A Gentleman Out In Decatur - Vintage Thanksgiving Limerick Postcard

The cost of good living is greater,
Said a gentleman out in Decatur,
When Thanksgiving came round,
On inquiry I found,
He had dined on string beans and potater.

Old Gourmand of Peel - Vintage Limerick Postcard

There was an old gourmand of Peel
Who supped on some escalloped veal
The dreams which ensued
Where so awful, so crude
They'd have frightened, well, you know - the de'il!

Temperance Limerick Postcard - The Snake in the Grass

You have heard of the snake in the grass
The terrible snake in the grass
But now you must know
Man's deadliest foe
Is the venomous snake in the glass.

A Fiancee of Brill - Vintage Limerick Postcard

There was a fiancee of Brill
Whose mother cried, "Bless my heart Till!
To hear you keep on
About you and your John
Is enough to make anyone ill!"

Hamel's Camel Vintage Limerick Postcard

An adventurous person named Hamel
Travelled thousands of miles on a camel
No provisions he took
But for bird's eggs he'd look
Which he'd boil for himself and his camel

An Old Codger from Maine Vintage Limerick Postcard

Here's an old codger from Maine
Who says you should never restrain
An impulse to send
A card to a friend
No matter how small or how plain

Vinegar Valentine Limerick Postcard - The Bachelor

The Bachelor frequently "knocks"
Matrimony, and very oft flocks
To his club in the eve
For pleasure, we believe -
But how about mending his socks?

Vintage Limerick - The Adventures of Sunny Jim and Dismal David

There was a phenomenal snail 
Whose body was nearly all tail
He cried with delight
On that wonderful sight -
Such a marvellous tail for a snail.

There Was A Young Lady Named Dolly - Vintage Christmas Limerick Postcard

There was a young lady named Dolly
Who exclaimed, "I do so love holly
But if you must know
I prefer mistletoe
For to kiss underneath it is jolly."

Vintage Boat Limerick - Mary Butler

There was a young boy from Lough Ree,
Who wanted to travel the sea.
So he built a small boat,
And set it afloat,
But forgot to get in it you see!

Little Jack Horner Limerick Postcard

Little Jack Horner stood on the corner
Waiting to catch a car
He was hit by the wheel
Of an automobile
And he never got over the jar.

A Halloween Pumpkin Limerick

She cannot believe what she's seen,
With the grass in the field still green.
She turned back around
And looked at the ground -
The pumpkins, they spelled "Halloween"!

There Was a Young Lady Whose Bonnet - Vintage Limerick Postcard

There was a young lady whose bonnet
Came untied when the birds sat upon it
But she said, "I don't care
All the birds of the air
Are welcome to sit on my bonnet!"

The Hot Headed Man - Vintage Limerick Postcard

Aeronauts in vain every way
To soar have tried far away
Yet there's the hot headed man
Who gets sore and who can
Fly in a rage every day.

An Old Woman of Wilts - Vintage Limerick Postcard

There was an old woman of Wilts
Who went up to Scotland on stilts
When they said, "Oh how shocking
To show so much stocking."
She replied, "You should see me in kilts!"

Daddy's Nap Limerick

To this overly cautious young chap
Who inquired if she would mayhap
Squeal for help if he kissed her
She replied, "I would mister
But I must'nt disturb Daddy's nap."

Young Maid of the Isles - Vintage Limerick Postcard

There was a young maid of the Isles
Whose face was pervaded with smiles
She sung, "Highdumdiddle,"
And played on the fiddle
That amiable maid of the Isles.

The Card Player - Vinegar Valentine Limerick

The card-playing maid is the "limit,"
Her mind's on the cards ev'ry minute;
     If she loses the prize,
     Oh, how deeply she sighs,
"'Tis so awful not to be in it!"

Drama Queen Vinegar Valentine Limerick

In a manner that's most emphatic
She declaims with gestures erratic
(While scarce a word)
(Is ever heard)
And thinks she's perfectly dramatic.

There Once Was A Smile So Contagious - A Limerick

There once was a smile so contagious
That it spread in a way quite outrageous
Then started a laugh
Which reached more than half
The people it met of all ages