| || hotly, taken, rotate, inward, down to earth.
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The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
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I had a terrible time at first, because I just didn't want that first clue to be what it was. Got the solution without it, but still resisted the word. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the solution a lot -- a funny compound pun, I believe.
Here's another one I found: Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses. Har, har, har.
It must be time for me to get some sleep!
I agree it's a funny solution. Maybe not a compound pun, as I take the 3 words to convey one meaning in each of their two contexts. But I'm open to ideas for an extra pun.
ReplyDeleteMy stab at the solution is in a rhyme below.
Fencing Manual Instruction--
"Round II: Mirth"
To remove the foil from your opponent's keep,
you must first engage his blade on its outward side,
then rotate quickly inward with an upward sweep.
This may lead his grip to release--and let it fly.
But once you've taken him down so hard,
play it cool & hope that he's woke.
He may react in anger, so be en garde.
If he complains too hotly, treat it as a joke.
~ OMK
D'Artargnan would be proud, OMK. I'll have to let these J's simmer before attempting a rhyme.
ReplyDeleteBeing a Cali contingent I'm the only one awakening to read the previous night's comments.
WC
"Lorraine"
ReplyDeleteLorraine was a big movie star
who had come a long way from afar.
Her sad past she'd forsaken
and a new role she'd taken.
She was still a bit motley
yet considered quite hotly.
When on stage she would rotate
and her beauty they'd notate.
Her hands she'd wave windward
but her feeling kept inward.
She never felt down
when dressed in her gown.
Filled with joy and with mirth
she remained down to earth.
G'morning, Wilbur. Yep, it's a real musketeer move. I used it in a Hamlet.
ReplyDeleteI managed to sleep by 3:30, early for me. I hope my morning freshness will last longer in the day than usual.
FLN, Sandy ~ I forgot to register my gratitude for your Santa's helpers pun. That tickled me and triggered a sweet image.
Har-di-har indeed.
~ OMK
Ah, Misty ~ Thank you for sweet Lorraine! I can picture her, reveling in her glamour, her public persona, yet reserving her private self. I hope her "sad past" is not going to rear up and bring her some alienated grief.
ReplyDeleteI loved the old song by Country Joe & the Fish. I had an assistant once named Lorraine and used to enjoy teasing her by singing (trying to) it in her presence.
I see we both found good use for "mirth." 'Tis a fine state to share.
~ OMK