BolsterÂ’s Thousandth: Write Limerick, Win Spyderco Hat!

[Bolster]

My humble appreciation to the forum, for tolerating a thousand of my questions, remarks, and opinions with sage advice and good cheer. It is a testament to the tolerance of Spyderco and this forum that I have been allowed to opine without banishment for either my stupid questions or snide remarks.

By way of thanks, I would like to send one lucky forumite a fabulous new Spyderco-branded cap, black with white letters and a red Spyder, one size fits all. On the backside of the cap is another red Spyder surrounded by white tat-looking thorns. But to get the cap, you must write a cracking good limerick. Here are the rules:

Rule 1) The limerick must be Spyderco-themed and compatible with the “shiny footprints” rules that apply to all forum postings. Please keep it above the waist at all times, but submit as many limericks as you wish.

Rule 2) The rhyme needs to be in classical limerick form, which has five lines and a rhyme scheme of AABBA. There are three metrical feet in the ‘A’ lines and two metrical feet in the ‘B’ lines. As self-proclaimed Poet Laureate of Spyderco, I submit this example:

[INDENT]A cutlery business in Golden
Makes sharp things, both fixed blade and foldin’.
Sal was heard to remark:
“They’re designed in the dark!
And with holes in the blades, have we sold ‘em.”[/INDENT]

Esteemed forumites Snubnose and Deacon have kindly agreed to help judge submissions. They will forward their top picks to me, and I will choose one from their submissions. I’ll then announce the winner here, and PM the winner to obtain an address to which I may ship the fabulous cap prize. All complaints regarding the unfairness of this awards procedure, please address them by mail to my pet Dachshund, who will treat them with all due consideration. The contest will remain open until posts taper off. Let the rhymes begin!

[A.P.F.]

Thanks for the contest, Bolstermanic! But I can't imagine a better limerick than your sample. :o

[Fred Sanford]

I'm not good at writing Limericks so I will just wish good luck to whomever participates.

Have fun folks. Congratulations Bolstermanic on 1000 posts. It's nice to have you around for as long as we have.

:)

[Wharnie]

A tank of a knife is the Manix.
Of big leaf-shaped blades, I'm a fanix.
What Eric bestowed
Is sadly disco'd
So I'm in a state of near panix.

[Tank]

Here Goes. Congrats on 1K

With spyder hole you give a flick
Secure in hand when you here the click
At the ready for most any task
Cardboard, rope, whatever they ask
Then close and pocket just as quick

[Piercieve]

Thanks for the contest, Bolstermanic! But I can't imagine a better limerick than your sample. :o

Agreed. Perfect is your rhyme, sir.

[jujigatame]

Very cool idea. Been a while since I had to write one of these, 10th grade I think. :)

Anywho...

I hear that you’re looking to get a good knife,
But can’t spend too much for fear of the wife.
You need a rock solid tool,
And it better be cool.
Aye, Spyderco’s the one with value for life.

[Spyderguyl]

I’m new to Spyderco knife stuff,
but I’m just not able to get enough…
Of the shiny, serrated blades,
and the handles in so many shades.
There are so many from which to choose,
no matter what I pick, how can I lose?
If I just wait long enough, till I see the next one
*that’s* the one I’ll want…. oh, great…..I’ll never be done.

[mrappraisit]

Congrats on 1,00:D :D :D

[suedeface]

O.K. here goes..

I have this great little knife in my pocket
It may look strange, but don't knock it
At the spyderedge you may hee and haw
But it cuts like a high octane chain saw!
Spyderco's talk it and walk it!

Great job on the 1000,posts I don't even have 10!

[Agent Starling]

always remember fun...

Congrats Bolstermanic on your 1,000 posts they've been a joy to read... :D

and now here goes,

Inspired by the book & movie, Hannibal (what else? )............


There once was a Doc, so insane
They said that he was Lithuane
With his Spydercos three--
Civi, Mil and Harpy
Haute cuisine had-a he on the brain!


Agent Starling

[Agent Starling]

hey Bolster...does the meter of the A lines have to be exactly 9 counts, mine are 8 but they fit the skit... :rolleyes:

and, can we enter more than once...I may have some more up my sleeve, Muse willing... :D

Agent Starling

[GeorgeMaggos]

Hey Bolstermanic,

congrats on the 1,000th post milestone thats great :cool: thanks for the giveaway I am not much of a writer so I will pass, but I wish everyone who enters good luck with it.

~George

[ClockWork]

1000!!! Swwweeeet!!!


Clock dun never dun no good at dat fancie buk learnin non-sence. Momma dun sed I didnt nead no fancy schoolin. That dem limerics and what-not werr fo tem rich kids on the odder side o town.
But clock want hat, clock tri to dun and rime



There once was a dude from Golden
That needed a knife that was Foldin
so he Invented a knife thats also a Clothes pin
and many years later Were all happy to be Jonesin
A Japanese bodygaurd I'm happy to be holden!




:D :D :p :p

-Clock

[bigcat]

Congratulations and thanks for the contest!


"There was an inventor that lived in the land,
Who had a dream to sharpen knives from his van,
He awakened in the night,
With an idea to make a knife,
That a man could open with one hand."


BigCat

[Th232]

Congrats on the 1K Bolster! If I come up with a limerick I'll post it.

BTW, as much as I hate to say it guys, by my count, some of the poems here aren't limericks, and so won't qualify.

[Th232]

Congrats on the 1K Bolster!

Bit of a disconnect between the 4th and 5th lines, but hopefully the reader can still make the link.

They're the bane of our funds and our wives*,
Built to cut, and to maybe save lives,
In your pocket they'll ride,
But you'll see them outside,
For All of God's Critters have Knives!

Apologies to Starling and all the other ladies on the forum, but spouses or partners didn't quite fit. :o

More to come if/as I think of them.

[Ian UK]

Here we go from the UK

There was an young man from Colorado
Who was humble with no bravado
One day he went a bowl'in
Where uponed the idea to put a hole'in
And now he's an officiado

Congrats on 1000 post from the UK :spyder: :) :spyder:

[MANIXWORLD]

Spyderco's the best,puts everything else to the test. the Caly puts every other knife in a rally. Delica delight such a lovely sight. Spydie steel i love the feel,always such a brilliant deal. ZDP189,feel so fine,a cut above the premium line.

[Wharnie]

There once was a Doc, so insane
They said that he was Lithuane
With his Spydercos three--
Civi, Mil and Harpy
Haute cuisine had-a he on the brain!

A special agent named Starling
Had a fondness you might find quite startling.
You bet your life
That her favorite knife
Is a purple hawkbill she calls "Darling."