* SEP 30, insects -- yellow jackets

 

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SEP 30, insects: yellow jackets

Authors' Note: A million Emergency Room (ER) visits per year in the United States are caused by concern over stings from insects of the order Hymenoptera; stings can result in significant local reactions and even anaphylaxis. Many people attribute these incidents, without differentiation, to 'bees'. In fact, the common honeybees and bumblebees are considerably less aggressive than yellow jackets, such as Vespula maculifrons; these pesty wasps make us miserable in the summer and early fall, particularly at fairs and other outdoor events, by their relentless search for sugar-containing foods. Vespine is the adjective relating to wasps.

 

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.

* SEP 28, pandemic poetry -- D.Y.O.D

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SEP 28, pandemic poetry: 'D.Y.O.D.'

Authors' Verse: 

BYOB: bring your own booze

DYOD: do your own dishes, an analogous motto proposed for software-enhanced 'remote get-togethers' via internet

Zoom: software for interactive on-line meetings

Other verses by the author relating to the viral pneumonia pandemic of 2020 (COVID-19) include attribute, calamari, cetacean, confinement, and dine in.

You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Pandemic Poetry' on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense".

* SEP 26, Toronto oases: Humber Bay park

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SEP 26, Toronto oases: Humber Bay

You can review the entire series of illustrated poems about  the good old days in Ontario by checking the post 'Ontario Nostalgia' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE. 

* SEP 24, trees - sago palms

 

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SEP 24, trees: sago palms

You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Uprooted Verse: 'Poems about Trees' on our topic-based blog "Edifying Nonsense". 

* SEP 22, Toronto ravines: Riverdale Farm photocollages

 

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SEP 22, Toronto ravines: Riverdale Farm, photocollages #1-#2

 If you are interested in wending your way through an encyclopedic collection of four blogposts stuffed with photo-collages on Toronto ravines, click HERE.

If you prefer, you could view most of this topically arranged material on Facebook, in Giorgio's photo-albums. (About 20% of those offerings consist of political satire or adult limericks, and you will have to be a 'friend' of Giorgio's to view that stuff.)

* SEP 20, Toronto ravines -- floating islands (poem)

 

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SEP 20, Toronto ravines -- Brickworks: floating islands (poem)

If you are interested in wending your way through an encyclopedic collection of four blogposts stuffed with photo-collages on Toronto ravines, click HERE.

If you prefer, you could view most of this topically arranged material on Facebook, in Giorgio's photo-albums. (About 20% of those offerings consist of political satire or adult limericks, and you will have to be a 'friend' of Giorgio's to view that stuff.)

* SEP 18, savoir-faire --- corniches (Nice)

 

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SEP 18, savoir-faire: corniches (Nice)

  You can review verses on this topic in a wider context on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Check the post 'Vers Francais: Savoir-Faire' by clicking HERE. 

If you prefer, you could view most of this topically arranged material on Facebook, in Giorgio's photo-albums. (About 20% of those offerings consist of political satire or adult limericks, and you will have to be a 'friend' of Giorgio's to view that stuff.)

* SEP 16, brief saga -- Gino's food intolerance

 

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SEP 16, a brief saga: food intolerance 

View these verses in a wider context by proceeding to our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense' and our post on "Food Intolerance".

For the purpose of this blog, a 'brief saga' is defined as a poem, usually narrative, but occasionally expository, that tell its story in at least 15 lines. Most commonly, the format involves three stanzas in limerick form. Your blogging team has been presenting these concoctions at the rate of one per month, mixed in with the shorter poems, wordplay and other  astuff that we offer.    

To access the next 'brief saga' on this blog (October 2020), proceed to 'Cyclades'.

To access the most recent previous 'brief saga' (August 2020), back up to 'the Aegean cat'.

* SEP 14, Toronto ravines --- 'Brickworks' photocollages

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SEP 14, Toronto ravines: Brickworks photocollages #1-#3

If you prefer, you could view most of this topically arranged material on Facebook, in Giorgio's photo-albums. (About 20% of those offerings consist of political satire or adult limericks, and you will have to be a 'friend' of Giorgio's to view that stuff.)

* SEP 12, Toronto ravines -- Rosedale Valley

 

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SEP 11, Toronto ravines: Rosedale Valley, photocollages #1-#2

 

If you are interested in wending your way through an encyclopedic collection of four blogposts stuffed with photo-collages on Toronto ravines, click HERE.

* SEP 10, waterfowl -- gallinules

 

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SEP 10, waterfowl: gallinules

 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'. 

If you prefer, you could view most of this topically arranged material on Facebook, in Giorgio's photo-albums. (About 20% of those offerings consist of political satire or adult limericks, and you will have to be a 'friend' of Giorgio's to view that stuff.)

* SEP 8, classic palindrome -- able ere Elba

 

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SEP 8, classic palindrome: 'able ere Elba'

You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Reversing Verse: Limericks About Classic Palindromes' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'.

SEP 7, patients and their maladies: lichen sclerosus

Authors' Note: 

dermatosis: general term for a skin condition

Lichen sclerosus, a chronic skin malady of unknown cause, with lesions affecting primarily the genital areas, is most often a scourge of women, but men sometimes become sufferers. Caring fors ensitive skin areas by avoiding scratching and restrictive clothing is a necessary lifestyle change. Lifelong use of potent steroid creams has been shown to reduce the chances of malignant transformation.

 

* SEP 6, Toronto ravines -- Sherwood

 

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SEP 6, Toronto ravines: Sherwood

If you are interested in wending/winding/whatever your way through an encyclopedic collection of four blogposts stuffed with photo-collages on Toronto ravines, click HERE.

SEP 5, painterly poetry: Picasso's blue period

Check out our entire collection of illustrated verses on 'painterly poetry' by clicking HERE. 

 

* SEP 4, scramble-towns of Eastern Canada, #3 and #4

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SEP 4, wordplay map: Scramble-towns of eastern Canada, #3 and #4

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 up to the previous Canadian map, eh?

Default to U.S.A. map #21 (final American version)

SEP 3, American satire (prolongation): honest

 

HONEST

"What I'm saying is God's honest truth,"

Per accused perp, now long in the tooth.

With the court now in session,

We'll assess his expression,

As conveyed from the media booth.

Author's Note: In 2023, the US is looking forward to televized trials of certain national figures. One hopes that each member of the public can easily cut through the veneer of righteousness conveyed by persons whose careers have been built on longstanding deception.

* SEP 2, portraits of couples -- domestic turkeys

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SEP 2, portraits of couples: domestic turkeys

Giorgio and I have decided, despite the limitations of the new COVID-19 lockdown regulations, to undertake a novel business venture -- family photographic portraiture. We have been honing our photographic compositional skills over the last several years, and are now ready to share these with the public.

Please call or email to make an appointment with our staff for a photo-shoot, which can be conducted in your front yard, sidewalk or parking area. Owing to the inclement weather, clothing (other than pyjamas or gym-shorts) is recommended.

With the approval of our earliest clients, I will post some samples here over the next few days for your perusal.

Best wishes,

Giorgio / Dr. G.H.

Enjoy an illustrated poem about domestic turkeys by clicking HERE.

You can view this photo from our portfolio of 'Couples' portraits in a

wider context on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense" HERE.  Or, if you prefer, you could view most of this topically arranged material on Facebook, in Giorgio's photo-albums. (About 20% of those offerings consist of political satire or adult limericks, and you will have to be a 'friend' of Giorgio's to view that stuff.)

SEP 1, palinku (poetic novelty): reliable transport

  (Ed. note:) Verses of this ilk have continued to accumulate. You can view them all at one swoop if you  proceed with a single click to our more encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.

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.

* AUG 31, wordplay maps -- new world palindromes #35,#36

 

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AUG 31, wordplay maps: new world palindromes(#35,#36)

You can view the entire collection of these 50 wordplay maps, by accessing the collection 'Tourists Palindromic Guides: The Americas'. Start by clicking HERE! 

AUG 30, non-sequitur "Caine Mutiny"

 

"CAINE MUTINY"

His biz, based on falsehoods and lootiny,

His modus and mind needed scrutiny. 

Yet his climb didn't stop,

'Til he grabbed for the top.

An old plot: Captain Queeg and "Caine Mutiny". 

Giorgio Coniglio, 2022

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Caine_Mutiny_(film)

* AUG 29, magical canal palindromes -- racy, carnal, Panama

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AUG 29, magical palindromes: 'A man, a plan (racy, carnal) -- Paris'

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 Nonsense" HERE; then, you could check how we applied this technique to 'canal palindromes' by viewing this more recent post.

AUG 28, palinku (poetic novelty): European capitals

(Ed. note:) Verses of this ilk have continued to accumulate. You can view them all at one swoop if you  proceed with a single click to our more encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.

* AUG 27, classic palindrome -- Zeus sees Suez (canal-pals)

 

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AUG 27, classic palindromes: Zeus sees Suez

 

Authors' Note:   One of the best known palindromic phrases in English, "A man, a plan, a canal — Panama" is attributed to British word-nerd Leigh Mercer. Scores of take-offs and the 'original' are built around the central symmetric nidus of letters ... lan a canal.  A boatload of illustrated geographically-based palindromes can be accessed via previous posts on this blog.

  The current verse proposes a few phrases that challenge, albeit rather weakly, the locked-in domination of Panama in the field of palindromes.

You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Reversing Verse: Limericks About Classic Palindromes' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'.

Related photo (2022): 

an intrepid adventurer prepares his bicycle-packs for an arduous journey along the Erie Canal.