Archive for the ‘Social Media Humor’ Category
Sunday, February 16th, 2020
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 CASH or CACHE 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 CLOTHING, using any rhyme word. And of course I’ll present an extra award — one for the best CLOTHING-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 March 1, 2020 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, February 29, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time.)
Here’s my CASH/CACHE-Rhyme limerick:
I’m in a big rush and must dash
To the bank, cuz I’m all out of cash.
Then there’s lunch and a meeting
And hours of tweeting
Snide gripes — pols and neighbors to bash.
And here’s my CLOTHING-themed limerick:
A woman was totally bare;
She’d removed all her clothes on a dare,
Then shopped aroun’ town
Till a cop flagged her down.
Her excuse? “I have nothing to wear.”
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: Bawdy Humor, Clothes Shopping, Competition Limerick, Law And Order, Limerick Challenge, Limerick Contest, Money Limerick, Nudity, Poetry & Prompts, Police Humor, Social Media Humor, Tweet Humor, Twitter Humor, Writing Prompts
Posted in Bawdy Limericks, Behavior & Personality, Clothing Humor, Contests, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Competition, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Money & Finance Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest, Shopping Humor, Social Media Humor, Twitter Humor | 128 Comments »
Monday, November 12th, 2018
When Facebook is down, people panic
And often become rather manic.
Some report it to Twitter,
Whose regulars titter
At our Facebook addiction Satanic.
Tags: Facebook, Facebook Humor, Facebook Limerick, Facebook Outage, Facebook Outage Humor, FacebookDown, Social Media, Social Media Humor, Social Media Limerick
Posted in Facebook Humor, Social Media Humor | Comments Off on Facebook Outage Panic (Limerick)
Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
There’s scuttlebutt afoot that Twitter’s 140 character limit may soon be improved, ever so slightly. The idea, apparently, isn’t to up the limit, but to stop counting link and photo characters in calculating usage.
I look forward to that rumored improvement. But in the meantime, here’s my modest proposal:
How ’bout this for a Tweet-poet’s aid:
When you write something short, why not trade
Unused character credits
Or save them, I’ll bet it’s
A hit when o’er limits you’ve strayed.
For example, you’ve written haiku
And you’ve room for more words — just a few.
That space you’ve not used
Could be stored and then fused
On a tweet with a limerick spew.
Tags: Social Media, Social Media Poetry, Twitter Humor, Twitter Verse
Posted in Limericks, Social Media Humor, Twitter Humor | Comments Off on My Modest Twitter Proposal
Wednesday, May 4th, 2016
Biz advice from a mogul, by tweet:
Women eyeing that large corner suite
Should hike skirts up and wear
Bright colors. I swear
It ain’t Trump, but Barb Corc’ran. Delete!
Here’s the article that inspired this limerick: “Barbara Corcoran to female entrepreneurs: Hike up your skirts.”
Tags: Advice Limerick, Annoying Advice, Barbara Corcoran, Business Humor, Donald Trump, Entrepreneur Humor, Mogul Humor, Shark Tank, Social Media Poetry, Twitter Humor
Posted in Advice Humor & Poems, Business Humor, Limericks, Social Media Humor, Twitter Humor | Comments Off on Tweeting The Unconventional (Limerick)
Wednesday, January 27th, 2016
Dear Facebook, your “like” button’s fine.
Add a “dislike” to “like?” I won’t whine.
But your plan for Reactions—
Six button distractions–
Makes me certain the “sad” one will shine.
Tags: Facebook Humor, Facebook Improvements, Facebook Limerick, Facebook Reactions, Like Button, Reactions, Social Media, Social Media Poetry
Posted in Facebook Humor, Limericks, Social Media Humor | Comments Off on My Reaction to Facebook’s Upcoming “Reaction” Buttons (Limerick)
Sunday, November 1st, 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 either STRIDE or ASTRIDE 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 jogger stopped trying to hide
Her concerns about being a bride;
She sent out this tweet
To her boyfriend: “You’re sweet.
Wedding’s off, though. Please take it in stride.”
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!
Tags: Battle of the Sexes, Competition Limerick, Jogging Humor, Limerick Challenge, Limerick Contest, Marriage Humor, Poetry & Prompts, Social Media Poetry, Twitter Verse, Wedding Limerick, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Competition, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest, Social Media Humor, Twitter Humor | 59 Comments »
Monday, September 28th, 2015
During Facebook’s outage today, I was reduced to posting this limerick on Twitter:
#Facebookdown so I’ve come here 2 Tweet
& nobody takes a backseat
2 my posting addiction,
A dreadful affliction.
My FB surrender’s complete.
(“2” instead of “to,” “FB” instead of “Facebook,” and “&” instead of “and” all done in order to comply with Twitter’s 140-character limit.)
Tags: Facebook Humor, Facebook Limerick, Social Media, Social Media Poetry, Twitter Humor, Twitter Verse
Posted in Addiction Humor, Facebook Humor, Limericks, Social Media Humor, Twitter Humor | Comments Off on What I Do When Facebook Is Down (Limerick)
Wednesday, August 12th, 2015
Stop Teasing Me, Twitter!
By Madeleine Begun Kane
For a moment, I’m thrilled at the news:
“Twitter’s ending our 140 blues.”
But I’m joyous too soon–
Just DMs get that boon.
Tiny tweets will keep stifling my muse.
(DM on Twitter refers to Direct Message, much like Private Messages on Facebook.)
Tags: Social Media Poetry, Twitter Humor, Twitter Verse
Posted in Limericks, Social Media Humor, Twitter Humor | Comments Off on Stop Teasing Me, Twitter!
Friday, December 19th, 2014
Tweet Marvels (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
I marvel @ poets who fit
A lim’rick on tweets. It takes grit
& patience & toil
2 manage 2 boil
Lim’ricks down so u read what I’ve writ.
Note: The 140 character per tweet limit on Twitter is a tough taskmaster; It was all I could do to fit the five lines in a tweet, even after changing “@” to “at,” “and” to “&,” “to” to “2,” and “you” to “u.”
And even then, there was no room for my title, byline, post URL, or this hashtagged indication of what prompt inspired me: #5prompt (marvel.)
Tags: Limericks, Social Media, Tweet Humor, Tweets, Twitter, Twitter Humor, Writing & Publishing Humor
Posted in Limericks, Social Media Humor, Twitter Humor, Writing & Publishing Humor | Comments Off on Tweet Marvels (Limerick)
Monday, November 17th, 2014
Limerick Ode To National Unfriend Day
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Do Internet pests take their toll
And play an insidious role
In your Facebooking life?
You can deal with such strife:
Just unfriend all those trolls. Take control!
Tags: Facebook Friendship, Facebook Humor, Facebook Trolls, Internet Trolls, National Unfriend Day, November Holidays, Odd Holidays, Social Media Poetry, Troll Humor
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Communication Humor, Facebook Humor, Friendship Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Relationship Humor, Social Media Humor | 1 Comment »
Friday, December 27th, 2013
I wrote this limerick in response to Mark’s post about being urged by Facebook to “like” Kim Kardashian’s page.
Open Limerick To Hubby Mark
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Dear Mark, I don’t mean to sound prim,
But I’d rather you NOT be-friend Kim.
If you do, your IQ
(already askew)
Will drop points till your brain power’s dim.
Tags: Celebrity Verse, Facebook Limerick, Intelligence Humor, IQ Humor, Kim Kardashian, Social Media Poetry, Stupidity, TV Humor
Posted in Celebrity Humor, Facebook Humor, Social Media Humor, Stupidity Humor, Television (TV) Humor | 2 Comments »
Thursday, August 1st, 2013
Not only does dVerse’s Sam Peralta ask us to write poetry on Twitter, he wants our poems to be precisely 140 characters. So here goes — a Twitter limerick, 140 characters on the nose:
It’s hard to fit lim’ricks on Twitter,
A wonderful haiku transmitter.
When I try to write short
I’m forced to abort
& verses alas lose their
And here it is on my @Madkane Twitter account.
Tags: DVerse, Sam Peralta, Social Media Poetry, Twitter Humor, Twitter Verse
Posted in Limericks, Social Media Humor, Twitter Humor | 11 Comments »
Friday, July 19th, 2013
This limerick was inspired by Facebook friend Douglas Frank, who proposed a new texting acronym:
SMODJ, pronounced similar to “smudge.”
It stands for: Social Media Outrage Du Jour.
Smite SMODJ! (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Social Media Outrage Du Jour
(SMODJ, for short) can be tough to endure.
Angry pro and con litter
In Facebook and Twitter
Stream ceaselessly. Stop, please! No more!
Tags: Facebook Humor, Facebook Limerick, Outrage Limerick, Social Media Poetry, Twitter Humor, Twitter Verse
Posted in Facebook Humor, Limericks, Social Media Humor, Social Satire, Twitter Humor | 2 Comments »
Friday, June 14th, 2013
Facebook Faces The #Hashtag Music (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Facebook honchos have fin’ly said “yes”
To #hashtags, but under duress:
All the cool kids at Twitter
Treat hashtags like glitter,
A trend Facebook dares not transgress.
#Facebookhashtag #Facebookhashtags #hashtagsfacebook #hashtagfacebook
Tags: Facebook Hashtags, Facebook Humor, Facebook Limerick, Hashtag Humor, Social Media Poetry, Twitter Verse
Posted in Facebook Humor, Limericks, Odd Trends, Search Engine Tools, Social Media Humor, Twitter Humor | 1 Comment »
Monday, May 13th, 2013
Facebook has changed its Timelines again — loading up our left columns with all sorts of images. But my 3-verse limerick provides the solution:
Timeline Fix
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Facebook timelines have sunk to a crawl.
They’re so slow, that I just want to bawl.
But I’ve figured the reason
They seems to be freezin’:
With pics, FB’s littered the wall.
I’m referring to pics on the left—
A long column of imagery heft.
Books and “like” pics galore,
Movies, TV, and more.
But it’s fixable. Don’t feel bereft!
There’s an option that Facebook calls “hide”
For most image groups — on their right side.
Strip that left column bare:
With few images there,
It won’t feel like your Timeline has died.
Tags: Facebook Limerick, Social Media Poetry
Posted in Facebook Humor, Limericks, Social Media Humor | 8 Comments »
Monday, April 8th, 2013
Please relax Cher fans — Cher is still alive:
Legions of Twitter users were fooled into thinking the pop singer had passed after people began posting about late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher under the hashtag #nowthatcherisdead.
Hashtag Madness (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
“Nowthatcherisdead” — hashtag blur
Has created one hell of a stir:
Dear fans of Ms. Cher,
Who’ve read “news” you can’t bear:
Cher’s alive. Thatcher’s dead. As you were!
Tags: Cher, Margaret Thatcher, nowthatcherisdead, Social Marketing, Twitter Humor
Posted in Celebrity Humor, Entertainment Humor, Limericks, Music Humor & Verse, Public Figures, Social Media Humor, Stupidity Humor, Travel Humor | 11 Comments »
