Tuesday, January 17, 2017

A St. Jerome clerihew

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Irascible St. Jerome was justly noted for his biblical tome, but he was upset that no one would look at his vegetarian cook book.
Sunday, January 08, 2017

A Torricelli clerihew

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Evangelista Torricelli was fond of refried beans and jalapeno jelly. One of his lesser-known achievements was a way to measure frequen...
Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Tolkien's rediscovered "Noel"

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NOEL by J.R.R. Tolkien Grim was the world and grey last night: The moon and stars were fled, The hall was dark without song or light, Th...
Monday, December 26, 2016

Paladino Clerhiew

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Carl Paladino perhaps had too much vino. But even intoxication can't excuse his offensive First Couple rant. (Context: Buffalo...
Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Gilbert clerihew blackballing continues?

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Another issue of Gilbert arrived. None of my clerihews got in. Again. It used to be Gilbert regularly published some of my clerihew...
Sunday, September 25, 2016

Chesterton gets Clerihewed

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G. K. Chesterton would sometimes sit in the sun. His wife appreciated the cool glade his shadow made.
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Thursday, September 01, 2016

A prophetic clerihew

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Ezekiel was full of prophetic zeal. He was only wrong when it came to bets on the Browns and the Mets.
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Saturday, July 16, 2016

An alternative this election year - The American Solidarity Party

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This is a tough year for us politically when it comes to the Presidential campaign. Many of us find the candidates of the major political p...
Tuesday, July 05, 2016

A Tolkien Clerihew

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There was a side of J.R.R. Tolkien that was seldom seen. When he was by himself he'd sometimes dress as an elf.
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A Clerihew (Pope Pius)

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Pope Pius is a victim of bias. Only a closed-minded dope still thinks of him as "Hitler's pope."
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Another political clerihew (Trump)

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Donald Trump on the stump will almost always spout a platitude or something rude.
Sunday, November 08, 2015

A Ben Carson/Politico Clerihew

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Ben Carson never claimed he committed arson. That didn't stop Politico from reporting, "He may have, you know."
Friday, July 24, 2015

Planned Parenthood scandal clerihews

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Dr. Mary Gatter was coy and even joked amid the chatter, but her haggling over the price of a baby's heart or liver made me shiver. ...
Saturday, March 28, 2015

The Atlantic touts Saint Chesterton

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There is in the April issue of The Atlantic a wonderful piece (" A Most Unlikely Saint ") about the effort to have G. K. Chester...
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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Marquis de Sade/50 Shades clerihew

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A somber Marquis de Sade said with a knowing nod, "The wickedness of all my work fades before that woman's 50 Shades .
Thursday, November 27, 2014

Alice's Restaurant - Happy Thanksgiving!

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Happy Thanksgiving Thoughts From Chesterton

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I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. There is no such thing o...
Friday, September 26, 2014

Scarlet Letter Clerihews

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While it's true Hester Prynne committed a serious sin the Reverend Dimmesdale was guilty of the greater fail. Roger Chillingworth ...
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Monday, September 01, 2014

The vices of ISIS (clerihew)

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One of the aims of ISIS is eradicating Western sins and vices, except, of course, for a select few that they themselves like to do.
Wednesday, August 06, 2014

Putin-Rasputin - sure as shootin' (clerihew)

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There are rumors that Vladimir Putin somehow has ties to Rasputin. So it makes sense his followers shiver when Vlad takes a dip in a...
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