I know what you mean Jack.
However I do have a limerick/beau peep story. I was sprung with being the "jokemaster" at Toastmasters as in - from the Toastmaster of the day, "While you are up there (I was general evaluator that day) you can do your joke" - and looking down seeing my name had been written in over the lady who didn't show who was supposed to do the joke. Well Tom's signature line of
"I once met a guy from Peru
Whose limericks stopped at line two"
popped into my head and thus the day was saved.
Anyway I can't do limericks - not that I wouldn't or I shouldn't - just can't. I think I should get a prize for losing 77lbs this year.
There once was a peep named Di
Who lost 77lbs, that's no lie!
She rode on her bike
In shoes made by Nike
And said farewell to noodles and pie.