Line Lost Limericks

From the INTRODUCTION. Charles Morris, in his English Dictionary, defines a limerick as "a verse consisting of five lines, of which the fifth is left blank, to be supplied by competitors. It must rhyme with the first two lines." The limerick is a form of verse which suits a very happy mood. Unfitted to the solitary, a good limerick must be laughed at and laughed over. The quip is in the final line and should be a brilliant bit of repartee or a witty turn of the original...
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From the INTRODUCTION.
Charles Morris, in his English Dictionary, defines a limerick as "a verse consisting of five lines, of which the fifth is left blank, to be supplied by competitors. It must rhyme with the first two lines."
The limerick is a form of verse which suits a very happy mood. Unfitted to the solitary, a good limerick must be laughed at and laughed over. The quip is in the final line and should be a brilliant bit of repartee or a witty turn of the original subject into an absurdity.
The alert mind will be quick to perceive the possibilities, not only of temporary enjoyment but of real literary pleasure of a high order, as friends attempt and succeed in supplying suitable last lines for the following limericks.
In the back of the book are printed the last lines of each limerick, but the guest who autographs the volume should supply an original line without referring to this index. When filled with the names of contributors of "lost" lines, the volume becomes an interesting and amusing autograph album, which may be doubly dear because of treasured memories.
An evening of pleasure may be had by giving a "Limerick Party/' The hostess furnishes each guest with a sheet of paper on which has been copied a certain number of "Line Lost Limericks." The guests without assistance or conferring with one another supply a final line for each limerick. The slips are then signed, collected, and read aloud. If so desired, prizes may be given for the best sets of completed limericks.
Further amusement may be obtained if the hostess then reads aloud the entire limerick including the last line as given in the index.