Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is a limerick? These silly poems make a really fun writing exercise. Limericks are a fun and timeless way to tell short, ...

It is believed that limericks date back to the 14th century, and originated in the Irish town of Limerick. The limerick is a humorous five-line poem with two rhymes: one shared by the first, second, ...

And learned a few things they’d not known, see? Full disclosure: We wrote that one. And it’s true that the word poetry doesn’t necessarily bring fun and laughter to mind. The exception to the rule?