This week’s puzzle by Quiz Guy John Chaneski involves limericks based on notable news from 2017. For example, how would you finish this one? “My dependable British authorities / Say the royals have excellent qualities / Like handsome Prince Harry / Who announced he will marry / Meghan Markle who hails from the ________________.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “News Limericks 2017”
You’re listening to A Way with Words, the show about language and how we use it.
I’m Martha Barnette.
And I’m Grant Barrett, and we’re joined by our quiz guide, John Chaneski.
Hi, John.
Hi, Grant.
Hi, Martha.
Hi, John.
What’s going on?
It’s that time of year.
You know what I mean.
It’s the time for limericks.
Oh, yes.
Limericks.
Based on news stories from 2017, okay?
The past and the recent past.
So I’ll read you a limerick about something that happened in 2017.
You finish it.
You might need to supply one word, a phrase, a name, or something else.
So here we go.
My dependable British authorities say the royals have excellent qualities,
Like handsome Prince Harry, who announced he will marry,
Meghan Markle, who hails from the…
Colonies.
Colonies, yes. Very good. Very nice.
There once was a team that was cursed.
Chicago Cubs were the worst.
But in 16, they won, and the Astros, my son, in 17 took the series their…
First.
Yes, they’re first.
Way to go.
What a great series that was.
Yeah, fun.
In France, from Marseille to the Seine,
They held an election and then,
Though might may make right,
It was Macron that night,
Who was mightier than Marine Le Pen.
Le Pen, yes.
From a Taiwanese factory comes
A gift for your fidgeting chums,
A spinning hand toy,
But when I was a boy,
We just sat there and…
Twiddled our thumbs.
Twiddled our thumbs.
For free.
This one was a request.
Film executives laboring under an archaic idea that to fund a box office hit,
You need a Brad Pitt, were knocked out by a woman, a…
Wonder.
Yes.
Very nice.
Oh, excellent.
Alabama just could not endorse Roy Moore, and they voted in force.
Doug Jones took the seat, and to Roy, they said, beat it, go ahead and get back on your horse.
Your horse, yes.
If you’re one of those constant deniers of climate change, here’s some repliers.
Most scientists say we’re in a bad way, drought hurricanes, and increased California fires.
Yeah, wildfires.
Very good.
John, thank you for the quiz.
We’ll talk to you next week.
Thank you, guys.
Talk to you next week.
Bye.
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