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"There once was a man from Nantucket" is the opening line for many limericks, in which the name of the island of Nantucket creates obscene rhymes and puns. The protagonist is typically portrayed as a well-endowed, hypersexualized persona. The line is so well known that it has been used as a stand-alone joke, implying upcoming obscenities or taboo language. == History == The earliest published version appeared in 1902 in the ''Princeton Tiger'':〔In transit, Volume 11, Issue 2, page 18〕〔Princeton Tiger, November 1902, page 59〕 :There once was a man from Nantucket :Who kept all his cash in a bucket. : But his daughter, named Nan, : Ran away with a man :And as for the bucket, Nantucket. Other publications seized upon the "Nantucket" motif, spawning many sequels Among the most well known are: :But he followed the pair to Pawtucket, :The man and the girl with the bucket; : And he said to the man, : He was welcome to Nan, :But as for the bucket, Pawtucket. Followed later by: :Then the pair followed Pa to Manhasset, :Where he still held the cash as an asset, : But Nan and the man : Stole the money and ran, :And as for the bucket, Manhasset. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「There once was a man from Nantucket」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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