The Limerick

If you are concerned with politically correctness, and how people should function with one another... this book is not for you. It had never occured to me how many twisted things there could be about "A girl from Dallas named Alice." Yes, they are all here; chapters ranging from "abuses of the clergy" to "zoophily." Reading and reciting these cleaver verses is sure to expand vocabulary air in non-linear thinking. I would highly recommend it to anyone.

As it says on the cover: "This is the largest collection of limericks ever published, erotic or otherwise. None are otherwise."The limericks that are included are often funny, some of them, however, are just plain raunchy for raunch's sake, but that's what limericks are. Limericks, like folk tales, come out of the oral tradition, and to be authentic, which these are, ought not to be sanitized, which these aren't.I found one limerick in the introduction which gives a pretty good description of the 1700 plus limericks in the body of the book."The limerick is furtive and mean;You must keep her in close quarantine,. . . . . . Or she sneaks to the slums. . . . . . And promptly becomesDisorderly, drunk, and obscene."That pretty well describes the content of the book. Have fun, I did.

If any book can come close to this is would be the bible. There is nothing on earth that can compair the wittieness of thought full insight as this book. I recomend it to all.

The Limerick form (remember "Hickory, Dickory, Dock?") is given free reign here, with results both titillating, delightful and raucous and is, at times (most times) full of a scandalous repetoir of exuberance, life, and witt. If you don't have a favorite Limerick, you soon will.

If you appreciate limericks... good, bad... clean, dirty... you must have this book in your library. If you can't find plenty to laugh about, do not call yourself a limericks lover! The book also gives dates that the limericks were first published, and you'll be amazed at how long the Man from Nantucket has been hanging around.