I'll give a Hugo Award to whomever quote-posts this with the best limerick. This is your hour, Bluesky!
what I should have done was: An explorer named Benjamin Kinney Disembarked from a boat in his Mini Went to Islamabad Had to hitchhike to Chad and he wound up in Papua New Guinea
There was a lass called Joanna Who purchased a homesick piranha Out of the tank it then flew Straight into the loo And now it’s halfway to Guyana
Can we play?
Space-kiddos carry a thought. “Heavens! What have i forgot?” But it’s just their longings for earthly belongings. Parents say, “Don’t be a snot.”
An astronaut from Pluto Had to get a new toe His old one fell off Due to a violent cough Choking on some prosciutto.
Ok, this already has too many replies for me to keep giving individual evaluations, so choose your reply from the following: A) Not speculative, disqualified B) Not first published in 2023, also disqualified C) Amazing, you're a Hugo Award finalist!
Emboldened I cannot be stopped And syllables cannot be dropped When scansion’s the goal To avoid overflow, Sometimes one’s words must be cropped
I’m heading away from worldcon And desperately sad to be gone It’s time for the slog Till we regroup next Aug Already considering noms! / Ive chatted Ive yapped and Ive talked To those who to Glasgow have flocked Though lines for the John Were sometimes too long I will say: this really has rocked.