Good Morning Kate maybe I can help, I’m going to go spew a haiku post off the top of my head for my morning writing calisthenics. I’ll be back in a bit. PK
Haiku is far from my favourite so I am not going to try.
Giggle v Tickle in Australia -- the latest is that the Federal Court decided it was direct discrimination to exclude a trans-identified male from a female only app. In Australia, there is no such thing as sex discrimination, just gender. The change in the law came about in 2013 under Australia's only female prime minister. Sall Glover is appealing to the High COurt (aka Australia's Supreme Court).
And Britain is just a farce. I really hope Andy Burnham who fancies his chances to become prime minister (he has tried 2 times before to be leader btw) fails to get elected at the special by-election in Makersfield (near Manchester). It went Labour at the last General Election but Reform more recently. This political cartoon of Sunak, Truss and Johnson watching Starmer says it all https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/30/telegraph-cartoons-may-2026/
Those were funny! I especially liked the one with the new statue. Evidently the sculptor (Banksy?) was intending to mock patriotic people, but my impression, from the moment I saw it, was that it was a very good encapsulation of the protest crowd. Glad that the cartoon artist was able to use it so cleverly to mock Starmer.
Awesome! I can write a guest post on haiku. I may just do it right now or I’ll forget. My faves were the G&R riff (I sat next to Axl at Boardners as my LA drummers’ other band used to open for them before they were signed fyi yes he’s an asshole in person). My gf termed Susie Houston in my world was rather ample and Ive heard her utter that exact phrase when our cat Lennie took walks across her cleavage and of course ending with limerick. Have a nice weekend
Life isn’t all about utility Counselor. Forget John Rawls. I have an entire book of obscene limericks under the persona Sir Won Hung H.M.S. Who was an officer in the Royal Navy inspired by his global travel. I’ll try to dig it up. They’re some so filthy even a guy who offered to publish them demurred, PS the magical woman from Nantucket “gets down and sucks it” in most versions Ahoy Matey! 😂
Well, I concede water and electricity are more essential than poetry. However, they sustain our physical forms while poetry sustains our spiritual essence.
Haiku? Were you jealous of finger bowls? I would have thought both (highly desirable!) throwbacks to Something lost. Happy that haiku raised so much heat.
Haikus are not my favorite but I appreciate the roast.
Good Morning Kate maybe I can help, I’m going to go spew a haiku post off the top of my head for my morning writing calisthenics. I’ll be back in a bit. PK
While I drink my coff
Ee, I will wait for your response
It better be good.
Shoot, messed it up….these are dumb.
Challenge accepted and accomplished! Just “Bashoed” it out and sent to Celia by email. Ball is in her court now.
Caught the verb. My students liked him.
The Acknowledged Master. I made a pilgrimage to his statue when in Tokyo
It was the roasting that really appealed to me. Using the haiku form to DO the roasting was the cherry on top.
Excellent Friday chuckles to start the weekend.
Thanks, Celia!
Have a great weekend JiP family! 🌞
You too!
Haiku is far from my favourite so I am not going to try.
Giggle v Tickle in Australia -- the latest is that the Federal Court decided it was direct discrimination to exclude a trans-identified male from a female only app. In Australia, there is no such thing as sex discrimination, just gender. The change in the law came about in 2013 under Australia's only female prime minister. Sall Glover is appealing to the High COurt (aka Australia's Supreme Court).
And Britain is just a farce. I really hope Andy Burnham who fancies his chances to become prime minister (he has tried 2 times before to be leader btw) fails to get elected at the special by-election in Makersfield (near Manchester). It went Labour at the last General Election but Reform more recently. This political cartoon of Sunak, Truss and Johnson watching Starmer says it all https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/30/telegraph-cartoons-may-2026/
In case you can't get the cartoons that way https://archive.ph/CL7P8
They were well observed this week.
Those were funny! I especially liked the one with the new statue. Evidently the sculptor (Banksy?) was intending to mock patriotic people, but my impression, from the moment I saw it, was that it was a very good encapsulation of the protest crowd. Glad that the cartoon artist was able to use it so cleverly to mock Starmer.
I thought they were pretty good as well.
This is the Times -- entitled the Talent Pool it shows the would be leaders of the Labour party.
Al Carns the former SBS officer is the one snorkling; Angela Rayner is in the inner tube with the tax man counting the money, Ed Milliband is floating on his back, Andy Brunham is crying and Wes Streeting is there. https://www.thetimes.com/comment/cartoons/article/morten-morlands-times-cartoon-may-15-2026-6kfrqs5r5 or https://archive.ph/https://www.thetimes.com/comment/cartoons/article/morten-morlands-times-cartoon-may-15-2026-6kfrqs5r5
Awesome! I can write a guest post on haiku. I may just do it right now or I’ll forget. My faves were the G&R riff (I sat next to Axl at Boardners as my LA drummers’ other band used to open for them before they were signed fyi yes he’s an asshole in person). My gf termed Susie Houston in my world was rather ample and Ive heard her utter that exact phrase when our cat Lennie took walks across her cleavage and of course ending with limerick. Have a nice weekend
Happy to see some good Anglo Saxon and, able to translate only the first line and last word, I looked it up. Here it is:
Such a song
of a foreign bard of English
attacks our ears.
Now I'm stuck with only Nellie, thank you very much!
Hi Mr Karg She’s rather funny but I am off to write a haiku post, be back in a few
Limericks are better.
At least limericks are cogent and, for the most part, funny!
Thanks for making my point.
Huh?
I'm with Coffeehouse Thumbhead.
There once was a man from Nantucket......
Now I have to do something useful.
Life isn’t all about utility Counselor. Forget John Rawls. I have an entire book of obscene limericks under the persona Sir Won Hung H.M.S. Who was an officer in the Royal Navy inspired by his global travel. I’ll try to dig it up. They’re some so filthy even a guy who offered to publish them demurred, PS the magical woman from Nantucket “gets down and sucks it” in most versions Ahoy Matey! 😂
I've spent my entire professional life representing utilities.......
Somehow that must have been buried in my subconscious as you’ve mentioned that before, and I always tried to buy the Electric Company in Monopoly
Well, I concede water and electricity are more essential than poetry. However, they sustain our physical forms while poetry sustains our spiritual essence.
Sorry, but I just don't do "poetry", especially poetry from another language that just doesn't translate well to English.
My guest post addresses that issue
This was fun. We should do a haiku or limerick day. I think it would be therapeutic.
Great minds think alike Noreen. I always seem to agree with you btw.
Great minds run in similar channels. Especially in the men's room.
Now that was funny.
😁
Haiku? Were you jealous of finger bowls? I would have thought both (highly desirable!) throwbacks to Something lost. Happy that haiku raised so much heat.
I'm back. That was my fastest morning since the Internet opened for business.
Mayor Mamdani
Gets bailed out by state coffers
Claims budget balanced
One of these fine days
Democratic Socialism
Will destroy the world
Because people don't
want to work for a living
Government daddy
Hey! I think that last one isn’t a haiku. I think it might be a limerick
It is.
Wade Wilson killed two
Women calling him in prison
They want to be next
I’m game…
My dog is crazy./Daisy is her over-used name./???
I’m stumped on the last line. Either:
She just ate my sock
Or:
Oops, she’s rolled in poop.