Tremendous Thrice-Monthly WORDPLAY May '18 #3

WORDPLAY post #117
Periodic postings of palindromes, Scramble-Town Maps (creative cartography), binomial phrases, verse, etc. 

HOT LINKS to collections of Classic/Goofy Palindromes #1,#2,#3

HOT LINKS: Review the entire collection of IMAGINARY NAMES for 

    ATLANTIC CANADA, and for WESTERN CANADA. 

HOT LINK to NEW WORLD PALINDROMES - complete series

FUN with IMPEACHMENT

WORDPLAY post #116

CREATIVE WORDPLAY involving anagrams and Scrambletown maps, and reviews of online poetry and song-lyrics

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PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, May 2018. Wordplay item #1 was updated from earlier posts in 2017. To start, you might want to review the blog "Disloyal States". 
  
1. Constituent Words

How many words of 4 letters or more can be made from the letters of ... 

         MENDACIOUS  ???

              EMOLUMENTS  ???

See the surprising lists of answers at the bottom of this blogpost.



2. Scrambletown Maps:
TOWNS SUPPORTING 
I-M-P-E-A-C-H-M-E-N-T 

Examples can be found in the earlier blog "Disloyal States".

The following maps show most of the possible entries for the Atlantic states:

3. Limericks About IMPEACHMENT

A: LIMERICKS POSTED ONLINE:      OEDILF.com 

Once you've entered the site, find the verse you want by scrolling down a bit and entering the WORD USED (e.g. 'impeachment'), or the LIMERICK APPROVED (e.g. '35900'). 

#35900 (2008) mephistopheles, re Nixon "Though the highest position was reached"

#24291 (2006) Mad Kane, re Bush/Cheney "I am blissful, contented, and happy"

#26587 (2007) Mad Kane, re Bush/Cheney "I beseech you, dear Congress, impeach"

#39409 (2007) SheilaB, re Nixon "The cover-up, massive, not teeny,"

#60860 (2010) skipjordan, re Bill Clinton "A president's intern got press"

#70913 (2011) Len Farano, re Bill Clinton "An aide took her duties too far"

#76018 (2012) MikeAq, re Bill Clinton "For Bill Clinton, Lewinski went dotty"

#98319 (2017) Giorgio Coniglio, re Donald Trump "Half the populace sadly keeps coping"

#99429 (2017) Len Farano, re Donald Trump "Much advice, but he's clearly unreachable"

4. Parody Song-Lyrics About IMPEACHMENT

(this section is a Work-In-Progress: Please check periodically for updates)

A: PARODY SONG-LYRICS POSTED ONLINE      AmIRight.com

"Bob Dylan vs Donald Trump" (2017) Michael Pacholek re Donald Trump

 [to the tune of "The Times They Are a-Changin' "]

"Bob Mueller's Song" (2017) Barry J. Mitchell re Donald Trump 

[to the tune of "King Herod's Song"]

"Impeachment Seems To Be The Hardest Word" (2018) Phil Alexander re Donald Trump 

[to the tune of "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word"]

Answers to puzzle #1

  Over 170 words. And that's no lie!

Continue the fun at 'MORE FUN WITH IMPEACHMENT'.

Enthralling Thrice-Monthly WORDPLAY Apr '18 #2

WORDPLAY post #110
Periodic postings of palindromes, Scramble-Town Maps (creative cartography), binomial phrases, occasional verse, etc.
EDITOR: Giorgio Coniglio 

HOT LINKS to collections of Classic/Goofy Palindromes #1,#2,#3

HOT LINKS: Review the entire collection of IMAGINARY NAMES for 
    ATLANTIC CANADA, and for WESTERN CANADA.  

HOT LINK to NEW WORLD PALINDROMES - complete series

#1. An ad: “Strap parts if I strap parts, Dana.” Don’s Ho                        

#2. Six axes. Mix a maxim. Sex axis.     Don’s Ho

#3. A dim or fond “No” from Ida.      Melonia

#4. Rise! Divide, sir.   Sarah Palindrome 

#5. Revenge? Slap pals, e.g.? Never!  Sarah

#6. A slim or fond “No” from Ilsa.  Pedro, the  Goofy ‘Dromer                #7. Ya! Deride to vote! Dire day.     Ed, the Derailed Liar                                                               

LEIGH MERCER'S PALINDROME WORKSHOP

A LIMERICK-BASED ANECDOTE 

LIMERICK VERSE:  Original verse composed by Giorgio Coniglio, November 2016, modified from the version accepted for publication by OEDILF.com, the online limerick dictionary.
ORIGINAL SONG: These verses can be sung to  the tune of "The Limerick Song", as in "The Flea and the Fly" (see sactoGranny's recording on YouTube here.). A blogpost on our song-lyrics site shows the ukulele chord-charts for this oeuvre.

BACKGROUND:

Leigh Mercer (1893-1977) was credited with the iconic palindrome, "A man, a plan, a canal, Panama." Mercer, an isolated British eccentric, worked during his lifetime at a variety of low-level jobs, and occasionally communicated with journals and contest organizers about wordplay and mathematical puzzles. After his death, notebooks filled with inventive palindromes were discovered, as described here. 

The lyrics describe an apocryphal workshop conducted by Mercer, during which the iconic canal palindrome is almost invented.

LEIGH'S PALINDROME WORKSHOP

Note: All italicized phrases except the first are legitimate palindromes.

Several of these have been reported for the first time by the author.

"A man + a plan, a canal —
Panacea: A palindrome, pal?"
My friend Leigh seemed contrite —
"No! The ending's not right.
Zeus sees Suez — that seems less lame, Mal."

"A man, a plan, IF final, Pan-
ama works, (like Name male pipe, lame man!)"
My friend Leigh looked uptight,
"No! It lacks enough bite.
It's ambiv'lent, like Nab, rob or ban."

"Amen + a pit, Ipanema"
(Voiced in Portuguese, with no disclaimer).
Leigh: "No! Tip-top pot pit
Is a much better fit,
But Amen! Icy cinema's lamer."

"A mar on a pan — a panorama:
Has poor scansion, but not such bad grammar".
Leigh groaned, "Dammit, I'm mad;
Stuff those phrases so bad;
No sir, prison — that warrants the slammer."

Tremendous Thrice-Monthly WORDPLAY Mar '18 #3

WORDPLAY post #106
Periodic postings of palindromes, Scramble-Town Maps (creative cartography), binomial phrases, limericks, etc. 

SONGLINK: For those readers who like poetry set to music: You can find lots of singable limerick-medleys and other spoofs on our sister blog "SILLY SONGS and SATIRE", such as this recent post. 

HOT LINKS: Review the entire collection of IMAGINARY NAMES for 

    ATLANTIC CANADA, and for WESTERN CANADA. 

HOT LINKS to collections of Classic/Goofy Palindromes #1,#2,#3

HOT LINK to NEW WORLD PALINDROMES - complete series

#1. Rise! Revere, sir.           Sarah Palindrome

#2. Nu? Fondle held. No fun.  Pedro, the Goofy‘ Dromer

#3. Revenge: stamp mats,e.g.? Never.   Sarah Palindrome

#4. Hair, a plan, a canal – pariah.    Ed, the Derailed Liar    

#5. Retap: tape pat, Pater.      Pedro, the Goofy ‘Dromer

#6. Elapses pale.                                  Sarah Palindrome

#7. No, in uneven union.                Ed, the Derailed Liar