FEB 26, handyman's lesson: restoring your old greenhouse, introduction

You can watch for further lessons in the restoration process on April 20.

A NOTE FOR (potentially) DISAPPOINTED READERS !!!

Athough the Palm Court has been closed for renovations, portions of the Conservatory facility remain open, If you can't manage to come by for a look yourself, you can still take in the joys of a visit by clicking HERE. 

  

FEB 25, Submitted Palindromes: Introduction to presenters -- Sarah Palindrome

 GREETINGS, WORDPLAY ENTHUSIASTS !!!

  

You have reached the "Submitted Palindromes" thread on the blog "Daily Edifying Nonsense", a light literary entity that emanates through the blogosphere daily (almost), i.e. 30 times per month.

  On the 25th of each month you will find a slide-filling group of palindromic phrases submitted to the editors by a panel of 7 palindromists. These folks have all been working on this project since January 2020. Their profiles are indicated in panels published here at the start of things, and then, we have asked them to provide (palindromically, of course) their views on one of the iconic items in the classic literature, starting with "A man, a plan, a canal -- Panama", and continuing with other well-known phrases, such as "Dennis sinned". Otherwise, their contribution will be grouped in random piles (a phrase that you might recognize as an anagram of the word p-a-l-i-n-d-r-o-m-e-s). 

You can access all of this material by entering submitted palindromes in one of the two search bars at the top of this post and scrolling downwards through the delightful material that you will discover. 

FEB 24, creative anachronism: the Hippocratic oath

Authors' Note: The origins of the Hippocratic Oath, as discussed in the above verse, join several others by the authors under the rubric "creative anachronism". Although little is known of classic Greek office routines, there is no confirmation that clerks transcribed dictated medical reports during that epoch. One has to wait to the modern era for the invention of the typo.

Hippocrates of Kos was putatively the author of many texts (the Hippocratic Corpus) deriving from the school of medicine on his native island, one of two that thrived in Greece during its classical period. Surviving writings describe early concepts of diseases, symptoms and treatments. Among these were comments on the humanistic basis of medical practice that were formalized centuries later into the assertion of medical ethics and professionalism that we know today.   

   

Along the same lines, readers are invited to review our small but growing collection of "creative anachronisms" on our blog "Edifying Nonsense" by clicking HERE.

FEB 23, lexicon of word-pairs: alliterative binomials E to K

Giorgio's lexicon of binomials (alliterative)

Quite a few alliterative binomials have been hightlighted in other short verses by the authors:  

Matching the selection on the first slide, these include "hale and hearty", "Heaven and Hell", "(to)have and (to) hold", "hem and haw", "his and hers", and "kith and kin". 

Matching the selection on the second slide, these include "flora and fauna".

You can easily find all of these on our topic-based blog "Edifying Nonsense" by clicking HERE, and following the links.  

FEB 22, signs of confusion: third collection

 This post is the third in a series of 5. You can attempt to get all of this straight by reviewing the collections in the previous posts ...

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signs of confusion #1

We hope that you enjoyed this post, the third in a series of 5. You can attempt to get all of this straight by pushing on to review the collections in these subsequent posts ...

signs of confusion #4

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FEB 21, curtained verse: ho- (give it a go)

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

 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'.

FEB 20, singable satire: The Red Army Chorus sings " DARK SCHEMES" (Russian Hacking)

ORIGINAL SONG (music): "Dark Eyes (Ochi Chornye)", poem written in Russian by Ukrainian poet Hrebinka in 1843, set to music in 1884; recorded by Al Jolson, Django Reinhart, Louis Armstrong, Red Army Chorus, Fyodor Chaliapin, Ivan Rebroff etc.
PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, January 2018, related to the 2016  winter Olympics . 

PARODY SONG-LINK: See the version designed for ukulele and guitar players on "SILLY SONGS and SATIRE" HERE.

 

DARK SCHEMES (RUSSIAN HACKING)

(to the tune of "Dark Eyes" ("Ochi Chornye")

A huge triumph for our Russian hackers,

With support PUT IN by Kremlin backers.

Secret intrusion -- seek Red collusion,

Get the goods on sad Trump detractors.

Rationale why we try subvert the West?

We need silly poems. You guys got the best.

No laugh Soviets. Putin still says, Nyet!"

So steal comedy, we'll be funniest.

Once was oligarch from Nantucket

Hid all cash in pail. Tax? He'd duck it.

But his daughter Nan found a man with plan -- 

Informed KGB, then stole bucket. 

Lady traveller, named Miss Brightsky,

She exceeded 'c', speed of lightsky.

She set off from Omsk, took train back from Tomsk,

And returned next week, Sunday nightsky.

Trapped in samovar, were a flea and fly

(English word is 'tea'; Russians call it 'chai');

They played sweet guitar, smoked Cuban cigar,

Though when water boiled, they would surely die. 

You should not pay heed, when the joke's on us; 

Shield you from such filth, we should make a fuss.

What could be appeal, what Chris Steele reveal?

Golden shower file we should not discuss.

Though the IOC* dinged us for doping

Russian hacking teams don't sit moping.

Super dupers are scooping covert medals for duping --

It's a banner year, Vladimir's hoping.

*IOC = International Olympic Committee

FEB 19, waterfowl: feral ducks

 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'. 

FEB 18, birdlore: Eastern towhees

 You can view an encyclopedic collection of illustrated poems on this topic by proceeding to the post 'Poems about BIRDLIFE' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE. 

FEB 17, palinku (poetic novelty): drinks

 You can view them all our verses of this type if you  proceed with a single click to our more encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE. (Or if you prefer, you can stay on this particular blogsite and look for the offerings for the 17th day of each month -- there are now more than 60 of these.)

FEB 16, mythed opportunities: Leda and the swan

Authors' Note: King T. refers to Sparta's King Tyndareus, husband of Leda. These characters in the story of "Leda and the Swan" were presumably mortal. However, relevant accounts, as depicted in literature and representative art, vary as to the mortal status of the couple's famous offspring (the twins Helen and Clytemnestra, and Castor and Pollux were hatched as human babies from the oversized eggs.)

"Leda and the Swan"
a subtle rendition with the swan at her feet;

unspecified British sculptor,

Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto.

See more views of Toronto's Allan Gardens Conservatory HERE. 

"Leda and the Swan", bronze sculpture,
Bruno Piccirilli, 1945,
displayed at Brookgreen Gardens, SC

You can take advantage of the whole spectrum of illustrated poems dealing with 'Mythed Opportunities' that we have collected on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE!

FEB 15, signs of confusion: second collection

This post is the second in a series of 5. You can attempt to get all of this straight by reviewing the collection in the previous post of November 15, 2022 : 

 signs of confusion #1 

toplessness?

as a child, I believed that 'Pickering'
was an abbreviation for 'pickled herring'.
I guess I was wrong

 This post is the second in a series of 5. You can push onwards and  review the collections in these subsequent posts ... 

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signs of confusion #4

signs of confusion #5

FEB 14, poetic non-sequitur: decolletage (+ Val's Day)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

"The Kiss"
 Rodin  Museum, Paris 

 Our collection of 'Non-Sequiturs' on our parent blog "Edifying Nonsense", contains an admittedly bizarre assortment of nonsensical odds-and-ends, that don't quite fit into other topic-based offerings. But should you want to review the entire collection, click HERE.

Feb 13, homophonous verse: identity rhymes

Authors' Note: This verse is the lead-in to a collection of limerick-like verses that have an unusual rhyming scheme. Instead of the usual A1,A2,B1,B2,A3 pattern. these verses have lines ending in 'identity rhymes', as in the above verse: A1,A1,B1,B1,A1. Some critics would say that 'identity rhymes', e.g. perVERSEely / conVERSEly, are not rhymes at all. But when bunched up they have a definite musicality, and can be entertainingly sung at open-mike at a bar. 

You can view our whole collection on this topic -- verses intentionally crafted with contentious repetition of the rhyming syllables --  in a wider context on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Check the post "Homophonous Verse" by clicking HERE. 

 

FEB 12, portrait of couples: mallard ducks

 Enjoy an illustrated poem about the mallard duck, Anas platyrhynchos, by clicking HERE.

You can view all of our folio-photos from the collection of 'Couples' portraits in a wider context on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.

FEB 11, cinematic guide: beaver tales ("Gone with the Wind")

 

You can view our collection of verses about the cinema on our encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.