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Limerick № 13461

Life's Great Irony

by Tascobar

Member since 2002 · Posted 6 Sep 2002 · 11 comments

I knew a boy called Steph, And sadly, he was deaf. He was called a spack Behind his back But he was blissfully unaware of this, being unable to hear.

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11 comments

[4] ==Doylum 6-Sep-02/6:58 AM Reply
Yes irony in an Alanis Morissette stylee.
[7] Christof 6-Sep-02/7:34 AM Reply
This is quite funny. Yep.
[7] vulcan 6-Sep-02/7:40 AM Reply
It's natural rather than Ironic(Great?)but the irony and fatalism lies in one's being called Steph and his being Deaf(The ironic rhyme of it)you meant this?Bravo!7
[4] nentwined 11-Sep-02/12:41 PM Reply
eh. not a limerick. I need to set up something to deal with these cases. If I want to look at limericks, I want to look at limericks...
[n/a] -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. › nentwined 12-Sep-02/11:57 AM Reply
Aren't we allowed to label a poeme as being of a particular form but then subvert that form? Next you'll be threatening to remove haiku status from any poeme that doesn't talk about nature and contain two contrasting images. Pffft.
[7] beakism 12-Sep-02/12:52 PM Reply
'he was called a spack / behind his back'. smooth.
[n/a] [mojo] 12-Sep-02/2:42 PM Reply
Call me a stick in the mud. Maybe if it was well writen I could forgive it's crassness. But it's not, it's just extremely childish. This is the last time I'll bother commenting on one of the many pieces of "litter" on this site. I am wasting my time. No vote.
[2] royalflesh 12-Sep-02/7:11 PM Reply
maybe being unable to hear let him understand the unspoken ( or rather , respoken ) gestures more carefully. Thus, being even more aware of what was going on behind his back (in front of his face). Hmmm...just maybe.
[0] Tyriana 16-Oct-02/6:43 AM Reply
i see no irony. grab the dictionary you are using to prop up the short leg of the couch and look up the words you use.
[7] Mystictwilight 14-Sep-04/9:35 PM Reply
really sad :(
[1] Edna Sweetlove 15-May-06/5:09 PM Reply
What the fuck is a spack?