Limerick Word Game

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And I’m Grant Barrett. And is that John Chaneski on the horizon?

It sure looks like him.

It’s me. Hi, guys.

It’s our quiz guy. Hello, John.

Hi, Grant and Martha.

What’s up, buddy?

What’s going on?

Well, you know, it’s around that time of year to look back at news stories in limerick form.

Okay.

For some reason.

Okay, let’s hear it.

For some reason.

Limerick. I should do a sonnet.

Well, it goes back to the old country, son.

That’s right. The early newsmen were mostly Irish.

That’s probably why these stories are often in limerick form.

So I’m going to give you some limericks.

You’re going to give me the last word or words that I’m going to leave off.

Okay?

Okay.

Here we go.

These are all stuff from last year.

Here we go.

An impatient young fellow named Clive couldn’t wait for the truck to arrive.

Without any duress, he junked his 4S as he drooled for his new…

IPhone 5.

IPhone 5 is right.

I actually know a few people like that who immediately get rid of their old phone as soon as the new one comes out.

Here’s the next one.

When they speak of their great virtuosity, the team does not speak with pomposity.

NASA’s rolling in clover.

They’ve delivered a rover aptly named…

Curiosity.

Curiosity, right.

That’s right.

Curiosity is on Mars.

Okay.

Here we go.

An IPO that began with a spike gave Facebook a bit of a hike, but the price, some implied, was what started a slide that inspired no one to click…

Like.

Like, that’s right.

Sometimes you’re not actually guessing what the story’s about, you’re just sort of…

Waiting.

Yeah, having fun with it.

Waiting for the gap.

Thank you.

I really don’t want to sound snooty, but this world is so full of beauty, so this guy, I must say, was crazy to play five straight days with the game Call of Duty.

Call of Duty is right.

A man in Sydney played five straight days of Call of Duty.

Here we go.

There was a young fellow called Niles who overcame several trials.

To space he did scoot, a high-tech parachute helped him skydive from 24 miles.

Miles is right.

Yeah, the Austrian dude.

By the way, his name was actually Felix Baumgartner.

Yes.

It wasn’t Niles.

But Baumgartner doesn’t rhyme with anything.

It doesn’t match up with a lot, no.

Even Felix, a little bit.

There was a young fellow called Kyle who wished to impress.

He said, I’ll give it a chance with a Korean dance.

So he hit the floor in…

Gangnam style.

Gangnam style, yeah.

Couldn’t get it out there, could you?

I couldn’t.

Open Gangnam style.

Oh, I’ve got a mental picture.

I’m trying to get rid of that.

Now I’ve got a mealworm.

Okay, here’s the last one.

The country was put through a grinder,

An election that could have been kinder.

Barack made a comeback,

But Mitt Romney took flack

For resumes kept in a…

Binder.

Binder is right.

So there are my limericks of the year.

I hope you like them.

There once was a man named Chaneski.

I have nothing further.

You finished that.

Let me know next week.

Thanks, John.

Thanks, guys.

Take care.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Take care.

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