An Old Miser Named Clarence - Classic Ogden Nash Limerick

There was an old miser named Clarence, 
Who simonized both of his parents. 
"The initial expense," 
He remarked, "is immense, 
But I'll save it on wearance and tearance."

A Fly And A Flea In A Flue - Ogden Nash Classic Limerick

A fly and a flea in a flue
Were imprisoned, but what could they do?
Said the fly, "Let us flee!"
Said the flea, "Let us fly!"
And they flew through a flaw in the flue.

Ogden Nash - A Limerick Ode to Liquor Is Quicker

Old Ogden could write a poem quicker
Than a drunk could drink up free liquor
And just like hard candy
The rhymes are quite dandy
On this point we simply can't dicker.

There Was an Old Man in a Trunk - Ogden Nash Limerick

There was an old man in a trunk
Who inquired of his wife, "Am I drunk?"
She replied with regret,
"I'm afraid so my pet,"
And he answered, "It's just as I thunk."

A Sixties Protest Limerick - Ogden Nash

Cried a teen-age protestor named Jill,
"Those CIA squares make me ill!
First they bugged our martinis,
Our bras and bikinis,
And now they are bugging The Pill!"

There Once Was A Fellow Named Nash - A Limerick Ode To Ogden Nash

There once was a fellow named Nash
He could write funny poems in a flash
But some of the time
The truth of the rhyme
Could give the poor subject a rash!

Ogden Nash Limerick Week - There Was A Brave Girl of Connecticut

There was a brave girl of Connecticut
Who flagged the express with her peticut,
Which her elders defined
As presence of mind,
But deplorable absence of ecticut.

The Frugal Scots Bugler - A Vintage Limerick - Ogden Nash

A bugler named Douglas MacDougal
Found ingenious ways to be frugal
He learned how to sneeze
In different keys
Thereby saving the price of a bugle.

Belle of Natchez - Ogden Nash Limerick

There was a young belle of old Natchez
Who ripped all her garments to patchez
When comment arose
On the state of her clothes
She drawled, When Ah itches, Ah scratchez.