2009, 5:30 pm
by Spinner
If it's a crack-pot that rings your bell
And Penny's not ready to sell
Better ask Lynette
For here's a bet
Bloody Pat's not going to tell!
Spinner
(With Pat's permission ):P
Re: The great Aussie bonsai limerick competition
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 12:02 am
by stymie
I'm still tilting:-
Two goats of mine, 'Taipan' and 'Hearty',
decided to have a nice party
The tree branches low
They nibbled and so
One style is left now, LITERATI.
or else-
The weather here got so much rainier
I had to mix soil that is drainier
It turned out much fitter
with hard baked cat litter
I think the result is much brainier
Re: The great Aussie bonsai limerick competition
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 6:46 am
by stymie
Please! I must know when this competition ends, or I'll never stop posting in vain hope.
By the way, my imaginary friend's name has the accent on the 'a' and is pronounced GIVIT
ARGO. I just thought that I must clarify that in case anyone wanted to make a rhyme with it.
Re: The great Aussie bonsai limerick competition
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 1:41 pm
by Spinner
A stymied goatherder from Yorkshar
Sought to dazzle us with his bantar
You should have the pot
But that's your lot
Wave goodbye again to the ashes, sar!
he he he .....I'm loving this!!!
Spinner
Re: The great Aussie bonsai limerick competition
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 3:15 pm
by tanglefoot
Well, it's been lovely to have a break! Bit of a short week off...... still, much refreshed now. What's more, there's someone out there spinning yarns.........
An entrant with verse, name of spinner
Is hitting the rhymes like a winner
But like it or not
He wont see the pot
It'll probably go to a grinner!
Sorry spinner, bit obscure (check out the smile on stymie's dial!)
Re: The great Aussie bonsai limerick competition
Posted: July 10th, 2009, 7:26 am
by Pat K
I feel for me ol' mate, Spinner
It's true that he's not a grinner
But it may yet unfold
That in ways untold
He can still emerge a winner!
pk
Re: The great Aussie bonsai limerick competition
Posted: July 10th, 2009, 8:58 pm
by FlyBri
It seems there's this fella named Stymie
Whose talent had somehow slipped by me
His quick turn of verse
Never bitter or terse
And his Bonsai make me think: "Corrr blimey!"
Re: The great Aussie bonsai limerick competition
Posted: July 10th, 2009, 9:37 pm
by Steven
stymie wrote:Please! I must know when this competition ends, or I'll never stop posting in vain hope.
Just to remind everyone;
Steven wrote:Okay creative type people, get busy and post your limericks for a chance to win a fabulous price courtesy of Will at
Island Bonsai.
The rules are simple... The limerick must be original/written by yourself and must relate in some way to Australian bonsai or its related arts.
Submissions will be accepted up to and including 31st July 2009. The winner will be chosen by Will_IslandBonsai, FlyBri, Gocny and myself (Steven) and will be notified by PM and a post in this topic.
One prize will be awarded and the winner can choose from a Tasmanian native deciduous beech (Nothogagus gunnii) in a 140mm pot or a Pat Kennedy bonsai pot. The chosen prize will be shipped to the winner courtesy of Island Bonsai. Please note: Due to quarantine restrictions, if the winner is from South Australia or Western Australia they will automatically receive the Pat Kennedy pot.
Not sure of how to put one together?
Learn what a limerick is on Wikipedia.
P.S Bonus points may be awarded if you use the words 'Island Bonsai' and/or 'AusBonsai'
In the event that an international member does manage to win, then as an inaugural occasion the prize will freighted to them at no charge thanks to the generosity of one of our members here who wishes to remain anonymous.
Keep on posting your limericks guy's and girls for a chance to win great prize. Plus by writing a funny limerick, you will be putting a smile on the face of everyone who reads it!
Good luck,
Steven
Re: The great Aussie bonsai limerick competition
Posted: July 10th, 2009, 11:20 pm
by aaron_tas
Steven wrote:Plus by writing a funny limerick, you will be putting a smile on the face of everyone who reads it!
i never have written anything like these...
but i think they're a hoot
and they always have me smiling
...see
Re: The great Aussie bonsai limerick competition
Posted: July 11th, 2009, 6:09 am
by Shannon
Joined the ausbonsai forum
Hoping to cure the bored'em
We all went hooray
There's a competion you say
Pat Kennedy's pots I horde'm
Re: The great Aussie bonsai limerick competition
Posted: July 11th, 2009, 9:16 pm
by AnneK
This one was my first attempt, do you really want more?!
Will, would know if the tree that I hold,
is likely for bonsai, like I am told.
Ausbonsai was asked if anyone knew,
Nothogagus for Sydney, will it do?
But the souvenir seeds just didn't come up,
was it my fault, or the gift shop that sold me a pup!
Regards, AnneK
Re: The great Aussie bonsai limerick competition
Posted: July 11th, 2009, 10:02 pm
by kcpoole
Ok another one but a little bit cheeky
I do hope no one minds me using them as a topic. If they do I am sorry
but tough
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Aaron from tas thinks they are a hoot
Me i'd prefer to go play with a root
No not the the dirty kind
oooh never you mind
More like this one I might get the boot!
Ken