Abstract
A linier ick is a popular five-line verse with a defined rhyme andrhythm. From over 6000 limericks scannedfrom six Standard source books on limericks, 21 were identified as featuring Sigmund Freud, specifically by name. Limericks on Freud can be arbitrarily categorizedintofollowing subtypes: 1) Freud and his contemporaries; 2) Freud'splace ofwork; 3) Freudian ideas on sex; and 4) Case studies on Freudian themes. I conclude that Freud's popularity among limerick poets cannot be solely attributed to his ideas and research themes on sexuality. Other reputed researchers on sexuality who were contemporaries of Freud such as Richard Krafft-Ebing, Havelock Ellis, Wilhelm Stekel, Magnus Hirschfeld, Iwan Block and Alfred Kinsey have not attracted equal attention among the limerick poets.
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