PiF: Write a Limerick, get a bottle of Five O'Clock Shadow

[The Nid Hog]

I was organizing my desk the other day and I found a bottle of five o'clock shadow in a drawer. When I returned it to the shelf where I keep all my ink, I was surprised to find that there were already a couple of bottles there. This is apparently another extra that I ordered in a frenzy of hoarding. It looks to be just about 100% full. I already have enough stockpiled to keep me in five o'clock shadows for a long time to come, so I thought I'd pass it on to somebody who hasn't tried it.

If you'd like this nice bottle of ink, here's what you need to do. Write and post a limerick that manages to talk about both wet shaving and fountain pens. That's all it takes. When it looks like the contest has run its course, I'll pick a winner and send out the ink. And maybe a couple of other goodies too.

 

[Haggises]

There once was a man from Nantucket
He shaved with a VDH puck. It
dropped from his sink
and got covered in ink
Now he's washing his face in a bucket.

(but not in. just thought I'd set the bar for entries low )

 

[temjeito]

Not in, as I have a nearly full bottle, but this is a great ink, and a great PIF! Here's a limerick anyway, to get folks started:

I used to use ballpoints and carts,
And find humor in nut-shots and farts.
But I found Badger and Blade,
And I got an upgrade
In my practice of the manly arts.

edit: look like Haggises beat me to the punch!

 

[rider4life]

I'll try my hand at this. I haven't tried 5 o'clock Shadow yet!

Writing with a fountain pen is fun,
Oh look, here comes another one!
Shaving with a straight is a chore,
Though it makes life not a bore,
Can't wait to share both with my son!

Cheers,

M.

 

[The Nid Hog]

Nice ones guys. How 'bout some competitors now? Here's one I just came up with:

I met a young lass at a dance
Who took in my close shave with a glance.
She said with a wink
I just might have some ink
If that's a B&B Herald Grande LE you've got tucked in your pants.

 

[Haggises]

LoL.
I started mine with Nantucket and it ended up cleaner than yours!

 

[Shave_Rat]

writing limericks to me is a chore
I already have this ink, and don't need more
So it's back to the den, with razor and pen
To write about brushes made from boar

 

[The Nid Hog]

LoL.
I started mine with Nantucket and it ended up cleaner than yours!

I actually combined two and messed up my rhyme. Fixed it now. I think it's still pretty family friendly!

 

[Eeyore]

Er was eens een jongmens uit Kieve
Die schreef bij het scheren zijn brieve
Als hij zich sneed, dan epistels vol leed
Maar anders vooral hele lieve.

Translation

There once was a young man from Kieve
Who wrote his letters while shaving
Full of misery when he cut himself,
But otherwise very sweet.

Somehow it works better in Dutch

 

[Haggises]

I actually combined two and messed up my rhyme. Fixed it now. I think it's still pretty family friendly!

I'll go wash my mind out with soap and water

I saw the original - I thought you were being deliberately non-rhyming. it worked!

 

[The Nid Hog]

I saw the original - I thought you were being deliberately non-rhyming. it worked!

I should take credit for being that clever, but I was really trying to figure out what time I needed to catch my bus while I was writing. Simple distraction.

 

[syngent]

There once was a man with a cat
Who had learned to use a baseball bat
"Youse spill ink on me once more,
Ill kick you out a doggie door,
Now whattaya think about dat"

But not in since I have lots of inl

 

[milkmanv1]

I'll give it a shot with a quick limerick off the top of my head. Newbie to FP's so count me in for the PIF.

When I first found this place I got RAD
My friends all think I'm stark-raving mad,
Now I have a pile of pens, next to my shave den
and my saving's account looks quite sad.

 

[Boro62]

not in, but here's one i came up with

There was once a man who shaved with a cigar
but decided he was taking the hobby to far
So down the forum listing he went
and found another way for his money to be spent
and on the way he founnd out about a fountain pen
and now he has no money to add things to his shaving den

 

[BowTieGuy]

Fun PIF - well done, sir. Okay, I'll play:

A friend tried his hand at wet shaving
Thinking all of those bucks he’d be saving
Then the Nib he did view
And his saving was through
For it’s fountain pens now that he’s craving

 

[TheVez2]

Limericks are boring; they stink.
I'd rather play with spiders, I think.
But if I mention a pen
And my Shave den
It might win me some ink?

Not in, just messing around!

 

[Thu'umhammer]

This limerick will suck
I hope I have good luck
Shaving creates a zen master
My aftershave has oil of castor
This ink surely isn't guck

I'm in, I've never tried this ink, and I'm sure my penpals are getting sick of seeing the same ink every letter

 

[rockviper]

The old man had a craving
with a blade to be a shaving.
With some ink and a quill,
he wrote out his will
and with a straight in the dark, he'll be braving.

 

[ChefJohnBoy-ardee]

There are some good ones in here...

 

[oc_in_fw]

There once was a man from Quebec
whose diet had made him a wreck
so he bought some poutine
and said "c'est la vie..
this diet can go straight to heck"

Okay, that was unrelated, but popped in my head.

there once was a man named Owen
whose allowance he kept on blowing
on razors and pens
to stock his man den
'til his wife said "no more or I'm going"


Great PIF idea- thanks