Day 43 - A fallen Seminole

Maurice Harris was a football Seminole
And some say his defense was seminal
But there's no defense
When the evidence
Proves that the sample was seminal.



This one occurred to me based on the fun with the homonyms. Sadly there was more than one candidate that fit the requirements. Maurice is just the most recent. http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Former_FSU_Football_Player__121527134.html

Day 42- The value of a President

Lately I have been thinkin'
About Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln
And what they represent
Oh, about thirty-one cent
Would they care how their value is sinkin'

Day 41 -Just Fracking Around

Big oil corps have all been fracking
(Don't worry, that just means cracking)
the layers of shale
the better to avail
themselves of the oil that the soils have been packing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_fracturing#Induced_hydraulic_fracturing

Day 40 - Nun's the Word

There once was a sister on a mission
Born of Limerick took vows Franciscan
Now she fights corporate greed
and the CEO's heed
'cuase you don't mess with a nun and her coalition.


This one needs a little explaining. See the NY Times article below. This is how you get your voice heard.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/business/sisters-of-st-francis-the-quiet-shareholder-activists.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all&smid=fb-share

"A  PROFESSORIAL woman with a sculpted puff of gray hair, Sister Nora grew up in Limerick County, Ireland. She dreamed of becoming a missionary in Africa, but in 1959, she arrived in Pennsylvania to join the Sisters of St. Francis, an order founded in 1855 by Mother Francis Bachmann, a Bavarian immigrant with a passion for social justice. Sister Nora took her Franciscan vows of chastity, poverty and obedience two years later, in 1961, and has stayed put ever since." -New York Times

-I had to do one about Sister Nora. She grew up in Limerick County for goodness sakes. And for those of you who read the whole article - tomorrow's limerick might have to be about fracking. 

Day 39 - Mexican Festival

I went to a Mexican festival
With food so fine and so plentiful
We danced through the night
but the morning light
Brought a parade that was gastrointestinal

Day 38 - Monkey Stew

I once knew a chef named O'Finnigan
Who made monkey stew now and again
I watched as he toiled
And asked if it boiled
He replied no it's just simian

Day 37 - Silvio Berlusconi

Mr. Silvio Berlusconi
No longer leads the land of macaroni
With your life full of scandal
It was too much to handle
It's time for your sins to atone-e