MAD KANE’S HUMOR BLOG

Reviewing The Reviewers
By Madeleine Begun Kane

I just saw a play I abhorred
That reviewers quite simply adored.
‘Twas pretentious, third-rate,
But the dailies raved, “Great!”
Could it be that they like being bored?

Has this sort of thing ever happened to you? Please rate your experience with reviews by taking this poll:

(You can catch up with my previous polls here.)

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And now some links, for your reading (and viewing) pleasure:
* There’s still time to preorder Antisocial Commentary: From the Secret Files of the Mattress Police, the “hilarious excursion through the mind of Rob Kroese, aka ‘Diesel,’ the twisted mastermind behind the humor website MattressPolice.com.” 
* Carnival of Satire
* Hillary’s Breasts Invited To GOP’s CNN/BOOBTUBE Debate
* Blog Carnival On Observations On Life
* Carnival of Family Life
* Blawg Review 119
* Carnival of Craziness
* Carnival of the Insanities
* Blawg Review 118 

Technorati Tags: Plays, Reviews, Newspaper Reviewers, Play Humor, Theater Humor, Bad Productions

Lately I’ve been experimenting with WordPress plugins, including this fun Democracy poll plugin. If you’re into politics, you might enjoy my first ever poll posted on my Political Madness Blog.

And here’s another far less controversial poll, which you can also find on my sidebar.  (If you don’t like any of the poll options, feel free to post your own choice in the poll itself or in my comments section.)

Technorati Tags: polls, polling, humor, humour, Wordpress Democracy Plugin

Games People Play … At Meetings
By Madeleine Begun Kane

Buzzword bingo’s a game workers play
To record pompous things people say:
With a buzzword list near,
They mark jargon they hear,
In their quest to keep boredom at bay.

(My previous humor about meetings is here.) 

Technorati Tags: Buzzword Bingo, Workplace Games, Work Fun, Jargon, Boredom, Pomposity, Work Limerick

Website owners, webmasters, and people who specialize in search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) tend to be an obsessive bunch, perpetually checking stats  in their quest for better numbers. What do improved numbers mean?  In theory, they beget better placement in search engine results pages (SERPS), more sales, and higher ad rates.

This obsession tends to reach a frenzied peak roughly four times a year, when Google’s Toolbar is updated, and you learn if your latest PageRank has risen or (heaven forbid) dropped. And while some may claim that they don’t care about PageRank, nobody believes them.

In honor of Google PageRank update season, which apparently is upon us, I’ve written this limerick:

Ode To The Google PageRank Obsession
By Madeleine Begun Kane

Google PageRank obsession is back,
‘Cause an update is due, which we track.
Have our efforts paid off?
Although many will scoff,
We need proof that we’re leading the pack.

Here are some tools and an informative article for the Google PageRank obsessed: Search Engine Marketing Tools, PageRank Checker, Google PageRank Prediction, Google Pagerank prediction tool, Live PageRank, Dig PageRank, and Google PageRank: What Do We Really Know About it?

(You can find more of my computer and technology humor and limericks here, including my song parody Webmaster’s SEO Complaint.)

Technorati Tags: Google Humor, PageRank Satire, Google Limerick, PR Update Humor, Webmaster Humor, Rank Obsession, SEO Humor, SEM Humor, SERPS, Search Engine Limerick, Net Humor, Web Humor

May I Please Have Your Paw In Marriage? (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane

Is your schnauzer in love with your collie?
Jolly England can help you, by golly:
Canine weddings—dog marriage
I’d never disparage.
But prenups? Now that would be folly.

Fine Feathers, a farm in the Staffordshire Moorlands, is offering pet “weddings” for people who want their dog, cat, or farm animal to marry its mate. I found this gem of an oddball story in the weird news feeds, which are regularly updated on my offbeat news page.

(You can find more of my dog and animal related poems and humor here and my marriage humour here.)

NOTE ABOUT THE UPDATE:  I decided I didn’t like the last line of my limerick and have replaced it with a new one.  (The old one was “But please don’t let ferns marry holly.”)

Technorati Tags: Dog Humor, Pet Limericks, Animal Verse, Canine Poems, Pet Marriage, Schnauzer, Collie, Jolly England, Animal Weddings

Pity The Poor Lawyer
By Madeleine Begun Kane

“Your billable hours are low,”
Said the partner. “They simply must grow.
It behooves you to hike them
Or better, please spike them.
To lunch breaks and sleep, just say no!”

(This is but one of many reasons why I’m a “recovering lawyer.” You can find more of my law humor here.)

Technorati Tags: Lawyer Limerick, Billable Hours, Law Partner, Lunch Breaks, Sleep Humor, Slavedriver Law Firms, Legal Humour, Work Satire, Workplace Limerick

A Modest Dating Proposal For Anxious Guys  (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane

Introducing your gal to your mom?
Are you worried your intro will bomb?
Well here’s some advice
So the meeting goes nice:
First tell her your date’s name is Tom.

Technorati Tags: Dating, Moms, Mothers, Parents, Parenting, Dates, Introductions, Meetings, Gender Issues, Modest Proposal