Welp, it is Toosdai and so it is the day for some srs mischiefery with a mashery of Ogden Nashery (illustrated)! Let’s see what today is and if we have Ogden’s poetry to cover it… Googles… we do! Well, sort of! But this post is an Open Thread, so please feel free to discuss and to post your favorite illustrated pomes in the Comments also too!
So tonight, we will again explore one of today’s holidays:
Today is National Another Look Unlimited Day
Apparently this always happens the day after Labor Day! It’s a sort of fall cleaning, but limit trash day. I guess since you might already have to clean up from the weekend’s holiday, you might as well go all in! If you have items that are unused, figure out if you can repurpose them or sell them or give them away to people who will value them! Check the link for more information about ALU Day. They say that getting rid of clutter gives you more energetic feng shui. Even removing a few things in your way increases energy. Worth a try, right?
These yin-yang pooties (Emily and Charlotte) want to improve your feng shui!
So Ogden didn’t write a poem about trash, but one of his books IS subtitled, The Golden Trashery of Ogden Nashery! And one of the tributes after his death (by Morris Bishop) (no title that I can find) stated:
Free from flashiness, free from trashiness,
Is the essence of ogdenashiness.
Rich, original, rash and rational
Stands the monument ogdenational.
Of course not everyone wants to be free from trashiness!
As for clutter, I DID find an Ogden Nash poem that included “cluttered”! But, well, it’s about dentistry and made my teeth hurt and I thought might yours also too. So I leave it to you to find it if you wish!
We haf luvly teefs! We do not want to know from dentists!!
Please explore the link for other national holidays!
Please to remember that Pootie Diaries post twice a day!
The regular Pootie Diaries post daily at 1:45 pm Eastern (on Sundays at 3 pm Eastern)
and the evening Open Thread Pootie Diaries post at 10 pm Eastern
Please to show ‘em both some lubs!
In Loving Memory of Swampyankee:
Floofeh belleh!
And almost finally, please note da roolz:
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Finally, if you are missing previous Illustrated poetery, pleez feel free to visit! If you haven’t read them, they’re still amewsing!:
The Serious Poetry of Ogden Nash, Illustrated!
More Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Still More Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Even More Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Still Even More Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Yet Still Even More Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
And Yet Still Even More Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Continuing Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Still Continuing Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Still More Continuing Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
The Resumption of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
More Resumption of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Another Resumption of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Still More Resumption of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
A Bit of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Another Bit of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
More Bits of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
The Return of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
More Returns of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Quick Returns of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Aminal Election Endorsements + Ogden Nash Poetry (Illustrated)! — Note this one has an update!
More Quick Returns of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Even More Quick Returns of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Still More Quick Returns of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Even Still More Quick Returns of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry for the New Year, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Doggerel, Illustrated!
Ogden Nash and Martin Luther King! Srsly. Illustrated!
Guess What Day It Is? Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Post Superb Owl Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Guess What Day It Is? Chapter 2 - Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated, for Presidents' Day!
Seriously Grammatical Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry Illustrated, for a Belated Saint Patrick's Day!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated, for April Fools!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry on the WPA Anniversary, Illustrated!
Seriously Sleepy Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Double Party Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry for the B's, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Semi-Political!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry for Today's Holidays, Illustrated!
Serious Poetry for July 9, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry for July 16, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry for July 23, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry for August 6, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash (and other) Poetry for August 13, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry for August 20, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash (and other) Poetry for August 27, Illustrated!
This is an open thread! Please chat away in the Comments. Enjoy!
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