A blogsite offering entertaining daily oddities since January 2020. There are now over a thousand unique posts in these three years. Images, both visual and poetic, are drawn from daily life, as well as from verses, photos and computer-graphics on our parent blog "Edifying Nonsense".
January 31, 2022
JAN 31, non-sequitur: hamuli (little hooks)
January 30, 2022
JAN 30, palinku (poetic novelty): fruits#1,#2
In this post we will continue with a novel form of poetic wordplay. Inspired by Japanese haiku poetry, this new form is used for a terse verse with a total of 17 syllables displayed on three lines. Unlike its classic Japanese analogue, this concoction does not mandate the precise distribution of the syllables among the three lines, but does stipulate that each word in the poem be included in a palindromic phrase or sentence in English (i.e. one that can be read either forwards or backwards).
To help the reader discern the origin of the lyrics, each palindrome (generally occupying one of the three lines of the poem) has been color-coded.
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January 29, 2022
JAN 29, hellenophilia: Santorini wines
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January 28, 2022
JAN 28, pathos and poetry (gun control verse): anger and guns
You can review our entire poetic outpouring on this important topic by proceeding to a post on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'; click HERE.
January 27, 2022
JAN 27, reprehensible modern history: 'clannishness' negated
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January 26, 2022
JAN 26, reptiles: amphisbaenians
January 25, 2022
JAN 25, funny bones: hook of the hamate
You can view verses on this topic in a wider context by proceeding to the post 'Breaking News: FUNNY BONES' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE!
January 24, 2022
JAN 24, palinku (poetic novelty): puzzling and magic palindromes
In this post, we continue with a novel form of poetic wordplay. Inspired by Japanese haiku poetry, this new form is used for a terse verse with a total of 17 syllables displayed on three lines. Unlike its classic Japanese analogue, this concoction does not mandate the precise distribution of the syllables among the three lines, but does stipulate that each word in the poem be included in a palindromic phrase or sentence in English (i.e. one that can be read either forwards or backwards).
To help the reader discern the origin of the lyrics, each palindrome (generally occupying one of the three lines of the poem) has been color-coded. The current post should be regarded as experimental; readers are referred to other posts in this collection for a review of the standard format.
And, just in case you have forgotten what palindromes are about, your blogsite hosts have arranged a serial set of brief lessons on the topic ('Political Palindromes') which you can review by clicking HERE.
palinku |
palinku |
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January 23, 2022
JAN 23, wordplay maps: Scramble-towns, 'postal supplements'
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January 22, 2022
JAN 22, bar-fauna: snafus at Fulton's 'Gnu-Bar'
January 21, 2022
JAN 21, limerick variations: singable limericks
January 20, 2022
JAN 20, planet-saving verse: beach foam
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January 19, 2022
JAN 19, poetic Panama palindrome parody: Ipanema
January 18, 2022
JAN 18, mammalian wildlife: kri-kri (Cretan goat)
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January 17, 2022
JAN 17, dental feelings (sentimental verse): implants
January 16, 2022
JAN 16, death and the afterlife: end-of-life care
Departed Room Five's earthly scene.
As the coroner said,
"She died, cared for in bed
By her loved ones, surrounded, serene."
Dr G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio, 2022
Authors' Note: In some jurisdictions, all deaths in a long-term nursing facility must be reported to the office of the coroner.
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January 15, 2022
JAN 15, waterfowl: juvenile night herons
January 14, 2022
JAN 14, palinku (poetic novelty): family life
In this post, we will continue with a novel form of poetic wordplay. Inspired by Japanese haiku poetry, this new form is used for a terse verse with a total of 17 syllables displayed on three lines. Unlike its classic Japanese analogue, this concoction does not mandate the precise distribution of the syllables among the three lines, but does stipulate that each word in the poem be included in a palindromic phrase or sentence in English (i.e. one that can be read either forwards or backwards).
To help the reader discern the origin of the lyrics, each palindrome (generally occupying one of the three lines of the poem) has been color-coded.
And, just in case you have forgotten what palindromes are about, your blogsite hosts have arranged a serial set of brief lessons on the topic ('Political Palindromes'); click HERE.
January 13, 2022
JAN 13, limerick for lovers of classic languages: yukky Roman foods
January 12, 2022
JAN 12, patients and maladies: septic shock
January 11, 2022
JAN 11, doctors and their practices: waiting-room journal 'Stitches'
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January 10, 2022
JAN 10, garden intruders: papyrus
January 9, 2022
JAN 9, curtained verse: medieval challenge
EDITORS' WARNING: You must be at least 12 years of age to read this post!
January 8, 2022
JAN 8, palinku (poetic novelty): pets
In this post, we will continue with a novel form of poetic wordplay. Inspired by Japanese haiku poetry, this new form is used for a terse verse with a total of 17 syllables displayed on three lines. Unlike its classic Japanese analogue, this concoction does not mandate the precise distribution of the syllables among the three lines, but does stipulate that each word in the poem be included in a palindromic phrase or sentence in English (i.e. one that can be read either forwards or backwards).
To help the reader discern the origin of the lyrics, each palindrome (generally occupying one of the three lines of the poem) has been color-coded.
And, just in case you have forgotten what palindromes are about, your blogsite hosts have arranged a serial set of brief lessons on the topic ('Political Palindromes') which you can review by clicking HERE.
January 7, 2022
January 6, 2022
JAN 6, American satire(5): anniversary reminiscence
(Editor's Note:) If you were going to sing a limerick, this modified verse (a 'limerrhoid'?) would be a particularly good one to sing to the tune of Gershwin's 'Anniversary Song'. Readers are invited to check out the possibilities for singing limerick verses with a variety of tunes on a blogpost on "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.
Otherwise, in verse form, we hope that you enjoyed this submission. You can find 30 more on this topic in 5 collections on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE to start!
January 5, 2022
JAN 5, life in Palindrome Valley: local cuisine
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'.