WIN! A LittleBigPlanet PlayStation Portable Bundle

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November 21, 2009 at 10:00 am

LittleBigPlanet hit the PSP this week. We’ve got two LittleBigPlanet PSP bundles to give away. But only if you can make us laugh.

UPDATE: This competition is now closed. The second winner will be announced 11am Monday.

LittleBigPlanet on PSP is an entirely new Sackboy adventure with an Australiana themed area just one of more than 35 original levels. And just like on PS3, you can create your own levels and share them online with the PSP community.

Thanks to our friends at Sony Computer Entertainment Australia, we have two prize packs up for grabs, both including:

* A turqiose Slim & Lite PSP
* A copy of LittleBigPlanet on UMD
* A Sackboy screenwipe
* And a Sackboy PSP pouch

How do you win? It’s limerick time again. You have to write a LittleBigPlanet themed limerick that begins “There once was a Sackboy…” (Remember: limericks have fives lines; lines 1, 2 & 5 should rhyme, and lines 3 & 4 should rhyme.)

Good luck!

NOTE: As with all Kotaku comps, only one entry per draw is allowed. If you leave multiple entries, only the first one will be considered.

And the first winner is… Brent Harrison, who submitted not just the first but the best classification-themed limerick:

There was a sackboy named Michael,
who thought banning games was delightful,
Until one day,
Voters sent him away,
By electing his political rival.

Remember, leave your limerick here to go into the second draw. Entries close at midnight Sunday.

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Chuloopa

November 21, 2009 at 2:45 pm

Fantastic limerick.

Well done Brent. =)

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Thuddles

November 21, 2009 at 2:46 pm

There once was a sackboy narrator
a real smooth operator
he’s a hell of a guy
his name’s Stephen Fry
this limerick’s done, catch ya later

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Rob G

November 21, 2009 at 2:54 pm

There once was a sackboy too curious.
His intelligence rather spurious.
Oh what a stunt,
The stupid runt.
He exploded, player 1 is furious.

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VonPop

November 21, 2009 at 2:56 pm

There once was a sackboy named Cass
who used to say words with much crass
you’re all @#$%ing creeps
damn, I got bleeped
@#$% you all in the ass!

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Nick

November 21, 2009 at 3:05 pm

The once was a sackboy named Stan,
Who sung verses of the Qur’an,
Though wholly devout,
A new patch came out,
He was silenced for the sake of Islam

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Jesse Anger

November 21, 2009 at 3:08 pm

There once was a sackboy named James
who really loved to play games
he played day and night
and some how to spite
his computer went up in flames

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Joshy206

November 21, 2009 at 3:17 pm

There once was a Sackboy named Nick,
Who wrote a bad Limerick,
it was the last of two tries,
To win the prize,
But he only won a stick.

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Daisai

November 21, 2009 at 3:18 pm

There once was a Sackboy named Murray.
Who had his first piping hot curry.
It tasted quite queer.
He downed it with beer.
And soon he was pooping McFlurry.

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DerangedStoat

November 21, 2009 at 3:29 pm

There once was a Sackboy that stunk
Of a gut-churning eye-watering funk
A wash was decreed
Now a new platform they’d need
As when he dried out he had shrunk!

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Qumulys

November 21, 2009 at 3:46 pm

There once was a sackboy called Goose,
He train travelled via caboose,
A great prize give-away,
Left no bedtime foreplay,
But “this one is WIN” he will deduce!

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1. Qumulys
  
  November 21, 2009 at 5:45 pm
  
  I’m assuming that since you have no car David you travel by train…? Because one cant PSP while riding a bike to work can they… Am I right?
  
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Daniel Barter

November 21, 2009 at 3:49 pm

There once was a Sackboy named Timmy Smooth
On PS3 he loved to dance and groove
Now he’s on PSP
Ported over so easily
Now he can dance and groove on the move!

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GregT

November 21, 2009 at 4:05 pm

There once was a Sackboy called GO
Who retailed for four-fifty or so
Sales were down
Which made retailers frown
Because consumers would not part with their dough.

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Sud

November 21, 2009 at 4:45 pm

There once was a Sackboy band
Their lyrics and melodies: Bland!
They tried hip hop,
and thought ‘Tip top!’
But now they play for cash in hand

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Lee

November 21, 2009 at 4:59 pm

There once was a sackboy named Ben
Who enjoyed stapling things to his friend
Until one day he was grabbed
And into the PSP jabbed
His coop days coming to an end

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Alexander Lucas

November 21, 2009 at 5:05 pm

There was a sackboy named Mark
He went to the Park
He saw a beast
Who wanted a Feast
It was Dark…

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Gregory Tutin

November 21, 2009 at 5:20 pm

There once was a Sackboy who would cry
Until he gave something else a try
He pressed up and up
Then he smiled like a pup
And from then on he heard a voice called Fry

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Kritter

November 21, 2009 at 5:21 pm

There once was a Sackboy all green
I thought this particularly mean
“I bought a PSPGo
so it’s rude don’t you know
to be green while I’m deep in the red!”

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1. Kritter
  
  November 21, 2009 at 7:33 pm
  
  *reread* how did I mess that up so bad?
  
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  1. Kritter
    
    November 21, 2009 at 7:37 pm
    
    ninja revise!
    
    There once was a Sackboy named Ted
    Whose green tint just got to my head
    “I bought a PSPGo
    so it’s rude, don’t you know,
    to be green while I’m deep in the red!”
    
    revise complete.
    
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Kevin

November 21, 2009 at 5:31 pm

There once was a sackboy named Hugh,
his games were a substitute for food,
he shot zombies for a living,
but died upon hearing,
the ban on Left 4 Dead 2.

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Luke Santillo

November 21, 2009 at 5:39 pm

There once was a Sackboy called Pete,
And The level was almost complete,
A Cow fell from the air and dropped on his head!
He ran with despair but it fell on his head!
….and now all thats left is his feet 🙁

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Riley

November 21, 2009 at 5:39 pm

There once was a sackboy named Roy,
Who all along through he was a boy,
He inspected his parts,
Saw inter-changeable art,
Then realised he was only a toy.

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1. Riley
  
  November 21, 2009 at 11:50 pm
  
  Damn. Meant to be “thought” instead of “through”. =/
  
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SaintSkeeta

November 21, 2009 at 5:56 pm

There once was a Sackboy named Pete,
Who’s limerick was tidy and neat.
He lost phase number one,
and admitted he was done,
and therefore declared defeat.

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Kato

November 21, 2009 at 6:01 pm

There once was a Sackboy from the Port,
whose wang was exceedingly short.
When he jumped into bed,
his wife said, “Now Ned,
this isn’t a wang it’s a wart.”

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Gene Venables

November 21, 2009 at 6:29 pm

There once was sackboy who was bored.
LittleBigPlanet he much adored.
While waiting for Water,
he thinks that he oughta
save for a PSP which he can’t quite afford.

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theRev

November 21, 2009 at 6:31 pm

There once was a Sackboy who tried
To turn into Jekyll & Hyde
He worked out the kinks
Then slept forty winks
And woke up to go far and wide

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Ricky Patton

November 21, 2009 at 7:01 pm

There once a Sackboy that sighed
His latest building project had died
The textures were messed up
The pixels screamed wassup!
“I should have bought a PS3!” he cried.

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Matt smith

November 21, 2009 at 9:30 pm

There once was a sackboy called wildgoose
who had one too many beers and got too loose
he woke up feeling real hot
with his head sticking out of a pot
and he is now served at the pub as a “goose and juice”

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Trent Gore

November 21, 2009 at 9:37 pm

There once was a Sackboy too right,
His wrinkles gave the ladies a fright,
He loved a good curry,
But this wasn’t one sorry,
Now the back him’s covered with shite.

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Gary Poon

November 21, 2009 at 9:38 pm

There once was a sackboy who could
Build anything out of wood
But he forgot to fix a wire
and a spark caused a massive fire
so now he’s ash-eating moth food

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Corey

November 21, 2009 at 10:09 pm

There once was a Sackboy in need
A victim of false imprisonment, indeed
On the PS3, he was stuck
But with a little winner’s luck
On the PSP, I could help him be freed.

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AJxDx

November 21, 2009 at 10:20 pm

There once was a sackboy called troy,
who thought he could be a real boy,
he jumped from his pixels,
but caught on some fabric that tickles,
and now hes a childs toy.

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Ryan Fernance

November 21, 2009 at 11:04 pm

There once was a Sackboy named Graham,
Who lived and revelled in mayhem,
His idol was a man named Ellis,
Who’s day job was to rid us of a menance,
But was banned from helping us kill them.

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DONAR

November 21, 2009 at 11:20 pm

There once was a Sackboy called Ray
Who awaited MW2 to play
“I’ll boycott!!” he cried
When no servers were spied
Yet he went on and played anyway

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Marcus

November 21, 2009 at 11:33 pm

There was once a Sackboy who wanted something very dearly indeed.
Mind you, not out of greed,
But out of love for his doppelganger.
Sadly, he was caught in such a stinger
Then in the end he couldn’t even get his feed.

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Steven

November 21, 2009 at 11:34 pm

There once was a Sackboy named Liam
Who lived in a sackboy museum
“So many items” he mused
“To keep me amused”
Now he’s gone AWOL; you seen ‘im?

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Shimano6000

November 21, 2009 at 11:44 pm

There once was a sackboy from Mars
Keeping little humans in his big jars
He threw in the dirt
giving all of them skirts
But his friends called it a Big Little Farce

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Crazyguy

November 22, 2009 at 12:12 am

There once was a sackboy from Barbados
Who used to be filled with potatoes
But he came alive and broke free
Onto the PS3
And now he’s why XBOX fans hate us.

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Kookookrazy

November 22, 2009 at 12:20 am

There once was a Sackboy observer
Who noticed a lack of dedicated servers
He declared CoD 6
To be worth nothing but sticks
And returned to EA the preservers

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ironsword

November 22, 2009 at 1:11 am

There once was a sackboy from Perth
Who began to exclaim ‘What on earth!’
His modded console was not working
And the maker was smirking
So he invested in something of worth…

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Cheezel

November 22, 2009 at 1:30 am

There once was a sackboy from Nantucket,
Who’s story – you’d much rather duck it,
The rude stories are old,
They’re not all that bold,
It should no longer be called a nugget.

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Vextroid

November 22, 2009 at 1:40 am

The once was a sackboy competition

That everyone entered in anticipation

But what they didn’t know

Which was a huge blow

This competition was just pure fiction

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Steven Bogos

November 22, 2009 at 1:48 am

There once was a Sackboy named David
And on a great website he laboured
We made lots of posts
Annoyed him the most
But he never got frustrated

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hristinho18

November 22, 2009 at 2:13 am

There once was a Sackboy who made
A new way for games to be laid.
A new kinda platformer,
Hot as a Chicken Korma
“It’s Game of the Year!”, so they ‘sayed’.

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Katherine Mahoney

November 22, 2009 at 3:40 am

There once was a Sackboy plushie
Who fell in the toilet and said dont “flush me”
Mum Saw something brown,
She got a big frown,
And I never saw him again, trust me!

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Robert Robinson

November 22, 2009 at 4:40 am

There was a sackboy name Psp,
who always wanted a friend,
but people did not like his hardware,
until one day he saw a Ps3,
now they remote play

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Kirsty

November 22, 2009 at 8:15 am

There was a SackPERSON called Janet
“Sackboy” is sexist – let’s ban it
The sex of the creatures
depends on the features
you give them in Little Big Planet

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ediblebird

November 22, 2009 at 9:01 am

There once was a sackboy called hackfoy
Who used and sold drugs as his employ
So before he got maimed,
his friends all exclaimed
“You really should stop smoking crack boy.”

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Brent Harrison

November 22, 2009 at 9:06 am

Awesome, thanks heaps Kotaku!

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1. David Wildgoose
  
  November 23, 2009 at 11:51 am
  
  Hey Brent, can you shoot me an email?
  
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Trent Gore

November 22, 2009 at 9:41 am

There once was a Sackboy named Ted,
who said “Is PSP gaming not dead?”,
He looked up at his Totem,
For this Sackboy was but a scrotum,
“I guess I’ll play xbox instead!”

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Ryan Stalgis

November 22, 2009 at 10:24 am

There once was a sackgirl named Rose
Who picked a loose thread from her nose
She soon felt dim-witted
For since she was knitted
She unraveled right down to her toes!

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Samuel Wilson

November 22, 2009 at 10:45 am

There once was a sackboy named Rum,
Who liked to have a bit of fun.
He was out one night,
He got into a fight,
But was no match for a gun.

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Thalass

November 22, 2009 at 11:13 am

There once was a sackboy named Stu,
who decided a trip to Japan was due,
and on his vacation,
he mistook for a distant relation,
and he was eaten up by a grue.

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Adam Certo

November 22, 2009 at 11:22 am

There was a sackboy named David Doe,
Our ratings system made him particularly toey,
He couldn’t sleep day and night,
Decided to put up a fight,
To defeat Mr Atkinson would make us all happy.

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Josh

November 22, 2009 at 11:44 am

There once was a Sackboy, wrote a letter,
Asking what would make him felling better,
Too much water he sipped,
Received a reply, with a Postscript,
P.S. Pee, advised the sagacious letter.

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Vasco Pereira

November 22, 2009 at 11:48 am

There once was a sackboy named Thierry,
whose armpits were very hairy,
he had a great thought,
I’ll handball this – ah hau hau hau,
and now he’s considered a fairy.

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Cihan

November 22, 2009 at 11:51 am

There once was a sackboy politician,
Who fancied himself a patrician,
His name was Rudd,
He was a stud,
and backing out of promises was his ambition.

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Robert

November 22, 2009 at 12:00 pm

There once was a Sackboy who was bored
LittleBigPlanet had already been explored
Until it moved to the PSP
Sackboy cried “What a glorious this would be”
But he was just ignored

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Mitch

November 22, 2009 at 12:18 pm

There once was a Sackboy called Mitch,
He thought a limerick competition quite the bitch,
But the prize was worthwhile,
So he wrote with a smile,
An entry he hoped would bewitch.

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Gobbo

November 22, 2009 at 12:18 pm

There once was a sackboy otaku,
Who kept up to date with Kotaku,
Write a limerick he tried,
But his goose had been fried,
So he went back to Rag doll kung fu

(NB poor little sackboy needs more games :()

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Loz

November 22, 2009 at 12:55 pm

There once was a Sackboy named Lloyd
With a problem he couldn’t avoid.
His butt it did itch
Whoops he popped a stitch!
Now he needs treatment for the hemorrhoid.

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Dave

November 22, 2009 at 12:55 pm

There once was a sackboy with no personality,
In his birthday suit for the whole world to see,
“Hey Sackboy, who are you going to be today?”
With a quick change of costume, he then would say:
“Sackboy? Nope, that’s not me; my name is Chun Li!”

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Steven Bogos

November 22, 2009 at 1:08 pm

There once was a Sackboy named David
And on a great website he laboured
We made lots of post
That annoyed him the most
But he never got frustrated!

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loke

November 22, 2009 at 1:10 pm

There once was a Sackboy Darth Vader,
He wielded a fine, large lightsaber,
All the people exclaimed,
when they were all maimed,
Why they should not have crossed Darth Vader!

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Jay

November 22, 2009 at 1:29 pm

There once was a Sackboy all puzzled
For something had him quite confuzzled
I know I’m a toy
But I’m also a boy
So why are my man bits all muzzled?

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Chris M

November 22, 2009 at 1:34 pm

There once was a sackboy so bright,
That he took revenue to new heights,
When he took off his shirt,
They asked would it work,
Til he reminded them all of Twilight.

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Mic

November 22, 2009 at 1:54 pm

There once was a sackboy named Morgan,
Who’s misfortunes had only begun.
“Oh No!” they wailed
“His stitching has failed!”
“And now we can see his vital organ!”

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Kesio

November 22, 2009 at 2:11 pm

There once was a sackboy with a pan
he held the object in his hand
he wanted to play
but his friends ran away
because he greeted them all with a clang

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Nicholas Bruning

November 22, 2009 at 2:54 pm

There once was a Sackboy who hated
the environment that had been created
by a user whose anger
fueled a world fraught with danger
that left Sackboy’s sack, macerated.

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Al

November 22, 2009 at 2:55 pm

There once was a sackboy named Raiden.
Whose popularity was quickly fading
For though he was good at hidin’
In his Playstation 2 Gaiden
We only wanted to see Snake go a raidin’.

I hope Gaiden is pronounced Guy-den.

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Johnny

November 22, 2009 at 2:56 pm

There once was a Sackboy with lice
He tried to get rid of it… twice
But without a sense of touch
It didn’t bother him so much
Being a Sackboy is really quite nice

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Bianca Hughes

November 22, 2009 at 2:59 pm

there once was a sackboy with a vision
that he executed with expert precision
his stunt over a saw
still ended in awe
after an accidental circumcission

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Costy

November 22, 2009 at 3:00 pm

There once was a Sackboy named Cod
Who was missing something odd
With no servers to game
And P2P being lame
Let’s call out the boycott squad

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fransisqo

November 22, 2009 at 3:40 pm

There once was a Sackboy at Kotaku
Who would have thought nor knew?
His name is Dave,
He’s everyone’s fave
And he gives prizes to me and you!

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Chris

November 22, 2009 at 3:42 pm

There once was a sackboy who saw
A Left 4 Dead 2 zombie with gore
Aussie classifiers didnt like
When he was shot with a spike
So he disappeared before he hit the floor

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Gillian

November 22, 2009 at 3:42 pm

There once was a Sackboy called Jane
who thought her Ps3 was too plain
she searched the land
for something less bland
and now turquoise psps have her game!

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Akira Speirs

November 22, 2009 at 4:17 pm

There once was a Sackboy crew,
Ready for portable debut,
But now they despair,
Their solo affair,
And having to rely on just you.

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Dave Gibbon

November 22, 2009 at 5:14 pm

There once was a Sack’ed Boy named Jung
Who was Hexed for not holding his tongue
Replaced by a noob
(By the way, she’s got boobs)
In a bid to appeal to the young

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Emma Jayne

November 22, 2009 at 5:16 pm

There once was a sack girl called Hex
Who fights for the viewer’s respect
It’s all such a shame
The success of Good Game
Comes down to a battle of SEX

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Daniel Chand

November 22, 2009 at 5:30 pm

There once was a sackboy named Mario
Who beat the crap out of Wario
He got the smash ball
Started owning them all
Until he was beat by Lucario

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Ol

November 22, 2009 at 5:44 pm

There once was a Sackboy called Blacky,
who befriended a young lass named Jaqui,
she thought him a pain,
so ripped out his brain,
and continues to use him for hackey.

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Frandisco

November 22, 2009 at 6:18 pm

There once was a sackboy, no wait…
i shan’t fit the rules you create.
so i’ll rhyme about me
in need of psp
my umd friendly soulmate!

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DG

November 22, 2009 at 6:38 pm

There once was a Sackboy quite cute
And all he was after was loot
But when we dressed him like Kratos
He started to hate us
Then told us he’d rather be fruit!

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John-Paul van lier

November 22, 2009 at 7:11 pm

There once was a Sackboy devil
Who had created a diabolical level
It got moderated
He felt exasperated
So he went home to sandwiches from his Breville

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Stevorooni

November 22, 2009 at 7:22 pm

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Jacky

November 22, 2009 at 8:16 pm

There once was a Sackboy named Ping,
Who sat in the toy shop to blend in.
The owner in drag
double-checked Ping’s tag,
And packaged him back to Beijing.

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Rohan Bailey

November 22, 2009 at 8:27 pm

There once was a Sackboy of great girth,
When he stumbled he would shake the earth.
He knew life could be improved
so he had stuffing removed,
Now he enjoys his virtual rebirth.

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Jickle

November 22, 2009 at 8:30 pm

There once was a sackboy named Stu,
Who won LittleBigPlanet from Kotaku,
And yet he felt no glee,
For he prefered fantasy,
About humans and the things that they do.

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Tir

November 22, 2009 at 9:01 pm

There once was a sackboy in bed
As his skin had gone spotty and red
I went in to the poppit
to see if I could stop it
And made him blue burlap instead

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Paolo

November 22, 2009 at 9:04 pm

There was a sackboy from tpg
who only has a system which was a ps3
all day he listens to customers complain
which is of course a pain
so a psp would be a good win

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Crono

November 22, 2009 at 9:30 pm

There once was a sackgirl who was
Swept off her sackfeet because
In the level it said;
Oh, let us be wed!
and on the internet, caused such a fuss

Slightly edited since last time 🙂

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Bounnong

November 22, 2009 at 9:48 pm

There once was a Sackboy who went out to pee
He trip over and woke up in a PSP
Feeling alone he ran to the end
But failed to find his friend
Damn multiplayer was only on PS3.

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plmko

November 22, 2009 at 9:58 pm

There once was a Sackboy named Bobby,
and Activision was under his authority.
When CoD came out,
there was no doubt.
He’d sell his shares for money.

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Sittingbythefan

November 22, 2009 at 11:11 pm

There once was a Sackboy that cried
In a damp environment he was to reside
He was moved to down under
Oh that was quite a blunder
In the Australian heat he was fried

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Ben Foley

November 22, 2009 at 11:23 pm

There once was a Sackboy player
Who dressed up layer by layer
He thought he’d look cool
Make all the sack girls drool
But cork hats have never looked gayer.

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Ben Foley

November 22, 2009 at 11:25 pm

Ive already entered but my girlfriend and i come up with this one and we think its a little too crude win the competition :

There once was a sackboy in a dress
Who turned to his friend and said “i confess”
I got this from your mum
we had heaps of fun
Now her period hasn’t come and im stressed.

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Rhys

November 22, 2009 at 11:57 pm

From Garden to Temple to Wedding
His journey is constantly spreading
And now he’s jumped from TV
On to UMD
And he comes wherever I’m heading

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Vicky Wollen

November 23, 2009 at 7:10 pm

There once was a sackboy called Shane,
Whose problem was perennial weight gain,
Until one day on the field
His fat cells did yield,
Now only his ‘tight buns’ remain!!

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CHRIS

November 29, 2009 at 12:34 am

There once was a sackboy called Alf,
His father then Christened him Ralph,
He was known at his School as the mouth,
His friends thought he came up from the South, Sounds dumb but a PSP Champion he become!

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Nat 🙂

November 29, 2009 at 11:32 am

There once was a Sackboy who split,
His ego was too big to fit,
“You’re full of fluff”
His sack-girlfriend huffed,
He yelled “Well you’re full of s@#*!”

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Darron

November 29, 2009 at 11:42 am

There once was a sackboy named Wan
Who felt himself coming undone,
He sat on a shelf
And said to himself,
Just remember; Knit one, purl one.

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Scott

November 29, 2009 at 11:45 am

There once was a sackboy, a tripper
Who dreamed of becoming a stripper
In the midst of striptease
He was brought to his knees
He’d caught some ‘sack’ in his zipper!

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Kelly Wilson

November 29, 2009 at 3:53 pm

There once was a sack boy called Tony,
Who loved to play games with his Sony,
He said with a grin,
I could do with a win,
I don’t want them to think I’m a phoney!

Reply

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