Posts Tagged ‘June Holidays’
Monday, June 11th, 2012
Today, June 11, is National Corn on the Cob Day.
Limerick Ode To National Corn On The Cob Day
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It’s Corn on the Cob Day today–
A fine dish for a summer buffet.
I’m guessing its gloss
Comes from firms that sell floss.
Do they secretly root for decay?
Tags: Corn On The Cob Day, Dental Floss, Dental Humor, Dentists, Flossing Humor, Food Humor, June Holidays, Odd Holidays, Teeth
Posted in Business Humor, Food & Drink Humor, Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Limericks, Odd Holidays | 3 Comments »
Thursday, May 31st, 2012
Brace yourself! I Love My Dentist Day is coming on June 2nd:
Limerick Ode to “I Love My Dentist Day”
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It seems “I Love My Dentist Day’s” here
On June 2, but I simply can’t cheer.
Toothless days like that bite!
I can take no delight
In a guy who spurs fear with his gear.
(You might also enjoy my Dental Deal and my Biting Limerick.)
UPDATE: Happy National Toothache Day! (celebrated yearly on February 9th) And happy Dentists Day! (celebrated yearly on March 6th)
Tags: Dental Humor, Dentistry, Dentists Day, February Holidays, Health & Medical Humor, I Love My Dentist Day, June Holidays, March Holidays, Medical Humor, National Toothache Day, Pain, Teeth
Posted in Health & Medical Humor, Holiday Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Professions Humor | 8 Comments »
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
When I went to school a zillion years ago, using Pi was a given in math class. So I was astonished to learn that some mathematicians favor using Tau instead. What’s the difference? While Pi’s value is 3.14 plus an endless bunch of post-decimal digits, Tau’s value is double Pi at 6.28 (plus its own post-decimal digits*.) And while Pi is celebrated on March 14th, math fans commemorate Tau on June 28th.
I figured that since I’ve already written Pi a limerick ode in its honor, Tau deserves the same treatment:
Mathematical Cat Fight (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It seems Pi has a challenger — Wow!
The name of its rival is Tau!
Its value is twice
That of Pi — oh how nice!
“2 Pi R” becomes “Tau R.” Meow!
Happy Tau Day!
* Edited for clarity.
Tags: Arithmetic, Celebrations Poetry, Education & School Humor, June 28th, June Holidays, Math Humor, Mathematics Poem, Pi, Tau
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Education & School Humor, Holiday Humor, Limericks, Seasons Humor | 19 Comments »
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
I’ll bet you didn’t know about this week’s most important holiday: Take Your Dog To Work Day. It’s celebrated each year on the first Friday after Father’s Day, so this year it falls on June 24th.
While I’m a big fan of Take Your Parents To Work Day, the thought of an office full of canines gives me pause.
But some people seem to like it, so I’ve written them a limerick:
Happy Take Your Dog To Work Day!
By Madeleine Begun Kane
I thought bringing your canine to work
A superb way to look like a jerk.
But I’m wrong off the bat:
Take your dog (not your cat)
To your workplace — a holiday perk.
Tags: Animal Verse, Canine Humor, Career Poem, Dog Verse, June Holidays, Take Your Dog To Work Day, Workplace Poetry
Posted in Animal & Pet Humor, Limericks, Workplace & Career Humor | 10 Comments »
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
Father’s Day Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
“Do not argue with me,” said the dad
To his son, who was making him mad.
“You are too disputatious,
Your point is fallacious,
And…” “Huh?” said the four-year-old lad.
Tags: Argument Verse, Dads Limerick, Family & Relatives Humor, Father's Day Humor, June Holidays, Parenthood Humor, Parenting Humor
Posted in Family & Relatives Humor, Family Verse, General, Holiday Humor, Mothers & Fathers Humor | 5 Comments »
Friday, June 3rd, 2011
Tomorrow, June 4th, is our 33rd wedding anniversary. So here’s an anniversary limerick for my wonderful husband, Mark Kane:
Wedding Anniversary Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It’s the fabulous 4th, so let’s cheer
Cuz the day we got married is here.
And to add to our mirth,
It’s the date of the birth
Of Aesop … though not the same year.
Tags: Aesop's Fables, Celebrations Poetry, Husband Wife Limerick, June Holidays, Marriage Limerick, Wedding Anniversary Limerick, Wedding Humor
Posted in Family & Relatives Humor, Family Verse, Holiday Humor, Limericks, Marriage Humor | 10 Comments »
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Dear Prattlers
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Dear prattlers, I beg you — stop talking.
If you don’t, I’ll escape. Watch — I’m walking.
I have pains in each joint,
As I wait for your point.
Oh my no! It’s insurance you’re hawking?
Update: June 28 is National Insurance Awareness Day.
Tags: Bores, Insurance Humor, June Holidays, Letter Poems, National Insurance Awareness Day, Odd Holidays, Prattle, Talkative, Theme Thursday, Write A Letter Wednesday
Posted in Anxiety & Stress, Behavior & Personality, Communication Humor, Insurance Humor, Letter Limericks, Limericks, Odd Holidays | 11 Comments »
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
I’m not exactly a sports aficionado. But I’m guessing it’s safe to presume that most games are expected to be noisy.
Apparently, though, South African soccer fans take such noise to a new ear-piercing level, enthusiastically blowing vuvuzelas in the stadiums. What’s a vuvuzela? Well, I know from oboes, but not from vuvuzelas. However, I’ve just learned they’re cacophonous, droning, deafening horns (blown like a brass instrument) that are driving TV World Cup viewers insane.
Vive Vuvuzelas? Please, No! (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Attempting to watch World Cup soccer?
Then you’re likely to go off your rocker:
Vuvuzelas abound
With their loud, droning sound.
They are deafening. Help! Need a blocker!
Tags: Brass Players, Football Humor, Hearing Loss, June Holidays, Musical Instruments, Noise Humor, Soccer Fans, Soccer Stadiums, South Africa, Sports Humor, Television Limerick, Vuvuzela, World Cup
Posted in Anxiety & Stress, Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Limericks, Mental Health Humor, Music Humor & Verse, Sports Humor, Television (TV) Humor | 9 Comments »
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
My husband Mark and I had a wonderful time celebrating our 32nd wedding anniversary on Friday, June 4th in Manhattan. We saw a Broadway play — Ken Ludwig’s hilarious Lend Me A Tenor, which was directed by Stanley Tucci. (There’s more about the play in my two-verse limerick.) We also dined at Nocello and enjoyed attempting to dance the rumba at the Marriott Marquis’ Broadway Lounge.
And now, my limerick:
The Tenor Of Our Anniversary
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Hubby Mark and I partied last night.
(It’s been thirty-two years of delight.)
Saw a great Broadway play.
What a heavenly way
To celebrate marriage just right!
Shaloub and LaPaglia star.
(Both are Tony’s — you know who they are.)
Justin Bartha stars too.
We kept laughing on cue
At Lend Me A Tenor. Har, har!
Tags: Broadway Comedy, Holiday Poetry, Husband Wife Humor, June Holidays, Justin Bartha, Ken Ludwig, Lend Me A Tenor, New York City Verse, Stanley Tucci, Theater Review, Tony LaPaglia, Tony Shaloub, Wedding Anniversary Limerick
Posted in Celebrations Poetry, Celebrity Humor, Entertaining New Yorkers, Holiday Humor, Leisure Time Humor, Limericks, Marriage Humor, New York Limericks & Haiku, Night On The Town, Personal, Public Figures, Theater Reviews | 4 Comments »
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Ode To A Grudge-Holding Judge
By Madeleine Begun Kane
There once was a federal judge
Who was famous for holding a grudge.
But his clerk found a way
To get him to say,
“I forgive you.” She bribed him with fudge.
UPDATE: I just found out that June 16th is National Fudge Day. Enjoy!
Tags: Bribe, Forgiveness, Judge Humor, Judiciary, June Holidays, Legal Limerick, National Fudge Day, Odd Holidays, Writing Prompts
Posted in Apology Humor, Behavior & Personality, Food & Drink Humor, Holiday Humor, Legal & Lawyer Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Poetry & Prompts | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Toying With Kites (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The sight of a kite in the sky
Is delightful and lovely, so why
Is it quite impolite
To say, “Go fly a kite!”
This idiom just doesn’t fly.
Don’t forget to celebrate Go Fly A Kite Day every June 15th. (It’s believed to be the anniversary of Ben Franklin’s 1752 kite experiment.)
(You can find more of my outdoor sports humor here.)
Tags: Ben Franklin, Idiom Humor, June Holidays, Kite Experiment, Kite Flying, Language Satire, Outdoors Verse, Science, Sports Limerick
Posted in Hobbies Humor, Language Humor, Leisure Time Humor, Outdoors Humor, Recreation & Fun Humor, Science Humor, Sports Humor, Wordplay | 6 Comments »
Sunday, June 10th, 2007
I love animals, so I can understand why pet owners sometimes get a bit carried away. But this takes the kibble:
Yoga for What???
By Madeleine Begun Kane
There is yoga for doggies, I swear—
Caught a canine-filled class on the air;
Watched the owners and pets
Stretch and pose in their sweats—
Cosmic moolah they must have to spare.
UPDATE: Happy “International Yoga Day!” (June 21)
UPDATE 2: I finally have proof that I didn’t make dog yoga (doga) up.
Tags: Canine Humor, Canine Yoga, Dog Humor, Dog Owners, Dog Yoga, Doga, International Day of Yoga, International Yoga Day, June Holidays, Pet Owners, World Yoga Day
Posted in Animal & Pet Humor, Leisure Time Humor, Limericks, New Age Humor, Recreation & Fun Humor, Social Satire | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006
Tasty Verse (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
There are folks who like food rather bland,
In which all trace of flavor’s been banned.
But if I had my wishes,
They’d serve fiery dishes
In ev’ry last joint in the land.
UPDATE: June 10th is National Herbs And Spices Day.
Tags: Bland Food, Flavor Fiery Food, Food Humor, Hot Food, June Holidays, National Herbs And Spices Day, Odd Holidays, Restaurant Humor, Spicy Food
Posted in Food & Drink Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays | 2 Comments »
