Originally Posted by _Shannon_
Oh Shannon.
I think you surpassed me.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
LOL! Somehow I don't think that'd win in a magazine....
Great - and then there's this joke:
President Clinton was about to play a round of golf with some friends. As they got ready to tee off, he removed his jacket. Stuck to his upper left arm, was a pair of silk panties. Nobody in the group had enough nerve to ask about it, so they played the entire eighteen holes as usual. The panties remained stuck to Clinton’s arm.
When the game was completed, and they were having a drink at the club, one of the group got up enough courage to ask:
"Mr. President, what's the story on those panties you have stuck to your arm?"
"It's a patch,” Clinton answered. “I'm trying to quit."
"You must be the change you want to see in the world." Gandhi
Rofl!!
Depends on the magazine. Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler, etc.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
Well- I only read Playboy for the articles...
Just a quick reminder that the deadline for submitting
a clerihew for the current form poem contest is
July 9
July 9 -- less than one week from today -- is the deadline for entries in the "Clerihew" contest.
Here's my entry:
Miss Amy Winehouse
lives with Bert, a fine louse.
In her backcombed nest of hair
is his lair.
O schaurig ists übers Moor zu gehn,
wenn es wimmelt vom Heiderauche,
sich wie Phantome die Dünste drehn
und die Ranke häkelt am Strauche.
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797 - 1843) (see avatar) Der Knabe im Moor/The Lad in the Moor
Last Chance to post an entry in the Clerihew contest!
Barring a crash from my PC -- or yours truly -- the winner will be announced on National Clerihew Day -- Thursday,
July 10, 2008.
So get those Clerihews posted!
Bravo! for Edmund Hillary,
conquered the Big Chill for he,
unlike those forsaking want for need,
achieved his lifelong quest indeed.
Strike a pose Madonna
Some people call you bwana
Near fifty you're still surgin'
Just not quite like a virgin.
I'm in love with The Vinegar Man and Mr. Tanner, but be careful, it could just as easily be you.
"If you're going to write you better have somewhere to come from." Flannery O'Connor
Happy Clerihew Day, everybody!
I never thought that I'd ever have anything in common with Red Sox manager Terry Francona, but bringing his team to a World Series victory last year carried with it a responsibility -- of managing the AL team in this year's All-Star Game. So for me, it was an honor to have the privilege of picking the form for the current contest, but also the very difficult responsibility of choosing the winner!
Thanks so much to all of you for submitting entries, which varied from truly "historical" figures such as Charlemagne
to fictional characters, such as Sherlock Holmes, to current
celebs. Everyone is a winner to me.
But-- here goes. Pendragon and Virgil get SPECIAL COMMENDATION for quantity. Pen showed his poetic virtuosity by posting (in a separate thread) a clerihew for every single American President. Virgil has a blog full of funny, yet risque, clerihews. (Mr. Clerihew himself reminds me of a late Victorian, so wherever he is, he's blushing while he laughs at his namesake quatrains by Virgil.)
First Runner-UP -- The very funny clerihew about Einstein
by QIMISSUNG
And the winner is. . .
Ampoule!
As the winner, Ampoule gets to choose the form for the next contest, and also the difficult task of choosing the next winner.
Thanks again, everyone, for writing your entertaining verses. Mr. Clerihew would be very proud.
(PS -- I called him Mr. Clerihew because we don't call his poems "Bentleys." And I have no idea of what kind of auto he drove.)
Last edited by AuntShecky; 07-11-2008 at 12:35 PM. Reason: To add a PS
Oh nooooooo! I mean....thank you but oh noooooo. Now I have to get in shape, I mean form! I have to pick a form and as those of you who know me know (know me know me know...a little Strangers in the Night) I have absolutely no form. But I will try my best to hold up my end...wait! That doesn't sound right.
Sincerely Auntie, I am very honored that you would choose my Clerihew. Thank you so much. And Happy Clerihew Day to you too!
A woman of words that Aunt Shecky
Knows forms like the back of her necky
Asked what will they do with this Clerihew
Judging done hoots tu-whit tu-whoo!
I'll be back.
I'm in love with The Vinegar Man and Mr. Tanner, but be careful, it could just as easily be you.
"If you're going to write you better have somewhere to come from." Flannery O'Connor
Mind-blowing, madame ampoule.
.
...the smell of flowers through metal labyrinths.
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