| cable, slash, tariff, wallop, "low-cals".The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
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Television now-a-days, it gets confusing.
ReplyDeleteOnce there were three channels for choosing.
Then cable came along to expand it,
But we had to pay a tariff to the bandit!
The newer channels had more guts and gore.
They let shows slash and punch and wallop more.
The locales for "reality" became exotic,
And low caliber pay-per-view turned erotic!
Now T.V. shows aren't even on T.V.!
Netflix and Amazon, how do we see?
Thru our tablets and phones they now blast,
And watch out, Virtual Real is coming fast!
A succinct, witty description of changing 'views'. My experiences prety exactly. I think the LA area had more than three channels, though. And do you remember fuzzy UHF?
ReplyDeleteThis was a really easy jumble, both clues and solution. I must be getting pickier, though, because this one didn't seem terribly clever or funny. I always enjoy them, anyway.
Enjoyed your television poem, Owen--and you're right about how complicated it's all gotten. I too got all the Jumble words easily, and then the solution just popped right up. Sorry to have a different view, Sandyanon, but I loved this Jumble and the clever short solution made me laugh. Also liked all the food on the table, although it didn't look very l__ c__ to me. Lots of fun.
ReplyDeleteI love Owen's comment about the divisiveness of "under God" being added to the Pledge of Allegiance under Eisenhower in the 50's. (See the Corner). I bet most people think it was written that way originally, but no. Yes, it does indeed symbolically divide the nation.
ReplyDeleteMisty, I think those are celery sticks, not ff's . perhaps a tofu sandwich with lettuce and herbal tea .
ReplyDeleteYes , the J went fast but I did write enough letters to catch the W/C.
And when you spoke of Rowland this popped into my head:
Oh love ,. True love is made to last
Though happy times flew by too fast
But the seed that was sown
Has forever grown and grown
....
Owen, finish this. Doyle's "Song of the Bow" was my inspiration
WC
/the-song-of-the-bow
DeleteThank you, Wilbur. Oh my goodness, yes--Rowland and I were married twenty-one years before I lost him, but the time flew by way too fast--especially the last seven years when he was so disabled from his stroke.
ReplyDeleteBut true love is just a wonderful gift, isn't it?
Wilbur, challenge accepted. I rewrote your beginning to fit the form of Arthur Conan Doyle's Song of the Bow, and while I didn't start with the intention of a Jumble poem, it adapted so very well! I'll dedicate it to Misty and to my own dear wife.
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