Archive for the ‘Holiday Humor’ Category
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
I don’t want to sound negative (I try to save the negativity for my political blog) but I hate Handel’s Messiah.
It’s not that I have anything against Handel. His Water Music and his Royal Fireworks Music are very enjoyable. And he wrote some lovely oboe sonatas.
But the Messiah? Hearing just a measure or two is enough to drive me nuts. And not just because of its really boring Hallelujah Chorus. Or the fact that you can’t get through the Christmas holidays without roughly a gazillion choral societies singing the damn thing.
Handel’s Messiah is dull enough to turn almost anyone into an atheist. And that’s why I wrote this haiku and limerick:
Haiku:
Sacrilege, I know.
But to Handel’s Messiah
I say, “Bach! Humbug!”
Limerick:
I sigh when I hear the Messiah.
It’s a work that just doesn’t inspiah.
Give me Bach any day.
Rather see the ballet!
So enough Hallelujahs! Oh, myah!
Update: My pal Bill Nothstine points me to this Flash Mob performance of the Messiah’s Hallelujah Chorus. And I have to agree with him — if you’re going to see any of the Messiah, this is the way to do it.
Tags: Choral Music, Chorus Humor, December Holidays, George Frideric Handel, Holiday Music, Holiday Verse, Messiah
Posted in Holiday Humor, Music Humor & Verse | 2 Comments »
Saturday, December 18th, 2010
Tags: Christmas Party Humor, December Holidays, Holiday Haiku, Office Party, Seasonal Senryu, Work Humor
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Haiku & Senryu, Holiday Humor, Limericks, Workplace & Career Humor | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Tags: Chanukah, December Holidays, Festival Of Lights, Hanukkah, Holiday Song, Jewish Humor, Song Parody, Winter Humor
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Holiday Humor, Jewish Humor, Music Humor & Verse, Seasons Humor | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Tags: Food Verse, Holiday Poetry, November Holidays, Stuffing Limerick, Thanksgiving, Turkey Humor
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Food & Drink Humor, Holiday Humor, Limericks, Seasons Humor | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Tags: Boss Humor, National Boss Day, October Holidays, Odd Holidays, Work Humor
Posted in Business Humor, Celebrations Poetry, Holiday Humor, Limericks, Money & Finance Humor, Workplace & Career Humor | 9 Comments »
Monday, October 4th, 2010
Tags: Alcoholic Poems, Celebrations Poetry, Drink Verse, Holiday Humor, Lillet, October Holidays, Rum, Tequila, Vodka
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Food & Drink Humor, Holiday Humor, Limericks | 3 Comments »
Sunday, September 26th, 2010
Tags: Bangs, Contests, Exclamation Marks, Grammar Humor, Language Satire, National Punctuation Day, Poetry Contest, Punctuation Humor, September Holidays, Style Invitational, Washington Post Limerick Contest, Writing & Publishing Humor
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Communication Humor, Contests, Holiday Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Writing & Publishing Humor | 1 Comment »
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Tags: Boscobel, Fireworks, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, Leisure Time Humor, Literature, Movie & Play Humor, Outdoors, Theater Humor, Troilus And Cressida Review, West Point, William Shakespeare
Posted in Authors & Playwrights, Celebrations Poetry, Entertaining New Yorkers, Holiday Humor, Leisure Time Humor, Limericks, Movie & Play Humor, New York Limericks & Haiku, Night On The Town, Outdoors Humor, Recreation & Fun Humor, Theater Reviews, Travel Humor, Vacation Humor | 3 Comments »
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
Tags: Broadway Comedy, Holiday Poetry, Husband Wife Humor, June Holidays, Justin Bartha, Ken Ludwig, Lend Me A Tenor, New York City Verse, Stanley Tucci, Theater Review, Tony LaPaglia, Tony Shaloub, Wedding Anniversary Limerick
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Celebrity Humor, Entertaining New Yorkers, Holiday Humor, Leisure Time Humor, Limericks, Marriage Humor, New York Limericks & Haiku, Night On The Town, Personal, Public Figures, Theater Reviews | 4 Comments »
Monday, May 10th, 2010
Tags: Edward Lear, Holiday Poetry, May Holidays, National Limerick Day, Poetry & Prompts, Writing Limericks, Writing Prompts
Posted in Authors & Playwrights, Birthday Verse, Holiday Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Writing & Publishing Humor | 14 Comments »
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Tags: Birthday Greetings Humor, Computer Verse, Politeness, Technology Limerick, Thank You Humor
Posted in Birthday Verse, Celebrations Poetry, Computer Humor, Facebook Humor, Holiday Humor, Limericks, Robot Humor, Technology Humor | 5 Comments »
Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Tags: Clocks Limerick, Daylight Savings Time, DST Humor, Holiday Poetry, Insomnia Humor, March Holidays, Standard Time, Time Humor, Time Verse
Posted in Anxiety & Stress, Behavior & Personality, Celebrations Poetry, Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Holiday Humor, Limericks, Mental Health Humor, Seasons Humor, Sleep & Insomnia Humor, Time Humor | 4 Comments »
Monday, January 11th, 2010
Tags: Carole Kleis, Dick Kleis, Gift Humor, Greeting Cards Verse, Love Notes, Manure Humor, Spousal Humor, Zwingle Iowa
Posted in Battle of the Sexes, Birthday Verse, Celebrations Poetry, Family & Relatives Humor, Family Verse, Gift Giving Humor, Holiday Humor, Letter Limericks, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Money & Finance Humor, Relationship Humor, Weird News Snark | 9 Comments »
Sunday, September 13th, 2009
Tags: Aging, Birthday Celebrations, Birthday Limerick, Broadway Verse, Celebrations Poetry, Dancing, God of Carnage, Hope Davis, Husband Wife Limerick, James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels, Marcia Gay Harden, Mexican Food, New York City Dining, September Holidays, Theater Poem, Toloache, Yasmina Reza
Posted in Aging Humor & Verse, Holiday Humor, Leisure Time Humor, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Movie & Play Humor, New York Limericks & Haiku, Night On The Town, Personal, Recreation & Fun Humor, Relationship Humor, Restaurant Reviews, Theater Reviews | 5 Comments »
Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Tags: Balloons, Candy, Chocolate, February, February Holidays, Flowers, Gifts, Haiku & Senryu, Holiday, Limerick, Love, Poetry Prompt, Romance, Senryu, Valentine Day's Humor, Valentine's Day
Posted in Advice Humor & Poems, Battle of the Sexes, Celebrations Poetry, Food & Drink Humor, Haiku & Senryu, Holiday Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limericks, Relationship Humor, Romance Humor, Shopping Humor | 20 Comments »
Monday, July 21st, 2008
Tags: Rain Limerick, Swimming Humor, Vacation Verse, Weather Poem, Writing Haiku, Writing Prompts
Posted in Family Verse, Haiku & Senryu, Holiday Humor, Leisure Time Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Outdoors Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Sports Humor, Vacation Humor, Writing & Publishing Humor | 11 Comments »
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Tags: Bribe, Forgiveness, Judge Humor, Judiciary, June Holidays, Legal Limerick, National Fudge Day, Writing Prompts
Posted in Apology Humor, Behavior & Personality, Food & Drink Humor, Holiday Humor, Legal & Lawyer Humor, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts | 3 Comments »
