2001 Packers in Limerick Form
For the past several seasons I've been sending out weather
forecasts for on-line Packer fans. I usually include a
remark, sometimes insightful, sometimes witty, sometimes just
plain wrong, about what I expect from each game. During 1996
I began including limericks (or reasonable facsimilies),
in some of the forecasts, as time and inspiration allowed.
The following is a compilation of the limericks from the 2001 season.
Note: You might have to be a Packer fan to pick up on some of the
inside jokes, and because most were written before
the game, they don't all accurately reflect what
occurred in each game.
Enjoy.
-Keith
Keith Brewster
Norman, OK
kbrews@cox.net
http://members.cox.net/~kbrews/
Lions at Packers
Just back from the Raider mausoleum,
The Pack opens at their home coliseum;
The Lions they face,
They hope to erase,
Like a fly, a gnat, or no-see-um.
Packers at Panthers
This Packer back is ready to play,
An afternoon game or evening soiree,
Theres no use venting,
Cuz we're just renting,
He owns the town -- its Green's Bay.
Packers at Panthers, postgame
In Sunday's football activity,
Favre showed his proclivity,
For zipping it in,
'Tween the belt and the chin,
On a field that was rather divoty.
Ravens at Packers
Here comes Art, the team kidnapper,
Profit seeker n' tax-break tapper;
We'll see who is best,
When the trail of this pest,
Meets the Packer bugzapper.
Packers at Vikings
In the land where Purple Barney is boss,
Ankle sprains have exacted a cost,
The Pack will alight,
Setting Vikes to fright,
And leave them screaming, "No Mas!".
Packers at Vikings, postgame
Culpepper, they let lim hurl it,
Chapman, they let him twirl it;
In one bad game,
Things weren't quite the same,
And a lot of mo' went down the turlet.
Packers at Bears
The Bears lead the Central, quite merrily,
A reversal of fortune -- momentarily,
Two picks in O.T.,
Brought them some glee,
But, my-oh-my, just bare-ily.
Falcons at Packers
Back to the land of cheese and curds,
Where whitetails play, in so many herds,
The team seems rather plucky,
But to keep things looking ducky,
They must work to ground the "Dirty Birds".
Packers at Lions, Thanksgiving Day
As Sunday's Pack performance quirky,
Makes the Central status murky,
Lions seek their first win,
While playing over the din,
Of fans munching their turkey-lurkey.
Packers at Lions, postgame
Lions' fans, they donned their sacks,
When it seemed their team was waxed;
A McMahon QB, a Mike not Jim,
Entered the game, the lead to trim,
And he smote the Pack with a few more whacks.
Bears at Packers
Fresh off a Jaguar extermination,
The hunt proceeds, no hesitation,
As the resurgent Bears,
Emerge from their lairs,
They must be sent back to hibernation.
Packers at Titans
The win to trump the Division was gigantic,
With Ahman as pilot, purser and mechanic;
But no time for dreamin',
While this ship is steamin',
As a loss this week would be Titanic.
Packers at Browns
The Pack remained in the starting blocks
While the Titans stepped-in and cleaned their clocks;
Though now it is winter,
Its back to the hinter',
As bottles still rain where Cleveland rocks.
Vikings at Packers
That snowy December Sun'-day,
It was Favre-to-Levens en-sleigh,
They defeated the Browns,
Now take on the clowns,
Whether or not Randy wants to play.
Packers at Giants
After completing a frozen Viking fry,
Its off to New York with playoffs nigh;
All kinds of mayhem,
From one Michael Strahan
Stands between the Pack and a first-round bye.
Packers at Giants, postgame
Twas late in the game with a record at risk,
When Favre slid down, ala Carleton Fisk,
Will they record this sack,
Regardless how ticky-tack,
Or forever denote with asterisk?
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