A blogsite offering entertaining daily oddities since January 2020. There are now over fifteen hundred posts in these four years. Images -- photographic, computer-simulated and poetic -- are drawn from daily life as well as from poems and wordplay grouped by topic on our parent blog "Edifying Nonsense". The poetry displayed is all original (as are the song-lyrics), although portions evolved through rigorous editing on a collaborative website.
August 14, 2020
AUG 14, wordplay maps: sister-cities anagrams (31-33)
August 13, 2020
AUG 13, wordplay maps: r-i-c anagrams #3+#4
You can view the entire collection of 18 wordplay maps of 'R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C-A-N-S in Canada' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense" by clicking HERE.
August 12, 2020
AUG 12, portraits of couples: mallard ducks
August 11, 2020
AUG 11, pandemic romance: squid in the time of COVID
Editors' Note: This 2020 verse was expanded at a later point to three verses, and therefore meets the requirements to be considered a 'brief saga'.
You can review illustrated verses on this topic in a wider context by proceeding to 'Pandemic Poetry' on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense".
August 10, 2020
AUG 10, dental feelings (sentimental verse): flossing
You can review the collection of illustrated verses on this topic by proceeding to the post 'Dental Feelings' on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'.
August 9, 2020
AUG 9, bi-lyrical limerick: 'liquor vs candy'
Be sure to check out the whole collection of 'bi-lyrical limericks' by proceeding to "Edifying Nonsense." CLICK HERE ! (Or, if you prefer, you could look over this stuff on Giorgio's Facebook photo-albums.)
August 8, 2020
AUG 8, wordplay maps: new world palindromes (#31,#32)
You can view the entire collection of these 50 wordplay maps, by accessing the collection 'Tourists Palindromic Guides: The Americas'. Start by clicking HERE!
August 7, 2020
AUG 7, anagram swarm: A-VERY-STABLE-GENIUS, #18
You can review an amazing number of anagrams based on this book title on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. There are two posts to view:
'A Very Stable Genius': Theme and Variations (97 anagrams), and
'A Very Stable Genius': additional funky anagrams.
August 6, 2020
AUG 6, cinematic guide: Inspector Clouseau's app
Authors' Note: This verse is a fantasy derived from my favorite gag in the Pink Panther films, which highlight exploits from the career of Inspector Jacques Clouseau.
The bumbling Inspector has major troubles in checking into hotels wherever he goes. Many scenes are set in Paris, where everyone speaks perfect English except the protagonist. Beset by a thick French accent, he has difficulty making himself understood, as when he negotiates with a hotel clerk to rent a "r~rheume" (room).
You can view our collection of verses about the cinema on our encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.
August 5, 2020
AUG 5, political palindromes, M
For FORWARD, proceed to the next set of 'POLITICAL PALINDROMES' on August 22.
For BACKWARD, return to the previous set on July 18.
OR, return to the ORIGINAL POST on this topic on June 14.
August 4, 2020
AUG 4, anagram swarm: A-VERY-STABLE-GENIUS, #17
You can review an amazing number of anagrams based on this book title on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. There are two posts to view:
'A Very Stable Genius': Theme and Variations (97 anagrams), and
'A Very Stable Genius': additional funky anagrams.
August 3, 2020
AUG 3, mammalian wildlife: ersatz coyotes
You can review the whole collection of illustrated verses about mammals (both domestic and exotic) by checking out the more extensive post on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE !
August 2, 2020
AUG 2, a brief saga: the Aegean cat
For the purpose of this blog, a 'brief saga' is defined as a poem, usually narrative, but occasionally expository, that tell its story in at least 15 lines. Most commonly, the format involves three stanzas in limerick form. Your blogging team has been presenting these concoctions at the rate of one per month, mixed in with the shorter poems, wordplay and other intriguing stuff that we offer.
To access the next 'brief saga' on this blog (September 2020), proceed to 'food intolerance'.
To access the most recent previous 'brief saga' (July 2020), back up to 'broken arrows (nuclear weapon accidents)'.
August 1, 2020
AUG 1, anagram swarm: A-VERY-STABLE-GENIUS, #16
You can review an amazing number of anagrams based on this book title on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. There are two posts to view:
'A Very Stable Genius': Theme and Variations (97 anagrams), and
'A Very Stable Genius': additional funky anagrams.
July 31, 2020
JUL 31, neologism (personal): awarassment
(Ed. Note:) To make this effort easier, we have now collected these neologistic verses in a collection on our parent blog "Edifying Nonsense"; click HERE.
July 30, 2020
JUL 30, Toronto ravines: Cedarvale Ravine
If you are interested in winding your way through an encyclopedic collection of four blogposts stuffed with photo-collages on Toronto ravines, click HERE.
July 29, 2020
JUL 29, anagram swarm: A-VERY-STABLE-GENIUS, #15
You can review an amazing number of anagrams based on this book title on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. There are two posts to view:
'A Very Stable Genius': Theme and Variations (97 anagrams), and
'A Very Stable Genius': additional funky anagrams.
July 28, 2020
JUL 28, insects: insect repellents (DEET)
Authors' Note: The full name of the chemical is N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide.
You can review Giorgio's other verses about pesty and occasionally beneficial insects, as collected in 'Buzzwords: Verses about Insects' on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.
July 27, 2020
JUL 27, anagram swarm: A-VERY-STABLE-GENIUS, #14
You can review an amazing number of anagrams based on this book title on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. There are two posts to view: ’A Very Stable Genius': Theme and Variations (97 anagrams), and
'A Very Stable Genius': additional funky anagrams
July 26, 2020
JUL 26, magical canal palindromes: more far-flung venues
You can become an expert fan of our wordplay concoction 'magical palindromes' by reviewing the explanatory material found in ancient days on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense" HERE; then, you could check how we applied this technique to 'canal palindromes' by viewing this more recent post.
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