Simon Cowell 'Made Mistakes' with Susan Boyle = Boss: Yes, we almost killed the woman musician
Simon Cowell 'Made Mistakes' with Susan Boyle = I know she seemed ill on a cam, but it was my loss
(by Dharam)
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Simon Cowell 'Made Mistakes' with Susan Boyle
(People)
Simon Cowell 'Made Mistakes' with Susan Boyle = Boss: Yes, we almost killed the woman musician
Simon Cowell 'Made Mistakes' with Susan Boyle = I know she seemed ill on a cam, but it was my loss
Simon Cowell 'Made Mistakes' with Susan Boyle = Boss: Yes, we almost killed the woman musician
Simon Cowell 'Made Mistakes' with Susan Boyle = I know she seemed ill on a cam, but it was my loss
Obama: Fathers play important role in kids' lives
(The Seattle Times)
Obama: Fathers play important role in kids' lives = Pres. (advisor): Illation - both parents make family
Obama: Fathers play important role in kids' lives = Pres. (advisor): Illation - both parents make family
(by Pinchas Aronas)
Saturday, June 20, 2009
The Anagram Times Q&A with Dharam Khalsa
There are anagrams and there are anagrams. Dharam Khalsa's anagrams stand out in their sheer inventiveness. Consider this anagram that sums up the North Korean issue concisely:North Korea fires short-range missile = Is Kim honing terror? (Others fear sales)
When a BBC headline announced that the French president would attend the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Dharam came up with:
French head will attend Olympics = Child's calm reply, "And with no feet?"
We go behind the scenes to have a chat with master anagrammer Dharam Khalsa for The Anagram Times:
Q How did you get into anagrams?
A Having always enjoyed word puzzles, jumbles, and Scrabble-type games, I have played around with the anagram concept since I was a child. Then in 2007, I made a few attempts at political anagrams on another website using their online software, which even after two years are still 'pending approval' and must be fairly lame. Sometime in early 2008, I discovered "The Anagram Times" and tried my hand at some headline anagrams using the combined letter tiles from three estate-sale Scrabble games. When I found some humorous variations, which were well received and posted to the site, I was hooked!
On February 29, I found The Anagrammy Awards site's monthly challenge and surprised them in the last few hours of February with my first post. The task was to anagram a short poem, "Groundhog Day" into another poem about spring. I had never tried anything so long before and ran out of letters, but was quite pleased to find just the word "etcetera" remaining.
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Groundhog Day
The funny little groundhog
Digs a home in the fall,
And hides there all winter
Rolled up in a ball.
On February second
He comes out of there
To look at the sky
And to sniff the air.
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Oh, yellow daffodils emerging,
Fluted bonnets fanning,
Rooted firmly underground
On hilltops all around.
Oh, youthful shoots hairlike,
Ascend the heath at daybreak
Nigh to Thee...
(Etcetera)
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The Anagrammy Awards contest had been around for almost ten years and there were some very talented people competing from all around the world. When my little poem received a nomination and came in 9th place in the voting, I was thrilled!
Q Do you remember the first anagram you made?
A I probably started with anagrams of my own (difficult) name, including: "Had a lark? Sham!", "L.A. shark had Ma!", and "Hark! Lad's a ham."
Q Do you have a favorite anagram?
It's hard to pick just one favorite, but I think it would have to be:
Conceptual artist Andy Warhol = A red soup can! Why not call it art?
Q Describe the moment when you are working on anagramming a phrase and the last few letters just fall into place and you realize that you have an outstanding anagram on your hands.
A It's a very satisfying moment. One anagram that came to me like a lightning bolt was:
eBay auction = I can beat you!
Q What do you do in your non-anagram life?
A I live in the high desert area of New Mexico, where I enjoy hiking with my husband and dogs. When not rearranging letters and words into anagrams, I'm using words in other ways. My two home businesses, both based on words, are medical transcription and an online bookstore. I am also a wife of over 35 years, mother and grandmother, and collect jigsaw puzzles of all types, especially hand-cut wooden antique puzzles.
Q Approximately how long do you spend on an anagram?
A That depends on the length of the anagram and my schedule. It can be anywhere from an immediate "Aha!" find to a long poem, joke or passage I'll save and work on for several days. My Scrabble board is always ready on the coffee table, and I enjoy shuffling all 100 of the letter tiles into limericks or poems, which I call 'Scrabblagrams'.
Q Anything else you'd like to add?
A Anagramming is a great creative outlet for those moments at the computer when I'm transcribing medical records and just can't bring myself to type the word "pain" one more time. As a part-time reporter for "The Anagram Times", I like to turn headlines of serious world events into entertainment, both for my own enjoyment and to share with others. Anagramming can range from a simple hobby to a near obsession, and I think my anagram below sums it up nicely:
If total thermonuclear war were to shake the world, God forbid, and we saw mushroom clouds billowing (Pray it will never happen!),
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we would all be at work feverishly wording anagrams on the whole incident (albeit, harsh) from our laptop computers worldwide!
Some of Dharam's recent anagrams for The Anagram Times:
Reagan's Glory Days Recalled at Statue Installation
Dance group Diversity trumps Boyle on 'Britain's Got Talent'
Have questions, comments, or suggestions? Post them below. Also see Q&A with master anagrammer Jeffrey Barnes.... Read more
Friday, June 19, 2009
Judge says Miami cat killings suspect poses no danger to community
(ABC News)
Judge says Miami cat killings suspect poses no danger to community = So Jimmy, a stoic guy, digs catguts...couldn't I skin people's -- same manner?
Judge says Miami cat killings suspect poses no danger to community = So Jimmy, a stoic guy, digs catguts...couldn't I skin people's -- same manner?
(by Jeffrey Barnes)
Obama seeks counsel from ex-presidents
(US News & World Report)
Obama seeks counsel from ex-presidents = Ex-members seanced, talk issues -- no proof
Obama seeks counsel from ex-presidents = Ex-members seanced, talk issues -- no proof
(by Jeffrey Barnes)
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Obama has stomach for a full plate
(The Wall Street Journal)
Obama has stomach for a full plate = Oh alas, Mama -- Bush left a lot of crap
Obama has stomach for a full plate = Oh alas, Mama -- Bush left a lot of crap
(by Jeffrey Barnes)
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Romanians flee Belfast homes after racist attacks
(Reuters)
Romanians flee Belfast homes after racist attacks = Racist clan at tea blames/threatens far-off Eskimos
Romanians flee Belfast homes after racist attacks = Racist clan at tea blames/threatens far-off Eskimos
(by Jeffrey Barnes)
Obama: Ahmadinejad and Mousavi not very different
(Jerusalem Post)
Obama: Ahmadinejad and Mousavi not very different = Both are even, mad variation and may offend Judaism
Obama: Ahmadinejad and Mousavi not very different = Both are even, mad variation and may offend Judaism
(by Pinchas Aronas)
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Biden still has his eye on the oval office
(AP)
Biden still has his eye on the oval office = He is honest: "Hell, one 'vice' is bad -- lay off it!"
Biden still has his eye on the oval office = He is honest: "Hell, one 'vice' is bad -- lay off it!"
(by Jeffrey Barnes)
CIA chief believes Cheney almost wants U.S. attacked
(Reuters)
CIA chief believes Cheney almost wants U.S. attacked = Face it -- as at mean, wicked, nasty evil, he's so cute! (*belch*)
CIA chief believes Cheney almost wants U.S. attacked = Face it -- as at mean, wicked, nasty evil, he's so cute! (*belch*)
(by Jeffrey Barnes)
Iran's Clarifying Election
(The Wall Street Journal)
Iran's Clarifying Election = Earliest Cry "Oil Financing"
Iran's Clarifying Election = Earliest Cry "Oil Financing"
(by Rodney Koodray Jr)
Susan Boyle due back on tour after "rest day"
(Yahoo! News)
Susan Boyle due back on tour after "rest day" = Ask beefy Scotland star, "Are you burned out?"
Susan Boyle due back on tour after "rest day" = Ask beefy Scotland star, "Are you burned out?"
(by Dharam)
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Iran election anger boils; Ahmadinejad defends results
(Los Angeles Times)
Iran election anger boils; Ahmadinejad defends results = Landslide again! Serenades for incumbent -- others jailed.
Iran election anger boils; Ahmadinejad defends results = Landslide again! Serenades for incumbent -- others jailed.
(by Jeffrey Barnes)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Calif. to probe latest HIV case in porn industry
(Yahoo! News)
Calif. to probe latest HIV case in porn industry = Torn Safeties at Prophylactic, Virus in Blonde
Calif. to probe latest HIV case in porn industry = Torn Safeties at Prophylactic, Virus in Blonde
(by Squidrock.com)
Friday, June 12, 2009
Turnout heavy in Iranian election
(CNN)
Turnout heavy in Iranian election = I run, I run (in each, at any line) to vote!
Turnout heavy in Iranian election = I run, I run (in each, at any line) to vote!
(by Pinchas Aronas)
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Russia is ready for nuclear-free world, Putin says
(Reuters)
Russia is ready for nuclear-free world, Putin says = "Surly lands dis us. We are rarin' for peace -- you first."
Russia is ready for nuclear-free world, Putin says = "Surly lands dis us. We are rarin' for peace -- you first."
(by Jeffrey Barnes)
New, superheavy element to enter periodic table
(Yahoo! News)
New, superheavy element to enter periodic table = Obey Reeve: Umpteenth particle now eternalised
New, superheavy element to enter periodic table = Obey Reeve: Umpteenth particle now eternalised
(by Squidrock.com)
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