News and Verse

Lines for the Day After Elections (II)

2012-11-07T07:16:00.001-05:00

LINES FOR THE DAY AFTER ELECTIONS (II)

Half against him, half were for him;
Half revile him, half adore him.
How you view the whole event,
Depends which half you represent.

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Dirty Quandary

2012-02-26T12:41:00.004-05:00

DIRTY QUANDARY

NEWSWIRE--A former anchorman’s lawsuit claims his contract was not renewed because he complained about unsanitary conditions at a TV station.

I’m now allergic to the evening news;
I need more Kleenex,

Tissue I can use.
My sinuses began to ooze, it’s a dirty quandary.

All that pancake from Max Factor, I would pat and smear,
‘Til the pictures that we took would

Make my skin look clear;
Infection now is in my ear, it’s a dirty quandary.

I thought that cleaning up with bleach might help me breathe at Five;
They suggested epinephrine,

With a shot in the thigh.
My eye has now revealed a sty, it’s a dirty quandary.

It’s a filthy operation, made me sneeze and sweat;
All the noses in the newsroom

Had been running wet.
Dust bunnies now rule the set, it’s a dirty quandary.

Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies,
Dirty little boxes,

When they said my goodbyes.
Did snitching hasten my demise? It’s a dirty quandary.

On the couch with my Nintendo, hope my suit might sting;
At it reaches a crescendo,

There’s new dirt to sling:
Just the sort of crap that’s king, it’s a dirty quandary.

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Chow Main

2011-08-30T08:19:00.003-04:00

CHOW MAIN

NEWSWIRE -- Urban search and rescue dogs are valued after disasters like hurricane Irene because they can search a city block in under an hour -- something that would take a human team all day.

Dogs are great,
Dogs are good.
Start their days with bowls of food.
By our hands
They must be fed:
Thumbs are gone, the way they bred.

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Pants Suit

2011-08-15T16:26:00.010-04:00

PANTS SUIT

NEWSWIRE--The government-seized clothing of a convicted Ponzi schemer has been repurposed as fabric for iPad covers.

As financial scandal lingers,
Through the countless courtroom dockets,
Comes a way to put our fingers
Into Bernie Madoff’s pockets.

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Tel Aviv Two-Step

2011-03-24T12:38:00.002-04:00

TEL AVIV TWO-STEP

NEWSWIRE -- Former Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin was photographed in Israel wearing a Jewish religious symbol on her necklace.

Daughter’s tango, mambo, samba,

Failed her as a TV favorite;

For which, mom just blamed Obama,

Dancing with the Star of David.

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Stork Reality

2010-04-10T17:32:00.000-04:00

STORK REALITY

NEWSWIRE--A Tennessee woman sent her seven-year-old adopted son on a one-way flight to Russia, saying she was returning him because he had psychological problems.

Upon delivery, parents learn
They've reached the point of no return.

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Hedging Your Bets

2010-03-08T08:11:00.001-05:00

HEDGING YOUR BETS

NEWSWIRE--A woman crashed her car while shaving her bikini area.

Looking like a bad toupee?
Chuck your keys and check the weather:
Hell should have its coldest day
Before you drive while grooming nether.

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I Fought the Bra

2010-02-26T12:08:00.002-05:00

I FOUGHT THE BRA

NEWSWIRE--A woman's silicone implants stopped a bullet when she was shot at close range with an assault rifle.

The shooter was shocked when his bullet was blocked
By a feature he couldn't have guessed:
His target's physician had made an addition
Enhanced by a bullet-proof breast.

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Wash Hands Before Leaving

2010-02-05T11:12:00.001-05:00

WASH HANDS BEFORE LEAVING

NEWSWIRE--A Toronto restaurant encourages patrons to "hook up" in its bathroom.

I'm puzzled by what to record in my journal
About our encounter last night at the urinal:
Whether porcelain skin warrants opus or ode
Or merely describes how they made the commode.

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In a Pig's Eye

2010-01-29T09:09:00.001-05:00

IN A PIG'S EYE

NEWSWIRE--Argentine president Cristina Fernandez says a better sex life comes from eating more pork.

If products porcine crack the code
For passion to awaken,
Then I'll need help to lug the load
When I bring home the bacon.

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Closed Door Hearing

2010-01-05T09:14:00.001-05:00

CLOSED DOOR HEARING

NEWSWIRE--(Headline in NY Post) Q-Tip Heiress Casey Johnson Dead at 30.

Since cotton tip swabbing has proved to be vital
For wax buildup sufferers to hear us,
Then shouldn't that betterment alter a title
And make one not heiress, but earess?

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Sight For Sore Eyes

2009-11-13T08:17:00.000-05:00

SIGHT FOR SORE EYES

NEWSWIRE--A new study shows cataract surgery does not promote age-related eye disease.

My optometrist succeeded,
Though wearing glasses, I had fought,
When Preparation H, I needed,
But Compound W, I got.

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Sinus Up

2009-10-20T11:26:00.001-04:00

SINUS UP

NEWSWIRE--Florida police officers say they failed to collect a bag of cocaine from a hotel room dresser after a training exercise for drug-sniffing dogs.

"The drugs have gone missing,"
One lawman reported.
"I bet we don't find them,"
Another one snorted.

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Hip Replacement

2009-10-09T08:59:00.001-04:00

HIP REPLACEMENT

NEWSWIRE--After just nine months in office, President Barack Obama has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

While with feet barely wet
And new billions in debt
And accomplishments so few might trouble you,
The group with the prize
Said their choice, a surprise,
Boiled down to one fact: he's not W.

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Somebody Bit on the Bay

2009-10-07T08:22:00.001-04:00

SOMEBODY BIT ON THE BAY

NEWSWIRE--South Florida is seeing a jump in the horse meat market, both legal, via butchers and restaurants, and illegal, through animals stolen and slaughtered.

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Horses down south
Are made into stew.

Violets are blue,
Roses are red,
The bifteck du jour
Might be Mister Ed.

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Mr. Ed

Bread Machine

2009-10-06T07:36:00.001-04:00

BREAD MACHINE

NEWSWIRE--Sarah Palin's new book "Going Rogue" became the #1 best seller at Amazon and Barnes and Noble just two days after it was announced.

That vocal tics, which some despise,
Have won her fans' complete affection,
Is proof that someone's polls can rise
From speaking with a yeast inflection.

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Second Harvest

2009-09-28T09:05:00.002-04:00

SECOND HARVEST

NEWSWIRE--To celebrate national coffee day, one shop is serving $20 per cup coffee, made from coffee beans found in animal droppings.

Though you're eager to brew
Beans that I might eschew,
I pray you'll still scorn
Hunting peanuts and corn.

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Brash Tax

2009-09-24T08:49:00.001-04:00

BRASH TAX

NEWSWIRE--Holding a yard sale could put you afoul of a new federal law which governs the sale of dangerous products. Penalties can reach $100,000.

I pay all my tolls and tariffs
On new goods, with check in hand.
Seeking more, the taxing sheriffs
Want their piece of secondhand.

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Burnt Sienna Memories

2009-09-22T12:34:00.001-04:00

BURNT SIENNA MEMORIES

NEWSWIRE--The first vaccine for H1N1 in the U.S. will be administered in a nasal spray.

As I'm dosed from a hose
That gets jammed up my nose
So a virus has something to prey on,

I remember the fact
That the last item packed
In a similar way, was a crayon.

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Morning Has Broken

2009-09-20T08:03:00.001-04:00

MORNING HAS BROKEN

NEWSWIRE--Top sleep researchers say humans sleep better without their spouses' company.

My day to sleep in was about to begin,
But it came to a sudden and bleak end;
My time on the dead side, cut short from the bedside,
When my wife's alarm rang on the weekend.

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One if Bifocal, Two if Bicuspid

2009-09-17T14:37:00.001-04:00

ONE IF BIFOCAL, TWO IF BICUSPID

NEWSWIRE--A blind woman has regained her sight after surgeons implanted one of her teeth in her eye as a base for a lens.

This pairing of the mouth and eye
Could benefit each day,
If I might make their link apply
To watching what I say.

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Silicone Valley

2009-09-15T12:28:00.001-04:00

SILICONE VALLEY

NEWSWIRE--A new surgical breast-enlargement technique uses for a breast-implant, the patient's own excess fat.

To bulge her blouse and stretch her sweaters
An inch or two in double-letters,
The resource they'll employ is fitting:
That treasure trove on which she's sitting.

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Roost Beef

2009-08-26T13:38:00.001-04:00

ROOST BEEF

NEWSWIRE--One of the largest freshman college classes in U.S. history is taking part in traditional fall "move-in" rites.

We're saddened, weepy and depressed,
While daughter wants to jump and whoop.
We dread the pending empty nest;
She's joyous, having flown the coop.

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Void Where Prohibited

2009-08-06T08:06:00.001-04:00

VOID WHERE PROHIBITED

NEWSWIRE--A campaign in Brazil hopes to help the rain forest by reducing toilet flushes. The "Go Green: Go in the shower" effort encourages an additional function for shower water.

The plumber polished his techniques,
To unclog, weld or snake one,
As shower drains where he'd fixed leaks
Were now the place to take one.

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Flesh Wound

2009-07-23T07:44:00.001-04:00

FLESH WOUND

NEWSWIRE--The Town Manager of Fort Myers Beach, Florida was fired after Town Council members learned his wife was a porn star.

His board sees no wrongs
In bikinis and thongs,
And, at Spring Break, they all know what goes on.
But the job he'd secured in
This town, strangely puritan,
Was revoked for a wife with no clothes on.

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