Again via BoingBoing – the Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form. Every word defined by a limerick. At the moment they’re working on Aa to Ba, have 12924 limericks, of which 5311 are approved, and the standard, from what I’ve seen, is pretty high. From their recent additions:
Apostrophe
The apostrophe’s often abused:
It gets battered, and bruised, and misused.
On a plural, a blight;
For possessives, just right,
Barring “its”, which leaves people confused.
Heading, as one does, for the rude words:
Arse
The bottom, or backside, or arse,
Is a popular subject of farce.
Many actors will find
They’re surprised from behind
In plays without very much class.
And, as you’d expect, there are quite a few entries for Aardvark:
The aardvark is shaped like a pillow
And ’round it the dirt will oft billow,
As it digs in your shrubs
For its favorite grubs—
Oh, wait, I’ve defined armadillo.
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