WINNERS ANNOUNCED! Lymmerik's Thanksgiving Limerick Contest
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: LYMMERIK'S THANKSGIVING LIMERICK CONTEST
Hello, Everyone! This week I did the judging a little differently. My dear friend AnneMarie printed out the entries. She then cut off the titles and the entrant's names with scissors, because I had no idea how to do it otherwise. With that said, I read all the entries, and laughed my arse off! You all are really getting good at Limerick writing!
A New Lymmerik's Limerick Contest will be announced on DECEMBER 3, 2017
Trying to guess who wrote what Limerick was like...OMG!...trying to guess the winning lottery numbers. Impossible. But I judged the Limericks on the rules.
- Rhythmic Cadence
- Theme
- Wit
- Humor
- Creativity
Here we go! And the Winners Are...
The Rules
Write an Original Limerick about the above Theme and post it with these tags; the first tag should be #contest and and the second tag should be #lymmerikslimericks.
Plus three other tags of your choice, (I suggest that poetry be one of them, but that is your call.) Here are the tags I chose: #contest #lymmerikslimericks #poetry #writing #busy you can copy and paste them if you want. (contest lymmerikslimericks poetry writing busy).
Only ONE (1) Entry per Steemian.
You MUST Reply to this post with a link to your post. (Sometimes my tag #lymmerikslimericks does not recieve or hold the post tag long enough, some glitch I suppose)
UPVOTE this post.
RESTEEM this post. (You May Follow @Lymmerik, But It Is NOT a Requirement).
You may NOT use the word Nantucket! No Seriously!
ALL ENTRIES WILL BE JUDGED ON THE RHYTHMIC CADENCE OF THE LIMERICK, WIT, HUMOR, AND CREATIVITY.
Entries must be posted and must be placed in the comments below no later than Midnight MST (Phoenix Arizona Time), Friday November 17, 2017.
The Winners and Their Prizes
1st Place - 7$ SBD
@moeknows
Just for you @moeknows
Bending the Rules?
Moe Knows Nantucket is banned
So he just bent the rules and ran
Changed the 'e' for an 'i'
Which is really quite spry
Nantucket, "Nan, tuck it!" Really man?
This is @moeknows' Entry Limerick
Thanks-taking
My vegan cousins, Nan and May
Ruined our family's Thanksgiving day
Dad grabbed the turkey to pluck it
May hollered, "Nan, tuck it!"
Nan stole the turkey and ran away
2nd Place - 5$ SBD
@g-force1980
Here is your Limerick! @g-force1980
Mum Wins!
Ma said, "shut up and eat your food!"
My mom would have thrown the spoon
You win second place
with really good grace
Ma settled the family feud
Here is @g-force1980's Entry Limerick
Mum Knows Best
Brought round a table, our brood
To settle some family feuds
And try as we might
To continue to the fight
Ma said "Shut up and eat your food!"
3rd Place - 3$ SBD
@fishyculture
Here is Your Limerick @fishyculture
What the Hell is ToFurkey?
There once was a turkey named Jerky
He tasted much better'n ToFurkey
It's really quite simple
@fishyculture has dimples
And third place she took in a hurry!
Here is @fishyculture's Entry Limerick
Thanksgiving Dinner At Elmer's
Said my husband, who I do adore,
"Let me make this day less of a chore!"
But the restaurant turkey
Was pretty much jerky
So we don't do that any more...
Contest Judging
All entries were judged blindly and solely by me, @Lymmerik, on Rhythmic Cadence, Theme, Wit, Humor, and Creativity. My friend, AnneMarie, is not a Steemit user. She does not do much online. I would like to thank her for printing out the entries and cutting off the names and titles of the entries. She says you are all very witty!
Congratulations to all the winners! Thank you all for your excellent entries and for participating in Lymmerik's Thanksgiving Limerick Contest
Here is a list of all the entrants: @carrieallen, @jonknight, @lost108, @g-force1980, @chrisroberts, @fishyculture, @knottygirl @likedeeler, @janine-ariane, @moeknows
Winners can expect their winnings today!
A New Contest Will be Announced DECEMBER 3, 2017! I will be on Steemit as usual, but I will be visiting my parents for the next couple of weeks and not be holding the contest until I get back and rest a little. They live 2,500 miles away, so I don't get to see them very often.
@Lymmerik
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Trying to guess who wrote what Limerick was like...OMG!...trying to guess the winning lottery numbers. Impossible. But I judged the Limericks on the rules.
- Rhythmic Cadence
- Theme
- Wit
- Humor
- Creativity
Here we go! And the Winners Are...
The Rules
Write an Original Limerick about the above Theme and post it with these tags; the first tag should be #contest and and the second tag should be #lymmerikslimericks.
Plus three other tags of your choice, (I suggest that poetry be one of them, but that is your call.) Here are the tags I chose: #contest #lymmerikslimericks #poetry #writing #busy you can copy and paste them if you want. (contest lymmerikslimericks poetry writing busy).
Only ONE (1) Entry per Steemian.
You MUST Reply to this post with a link to your post. (Sometimes my tag #lymmerikslimericks does not recieve or hold the post tag long enough, some glitch I suppose)
UPVOTE this post.
RESTEEM this post. (You May Follow @Lymmerik, But It Is NOT a Requirement).
You may NOT use the word Nantucket! No Seriously!
ALL ENTRIES WILL BE JUDGED ON THE RHYTHMIC CADENCE OF THE LIMERICK, WIT, HUMOR, AND CREATIVITY.
Entries must be posted and must be placed in the comments below no later than Midnight MST (Phoenix Arizona Time), Friday November 17, 2017.
The Winners and Their Prizes
1st Place - 7$ SBD
@moeknows
Just for you @moeknows
Bending the Rules?
Moe Knows Nantucket is banned
So he just bent the rules and ran
Changed the 'e' for an 'i'
Which is really quite spry
Nantucket, "Nan, tuck it!" Really man?
This is @moeknows' Entry Limerick
Thanks-taking
My vegan cousins, Nan and May
Ruined our family's Thanksgiving day
Dad grabbed the turkey to pluck it
May hollered, "Nan, tuck it!"
Nan stole the turkey and ran away
2nd Place - 5$ SBD
@g-force1980
Here is your Limerick! @g-force1980
Mum Wins!
Ma said, "shut up and eat your food!"
My mom would have thrown the spoon
You win second place
with really good grace
Ma settled the family feud
Here is @g-force1980's Entry Limerick
Mum Knows Best
Brought round a table, our brood
To settle some family feuds
And try as we might
To continue to the fight
Ma said "Shut up and eat your food!"
3rd Place - 3$ SBD
@fishyculture
Here is Your Limerick @fishyculture
What the Hell is ToFurkey?
There once was a turkey named Jerky
He tasted much better'n ToFurkey
It's really quite simple
@fishyculture has dimples
And third place she took in a hurry!
Here is @fishyculture's Entry Limerick
Thanksgiving Dinner At Elmer's
Said my husband, who I do adore,
"Let me make this day less of a chore!"
But the restaurant turkey
Was pretty much jerky
So we don't do that any more...
Contest Judging
All entries were judged blindly and solely by me, @Lymmerik, on Rhythmic Cadence, Theme, Wit, Humor, and Creativity. My friend, AnneMarie, is not a Steemit user. She does not do much online. I would like to thank her for printing out the entries and cutting off the names and titles of the entries. She says you are all very witty!
Congratulations to all the winners! Thank you all for your excellent entries and for participating in Lymmerik's Thanksgiving Limerick Contest
Here is a list of all the entrants: @carrieallen, @jonknight, @lost108, @g-force1980, @chrisroberts, @fishyculture, @knottygirl @likedeeler, @janine-ariane, @moeknows
Winners can expect their winnings today!
A New Contest Will be Announced DECEMBER 3, 2017! I will be on Steemit as usual, but I will be visiting my parents for the next couple of weeks and not be holding the contest until I get back and rest a little. They live 2,500 miles away, so I don't get to see them very often.
@Lymmerik
.... The first place winner didn't quite make a limerick...
At least not by the normal definition.
I'm also often guilty of not matching syllables... as long as the meter FEELS right. It is just ART after all.
Great poem though!
Great job to all that entered! These were hilarious!
True. But in my defense, I'll say...
It's an extremely difficult task
to camouflage all this crass
saying "Nantucket"
without "Nantucket"
I just look at the rules and say *#$% it.
(see what I did there)
Nah, I'm the same way. It's all good and I'm glad you pointed it out.
I was happy to win this week. I have a lot of fun with these contests, even though I make some pretty horrible limericks. Of course I feel that Nantucket should be a requirement.
Thanks for selecting my poem @lymmerik.
@carrieallen,
This was one of the hardest judging. I did judge them blind and trying to get it right was tough. There were other considerations other than the cadence, which is very important. Theme, wit, humor, and creativity as well was judged. My friend AnneMarie refused to make any comments on ony of them, except that they were good. So I made the winner's choice completely in the dark and felt that that one had the majority of the components for the win. I'll see you after I get back from my trip. Happy Turkey Day! xoxoxo
@Lymmerik
No worries. I wouldn't be me if I didn't point out the darned rules. LOL!
Have a wonderful holiday!
This will be the ONLY time I don't shrink my emoji for a comment... well, maybe Christmas too...😎
@carrieallen,
I'm sitting here in the Tucson airport waiting on the darned plane. I thought I left earlier, but noooo, I have to get to the airport early! Anyways, Thank you for being you! This contest blind judging is just as hard at The Voice! Lol.
Happy Turkey Gobble-Gobble!
@Lymmerik
Lol! At least you have Steemit to keep you occupied whilst you wait.
Chris will be posting a (complicated) contest soon... He's been working on it all morning. But I have high faith in you. 😉
@carrieallen,
i'll check it out.
@Lymmerik
Happy holidays everybody! Make sure y'all are ready to bring the limericks in December! I know I will!
@chrisroberts,
Thanks for the plug!
@Lymmerik
Thank you and have a delightful visit and vacation!
@fishyculture,
Thanks so much, and congrats!
@Lymmerik
Congrqts to winners ! And for you joy love and laughter for your holliday.. see you back soon
@janine-ariane,
Thanks so much.you as well!
@Lymmerik
Awesome. Thank you @lymmerik. Glad you enjoyed it!
@g-force1980,
You are so welcome, congrats!
@Lymmerik