The MEANINGFUL LIFE as Revealed in PALINDROMES

Philosophical Discussion with Examples

ORIGINAL DISCUSSION: These comments on life were modified from and re-organized in relation to a discussion thread on the parody-lyrics website AmIRight.com 

EDITOR: Giorgio Coniglio, December, 2016. 

THE MEANINGFUL LIFE AS

 REVEALED BY PALINDROMES

(all palindromes are italicized)

STEPS for a BALANCED LIFE

A) GENERAL LIFE CONDUCT

1. Live not on evil. 

2. Draw putrid dirt upward.

3. Don't nod.

4. Yawn a more Roman way. 

5. Step on no pets.

6. Rise. Revere, sir.

7. Name man's name, man.

8. Revenge: slap pals e.g.? Never!

9. Less evasion. 'No' is a vessel.

10. Draw no test. Set onward.

11. Re hypocrisy: as I say sir, copy her.

12. Nap not on pan.

13. "To last, I remedy my demerits a lot." (Stephen Wagner)



B) EAT PROPERLY

1. Sup not on pus.

2. No melon, no lemon.

3. Stir grits. 

4. Nip in if I nip in.

5. Ate plate: ewe et al. - PETA.

6. Desserts stressed.

7. Wontons? Not now.


C) ATTEND TO ONE'S PHYSICAL NEEDS

1. Amen, icy cinema.

2. Amen: enamor a Roman enema.

3. Elope, else sleep. Olé !

D) ATTEND TO ONE'S SOCIAL NEEDS

1. Burrow or rub.

2. Puff up. 

3. Strap on no parts.

4. Doomed: un-nude mood.

E) AVOID DISTRACTING ISSUES AND EXCESSES

1. Sex at noon taxes.

2. Cigar? Toss -- it is so tragic.

3. Sex at my gym taxes. 

4. God no! Pin taco-catnip on dog?

5. Pure, boss is. Sober up!

6. Pull up if I pull up.

7. Solo gigolos.

MAJOR PHILOSOPHIC QUESTIONS

A) The Nature of the Universe


1. Do geese see God?

2. May a moody baby doom a yam?

3. Won't lovers revolt now?

4. P.m. or a.m.?  God's time emits dogma-romp.

5. Model truth? Turtledom.

5. Are we not drawn onward to new era? 

B) One's Personal Role

1. Roy, am I mayor?

2. I, man, am regal? Live villager-man am I. 

3. Madam, in Eden I'm Adam. 

4. Ev, love did evolve.

5. Bonsai-man, "Am I a snob?"



C) The Nature of Perception

1. Was it a car or a cat I saw?

2. Was it a bar or a bat I saw?

3. Was it Eliot's toilet I saw?

4. Was it a man on a mat I saw?

5. Warsaw was raw?

6. Poop: sides reversed is 'poop'. 

D) Good and Evil

1. Do Good's deeds -- do, O God.

2. No! Evil's deeds live on.

3. Do Good's deeds live on? No, Evil's deeds do. O, God!

4. Do gonads' deeds live on?  No, Evil's deeds, Dan. O, God!     

5a) No devil's god-dogs lived on. b) No! Evil's tenets live on.

6. Do go! Go to Togo. God! 

7. Nooses reverse soon.

E) On Selflessness

1. Ma is as selfless as Dad. Dad's as selfless as I am. 

2. Leon's as selfless as Eva; Dave's as selfless as Noel. 

3. Pass as selfless as sap. 


F) Sin, Confession and Redemption

 

1. Dennis sinned.

2. Dennis and Edna sinned.

3. Dennis, Enid and Nadine sinned.   etc.

  

1. Dennis: "I sinned."

2. Dennis: "Nell, Edna, I and Ellen sinned."

3. Dennis: "Nell, Edna, Noel, I, Leon and Ellen sinned."

1. Dennis, Rod, Enid and Edna dined or sinned. 

2. Dennis never even sinned.

3. Sin, if ... ...  FINIS.

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As of July 20, 2025, there are 2,000 unique entries available on the daily blog, displaying individual poems (often illustrated) and wordplay, but also with some photo-collages and parody song-lyrics. 

Most of the key elements, such as this one, are also assembled here on "Edifying Nonsense" in topic-based collections.

The "Daily" format, a formidable mix of genres, also has the advantage of including song-lyrics, videos and other material that are not shown here on this topic-based blog.

MAY 15 '24: Poetic NON-SEQUITURS, third grouping

 

 The present blogpost is a continuation of 'POETIC NON-SEQUITURS, as posted on this blog May 15, 2022 (first grouping),  and May 15, 2023 (second grouping).

previous poetic posts (Note that captions are available for poems displayed on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" after January, 2024).

(first grouping): adolescence, almost Kosher, artistic weightlifting, bush plane, charity auction, close quarters.

(second grouping): cumulative songs, demolition, dishwasher, doggy bag, epistaxis, ESL.

CURRENT CONTENTS (third grouping):
Far-flung family

Gavel, judge's
Gifted children
Greeting in Spanish
Ground down
Having the audacity

Authors' Note: For educators, giftedness, e.g. in intellectual abilities, implies an ability significantly above average that motivates differences in school programming. For gifted children, social isolation from the majority of their age-peers is a major problem in their development and maturation. Various educational theories and practices abound in attempting to deal with this problem. 

These collections are arranged pretty much alphabetically. If you want to see the fourth grouping of poetic non-sequiturs click HERE.

MAY 5 '24: Still More Collected "LIMERRHOIDS" (oversized limericks with C-rhyme extensions)

 The contentious concept of extending limerick verses by adding a pair of C-line rhymes (and occasionally even D-line rhymes) to the standard A- and B-line rhymes was introduced by the groundbreaking work of Irish limericist Seamus O'Malley, as discussed in a blogpost HERE. 

  To assist readers' further understanding of this issue, the extension results in an elegant non-standard 7-line verse, which we have called a "LIMERRHOID". One should take care, however, as not all 7-line limericks are the result of applying O'Malley's modification. Care must be taken not to confuse this process with the less rigorous addition of extra A- or B-rhyme lines, that result in a "Run-On Limerick".

  In a follow-up post, HERE, we displayed our earlier work on the limerrhoid as disciples of O'Malley. Much to our surprise, we have prevailed over skeptical critics and editors at the collaborative website OEDILF (Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form), with  completion of their rigorous editing process, and online publication of most of the limerrhoids in this earlier opus. 

  In the current post, we are displaying some of our more recent work on limerrhoids on a variety of topics. For the most part, our novel verses have not yet (February 2024) completed the process of rigorous multi-editor review at OEDILF, but we will note changes below as developments occur.   

final approval for poetry publication at the OEDILF collaborative writing site:

 (this list shows the defining word at OEDILF, and the title of the blogpost for topic-based poems on our blog "Edifying Nonsense".  

            

Mar 2024:  distant (urban issues)

                  anachronistically (creative anachronisms)

                 collective (pandemic poetry)

                  history (creative anachronisms)

                 Hoyle, Edmond (poetic non-sequiturs)

Apr 2024:   disciple (limerick variations) 

May 2024:  hoggishly (poetic non-sequiturs)

                 H. pylori (basic medical science)

Jun 2024:  hop to it (ambulation)

                deserved (American satire)

Jul 2024:   founding culture (Canadiana)

                 grift  (American satire)

                Cassatt, Mary (painterly poetry)

Verses that display this unusual construction can also be viewed in larger format, with their relevant "Authors' Notes", and oftentimes further photographic elaboration, on our companion blogpost "Daily Illustrated Nonsense".

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As of July 20, 2025, there are 2,000 unique entries available on the daily blog, displaying individual poems (often illustrated) and wordplay, but also with some photo-collages and parody song-lyrics. 

Most of these key elements of our work are assembled here on "Edifying Nonsense" in topic-based collections.

The "Daily" format, a formidable mix of genres has the advantage of including song-lyrics, videos and other material that are not shown here on this topic-based blog.