| biker, epoxy, freely, sleigh, "be-for" her eyes.The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
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Rachel was a handy girl, a real fix-it woman.
ReplyDeleteAnything with wheels on, she could get it hummin'.
If a sports car had a dent in its fancy body
She could pop it out, then apply salve of epoxy!
It didn't take four wheels, even two would do.
A biker had a sticking gear, why, he had no clue.
He trusted Rachel's wrench with his primo hog.
She had it shifting freely, sans a worn-out cog.
Wheels weren't even needed, like the winter day
She unbent a runner on a very special sleigh!
When sight began to weaken, Rachel fixed herself.
Took some vitamin B-4, her eyes returned to health!
Owen, I know you've heard our praises time & time again, but we have to keep piling 'em on because, truly, we cannot allow your formidable abilities and unstinting service to ever grow unremarked and "normal."
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you do it. You must have extra folds of grey matter. Today (well, this a.m.) I was feeling cocky as I worked my way through the four opening words, all in my head. But then I found myself stumped at the solution. It should be easy, so I told myself, with just four small 2- and 3-letter words. I tried all kinds of combos, but couldn't see it. In desperation I went online to a word unscrambler. But even with all the possibilities before me, I wasn't able to place them in the right order.
At last I turned to your poem for help. And Bang! there it was--spelled out in a straightforward manner.
I thank you for it. And for all your past entertainment & guidance. For your special genius. For letting me go to sleep.
~ OMK
Your eclectic themes are what I wonder at. I know, of course, that one or more of the clue words must generally suggest something to you. But how you weave all the words together is a wonder.
ReplyDeleteThis jumble was not as difficult as I feared after first seeing the cartoon and the solution blanks. The clues came more or less readily, with number four taking the longest (!). But the solution also didn't take long. Once the letters for the two fairly obvious final words were taken out, the punny beginning popped up. I read your poem after solving, and oh my! How ingeniously you integrated that solution. Kudos to you, Owen!
What, oh what, is the prai(se) of a single kudo(s)?
ReplyDelete~ OMK
OMK, I know this must be you being sarcastic, for what else but sarcasm could cause such a patho???
ReplyDeleteOl'Man Keith, you are so right on, and I applaud and totally agree with your praise of our talented, hard-working, and generous Owen. I actually got the solution to this morning's Jumble, but without being able to figure out #4, even when I knew where the letters should go. Once again, the poem gave me the answer--many thanks, as always, Owen. A relief after that impossible crossword puzzle this morning. Have a wonderful weekend, everybody!
ReplyDeleteHow can I solve a devilish Saturday slog and then give up on Saturday's J . Specifically#4 .Even with the solution and the letters I just couldn't get SLEIGH.
ReplyDeleteRoutinely great poems Owen.
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WC