Archive for the ‘Inventions Humor’ Category
Saturday, April 30th, 2022
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 DEEDS or MISDEEDS at the end of ANY ONE LINE. (A homonym or homophone not listed here may be used in lieu of the designated rhyme word.)
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 INVENTIONS, using any rhyme word. And of course I’ll present an extra award — one for the best INVENTION-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 May 15, 2022, 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, May 14, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time.)
Here’s my DEEDS or MISDEEDS-rhyme limerick:
A bomber (uncaught) is aghast:
He’d been certain his freedom would last.
But some fresh cold-case leads
To his evil misdeeds
Mean a trial for a blast from the past.
And here’s my INVENTIONS-themed limerick:
When informed his design was unsound,
An inventor’s distress was profound:
“The unfairness is blatant!
Their bias is patent!
My grinder has broken new ground!”
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: Coffee Beans, Coffee Grinder Humor, Cold-Case Humor, Competition Limerick, Crime & Punishment Humor, Crime Limerick, Gadget Humor, Gadget Limerick, Grinder Humor, Grinder Limerick, Inventions Humor, Inventions Limerick, Inventors, Law Humor, Law Limerick, Limerick Challenge, Limerick Contest, Patent Humor, Patent Limerick, Poetry & Prompts, Trial Humor, Trial Limerick, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Crime & Punishment Humor, Food & Drink Humor, Guns & Safety Humor, Inventions Humor, Legal & Lawyer Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Competition, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest, Weapons Humor | 159 Comments »
Saturday, November 6th, 2021
Happy “Sax Day!” And happy birthday to Adolphe Sax, its inventor! (November 6)
A horny musician named Phil
When flirting would trumpet his skill.
But he mispronounced “sax,”
The name of his ax,
So his chance of romance went downhill.
Tags: Adolphe Sax, Battle of the Sexes, Bawdy Humor, Bawdy Limerick, Inventions Poem, Inventors, Music Humor & Verse, Music Limerick, National Saxophone Day, November Holidays, Odd Holidays, Sax Day, Sax Humor, Sax Limerick, Saxophone Day, Saxophone Humor, Saxophone Limerick
Posted in Battle of the Sexes, Bawdy Limericks, Inventions Humor, Limericks, Music Humor & Verse, Music Poems, Odd Holidays | Comments Off on Celebrating Sax (Limerick)
Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
Congratulations to my wonderful husband Mark Kane, who’s now officially an “inventor” of a software patent, according to the U.S. Patent And Trademark Office:
My best friend and my love and my center!
(Sometimes mentor, but never tormentor)
Always good for a lark;
That’s my PATENTED Mark,
Who’s officially now an inventor.
Tags: Husband Wife Humor, Inventions, Inventions Humor, Inventions Poem, Inventors, Marriage Verse, Patent Humor, Software Patents
Posted in Inventions Humor, Limericks, Marriage Humor | 1 Comment »
Monday, April 23rd, 2018
Happy World Laboratory Day! (April 23)
A fellow who worked in a lab
Helped discover a cure rather fab.
But alas he was bought;
He blabbed and got caught.
Now his body’s laid out on a slab.
Tags: April Holidays, Discovery Humor, Inventions Humor, Lab Humor, Laboratory Humor, Odd Holidays, Science Humor, Science Limerick, Theft
Posted in Crime & Punishment Humor, Inventions Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Science Humor | Comments Off on Limerick Ode To World Laboratory Day
Saturday, April 21st, 2018
Isn’t plastic a nifty invention?
It has too many uses to mention.
Though a handy synthetic,
It’s also cosmetic,
Which explains why it’s still in ascension.
Note: But please RECYCLE!
Tags: Inventions, Inventions Poem, Plastic
Posted in Inventions Humor, Limericks | Comments Off on Dare I Praise Plastic? (Limerick)
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
This holiday surely has bite.
People honor it night after night
And each morning, I hope;
At least those who use soap
Should adore “Nylon Toothbrush Day,” right?
Nylon Toothbrush Day is celebrated on February 24th because on February 24, 1938, the first nylon bristle toothbrush, manufactured by DuPont under the name “Dr. West’s Miracle Toothbrush,” went on sale.
Tags: Dentists, Dr. West's Miracle Toothbrush, DuPont, February Holidays, Holidays, Inventions Humor, Nylon Toothbrush Day, Odd Holidays, Patent Humor, Teeth, Teeth Humor, Toothbrush Day, Toothbrush Limerick
Posted in Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, History Humor, Inventions Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays | Comments Off on Brushing Up On Your Holidays
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
Innovation does rate an ovation,
But from change I request a vacation.
So much newness unending
Is stressful, mind-bending.
For salvation I crave a cessation.
Happy National Innovation Day. (February 16).
Tags: February Holidays, Innovation Humor, Inventions Humor, Odd Holidays
Posted in Inventions Humor, Limericks, Mental Health Humor, Odd Holidays | Comments Off on Happy Innovation Day (Limerick)
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
Though my mem’ry’s, alas, on the wane,
Here’s a day that should stick to my brain:
It’s for Richard G. Drew.
He did NOT invent glue,
But our bond with his Scotch Tape shall reign.
Happy Scotch Tape Day!
Tags: 3M Humor, Cellophane Tape, Cellulose Tape, Inventions, Inventors, January Holidays, Odd Holidays, Patent Humor, Richard Gurley Drew, Science Humor, Science Limerick, Scotch Tape, Scotch Tape Day, Tape Humor
Posted in Inventions Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Science Humor | Comments Off on Happy Scotch Tape Day (January 31)
Monday, January 18th, 2016
Happy birthday to barbed wire’s inventor, Joseph Farwell Glidden. (Jan. 18, 1813-Oct. 9, 1906)
If you’d like to stop exit or entry,
Barbed wire can act as your sentry.
This invention by Glidden
Blocks people unbidden–
Quite handy for rich, landed gentry.
Tags: Barbed Wire, Inventions Humor, Inventions Poem, Inventors, January Holidays, Joseph Glidden, Odd Holidays, Patent Humor
Posted in Birthday Verse, History Humor, Inventions Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays | Comments Off on Barbed Limerick
Saturday, January 2nd, 2016
Few inventions inspire my awe,
But I’m rather impressed with the straw.
Sucking liquid through tubes
Is suggestive of lubes…
Although straw men still stick in my craw.
(National Drinking Straw Day is celebrated on January 3, in honor of Marvin Stone’s January 3, 1888 patent.)
Tags: Drinking Humor, Drinking Straw Day, Drinking Straw Humor, Inventions Poem, January Holidays, Marvin Stone, Odd Holidays, Patent Humor
Posted in Food & Drink Humor, Inventions Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays | Comments Off on Limerick Ode To Drinking Straw Day (Jan. 3)
Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
A celebratory limerick for Telescope Day.
Galileo perfected in spades
The magnificent gadget that aids
Us in viewing the stars
And the planets, like Mars.
Of course, NOW we need curtains and shades.
Tags: Astronomy Limerick, Astronomy Verse, December Holidays, Galileo Humor, Inventions Poem, Odd Holidays, Planets Humor, Science Humor, Telescope Day, Telescope Humor
Posted in Inventions Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Science Humor | 1 Comment »
Monday, November 23rd, 2015
Did anyone else love sharpening pencils as a child? I was reminded of this favorite ritual of mine, when I learned that today’s the anniversary of John Lee Love’s small, portable “Love Sharpener” patent.
Limerick Ode To The Pencil Sharpener
By Madeleine Begun Kane
As a youngster, I’d take much delight
In my writing tools, shiny and bright.
This is how I’d begin:
I’d stick pencils within
A small sharp’ner, my point-making rite.
How I’d rotate each pencil and stare
At its shavings, while taking great care.
And here’s what I’d ask
In my ritual task:
“Please pencil, don’t break. Don’t you dare!”
Cuz turning too much takes its toll
When the pointiest point is your goal.
But I learned over time:
Pencil points quite sublime
Can be Lovingly carved in that hole.
Tags: Inventions Humor, Inventions Poem, Inventors, John Lee Love, Patent Humor, Pencil Sharpener
Posted in History Humor, Inventions Humor, Limericks, Writing & Publishing Humor | 14 Comments »
Sunday, June 14th, 2015
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 as a comment to this post and, if you’re a Facebook user, on Facebook too.
I hope you’ll join me in writing a limerick using TRUST at the end of Line 1 or Line 2 or Line 5. (Homonyms or homophones are fine.)
The best submission will be crowned Limerick Of The Week. (Here’s last week’s Limerick Of The Week Winner.)
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 Limerick of the Week Winner next Sunday, right before I post next week’s Limerick-Off. So that gives you a full week to submit your clever, polished verse. Your submission deadline is Saturday at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time.)
Here’s my limerick:
A woman could no longer trust
Her domestic to vacuum or dust.
Yet she did come in handy;
When hubby was randy,
The maid took good care of his lust.
Please feel free to write your own limerick using the same rhyme word and post it 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!
UPDATE: June 8 is Vacuum Cleaner Day, in honor of Ives W. McGaffey’s June 8, 1869 U.S. patent for the suction vacuum cleaner.
Tags: Competition Limerick, Inventions Humor, Ives W. McGaffey, June Holidays, Limerick Challenge, Limerick Contest, Odd Holidays, Patent Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Vacuum Cleaner Day, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Inventions Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Competition, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest | 69 Comments »
Wednesday, May 20th, 2015
I find jeans to be patently uncomfortable. But I’m dutifully celebrating the birthday of its patent — granted to Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis on May 20th, 1873:
Call them denims or jeans — I don’t care–
That’s one garment I simply won’t wear.
I don’t buy the appeal
Of its look or its feel,
And I’d rather go naked. Don’t stare!
*****
National Blue Jeans Day falls on December 5th.
Tags: Blue Jeans Day, Clothing Humor, December Holidays, Denim Humor, Dungarees, Fashion Humor, Inventions Humor, Inventions Poem, Jacob Davis, Jeans Humor, Levi Strauss, Odd Holidays, Patent Humor
Posted in Fashion Humor, Inventions Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Physical Appearance | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 29th, 2015
Limerick Ode to the Zipper (Zipper Day: April 29)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
I’ll bet Gideon Sundback felt chipper
When designing the modern-day zipper–
An invention surpassin’
The old ways to fasten…
And a slick trick to hook a big tipper.
Tags: April Holidays, Bawdy Humor, Clothes Humor, Clothing Humor, Gideon Sundback, Inventions, Inventions Poem, National Zipper Day, Odd Holidays, Patent Humor, Zipper Day
Posted in Bawdy Limericks, Clothing Humor, Inventions Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays | 1 Comment »
Thursday, August 21st, 2014
Elephant Dung Coffee Beans? I’ll Pass! (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
This brew concept’s hard to digest.
It’s a crappy plan — far from the best:
Amp up elephant mash
With coffee beans. Rash?
Grab a stool and retrieve. Have a fest!
*****
Yes, Canadian entrepreneur Blake Dinkin produces Black Ivory Coffee in Thailand’s “Golden Triangle” via elephant dung. Of course his website describes it rather more genteelly as “Naturally refined by elephants and made from 100% Thai Arabica coffee beans.”
*****
I previously wrote about Chinese panda-dung giftware on my other blog.
Tags: Caffeine Humor, Coffee Beans, Coffee Drinks Humor, Coffee Verse, Dung Humor, Elephant Dung, Elephant Humor, Excrement Humor
Posted in Animal & Pet Humor, Food & Drink Humor, Inventions Humor, Limericks | Comments Off on Elephant Dung Coffee Beans? I’ll Pass! (Limerick)
Tuesday, August 19th, 2014
Limerick Ode To Aviation Day
By Madeleine Begun Kane
On this day, aviation shines bright;
Brother Orville, a father of flight,
Gets a birthday ovation
By prez proclamation.
Those who think today’s special are (w)right.
(December 17 is Wright Brothers Day.)
Tags: Air Flight, Airline Humor, Airplane Trips, August Holidays, December Holidays, Flight Humor, Flying Humor, Odd Holidays, Orville Wright, Pilots, Transportation, Travel Humor, Travel Poetry, Wilbur Wright, Wright Brothers, Wright Brothers Day
Posted in Birthday Verse, Celebrity Humor, Inventions Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Public Figures, Transportation Humor, Travel Humor | Comments Off on Limerick Ode To Aviation Day (August 19)
Monday, August 4th, 2014
Do we really need “smart shoes” that will vibrate us in the right direction using Google Maps? Ducere Technologies thinks so.
Smarting from “Smart Shoes” (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Dear shoemakers, please have a heart.
I do NOT want my shoes to be smart.
I just want them to feel
(both my sole and my heel)
Like they’re not out for blood from the start.
Tags: Apps, Blue Tooth, Ducere Technologies, Google Maps, Lechal Smart Shoes, Odd Inventions, Patent Humor, Smart Shoes
Posted in Computer Humor, Fashion Humor, Inventions Humor, Limericks, Technology Humor | 2 Comments »
Saturday, July 19th, 2014
Harvard students cook up another great idea: cake from a can.
Genius? Or Half-Baked? (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Kindly can any concept of cake
That you spray from a can and then bake.
Though I’m loath to be curt,
I’ll desert a dessert
That spews forth from a can. Won’t partake!
Tags: Baking Humor, Baking Limerick, Cake Humor, Food Verse, Inventions Poem, Patent Humor, Spray Cake
Posted in Food & Drink Humor, Inventions Humor, Limericks | Comments Off on Genius? Or Half-Baked? (Limerick)
Friday, July 18th, 2014
Would You Waste Your Bread On This?
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Are you burning for your photo
To appear on toasted bread?
Do you sense that such a portrait
Might just help you get ahead?
Well, a spanking new invention
May be just the thing you need:
There’s a selfie-making toaster.
Butter egos … and then feed.
Tags: Bread, Food Verse, Inventions, Inventions Poem, Patent Humor, Photography Humor, Selfies Humor, Toaster, Toaster Humor
Posted in Food & Drink Humor, Inventions Humor, Limericks | 1 Comment »
