Posts Tagged ‘Language Humor’
Saturday, September 18th, 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 FLY 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 BRAGGING, using any rhyme word. And of course I’ll present an extra award — one for the best BRAGGING-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 3, 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 2, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time.)
Here’s my FLY-rhyme limerick:
Please don’t claim something’s “easy as pie.”
That assertion is pie in the sky.
Baking pies makes me queasy;
It sure isn’t “easy.”
Your analogy simply won’t fly.
And here’s my BRAGGING-themed limerick:
“Do not think that because you’re first born
You can treat other players with scorn.
You’re a middling musician,
Despite your ambition.
And I hate when you blow your own horn.”
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: Braggart Verse, Bragging Humor, Competition Limerick, Idiom Limericks, Idioms Humor, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Limerick Challenge, Limerick Contest, Music Humor & Verse, Music Limerick, Musician Humor, Musician Limerick, Poetry & Prompts, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Competition, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Music Humor & Verse, Music Poems, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest | 192 Comments »
Thursday, September 16th, 2021
As you can see, I’m continuing to have fun with idioms. Here’s my “Beaut” Of A Limerick:
Lovely Lil is a beautiful filly,
But the clothing she wears is too frilly!
And her makeup looks trashy;
It’s garish and flashy.
How I wish she’d stop gilding the Lily!
Tags: Beauty Humor, Beauty Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick
Posted in Idiom Humor, Language Humor | Comments Off on A “Beaut” Of A Limerick
Wednesday, September 15th, 2021
We chipped in; threw a party for Jill.
Her friend Carl held our cash in a till.
Had to twist the man’s arms
And call the gendarmes
To get him to foot the damn bill.
Tags: Celebration Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Money & Finance Humor, Party Humor, Party Limerick
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Money & Finance Humor | Comments Off on Party Snafu (Limerick)
Friday, September 10th, 2021
NOTE: While the last line of this limerick is true, it’s NOT a plea for sympathy. My real purpose in writing it was to play with the idiom “fall flat.”
My wisecrack failed right off the bat.
Not one “like!” Not one “LOL!” That was that!
’Twas a musical jest,
But I guess, not my best.
I feel low when my humor falls flat.
Tags: Facebook Humor, Facebook Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Music Humor & Verse, Music Limerick, Social Media Humor, Social Media Limerick
Posted in Facebook Humor, Idiom Humor, Jokes & One-Liners, Language Humor, Music Humor & Verse, Music Poems, Social Media Humor, Wordplay | Comments Off on Humor Disharmony (Limerick)
Thursday, September 9th, 2021
Though she’s working day in and day out
At dance, her success is in doubt.
Seems she’s not very bright;
Can’t tell “left” from her “right.”
And that’s what it all is about.
Tags: Dance Humor, Dance Limerick, Dancing Humor, Dancing Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick
Posted in Dance Humor, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks | Comments Off on Taking An Idiom Out For A Spin (Limerick)
Wednesday, September 8th, 2021
“I’ve proven you’re wrong! Now eat crow,”
Said a know-it-all fellow, named Joe,
Who could not help but howl
At the answer re fowl:
“I’m allergic to poultry, so NO!”
Tags: Allergy Humor, Allergy Limerick, Animal and Pet Humor, Argument Humor, Argument Limerick, Bird Humor, Bird Limerick, Crows, Eating Crow, Fowl Humor, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Know-It-Alls, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Poultry Humor, Wordplay, Wordplay Humor
Posted in Allergy Humor, Animal & Pet Humor, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Wordplay | Comments Off on Know-It-All Limerick
Tuesday, September 7th, 2021
Hereinafter, herein, and hereof;
Fancy words used in law — hard to love.
Hence I try not to use them,
I never abuse them,
And hereby ban hereinabove.
Tags: Language Humor, Language Limerick, Law Humor, Law Jargon, Law Limerick, Lawyer Humor, Lawyer Jargon, Lawyer Limerick, Legal & Lawyer Humor, Legal Jargon, Legal Limerick
Posted in Language Humor, Legal & Lawyer Humor | Comments Off on Irksome Lingo (Limerick)
Sunday, September 5th, 2021
It appears that my project’s dead meat.
But no worries; it’s not a defeat.
I’ll continue to thrive
Because beef that’s alive
Is something that folks rarely eat.
Tags: Dead Meat, Food Humor, Food Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Meat Humor, Meat Limerick
Posted in Framed Couplets, Idiom Humor, Language Humor | Comments Off on A Meaty Limerick
Wednesday, September 1st, 2021
A man whose deep pockets are boundless
Is hounded by lawsuits, most groundless.
Take the latest; a claim
About dog-bites, whose aim
Is big bucks, but the “dog owner’s” hound-less.
Tags: Animal & Pet Humor, Animal Limericks, Deep Pockets, Dog Bite Humor, Dog Humor, Dog Limericks, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limericks, Language Humor, Language Limericks, Law Humor, Law Limerick, Lawyer Humor, Lawyer Limerick, Litigation Humor, Litigation Limerick, Money & Finance Humor, Money Limericks, Pet Humor, Pet Limericks, Spurious Lawsuits, Wealth Humor
Posted in Animal & Pet Humor, Language Humor, Legal & Lawyer Humor, Limericks, Money & Finance Humor | Comments Off on A Dog Of A Claim (Limerick)
Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
“I warned you: That lotion’s been banned,
And your skin is too pale to get tanned.
No beach, I beseech you!
But words never reach you.
You bury your head in the sand.”
Tags: Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Outdoor Activity Humor, Outdoor Fun, Summer Humor, Sun Bathing Humor
Posted in Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor | Comments Off on Fun In The Sun? (Limerick)
Monday, August 30th, 2021
“Here’s some gossip I’ve only just heard:
Jane’s engaged to a writerly nerd,
Who’s a Scrabble fanatic
And rather asthmatic.
It’s a secret, so don’t breathe a word.”
Tags: Gossip Humor, Gossip Limerick, Gossip Verse, Health & Medical Humor, Health Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Nerds, Scrabble, Secrets, Writers
Posted in Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks | Comments Off on Breathless Gossip (Limerick)
Saturday, August 28th, 2021
A French restaurant, once upper crust,
Got a rotten review and went bust:
“Their food can’t be chewed,”
Wrote the prominent dude.
Two weeks later, the place bit the dust.
Tags: Business Humor, Business Limerick, Food Humor, Food Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Money & Finance Humor, Money Limerick, Restaurant Humor, Restaurant Limerick, Restaurant Reviews & Humor
Posted in Business Humor, Food & Drink Humor, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Money & Finance Humor, Restaurant Reviews & Humor | 1 Comment »
Friday, August 27th, 2021
“Your payments have fallen behind.
Where’s my money?” the contractor whined.
“Our deal’s ‘a blank check’
To rebuild your wrecked deck.”
The reply: “Yes, that’s why it’s unsigned.”
Tags: Checkbook Humor, Checks Limerick, Construction Humor, Contractors Humor, Debt Humor, Deck Humor, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Money & Finance Humor, Money Limerick
Posted in Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Money & Finance Humor | 1 Comment »
Sunday, August 15th, 2021
Once I discovered that “humorous” has a homonym,” I vowed to use the two words in a limerick. And that’s harder than it sounds, because (for those unfamiliar with the stringent rules of limerick writing) words that are identical in sound do NOT rhyme.
When her humerus needed repairing,
The expense nearly made her start swearing.
But her problems, though numerous,
Struck her as humorous,
So she giggled, instead of despairing.
Tags: Anatomy Humor, Arm Humor, Homonym Limericks, Homonyms, Homophone Limericks, Homophones, Humerus, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Money & Finance Humor, Surgery Humor
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Language Humor, Limericks, Money & Finance Humor | Comments Off on Boning Up On Homonyms (Limerick)
Saturday, August 14th, 2021
Believe it or not, when I started writing this, I wasn’t thinking about the person you all think I was thinking about. (I was just trying to use my line 5 idiom in a limerick.)
I wondered why people deferred
To a fellow who’s coarse and absurd.
Well I’ve fin’ly learned why
They fawn over the guy:
He’s rich; hence he gets the last word.
Tags: Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Idioms Humor, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Money & Finance Humor, Money Limerick, Wealth, Wealth Humor
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Money & Finance Humor | Comments Off on The Last Word In Limericks?
Thursday, August 12th, 2021
At times, I’m disturbed by a piffle,
Like just now, when I started to sniffle,
On belatedly learning
This factoid, concerning:
The verb “rifle” is diff’rent from “riffle.”
(Here’s a good explanation of the differences between “rifle” and “riffle.”)
Tags: Confusion, Language Humor, Language Limerick
Posted in Language Humor, Limericks | Comments Off on Riffing On Rifle And Riffle (Limerick)
Tuesday, August 10th, 2021
Once again, I was out on a limb.
I had climbed up a tree on a whim.
(A literal beech;
Not a figure of speech.)
Was safety in reach? Chances slim.
(Note: Even back when I was young, spry, and had good, functioning knee joints, I never climbed trees.)
Tags: Figures of Speech, Idioms Humor, Knees, Language Humor, Outdoor Activities Humor, Outdoor Activity Humor, Outdoor Fun, Tree Climbing, Tree Humor
Posted in Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Outdoors Humor | Comments Off on Out On A Limb (Limerick)
Monday, August 9th, 2021
Sometimes, when my limerick inspiration is “on the ropes,” I’ll start with a random idiom. (In this case, my initial first line involved a “clothing boutique.” But when I thought of the last line, I changed the type of store for obvious reasons.)
With her laundromat shop on the ropes,
She was suff’ring a case of the mopes.
How she yearned to earn more!
And the plight of her store
Had reduced her to watching the soaps.
Tags: Business Humor, Business Limerick, Depression, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Idioms Humor, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Laundromat, Laundry Humor, Limerick Writing Humor, Money Limerick, Mood Humor, Mood Limerick, Soap Humor, Soap Opera Humor, Store Humor
Posted in Anxiety & Stress, Behavior & Personality, Business Humor, Clothing Humor, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Money & Finance Humor, Writing & Publishing Humor | Comments Off on On The Ropes (Limerick)
Sunday, July 25th, 2021
Want a gibe that sounds charming? Don’t fret!
French phrases can help you — no sweat!
If the java tastes vile,
Simply bitch with a smile:
“This coffee is ‘jus de chaussette.'”
(I was amused to learn that the literal translation of “jus de chaussette” is “sock juice.”)
Tags: Coffee Humor, Coffee Limerick, Coffee Verse, France Limerick, French Humor, French Insults, French Language, French Limerick, Insult Humor, Language Humor, Language Limerick
Posted in Food & Drink Humor, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Limericks | Comments Off on Why I Love The French (Limerick)
