Before today I never heard of a 'Clerihew.'
("If you do, you're going to have to clean it up"!)
According to the National Day Calendar:
"the Clerihew is defined by a set of rules. It must contain four lines, rhyming couplets of AA/BB, a person's name in the first line, say something about that person and it should be humorous. It is meant to be a funny poem." An example:
Nelly Belly ha ha
Danced to Lady GaGa
Fell on her bum
Cried in her rum
Maybe it's just me. But this example didn't prompt me to crack a smile. Perhaps it's a case of, 'you had to be there'?
Anyway! Terri's invited us to try our hand. Before my head explodes ...
Myra? Mevely? Whichever!
I'm not especially clever
I strive for brevity
But settle for a wee bit of levity
Nelly Belly ha ha
Danced to Lady GaGa
Fell on her bum
Cried in her rum
Maybe it's just me. But this example didn't prompt me to crack a smile. Perhaps it's a case of, 'you had to be there'?
Anyway! Terri's invited us to try our hand. Before my head explodes ...
Myra? Mevely? Whichever!
I'm not especially clever
I strive for brevity
But settle for a wee bit of levity
Moving right along, OK? OK!
Terri's invited us to share a little of our week:
I learned something new the other day.
My BF was relaying a story of a mutual friend's job-hunting experience - which had included a typing test.
D's follow-up phone interview began like this:
"Well, I can tell you're old."
(Whaaaa? Yes, really.)
Turns out, the interviewer immediately noticed that D had put two spaces between her sentences … the way we were taught in high school. Somewhere along the way, we missed the memo (that) that's become a no-no.
Aug 12, 2014 - Unless you are typing on an actual typewriter, you no longer have to put two spaces after a period. Or a question mark. Or an exclamation point. The rule applies to all end punctuation.
(BTW, our friend was offered the job but turned it down.)
Other than that!
The bottom of my throat began to feel sand-papery a few days ago. By yesterday it had segued to a full-fledged Summer cold, and most of today I spent horizontal.
On a lighter note!
I've learned there's nothing anyone can do about the weather. But, too, there's humor to be found in almost every situation. For instance, this 'recipe' shared on Facebook by our local Chief Meteorologist:
AN ALABAMA SUMMER DAY
Serves 4.9 million
Serves 4.9 million
INGREDIENTS
1 cup clouds
8 cups blistering sunshine
10 cups overwhelming humidity
10 cups heat
1 cup scattered thunderstorms
5 cups cool, comfortable air
1 cup clouds
8 cups blistering sunshine
10 cups overwhelming humidity
10 cups heat
1 cup scattered thunderstorms
5 cups cool, comfortable air
DIRECTIONS
First, take the 5 cups of cool, comfortable air. Put them in an airtight container and set them aside. You won’t use these until October.
First, take the 5 cups of cool, comfortable air. Put them in an airtight container and set them aside. You won’t use these until October.
Then, in a large bowl, blend the rest of the ingredients together until you reach the consistency of pea soup.
Boil the combination in a stock pot. After reaching a rolling boil, let it cool to an uncomfortably hot temperature that will stop just short of giving you third-degree burns. Pick up the pot and pour it over your head.
Repeat several times throughout the day, each day, until the end of September.
It's all good! Stay safe!
Hugs, Myra
Hugs, Myra
