Limericks

The Club was visited by Dana Hall and five lady friends for a "Ladies Weekend" January 22-24, 2010. The Tom Jahns, Clarks and Connerys were there, also, along with other "younger" families.  In response to the improved (feminine) atmosphere, Allen Clark offered the following two limericks late Saturday evening:

Tonight we toast in poems not prose,
Searching for rhymes and little bon mots.
Our creative juices are fired,
But we're really inspired
By our guests, all belles and no beaus.

For the men in the club, 'twas a joy to see
Six lovely ladies on a weekend free.
They carried in wood,
As a good guest should.
But none would sit on my knee!

The following limericks were written by the Jahn boys and Tom for Adolf Jochnick's 80th Birthday celebration, June 5, 2009.

THERE ONCE WAS A GOOD FRIEND AND OL’MATEY
WHO SKIS, RUNS, SWIMS, SKATES AND ORIENTEERS LIKE HE IS CRAZY
THESE THINGS ARE FUN
I DO THEM NOW WITH HIS SON
I LET HIM BEAT ME CUZ YOU’R NOW 80

THERE ONCE WAS A MAN MAKING HIS FOUR SCORE
ABOUT WHOM HAD DEVELOPED QUITE A LORE
HE SKIED MOST WINTER DAYS SUCCESSIVELY
FOR MANY ALMOST EXCESSIVELY
BUT HE JUST KEPT PRAYING FOR MORE

AT PARTIES HE CAN’T BE BEAT
HIS SPEECHES ARE ALWAYS A TREAT
BUT IF HE HAPPENS TO SNOOZE
THE METHOD OF WAKENING HIM ALWAYS TO USE
JUST CHANGE THE CONVERSATION TO AQUAVIT

FOR WATER AFTER A COCO SWIM HE ONCE HAD TO RUN A LOT
ON A DESERT MOUNTAIN HE GAVE ME HIS LAST SPOT
BUT WHEN HE TALKED A GREAT GAME
OF CHOCHOLATE ON A SUMMIT IN MAINE
UNLIKE TOM …. IT WAS SOMETHING HE FORGOT.

TO SOME HE’S KNOWN AS “ADD”OLF
TO OTHERS HE’S KNOWN AS “AY”DOLF
AT ORIFLAME
HE ONCE HAD ANOTHER NAME
ONE GUY CALLED HIM MY “GOD FATHER RUDOLF”

These were written for the Cross Country Club Race in March, 2009:

There is a new Champ named Christer
In the waxroom a master with Klister
He skied in a trance
Didn’t stand a chance
He popped my ego like a blister

          - Anders Jahn, March 2009, in response to his de-throning as reigning Club XC Champion

Efter Vasan detta race är störst
Vi har alla tränat sedan i höst
Vissa for racet i baren
Andra for loppet på skaren
Hurra, Vi skåla, för sist såsom först

Det var längdåkningsrace i Vermont
Vackert väder, en varmfront
Vallan sålunda klister
Segraren hette Christer
På Skibo hög stämning och trångt

           - Christer alias Klister (March, 2009)

Marathons…Triathalons…He talked like he was Money
Then he starts 3rd after my Honey
Robbie you are a lout
You pass Petra and, of course, you then wipe out
Next time don’t mess with the Curvy Bunny

           -Carl Jahn, March 2009, after the XC Club race. (March 2009)

And the retort...

Carl's wife, as you know, is named Petra
Call her "Curvy Bunny" and he'll getcha!
But outrace him in the woods
And you can show her your goods,
As long as you ask nice she'll letcha!

            -Robbie Clark, in response to the above. (March 2009)

There once was a club in bondville,
whose members were mentally ill,
while their minds were long gone,
their bodies stayed strong
thanks to races, rave parties and swill.

        -Robbie Clark (March 2009)