Joel's Horrible Haikus
Friday, March 1, 2019
Lumps of Formless Knowledge...
Gormless /GORM-luss/ Adjective - Chiefly British: lacking intelligence: stupid.
Worthless, inert mass
The mob’s gormless intellect
We’re watching “Cop Rock”
Friday, February 15, 2019
Fan of a Summer's Day.....
Bardolater /bar-DUH-lut-ter/ Noun – A person who idolizes Shakespeare.
Shakespeare is the Bard
Plenty of fans for his prose
Beam, Bardolaters
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Desk of a slob, mind sharp as a razor...
Ratiocination /rat-ee-oh-suh-NAY-shun / Noun – 1: the process of exact thinking: reasoning 2: a reasoned train of thought
Einstein’s gorgeous mind
Strict ratiocination
Creative physics
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Sorry I made you sad, if I made you sad, when you were sad...
Crocodile Tears /CROCK-uh-dial – teers/ Plural Noun – False or affected tears; hypocritical sorrow.
Schultz mea culpa
“Sorry I sold the Sonics”
Mere crocodile tears
Friday, January 4, 2019
Abominable, Heinous. A Snowman by Any Other Name Would be as Scary...
Heinous • \HAY-nuss\ • Adjective – Hatefully or shockingly evil: abominable
Abominable
The synonym of heinous
Yeti’s alias
Friday, December 28, 2018
Indubitably, It's DeBussy...
Canorous /kuh-NORE-us/ Adjective - Pleasant sounding: melodious
The sounds of heaven
Canorous strains, Clair de Lune
Great work DeBussy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Uo5kcDpyg
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Don't Let Your Grammar be a 97 Pound Weakling...
Enervate /ENN-err-vayt/ Verb – 1: to reduce the mental or moral vigor of; 2: to lessen the vitality or strength of.
Using passive voice
Enervates your turgid prose
Use the active voice!
(You know, the little voice in your head…)
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