NOV 13, 2026, etymology: 'horse'

For fans of etymology, we have two blogposts on our topic-based blog "Edifying Nonsense" that summarize our poems about the origin of some English words. You can start to review some of this intriguing material by clicking HERE, and then following the links!

NOV 11, 2026, savoir-faire: goat cheese (chevre)

 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. 

NOV 9, 2026, OEDILFian limericks: 'identity' rhymes

 Today's Offering (Nov 9, 2026): 

NOV 7, 2026, veggies: zucchini (courgettes)

You can review all our poetic musings on "Veggies" by clicking HERE.

NOV 5, 2026, photo-collages, Toront-oases: High Park, and its Zoo

 

Authors' Note: All the fencing separating the residents from the visitors initially appears rather pathetic at this site, but at least the residents seem to have sufficient space, and are protected from the worst impulses, e.g. unapproved feeding, of the otherwise-well-intentioned visitors.

A few other residents of this secondary zoo in Toronto have been highlighted in posts on this blog. Click HERE(Jun 29,2023), HERE(Jun 25, 2023) and HERE(Nov 5, 2020).  

Suggested as an alternative to dental flossing!

NOV 3, 2026, bi-lyrical limerick: 'go/went'

 

The original limerick:

Be sure to check out the whole 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.) 

NOV 1, 2026, photo-collage, Carolina lowcountry: wildlife revisited #2

  

little blue heron

Atlantic ghost crab

brown pelican, artistic rendering

cormorants and dolphin

roseate spoonbills, Deweese Island

sanderling

willet

yellow-crowned night heron

 

busy sanderlings

OCT 29, 2026, gruesome verse: scary upshot

Hallowe'en is approaching! 

Check out the whole collection called "Gruesome Verse" on our blog "Edifying Nonsense" HERE.

 

OCT 25, 2026: submitted palindromes -- RANDOM PILES 58

 You have reached the "Submitted Palindromes" thread on the blog "Daily Illustrated Nonsense", a light literary entity. Owing to advancing age and other considerations, the frequency of outpouring, 30 posts per month for the first 60 months, has been reduced stepwise after December 2024 and now numbers 10 per month. But each month you can still find a collection of palindromic phrases proferred by our seven palindromic assistant editors.

You can access this delightful entertainment right here by entering submitted palindromes in a search bar at the top of this post and scrolling downwards through the wordplay posts that you will discover.

Devotees of palindromic wordplay can further explore limericks and other short verses about the classic palindromes (and quite a few recent concoctions) that are randomly scattered on this blog after September 2000, or collected into grouped postings on our more scholarly blog "Edifying Nonsense" -- start HERE.  

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OCT 23, 2026, two gruesome verses for Halloween

Authors' Note: Each year at Hallowe'en, all (living) persons, in addition to honoring tradition, must decide if they are ready to combat the zombie revolution.

 

Check out the whole collection of short poems, called "Gruesome Verse" on our blog "Edifying Nonsense" HERE.