Limerick Challenge - Winner!

Last night everyone had fun with the first-ever Ola Lola Limerick Challenge. The rules were fairly simple - 1) write your original limerick down and give to John by 8 pm; 2) keep it appropriate for families and friends at Ola Lola's 3) can be about any subject.

Elaine read the 16 entries (4 of which were emailed to us) aloud without stating the author's name just before 9 pm. All 16 entries were humorous and enjoyed by everyone listening.

First place - "People's Choice" as demonstrated by laughter and clapping - was unanimous. However, the winning limerick was about one of our patrons and friends (who gracefully took the somewhat dodgy rhyme in good humor) and we have decided it's best we don't publish it. The 2 authors of the winning limerick, Marisol and Darryl, were each given a t-shirt.

The second place limerick - written by Jill, Anne, Victoria and Christen, law students from Yale who originally proposed the limerick challenge - was also clearly a favorite. They too won an Ola Lola t-shirt. (The limerick can best be appreciated by those of our friends who have been to Ola Lola's and driven by when we're not open.)

Travelers from near and far
Come to Ola Lola's Garden Bar.
They relax and drink,
And sit there and think,
We're so glad they moved the car!

Third place limerick, written by Elaine, was as follows:

Ola Lola's a fav' of surfers all right -
Got the friendliest wave on the island in sight.
Not a wave you can ride,
But sit down by its side,
And you can be in the barrel all night.

So there you have it. Loads of fun and some very creative writing...may be an event we have to repeat!