February 22, 2022

FEB 22, American satire (prolongation): deserved (schadenfreude)

posting in honour of Dr. JJ, whose love of life included comedy and the music of poetry ...


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




Authors' Note: 

oy gevalt (oy-guh-VULT): phrase borrowed from Yiddish; an exclamation expressing shock, surprise or disapproval

schadenfreude (SHA-den-froi-duh, or as here, sha-den-FROI-duh): loanword from German; taking delight in others' misfortune

 You can review other mildly scurrilous illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Curtained verse: Faintly Obscene (Selected) Limericks' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'.


Incidental Photo:

JJ and youngest bro, 1970






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