You’ve heard of limericks: five-line rhyming poems that originated in the Irish city of (you guessed it) Limerick. And you’ve surely had your mouth mixed up by a tongue-twister or two. But have you ever heard of a Twimerick?!
A Twimerick is the best of both worlds: the goofy nonsense rhymes of a limerick, plus the funny frustration of the trickiest tongue-twisters. So in celebration of both St. Patrick’s Day (next week) and National Poetry Month (right now!), give your tongue a test with some of the toughest Twimericks from the book Twimericks: The Book of Tongue-Twisting Limericks, by Lou Brooks.
And if your tongue gets totally tied up in knots, take a break from the verbal gymnastics and help Felix Fields, the baker from Bakersfield, untangle his tongue in this Amazing Maze from Twimericks.com.
Warning: The Surgeon General has determined that rapid reading of these twimericks out loud to others may lead to your tongue being twisted into a perfect Over-and-Underhand Bavarian Pretzel Knot—probably forever.
Which Witch Was Which?
Two witchy witches in a Wichita ditch:
One witch with a twitch caused the witches to switch.
The spell they were under
Caused people to wonder,
Which Wichita witch switched was witch?
Lou Brooks, the World’s Oldest Kid! (c) Lou Brooks
Bud, the Bedbug
A bedbug named Bud in a bed
Begged a bedbug named Buzz to be fed.
Bud bugged Buzz for a bite,
But Buzz bid Bud good night,
So Bud bit Buzz’s blanket and spread.
Rufus the Goofus
A reckless rough roofer, Ralph Rufus,
Was a ruthless fool wreck of a doofus.
When Rufus roofed on a roof,
No roof was Ralph-proof.
Roofing roofers felt Rufus a goofus.
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