Re:Knightmare Limericks
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Well done to the three who followed me, that's a good one (even if it doesn't quite scan at one point and "iocus" doesn't rhyme with "focus" [rather with "block us"]), and unlike many of the others more or less makes sense (not that they have to make sense, of course)! To proceed (slightly tricky, I hope):
The maiden they call Mellisandre
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Decided that french was Tres Sambre
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"iocus" doesn't rhyme with "focus"
I recall Brother Mace pronouncing it to rhyme with 'focus', and I for one am not prepared to fault him. And though I've never met Iokus (the jester from RPG5), I've heard his name spoken aloud several times to rhyme with 'focus' too.
Back to the limerick at hand...
She filled up a kettle
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In which case, there should be a rule against posting simply to denigrate the contributions of another forum user.
If you're that disenchanted with my line, then proffer an alternative.
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Use of additional emoticons to indicate facetiousness might have helped. The written word isn't always that nuanced on its own, especially online. I may not be winked at all that much in real life, but I've never yet seen the winking emoticon overused on the internet.
As for whether a rhyme is obvious, that depends on individual contributors' interpretations. Some may not think it obvious, others may appreciate the guidance. And even with the most strongly implied rhyme, there is still plenty of scope for creativity.
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Must you? If so, there should be a rule against obvious rhymes.
Well, I rather thought Grettel being interwoven into this was ingenious!
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So I'll go with it!
And I'm still looking up sambre to be honest!
The maiden they call Mellisandre
Decided that french was Tres Sambre
She filled up a kettle
C'etait trop chaud pour Grettel
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The maiden they call Mellisandre
Decided that french was Tres Sambre
She filled up a kettle
C'etait trop chaud pour Grettel
So she decided to join a felis-cadre.
N.B To Thanatos:
Pick fault with this or any other person's attempt to involve themselves in the future and you'll have lost yourself one contributor to this thread. This isn't the first time you've interrupted the fun to want stricter guidelines.
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Yes, tempers do fray occasionally. People have something controversial that they can't keep in, they say it, we listen to each other, then we all hopefully move on. So I for one would rather not be forced to dwell on the matter by watching a limerick about it take shape. People could end up getting further offended.
Thus, I'm going to offer enough lines to round off this limerick, and the first line of a new one that we can work together on - a Knightmare-related one. (I say 'offer', because I know it's bending the rules to breaking point, so people are free to ignore my submissions if they feel strongly.)
There once was a fight on the forum
A momentary loss of decorum
We let the dust settle
Returned to fine fettle
And S2 maids? Some still deplore 'em!
New limerick?
There once was a Wolfenden welder
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Good work Dras! (and I LOVE obvious rhymes btw!)
Who fancied the elf-maiden Velda
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[So far...
There once was a Wolfenden welder
Who fancied the elf-maiden Velda ]
So he got hold of a gate
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(As long as no one minds me contributing another line...)
There once was a Wolfenden welder
Who fancied the elf-maiden Velda
He got hold of a gate
Turned it into a plate
And a ring... but he fled when he smelled 'er!
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Was the home of Ridolfo, a lone bard
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