Posts Tagged ‘Language Humor’
Sunday, January 29th, 2023
It’s “National Puzzle Day,” which gives me a good excuse to post this limerick:
I never play Wordle in “hard mode.”
It feels like a feathered and tarred mode.
I would rather control
All my moves, on the whole.
It’s too bad they don’t offer a “bard mode.”
Tags: Games Humor, Games Limerick, January Holidays, Language Humor, Language Humour, Language Limerick, New York Times Humor, Odd Holidays, Puzzle Day, Puzzles Humor, Puzzles Limerick, Word Games, Word Usage Humor, Wordle
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Monday, January 9th, 2023
It’s “National Word Nerd Day.” Yay!
I’m a “word nerd.” It’s true. Ev’ry day
I try to learn new words,
Recalling but few words;
In my brain they’re reluctant to stay.
Tags: January Holidays, Language Humor, Language Humour, Language Limerick, National Word Nerd Day, Odd Holidays, Word Nerd Day, Writing & Publishing Humor
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Sunday, October 16th, 2022
It’s “National Dictionary Day,” which gives me a good excuse to post a limerick about another new-to-me term: “Dawn Chorus.”
(For the record, all the names have been changed to protect the guilty.)
“Let’s go back to that lovely ‘Fowl Inn,’”
Said my spouse, quite forgetting its din.
’Twas no use telling Boris
(A bull-headed Taurus)
That its dawn chorus drove us to gin.
*****
Happy birthday to American lexicographer Noah Webster, of dictionary compilation fame. He was born October 16, 1758.
Tags: Animals, Bird Humor, Bird Limericks, Birds, Dawn Chorus, Dictionary Day, Dictionary Humor, Hotel Humor, Hotel Limerick, Language Humor, Language Satire, Noah Webster, Noise Humor, Noise Limerick, October Holidays, Odd Holidays, Webster's Dictionary, Words Humor
Posted in Animal & Pet Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Vacation Humor | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, September 7th, 2022
I use new-to-me words in my verse;
Vain attempts to cajole and coerce
My old brain into learning
Their meaning. But spurning
Those efforts, my mind makes me curse.
So I’m forced to confess with veracity
That I wish I had greater capacity
To remember cool words,
But my brain’s for the birds,
Which explains all my failed orchidacity.
Tags: Brain Humor, Brain Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Memory Humor, Memory Limerick, Orchidacity, Showiness
Posted in Aging Humor & Verse, Language Humor, Limericks, Memory Humor | 7 Comments »
Monday, September 5th, 2022
Sometimes I challenge myself by using a hard-to-rhyme word in a limerick. In today’s case, it’s “latrinalia,” which means stuff written or drawn on bathroom walls.
Now before you say, “Lots of things rhyme with latrinalia, according to Rhymezone,” let me add that Rhymezone is WRONG!
Since the Final Stressed Syllable of latrinalia is NAL, true rhyme words must end in “alia” preceded by a Different Consonant, such as AuSTRalia, or mamMalia, or reGalia, or the two words I use in this limerick:
If you happen to read latrinalia,
You won’t find any sesquipedalia,
You’ll see swear words and gripes
Writ by marginal types,
But no poems inspired by Thalia.
Tags: Language Humor, Language Limerick, Rhyming Humor, Rhyming Limerick, Writing & Publishing Humor, Writing Limerick
Posted in Language Humor, Limericks, Writing & Publishing Humor | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, August 31st, 2022
Since Wordsmith’s “Word of the Day” today is “Hotheaded,” I decided to use it in a limerick:
A hotheaded fellow named Hugh
Was irked by a huge check-out queue.
To disperse the long line
He yelled “Gun!” — the damn swine.
He wears stripes now; “lines” up the wazoo!
Tags: Clothing Humor, Clothing Limerick, Gun Humor, Gun Limerick, Hotheaded, Language Humor, Lines Humor, Lines Limerick, Prison Humor, Prison Limerick, Queues Humor, Stripes, Word of the Day, WordSmith, WOTD
Posted in Clothing Humor, Crime & Punishment Humor, Guns & Safety Humor, Language Humor, Legal & Lawyer Humor, Limericks, Word of the Day | Comments Off on Hotheaded Hugh (Limerick)
Wednesday, August 24th, 2022
A mother-to-be gave a shiver.
Her whole body was soon all-aquiver.
She sobbed: “As predicted,
My diet’s restricted.
Doc told me it’s time to de-liver.”
Tags: Confusion Humor, Confusion Limerick, Diet Humor, Diet Limerick, Food Humor, Food Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Maternity Humor, Maternity Limerick, Miscommunication Humor
Posted in Communication Humor, Food & Drink Humor, Language Humor, Limericks | Comments Off on The Confused Mom-To-Be (Limerick)
Thursday, July 21st, 2022
The WordleBot’s frequently callous
And when rating my play displays malice.
It shows frequent ill will;
Credits luck, rarely skill.
So it MUST have a miniscule phallus.
A Wordle solution in three
Brings me joy, so I’ll murmur: “Yay, me!”
Then I check with the Bot,
Who reviews what I got
And dispels any feelings of glee.
When I (rarely) solve Wordle in two,
All I get is a snide “Whoop Dee Doo!”
What’s it take for a pat
On the back from that rat?
This goes on too much longer? I’ll sue!
Tags: Games Humor, Games Limerick, Language Humor, Language Humour, Language Limerick, New York Times Humor, Puzzles Humor, Puzzles Limerick, Word Games, Word Usage Humor, Wordle, WordleBot
Posted in Games Humor, Language Humor, Limericks | 1 Comment »
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 | Comments Off on A Recipe For Trouble (Limerick)
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)
