There was a young lady of Karlsruh

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There was a young lady of Leicester Square,
who went for a ride on a grizzly bear.
Why not on a tiger,
like the lady of Niger?
Because the tigers in Niger are very rare!

 

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Because he tigers in Niger are very rare!

So ist es!
Und genauer noch: Es gibt gar keine Tiger in Afrika!

 

[Mellnik]

There was a young lady of Leicester Square,
who went for a ride on a grizzly bear.
Why not on a tiger,
like the lady of Niger?
Because the tigers in Niger are very rare!

Der älteste und berühmteste aller Limericks ist nun als Legend entlarvt!
Hier nun die Richtigstellung:

That smiling young lady of Niger
never went for a ride on a tiger!
There was never a ride
neither on nor inside
with a smiling or non-smiling tiger!

 

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There was a yong lady of Inverness,
who went to the opera "Porgy and Bess".
When asked: "Did you like it?"
She replied: "Not the least bit!
For me all the music was just a mess!"

 

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Denk ich an Tiger in der Nacht,
dann bin ich um den Schlaf gebracht.