BECAUSE OF THIS FACT What's the best rude limerick? - Quora To the happy couple!" -Anonymous. A BRIGHT STUDENT AT THE N.Y.U. KNEW A PEASANT BOY, WHOM SHE DID LOVE. There was an old man of Peru,Who dreamt he was eating his shoe.He woke in the night,With a terrible fright,And found it was perfectly true. HE ARRIVED VERY LATE, PASSING MALES WERE QUITE JEALOUS "Between you and I, we've had 'em all!". In older limericks, the 1st and 5th lines were often the same, but this practice is less common today. THEIR MARRIAGE, OF COURSE. Although it was still pretty funny.