We’ve already run a couple of competitions this week, but we’re not done yet! Today we’re giving away five copies of Far Cry 3, the game many folks have described as the best release of the year. Today I think we’re going to keep the competition simple…
How about an old fashioned limerick contest about one of the game’s major villains Vaas? You all know how limericks go. I’ll give you an example.
There once was a man named Vaas
Who walked over some broken glass
His feet got all slippy
And things got quite trippy
He slipped over and fell on his ass.
Alright, that was pretty terrible, I think you can do better so go for it! The only rule is — you have to start with the words ‘There once was a man named Vaas’. Asides from that all bets are off!
Go nuts!
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There once was a man named Vaas
Who from what I've heard is all class.
This jocular nutter
Sets hearts all a flutter
But that flutter is fear, to the last.
There once was a man named Vaas
I have no idea who he was
I need to win the game
To know more than his name
So please give me the game you...err wait, I mean...So my limerick's not a big farce.
Dammit. The "I have no idea who he is" angle was the one I was going to take :P
It's a problem - those of us who don't actually have the game won't know what to write about!
Haha! I had the same idea! :S
[Redacted]
I just remembered I hate limericks!
Last edited December 20, 2012 3:34 pm
More than knock, knock jokes?
Nah, @dc hates dad jokes in haiku
There's a thin line between love and hate.
Where's the dad joke limericks! :D @shane
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/12/win-one-of-five-copies-of-far-cry-3/comment-page-3/#comment-948116
You're welcome. It doesn't make much sense, but it's loaded with punny goodness.
Watch the trailers? that's what I did.
There once was a man named Vaas,
Who shoved little kittens in jars.
This was cause for alarm,
People did him some harm.
Now his head is all covered in scars.
There once was a man named Vaas
If i'd played this game I might pass
But I hadn't the cash
Due to chronic jock rash
So I'm broke down to the skin of my arse.
Last edited December 20, 2012 3:55 pm
You sir, have won the internet for the day. Have fun with it.
fix the ass to arse and i think we have a winner
Fixed
There once was a man named Vaas
Whose game was shiny like glass
It's called Far Cry number three
which I need on my Sony
it'd melt my comp into a plasticky mass!
I'd rate it as near-top-of-class,
Delicious in cone, bowl, or glass,
Full of great flavour,
Each mouthful I savour,
Wait...didn't you say Norgen-Vaaz?
Just trying to help! :D
There once was a man named Vaas,
On "rules", I'd figure he'd pass,
Following on from that theme,
I want to talk 'bout icecream.
More important than any Cry Fars.
I prefer Haagen-dazs
There once was a man name Vaas
Whose fashion was first in the class.
The rest is all hazy,
But I'm damn sure he's crazy
Yay! I did it without saying "arse"!
Last edited December 20, 2012 8:18 pm
There once was a man named Vaas,
His craziness you could not surpass,
His speech was quite rude,
Then hijinx ensued,
And I popped a cap in his arse.
There once was a man named Vaas
who gave nothing more then a laff
he was built like a dozer
but no more then a poser
why is he so Crass?
No really. I haven't played the game yet.
There once was a fella called Vaas
Whilst on a beach he was shot in the arse
He let out a sigh
Which was far from a cry
after all, regenerative health is a blast.
There once was a man named Vaas,
Who wanted to kick Jason’s ass.
Despite three tries
He ultimately dies
In a game no other can surpass
There once was a man named Vaas
He's completely insane
But never to blame
Life is full of pain
Pain's his middle name
I unno, always sucked at limericks
Last edited December 20, 2012 3:33 pm
Agreed. First prize!
Agreed it sucks?
Agreed that you suck at limericks. The rhyming structure is meant to be 1,2 and 5 matching, and 3 and 4 matching. I have no idea what scheme you've come up with here, but it ain't a limerick :)
I can write poetry, it just ain't structured :)
So fuck it,I already own this game on PC :D
There once was a man named Vaas
Who pulled a limerick out his ass
He quite impressed Mark Serrels
Got a job writing carols
Graduating top of his limerick class
There once was an island quite vast
Whose waters were clear as cut glass
But beneath the veneer
Was an island of fear
Ruled by a psycho names Vaas
just noticed i started with the wrong line. second try.
There once was a man named Vaas
who carried emotional scars
beneath the veneer
a brain riddled with fear
an island with psychos at large
There once was a man named Vaas
And his balls were like iron or brass
Or maybe they weren't?
Perhaps I should've learned
About this character before writing half-assed!
There once was a man named Vaas
I already have the game so I'll pass
Serrels posted a limerick and said, "now you!"
But personally I prefer to do Haikus
So now we're at an impasse
There's this guy named Vaas
Who is a real crazy ass
A fan of bluegrass
Knock knock.
Who's there?
Vaas.
Vaas who?
Vaas me who knocked! Auf Wiedersehen!
Greenius got bored
Wrote a bunch of utter crap
Somewhat less bored now
Last edited December 20, 2012 3:42 pm
Damnit DC @dc
Greenius is crazius
There once was a man named Vaas
Who pulled a limerick out of his ass
If he'd taken his time
He could have made it ryhme
Instead he just ends it, I'm a rock
There once was a man named Vaas,
Who you better learn not to sass,
A man so insane,
They cut out his brain,
And then he did cut out theirs.
Last edited December 20, 2012 3:38 pm
There once was a man named Vaas,
Who had to find Corben Dallas,
But he couldn't because, the ship where he was,
Required a damn Multi-Pass.
Don't ask me why it's a 5th Element/FarCry 3 cross over, but it was the first thing to come into my head.
There once was a man named Vaas,
He had shot my brother in the ass,
He was insane,
I gave him a plane ticket to hell.
Today i learnt that there are some people in the world that reaaallllly suck at limericks.
There once was a man named Vaas
A scholar, the top of his class
But one day he scoffed
Said fuck you miss, I'm off
And now keeps his head up his arse
I should warn you all, I am a published limerick writer from grade 5 :P
There once was a man named Vaas
Who eviscerates with good form and class
He's completely insane
There's no ground you can gain
Just close your eyes and think fast
@batguy
I liked the Spaggerick rhyming notation better
Thanks man
I am horrible at ryhmes
There once was a man named Vaas.
He was the leader of a small group of pirates operating out of a small tropical island base where they attacked any ship that passed.
Unfortunately for him and his group the last ship they attacked had a survivor who was pretty much a savant for surviving and fighting.
As more and more pirates were killed, the islands seemed much less secure and inviting.
Vaas would realise too late despite multiple attempts to stop the survivor that he was way out of his class.
People say I'm too verbose sometimes.
There once was a man named Vaas
Shenanigans came to pass
His life on an island
My wife be not smilin'
When I ask for the cash to purchaase
(Far Cry 3 on PC, just give me the game already, pleez?)