This morning, doing my usual preflight check before going downstairs, I said out loud:
My phone is in my pocket
My dog is in the yard--
I know a winner when I say it, just needed more lyrics. Let it percolate a bit, and new realization: Negative would be funnier than positive. Plus I could squeeze in a pun.
The result: My first-ever country/western song. Top 10 hit for sure.
My phone is in the toilet,
My dog escaped the yard,
My truck is in the kitchen,
My life is dog gone hard.
Smugly self-satisfied, I posted that to a group that loves mostly sophisticated kinds of humor* (ah, hubris rears its head again). And within minutes, someone responded:
If the phone is in the toilet, what are you writing this on?? 😂😂😂
Challenge accepted! I sat staring at my screen, working an answer. Took only a couple of minutes to respond:
Hmmm. Next verse?
My Mac is at the Genius Bar
My PC’s screen is blue
I stole my neighbor’s Android
So this message could get through.
Success!
Doggerel is easy. Although I think it actually keeps its rhythm. I'm sure you'll let me know
