Tales of the Lewd, Nude, Rude, and Crude, Volume Two by Desiree Goodtimes

“The last time someone asked him how he managed to compose limericks, John said, ‘What are limericks?’” I am sure he would choose honesty too, if he knew what it was. Not that I mean to impugn John’s character, of course. Generally I choose honesty which is one way (among many) in which I am different from John Ciardi. It is terrible to have to choose between virtues of honesty and modesty. “It’s difficult to find an answer that doesn’t sound immodest since ‘Sheer genius!’ happens to be the truth. ISAAC ASIMOV: “The question I am most frequently asked is ‘Asimov, how do you manage to make up your deliciously crafted limericks?’ On the back dust-jacket of A Grossery of Limericks, Asimov explained his talent for writing rude verse: This first volume was soon followed by More Lecherous Limericks in 1976, Still More Lecherous Limericks in 1977, A Grossery of Limericks written and compiled with poet John Ciardi in 1981, and finally Limericks, Too Gross again with Ciardi in 1985. I wasn’t going to let myself forget them and lose laughs.” Since that time I have been writing down limericks. I composed it on the Queen Elizabeth II when returning from a visit to Great Britain in June 1974. Asimov produced were his noted works of science-fiction and science fact, and there were also his decidedly lesser-known volumes of obscene poetry which he collected together in a series of books starting with Lecherous Limericks in 1975. 500 books, that’s the equivalent of a small-town library.Īmongst all the various tomes Mr. Maybe like Samson whose flowing locks gave him strength, Asimov’s side-whiskers gave the author an indefatigable drive which enabled him to write or edit over 500 books in his lifetime. Not since the days of Victorian England, the Wild West or Leslie West’s Mountain has a man maintained a successful career as a writer while weighed down with such a virile, hirsute growth.

Isaac Asimov had some of the scariest sideburns in history.

‘No, Isaac, I don’t want to sniff your finger…’

Tales of the Lewd, Nude, Rude, and Crude, Volume Two by Desiree Goodtimes