"There was a young lady from Venus whose

"There was a young lady from Venus whose body was shaped like a..." "Yada yada yada.. How about .. There was once a Bloke from Uranus who had a

decree to detain us. He stretched his baton with his torturer's brawn to account for my tightly-walled..." "Heinous! Your limericks, dear leprechaun, warrant a swift kick in the

who's stomach was just a bubblin', she pushed with her heart and gave a mad shart and never did find a husband." It was a limerick ninja. It was now or never for the leprechaun

vs. the ninja battle! The limericking ninja came back with "he walked with a limp, and loved his chimp, oh will his chick, who loves St. Nick, ever forget the pimp?" The leprechaun

was undaunted. He unbuttoned his vest and began to recite: "There once was a girl from China.." The limericking ninja gasped! Surely the leprechaun was not going to use THAT word

! But the limericking ninja's anticipation was thwarted: "...who obsessed over her ANGINA," continued the leprechaun -the ninja groaned in disappointment- "...while neglecting her

sister Regina!" finished the leprechaun triumphantly, even though he wasn't the least bit sure he'd done it correctly. Hearing this, the ninja gagged and dove out the window.

He grabbed a gutter and safely climbed down to street level. He then jumped on a streetcar and became pondering, how exactly did he get entangled in this bizarre situation.

His father had told him, "Nothing is permanent. Now you see someone, then you don't." Buddha was right. He tore up the manuscript and decided to start over. Life was too short.