Posts Tagged ‘Language Humor’
Monday, June 6th, 2022
Question: If someone says, “I sanction that sanction,” do you know what he means?
The word “sanction’s” an odd term to use
Cuz it’s prone to perplex and confuse.
It can mean an approval…
Or trade-list removal.
In other words: Good or bad news.
Tags: Contranym Humor, Contranym Limerick, Contronym Humor, Contronym Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Sanction Limerick
Posted in Language Humor, Limericks | 2 Comments »
Saturday, May 21st, 2022
An annoying acquaintance loves roe
And dishes all covered in dough.
He’ll eat beef by the herd
And most any old bird,
But he’ll always refuse to eat crow.
Tags: Animal and Pet Humor, Argument Humor, Argument Limerick, Bad Behavior, Beef Humor, Behavior Humor, Bird Humor, Bird Limerick, Birds Humor, Crows, Eating Crow, Food Humor, Food Limerick, Fowl Humor, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Know-It-Alls, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Meat Humor, Poultry Humor, Wordplay, Wordplay Humor
Posted in Animal & Pet Humor, Behavior & Personality, Food & Drink Humor, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Wordplay | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 4th, 2022
Frustration’s a puzzling norm
When in word games like Wordle you’re warm:
You need one letter more
And you’re pissed to the core;
You’ve guessed “story” and “stork,” but it’s “storm.”
Tags: American English, Language Humor, Language Humour, Language Limerick, New York Times Humor, Puzzles Humor, Puzzles Limerick, Spelling Humor, Spelling Humour, Spelling Limerick, Word Games, Word Usage Humor, Wordle
Posted in Games Humor, Language Humor, Limericks | Comments Off on Wordle Downers (Limerick)
Monday, April 4th, 2022
To cross ev’ry “T” ain’t just fine;
It’s required — not merely benign.
But by crossing a “U,”
You have set it askew…
And in fact you are crossing the line.
Tags: Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Writing & Publishing Humor, Writing Limerick
Posted in Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Writing & Publishing Humor | Comments Off on More Idiom Idiocy (Limerick)
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022
Please help! I’m addicted to word games.
One might argue that some are absurd games.
I also play cards,
But (like linguists and bards)
Prefer verbal brain-teasers — my nerd games.
Tags: Addiction Humor, Addiction Limerick, Card Games, Double Dordle, Games Humor, Games Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Mini Crossword, Quordle, Spelling Bee Humor, Word Games, Wordle
Posted in Addiction Humor, Games Humor, Language Humor | Comments Off on My Latest Addiction (Limerick)
Monday, January 31st, 2022
Though he’s brilliant, my husband can’t spell.
And his less/fewer usage? Pell-mell!
But despite his word-hurdle,
He beats me at Wordle…
And kvells as I yell, “What fresh hell!”
Tags: Language Humor, Language Humour, Language Limerick, Marriage Humor, Marriage Limerick, Puzzles Humor, Puzzles Limerick, Spelling Humor, Word Games, Word Usage Humor, Wordle
Posted in Games Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Marriage Humor | Comments Off on Yet Another Wordle Limerick
Saturday, January 29th, 2022
It’s “Puzzle Day.” Which one’s your fav?
I’ll try the Times Crossword, when brave.
I’m better at Mini;
Don’t feel like a ninny.
But it’s Wordle I savor and crave!
National Puzzle Day is celebrated each year on January 29.
Tags: Crossword Puzzles, January Holidays, Language Humor, Language Humour, Language Limerick, New York Times Crossword, New York Times Humor, New York Times Mini, Odd Holidays, Puzzles Humor, Puzzles Limerick, Word Games, Wordle
Posted in Games Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays | Comments Off on Limerick For A Puzzling Day
Wednesday, January 12th, 2022
After encountering a colo(u)rful complaint about my new favorite word game “Wordle,” I felt compelled to write this limerick:
Some harbo(u)r a gripe against “Wordle,”
Cuz their labo(u)rs encounter a hurdle:
Just one “u” used in rumo(u)r?
This causes ill humo(u)r…
And apparently makes their blood curdle.
Tags: American English, British English, Language Humor, Language Humour, Language Limerick, Spelling Humor, Spelling Humour, Spelling Limerick, Word Games, Wordle
Posted in Games Humor, Language Humor, Limericks | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
A gal, an industrious knitter,
Showed a huge heap of knits to her sitter:
“It’s a mess, I confess.
If you sort it, dear Tess,
I shall give you the pick of the litter.”
(Worldwide Knit In Public Day is the 2nd Saturday of June.)
Tags: Crafts Humor, Hobbies Humor, Hobbies Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, June Holidays, Knits Humor, Knitting Humor, Knitwear, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Needlework Humor, Odd Holidays, Wordplay Humor, Wordplay Limerick
Posted in Hobbies Humor, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Wordplay | 4 Comments »
Monday, October 18th, 2021
Two women, good friends, worked backstage.
Each was “dating” a man half her age:
A man on the crew.
Which one? Neither knew.
It turns out, both were on the same Page.
Tags: Bawdy Humor, Bawdy Limerick, Dating Humor, Dating Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Secrecy Humor, Secrecy Limerick, Wordplay Humor, Wordplay Limerick
Posted in Bawdy Limericks, Dating Humor, Friendship Humor, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Wordplay | Comments Off on Secret Affairs (Limerick)
Saturday, October 9th, 2021
Writing lim’ricks meets some of my needs:
To create, vent my spleen, avoid screeds.
Written wordplay’s a ball!
And the best part of all?
It doesn’t entail making reeds.
Tags: Creativity, Creativity Humor, Creativity Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Music Humor & Verse, Music Limerick, Oboe Humor, Oboe Limerick, Oboe Reeds, Reed Making Humor, Reed Making Limerick, Reeds Humor, Wordplay Humor, Wordplay Limerick, Writing & Publishing Humor, Writing Limerick
Posted in Creativity Verse, Language Humor, Limericks, Music Humor & Verse, Writing & Publishing Humor | Comments Off on Why I Write Limericks (Limerick)
Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
A sketch artist’s drawings were raw
And flawed, rarely gazed at with awe.
Yet he won an award
For his “Gourd With A Sword.”
Fellow artists swore: “Luck of the Draw!”
Tags: Art Award Humor, Art Humor, Art Limerick, Artist Humor, Artist Limerick, Drawings, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Sketching, Wordplay, Wordplay Humor, Wordplay Limerick
Posted in Art Humor / Verse, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Wordplay | Comments Off on Sketchy Artist (Limerick)
Tuesday, October 5th, 2021
I called a new carpenter, Ned,
Cuz the first guy screwed up and then fled.
When I showed him the job
Ned said, “Fix it? No prob!”
Then he hit the nail right on the head.
Tags: Carpenter Humor, Carpenter Limerick, Carpentry Humor, Carpentry Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limericks, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Repairs Humor, Repairs Limerick, Wordplay Humor, Wordplay Limerick
Posted in Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Wordplay | Comments Off on Nailed It (Limerick)
Monday, October 4th, 2021
Though I’m no fan of golf, I couldn’t resist writing a Golf Lovers Day limerick:
As a golfer swigged beer in a pub,
He bitched and he gobbled his grub:
“I’ve been flubbing my putts.
Being drubbed drives me nuts!”
The response to that putz? “Join the club!”
Tags: Golf Humor, Golf Limerick, Golf Lovers Day, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, October Holidays, Odd Holidays, Outdoors Humor, Sports Humor, Wordplay
Posted in Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Outdoors Humor, Sports Humor, Wordplay | Comments Off on Happy Golf Lovers Day! (October 4) (Limerick)
Saturday, October 2nd, 2021
It’s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same rhyme word. Then you post your limerick(s) as a comment to this post and, if you’re a Facebook user, on Facebook too.
I hope you’ll join me in writing limericks using BREAD or BRED at the end of any one line. (Homonyms or homophones are fine.)
The best submission will be crowned Limerick-Off Award Winner. (Here’s last week’s Limerick-Off Award Winner.)
Additionally, you may write themed limericks related to SELF-CONTROL, using any rhyme word. And of course I’ll present an extra award — one for the best SELF-CONTROL-related limerick.
How will your poems be judged? By meter, rhyme, cleverness, and humor. (If you’re feeling a bit fuzzy about limerick writing rules, here’s my How To Write A Limerick article.)
I’ll announce the winners on October 17, 2021, right before I post the next Limerick-Off. So that gives you two full weeks to submit your clever, polished verse. Your submission deadline is Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time.)
Here’s my BREAD or BRED-rhyme limerick:
A fellow with plenty of bread
Held a fete on his boat — a big spread.
Near the end of the bash
He dropped much of his cash
In the toilet. Wealth’s gone to his head.
And here’s my SELF-CONTROL-themed limerick:
I’m beginning to notice a lag in
Restraint from a pal who’s been braggin’
That he’s wholly off beer.
But I’m starting to fear
That my trucker friend fell off the wagon.
Please feel free to enter my Limerick-Off by posting your limerick(s) in my comments. And if you’re on Facebook, I hope you’ll join my friends in that same activity on my Facebook Limerick-Off post.
To receive an email alert whenever I post a new Limerick-Off, please email Madkane@MadKane.com Subject: MadKane’s Newsletter. Thanks!
Tags: Alcohol Humor, Alcohol Limerick, Beer Humor, Beer Limerick, Competition Limerick, Drink Humor, Drink Limerick, Drinking Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Limerick Challenge, Limerick Contest, Money & Finance Humor, Money Limerick, Party Humor, Party Limerick, Poetry & Prompts, Wealth Limerick, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Food & Drink Humor, Language Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Competition, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Money & Finance Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest | 205 Comments »
Thursday, September 30th, 2021
When someone mentioned the word “dither” in a word-related Facebook group I belong to, I couldn’t resist the challenge of using it in a limerick:
Indecision is dicey. Don’t dither,
Or you’ll wither while plucking that zither.
Don’t quiver and quaver!
Be brave! Never waver,
Or risk running hither and thither.
Tags: Decisiveness, Indecision Humor, Indecisiveness Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Wordplay, Wordplay Humor, Wordplay Limerick
Posted in Language Humor, Limericks, Wordplay | Comments Off on Dither And Yawn? (Limerick)
Monday, September 27th, 2021
A fellow I know can’t spell “sneeze;”
Also “breezes” and “freezes” and “cheese.”
Though he always tries hard,
His spelling is marred;
Triple “e’s” make the man ill at ease.
Tags: Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Spelling, Spelling Humor, Spelling Limerick, Wordplay Humor, Wordplay Limerick
Posted in Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks | 1 Comment »
Saturday, September 25th, 2021
“It’s easy to hoodwink that stinker,”
Said a man of his wife, a big drinker.
“When coition’s my mission,
She thinks I’m out fishin’…
And falls for it hook, line, and sinker.”
Tags: Battle of Sexes, Bawdy Humor, Bawdy Limerick, Dishonesty, Fish Humor, Fish Limerick, Fishing Humor, Fishing Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Marriage Humor, Marriage Limerick, Wordplay Humor
Posted in Battle of the Sexes, Bawdy Limericks, Behavior & Personality, Family & Relatives Humor, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Marriage Humor, Wordplay | Comments Off on Fishing For An Alibi (Limerick)
Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
It’s not bad enough that I’m addicted to writing limericks. Now I’m also hooked on reading/playing with idiom lists:
“I suspect that our firm has a spy,
Cuz a journo just called to ask why
We give patients the squeeze
With our vision-wear fees.
Now our practice will get a black eye.”
Tags: Black Eyes, Eyes Humor, Eyes Limerick, Idiom Humor Idiom Limericks, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Money & Finance Humor, Money Limerick, Optometry Humor, Optometry Limerick, Overcharges Humor, Patients Humor, Patients Limerick, Vision Humor, Vision Limerick
Posted in Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Money & Finance Humor, Vision Humor | Comments Off on Idiomatic Idiocy? (Limerick)