Young Nancy Was Nice But Naive
By Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
United Kingdom
October 8, 2015 3:17pm CST
Young Nancy was nice but naive,
Whatever men said, she'd believe,
She did not know
How to say no,
But when babes arrived, guys would leave.
If anger and spite a man shows,
Is rude with an arrogant pose,
There is no doubt
He will find out,
That many a man's mouth broke his nose.
A young girl had downed a few beers.
Went up to a bloke and said ''Cheers'',
What he didn't say
Was that he was gay,
So her antics fell on deaf ears.
I just found out that it's National Poetry Day in the UK, so I thought I'd bash these out before the day finishes. I know that poetry leaves a lot of people cold, but I think that perhaps limericks are for people who don't like poetry. What do you think?
Original limericks by Jabo
If anger and spite a man shows,
Is rude with an arrogant pose,
There is no doubt
He will find out,
That many a man's mouth broke his nose.
A young girl had downed a few beers.
Went up to a bloke and said ''Cheers'',
What he didn't say
Was that he was gay,
So her antics fell on deaf ears.
I just found out that it's National Poetry Day in the UK, so I thought I'd bash these out before the day finishes. I know that poetry leaves a lot of people cold, but I think that perhaps limericks are for people who don't like poetry. What do you think?
Original limericks by Jabo62 people like this
57 responses
@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
8 Oct 15
Poetry day or not this was great!!..love limericks and funny sayings..just don't ask me to do one..hahah
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
8 Oct 15
@Rosekitty These aren't hard to do, have you never tried them yourself?
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
9 Oct 15
@jaboUK no i haven't but not even going to try and make a fool of myself..hahah
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
9 Oct 15
@Rosekitty You might surprise yourself, like I did
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@wetnosedogs (1533)
• United States
8 Oct 15
Wonderfully done again. I always enjoy what you got to say
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
8 Oct 15
@wetnosedogs That's a nice thing to say - thank you.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
11 Oct 16
I love your limericks. I only wish I could write them as well. Good job. Did you see my latest attempts?
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
11 Oct 16
@IreneVincent Sorry Irene, I haven't been around much lately. I did see your very good first attempt, I'll look to see if you've done more.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
11 Oct 16
@IreneVincent Yes thanks, I'm fine - just taking a break. Only doing notifications at the moment.
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@allknowing (135360)
• India
9 Oct 15
You are good at it. Keep them coming. The fact that you get so many to appreciate your poems, says a lot.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
9 Oct 15
@allknowing I have quite a lot of friends from the other site who liked my stuff over there, and they continue to support me. And it's great to have new friends like you. Thank you.
@allknowing (135360)
• India
9 Oct 15
@jaboUK Most of my connections from that site are not here but I would want my poems to be appreciated without anyone knowing me. The consolation is you a great writer always have something nice to say about my poems and that says a lot too.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
9 Oct 15
@allknowing I'm not saying that people just support me willy-nilly, I'm just saying that some people know and like my work from the other site, so they will come and look at it here. No matter how good our work is, we need to have people come to read it, don't we?
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
9 Oct 15
limericks are tough to write
Most of mine will never see the light
Of day
Absolutely no way no way
I'm too thick
To write a limerick
Rhyming couplets will have to do
Your limericks are good though - well done you
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
10 Oct 15
@jaboUK cheers, you're welcome
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
8 Oct 15
nice poem. My self I have never been able to write poems..
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
9 Oct 15
@hostessman Have you ever tried? I didn't know I could do it myself till I joined Bubblews.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
9 Oct 15
@hostessman Look forward to it, suggest it to me if you do.
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
9 Oct 15
@jaboUK I wrote one poem once if I find it I may post for you-----maybe
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
8 Oct 15
i'm still gigglin'! ya write with such delight in all proses that i find it hard to believe anybody'd be put off with yer vast talents, ms. @jaboUK . now, some'f the 'poetry' runnin' 'round out in the world is a bit gratin', that i'll admit. but ne'er yers! regardless 'f subject, silliness 'r heartfelt meanin', i always'm most touched. big 
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
9 Oct 15
@crazyhorseladycx It means a lot to me that you like my stuff, Crazy. I agree that some of the 'poetry' out there doesn't qualify as such in my opinion, but each to his own.
I did wonder about putting limericks on this site, but thought that there were perhaps enough people from the other site who do like it, for it to be worthwhile.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
9 Oct 15
@jaboUK i think what'cha pen is superb 'n why i've been 'fter ya so long to do a book 'f such. the world in its entirety needs to be able to enjoy yer great works!
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@Fleura (30172)
• United Kingdom
8 Oct 15
Those made me smile, as usual. I particularly liked the last one. And yes I like the 'classic' style of poetry too. Have you heard any of the poetry on Radio 4 today? They are having a whole series of British history through poetry sort of thing.
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@BAblingOne (85)
• Soignies, Belgium
8 Oct 15
I really enjoyed this poem , i love poetry but i dont have always time time put my hands on one of those books. Whats soo beautifull about poetry its that it says a story with rhymes that vibes emotions.I really find that fascinating.
Have a great evening.
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
8 Oct 15
@BAblingOne Thank you, I'm pleased you liked this, and that you are one of the people that do like poetry.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
8 Oct 15
@BAblingOne That's right, lyrics are poems set to music.
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@BAblingOne (85)
• Soignies, Belgium
8 Oct 15
@jaboUK I've got some strange feeling that manny of the great musical hits we all heard , the lirycs we're probably made by a peot in making hehe
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
13 Oct 16
I missed this....and only the other day was wondering when you'd write some more....The are very good.
And because I am a sucker for happy endings....
Poor Nancy, the men wanted only fun and games
Wouldn’t give the babes their names
But who knows what the future will bring?
She may yet get her wedding ring
When Mr Right puts the others to shame.
And makes her a happily married wife2 people like this
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
14 Oct 16
@responsiveme Thanks for coming back for this, and for the happy ending - yaay.
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@spleendingo1 (799)
• Grand Haven, Michigan
9 Oct 15
As always, I love your poems yo! I'll be awaiting the book release. 
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
9 Oct 15
@spleendingo1 A book? Where did you hear about that? It's on the back burner at the moment, as I'm not convinced that a whole bookful of poems would go down well.
Anyway, I couldn't be bothered to do it myself, but my daughter is keen and might do it when she's got time.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
11 Oct 15
@spleendingo1 I did look at the self-publishing thing myself, and it sounds far too much of a hassle for a non-techie like me.
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@spleendingo1 (799)
• Grand Haven, Michigan
11 Oct 15
@jaboUK Books of poems sell well enough, at least from what I've read on different sites. The self publishing thing is a little difficult though for a first timer. I downloaded a document about how to get your book from Word or Doc to an e-book format. I'm not sure what half the words meant lol
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@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
9 Oct 15
And why do some people don't like poetry, my dear Momma? They should think deeper & read more of it. There is a certain beauty in poetry which I just can't put into words, especially if you were the one who wrote it. Gosh! I will always be a fan!
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
3 Nov 16
@jaboUK lol this was so awesome! I feel bad for Nancy. 
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
3 Nov 16
@VivaLaDani13 I'm afraid that there are a lot of Nancys in this world.
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