Otiose Odium Yodel

Posted on October 29, 2023 by JMN
“A Sandwich Divided Cannot Stand,” 16 x 20 in. oil on paper (JMN 2023).

“Trashing his opponents and setting his huge fan base on them is a tactic Trump has used for years.”

(The Guardian)

The person who commits lèse majesté
on the pugnacious lord of Magalago
incurs a stiff barrage of coo-coo ack-ack
from keyboard hoplites flogging his farrago.

(c) 2023 JMN — EthicalDative. All rights reserved

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I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.
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5 Responses to Otiose Odium Yodel

  1. Sue Grey-Smith's avatar Sue Grey-Smith says:
    October 30, 2023 at 2:37 am

    A delightful post – the best thing to do is laugh at the pugnacious lord – let’s hope we see him behind bars!

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  2. peter robinson's avatar peter robinson says:
    November 3, 2023 at 9:17 pm

    Love that painting ! And the somewhat surreal verse, esp., the line, “keyboard hoplites flogging his farrago” !

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    • JMN's avatar JMN says:
      November 4, 2023 at 6:44 pm

      Kind words! Thank you, Peter. I’ve been looking for an occasion to use the word “hoplites,” which I had to look up on first encounter!

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      • peter robinson's avatar peter robinson says:
        November 4, 2023 at 8:35 pm

        Ha ha! Lacedaemonian cum Spartan slaves! Something like that… Which reminds me, I must finish reading Plutarch’s life of Lycurgus! Don’t even know where I put the book. So many damned books lying around here. So much unfinished reading!

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