Feb 28, 2026: EDITORIAL NOTICE

 

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STOP THE PRESSES! (breaking news!)

Readers will likely have read the notice that as of July  2025, "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" will be converted to archive-mode, i.e. some polishing of presented posts will go on in the background, but there will generally be no brand-new material presented.  

Regrettably, for the same reasons, further regular posting of new material on the current topic-based blog ("Edifying Nonsense") will also be drawing to a close , with sporadic exceptions. There will be some polishing and rearranging going on in the background (we have a few 'postholes' to fill in). Hence, it may still be worth your while to return and explore, to satisfy your yearning for funky humor and erudition. Thanks for your indulgence!

As time goes on, our creative impulses will be directed primarily at the song-lyric blog "Silly Songs and Satire". It already offers almost 200 songs with parody-lyrics, and accompanying chord suggestions for stringed instruments such as ukulele. 

See y'all there! 

Meet Our Panel of Contributing Palindromists

Meet The Panel of Submitting Palindromists for the “Anals of Nonsense”

Giorgio Coniglio

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Nov 29, 2025

(inner workings of the editorial office)

INTRODUCTION:

Following the birth of the “Anals of Nonsense” (more formally known as “Daily Illustrated Nonsense”), editors were struck by the frequency with which members of the writing public submitted unsolicited lists of palindromic phrases, apparently hoping for publication of this material. The vast majority of this doggerel was submitted by six rather prolific contributors, and we have offered each of them an honorary but reversible position as “Assistant Editor for Palindromes”. We spent some time tabulating their outpourings, and came up with these summaries that we hope will provide some insight into their predilections and their personalities.

inspirational phrases and creative writing proferred by palindrome contributor Don’s Ho

inspirational phrases and creative writing proferred by palindrome contributor Sarah Palindrome

inspirational phrases and creative writing proferred by palindrome contributor Melonia

inspirational phrases and creative writing proferred by palindrome contributor Ed, the Derailed Liar

inspirational phrases and creative writing proferred by palindrome contributor Hal Lelujah

inspirational phrases and creative writing proferred by palindrome contributor Terse Reverse

In a more defined protocol, we have asked each of these contributors, at intervals, to respond to a particular classic palindrome. Medium readers will be among the first to see these astounding results — stay tuned!

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O Canada! STAND on GUARD

CURRENT CONTENTS
Fifty-first state
Inadmissible
Dual citizenship
Honoured
Canadian bacon
Tariff terror

Authors' Note:  The Canadian author regrets the unapologetic tone of this diatribe (see borrow). He does point out, however, that the verse constitutes a trio of timely diplomatic nonsense along with Panama Canal Zone and Greenland.

Authors' Note:  In Canada, a longstanding rule decrees a candidate for entry (visitor or immigrant) "inadmissible" if they have a criminal record elsewhere.  Over 30 other countries have such rules, although generally less harsh and better specified, dependent on length of incarceration, etc. The European Union ('Schengen-countries') will activate new regulations in mid-2025, likely more severe than previous versions. The government of Italy undertakes policing functions for the small, enclosed, but otherwise independent Vatican City.

Incidentally,  the current US President, Joe Biden, had been scheduled to visit Pope Francis in Rome on January 11th to present him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The visit was postponed due to the California wildfires. 

  

Authors' Note: In the US recently, there has been a concerted effort to pin many of society's putative ills on immigrants. In Canada, on the other hand, the significant portion of citizens who hold two passports is honoured. Commonly, through training programs and other personal initiatives (e.g., marriage), the US is the second country involved.

As a feature left over from earlier times, when there were fewer global immigrants, the expression dual citizen, or even more curtly dual, is assumed by Canadians to imply, failing further specification, a person who holds citizenship in both the US and Canada.

The verb subdue, and its derivatives seem to derive from a different linguistic root.

Authors' Note: 

The above verse gives an apocryphal Canadian response to tongue-in-cheek proposals made in January 2025 for the liberal-leaning New England states to secede from the US.

Authors' Note: The sentiment expressed in the above verse is likely totally bogus. It is doubtful that a single Canadian, even if terrified by looming tariffs,  would approve the changes of name from "Lake Ontario" and "Niagara Falls". In fact, the possibility of such name changes is apocryphal, although "Mt. McKinley" and the "Gulf of America" seem to have entered a state of geographic quasi-reality (please refer to our posted poem "National Pique"). 

In traditional American procedure, any proposed name-change would have to be reviewed by protocols of the Board of Geographic Names.

Readers might also enjoy the three sets of verses collected under the rubric "Canadiana". Start by clicking HERE. 

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As of July 20, 2025, there are 2,000 unique entries available on the daily blog, displaying individual poems (often illustrated) and wordplay, but also with some photo-collages and parody song-lyrics. 

Please verify our math  ...

    30 posts per month X 662/3 months  = 2,000 posts 

Most of the key elements, such as this one, are also assembled here on "Edifying Nonsense" in topic-based collections.

The "Daily" format, a formidable mix of genres, also has the advantage of including song-lyrics, videos and other material that are not shown here on this topic-based blog.

POETIC NON-SEQUITURS #4

  This blogpost is a continuation of material developed for prior blog-posts, each grouping a collection of verses, entitled "Poetic NON-SEQUITURS #1" and "Poetic NON-SEQUITURS #2". 

previous posted poems (#1)

adolescence
almost kosher
bush plane

charity auction
close quarters
cumulative songs
demolition
dishwasher

previous posted poems (#2)

doggy bag

epistaxis
ESL (W-I-P)
far-flung family
gavel (judge's)
gifted children

greeting (Spanish)

ground down

previous posted poems (#3)

Having the audacity

Hoggishly

Horticultural

Host and co-host

Hoyle, Edmond

Latitude (changes in)

Mallards at the swimming-pool 

Prodigious

CURRENT CONTENTS:

Professor and Madman

Rebuttal

Secret life of plants

Talking heads

Victims of bullying

Authors' Note: "The Secret Life of Plants", 1973, was a controversial piece of 'non-fiction' that recounted controversial experiments that pointed to plant sentience and emotion. The book became the basis for a documentary film, and even inspired a music album by a well-known popular singer/musician in 1979. Considerable criticism arose from its then-trendy pseudoscientific claims based on non-replicable reports. Subsequently, aspects of how plants, including vegetable species, sense and react to environmental changes, have undergone more intense and sober investigation by academic botanists.

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American Satire: CABINET CONFIRMATION

CURRENT CONTENTS

a. Director of D.O.G.E. Trade Sheriff?

b. Attorney-General

c. Secretary of Defense

d. Secretary of Health and Human Services

e. FBI Director

f. Director of National Intelligence

g. Director of OMB (Office of Management and Budget). 

h. Secretary of Education

 Authors' Note: The particular nominee we had in mind is discussed at Wikipedia HERE; he had no role in government until the ad hoc formation of the Department of Government Efficiency.

Embargos so grab me is found in most lists of classic palindromes. A newer entry, Elon, olé !, is suggested, but unfortunately could not be worked into the above verse.

Authors' Note: The particular nominee we had in mind is discussed on Wikipedia HERE.

The Feed-At-The-Trough Law is a 'rule' of natural law, by which those routinely rewarded have boundless will to please those who feed them; in the political arena, it would normally account for the approval of almost any nominee, but in this case, even that line was crossed.

The detailed story of a flawed appointee for leadership of the US Department of Justice (DOJ), i.e. the Attorney General, is presented at OEDILF here.

Authors' Note: The particular nominee we had in mind is discussed at Wikipedia HERE.

 Authors' Note: The particular nominee we had in mind is discussed HERE.

Sure! Despite the current emphasis on 'efficiency', let's review yet again whether the long-disproven possibility that vaccines cause autism and other major diseases. 

 Authors' Note: The particular nominee we had in mind is discussed HERE.

"Government Gangsters" is a 2023 book by Kash Patel about the perceived deep state in US politics; the same author produced a children's picture book entitled "The Plot Against the King" (the protagonist is King Donald).

Bill Barr (Republican) and Merrick Garland (Democrat) were Attorneys General in the 2017 and 2021 administrations respectively.

Authors' Note: The particular nominee we had in mind is discussed HERE.

Authors' Note: The particular nominee we had in mind is discussed HERE.

Authors' Note: The particular nominee we had in mind is discussed HERE.

A recent New York Times article was subtitled, "Linda McMahon, whose résumé mainly rests on running World Wrestling Entertainment, has faced questions for years over whether she is suitable for important education posts."

The president, who employed her in his first term as director of the Small Business Administration, nominated her in 2024 as Secretary of Education, but has repeatedly indicated that he would like to eventually eliminate the Department.

The 8 nominations specified above trumpet the belief that, to some,  loyalty may be a more important virtue than experience or expertise. This mistaken belief has been discussed here in an earlier verse.

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Please verify our math  ...

    30 posts per month X 662/3 months  = 2,000 posts 

Most of the key elements, such as this one, are also assembled here on "Edifying Nonsense" in topic-based collections.

The "Daily" format, a formidable mix of genres has the advantage of including song-lyrics, videos and other material that are not shown here on this topic-based blog.

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