(limerick) Fun With Re-Writes

[In the spirit of good fun, Rajnish Manga and Wes Vogler have collaborated in a variety of last stanza re-writes. The intro will appear once. The two stanzas will then appear each time with changes only in stanza two (for convenience of reading the complete limerick) ] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The original Limerick: Talking To A Girlfriend - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - He was arrested for assaulting a policeman; The magistrate asked him what was his plan; 'Sir, I was in a phone booth, Talking to my girlfriend Ruth, This man dragged me out before it began'. 'You got furious and attacked the sepoy? ' The magistrate felt sympathy for that guy; 'Yes, Sir, ' the man gestured, 'My patience was fractured, Cop also pulled out my girlfriend, that's why' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - re-write ONE (The charge was assaulting a Sepoy who was discharging his duty) 'You assaulted an officer crudely.' The young man replied, rather moodly: 'I was in a phone booth Conversing with Ruth When this hooligan pulled me out rudely.' 'Your reaction was violent, extremely I would side with our officer Breemly.' 'My temper it blew When he yanked her out, too. 'Twas done in a manner unseemly.' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - next version re-write TWO 'You assaulted an officer crudely.' The young man replied, rather moodly: 'I was in a phone booth Conversing with Ruth When this hooligan pulled me out rudely.' 'You reacted, quite candidly, crassily. I would side with our officer Vasili.' 'My temper it blew When he yanked her out, too. 'Twas done in a manner quite brassily.' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - next version re-write THREE 'You assaulted an officer crudely.' The young man replied, rather moodly: 'I was in a phone booth Conversing with Ruth When this hooligan pulled me out rudely.' 'You reacted in manner provokely I would side with our officer Oakley.' 'My temper it blew When he yanked her out, too. 'Twas done in a manner 'no jokely'.' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - next version re-write FOUR (in the event it was pronounced VasEEli) 'You assaulted an officer crudely.' The young man replied, rather moodly: 'I was in a phone booth Conversing with Ruth When this hooligan pulled me out rudely.' 'You attacked like a maddened Swazili I would side with our Sepoy Vasili.' 'My temper it blew When he yanked her out, too. To stand this, no way it was easy.' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - and final version re-write FIVE 'You assaulted an officer crudely.' The young man replied, rather moodly: 'I was in a phone booth Conversing with Ruth When this hooligan pulled me out rudely.' 'You attacked him with vehement anga. I would side with our officer Manga.' 'My temper it blew When he yanked her out, too. Like a silly old Orangatanga.' (BY NOW, SINCE YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL THE FIVE REVISED VERSIONS OF THE ORIGINAL POEM, PLEASE LET US HAVE YOUR CHOICE ABOUT THE BEST RE-WRITE VERSION FROM ONE TO FIVE PUBLISHED ABOVE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -