There once was a man in Ethiopia
(Where the roads resembled twisted rope-ia)
He drove a VW Bug
With family quite snug
[how would you finish my limerick?]
In an undated journal entry — sometime early January 1963 — my father wrote, “We’ve purchased a 1959 VW sedan with under 15,000 miles from L. N. for $800. This is an ideal car for this area.”
I remember riding in that car. I think there were times when we also had another adult in the car with us, a native Ethiopian woman who helped my mother with us — so 7 people in a VW on windy narrow roads! Crazy, right?
A few years ago I did the A-to-Z Challenge using collages I had made alongside unfinished limericks. I especially enjoyed the unfinished limerick part. It was very audience-participation-ish.
This year I thought I would try using old photographs and unfinished limericks. Can you finish this limerick?
Hot Dogs and Marmalade 
There once was a man in Ethiopia
(Where the roads resembled twisted rope-ia)
He drove a VW Bug
With family quite snug
[how would you finish my limerick?]
No one was scared as they suffered with Miopia!
No offence meant! I love those photos …. And the fact that there were often seven in the car…Oh! Lardidarr! 💜💜🥳
Miopia sounds like as good an explanation as any!
Lol …forgive for asking why were you all out in Ethiopia… It sounds like a great experience 🥳🥳
My father was in the military and stationed there
oh my goodness – those roads make me car sick just looking! How in the world did you all fit??? Here is my last line:
And called every commute pure dystopia
those tiny cars could hold a load. I remember a trip in 1972 with 3 adults and 3 kids from St Louis to charleston SC. I was one of the drivers so avoided the back seat squash.
A clown car familiopia.
YES!
🙂
Sally I love to read limericks but writing them is really torture for me most of the time… I love the photo!!