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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

QuadriSpoon

fishing lure that's hot to trot : bobber, rarin' ::
ne'er content with graft he's got : robber baron ::
clip cute colleen's locks -- a lot : bob our Erin ::
loot Melania's kid (the twat) : rob her Barron

Sunday, December 4, 2022

Arrays: "Broadsheet Daily" (some materials: a work in progress)

 



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Title Logotype




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Saturday, December 3, 2022

Arrays: All Weathers


Arrays: All Weathers 

ABC of illustrated climate terms
(related verses also available)

Images of details to come

#2 pencil on copy paper 
glued to foam core


Arrays: Boo! An Illustrated Alphabet of Alarms .

 

Arrays: Boo! An Illustrated Alphabet of Alarms

Images
with rhyming  couplets
(related verses also 
available)

Images of details to come 

Fine-point Pentel on photocopy paper glued to 
foam core

Shown with hands for size reference

Friday, December 2, 2022

Arrays: "When 'Shit' Hits 'Fan'"


Arrays: "When 'Shit' Hits 'Fan'" 

Nine illustrated anagrams 

Chemical marker on photocopy paper 

8½" x 8½" 

Arrays: Adjectival Degrees


Arrays: Adjectival Degrees 

Illustrated wordplay 

Chemical marker on photocopy paper 

8½" x 11"

Arrays: Eggsposures

 

Arrays: Eggsposures

Illustrated egg puns arrayed in a dozen columns and a baker's dozen rows  

Shown adjacent to artist for size reference

Images of detailed views to come 

Chemical markers and colored pencils on photocopy paper taped to foam core

39½" x 59½"

A work in progress


Spoons, Double Spoons & Extended Spoons

telling brownies, "You're a bore!" : fairy slights :: 
e-waste issues...? Tell me more : SERI* flights :: 
wins by KO...? 44! : Larry's* fights
     * Sustainable Electronics Recycling International
     * Pro boxer Larry Holmes
 
gives your av'rage Saxon hopes : Robin's merry band ::
swarmin' -- grabbin' gyroscopes : mobbin' Sperry Rand 

to get myself a proper smoke, I'd sojourn where it's hot : 
I'd walk a mile for a Camel ::
I'd use whatever time it takes to seal that crack for Spot : 
I'd caulk awhile for a mammal

Jesus tells disciples so : "This is my body" ::
wed Bythoddy years ago : Mrs. Bythoddy 

Thursday, December 1, 2022

Ask Not, Dr. Spooner, Whence Fresh Holoalphabetic Sentences Come

     The Exegesis 

Several slices of smoked salmon display flushed 
grimaces as they are removed from the buffet table 
after their unsuccessful attempt at a 5-K run. 

     The Spoonerized Pangram 

The brick-frown lox dump'd over a "quazy" jog.

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

My Dinner With Vlady (Xmas 2022)

 

Vladimir's Twelve Days of Isthmus or 24 Queries Concerning a Crescendoing Putin Cupidity

     Recitation of this text is, of course, quite alright, 
but the full effect might best be achieved through song.
I believe you are familiar with the tune.

On the first day, which isthmus 
does Vlad annex with glee...?
In Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the second day, which isthmuses 
prompt Vlad's "Absorb 'em...? Let's!"...?
Isthmus Olonets...
and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the third day, which isthmuses 
shall Poot now set upon...?
Heptastadion...
Isthmus Olonets...
and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the fourth day, which isthmuses 
will Poohtin now harpoon...?
Isthmus o' La Dune...
Heptastadion...
Isthmus Olonets...
and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the fifth day, which isthmuses 
will prove Grasputin's pawn...?
Isth-...
     mus 
          Aaav-...
     aaah-...
lonnnnnn...
Isthmus o' La Dune...
Heptastadion...
Isthmus Olonets...
and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the sixth, of which isthmuses 
will Poohtie ne'er let go...?
Portas do Cerco...
Isth-...
     mus 
          Aaav-...
     aaah-...
lonnnnnnn...
Isthmus o' La Dune...
Heptastadion...
Isthmus Olonets...
and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the seventh, on which isthmuses 
will Vlad a bead now draw...?
Isthmus of Kra...
Portas do Cerco...
Isth-...
     mus 
          Aaav-...
     aaah-...
lonnnnnnn...
Isthmus o' La Dune...
Heptastadion...
Isthmus Olonets...
and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the eighth day, which isthmuses 
lie well within Vlad's reach...?
Sere Chesil Beach...
Isthmus of Kra...
Portas do Cerco...
Isth-...
     mus 
          Aaav-...
     aaah-...
lonnnnnnn...
Isthmus o' La Dune...
Heptastadion...
Isthmus Olonets...
and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the ninth day, on which isthmuses 
will grasping hands Vlad put...?
Istmo de Chubut...
Sere Chesil Beach...
Isthmus of Kra...
Portas do Cerco...
Isth-...
     mus 
          Aaav-...
     aaah-...
lonnnnnnn...
Isthmus o' La Dune...
Heptastadion...
Isthmus Olonets...
and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the tenth day, which isthmuses 
a grab for will Vlad make...?
Nahuel Huapi Lake...
Istmo de Chubut...
Sere Chesil Beach...
Isthmus of Kra...
Portas do Cerco...
Isth-...
     mus 
          Aaav-...
     aaah-...
lonnnnnnn...
Isthmus o' La Dune...
Heptastadion...
Isthmus Olonets...
and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the eleventh day, which isthmuses 
won't wait until mañana...?
Mel island, Paraná...
Nahuel Huapi Lake...
Istmo de Chubut...
Sere Chesil Beach...
Isthmus of Kra...
Portas do Cerco...
Isth-...
     mus 
          Aaav-...
     aaah-...
lonnnnnnn...
Isthmus o' La Dune...
Heptastadion...
Isthmus Olonets...
and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the twelfth day, which isthmuses 
will, "annex'd," cap Vlad's guile...?
Catalina Isle...
Mel island, Paraná...
Nahuel Huapi Lake...
Istmo de Chubut...
Sere Chesil Beach...
Isthmus of Kra...
Portas do Cerco...
Isth-...
     mus 
          Aaav-...
     aaah-...
lonnnnnnn...
Isthmus o' La Dune...
Heptastadion...
Isthmus Olonets...
and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?



     Footnotes or If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Panama
 
1. An isthmus connecting the Taitao Peninsula with Chile 
2. An isthmus between Lake Onega and Lake Ladoga in Russia.
3. A causeway linking Pharos Island to Alexandria in Egypt.
4. Aka Miquelon-Langlade.
5. A large peninsula in the southeast of Newfoundland.
6. Land separating Macau from mainland China.
7. An isthmus connecting the Malay Peninsula to mainland Asia.
8. A tombolo connecting the Isle of Portland to UK's Dorset coast.
9. Istmo Carlos Ameghino in Argentina's Chubut Province.
10. Quetrihue Isthmus in Argentina's Nahuel Huapi Lake.
11. The Isthmus at Nova Brasilia.
12. Even in the U S of A.

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