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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.
So I do check the blog pretty regularly, but usually don't feel I have much to contribute. Most of my comments on jumble solutions sound critical, and being a Negative Nellie gets old.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I kind of like this one. The clues were easy, and the solution is not an actual pun, is it, but kinda clever wordplay.
Are hogs the same as pigs? It occurs to me to wonder.
I wonder, Sandy, if the coloration applies to the entire animal--if, that is, the artist meant to go Whole Hog?
ReplyDeleteFLN, Owen, thanks for checking in and explaining the error. I appreciate it, as I couldn't be sure there wasn't something I missed.
Glad to know my head was on straight!
~ OMK
ReplyDelete"Going Whole Hog in Madrid"
In the Plaza Major we tasted the tapas
in the tiny bars of the mamas and papas.
Sampling spicy tacos and manchego muffins
served up for us by the nephews and cousins.
Enough pimientos, el vientre to churn,
nothing toxic, mind you, though maybe some heartburn.
One bite leads to another. Todo el noche you'll want to linger;
but you know, Es no bueno for your juvenil figure!
~ OMK
"Porky"
ReplyDeleteThey bought Porky in a plaza
and brought him home to their casa.
He was tiny and not very big
and the kids thought he was a cute pig.
They tried to train him with rigor
but he was a lazy pet figure.
They kept him from huffing and muffing
by feeding him a muffin.
They worked hard Porky to train
but their efforts were in vain.
In the end the kids did relent
and just cheered Porky's happy pig-ment.
Thank you, Misty,
ReplyDeletefor today's episode in Animal Husbandry:
"Pigs will be pigs,"
so the saying goes.
Never too late to find this out,
everybody knows.
Of all the lower (dumb) animals
(a lesson to take to heart),
it's tough to train a willful pig;
they're just too gawddam smart.
~ OMK
I had REFUGE and thus couldn't "figure" out the riddle-solution. Needed that G. I was looking for t PIG but didn't like around enough with the J's. Especially the one with the G in it.
ReplyDeleteAh, Misty and her performing pig. And OMK goes Espanol with us.
WC
And Sandy, your comments are always appreciated. I always perk up when I see your avatar.
ReplyDeleteWC
And I appreciate your comment, Wilbur.
ReplyDeleteNot much difference, Sandy. Essentially swine, boar, and hog are all pigs. But Google reports some distinctions in non-technical usage. A hog, for instance, is often a pig weighing over 120 lbs.
ReplyDeleteBut it would be hard to slip up.
~ OMK
Enjoyed your fun poetic response to my pig verse, OMK, and your kind remark, Wilbur.
ReplyDeleteHave a pleasant evening, everybody.