FEB (2021), submitted palindromes #14

 

TOURISTS' PALINDROMIC GUIDE: The Old World #3

This post represents a followup to these posts - Tourists' Palindromic Guide: The Old World #1, and  Tourists' Palindromic Guide: The Old World #2.

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

Click HERE to continue to panels #19 through #24.

(Or, switch horses, and check out the series of helpful palindromes from the Americas, HERE!)

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Even More Immersible Bird-Verse: WATERFOWL #3 (H to O)

PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio (registered pseudonym) and Dr. GH, July 2019, a continuation of prior blogposts on this topic. 

 The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form is an online humor dictionary that has accumulated over 100,000 carefully edited poems, including three hundred or so by Giorgio. The present collection of verses, recently submitted to OEDILF and still under review, represents a bird-brained continuation of earlier work on the same subject. 

Readers who enjoy our collections of verses describing the natural world around them with illustrative images and informative text, might also enjoy these blog-offerings...

Verses about Waterfowl, June '19
Verses about Waterfowl (part #2), July '19

Verses about Waterfowl (part #3), Apr '20, as above

Verses about Waterfowl (part #4 - Loons), Aug '20.

Verses about Waterfowl (part #5), Dec '20. 

PHOTOS: Unless otherwise noted (by pale blue acknowledgment plaques), embedded photographs were taken with and transferred from Giorgio's cellphone. Following submission of the poems to OEDILF, the slides collages we present here were formatted using Powerpoint software on a vintage 2000-era PC computer. No photographic subjects were reimbursed for participating in this undertaking, and OEDILF has no involvement in the pictorial portion of this presentation. 

American white ibis, Carolina lowcountry marsh at sunset

CONTENTS:

Hooded mergansers

Juvenile night herons

Laughing gulls

Little blue herons

Loons (see the collection "defining verse")

Mallard ducks

Mute swans

Oystercatchers

Bird-watchers, academic ornithologists, wordplay enthusiasts, wildlife photographers, Giorgio's relatives, and just everyday folks have united in their demand for still more illustrated doggerel on this topic!

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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.

True-and-Faux Photos (a commercial venture): PORTRAITS of COUPLES, #1

DEAR POTENTIAL CLIENTS:

Giorgio and I have decided, despite the limitations of the new pandemic lockdown regulations, to undertake a novel business venture -- family photographic portraiture.

Please call or email to make an appointment with our staff for a photo-shoot, which can be conducted in your front yard, sidewalk or parking area. Owing to the inclement weather, clothing (other than pyjamas or gym-shorts) is recommended.

With the approval of our earliest clients, I will post some samples here over the next few days for your perusal.

Best wishes,

Giorgio / Dr. G.H.

CURRENT CONTENTS (first group)

Introductory proposal

domestic turkeys

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Adam and Eve

armadillos

Aurora and Cephalus 

black swans 

black-crowned night herons

black-necked swans 

broad-headed skinks 

bros

for continuation, see the link below

 

 

 

 

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At the end of that 5 year interval, there were 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.

American Satire: A TERM of ENDIREMENT #1

SATIRE COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio (registered pseudonym) and Dr. G.H. have prioritized political satire on this blog since its inception in 2016. 
  Today's verses have also been published at OEDILF.com
(Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form), an online humor dictionary website that has accumulated over 120,000 limericks, including over 900 that we have submitted (to date, i.e. December 2024, 820 have been finally published following their customary rigorous editing process). The OEDILFian code number for the completed submission is indicated at the bottom of each of our slides. 

Incidentally, artwork including photos, as well as the poetry are the creation of this blog's author-editors (i.e. Dr.G. and Giorgio) unless otherwise indicated. This blogpost is the first in a series ...

CURRENT CONTENTS:

Make-believe 2016 (convention)

Vladimir's hope

Anagrams (D-O-N-A-L-D etc.)

Hillary pilloried

Impulse control

Laying blame

Borscht

Humpty-Dumpty (nursery rhyme)

for continuation, see the link below 

Author's Note: In the political swirl leading up to the US presidential election, a national convention is a meeting of party delegates to nominate candidates for office and to adopt party rules and platforms. In 2016, these gatherings proceeded in their conventional format, Note that in 2020, with restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, national conventions were held primarily as on-line events.

Author's Note: 

IOC: International Olympic Committee

          

  The fanciful concept of medals being awarded to a 'hacking team' grew out of the conjunction of developments in 2017 and 2018, notably (i) censure of Russian athletic organizations, including subsequent retraction of Olympic medals, and (ii) investigations into Russian efforts to sway the results of past and upcoming American presidential elections. 

Author's Note: Generally, anagrams give results which are bizarre, unexpected and somewhat random, like "fake news". At least to his current detractors, there may appear to be a compelling stories hidden in these anagrams (italicized) of the name of the 45th U.S. President, but in fact the possible links are coincidental.  It should be remembered that composers of wordplay, such as anagrams and palindromes, do not 'invent' the material, but only report it.

Author's Note:   The results of the acrimonious U.S. presidential election in November 2016 caused despondency and resentment in some segments of the population. Donald J. Trump ran a successful campaign under the slogan "Make America Great Again", and won the electoral college majority. After the election, there was considerable distraction by unproductive disputes over the popular vote, possible voter fraud, and the size of crowds at inaugurations.

FOLLOW-UP

Owing to intense demand for more verses of this type, we have worked hard to accommodate your wishes; in fact there is now a handful of such collections! So, you can view another collection of these heart- and gut-wrenching verses by clicking this link !

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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.

WANT TO SING THESE LYRICS? WE CAN HELP!

If you have an undeniable urge to sing these lyrics, we have the tools to help. Grab your guitar or ukulele, remember the tune used for the verse of "Home on the Range"as sung by Gene Autry on YouTube HERE, and then follow the bouncing ball! (These are just suggestions; any of the poetic stanzas can be modified slightly to work as either a verse or chorus for the song) 

verse:

The Re[D]publicans [D7]gathered in [G]Cleaveland [Gm]

Bleat the [D]mantras of [E9]Trump's make-be[A7]lieve land:

They crave [D]more law-and-[D7]order 

(Wall out [G]wolves at the [Gm]border!)

For their [D]nominee's [A9]heart-on-your[D]-sleeve land.

Bless the [D]Home-of the-[A7]Brave-and the-[D]Free land.

chorus:

Now that [D]Hillary's [G]pilloried, [D]Trump

Is our [E9]Prez-elect like it or [A7]lump

It. Some [D]folks vote for [D7]jerks,

Thus de[G]mocracy [Gm]works --

Seems A[D]merica's [A7]slated to [D]slump.