Isn't posting a "limerick" that is NOT a limerick actually false advertising??

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   petenaliposted 11 years ago

   Isn't posting a "limerick" that is NOT a limerick actually false advertising??
   
   I have bit my tongue for quite a while now about all the "limericks" that get posted on Hubpages which are NOT true limericks.  They may be poems, but they are NOT limericks because they do not scan in the correct way or have the correct number of lines, or other contain other errors.
   And yet, these posters get numerous positive comments about their "limericks" despite them being named incorrectly.  If we were inaccurate in other things, we would be critiqued. 
   Am I the only one that feels this way?

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   nochanceposted 11 years ago

   I completely understand how you feel. I see many poems that are in the wrong categories yet still receive positive feedback.
   
   I think the problem is that many writers and readers don't understand form poetry. They focus only on the content.
   
   Personally I leave a kind comment explaining that the poem is in the wrong category. It is then their problem to change the poem or change the category. They usually don't but it makes me feel a little bit better.

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      petenaliposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I fear you are a better person than me.  You see I LOVE limericks and when I see one that is posted as such but isn't I am unable to leave a "kind comment".  Instead I leave no comment for fear I will say something I regret.

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   pippapposted 11 years ago

   Calling a poem a limerick only becomes false advertising if there is a desire to gain something from this misnaming of a piece of poetry.  If the person is not desirous of any kind of gain (money, acknowledgement, etc.); then, it is not false advertising.  False advertising is intended to mislead consumers into believing something that is not true.
   
   Having said that, I think someone should mention that this not a true limerick.

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      petenaliposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Understood.  The "false advertising" part of my question was playing devil's advocate a little.  But then again, I think the majority of hubbers are trying to "gain something" from their hubs.  At least that is my goal.

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   JayeWisdomposted 11 years ago

   I think an unwritten hub is calling your name, petenali....asking you to write it and explain "how to write a limerick."  Then, if someone posts a poem and incorrectly labels it a limerick, you will have done your best to teach him or her how a limerick should be written. 
   
   By the way, I've always enjoyed reading "true" limericks, but am not very good at writing them.

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      petenaliposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Agreed JayeWisdom - I have begun the process for such a hub already.  Watch this space.

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   MJFennposted 11 years ago

   Right, so:
   
   "There once was a man from Japan,
   Whose limericks never would scan,
   When asked why he replied,
   Yes, but I always try to get as many words on the last line as I possibly can." (Anon.)
   
   ('Real' limericks are supposed to scan, one would add, glumly.)
   
   Right, so the US Embassy in Tokyo is supposed to launch a trade descriptions suit at some Imperial body or other??

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      petenaliposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I have read that very "limerick" before and it is a very clever one.  If you go by the format of a traditional limerick, it does not fit. Sorry you are so glum, as that is the opposite result of a limerick in my opinion.  They should make you laugh!

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   lupineposted 11 years ago

   Some may not know what a true limerick is composed of. It would not be false advertising if they were not aware or posted unknowingly. It could be unintentional false advertising because they lack the knowledge.  Please tell me if this is a true limerick:
   There was a young pirate named Bates,
   Who attempted to rhumba on skates,
   He fell on his cutless
   Which rendered him nutless,
   Now he is useless on dates.
   (Hope this was not too improper to post or offended anyone.)

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      petenaliposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Another one I've heard before, but a good one however.  And yes, it would qualify in my opinion.  Not offended in the least, but shan't be doing any ballroom dancing whilst rollerblading!

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   PAPA-BEARposted 11 years ago

   I sat with this matter
   over a cup of tea
   did some head natter
   then typed what you see,
   perhaps some need to go
   to Limerick
   learn how they speak
   and how they think
   maybe on return
   they will write
   a Limerick
   that is quite right.

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   innerspinposted 11 years ago

   Some "limericks" can make me cringe,
   But rather than sit here and whinge,
   I'll applaud your hub plan,
   You go for it, young man,
   Then we'll have a great limerick binge.

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      petenaliposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      @Innerspin - Now that's the spirit!  Let's all binge together...

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      lupineposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Great one!

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      innerspinposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Jeepers, that could have been a new hub! Seriously, I don't think a limerick is worthy of a hub.

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   Jodahposted 8 years ago

   Here's a limerick I wrote called: Super Surrealism
   
   
   Superman the Man of Steel,
   
   Met Salvador Dali in the town of Medfield.
   
   He said, 'Paint my picture
   
   As a top baseball pitcher."
   
   The red sox and cape looked surreal.

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    Perspycaciousposted 7 years ago

    Not unless you have to pay for it. ("too short") Not unless you have to pay for it.

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