Thanks gregv, the prospect of another Monday morning looks brighter already
And Werner too, by the sound of it!!!
That's another ending
Next up!
Maria lives near the Thunersee
Never could claim a sorrowful day
She climbed up the Eiger
Loyal dog beside her
Glad to be on her way.
Ok, it's lame... suggestions?
There was a young lady from Schwyz,
and she was more than a little obese,
everywhere that she walked,
she made a big noise,
and so the neighbours did call the police
not quite but almost....
There was an old man from Glarus,
who very much like to cuss,
with plenty of sh*ts,
and quite a few t*ts,
there was also the occasional a*se
There once was a lady from Basel,
who liked to go out on the razzle
one night she got pi**ed,
and could not resist,
a good looking bird called Hasel
There was a young man from Geneve
who wanted a nice furry beaver,
he went to the doctor,
who told him no way ,
so now he's using a cleaver
There once was a member called Fraueli
She was on the EF almost hourly
She got nothing done
but had so much fun
But when hubby came home there was a row-erli
There once was a member called Oldhand
who'd been many years in this land
some say she's more swiss
and this I cant diss
as the loss of my humour is a "Schand" (disgrace)
There once was an English Forum,
Where ex-pats would gather from boredom,
They'd waste all their time,
Writing silly old rhymes,
And when their boss said "Back to work!" they'd ignore him
There once was a lady from Waedi
In her tastes she was really quite faddy
Her joy is complete
Shropshire blue for a treat
Thanks EF and Mike, the cheese laddie.
PS Waedi is the common abbreviation for Wädenswil! Pronounced vaddy.
There was a geyser called Goose,
Who time-planing was so very loose.
On the computer all,
time just ran away.
So Mama's face again will be puce
There was a boy racer from Zug,
From the police he did get a tug.
The rosser did say,
leave the car step this way,
and gave him a cuff round the lug
There once was a swiss English Forum
It's members all cooth and decorum
Except for DaveA
who I'm sorry to say
could do nothing other than bore 'em
I didn't know Mark at all but I'm grateful for this board that he created. Perhaps a limerick isn't the most fitting tribute but I mean it sincerely and without any disrespect.
This is a tribute to Mark
There was inside him a big spark
He created a board
To which people poured
So they wouldn't be alone in the dark
Many miss you dear Mark a lot
The forums still jump like they're hot
I'm holding you near
To give you a cheer
And feel like I hit the jackpot!
I learned about Swiss Daily Life
And read about complaints that cause strife
Permits and Visas
and all the Swiss cheeses
my username means little wife
Now I've got to skidoo
It's time to make the fondue
From raclette to cows
EFs a big wow
And it's all because of you.
Hi Fraueli,
using yours as inspiration (sorry for not crediting earlier)
There was a young Ozzie called Mark
Who was really as bright as a spark
With considerable decorum, he created a forum
Now living in Switzlerland's less dark
I like yours better! The decorum/forum is great.
There was once a lassie in Zug
Who often stuck her nose in a book
She wouldn't iron
His shirts in cyan
And used Kirschen liquor to cook
I had my Swiss German lesson today and used my Limerick on page 1 of this thread to satisfy my 5 sentence assignment (lazy lazy girl here).
In the interest of not putting out crummy grammar here's the correct version a la my teacher:
Gruezi, Min Name n isch Heidi
Ich chume n us die Schwiiz, isch so chlii
D'Welt isch so gross
Was mache ich bloss?
Ich gang heim zum grosi
There once was a company called Swisscom
Who ripped off their customers with aplomb,
All thanks to the Swiss Federation,
Sunrise must go to litigation,
And the customers suffer this con.