OCT 30, singable satire: Simon and Garfunkel sing "PALINDROMES of EVIL"

 a) Reprise of material posted on October 30 in previous years ...

2020: singable satire, Latin Cat's Strut (parody lyrics)
2021: singable satire, Zombie Cockroach (parody lyrics) 
2022: singable satire, Under My Own Steam #1 (parody lyrics)
2023: singable satire (Inferno), Crayfish Etouffee (parody lyrics)

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b) Today's Offering (Oct 30, 2024): 

PARODY LYRICS

MUSICAL UNDERPINNINGS: "The Sounds of Silence" 1964, Simon and Garfunkel, is a recorded song, released initially as a single, but then highlighted after remixing on the eponymous album. 

PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, April 2016.

PARODY-SONGLINK: To find ukulele and guitar chord-charts to help you accompany "Palindromes of Evil" on your favorite instrument, click HERE.

 

PALINDROMES OF EVIL      

(to the tune of "The Sounds of Silence")

Palindromes are a dark friend.
Strange insights read from either end
They sometimes seem devoid of meaning.
Yet their impact comes careening
"In word-salad, alas drown I" - poor brain's lobes; 
Nasty strobes - 
The Palindromes of Evil.

So, "Evil axis - six alive"
Sends "Delivery reviled"
Message said, "Hades unused, ah!" 
I learned, "Ah, Satan sees Natasha"
Advice received, "Bats enliven evil nest, Ab"
"Bats, odd, do stab" - 
The Palindromes of Evil.

It "Wets dab noses on bad stew"
"Stack cats"; "We panic in a pew"
People writing, "Nightlife - filth, gin"
"Dennis, Nell, Edna and Ellen sinned"
"Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas"; "Gnu dung"
But, no one sung,
"Satan, I prefer piñatas".

"Borrow or rob"; "Di, as I said", 
"Hell, eh?";  "Denial slain, Ed"
They hear "No word, no bond; row on" 
Please "No lava, not on Avalon"
"Golf-flog"; "Lisa Bonet ate no basil"
"Evil Olive"
"Slap pals"; "Lived on, no devil"

"Stole lots"; "Rotator" -- folks were stunned;
"No dare - radon"  (that was punned)
"Murder for a jar of red rum"
Forming "Model truth: turtledom"
And the sign flashed out "Egad! No bondage" 
"Yaw bus. Civic subway" - rails,
And "Liar trail"s
"Re-paper"- Palindromes of Evil...

OCT 29, around and about: seasonal Hallowe'en scenes from South Carolina

a) Review of material posted on October 29 in previous years ...                                                      

2020: gruesome verse, scary upshot (illustrated poem)
2021: gruesome verse, 3 verses for Hallowe'en (illustrated poems)
2022: dental feelings: sugary treats, Hallowe'en (illustrated poem)
2023: gruesome verse, ghostbusting equipment (illustrated poem)

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b) Today's Offering (Oct 29, 2024): 

Halloween approaches

"Gal and Gator"
Photo modified from painting
by David Boatwright, 2024.

south of Broad Street, Hallowe'en

"George Washington",
John Trumbull's second portrait, 1792,
Displayed in the City Council chambers,
Charleston, SC,
(photo by G.C., October, 2024)

master of ceremonies,
at a Mt Pleasant residential show

OCT 28, OEDILFian limericks: "Hallowe'en"

 a) Reprise of material posted on October 28 in previous years ...

2020: Toronto ravines, Seton Park (photo-collage)
2021: Toronto ravines, Todmorden Mills (photo-collage)
2022: inns and outs, INN-dwelling (poem)
2023: gruesome verse, hidey-hole (illustrated poem)

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b) Today's Offering (Oct 28, 2024):

 

OCT 27, photo-collage: egrets (mixed) vying at the spillway

a) Review of material posted on October 27 in previous years ...

2020: anagram swarm, US scramble-towns, 10 (wordplay map)

2021: domestic hazards, fatbergs (poem)
2022: anagram swarm, Canadian scramble-towns, 12 (wordplay map) 
2023: decorative touches, Night View -- Ravenel Bridge  (fabric art)

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fabric art, R.C.H.

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b) Today's Offering (Oct 27, 2024):

snowy egret:
black bill, yellow feet;
smaller, more shy

great egret:
yellow-orange bill, black feet;
longer neck, more aggressive

 

disputation at the spillway;
the more aggressive great egret (above)
chases off the snowy egret

snowy egret in flight; great egret inattentive

OCT 26, photo-collage, Ontari-oases: fall colour tour, late October

 

a) Reprise of material posted on October 26 in previous years ...

2020: Toronto ravines, Wilket Creek (photo-collage)

2021: anagram swarm, sister-cities anagrams. 33 (wordplay map)
2022: limerick variations, C-rhyme extensions (poem) 
2023: decorative touches, Ravenel Bridge, Shem creek vista (fabric art)

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fabric art, R.C.H.

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b) Today's Offering (Oct 26, 2024):

OCT 25, submitted palindromes, RANDOM PILES 51

 a) Reprise of material posted on October 25 in previous years ...

2020: submitted palindromes, random piles 3 (wordplay)

2021: submitted palindromes, random piles 15 (wordplay)  
2022: submitted palindromes, random piles 27 (wordplay)
2023: submitted palindromes, random piles 39 (wordplay)

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puzzling palindrome,
 used in Weird Al Yankovic's song "Bob"

b) Today's Offering (Oct 25, 2024): 

OCT 24, bar-fauna: sober October

a) Reprise of material posted on October 24 in previous years ...

2020: Toronto ravines, Mimico Creek (photo-collage)

2021: binomial phrases, hug and kiss (poem)

2022: patients and maladies, post-traumatic symptoms (poem)

2023: decorative touches, Cypress Swamp 2 (fabric art)

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fabric art, R.C.H.

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b) Today's Offering (Oct 24, 2024): 

 If you liked this submission, you might want to refer to our entire collection of verses about human and animal denizens of bars, pubs and other watering-holes. Click HERE.

 

OCT 23, defining opinion: hors d'oeuvres

 a) Review of material posted on October 23 in previous years ...

2020: gruesome verse, untimely demise (illustrated poem)  
2021: gruesome verse, two horrific quandaries (illustrated poems)

2022: Toronto oases, Rouge National Park (photo-collage) 
2023: doctors and practices, neighborhood analyst (illustrated poem)

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b) Today's Offering (Oct 23, 2024):

Our series of blogposts, "Defining Opinion" on the topic-based blog "Edifying Nonsense" shows a selection of similar verses submitted to OEDILF (the online Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form). You can see all of these on one visit by clicking HERE.

OCT 22, American satire: the 'crasscracy'

  a) Reprise of material posted on October 22 in previous years ...

2020: old world palindromes, #1 (wordplay maps)  
2021: Toronto oases, city halls (photo-collage)

2022: saving the planet, phosphate detergents (illustrated poem) 
2023: postal places, Deseronto, ON (illustrated poem)

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b) Today's Offering (Oct 22, 2024):

We hope that you enjoyed this verse. You can find dozens more on this topic in 9 collections on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE to start! 

OCT 21, philosophical ponderings: "me and my shadow"

 a) Reprise of material posted on October 21 in previous years ...

2020: Toronto ravines, Nordheimer, (photo-collage)  
2021: Toronto ravines, Moore Park (photo-collage)

2022: hellenophilia, Cretan gorges (illustrated poem) 
2023: decorative touches, Reweavings (fabric art)

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fabric art, R.C.H.

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b) Today's Offering (Oct 21, 2024):

"me and my shadow"

a second view,
lower angle of sun at day's end

OCT 20, singable satire: "CARNIVAL OF CHARLESTON"

 a) Reprise of material posted on October 20 in previous years ...

2020: singable satire, Rhyming Binomials M to Z (parody lyrics)
2021: singable satire, Star-Nosed Mole (parody lyrics) 
2022: singable satire, Ballad of Giuliani 2 (parody lyrics)
2023: singable satire (Inferno), The Pain of Lust (parody lyrics)

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b) Today's Offering (Oct 20, 2024): SINGABLE SATIRE

ORIGINAL PARODY LYRICS 

MUSICAL UNDERPINNINGS: "Carnival of Venice", traditional song

PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, January 2014.

PHOTOS of the concert "Carnival of Venice", Charleston SC, were provided by Uncommon Solutions.

UKULELE and GUITAR-FRIENDLY LINK: Our series of parody-song lyrics  can be found in a friendly format for ukulele (and guitar)-players on our sister blog "SILLY SONGS and SATIRE" with chord-charts and helpful performing suggestions. To find ukulele chord-charts to help you accompany "CARNIVAL OF CHARLESTON" on your favorite instrument, click HERE.

Coverage of the inciting event by the Charleston "Post and Courier" can be found online.

THE CARNIVAL OF CHARLESTON

 (to the tune of "the Carnival of Venice")


Your rickshaw ride in Charleston
Can't explore that magic town;
The driver's only licensed
A: pick-up;  B: set you down.

Official guides in Charleston
Have to pass exams and train; 
Rapt carriage-tour riders and foot-group
Can't block ante-bellum lanes.

Charleston's famous "Rainbow Row"

A pedicab lurks at your lodgings,
Marks you for a heinous crime;

A sleazy eager historian
Who is keen to sell his time. 

To stamp out these nasty infractions,
Wired police devised a sting
Attired for entrapment as tourists
Massive fines recordings bring.

a rickshaw driver cruises for customers

Few hours in scenic Charleston ?
Cruise-lined there by Carnival,
Snubbed by snobby South-of-Broad big-shots?
Don't treat 'Rick Shaw' as a pal.

If cruising past Fort Sumter
And re-boarding is a must,
Steer clear of Rick's tempting discussions - 
It might be a tourist bust.

a colleague of Rick Shaw, at work

Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor,
as proposed in an early painting

Concert of Venetian music; 
a Charleston visitor admires the sets