There are several other Jumble blogs, but the ones I checked all started off by listing the answers. In this blog, answers can be either hinted at or masked by burying them in comments. No overt spoilers!
Colonel Kincaid was in the lodge room, puffing his briar pipe. Wishing he had something to do. Retirement was a boring life. Rockwell the porter was using a poker to tend the fire embers. The workaday world in session, the room was devoid of members.
The Colonel summoned the porter over, asked if he played chess. Rockwell admitted he knew the rules, and where a set was kept. The Colonel insisted, he would be hugely grateful of diversions. The board was fetched, the pieces placed, a royal court of Persians.
The first game went to the Colonel, but just by the skin of his teeth. The rest all went to Rockwell, who proved a hard man to beat! More members came, the Colonel praised the porter high as the sky! He bet that no one else in the club could defeat this priceless guy!
This one looked tough, but proved a straw man, a "paper tiger." I did it in bed, courtesy of my iPad, w/o benefit of paper or pencil. If anyone needs a hint, just think of atmospherically-elevated costs - or altitude-related charges for goods on sale. No! ~ No thanks required; we're all in this together.
I agree. Owen, great start for this J and really easy solve. At first I thought there might be a game theme when I saw poker and chess but was not hugely surprised that it wasn't. I have been on first class seats only once when I was upgraded because a seat was empty and I had a credit card membership with American Airlines. It was heavenly!
Owen, I really like your placements in the poems of the solution/caption clues every time. Enjoyed Colonel Kincaid, but I do kind of miss Daniel's continued story. I'm sure that takes a lot of extra effort,though. Actually I marvel at all the poems you come up with for both blogs every day.
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| chess, poker, hugely, insist, sky-high prices.
Colonel Kincaid was in the lodge room, puffing his briar pipe.
ReplyDeleteWishing he had something to do. Retirement was a boring life.
Rockwell the porter was using a poker to tend the fire embers.
The workaday world in session, the room was devoid of members.
The Colonel summoned the porter over, asked if he played chess.
Rockwell admitted he knew the rules, and where a set was kept.
The Colonel insisted, he would be hugely grateful of diversions.
The board was fetched, the pieces placed, a royal court of Persians.
The first game went to the Colonel, but just by the skin of his teeth.
The rest all went to Rockwell, who proved a hard man to beat!
More members came, the Colonel praised the porter high as the sky!
He bet that no one else in the club could defeat this priceless guy!
A fine poetic start to the day, Owen!
ReplyDeleteThis one looked tough, but proved a straw man, a "paper tiger."
I did it in bed, courtesy of my iPad, w/o benefit of paper or pencil.
If anyone needs a hint, just think of atmospherically-elevated costs - or altitude-related charges for goods on sale.
No! ~ No thanks required; we're all in this together.
~ OMK
I recall a Ski Club who's members liked their pipe and bowl . Up in the mountains, way up.
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I agree. Owen, great start for this J and really easy solve. At first I thought there might be a game theme when I saw poker and chess but was not hugely surprised that it wasn't.
ReplyDeleteI have been on first class seats only once when I was upgraded because a seat was empty and I had a credit card membership with American Airlines. It was heavenly!
Owen, I really like your placements in the poems of the solution/caption clues every time. Enjoyed Colonel Kincaid, but I do kind of miss Daniel's continued story. I'm sure that takes a lot of extra effort,though. Actually I marvel at all the poems you come up with for both blogs every day.
ReplyDeleteI set a personal record today of 4:25 min., and 710 points. Everything fell into place.
ReplyDeleteHey, sorry, but I am confused -- points for the jumble???
ReplyDeleteThe online versions award points for how fast you fill it out. There are 3 different online versions, I don't know if they all use the same system.
DeleteAh. Guess I've been a pen and paper person.
DeleteThanks.