| fussy, chute, killer, always, wrecks. |
| dental, sporty, rather, notify, vision, exhale,"inn" over their heads.
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The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
Comments are welcomed!
Do not explicitly reveal any of the actual answer words until after closing time, but embedding them surreptitiously in comment sentences is encouraged.
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Sam Sloan, P.I., had a problem on his hands.
A gremlin violating the Gremlin's Rules demands.
Gremlins are trouble-makers, mischief they deliver.
But this one had gone too far, and become a killer!
As a Paranormal Investigator, neutralizing was his duty.
First thing he had to do was to identify the cootie.
He called on Mr. Murphy, a gremlin that he knew.
(Gremlins are always Murphy, it's a Law that they cling to.)
Mr. Murphy gave Sam leads to suspects, a pair of.
One was fussing with the strings of skydivers para-
chutes. The other caused fender benders with a hex.
But may have been the cause of recent fatal wrecks.
(to be continued.)
Delighted to see your "To Be Continued" sign, Owen! I look forward to more of Mr. Sloan, Mr Murphy, and the gremlin crew. I laughed out loud in a couple of places (You said "Cootie"!) & admired your rhyming chutzpah!
~ OMK
When there's a job for doing,
There's a expert there to do it.
The result you're pursuing
They'll advise when they review it!
There's an optometrist for vision,
An E.N.T. for ears.
A gynecologist for women,
A psychologist for fears
Pulmonologists help you in- and exhale,
For toothy problems see a dentist.
Pediatricians keep your young ones hale,
For your diet see a nutritionist.
A mechanic keeps your sports car running,
Or a car dealer, if you'd rather.
Swimsuit designers help your sunning,
An exterminator is your ratter.
Innkeepers are very helpful to tourists
Keeping a roof over their heads.
For a trial, notify a jurist.
Let a baker supply your daily bread.
Well, that J6 monstrosity may be the worst poem I've ever written, but it's revenge for the horrid puzzle. I could not get words #1, #4, nor the solution. Hints weren't available to me. The USA Today site just had a blank for today's puzzle, and the ChiTrib site, the Sunday links all shunt to the daily instead. I finally got it, but I'm not sure how.
Anyway, I knew my audience was waiting, so I persevered, finally sussed the solution, then worked backwards to get the last two words that were so simple I felt like bashing my head into a V-8 billboard!
BTW, both cartoons today were black and white. The coloring on the J4 is compliments of yours truly.
J4 was not a problem today, since the clues were easy and the solution so short that it came right away. Ominously funny pun, I thought.
I too enjoy your continued stories, Owen, and look forward to more about Sam. And the Gremlin/gremlin pairing was a clever idea.
I can empathize with your frustration with the j6. But I must admit not only to frustration but also to giving up. I went to the jumble answer site for clue 1 after trying many letter arrangements. And then I was sure of the second and third words of the solution, but couldn't come up with the obvious pun at the beginning. My excuse is that I'm tired this morning and didn't feel like sticking with it, so I finally looked up the solution too. D'oh!!!!!!
(P.S., the last letter of clue 6 is also necessary. You need a circle there as well. And P.P.S., your link for the Chicago Tribune site worked just fine for me, taking me right to the Sunday puzzle.)
I don't think your poem was terrible at all. It is sort of a poetic laundry list, but that's a fun idea from time to time. And you fitted in pretty much everybody, including pulmonologists, which is a specialty that doesn't just spring to my mind immediately.
I agree with Sandyanon, that your second poem for that sad bed and breakfast cartoon was delightful and helpful, Owen. I had trouble only with the fourth word, but there it was in your poem. But in the end I still had to look up the solution, which, happily, the Los Angeles Times supplies on Sundays. The solution fit the cartoon perfectly with that water dripping down from the ceiling. And, of course, the warning from the figure in the back made it pretty clear that this inn would sadly work for no guests at all. Delightful complicated drawing with the bucket and plunger in the background, and the guest luggage, and the apron on the poor owner, not sure they have a lovely room for anyone. Fun Sunday cartoon.
Truth to tell, I don't think I would say that I found Owen's j6 poem delightful. I enjoyed it for all the professions he was able to include, but believe that I understand why he wouldn't have thought of it as one of his best.
Actually I don't find too many things in this world to be delightful; I'm generally not enough of an enthusiast to be glowing in my appraisals. Somewhere between glass half empty and glass half full. There's no phrase for that, is there?
The cartoon reminded me of a wonderful National Geographic excursion we enjoyed in '05 to Peru--spoiled only by the warning in several hotels NOT to flush the modern-looking toilets. Apparently the plumbing was either unreliable or not hooked to a proper sewer.
With TP in hand, we had to hover above our "heads."
~ OMK
I've been around. I did the j6 about noon after the xword. I got the solution right away. I used it to get #1.
I liked your j6 poem as well as the first.
I don't think I checked in yesterday. I recall the J was unusually easy. The xword the opposite.
WC
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