Subject: Higgledy Piggledy
Posted by: Oatmeal25
Date: Sep 08 11
Have you ever played Higgledy Piggledy, a game based on writing humorous double dactyls? It's described in the second paragraph here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_dactyl
One higgledy piggledy is based on the name "Emily Dickinson." Poor Em: isn't it enough that most of her verse can be sung to the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas." Now this. :)
Posted by: Oatmeal25
Date: Sep 08 11
Have you ever played Higgledy Piggledy, a game based on writing humorous double dactyls? It's described in the second paragraph here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_dactylOne higgledy piggledy is based on the name "Emily Dickinson." Poor Em: isn't it enough that most of her verse can be sung to the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas." Now this. :)
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Oatmeal25
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Here's a popular higgledy-piggledy by Wendy Cope, from her book "Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis." Can you come up with your own? Higgledy-piggledy Emily Dickinson Liked to use dashes Instead of full stops. Nowadays, faced with such Idiosyncrasy, Critics and editors Send for the cops. Reply #1. Sep 08 11, 9:40 AM |
agony
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Too hard for me, but I'm looking forward to what others can do. Reply #2. Sep 09 11, 7:17 AM |
| Oatmeal25
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I understand. I'm still ponderin' on it myself! I'll start out by thinking of names that fit the scheme: Eleanor Roosevelt, for one, or Theodore, perhaps. Thanks for chiming in, Agony! Reply #3. Sep 09 11, 8:30 AM |
| Oatmeal25
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Engelbert Humperdinck? Reply #4. Sep 09 11, 8:34 AM |
lesley153
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What Agony said! Reply #5. Sep 09 11, 9:32 AM |
| Oatmeal25
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Higgledy Piggledy Lesley of Bedfordshire .... C'mon, let vanity be your guide! J'ai confiance en toi. Reply #6. Sep 09 11, 10:50 AM |
daver852 
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Higgledy, piggledy, Writing such doggerel, Never's so difficult As it seems to be. Placing one's empahasis, On the right syallables, Often comes easily, As you can see. Reply #7. Sep 09 11, 10:52 AM |
| Oatmeal25
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Just a reminder that you don't have to start with Higgledy Piggledy; any nonsense syllables will do. I'm working on a verse of my own. Reply #8. Sep 09 11, 10:54 AM |
| Oatmeal25
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Oh, Daver! *poetic swoon* The US Navy saves the day! Reply #9. Sep 09 11, 10:55 AM |
| daver852
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Shucks, 'tweren't nothin', Reply #10. Sep 09 11, 11:10 AM |
| Oatmeal25
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Will someone write the second stanza for this? Tra la la, Tra la la Rodgers and Hammerstein Wrote a fine musical Named after a state Reply #11. Sep 09 11, 11:13 AM |
| daver852
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How about: Tra la la, Tra la la, Rodgers and Hammerstein Wrote a fine musical Named after a state. They were not fortunate Choosing the name for it, Trochees won't hack it here, Ah! Such is Fate. Reply #12. Sep 09 11, 11:39 AM |
| lesley153
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I am intrigued by the first stanza. We say named after, which doesn't fit the metre, but Americans say named for, which does. 'Tis surely a plot to confuse? Daver, you're a genius. Reply #13. Sep 09 11, 11:43 AM |
| daver852
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I notice I misunderstood the rules in my first effort, so I will try again (I honestly don't think this is so hard!) Football is maddening, Notre Dame-Michigan, Looming on Saturday, Game I must see. Swearing so heartily, Cursing the Wolverines, Cheering the Irish on - There I will be! Reply #14. Sep 09 11, 11:44 AM |
| lesley153
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Dactyls, and now trochees? This is whisking me back to school Latin lessons. "Down in a deep dark ditch sat an old cow. chewing a beanstalk." Reply #15. Sep 09 11, 11:52 AM |
| lesley153
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I can remember when Rodgers and Hammerstein Wrote a fine musical Named for a state Singing and dancing, and Death and destruction; I’d Love to take part in it Ere it’s too late. Do with it what you will - I'm going out now! Reply #16. Sep 09 11, 11:57 AM |
| daver852
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Higgledy, piggledy, Rather like Limericks Quickly grow obsolete After just one. Banning all censorship, Ah, there's the cure for it! Writing some bawdy ones - That could be fun. Reply #17. Sep 09 11, 12:20 PM |
| Oatmeal25
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Re: named after/named for--no plot to confuse, just a confused writer... Reply #18. Sep 09 11, 12:32 PM |
| Oatmeal25
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Lesley, come back, there's fun to be had: Yo-ho-ho, yo-ho-ho Gilbert and Sullivan... Reply #19. Sep 09 11, 12:34 PM |
| lesley153
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Yes but I've just come from voting on Tesco-land we want to stop them from opening a store. This town is Bedford it isn't called Tesco-shire. Why are they wanting to open one more? Reply #20. Sep 09 11, 2:59 PM |
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