The first limerick in the collection is:There was a sweet girl of Decatur Who went to sea on a freighter.
She was screwed by the master – An utter disaster – But the crew all made up for it later.
[1] Asimov comments in that limerick's introduction that “This one marked the beginning.
I composed it on the Queen Elizabeth II when returning from a visit to Great Britain in June 1974.
I wasn't going to let myself forget them and lose laughs.”[1] This poetry-related article is a stub.