On our new look Limerick Parade page we give you a different first line every week, just to get things started. Here are some of the gems sent in over the past few months.

Just a little distraction here's a recipe for a coffee cream liqueur.

Host of Hurley Burley, Mike himself!

Mike and Sal make a great feature of Limericks on the Saturday morning Hurley Burley show on Radio York. Don't miss it!

We mirror their inspiration by inviting rhymers on the web to e-mail their best effots to us, and we're happy to offer an anthology of the best on this page.

As pages grow and fashions pass we sometimes have to get rid of the old, painful though it can be.

The beautiful and versatile Sally who did in fact used to be an ice cream lady.

However when it came to the Limerick Parade we were torn and it was a difficult decision.

So here are some of the real gems sent in over the past few months that we couldn't bring ourselves to part with.

If you're looking for entries by the prolific Bob, then don't panic. He now has his own page.

Hurley Burley's winner for Sat 7th August 2004

Ten buses came all at once, Coming back from an active seance, People thought the front driver Was Lady Godiva ... They'd never seen such a response.

Alan Mitchell

Hurley Burley's winner: 31st July: Blame the Ref

FIFA would like its ball back Please return in a brown paper sack It was kicked far too high Disappeared in the sky When the Ref. had a panic attack

Val Ford, London

Hurley Burley's winner for 31 July 2004 Blame the Ref

FIFA would like its ball back Please return in a brown paper sack It was kicked far too high Disappeared in the sky When the Ref. had a panic attack

Val Ford, London

Hurley Burley's winner for 24 July 2004 Don't believe they're not BUTTERS

One day at the Great Yorkshire Show, I met Elvis and Valentino. But they couldn't disguise, the intent in their eyes. What strange names for Goats, don't you know.

Bob HOGG, THIRSK

A man with a mouth in his neck - winner 18th July

A man with a mouth in his neck, Was beginning to feel like a wreck, Until he gave a big pout, To a film talent scout, Now he's an alien in Star Trek

Ryan Swain, Norton

It was Radio York's 21st ... winner 10th July 2004

It was Radio York's 21st, This birthday could cause an outburst, So forget about tele, Just drink and be merry, You can bet it was never rehearsed

Kathleen, Osbaldwick

Hurley Burley's dark brown winner of the 26th June

The man had a dark brown dog That looked like a thirteen-stone frog, Its big bulbous eyes And powerful thighs Had all of the neighbours agog!

Cameron Jennings, Congleton

pragmatic fruit ... Hurley Burley's winner for Saturday 19th June 2004.

We're off to pick strawberries on Mars And put them in vacuum-proof jars, They taste just as plain as Those grown on Uranus, (But you don't get emotional scars.)

Sadie Chilton, Whitby

Burp (pardon) - the Hurley Burley winner for Sat. 29th May 2004

I've eaten too many cakes , And then six Cadbury Flakes,. Then some lemon meringue, And some strawberry flan. There's no wonder my belly aches!.

Alan Kay Sheffield

Hawaii Five, Oh!, Oh!, Oh - the Hurley Burley winner for Sat. 15th May 2004

They all wore Hawaiian shirts, "nothing else", the witness asserts. This Genital vision, brought hoots of derision. And several Medic Alerts.

Bob HOGG, THIRSK

Selling stuff... Hurley Burley's winner 8th May 2004

They're trying to sell me stuff, Like a glimpse of a bird in the buff, She's all saucy and glam On a high tech web cam, But I bet right up close she's dead rough.

John Davis, York

Yellow cab ... Mike Hurley's winner 24 April 2004

Sal's run away to New York, Where the roadsigns in town say don't walk, The cabby's all gab from their ig yellow cab, And the policeman are known as O'Rourke.

Alan Mitchell

virtibirdy ... Mike Hurley's winner 6 March 2004

A bird was stuck up a tree, As scared as the poor thing could be, It said:"Aye by rights, I should be OK with heights, But my dad was a mynah, you see."

Sadie Chilton, Whitby

Mike Hurley's winner 28 Feb 2004

The show's got a new competition Which puts Mike and Sal in position Of choosing a winner Sometime before dinner It's quite an important decision

Mr C King, York,

Dunking Hurley Burley's winner for 21 February 2004

"Whilst dunking my ginger nuts," Said Chris Evans, clutching his guts, "I tripped on the rug And shattered the mug Now I've got some embarassing cuts"

Phil , Driffield

Outch! ... Hurley Burley's winner for Sat. 14 February 2004

A tiger who came to tea Was stung on his bum by a bee, He had a deep frown And couldn't sit down, So we bathed it ... with TCP.

Patsy Pickering , Scarborough

Tadcaster Chamber of Trade: Hurley Burley's winner for Saturday 7th Feb 2004

At the Tadcaster Chamber of Trade The committee are poorly paid, But get plenty of beer From the brewery here, So fuddled decisions are made.

Norman Hadfield , Malton

At the start of a brand New Year - Hurley Burley's winner 3 Jan 2004

At the start of a brand new year Ive a pain in my head, oh dear, And now I'm thinking I'll give up drinking, But that's what I said last year.

Mr G Cottingham, Barnsley

Man from Ghana ... Hurley Burley's winner 13 December 2003

There once was a man from Ghana Who smuggled fruit into Botswana, He hid a small pear In his underarm hair, Just don't ask where he put the banana.

John Goodwin , Bridlington, Leeds

The Goon's Bassoon - Hurley Burly winner Sat 6 Dec 2003

No-one plays the Bassoon, Like Eccles, the musical Goon, He said: "I like things Like percussion and strings, But wind is light to variable".

James Tyler , Driffield

Sea bed ahoy! - Hurley Burly winner for the week to 11 October 2003

"I'm going to get rid of my junk", The matelot said from his bunk. "There'll be flotsam and jetsam, Bags full, and then some, But it's that or we'll all end up sunk".

Douglas, York

Oh VERY neighbourly! - winner of Hurley Burley's cometition 27 September 2003

My neighbours give me the hump, So I inflated their cat with a pump. When the pump disengaged, The cat was enraged, And ran off to their garden to dump.

Alan Hawxby , York

Broken show ... had to go

I'm sorry we've broken your showOf sculptures all made out of dough. But many were rude….. (And really quite crude!) We decided they all had to go!

Al, Chelmesford

Hurley Burley's Winner: 21 June 2003 Streets covered in gum .. Keep mum!

"The streets are all covered in gum, Which is not very pleasant for some, So just ponder a bit, And never admit Some was spat out by you so keep mum.

Kathleen, York

Streets covered in gum .. stick it!

"The streets are all covered in gum, But in Bournemouth a solution has come A board on which to stick it Though vandals do kick it So their shoes are covered in gum!

Lucy , Bournemouth

New kit - no nit wit - Mike's winner

I'm getting to grips with the kit, And all the buttons are lit, Sal's full of surprises, As buttons she prises, She's no nit wit, not a bit!

Margaret, Ripon

Eyelashes dyed - I did it for Sal - Mike's winner!

I've had my eyelashes dyed To please a bit on the side I wish it was Sal She's a Beautifull Gal Broadcasting for and wide!

Darren, Teesside

Eyelashes dyed - in a fix!

I’ve had my eyelashes dyed, I wish that I could have lied, 'cos the lid that I took, To the bottom has stuck, With my contact lens hostage inside!

Sean, Leeds

Playing spoons - winner 31 May 2003

I’m learning to play the spoons. They shine like two silver balloons, I can't grasp the clasp , Won't make the crowds gasp, I'll stick to just hummin' the tunes.

Leslie, Hull

Rabbit's been found - not a mark on him!

The runaway rabbit's been found, And he most people,did astound, He came back in one piece, Not a mark on his fleece, Surrounded by carrots on the ground

Cath, York

The food in hospital's great

The food in the hospital's great, The Chef became a good mate, But he went into a rage Cos I didn’t like sage, And the plates kept on smashing until late.

Nick, Malton

Boxer shorts: winner 5 April 2003

TI once bought some boxer shorts, The pattern was crosses and noughts, To tickle her fancy, I showed my fiance, And got 90 days from the courts!

Dave, York

Clifftop loo: winner 29 March 2003

The loo's at the top of the cliff And the joss sticks really did whiff I was chased by a Lama Man it was bad Karma And I woke up with my hair in a quiff!

Nick, Malton

If you fancy trying your hand at comic verse, we even give you a first line to start things off on our main Limerick page.