Ok - so here are five finalist. Please vote for the one you like the best at the right. Voting ends on the 13th the person who penned the winning poem gets a bottle of Powers!
Puke
There once were two men who stayed up 'til dawn.
They drank the whiskey until it was gone.
Their antics grew odder.
They cried, "Goes down like water!"
And it did, 'til they puked on the lawn.
Kirby Puckett
There was once was a girl from Nantucket
She threw her vote in a bucket
When the results were in
She said with a grin
I voted for Kirby Puckett!
Re-Gifty
The John Powers prize is real nifty
I hope Ed won't think I'm too shifty
If I smile when I win
and keep the cork in
And I hope Scott will like the re-gifty
No Re-Gifty
Well I wouldn't want Stevo to suffer
when the Powers could be such a buffer
on the rocks and betwixt
him and office politics
How would Scott like some gloves and a muffler?
Mittens
Let's post about puppies and kittens
about snowmen and cute fuzzy mittens
not Barack smashin'
and political bashin'
'cause McSlimy has us all smitten.
89 comments:
Thank you Ed and your prestigious team of judges for this most honorable nomination. It brings me much joy to be juxtaposed to so many gifted lyricists.
I voted for myself. Is that wrong?
I don't think so. I bet Obama voted for himself.
Can all you former and to be graduates of Creighton e-mail me when you graduated or plan to graduate? I need it as soon as possible.
Monica
If you're preparing a family legacy for a college app, don't forget Grandpa Cash...also, since Jim Kennedy was a best friend of Bill Egan, he could write a letter, he used to be on a Creighton Board.
Monica, I graduated in 1988. If they take the time to validate I graduated, hopefully they won't actually take the time to look at my grades. Or my history as a donor.
They don't have the time...the grades don't matter...donor money helps...but the alumni list is impressive...and Cathy and Caitlin are both attending now.
My deep fryer died. I'm wondering if I should replace it.
I was reading Newt Gingrich's new book "Drill Here, Drill Now"...just kidding.
This morning on KLGA's "Trading Post" which is basically a free classified ad for non commercial advertisers one item for sale was a size 16 woman's white wedding dress. Never worn. A phone number was given for interested partys.
I wondered to myself if the person answering the phone would be crying.
Tom
So, this weekend I went to a Buddhist relics tour. These relics are usually pearl like deposits that were picked out of the ashes after cremation of Buddhist spiritual masters. They are supposed to transmit the spiritual qualities of compassion and wisdom. The exhibit is touring the world and had two days here in Boca. I saw, supposedly, the pearly relics off the head of Siddhartha, among others. I also chanted a bit and received a blessing from a Buddhist monk. And had flower petals thrown all over me. Too many people were trying to get in to partake and the monk was leading us in this chanting really really fast just like priests do sometimes at early morning mass, so it didn't feel that holy. It was interesting though.
p
What we think, we become.
Pat, sounds very cool! :-)
Joe3, I would wait to see what you get for Christmas!
Caitlin's at Creighton?
Eli and Liam are wearing shorts, again, to school today. I used to get them pants at the beginning of the year...only to have them too tight and too short come the cold weather. Better get 'em pants today! Eli thinks it's kinda "cool" to wear shorts all winter...some middle school kids do it...he won't be.
Congratulations Betty! She was named (by her grade level teachers) a Sister Sarah's Super Star for October! We send out 26 awards, monthly, for all kids K-12 (one per grade/public & parochial). The students are recognized for having a great attitude and showing strong effort.
Way to go Betty! :-)
We all knew she was a SUPER STAR.
In July Scott Bennett, 48, lost an eye in a fight at the Mavericks night club in Sioux City, Iowa. Then, on Oct. 12, in another fight at Mavericks, Bennett lost his other eye. [Sioux City Journal, 10-14-08]
Mr. Bennett sounds like he wasn't much of a touch-feely kinda guy in the past but he will be from now on.
i hope the fights didn't result from people insulting his fashion choices because they're going to be a lot worse.
If they re-attach his eyeballs they better get them in the correct sockets or he'll have to get new glasses. I hope they found them. Did they look in the pickled egg jar?
I will never, ever go to Maverick's Night Club in Sioux City, Iowa.
Once he gets his seeing eye dog those guys at Mavericks better watch out.
Drill this, Newt.
That's interesting about the Buddhist relics. Buddhists have a version of prayer beads, and I read that the beads themselves are often made from those relics. Stevo's creeped out by the idea of relics of any kind but I don't really care as long as they don't function as magical objects of worship.
Scott Bennett, 48, lost his nose when it was bitten off in a fight at Mavericks night club in Sioux City. He said, "I guess I'll never learn" just before driving home from the hospital. (Sioux City Journal. 11-04-08
Hey, can you vote early and often in this limerick judging?
Brian was holding Oscar and talking to him and Mia popped her head up between them and announced, "Baby's closed!"
Joe...what do you deep fry at home?
Life in the little city: they installed surveillance cameras on our church and rectory over the weekend. St. Peter's (near our house) installed surveillance cameras on their office building but they got stolen.
I've always wanted to try deep-frying pierogis.
I deep fry snickers.
When you move into the White House, do you bring your own mattress, etc...?
you should deep fry pickles. mmmm, delicious.
The food is bad at ROTARY...a few weeks ago we had Hot Pockets!! There is always a small salad bar (thank goodness) and always the same Baja Chicken soup...paper plates and cups now, too.
I just googled my house for the first time ever. There seem to be a lot of vehicles.
We ate at a place in Michigan that had deep fried,bacon wrapped, cheese filled hot dogs. I don't think that there is a food worse for you than that.
Monica
Did it taste good? Oh,I graduated from Creighton Law School 1985
Jude has a cheap army set with two sets of soldiers, little mountains, tanks, etc. It also came with two flags. One resembles the American flag and the other has a crescent and star on it. It just really bugs me.
Monica that dish sounds similar to a Macedonian staple called uviach. pork, stuffed with cheese, wrapped in bacon and fried. Really pretty good.
Eli and Liam have rec'd their report cards and had conferences. They both did wonderfully. We are so grateful that they are well-behaved, do well and are enjoyed by their teachers. Tonight...pizza rolls and coke! :-)
Em, we are at war. While it may not be incorrect to say all of Islam is our enemy, it is also not incorrect to say that all of our enemies are Islamic.
What other simple way is there to help a child identify differing sides than a flag. And what other symbol would you put on the flag?
Party at Cathy's house!
correction: meant to say
May not be CORRECT to say all of Islam is our enemy
So how long does it take to cook the books on these limerick results? I can't believe mine wasn't nominated. It had the classic limerick pace. Clever and easily recited.
Just for that, as your reigning Straub Graveyard Games Champion, I will institute a Limerick component to the games.
Your always humble Champion,
Tom
I love that idea! More no-coordination-or-physical fitness-requiring events, please.
According to Brianne's blog, the only way to improve on that hot dog monstrosity would be to serve it in a glazed doughnut, or in this case, a long john. Yeah, the kind with bavarian cream on the inside.
Do you think it's better to be a witty fool, or a foolish wit?
p
trying to decide between the 2?
I sure hope Obama puts the Whitehouse bowling alley to use so he doesn't look like such a Girlie Man when he bowls. We can not have a prez who looks all sissified when he bowls.
Tom
I heard that Obama is tearing down the bowling alley and replacing it with a basketball court.
His jump shot is all sissified, too. And I bet he's one of those sandbaggers who never goes in to fight for a rebound.
Tom
I call him Orackadile Dundee.
I just know that he has a 32 inch waist and nice lips and eyes...I like watching him make jump shots...Just like Tom.
Nest question:
Now that the leaves have given way to bare branches...there's a peculiar nest visible in our tree.
Looks like a large hornets nest. It appears to be made of mud...large, cone shaped and some bird-sized holes in it.
Whatayahthink?
Well, I have a 36 inch waist. Much smaller and I'd be sissified. And my jump shot ain't pretty but it's deadly. And I dare any man to camp in the paint with me. I will destroy him.
Obama...he's got sandbagger written all over him.
Tom
Nance...That's a terror watch cone, Obama's all over Tom...be careful.
Tom, he'll be sandbagging only if there's a flood.
I meant I like watching the Prez play as much as you seem to.
He doesn't play. He postures but he has no game.
Obama - I know you are listening. I'm throwing down the gauntlet. You, me and any court of your choosing. Mr. Girlie Man.
Tom
I'll have the boys get out their sling-shots after-school today!
Although, it is a good excuse to be on "terror watch" this weekend...ha!
Somer wrens make nests out of mud.
The guys who play with obama say he's a bit of a ball hog, but I get the impression he's not afraid to swing an elbow or two. When he went back to play a game with his friends after the election he brought team t-shirts that said "This one" and "That one."
We did have wrens hanging around this summer. Fun birds to watch. Have lots of energy. Like they are meth heads or something. Only problem with them is they get up early and start partying right away. I can never sleep in.
Tom
It's snowing, big huge snowflakes!
it's raining! big, wet raindrops!
I'm Mister White Christmas, I'm Mister Snow. I'm Mister Icicle, I'm Mister Ten Below. Friends call me Snow Miser, whatever I touch, turns to snow in my clutch.. I'm too much!
Ed, what happens if there is a 3 way tie?
I think if there is a 3 way tie we should hold another vote with just the three candidates.
p
Upon closer inspection...I think the nest IS a hornets nest! It's the king-dad of all nests. I want Tom to saw down the branch so we can keep it and perhaps, the boys could bring it to school. The thing is really amazing. It's as big as a basketball and looks like a bunch of thin grey papers...wrappped in layers. Kinda freaky.
OR grace, last year's winner, could be the decider.
p
What's Grace's address?
I'm with you, Tom. I got a popular vote on my limerick before the election, yet lost on the electoral ballot.
I feel like al gore.
lisa
Lisa yours was in the final 8.
So Northwestern's QB got hurt and they had to go to the back-up. He runs around in the pocket like a beetle and his name is Kafka.
Perhaps if someone has more than one limerick in the final five and there's a three-way tie, that person 's votes on the other limerick should be counted.
I watched an interesting program on public TV last night called "Boogeyman - the Lee Atwater Story." This guy was Karl Rove's idol and mentor, if you want a glimpse into his character. He was so vastly and cheerfully amoral (politically anyway) it was fascinating. If it comes on again you should watch it.
I think that the person who responded to a specific limerick theme request...within a few short minutes...should be deemed the winner.
Somehow I don't feel better.
lisa
Monica -
What do you want me to bring on Thanksgiving? I was looking at a pumpkin roll cake (like a yule log). Pies, etc. are all in the offer as well as scalloped corn, green bean casserolle, a soup, etc.
Erin -
For the gluten free in the family, I can make a pumpkin gluten-free cake or a gluten pie of some sort, like pumpkin, fruit, etc... what's your (not a) poison?
Remember, I now have that nice basket for toting desserts.
lisa
Just a reminder, blog moderators can see who voted, and how often.
Hello,
There has been a real tragedy in the Garrigan family. Toward the end of last week a GHS freshman hanged herself and her brother found her and cut her down. He is a senior, a classmate of young Joe, and he had his cell phone with him. He called 911 and also a neighbor and then started resuscitation. The ambulance took her to Britt hospital and then on to Rochester. Her name is Cedes (pronounced Sadie, I think) Forburger and the family is from Wesley.
In Rochester they put her in an induced coma and she has many complications too serious to mention. And if she does recover physically, at this point it is too early to determine how the lack of oxygen has affected her brain.
The purpose of this entry is to ask each of you, if your parish has a prayer chain, to put her on it. Literally, people are praying for her all over the world as the word has gotten out. They held a Holy Hour prayer service for her on Sunday. Mom and I went and we were astonished when we walked into the church. We had a hard time finding 2 seats together. Counting the number of pews I'd estimate there were at least 300 people there. Even the choir loft was full.
I don't know if any of you (the older kids) knew her parents. Her father is Rick Forburger and her mother's maiden name was Lisa Studer.
There is an internet service that allows her parents to post periodic updates and for people to send messages of encouragement to Cedes and her family. I think you have to Google the word Carepages and then follow prompts from there on. I forget how I got on but I had Mary Ellan on the phone and she led me through. Mary Ellan, after you see this perhaps you can put better instructions on the blog.
Although it is not really necessary for you to get on to Carepages it is really phenonenal. There have been over 1000 messages sent, some by people who don't even know the family. But even if you don't get on Carepages, please remember her and her family in your prayers and put her on any prayer chain that your parish may have.
Love, Dad
Yes, I have already placed her on my Mom's prayer chain...very sad.
I just checked out that Carepages website - it's amazing. How is her brother doing and who is he staying with?
He's in school, and an earlier post said the neighbors are "feeding" him.
Tom and Nance be careful what you do with that nest:
Today's headline:
ROCHESTER, Minn. - The Cambodian Buddhist community in Rochester is abuzz over what they believe is a miracle: a wasp nest in the shape of a seated Buddha built in the eaves of their temple. The nest was spotted last week. Elder members of the community say they have never seen an apparition of the Buddha in their lifetimes.
p
Pat - Buddhism again...do you need to tell us something? Are you going to come back as a sacred cow?
Tom
No, this is my final stage of enlightenment. I've perfected.
p
Pray for the Garrigan girl, Cedes Forberger...looks like she's had a very rough 24 hours!
For those of you who didn't know:
Yes, we are back home! Just in time to hand out Halloween candy. (Literally, the plumbers pulled away minutes before the trick-or-treaters showed up)
Many oh-so-many thanks to the Jayjacks who hosted us AGAIN! Mary Laurel calls it the second time we lived with Cathy and Steve. It's kind of lonely without you.
And Cathy - if you are still thinking you need to make that chocolate cookie recipe, I think I may have found it in Bon Appetite1
Lisa
Funny...
When Bill Cosby was voting last week, he shouted from inside his voting booth, "how do you spell plumber?" heehee
also...
I'm only posting this because they were right about John Edwards...the National Enquirer is reporting that Cindy McCain is having as affair. She's been spotted with and kissing another man...he's an 80's type rocker with a long pony tail...they have a photo!
Ronald DeFeo keeps staring at me...
Ha! I read m.e.'s comment about R.DeFeo and I'm thinking, "Hey, I just read about that guy!" Forgetting, of course, that I read it HERE on the blog...ha!
Say, for those of you that would like to put a face to your prayers...Cedes can be seen on the Garrigan website, under freshwoman volleyball, #40.
The limerick contest is o-so-close! Cast your votes and stop changing them unless, of course, you like baseball. :-)
Goody goody! Cindy McCain having an affair! I can't wait for the lurid details! Oh Happy Day!
Here's a story that written about Cindy McCain and her many philanthropic endeavors.
A piece of the story reads- "She is also touring some of the world's most miserable reaches, working as a one-woman philanthropic operation. On her to-do list: a trip to Afghanistan, a central front in the effort to remove land mines, and a visit to Darfur to try to aid the refugees and bring attention to the mass killings and rapes."
I say as far as her having an affair, "Whatever."
Here's the link:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/services/newspaper/printedition/saturday/nationworld/chi-041408-cindy-mccain,0,854972.story
Tom
Geez, a 3-year-old grainy photo of a pony-tailed blond woman kissing a guy. Someone should set William Ayers loose on the Enquirer.
Hey, here's a nice story along the lines of "It's her money - she can do whatever she wants with it" (not related to Cindy McCain):
http://lifeisacookie.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/wicked-witch-of-the-north-found-in-michigan/
I've read that the Enquirer is actually usually correct in what they print. I just hate them anyway.
Lisa brought those gluten-free pumpkin bars or cake to our last Generations of Faith - they were yummy!
Ronald DeFeo looks like Jack Black.
did i win?! did i win?!
My Sam Spade was played by Bogart,
Cathy's limericks have set her apart.
Sorry to call you a dame,
re-gifty wasn't that lame.
Here's lookin' at you sweetheart!
Hey! Who posted that? I just read the Maltese Falcon for the first time....finished yesterday.
p
duh, it was me.
The girl from Nantucket
Voted in a virtual bucket
She may have lost
But, what did it cost?
A bottle-o-booze and a possible up "chuck-it! :-()
Congratulations to the person who penned "re-gifty" you are very worthy of the title "limerick king/queen of 2008!" :-)
There once once a girl who could claim
that her limericks brought her brief fame.
Though not solid gold,
they were fun, and she old
enough to like being called a dame.
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