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Friday, May 18, 2018

Equivocal Barbs: A Constrained Nonsense Rhyme

'Barbies' be equivocal. E.g., here's three plus three.  
One's Bobbie and the Riders of his (Benson's) B-Bar-B
Two's Zanzibar, between the Wami delta and the sea.  
Three's"Butcher" Barbie -- christened Klaus -- who's no one's cup of tea.  
Valeria Lukyanova’s four: human Barbie, she.  
Five's Donald Drumpf, who tweets the barb (he shuns the repartee).  
Six? Mike Pence walks into a bar because he needs to pee.  
Yes! 'Barbie's are equivocal. (Now, let's grab Arby's kea.*)
     * A kea is a species of New Zealand parrot. It appears Arby's
does, indeed, "have the meats" -- even the more exotic cuts.    

More '-yson' on the (Fruit)cake

One -son of Ty- is Neil de Grasse.
In suits by Blass, Neil, spouting sass,
brings artistry to science class.

One -son of Dy- is Michael Eric.
Mike, part prof, part Baptist cleric,
rings exchanges esoteric.

A second -son of Ty-, Mad Mike,
who lost his dad while yet a tyke,
enlists twin fists nigh iron-like.

And what of Freeman, -son of Dy-?
And what of Peabo, -son of Bry-?
My ‘-yson’ well’s run dry. Goodbye.

Hold That Line! A "Diet"ribe

In my spoon I imagine no sugar.
In my mug I imagine no milk.
On my plate I imagine no pasta,
only green leafy veg and its ilk.
Each “…imagine no…” proving successful
leaves me more the giraffe, less the swine.
Grant this wish, Divine Vish: a volition suffish
to maintain my “…imagine no…” line!

What Goes Around

  Actual hand smaller than appears.  Actual tie shorter than appears.  Actual club  shiftier  than appears.  Actual hair  way weirder than a...