Humorous Poems
Ignatius Brennan
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This is a collection of fun poems by West Virginia poet M. Ignatius Brennan. In his poems, the poet makes fun of the people in his surroundings, and the society in which he lived. In most instances his humor is benevolent, but can turn malicious, for instance where Kentucky and Kentuckians are concerned. - Summary by Carolin (6 hr 37 min)
Kapitel
To My Reader | 3:32 | Gelesen von BettyB |
The Gossip | 3:56 | Gelesen von Kurt |
The Shoemaker | 2:47 | Gelesen von BettyB |
The Man you Owe | 2:59 | Gelesen von Kurt |
'Nothing to Wear' | 2:31 | Gelesen von BettyB |
The Banker | 2:25 | Gelesen von BettyB |
The Confidential Monger | 2:26 | Gelesen von Kurt |
Our Barber | 1:57 | Gelesen von BettyB |
In Wrong, as Usual | 2:33 | Gelesen von Ian King |
She Wore a Hobble | 1:20 | Gelesen von Ellies |
The Jollier | 2:57 | Gelesen von Ellies |
He Did Wrong - We Think | 2:33 | Gelesen von Kurt |
Circus Day | 2:24 | Gelesen von Kurt |
The Tube Skirts' Passing | 2:28 | Gelesen von Kurt |
Play Ball | 2:31 | Gelesen von Kurt |
The Office Spittoon | 2:23 | Gelesen von DrPGould |
The Holiday Grin | 2:20 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
'You're Looking Fine' | 3:38 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
The Expected Letter | 2:48 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
Bryan's Resignation | 1:40 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
Der Jitney | 2:23 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
Did this Ever Happen to You? | 2:17 | Gelesen von Ian King |
'You're Looking Bad' | 2:45 | Gelesen von Ellies |
Auto 'Filosofy' | 2:47 | Gelesen von Ian King |
Not Like I Used to Do | 2:35 | Gelesen von Karla Patin |
He's Always First | 2:54 | Gelesen von Karla Patin |
All the While | 1:35 | Gelesen von Karla Patin |
The Mustache's Return | 1:43 | Gelesen von Karla Patin |
The Collector | 2:24 | Gelesen von Karla Patin |
Uncle Henry Talks | 2:19 | Gelesen von CoMo290 |
'When You and Me Were Boys' | 2:04 | Gelesen von CoMo290 |
Tomorrow'll be Fair | 1:25 | Gelesen von CoMo290 |
The Human Yard Stick | 1:42 | Gelesen von CoMo290 |
My Lost Umbrella | 2:32 | Gelesen von April6090 |
The Microbic Kiss | 2:20 | Gelesen von Kurt |
When Doctors Disagree | 2:55 | Gelesen von BettyB |
Jevver Move? | 2:27 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
Books Lent, but --? | 2:46 | Gelesen von April6090 |
The Day that He Turned up His Toes | 2:42 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
The Old State is Dry | 2:22 | Gelesen von DrPGould |
Mistress Jekyll-Hyde | 2:11 | Gelesen von Leah Autry |
Soliciting Cash Subscriptions | 3:22 | Gelesen von Galaneth |
'Jimmie Jones' | 2:54 | Gelesen von Galaneth |
Vacation Time | 1:31 | Gelesen von Galaneth |
An Awful Hallowe'en | 1:45 | Gelesen von April6090 |
To Woodrow | 1:56 | Gelesen von Ellies |
How We Took in the Fair | 3:57 | Gelesen von Ellies |
The Opposites | 2:32 | Gelesen von Ellies |
Brennan is Quite a Humorist | 3:55 | Gelesen von Ellies |
When She Married | 4:16 | Gelesen von Pseudonymous Nerd |
The Old Time Preacher | 2:59 | Gelesen von DrPGould |
The Nurse | 2:46 | Gelesen von Foon |
The Circus | 2:33 | Gelesen von Foon |
'Jevver Drink' | 3:32 | Gelesen von Kurt |
'Etiquette' | 3:30 | Gelesen von Pseudonymous Nerd |
'Show Me' | 2:40 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
Every Day | 1:59 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
Rearing the Baby | 3:13 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
The Blissful Grave | 2:58 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
When You Have the Coin | 3:22 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
Does this Remind You? | 4:12 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
Ever Own a Camera? | 4:12 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
Christmas is Fine - But Oh My! | 2:05 | Gelesen von Pseudonymous Nerd |
My Old Photograph | 3:46 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
The Proof Reader | 4:33 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
The Suffrage Cause | 3:45 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
Uncle Henry Talks on Divorces | 3:36 | Gelesen von Kurt |
'Uncle' Lias | 2:18 | Gelesen von Terry Murtha |
That Yaller Dog | 1:56 | Gelesen von Terry Murtha |
The Pole, It's Ours | 1:39 | Gelesen von Terry Murtha |
The Church End-Hog | 1:43 | Gelesen von Foon |
The 'Wazzers' | 2:11 | Gelesen von Terry Murtha |
I'll Take Mine by Trolley | 1:59 | Gelesen von Foon |
You Should Take Your Time | 2:43 | Gelesen von Kurt |
The Knocker | 2:13 | Gelesen von Foon |
'Teddy's Out' | 1:55 | Gelesen von Foon |
The First Christmas I Remember | 1:28 | Gelesen von BettyB |
You're O.K., Miss Hobble | 1:53 | Gelesen von Ellies |
The Close-Fitting Skirt | 1:37 | Gelesen von VelmaCariss |
The Harem Skirt | 2:19 | Gelesen von Ellies |
The Sign of Spring | 3:02 | Gelesen von nighthawks |
The Office Roller-Towel | 2:03 | Gelesen von Ellies |
Doddridge Reminiscing | 4:18 | Gelesen von Ellies |
The Fellow Who Peddles the Books | 3:15 | Gelesen von DrPGould |
Mary Ellen Dwyer | 4:40 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
The Matinee Girl | 3:11 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
When We're Trimmed | 3:40 | Gelesen von Maria de Fátima da Silva |
What Becomes of Our 'Tillies'? | 4:05 | Gelesen von BettyB |
Pompous Flynn | 2:29 | Gelesen von Ellies |
Percy Cranium | 1:56 | Gelesen von Foon |
Mister Pomposity | 3:33 | Gelesen von realisticspeakers |
She Was Truly a Faddist | 2:57 | Gelesen von Foon |
Running for Office | 3:18 | Gelesen von Trey Houck |
The Fourth of Old July | 1:30 | Gelesen von BettyB |
Those Gallant Boys in Blue | 3:19 | Gelesen von BettyB |
This Fourth of July | 2:40 | Gelesen von Bill Mosley |
Memorial Day | 1:28 | Gelesen von Bill Mosley |
This Fourth Day of July | 2:13 | Gelesen von Bill Mosley |
Our Own Henry G. Davis | 2:30 | Gelesen von Bill Mosley |
A Leper | 2:24 | Gelesen von Foon |
Europe's War | 2:17 | Gelesen von elizaswann |
'Wild Bob' Burman | 1:35 | Gelesen von Foon |
'The Woman with the Baby' | 2:54 | Gelesen von VelmaCariss |
Vale - 1914 | 1:10 | Gelesen von BettyB |
Welcome 1915 | 2:02 | Gelesen von BettyB |
When Men Heed | 1:34 | Gelesen von BettyB |
The Old Mulberry Tree | 2:21 | Gelesen von BettyB |
To Our Departed Brothers | 1:48 | Gelesen von Foon |
The Municipal Christmas Tree | 1:34 | Gelesen von Foon |
Essence of Election Day | 2:08 | Gelesen von Foon |
In Behalf of Our Retail Clerks | 2:11 | Gelesen von Foon |
The Grave I'd Have | 2:34 | Gelesen von Foon |
To the Graduates | 1:33 | Gelesen von Foon |
The Constable's Sale | 3:12 | Gelesen von Foon |
Married for Money | 2:35 | Gelesen von Foon |
The Telegraph Operator | 2:31 | Gelesen von Foon |
The Saleslady | 2:11 | Gelesen von Foon |
Past, Present and Future | 2:12 | Gelesen von DrPGould |
The Telephone Girl | 2:01 | Gelesen von Pseudonymous Nerd |
Go-to-Church Sunday | 2:02 | Gelesen von BettyB |
The Fulfilled Prophecy | 1:55 | Gelesen von nighthawks |
The World's Sweetest Story | 1:41 | Gelesen von nighthawks |
Ash Wednesday | 2:43 | Gelesen von nighthawks |
The Mother Church | 3:49 | Gelesen von nighthawks |
'Tis Time to Bid Them Stop | 2:45 | Gelesen von April6090 |
The Broken Sleigh | 5:03 | Gelesen von Ellies |
The Siren Song | 3:37 | Gelesen von Ellies |
Uncle Henry Talks - The Malcontents | 5:26 | Gelesen von Ellies |
Jealousy | 3:06 | Gelesen von Ellies |
Post Election Thoughts | 3:00 | Gelesen von DrPGould |
'While We're Here' | 1:15 | Gelesen von April6090 |
The Aviator Walsh | 1:38 | Gelesen von BettyB |
Mother's Day | 1:57 | Gelesen von BettyB |
Just You | 1:03 | Gelesen von JMGaul |
New Year's Resolutions | 1:48 | Gelesen von JMGaul |
The Knight of the Pencil and Pad | 2:00 | Gelesen von Ian King |
The Christmas Spirit | 2:03 | Gelesen von JMGaul |
In Memory of Daniel V. Hughes | 1:11 | Gelesen von JMGaul |
Fannie's Death | 2:35 | Gelesen von JMGaul |
'Mary and Joe' | 2:58 | Gelesen von Foon |
The Old and the New May Queen | 1:37 | Gelesen von Foon |
Matilda and Julia and Joe | 8:26 | Gelesen von Foon |
Mason and Henry | 7:43 | Gelesen von Foon |
'Happy John' and 'Solemn Joe' | 11:54 | Gelesen von Foon |
'The Upper and the Nether Stone' | 6:07 | Gelesen von Foon |
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Funny and Smart. Just one thing...





The Reader
Ha it was good and funny and interesting. Only the narration is not the best. The voice isn't my favorite. It may be okay to you but it wasn't the best for me.