Archive for the ‘Language Humor’ Category
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)
Friday, September 24th, 2021
Punctuation Day
questionable holiday
arrives without bang
Happy National Punctuation Day!
(I decided to provide that bang, after all.)
Tags: Bangs, Exclamation Marks, Grammar Haiku, Grammar Humor, Holiday Haiku, Language Satire, National Punctuation Day, Odd Holidays, Punctuation Haiku, Punctuation Humor, September Holidays, Writing & Publishing Humor
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Haiku & Senryu, Holiday Humor, Language Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Writing & Publishing Humor | Comments Off on Happy National Punctuation Day — September 24 (Haiku)
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)
Monday, September 20th, 2021
A man in the mood for a swim,
Who would frequently act on a whim,
Dove into a pool
From a tree; hurt his tool…
Vowed to stop going out on a limb.
Tags: Bawdy Humor, Bawdy Limerick, Diving Limerick, Idiom Humor, Idiom Limerick, Language Humor, Language Limerick, Swimming Humor, Tree Climbing, Tree Humor, Tree Limerick, Trees
Posted in Bawdy Limericks, Idiom Humor, Language Humor, Leisure Time Humor, Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Recreation & Fun Humor, Sports Humor | Comments Off on Whimsical Limerick
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 »
