| || fussy, evoke, mullet, hotter, to the fullest.
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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.
Not a very tough jumble. Once I had all the letters and saw what the first little word had to be, the phrase jumped out. Maybe not the world's cleverest pun, but ok.
ReplyDeleteWhat I really thought was how sad that buffets are gone for at least a very long time, and ... OMG! Those other people are not social distancing!!!
My, how my perspectives have changed.
In 1828, when Aaron Burr, the slayer of Alexander Hamilton, was called before a judge to answer a civil complaint, the NY Times sent a court artist to capture his aging appearance.
ReplyDeleteFirst, the artist sketched the judge, and then he drew the duelist.
~ OMK
And then there was DeBracy, the amoral mercenary man
ReplyDeleteLeader of a Company that fights for whomever can
Pay. The escapade of the Saxon kidnapping was evoked
By the sight of the lovely Rowena at Ashby that stoked
All the hotter his passion. The Saxon lady resisted his sensible plea:
"The fussiest damsel in the Norman court would gladly marry me!"
Rowena took no time to mull it over - her heart was with another
In the fullest way only Wilfred would do if she had her druthers
I mentioned the troubadour Blondel yesterday. Gore Vidal wrote an historical novel about the quest of Blondel:
ReplyDelete"A SEARCH FOR THE KING
BY GORE VIDAL
RELEASE DATE: JAN. 9, 1949
Oddly enough, Gore Vidal- The City and the Pillar, The Season of Comfort, etc. has come up with something of an historical novel. Running from the fall of 1192 to the spring of 1194, from Palestine to Austria to France to England, this is a skillful blending of fact and fantasy during the Crusades. Having to do chiefly with King Richard the Lion-Hearted and his troubadour, Blondel of Neel"
And in synch, OMK mentions one of Vidal's favorite characters Aaron Burr, of whom he recounts an entirely non-"Hamiltonian" version of the duel.
Here's one quote "the most controversial aspect of the novel Burr is that Alexander Hamilton gossiped that Burr and his daughter, Theodosia, practiced incest—which character assassination led to their mortal duel; killing Hamilton ended the public life of Aaron Burr.".
WC
The 1952 Movie produced shortly after Vidal's novel was inspired to introduce the Blondel-Richard scene.
A delightfully, easy Jumble this morning--I got all four words without any work, and the solution popped right up even before I checked it against the circled letters. A real pleasure. And then on to the blog, where Ol'Man Keith's complicated historical duel story so compactly (is that a word?) illustrated his funny Jumble solution gloss.
ReplyDeleteAnd the next pleasure was hunting for all those Jumble words in Wilbur's even more complicated historical adventure. There they were, along with the solution. And in addition, news of Gore Vidal and even more dramatic and scandalous Burr and Hamilton lore. The information and ideas we get on this Jumble every day is simply amazing!
I think Gore Vidal was a distant relative/ descendant of Aaron Burr
DeleteDon't know if he was related to Burr, but as a descendant of both the Gore and Vidal clans, he represented people who built this country.
ReplyDeleteHe said he "took a proprietary interest" in the U.S. because of his ancestors' work.
VIdal was one of our few American "public intellectuals." I read a number of his books, including Burr, but not nearly as many as he popularized on his many talk-show appearances in the '60s and '70s. A fascinating guy.
I almost followed your lead, Wilbur, and would have read Search for a King, except that it isn't available as a Kindle, and my bookshelves are over flowing (Burr alone takes the space of three lesser books).
~ OMK
BTW, before his death in 2012, Vidal predicted we would end up as a dictatorship.
ReplyDelete~ OMK
Well, since I didn't know anything about Gore Vidal, I looked him up, and, my goodness, what a remarkable, complicated, active, and crazy life he led on all fronts, personal, sexual, professional, political, etc. etc. Whew!
ReplyDeleteI just watched the click trailer overview of the movie about the Vidal vs Buckley debates.
ReplyDeleteApparently the two got into a (near?) Fistfight which I heard about. I see I can see it on Hulu free.
I've got to buy that Blondel book.
WC
Question. I have my Wednesday poem done. If I post "Spoiler Alert!" can I post it later tonight?
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't want to spoil the solve but I often get busy in the morning.
WC
That's fine by me, Wilbur, but I hope it's definitely later. I realize that it's after 7pm in Florida, but hope that isn't what you mean.
ReplyDeleteTime differences can work in one's favor, though. I do the LA Times crossword online, for the next day any time after 9pm Pacific time, since the Washington Post turns it over at midnight their time.
BTW, I've wondered where you access all these puzzles in advance. Sounds interesting.
That's OK with me-- an early posting. I am often the first to access the site in the wee-est of hours, but I don't read if I'm not ready.
ReplyDeleteThe Buckley/Gore confrontation was between equally patrician types, something of an I'm-dryer & wryer-than-thou hissy-fit between pearl-clutching gents.
~ OMK
Ok spoiler Alert!!!! The next post is the Wednesday Ivanhoe poem
ReplyDeleteSolve, then read. I'll repost tomorrow
WC
On the first day of jousting Wilfred sent the faithful Gurth
ReplyDeleteTo the abode of Isaac to pay the horse and armor's worth.
When Gurth returning was waylaid by a robber band
It was by chance that it was the archer, Locksley, in command.
And in another venue when Gurth and Wamba did elude
The Norman ambush. Who should they meet but Robin Hood.
Locksley quickly sent for the Curtle Friar, Tuck
And joining the beefy cleric by fortuitous luck
Was the mysterious knight who'd saved the day at the Lists
Then vanished. He was gone before the Prince knew he was missed.
The unknown Knight of course was the iconic Coeur de Lion
A name that caused dread in foes and lovely ladies to swoon.
WC
I'll try to remember to check this tomorrow after I've done the Wednesday Jumble. Thanks for alerting us, Wilbur.
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