November 23, 2021

NOV 23, waterfowl: trumpeter swans













 You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Immersible Verse: Limericks about Waterfowl' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. (Or, if you prefer, you can view them on Facebook in Giorgio's photo-albums).

November 22, 2021

NOV 22, life in Palindrome Valley: palindrome bees






You can review other illustrated verses on this topic by proceeding to the collection 'Life in Palindrome Valley' on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'.



November 21, 2021

NOV 21, oncologic verses: beware, boomers! (cancer)





This verse can be considered a companion to the verse benign tumors.

 You can view all such verses in a wider context by proceeding to the collection of "ONCOLOGY VERSES" on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE!


November 20, 2021

NOV 20 (2021), singable satire: The Irish Rovers sing "VANCOUVER'S ISLE"

PARODY LYRICS

Rainbow over Ladysmith Harbour
  brief break from several days of intense rain.
ORIGINAL SONG: "Black Velvet Band" traditional Irish pub song, as arranged by the Irish Rovers 1967. Of note, the Irish Rovers' 50th and putatively final tour took place 2 years ago, ending with St. Patrick's Day concerts in Vancouver and Nanaimo BC. 
PARODY COMPOSED: Dr.G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio, January, 2018. 
SONGLINK: On our song-blog you can find the lyrics and chord-charts for Giorgio's parody of the original song. While there, you might also want to check out an earlier posting entitled "Singable Limerick-Medley#3: A Visit to Chemainus, B.C."



The IRISH ROVERS ended their 50th world
ANNIVERSARY TOUR with a concert in Nanaimo B.C
.







 PARODY SONG-LYRICS


ORIGINAL SONG: "" by Oscar Brand, 1963. You can listen to the well-known version by The Travellers on YouTube by clicking here.

PARODY COMPOSED: Dr.G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio, April 2018, in preparation for upcoming Canada Day 2018.

UKULELE and GUITAR-FRIENDLY LINK: All our songs (Giorgio's parody-lyrics and the originals that gave rise to them) can be found, along with suggested chord sequences in a friendly format for ukulele (and guitar)-players on our sister blog "SILLY SONGS and SATIRE". 

VANCOUVER'S ISLE


(to the tune of "Black Velvet Band")


From that oversized town called Toronto
Retirees take pains to be gone;
What with prices as lush as the co-ondos,
And in May, frozen slush on the ground.


I booked tickets by air to Vancouver,  
To the West Coast I thought we might move;
You can fly A.C.*, Westjet (not Porter)
Your relations are bound to approve. 

I'd go straight on to Vancouver Island,
And there I'd explore for a while.
I'd spend time with my bro in Nanaimo
August weather's sublime - that's my style.

But bad misfortune overcame me, 
Paid a penalty, rebooked my flight.
I did land in October, and so did a sober-
ing storm on the very same night.

It can rain on the plains and the prairies.
And in Banff, it can rain there a while.
There's no rain that's a pain, it's not hard to explain,
Like the rain out on Vancouver's Isle.

Spent ten days hunkered down in Nanaimo,
Tried to drive around, poured every mile,
Had to run from the car to the tavern door --
That's a sport out on Vancouver's Isle.

In a bar not too far from Chemainus
A guitar-man sang out this refrain,
"Frequent downpours and drizzle abolish life's sizzle.
Cherish sunny climes? Get on a plane."

"When you fly here with Westjet (not Porter),
Can't extinguish the anguish most vile.
There's no rain that's a pain, it's not hard to explain,
Like the rain here on Vancouver's Isle."

I've retired now to South Carolina --
Coastal mornings are mostly quite fine.
Folks complain should it rain; it's so flat - doesn't drain;
They've got nothing about which to whine.

It can rain on the plains and the prairies;
Banff and Jasper - it rains there in style.
There's no rain that's a pain, it's not hard to explain,
Like the rain out on Vancouver's Isle.

*  A.C. = Air Canada. Westjet is a competitor on flights across the country. Porter provides more local service from Toronto Island Airport to destinations in Eastern Canada and the East Coast of the U.S. 
Chemainus: shuh-MAY-nuhs
Nanaimo: nuh-NIE-moh


NOV 20, wordplay maps: Scramble-towns of eastern Canada, #15 and #16


Who would ever have guessed? It turns out that an unparalleled word in generating anagrams, i.e. letter scrambles, is P-A-L-I-N-D-R-O-M-E-S. We have taken advantage of that property to create this unique series of wordplay maps of imaginary American (and Canadian) locales, each one completed by its official two-letter state (or provincial) abbreviation. 









 LINKS to other nonsense in this series: 

Forward? See the finale of this entire continental series.
Back to the previous Canadian map, eh?
Default to U.S.A. map #21 (final American version)




















November 19, 2021

NOV 19, bar-fauna: the 'mule', a mixed drink

 





 Authors' Note:  The photo embedded in the first slide shows Giorgio with a thirsty mule on the Greek island of Santorini in 2017 (Giorgio is on the right); incidentally Giorgio's favorite mixed drink is the 'mule', 'Moscow' with vodka as the liquor, or 'southern' using bourbon, or non-alcoholic. Ouzo might work, but that remains an untested hypothesis.

 If you liked this submission, you might want to refer to our entire collection of verses about human and animal denizens of bars, pubs and other watering-holes. Click HERE.


November 18, 2021

NOV 18, cinematic guide: beaver tales ("Gone with the Wind")







 

You can view our collection of verses about the cinema on our encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE
 

November 17, 2021

NOV 17, planet-saving verse: 'too hot to hoot' - palindrome





Authors' Note:

Sir; a plan, if final — Paris.

  In December 2015, the United States, under President Barack Obama, became a part of the Paris Accord, an international convention to mitigate the effects of climate change by curtailing production of greenhouse gases.

  In June 2017, President Donald Trump, whose personal business depended in large part on the construction and operation of golf-resorts, proceeded to withdraw from the treaty.

  Immediately after his inauguration in January 2021, President Joe Biden took measures to rejoin the accord.




You can help save the planet by viewing all our verses in this series at "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE!




November 16, 2021

NOV 16, mammalian wildlife: Western lowland gorillas






 

You can review a whole collection of illustrated verses about mammals (both domestic and exotic) by checking out the more extensive post on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE !

November 15, 2021

NOV 15, humorists' scurrilous talk: 'comings and goings'

EDITORS' WARNING: You must be at least 12 years of age to read this post! 




The collection of informative verses dealing with 'HUMORISTS' SCURRILOUS TALK' can be found by proceeding to our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE!


November 14, 2021

NOV 14, bi-lyrical limerick: fiefdom



Authors' Note: This verse is a seven-line concoction based on the limerick format (that we have nicknamed a 'limerrhoid'). The dual-rhyme scheme could only be maintained for the first five lines, but we feel we deserve a star in our notebook for trying! 




Be sure to check out the whole grouped collection of 'bi-lyrical limericks' by proceeding to "Edifying Nonsense." CLICK HERE ! (Or, if you prefer, you could look over this stuff on Giorgio's Facebook photo-albums.) 


links for any date: scroll over to the calendar-based listings of 'Past Posts' in the righthand column on this page, choose your month of interest, and then select (by clicking) the post of your choice.


November 13, 2021

NOV 13, wordplay maps: Scramble-towns of eastern Canada, #13 and #14



Who would ever have guessed? It turns out that an unparalleled word in generating anagrams, i.e. letter scrambles, is P-A-L-I-N-D-R-O-M-E-S. We have taken advantage of that property to create this unique series of wordplay maps of imaginary American (and Canadian) locales, each one completed by its official two-letter state (or provincial) abbreviation. 







 LINKS to other nonsense in this series: 

Forward to the next Canadian map, eh?
Back to the previous Canadian map, eh?
Default to U.S.A. map #21 (final American version)










November 12, 2021

NOV 12, etymology: 'mystery'




For fans of etymology, we have three blogposts with collections of verses about word-origins such as the one above on our more encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense". You can start to review some of this intriguing material by clicking HERE, and then following the links!



November 11, 2021

NOV 11, insects: woolly bear caterpillars




Authors' Note: 

bello, bella: Italian (male, female forms) for fine, handsome or beautiful

  The best-known name for this common North American insect derives from the larval form, the banded woolly bear. The caterpillar, with reddish-brown midsection and vertically demarcated black front and rear ends, is often seen in the autumn, appears playful to children, and is non-toxic. There is no easily appreciated visual difference between the genders for either larval or adult stages. Several small locales in the United States celebrate these cute caterpillars with fall 'woollybear' festivals.



You can review Giorgio's other verses about pesty and occasionally beneficial insects, as  collected in 'Buzzwords: Verses about Insects' on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.


November 10, 2021

NOV 10, garden intruders: papyrus






 
Readers, you are fortunate to have available all our poetic comments on creatures (animal and vegetable), devoted to subverting your gardening plans. To view this collection on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense", click HERE!


You can also review illustrated verses about orderly garden inhabitants by proceeding to 'Poetry Praising the Charleston Garden' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE! 





November 9, 2021

NOV 9, magical palindromes: 'Pa's as selfless as I am'





 

You can become an expert fan of our wordplay concoction 'magical palindromes' by reviewing the explanatory material found in ancient days on our full-service blog "Edifying NonsenseHERE.




November 8, 2021

NOV 8, domestic hazards: ionization-based smoke detectors







 


 You can view an extensive collection of illustrated poems on this topic by proceeding to the post 'DOMESTIC HAZARDS' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.



November 7, 2021

NOV 7, reptiles: autotomy






 You can review photos and illustrated herpetologic verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Verses about Reptiles (don't worry! no snakes)' on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense".

November 6, 2021

NOV 6, exotic destination: Congolese hippodromes

 







Other verses about 'Exotic Travel Destinations' can be found on our blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE.


November 5, 2021

NOV 5, numbers: pentagons, etc. (5)



 

You can review our cumulated nonsense about numbers by clicking HERE.

November 4, 2021

NOV 4, excursions: portraits at Riverdale Farm

 You might also like to check a couple of other posts that portray the inhabitants of this Toronto attraction.

Click HERE for 'GOATS AT PLAY (videos)'HERE for 'Toronto Ravines -- Riverdale Farm' (poem)', and HERE for 'Riverdale Farm -- photocollages'.


























November 3, 2021

NOV 3, variant Nantucket limerick: old Flynn, from Martha's Vineyard








You can review our entire collection of spoof verses based on the iconic Nantucket limericks on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense' by clicking HERE.