Wordplay maps: AMERICAN SCRAMBLE-TOWNS #21 (final)

 

Who would ever have guessed? It turns out that an unparalleled word in generating anagrams, i.e. letter scrambles, is P-A-L-I-N-D-R-O-M-E-S. We have taken advantage of that property to create this unique series of wordplay maps of imaginary American (and Canadian) locales, each one completed by its official two-letter state (or provincial) abbreviation. 

 

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Nonsense about NUMBERS and COUNTING

pas-de-deux,
National Ballet of Canada
Harbourfront Centre, Toronto,
August 2022

bossa nova trio,
Yorkville Village parkette, Toronto,
August, 2022

string quartet,
Dundas Square, Toronto,
June 2022

Authors' Note: The term 'sextet' also refers to a piece of music composed for 6 players. e.g. Francis Poulenc, was the most prolific member of the group of 20th-century French composers known as Les Six. His piece, Sextuor (Sextet) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn and piano was composed in 1932. 

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Reversing Verse: PANAMA PALINDROME PARODIES (classic and novel)

   This post provides a continuation of five wordplay collections displayed on December 5, 2020, through December 15, 2021. In these, classic palindromes (phrases and sentences whose letters are ordered identically when they are read either forwards or backwards) were described and extolled in verse by the team of Dr. G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio. The contents of the most recent post (August 2021) included these illustrated verses: 

33. Racecar

34. No left felon 

35. A man, a plan, a canal -- Panama

36. The Dacha: palindrome-enhanced American satire, a brief saga

37. Leigh Mercer's Palindrome Workshop, a brief saga

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For your review, here's Giorgio's verse about 'the IPP' (designated above as #35):

CURRENT CONTENTS

Please note that, continuing the convention adopted in the previous posts, there will be an exclusive correlation between green italicized font and palindromes. Not all of the palindromes displayed within these verses' lines are in the 'classic repertoire'; some are recent concoctions by the authors. But of course, all the poems highlighting the wordplay  are verses written jointly by Dr. G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio (registered pseudonym).

1. Classic spoof on the IPP: A man, a potato -- Panama.

2. Classic spoof on the IPP: A man, a plan, a cat, a hat, a canal -- Panama.

3. Classic spoof on the IPP: Sir, a plan, a canal -- Paris. 

4. Classic spoof on the IPP: A dog, a plan, a canal -- pagoda. 

5. Classic spoof on the IPP: Amen, a pit -- Ipanema.

6. Novel concoction: One man, a plan, a canal -- panameño. 

7. Novel concoction: A girl, a plan, a canal, pal -- Riga.

8. Novel concoction: A man, a Pan -- a panama. (hats)

9. Novel concoction: A man, a plan, if final -- Panama.

Authors' Note: 

pizzazz: an American neologism, first used in the 1930s, for vitality, sparkle or flashiness

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.

Readers who wish to continue their palindromic journey are advised to proceed in the direction of a followup post entitled "Life in Palindrome Valley". Click HERE. 

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American Satire: A TERM of ENDIREMENT #5

This post provides a follow-up to 

"AMERICAN SATIRE (A Term of Endirement) #1" (Note that this first collection of poems also gives helpful suggestions on how to SING these intriguing lyrics.)

"AMERICAN SATIRE (A Term of Endirement) #2"

"AMERICAN SATIRE (A Term of Endirement) #3"

and "AMERICAN SATIRE (A Term of Endirement) #4"

Authors' Note: 

frumpery: dowdy or old-fashioned appearance or behaviour

trumpery: attractive articles of little value or worth

This verse was written in early January, 2021, after revelation of a recorded telephone conversation involving the chief election official of the American state of Georgia, as well as lawyers on both sides, in which suggestions were made to illegally revise the previously reported state's results in the recent presidential election of November 2020. The president, in the waning few weeks of his term, had seemed consumed by concern about poorly specified fraud that might have contributed to his loss of Electoral College votes in closely contested states.

Authors' Note: 

frumpery: dowdy or old-fashioned appearance or behaviour

trumpery: attractive articles of little value or worth

This verse was written in early January, 2021, after revelation of a recorded telephone conversation involving the chief election official of the American state of Georgia, as well as lawyers on both sides, in which suggestions were made to illegally revise the previously reported state's results in the recent presidential election of November 2020. The president, in the waning few weeks of his term, had seemed consumed by concern about poorly specified fraud that might have contributed to his loss of Electoral College votes in closely contested states.

Authors' Note:  If you were going to sing a limerick, this modified 6-line verse (a 'limerrhoid'?) would be a particularly good one to sing to the tune of Gershwin's 'Anniversary Song'. Readers are invited to check out the possibilities for singing limerick verses with a variety of tunes on a blogpost on "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE. 

PROLONGATION

The carnage continues as we move into the next term in US politics! Owing to intense demand for more verses of this type,  we have worked hard to accommodate your wishes; in fact, there is now a sequel to the original five posts, entitled "Prolongation"! So, you can view another group of these gut- and heart- wrenching poems by clicking this link !

If you have enjoyed these verses on the theme of American political satire, you might like to proceed to view other items in our collection including:

-  'Poetry and Pathos: Gun Control Verses' 

- 'The Fun-with-Impeachment Collection'

- 'a brief saga: Mar-a-Lago

- 'political palindromes A through P' (click HERE to start).

There are also some parody-song lyrics posted in 2019 and 2020, that you might like, including: 

- 'Brennan's Tweet'

- 'Rosenstein'

- 'Kooky Presidential Views' 

- 'Jailhouse Now'

- 'Vlad Putin's Blogger'

- 'Indiana Song'

- 'Get Me Roger Stone', and 

- 'The Ballad of Giuliani', part I and part II.

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