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Category Archives: Humor
International Lefthanders Day
To be hated cordially, is only a left-handed compliment. – Herman Melville ___________________________ Today is International Left-Handers Day.
Posted in Humor
Tagged Discrimination against left-handed people, International Lefthanders Day, Leftist Indignation
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A Poem by Jack Prelutsky on His Birthday
Jack Prelutsky was born September 8, 1940, in Brooklyn, NY. American poet and singer-songwriter, most often writing for children, he has published over 50 poetry collections. Before becoming a writer, he worked odd jobs including driving a cab, moving furniture, … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Poetry
Tagged Birthday, Cheese, If Not for the Cat, Jack Prelutsky, U.S. Children’s Laureate
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Why We Oppose Votes for Men – a Poem from 1915
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942) was born on July 28, 1874, in Staten Island, New York. She was an American poet, novelist, screenwriter, satirist, and feminist. The New York Tribune published a series of her wonderful satirical poems lambasting the objections … Continue reading
He Tells Her that the Earth is Flat
There are a growing number of people who give the same weight to opinions as they do to facts. And some of them can’t even see any difference between them. It’s disturbing, and dangerous, but also absurd, as Wendy Cope … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Poetry
Tagged Differences of Opinion, Fact vs Opinions, He Tells Her that the Earth is Flat, Wendy Cope
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G.K. Chesterton’s Birthday
May 29, 1874 – G.K. Chesterton born, English author, playwright, critic, poet, and philosopher; noted for his Father Brown mystery series. Chesterton attempted to break the poetic silence on the subject of cheese with a sonnet. I don’t find it to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheese, G.K. Chesterton, G.K. Chesterton’s Birthday, Sonnet to a Stilton Cheese
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Always Marry an April Girl
Ogden Nash (1902-1971) American humorous light verse poet who wrote well over 500 poems, one of the best- known and liked U.S. poets. He was born in Rye, NY, but his family moved frequently because of his father’s import-export business. … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Poetry
Tagged Always Marry an April Girl, National Poetry Month, Odgen Nash
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A Poem for Chopsticks Day
David Booth lives in Toronto, Ontario, and is a Professor Emeritus at OISE/University of Toronto. A bestselling author and renowned educator, he has written many poetry anthologies for young people, including ‘Til All the Stars have Fallen and Dr. Knickerbocker and Other Rhymes, … Continue reading
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Tagged A Poem for Chopsticks Day, Chopsticks Day, David Booth, Rhyming Chopsticks
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HAPPY FATHER’S DAY
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HAPPY FATHER’S DAY
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