Classic comic 276 - Fixed width

There once was a young man from Dingle
Whose girl set his heart all a-tingle,
But IM line-length
Trumped emotional strength
And heartbreakingly, he wound up single.

Original comic here.

A cautionary tale for anyone conducting a romance via MSN.

Sadly I was unable to make the limerick itself come out in fixed width. If any of you clever clogs out there can, I would love to hear from you.

Comic 842 - Mark

A credulous fellow from Diss
Got a dark cabal's call to enlis'.
He blew buildings sky-high,
Though he never knew why -
Or that "Pen Fifteen" didn't exis'.

Original comic here.

I've now caught up with the festive backlog ... until tomorrow, of course.

Comic 841 - Audiophiles

There once was a girl from Grasmere
Who demanded top audio gear.
She tried hard to impress
With her high bps
But nobody wanted to hear.

Original comic here.

Nearly up to date now.

Comic 840 - Serious

There once was some serious putty
Which wouldn't be silly or nutty.
When kids came to play
It yelled, "Go away!"
Because it was Serious Putty.

Original comic here.

Comic 839 - Explorers

A bishop plus knight on a mission
Had differences, causing division.
His Grace (stuck on white)
Kept the food from Sir Knight
As the product of black-square derision.

Original comic here.

I'm not sure I fully understand this comic, so I've just described what I can see in the picture, in the form of a limerick.

Improved slightly from the original version on 25.01.11

Comic 838 - Incident

It's a popular programmer's sport
To sneak more privilege than one ought
But you'd better not try
And I'm telling you why:
Because Santa Claus gets the report.

Original comic here.

Nice to get this one up with a couple of days of Christmas still remaining.

I'm afraid that the computer commands featured in this comic are one form of Gibberish in which I am not well versed, so it's possible I may have misunderstood something. Even if this turns out to be the case, perhaps you will enjoy the limerick for its own sake.

Comic 837 - Coupon Code

If my quest for a coupon should fail
When I order through online retail
I can dredge up the past
So the seller, aghast,
Waives all charges. Hurrah for blackmail!

Original comic here.

And so the great Christmas catch-up commences. More limericks very soon.

Happy New Year to one and all.