Competition: Pen a Limerick - Win an Amazing Chocolate Egg
The Easter bunny above (called Paisley) and I are extremely egg-cited about the launch of my Easter Limerick competition (although you can't see his expression under all that fur).
Yes, I am looking for your finest Easter themed limericks. And naturally there is a prize from chocolatiers Hotel Chocolat for letting your creative juices flow onto paper or rather computer screen! So read on if deluxe chocolates are your drug of choice.
As I write I am chomping on a lovely gift from the peeps at
Hotel Chocolat who sent me some of their Classic Egglets (below) which are smooth, creamy and delicious. For these are not just any chocolate Easter eggs. Oh no. These babies come as a clutch of seven mellow egglets and come filled with super soft Salted Caramel, smooth Pecan Praline, dreamy Vanilla Truffle and melt-away Hazelnut Praline.
Hotel Chocolat have a strong ingredients philosophy and use only wholesome, real ingredients and their overall mantra is Less Sugar, More Cocoa. All their products are vegetarian.
Have I got you all excited yet?
Well if you want some chocs you'll have to pen the verse.
First I'll answer any questions you may have floating about:
Q: What is a limerick?
A: A limerick is a humorous verse of three long and two short lines with a rhyming pattern of AABBA.
Example written by me:
There once was a cat called Babbitt
Whose lust for Easter eggs became a habit
Chomping through dark, milk or mint
Her egg consumption left her so skint
She had no choice but to marry the Easter Rabbit
Q: Aren’t limericks usually obscene?
A: If you are even slightly familiar with limericks, you’ll likely be aware that they are often bawdy and/or vulgar. You are perfectly free to come close to vulgarity, even hint blatantly at it, but personally I prefer innuendo over blatant vulgarity (although you are free to experiment either way).
The theme is Easter. Bunnies, eggs, chirping chicks. The whole shebang.
Q: What can I win?
At the end of the contest, Paisley the bunny and I will choose a “Most Favored” among all limericks submitted. The author of the Most Favored Limerick will win:
An Egglet Extra Thick Easter Egg Both half-shells are cast from their special 40% cocoa house milk chocolate. And inside – 12 mini eggs, gorgeously decorated with colourful flourishes and filled with liquid caramel, smooth hazelnut praline, strawberry ganache and more. 12 pieces.
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How do I participate? A: Just post your Easter themed limerick in the comments section below.
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Can I enter more than once? A: Of course! Crush us with your rhyming prowess. You’re welcome to enter as many times as you like, but please enter only one limerick per comment (unless your limerick is multi-versed).
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When is the deadline? A: Monday March 25, 2013 at 11:59pm Eastern.
Yippee! Let the Easter Limerick Party begin!
Submit your Limerick: Just use the comments section below to astound us with your creativity Subscribe to Feed