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 30, 2023
* JAN 30, Canadiana - Eastern Canadian funky towns
January 28, 2023
January 26, 2023
* JAN 26, waterfowl --- great blue herons
reprise from January 26, 2020
JAN 26, waterfowl: great blue herons
January 24, 2023
* JAN 24, new world palindromes -- #3 and #4
reprise from January 24, 2020
JAN 24, wordplay maps: new world palindromes(#3,#4)
You can view the entire collection of these 50 wordplay maps, by accessing the collection 'Tourists Palindromic Guides: The Americas'. Start by clicking HERE!
January 22, 2023
* JAN 22, American satire -- laying blame
reprise from January 22, 2020
JAN 22, American satire(1): laying blame
January 20, 2023
* JAN 20, holidays and celebrations -- Robbie Burns Day
reprise from January 20, 2020
January 18, 2023
* JAN 18, trees -- Norway maples
reprise from January 18, 2020
JAN 18, trees: Norway maples
January 16, 2023
* JAN 16, American satire -- borscht
reprise from January 16, 2020
JAN 16, American satire(1): borscht
January 14, 2023
* JAN 14, American satire -- D-O-N-A-L-D T-R-U-M-P anagrams
reprise from January 14, 2020
JAN 14, American satire(1): D-O-N-A-L-D T-R-U-M-P anagrams
January 12, 2023
* JAN 12, etymology -- 'horse'
reprise from January 12, 2021
JAN 12, etymology: 'horse'
January 10, 2023
* JAN 10, American satire -- Vladimir's hope (hacking teams)
reprise from January 10, 2020
JAN 10, American satire(1): Vladimir's hope
January 8, 2023
* JAN 8, old world palindromes #7 and 8
reprise from January 8, 2021
JAN 8, old world palindromes #7 and #8
January 6, 2023
* JAN 6, waterfowl -- pelicatessen
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 January 2020:
Authors' Note:
Fress is a loanword verb from either German or Yiddish implying eating heartily or snacking frequently.
Delicatessen has been applied to both high-end retail food stores selling unusual and imported prepared foods, and to restaurants preparing German, Jewish or other ethnic cuisine (frequently, the two functions are combined). It may also refer to the products purchased in these outlets.
Sushi is not among the expected foods in such an establishment, so the analogy to a pelicatessen for waterfowl has been unexplored until now. At least in Canadian official documents, for the sake of gender-neutrality, fishermen are referred to as fishers.
After initially using this neologism (word-creation) as a descriptor on the blog "Edifying Nonsense", and misconstruing it as his personal invention, the author became aware, via the internet, that there is a restaurant located at a resort on Bald Head Island, North Carolina with that name. Although that fact is of interest, it is of limited relevance. Seabirds are apparently not served at the establishment, either as customers, or as menu-fare.
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'. (Or, if you prefer, you can view them on Facebook in Giorgio's photo-albums).
January 4, 2023
* JAN 4, American satire -- make believe 2016
reprise from January 2020
JAN 4, American satire: make-believe 2016
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January 2, 2023
* JAN 2, wordplay maps -- sister-cities anagrams (1-3) + Viennese waltz