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Limerick: There Once Was an Old Man of Lyme

There once was an old man of Lyme
    Who married three wives at a time,
        When asked, "Why a third?"
        He replied, "One's absurd!
    And bigamy, sir, is a crime.

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  • January 16
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    Got it wrong.

    From guest ô¿ô (contact)
    Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.


  • Von Powell Moderators member
    September 12, 2006
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    Tri-gamy

    If Bygamy is a crime is he hoping that Tri-gamy (I made that up) isn't? lol


  • Claide
    March 31, 2006
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    I wish I could muster up a limerick like this... He has quickly become my favorite limerick writer.


  • Ahkam Moderators member
    November 22, 2003
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    Hot stuff

    Very funny