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Newsy Limerick

Once again, it’s Limerick-Off time. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same first line. Then you post your limerick here and, if you’re a Facebook user, on Facebook...

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Limerick Odes To Charlie Sheen

After flunking (badly) The Guardian’s Who Said This — Gaddafi or Charlie Sheen quiz, I forced myself to watch ABC’s entire 20/20 Charlie Sheen interview conducted (I’m not sure how) by Andrea Canning....

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American Idol Not Idyllic

American Idol Not Idyllic (Limerick) By Madeleine Begun Kane I watched Idol last night — wasn’t dandy. They gave compliments out just like candy. And something is wrong When with song after song The...

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Newsy Limerick 2

Newsy Limerick By Madeleine Begun Kane Restricting your diet of news To outlets endorsing your views Reinforces beliefs And bias and beefs. Why bother? You might as well snooze. (Prompted by this...

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Limerick Ode To Peter Falk

Mark and I were very saddened to hear that Peter Falk has died. He’s provided so much entertainment and so many laughs over the years, I had to write this limerick: Limerick Ode To Peter Falk By...

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House To Close Its Doors (Limerick)

Fox’s medical drama House is finally coming to an end. So it’s confession time: I hate House. In fact, I loathe all medical dramas, doctor comedies, and any other show about sick people. Why? Because...

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In Defense Of TV (Limerick)

From time to time, somebody annoys me with bald assertions like this: “I don’t own a TV; they rot the brain.” I usually ignore them, but NOT this time: In Defense Of TV (Limerick) By Madeleine Begun...

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My Super Bowl 2013 Wrap-Up (Limerick)

My Super Bowl 2013 Wrap-Up (Limerick) By Madeleine Begun Kane Rumor has it, the game’s fin’ly ended, Long delayed till the lighting was mended. Someone lost. Someone won. Watchers surely had fun. As...

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Limerick Ode To Miserable Singing

Many people were offended by Seth MacFarlane’s “Saw Your Boobs” at last night’s Oscars. But, at the risk of damaging my feminist cred, I’m not one of them. Of course, I do understand the negative...

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My Two Cents About The Voice (Limerick)

My Two Cents About The Voice By Madeleine Begun Kane On the Voice my fav entrants are out. It’s Sasha and Amber I’d tout. Danielle doesn’t phrase, Yet they keep heaping praise. I just hope it’s...

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Yet Another Limerick Ode To “Rabbit Ears”

Yet Another Limerick Ode To “Rabbit Ears” By Madeleine Begun Kane Most New Yorkers can’t see CBS. It’s a hairy Time Warner Co mess. But I see it fee-free: We’ve no cable, you see, And use rabbit ears —...

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Limerick Ode To The Emmy Awards

Limerick Ode To The Emmy Awards By Madeleine Begun Kane The Emmy Awards are tonight, An annual Sunday night rite, At which some make the list, And others feel dissed, And carpers harp: “TV’s a blight!”

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Reality TV Shows That Will Never Be Produced

In a recent Washington Post Style Invitational contest (Week 1043), we were challenged to invent fake celebrity reality shows. I enjoyed many of the winning entries, especially several of the Honorable...

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Open Limerick To Hubby Mark

I wrote this limerick in response to Mark’s post about being urged by Facebook to “like” Kim Kardashian’s page. Open Limerick To Hubby Mark By Madeleine Begun Kane Dear Mark, I don’t mean to sound...

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Reality TV Humor (New York Magazine Contest)

New York Magazine recently started a new weekly contest. This week’s challenge is to invent titles of a “premodern reality-television series.” You can enter either on Twitter or in the contest page’s...

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Odes To Roger Ebert, Ed Koch, Van Cliburn, &“Dear Abby” Columnist Pauline...

This week’s Style Invitational features the witty winning entries in its contest for poems that commemorate people who died in 2013. Here are my non-winning ditties about Roger Ebert, New York City...

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Nightmare Limerick

Nightmare Limerick By Madeleine Begun Kane I rarely remember my dreams, Except those that go off to extremes, Like last night’s — I was taken: A hostage, till wakin’. I should stop watching Homeland,...

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Limerick Ode To The Tonys

Limerick Ode To The Tonys By Madeleine Begun Kane I’ll be watching the Tonys tonight And rooting for Tony. That’s right – It’s Shalhoub in “Act One” Who should win when they’re done Toting votes, or my...

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Choice Viewing (Limerick)

Choice Viewing (Limerick) By Madeleine Begun Kane What with networks and Netflix and cable And Hulu and Amazon’s stable Of shows to be seen, I’m too wired to screen; Feeling feeble, can’t pick — kindly...

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Limerick Ode To Emmy Award Watching

I’ll be viewing the Emmys tonight, Though I don’t have a dog in that fight (Or a cat, for that matter.) I’ll watch all the chatter And hope the hosts’ patter has bite.

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