MAD KANE’S HUMOR BLOG

Today’s limerick and haiku theme is age and/or life stages. First, my limerick:

“Let’s begin at the top of the page,”
Said the coach to the gals on the stage.
“You’re supposed to be teens.
You should know what that means.
So I’m begging you—please—act your age.”

And here’s my haiku:

Cranky digestion
Recalcitrant intestines
Aging wastefully.

Now, of course, it’s your turn. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to write a limerick or haiku (or both) about age and/or life stages. When you’ve posted your verse, please return here and add a direct link to your themed poetry, using Mr. Linky. 

(If you need some tips on limerick or haiku writing, I link to some helpful sites here.)

UPDATE: Mr. Linky is now closed, but you can still add links to your age-themed verse in the Comments.

Technorati Tags: Age Humor, Digestion Humor, Teens, Acting Limerick, Theater Humor, Theatre Verse, Writing Prompts,

Chick Flick Flack
By Madeleine Begun Kane

When a film’s called a chick flick, it’s meant
To appeal to most women. How bent!
I’m a gal through and through,
But those flicks make me boo,
While my husband applauds. What a gent!

(You can find more of my marriage humor here and my feminist humor here.)

Technorati Tags: Husband Wife Humor, Feminism Humor, Flick Film & Movies, Chick Flicks

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

Give Me A Break!
By Madeleine Begun Kane

The play was quite talky and lacked
Something crucial. It had but one act.
What was missing, you say?
Not one break in that play!
While they blathered, my bladder was racked.

Technorati Tags: Theater Humor, Theatre Humor, Bathroom Breaks, Bladder, Play Reviews, Intermission, Ladies Room, Women’s Room, Entertainment Satire, Health Satire

It’s Not That I Don’t Like Movies, But…
By Madeleine Begun Kane

I prefer to catch movies at home,
Not in theaters where tall fellows roam.
There they prowl, on the hunt
For the seat right in front,
To bestow a great view of their dome. 

Technorati Tags: Movie Humor, Film Humor, Theater Humor, Theatre Humor, Movies, Height Humor, Short, Petite, Height Challenged, Physical Appearance Humor