MPR 2002 Limerick Contest Submissions Set 16

Bach invited ole Franz Joseph Haydn
Out for bungee jumpin' and slidin'.
Poor Haydn got sick.
Too much food on a stick.
The next time Bach knocked, Franz went hidin'.

Jane Ramseyer Miller, St. Paul, MN

Johann and the Bach boys played by the rule,
'Cuz that's what they learned to do in school.
So while at the State Fair
With crowds of people there,
They searched high and low to find Jim Ed Poole!

Mike Wenzel, Forest Lake, MN

To the Fair went our young Amadeus,
Seeing butter-heads, carnies and chaos.
Said two ladies in tweeds
Who'd been painted from seeds,
"Were we made of string beans he could play us."

Erik Peterson, Minneapolis, MN

John Cage saw the Midway and reckoned
the ride at the far end did beckon
though he ran to the gate
he'd soon have to wait
4 minutes and 33 seconds

Keith Chrysler, St. Louis Park, MN

Having parked far away, Louis Gottschalk
Trudged along to the fair with intense squawk.
Though miles to go,
He grabbed his banjo,
And continued while doing the Cakewalk.

Sylvia Mohn, St. Paul, MN

Last night at the Grandstand Stage
The show opened with John Cage
The crowd came for REO
Not expecting prepared piano
And broke into a drunken rage

Shannon Kelley, Minneapolis, MN

Last night at the Grandstand Stage
The show opened with John Cage
The crowd came for REO
Not expecting prepared piano
And broke into a drunken rage

Shannon Kelley, Minneapolis, MN

"I'm at the fair," said Rossini,
"Only to ingenst a weenie.
This corn dog's so swell
I'll tell William Tell,
Pagannini, Felini, and George Meany."

Lou Harris, Minneapolis, MN

There once was a composer named Bach,
who stayed at the Fair 'round the clock.
When the gates were all closed,
the question was posed:
would Johann try his hand with the lock?

Barb Hutchinson, Blaine, MN

There once was a Deutschman called Bruch,
Who came to the fair for a look.
He soon got addicted
To things that were "stick-ted",
And went home with much more than he took!

Mary Stevens, Arden Hills, MN