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- She recited an old limerick which elicited guffaws from the crowd
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To annoy friends and impress enemies
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You're welcome.
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“Limerick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limerick. Accessed 11 Aug. 2020.
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The first known use of limerick was in 1895
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