January 30, 2023
January 28, 2023
January 26, 2023
* JAN 26, waterfowl --- great blue herons
reprise from January 26, 2020
JAN 26, waterfowl: great blue herons
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 24, 2023
* JAN 24, new world palindromes -- #3 and #4
reprise from January 24, 2020
JAN 24, wordplay maps: new world palindromes(#3,#4)
January 22, 2023
* JAN 22, American satire -- laying blame
reprise from January 22, 2020
JAN 22, American satire(1): laying blame
Authors' Note: We were influenced in this formulation by TV interviews given by the protagonist's niece, clinical psychologist Mary Trump.
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!
January 20, 2023
January 18, 2023
* JAN 18, trees -- Norway maples
reprise from January 18, 2020
JAN 18, trees: Norway maples
You might also enjoy a poem posted in April 2021 entitled "Leif the (viking) Norway Maple: a Bilingual Complaint". Click HERE.
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".
January 16, 2023
* JAN 16, American satire -- borscht
reprise from January 16, 2020
JAN 16, American satire(1): borscht
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!
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
Author's Note: Generally, anagrams give results which are bizarre, unexpected and somewhat random, like "fake news". At least to his current detractors, there may appear to be a compelling stories hidden in these anagrams (italicized) of the name of the 45th U.S. President, but in fact the possible links are coincidental. It should be remembered that composers of wordplay, such as anagrams and palindromes, do not 'invent' the material, but only report it.
January 12, 2023
* JAN 12, etymology -- 'horse'
reprise from January 12, 2021
JAN 12, etymology: 'horse'
For fans of etymology, we have three blogposts with collections of verses about word-origins such as the one above on our more encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense". You can start to review some of this intriguing material by clicking HERE, and then following the links!
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
Author's Note:
IOC: International Olympic Committee
The fanciful concept of medals being awarded to a 'hacking team' grew out of the conjunction of developments in 2017 and 2018, notably (i) censure of Russian athletic organizations, including subsequent retraction of Olympic medals, and (ii) investigations into Russian efforts to sway the results of past and upcoming American presidential elections.
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!
January 8, 2023
* JAN 8, old world palindromes #7 and 8
reprise from January 8, 2021
JAN 8, old world palindromes #7 and #8
You can view the entire collection of 'Old World Palindromes' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense"; start by clicking HERE.
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:
JAN 6, waterfowl: pelicatessen
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
Author's Note: In the political swirl leading up to the US presidential election, a national convention is a meeting of party delegates to nominate candidates for office and to adopt party rules and platforms. In 2016, these gatherings proceeded in their conventional format, Note that in 2020, with restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, national conventions were held primarily as on-line events.
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!
Incidental photo (2023):
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barrel cactuses |
January 2, 2023
* JAN 2, wordplay maps -- sister-cities anagrams (1-3) + Viennese waltz
reprise from January 2020
JAN 2, wordplay maps: sister-cities anagrams (1-3)
NAVIGATING THIS SITE ('Daily Illustrated Nonsense')
To go back to our first daily informative blogpost (January 1, 2020), click HERE. Incidental photos (2023):
From a palace in Vienna (Austria, not Virginia), a celebration in dance to honour the New Year (2023)...
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