Play on Words: Poems, Lyrics, and Other Writings of H. Bundy Shaw
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Check out Bundy singing one of his songs to his Granddaughter at her Bat Mitzvah
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PLAY ON WORDS is another term for pun. Pun is the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its diff erent meanings or applications. Play can mean a dramatic composition or piece; a performance, as on the stage; exercise or activity for amusement or recreation; fun or jest, as opposed to seriousness (Dictionary.com).
This book is full of humor, puns, and lots of fun. H. Bundy Shaw loved words. He loved the diff erent uses, the different meanings, and the different pronunciations of words. Bundy also loved to play the piano, sing, and make people smile. Most of all, he loved his family, friends, and extended family.
This book is a sixty-year history of Bundys writing, beginning with poems he wrote during World War II, through his career with Playtex, his retirement in southern Florida until his death in 2002.
He wrote lyrics for skits at the Playtex Annual Meeting, which included Trouble in Midriff City about the new Long Line Living Bra. He wrote lyrics and poems for anniversaries, weddings, birthdays, and bar and bat mitzvahs. Encompassed in them was a complete biography of the person or people he was honoring. He also wrote a musical, Our Fair Couple, which is a spoof of My Fair Lady.
Bundy never earned any money from his lyrics and writing, so all the profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the National MS Society in his memory. It is my hope that these writings will bring enjoyment to you.
H. Bundy Shaw
“Play on Words” is another term for pun. “Pun” is the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications. “Play” can mean a dramatic composition or piece; a performance, as on the stage; exercise or activity for amusement or recreation; fun or jest, as opposed to seriousness. (Dictionary.com) This book is full of humor, puns, and lots of fun. H. Bundy Shaw loved words. He loved the different uses, the different meanings, and the different pronunciations of words. Bundy also loved to play the play the piano, sing, and make people smile. Most of all he loved his family, friends, and extended family. This book is a 60 year history of Bundy’s writing beginning with poems he wrote for 21st Division stationed in the South Pacific during World War II, through his career with Playtex, and ending with his retirement in southern Florida. He wrote lyrics for skits at the Playtex Annual Meeting, which included “Trouble in Midriff City” about the new “Long Line Living Bra”. He wrote lyrics and poems for anniversaries, weddings, birthdays, and Bar & Bat Mitzvah’s. Encompassed in them was a complete biography of the person or people he was honoring. He also wrote a musical, “Our Fair Couple”, which is a spoof of “My Fair Lady”. Bundy never earned any money from his lyrics and writing so all the profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the National MS Society in his memory. It is my hope that these writings will bring enjoyment to you.
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