Tuesday, 20 October 2020

TOURISTS' PALINDROMIC GUIDE: The Americas #3


SATIRE COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio (registered pseudonym) and Dr.G.H., 2018. 

WORDPLAY LINK: The panels showing palindromic phrases derived from geography of the Americas were originally displayed on Wordplay posts on this blog during the interval from October 2018 to February 2019. Geographically focused concoctions are among the many palindromic treasures honored and displayed on this site. Check out the list of entries for "The Palindrome Suite" in the slide at the bottom of the first post on this topic.

SONGLINK: Some readers will be delighted (others will continue to groan) at our collection of songs based on palindromic phrases -- click the link to the initial blogpost in this series to make these links available as well.









                
Still want more palindromic fun? Click HERE to proceed to collages 37 through 48.


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As of December 2024, there are 1800 unique entries available on the daily blog, displaying individual poems (often illustrated) and wordplay, but also with some photo-collages and parody song-lyrics. Most of their key elements are also presented here on "Edifying Nonsense" in topic-based collections, such as this one. The "Daily" format also has the advantage of including some song-lyrics, videos and other material that are not shown here on this topic-based blog.

Thursday, 15 October 2020

Limericks and Locks: The Poetry of CANALS


Swan guiding barge,
lower end of St-Martin Canal

The current offering meshes with a developing slew of map-art blogposts by Giorgio Coniglio and Dr. GH. With all this mental energy focusing backwards and forwards on palindromes, it is hard to avoid the subject of canalsAnd to help wordplay-buffs focus on palindromes about canals, here is an ancient blogpost on the subject: CANALINDROMES



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Also, check out these collections of wordplay-maps by Dr. G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio (registered pseudonym)
 - Tourists' Palindromic Guide: The Old World #1
 - Tourists' Palindromic Guide: The Old World #2
 - Tourists' Palindromic Guide: The Old World #3
 - Tourists' Palindromic Guide: The Old World #4
and...
 - Tourists' Palindromic Guide: The Americas #1
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Tourists' Palindromic Guide: The Americas #2
 - Tourists' Palindromic Guide: The Americas #3
 - Tourists' Palindromic Guide: The Americas #4

 - INTRODUCTORY CONCLUSION: The Tourists' Palindromic Guides  
as well as a didactic post explaining the origin and rationale of 






















To read more about the origin, creation and listing of magical palindromes, click or cluck here to get to Giorgio's original blogpost on the topic.




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Saturday, 10 October 2020

Hikes, Bikes and Likes: TORONTO RAVINES #4

 

 Here's more stuff about some of Toronto's hidden treasures, continuing from three previous posts entitled "Hikes, Bikes and Likes: TORONTO RAVINES" #1 , #2 and #3.



























On a sunny morning, shimmering light reflected from the Don River below highlights the canoes that constitute this art installation. It's located near the 'Elevated Uplands' under a bridge that carries Don Mills Road, near its junction with the Don Valley Expressway.





a) An eco-tourist attracted to view the "Shimmering Canoes". b) Your blog-editor visits the nearby "Elevated Wetlands" (a.k.a. "the solar molars").



Sculpture by Canadian naturalist, innovator and artist William Lishman.




If you have enjoyed these excursions through Toronto's network of ravines, you might also enjoy reviewing the city's other iconic sights -  ecologic, cultural and architectural as pictured on the blog "Toronto Oases".


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Monday, 5 October 2020

Hikes, Bikes and Likes: TORONTO RAVINES #3

 Here's more stuff about some of Toronto's hidden treasures, continuing from two previous posts entitled "Hikes, Bikes and Likes: TORONTO RAVINES" #1 and #2. And you can follow up your outing here by checking out the final excursion, #4






 






































CONTINUING ON: We know that you are itching to review more of this photo-portfolio. So, you can do just that by clicking here for Toronto ravines #4 .




If you have enjoyed these excursions through Toronto's network of ravines, you might also enjoy reviewing the city's other iconic sights -  ecologic, cultural and architectural as pictured on the blog "Toronto Oases".