I Once Met a Lass Named von Schnickle

I wrote a limerick and it is dedicated to my father-in-law, Dr. John Woodbridge Van Cleve, who loved a good limerick! I heard a name yesterday that rhymes with “von Schnickle”. I changed the name to “von Schnickle” in this limerick to “protect the innocent”.


I “Googled” the name von Schnickle to make sure I wasn’t stepping on peoples’ toes. The only reference I could come up with is a funny line from a movie, which is the following:

The Contessa: Why look! I have the sneaky Miss von Schnickle in shackles!
Agent #1: Say that ten times fast!
Bunny von Schnickle: The sneaky Miss von Schnickle in shackles! The sneaky Miss von Schnickle in shackles...
The Contessa: What is this, a Mel Brooks movie? Shut up Schnickle!

I felt safe to proceed. So here is the limerick:

I once met a lass named von Schnickle,
Who had a big nose like a pickle,
She snorted some brine,
Then she said, “I am fine!”
“And it makes all my sinuses tickle!”

Peter Lowell Paulson
April 19, 2011