limericky

I came across this while clearing out some old papers.  It’s a variant of the liar paradox, as the last of four “limericks”.


There was a young girl from Japan
Whose limericks never would scan.
     When someone asked why
     She said with a sigh,
“It’s because I always attempt to get as many words in the last line as I possibly can.”

Another young poet from China
Had a feeling for rhythm much finer.
     His limericks tend
     To come to an end
Suddenly.

There was a young lady of Crewe
Whose limericks stopped at line two.

There was a young man of Verdun.