* APR 1, bottom line of medical humor --- diarrhea

reprise from April 2020 

APR 1, bottom line of medical humor: diarrhea

 Authors' Note:  

  A euphemism allows one to skirt around the messy details. 

  Diarrhea, a term coined by Hippocrates, derives from the Greek for a flow going through; the details are linked by longstanding usage to the specific intestinal inconvenience, sometimes characterized as "the trots".

The authors regret that there are no appropriate images to accompany this verse.

But, you can view informative verses of this type in a wider context by proceeding to the collection 'The BOTTOM LINE of MEDICAL HUMOR' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE!

* MAR 30, pandemic poetry -- infirm

 

reprise from March 2020

MAR 30, pandemic poetry: the infirm

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

* MAR 28, personal -- anniversary saga

 reprise from March 2020

MAR 28, personal and family history: anniversary saga

* MAR 26, non-sequitur -- academically

 

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MAR 26, non-sequitur: academically

Our collection of 'Non-Sequiturs' on our parent blog "Edifying Nonsense", contains an admittedly bizarre assortment of nonsensical odds-and-ends, that don't quite fit into other topic-based offerings. But should you want to review the entire collection, click HERE.

* MAR 24, the Charleston garden -- creeping fig

 

reprise from March 2020

MAR 24, the Charleston garden: creeping fig

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You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Poetry Praising the Charleston Garden' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE!

* MAR 22, wordplay maps -- new world palindromes(#11,#12)

 

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MAR 22, wordplay maps: new world palindromes(#11,#12)

Keep more to yourself for a while, wash your hands frequently, remember to laugh on occasion, and stay well!

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

* MAR 20, wordplay maps -- American Scramble-towns 3,4

 

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MAR 20, wordplay maps: American Scramble-towns 3,4

Who would ever have guessed? It turns out that an unparalleled word in generating anagrams (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:

Forward to U.S.A. map#5

Back to U.S.A. map #2

Let's skip all this stuff and get on to the Canadian version, eh? (stay tuned!)

* MAR 18, waterfowl -- pescatarian choice

 

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MAR 18, waterfowl: pescatarian choice

Keep more to yourself for a while, wash your hands frequently, remember to laugh on occasion, and stay well!

 

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'.

* MAR 16, birdlore -- Eastern towhees

 

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MAR 16, birdlore: Eastern towhees

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

* MAR 14, classic palindrome -- no 'X' in Nixon

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MAR 14, classic palindrome: 'no X in Nixon'

Authors' Note: 

mike: short form for microphone, used more commonly for 'announcing', but sometimes used for 'denouncing' (condemning or attacking openly).

   Somehow, the misleading statement ‘No X in Nixon’ achieved the status of a famous palindrome. The astute analyst might realize that palindromes are inherently poor tools for orthography.

   On the other hand, here are three 'magical palindromes’ that provide correct spelling information:

No K in Nixon; no X in Nikon.

No C in iron; no R in icon.

No S in union. “No!”, in unison. 

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

 

* MAR 12, anagram swarm -- a-very-stable-genius, #2,#3

 

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MAR 12, anagram swarm: A-VERY-STABLE-GENIUS, #2/#3

You can review an amazing number of anagrams based on this book title on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. There are two posts to view:  ’A Very Stable Genius': Theme and Variations (97 anagrams), and 

'A Very Stable Genius': additional funky anagrams

* MAR 10, brief saga -- Walrus and Carpenter (lowcountry version)

 

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MAR 10, brief saga: Walrus and Carpenter (lowcountry version)

You can review this illustrated verse in a wider context by proceeding to 'Lowcountry Version: Walrus and Carpenter' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. 

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  and other general offerings.    

To access the next 'brief saga' on this blog, proceed to 'Claire's celerity' (words and nonsense).

To access the most recent previous 'brief saga', back up to 'Chemainus, British Columbia '.  

* MAR 8, wordplay maps -- sister-cities anagrams (7-9)

 

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MAR 8, wordplay maps: sister-cities anagrams (7-9)

* MAR 6, American satire -- bilateral anagrams

reprise from March 2020 

MAR 6, American satire(2): bilateral anagrams

We hope that you enjoyed this verse. You can find 30 more on this topic in 5 collections on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE to start!

* MAR 4, magic palindromes, examples #11-15

reprise from March 2020 

MAR 4, magical palindromes: examples #11 to #15

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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.

If you are still interested, you could check how we applied this technique to 'canal palindromes' by viewing this more recent post.

 

* MAR 2, exotic destination -- Labelle, Florida, US

 

reprise from March, 2020

MAR 2, exotic destination: LaBelle, Florida (swamp-cabbage festival)

photo courtesy of Uncommon Solutions

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

* FEB 27, trees -- sabal palmettos

reprise from February, 2020

FEB 27, trees: sabal palmetto A,B

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

* FEB 25, American satire -- 'covfefe'

  By the way: Readers may note that for the next while, or perhaps indefinitely,  this 'daily' blog will be published every other day. Except for the very finicky among you, that's probably close enough. 

reprise from February, 2020

FEB 25, American satire: 'covfefe'

We hope that you enjoyed this verse. You can find 30 more on this topic in 5 collections on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE to start! 

* FEB 23, insects -- fire ants

reprise from February, 2020

FEB 23, insects: fire ants

Authors' Note:  Today's opening of the fire ant season is noted by the authors with regret, and tremendous scratching of the ankles.

Even in the winter, they can be activated.
Watch out!

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.

 

* FEB 21, American satire -- revision of NAFTA

 

reprise from February, 2020

FEB 21, American satire(2): revision of NAFTA

Author's Note: NAFTA is the acronym for the North American Free Trade Agreement, a pact formed by the U.S., Canada and Mexico in 1994. The trilateral pact has been the target of invective, and the subject of renegotiations by the Republican administration in 2017 to 2019.

We hope that you enjoyed this verse. You can find 30 more on this topic in 5 collections on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE to start!