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.
January 26, 2022
JAN 26, reptiles: amphisbaenians
January 25, 2022
JAN 25, funny bones: hook of the hamate
You can view verses on this topic in a wider context by proceeding to the post 'Breaking News: FUNNY BONES' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE!
January 24, 2022
JAN 24, palinku (poetic novelty): puzzling and magic palindromes
In this post, we continue with a novel form of poetic wordplay. Inspired by Japanese haiku poetry, this new form is used for a terse verse with a total of 17 syllables displayed on three lines. Unlike its classic Japanese analogue, this concoction does not mandate the precise distribution of the syllables among the three lines, but does stipulate that each word in the poem be included in a palindromic phrase or sentence in English (i.e. one that can be read either forwards or backwards).
To help the reader discern the origin of the lyrics, each palindrome (generally occupying one of the three lines of the poem) has been color-coded. The current post should be regarded as experimental; readers are referred to other posts in this collection for a review of the standard format.
And, just in case you have forgotten what palindromes are about, your blogsite hosts have arranged a serial set of brief lessons on the topic ('Political Palindromes') which you can review by clicking HERE.
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January 23, 2022
JAN 23, wordplay maps: Scramble-towns, 'postal supplements'
links for any date: scroll over to the calendar-based listings of 'Past Posts' in the righthand column on this page, choose your year and then your month of interest, and then select (by clicking) the blogpost of your choice.
January 22, 2022
JAN 22, neologism (classic): snafus at Fulton's 'Gnu-Bar'
January 21, 2022
JAN 21, limerick variations: singable limericks
You can review our entire collection of poems on the topic of "Limerick Variations" as compiled on our more encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense"; click HERE.
January 20, 2022
JAN 20 (2022), singable satire: The Soggy Bottom Boys sing "JAILHOUSE NOW"
PARODY COMPOSED: Dr. G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio, March 2019.
JAILHOUSE, NOW
(to the tune of "In the Jailhouse Now")
A witness-tamper tale; they done revoked his bail.
Gates worked for presidents,
Before 16's election
January 19, 2022
JAN 19, poetic Panama palindrome parody: Ipanema
Carioca is a long-established nickname for the city and the residents of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ipanema is a section of that city, known for it's bossa nova music, and for its iconic beach.
As explained in the verse, we have the classic palindrome (reminiscent of the Panama concoction):
Amen, a pit — Ipanema, and its many variants.
Newer variants include: Amen, a pizza, jazz — Ipanema, and
Amen, a piece — Ipanema.
January 18, 2022
JAN 18, mammalian wildlife: kri-kri (Cretan goat)
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 !
January 17, 2022
JAN 17, dental feelings (sentimental verse): implants
January 16, 2022
JAN 16, death and the afterlife: giving up the ghost
EDITORS' WARNING: You must be at least 12 years of age to read this post!
January 15, 2022
JAN 15, waterfowl: juvenile night herons
January 14, 2022
JAN 14, toxic vignette: lethal drugs of abuse
Authors' Note: Occasionally, the shock of reality may help a victim of substance abuse, like Seth, to focus on his plight. A more professional discussion of drug addiction by SheilaB may be enlightening.
January 13, 2022
JAN 13, limerick for lovers of classic languages: yukky Roman foods
January 12, 2022
JAN 12, pill-poppin' poem: glucocorticosteroids (septic shock)
You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Pharmaceutical (pill-poppin') Poems' on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.
January 11, 2022
JAN 11, doctors and their practices: waiting-room journal 'Stitches'
You can view additional informative verses on this topic by proceeding to the collection 'DOCTORS and their PRACTICES' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE!
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January 10, 2022
JAN 10, garden intruders: lantana
January 9, 2022
JAN 9, curtained verse: come and go
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'.
January 8, 2022
JAN 8, binomial phrases: "poop and scoop"
See also the author's poem "dog park".
To review our poetic effusion about binomial phrases proceed to our blog 'Edifying Nonsense', click HERE !
There is also an entire collection of lyrics to patter songs, somewhat older material, dedicated to various kinds of binomials, that provides more didactic material and an extensive series of examples, and allows you to sing these expressions for your own enjoyment, or for that of others around you. Click HERE !
January 7, 2022
January 6, 2022
JAN 6, American satire: 'The Legacy' (free verse)
January 5, 2022
JAN 5, life in Palindrome Valley: local cuisine
You can review other illustrated verses on this topic by proceeding to the collection 'Life in Palindrome Valley' on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'.
January 4, 2022
JAN 4, a brief saga: drug development
Doctors and their Practices (part #1 and #2)
January 3, 2022
JAN 3, poetry of healthcare: Lewis Carroll's 'the Valgus and the Carbuncle'
You can view these informative verses in a wider context by proceeding to the collection 'Poetry of Healthcare' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE ! (or if you prefer, you can view them on Facebook in Giorgio's photo-albums.)
January 2, 2022
JAN 2, etymology: 'dollar'
January 1, 2022
JAN 1, insects: toothpick grasshoppers
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 ! (or if you prefer, you can view them on Facebook in Giorgio's photo-albums.)
SUPPLEMNENTAL PHOTO: locust swarm