Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15
Limerickitis InUadeS
Germantown NOU
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'v"dnuto from GaEe pne
criCk on one Of the members. The thing
caught like wildfre.
In about two minutes everybody was
writing and then it turned into a fan
fest and it's probably good thing
that some Of the members of the board
weren't there to hear the limericks
written about them.
About 9 O'Clock last evening tho
phone in this Office rang and the fol
lowing conversation took place:
1,Alo EVENING LEDGER? Well,
this is Frank Nirdlinger, manager OF
the Broad Street Theatre. I'm in trou
bic and | want to know If you will
help out"
Certainly" said the limerick man.
What can do for you?'
well. it is this way. Yesterday my
family told me TO be sure to bring home
an EVENING LEDGER 40 that they could
get at that limerick. Well, l forgot it
So they told me to be sure to get Mon
days LEDGER tonight and bring i,
homo, Well, ! forgot il again
Now. what ! want TO know is: vii
you read me Mondays limerick over
the phone so l can write it down? II
you don't, cant 60 home"
And the fans are keeping this Office
busy on the telephone. too. They want
to know all sorts of things. Here are
a few Of the questions and the answers
II sent in an answer to yesterday +
contest. Am ! allowed to try again to
day."
Sure; try every day. Keep sending
them in day after day, even IL you don Z
win, for you never can tell when you
will hit the bulls. eye. And that hun
dred dollars Is certainly attractive
enough to keep you from being dis
couraged.
rs it necessary to use the coupon
which you print"'
No: it isn't absolutely necessary
but it will help up lot in going over
the answers to pick the winner. Tn,
coupon contains exactly the things thnt
we must know in each case. The line
We are looking for is in a definite posi-
ton in the coupon and II saves q
good deal of time to bc able to spot il
right there. rather than having to read
through lot Of somebody else's
writing. We urge everybody TO use
the coupon. but an answer on plair
piece of paper will not be excluded.
Use Postoffice Box
Shall ! address my answer to tn,
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER oficef'
NO. address II TO the postofiice bo,
given each day in the coupon. Letters
sent to this Office will be accepted, bat
they cause confusion. Tue postoffic,
box number simplities everything.
"Can one person send in more thar
one line?"
We have made no ruling limiting th'
number of answers contestant may
send in 20 cach limerick. The wise ones
however, will take advantage Of tn,
time limit and, IL they have NOR" thar
one line in mind. will go over them care
fully. combine, rearrangN, correct anC
| rewrite until they get just one that the!
are certain is the best they can think Of
Then send that one in. II. ou the otheI
hand, you yourself cannot make q salts
factory choice among them. you may
send them to us for decision.
TOday's limerick Is good one t.
show the possibilities Of deliberatel,
misspelling words that rhyme in SOunC
but are correctly spelled differently. /
gives an odd twist 20 the thought anC
/ is n favorite expedient Of the limericl
| writer.
Famous Misspelled Lmericks
Many very famous limericks hav,
been written in this way. They ar
! iOpulhE WITH All HDV bDIllt o
! them are so FAR fetched that the,
are almost puzzles as we'll as limPricks
| but that only serves To increase tn
humor Of them. Here are some OF tn
favorites
A small boy when asked TO spell yacht,
Most saucIly said. II Will nacht."
SO his teacher in wrath
Took a section of lath
And warmed him up well on the spacht
| He learned 10 play tunes on comb,
| And became such a nuisance at homh
That Ma spanked him and then,
will you do II again7"
! And he cheerfully answered her
"Nomb"
A distin gIished old one-legged colonel
Onoe started 10 edit a jolonel:
But soon, quite dissusted,
Gave up-he was busted.
| And cried, The expense Ia infolOnei. ="
She tried very hard to play euchrs,
But just 10 seconds II teuchre
To forget what was trump;
Her husband said "Chump"
And her fortitude quickly forseuchre.
A maiden caught stealing a dahlia
| Said "Oh, you shan't tell on me, shalla :?
/ But the florist was hot
And he said. Like as not
They'll send you TO Jail, you bad gahlla.