Sound for the Inner Ear

Gotye Will Tickle Your Cochlea!

I discovered some very interesting music by an Australian band called Gotye (pronounced "gaw-tee-yeah"). Now imagine the prospect of writing a limerick about them. How do you make something rhyme with Gotye?


Here it is. I got a kick out of it. Hope you do too.


Looking for something to tickle your cochlea?
An aural sensation with edges non-linear?
Then hear the distinctive sound
It's the only way around,
Yield to the vibration of the down-under Gotye.


Gotye on MySpace.

An amazing, amazing video on YouTube here.

Get Like Drawing Blood

One final fascinating fact: Gotye is a one-person band. Wally created all the vocals and sounds on this album.

(She Says:) "Men - Draft Ale, Beer?"

Anagram of "Female Bartender"

Recently, India overturned a law that banned women bartenders. See the New York Times story here



The Indian Courts have cleared the stage
Ruling against a woman's disadvantage
The judges were quite keen
Since it's not 1914,
On making female bartenders the new rage.

New Year Resolution: Keep Rolling

Happy New Year and best wishes for a great 2008.

I missed posting a limerick last week. So, there are two that will be published this week.

It seems "weight loss" is the number one goal after the holidays. Here are my thoughts.


Facing the burdensome goal of weight loss
On New Year's day, I sat with legs crossed,
And scaled my mind's summit
To seek advice from the wise hermit,
Who offered,"A rolling stone gathers no moss."

Hillary Clinton - The Likability Tour De Force

Not a person to dilly-dally, Hillary Clinton makes a serious effort to be likable.


With growing perception, she's "the queen of ice"
Hillary realized, she had very little choice,
But to recast her cold persona
As warm and cuddly, not a loner,
While saying, "please vote for me! Really, I am nice."


"After Delay, Clinton Embarks on a Likability Tour"
NY Times Article on December 19, 2007 here

Digital Deficiency, Dutch "Emergency"

A Dutch fisherman that was angling for a pike
Had a North Sea encounter he didn't like,
Lost a finger to a shark
Only to woefully remark,
"I have fewer digits for plugging a dyke."


The legend of Hans Brinker, the little Dutch boy here

Some cartoons on the little Dutch boy here

"No Wii" Anxiety Syndrome

Christmas is just over two weeks away and the low availability of the Nintendo Wii continues to induce a state of anxiety across the country.


Behold a nation in a state of despair
Grown men and women tearing out their hair,
As the stocks run low
Comes a heart-rending bellow,
"Where's my Nintendo Wii?, Oh life is unfair!"


San Jose Mercury News story on the scarcity of the Nintendo Wii here

Shake, Rattle and Roll

No shake or rattle, but a feeling droll
When I envision the "California roll",
No ground-moving confusion
Rather, a 70's sushi fusion
Imagine cucumber,crab 'n avocado on a stroll.

See the origin of the California Roll here