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| aging, forty, turnip, albino,
paying for it. |
| shifty, invite, frugal, devout, upbeat, smooch, "p-rhyme" of his life.
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The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
Comments are welcomed! And couching them in Poetry is definitely NOT required.
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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J6:
"A Prime Way of Life"
The devout young monk sought his own way to witness.
He saw frugal living as more upbeat than sad.
In inviting a comrade he chose mental fitness
over shifty compliance--a disciplined lad.
Strict self control was their sine qua non,
the φιλήματι, or "smooch," a sign they were One.
~ OMK
"Happy Sean"
Sean was considered shifty,
but he was actually only thrifty.
His best friends he'd invite
to come spend the night
with a message on Google.
Well, he was a bit frugal.
But there still was no doubt
he was kind and devout.
He never did cheat
and was always upbeat.
He would frequently smooch
with his favorite pooch.
And in bed with his wife,
had the time of his life.
Well, I made it into the new time dimension, but I can hardly be said to have sprung here.
It is nearly 1:00 in this fresh world, and I am still a Slugabed, snuggled deep under covers, reluctant to set a foot out.
I am still struggling to find my way through J4. Pretty sure I have all the clue words, but lacking an "I" to reach the promised land...
My provisional solution would speak to the hardship of completing my financial installments. But Alas! I need a gerund that I simply can't afford.
~ OMK
WTF!!?
That's My solution, but where did that extra "I" come from?!
I count only two "I"s among the 4 clues, but the "I" in AGING is not one of the selectable letters.
~ OMK
Make that three "I"s total, but only the one in TURNIP is of use.
The J4 was an old joke, of the riddle variety, not a pun at all. And that's fine, since their puns are usually pretty weak anyhow. Hope you all like the reveal I just put up.
The J6 was a dog, tho. Even tho I get it, I still see it as Pee-rime instead of Pu-rhyme. This puzzle was submitted before the current foofaraw, so that's just coincidence. Why Seuss? That's not the kind of misspelling he would have used in any of his books. He intended them to teach proper spelling! The closest to any type of wordplay he used was alliteration. Yes, he made up a lot of names, but none of them this kind of mutilation of real words.
Ogden Nash would have done something like this. For instance his "3-L lllama fire." Or "If called by a panther/Don't anther."
Owen ~ Did you mean to use circles for the first three letters in AGING? Instead of skipping over to the "n"?
That would solve the problem that plagued me, in needing TWO "I"s to reach "paying for it."
~ OMK
Keith, my fault! I originally had AGAIN for the first word, and didn't realize it was supposed to be AGING until after I'd set up the puzzle. Didn't even think till reading your complaint that that would change the circle pattern.
That's OK. You do plenty for us, Owen, so it is totally understandable if there's an occasional flub .
You're certainly more consistent than I am.
But I am glad to know my mind isn't failing--yet!
~ OMK
Your Sean didn't seem to choose very tolerant friends, Misty, to have them mistake frugality for shiftiness.
A suspicious lot they are! --overlooking his obvious virtues!
A good thing he has his adoring pooch and faithful wife (or maybe the other way around) to provide his emotional--and (ahem) corporeal-- support!
~ OMK
My one year of college Greek came in handy in trying to incorporate the slang word "smooch" in the context of spiritual discipline for my young monks.
In mainline Christian tradition there are Biblical references to different kinds of φιλήματι--philemati--"kisses" of recognition being shared by fellow congregants. Sometimes this is a "kiss of peace," sometimes a "kiss of love," or "brotherly love."
In my guys' breakaway pairing they treat it as a "smooch" of their self-disciplined bond.
~ OMK
I solved 4 J's and 6js this morning but , like OMK, was missing the I.
But I was lost on the second riddle. As I am with Greek.
Notice the CC had "unworldly" as NAIVE. But that's a different context.
Misty you've progressed well in your poetic(RHYMING) endeavors. Was that a threesome in the bed? Sean, pooch, wife?
Doyle had a Story "The White Company". Aylward, a soldier, asks John why he left the monastery. His response:
There were seven reasons, the first of which is they threw me out"
Aylward answers:" Hold on , that is enough for thee and for me."
WC
The J6 solution was much, much harder than the J4--once we factor in the J4's missing "I." Owen's discussion of it (above) points out its hiccups & flaws.
The Seuss connection did not help in any specific way; it just opened up the probability that the answer involved wacky word gaming, some linguistic craziness.
~ OMK
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