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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.
11 comments:
At first I balked at how to include those first two J's into the story. But...
Eventually Chet met an old timer and they talked.
"Yes", he said, "The Steps seemed daunting, at some we balked".
He'd been sober for years. "Heck, we were still listening to vinyl".
He easily put my fears to rest. "I hope you'll stay awhile".
He reveled in stories of his past. "My siblings and I were uncouth."
His weren't the first tales I'd hear of misspent youth.
He was a larger than life persona. "Before I say goodbye son,
I want you to think long and hard on the content of Step One ."
WC
Your AA-themed verses, Wilbur, are introducing me to more information than I have ever before known about how the organization functions. Chet is clearly in good hands.
Bravo to Bill & Friends for all the good work. And bravo to you for writing this up--and for squeezing in all the J-words as you go.
As for today's words, I have to say they were an easy batch. After I found I needed only one line to include them all, I worked most of the time to ADD lines, just to pad it out!
In rating toy animals by size,
we may see below the results
of a contest between...
"Quibbling Effigies"
My son's vinyl bison, easily larger than his plastic unicorn,
sits on the mantel,
where nothing holds a candle
to it as his junior popgun trophy next his talcum powderhorn.
~ OMK
OMK, do you recall Splynter who used to write-up on Saturdays? He talked about AA and I mentioned one of my anniversaries* . So, re. BALKED I asked him where in the literature another 'baseball game breaks out?
In Ch.7 of 12&12 BillW refers to a form of spirituality (god) as "A bush league pinch hitter". ie not the recommended approach. I speculated that Bill was referring to Joe Cronin of the Redsox who had a slew of big pinch hits during the War . Possibly a few beat Bill's beloved Yankees.
The ultimate baseball game broke out in a History of early Christianity by JD Crossan. He used an article about the infamous beaning of Tony Conigliaro in 1967 to illustrate truth vs lie.
I was furious. You ex-monks stick to religion and stay off the ball field.
WC
*I just celebrated 43 years
"Rivalry"
Sally was Sammy's sibling
and the two were always quibbling.
Their games were full of revelry
but also with tricks and devilry.
They argued over which was larger:
a bison or a charger.
Sally's tricks Sammy figured out easily
but Sammy's were slyer and more weasely.
They finally constructed a prize
to reward the biggest surprise.
The trophy was made out of vinyl
and awarded to the winner of final.
But in the end, to show they cared,
the award they happily shared.
The important was that the two siblings played together and didn't feud. Maybe the prize was a record of Norman Vincent Peale's "How to Win Friends and Influence People ".
Unless it was a vinyl Bison
WC
Wilbur ~ I think I remember Splynter, but not well enough to recall his AA writing.
Your posts got me to read about Billy and Tony Conigliaro (a sad, sweet tale), though I'm not clear on how Crossan used that awful beaning to expound on the "truth vs. lie" theme.
That comes across as a happy rivalry, Misty, like many siblings enjoy.
I can't quite "see" what sort of games Sally & Sammy played.
I don't imagine them across a chessboard from each other. Maybe they played practical jokes?
I love some of your rhymes today, especially "easily" and "weasely."
And you've got me wondering what their super final vinyl trophy was. Anything like my son's big buffalo?
~ OMK
Wilbur, what an intriguing poem, but I would not have understood the recovery theme if Ol' Man Keith hadn't pointed it out. Very moving! And I liked your reference to the Vincent Peale record--although I don't remember it from my younger days.
Ol' Man Keith, the first line of your poem cracked me up. There they were, all four Jumble words, "VINYL BISON, EASILY LARGER". Bur you'll have to ask Sally and Sammy about their games and their vinyl trophy. It would be great if they too had received a junior popgun trophy, like your son.
First Misty, Peale wrote a book of that title. I'm not sure of vinyl version. Also…
Did you see the note about "All Things Great and Small " and "So what else did Joyce write?"(fln at CC )
OMK, the reference was to a NY Times article of an interview with Jack Hamilton who threw the pitch that beaned TonyC. Question? Did Jack throw the pitch deliberately. Problem, there's so much more to the "Question " than Crossan nor NYT can imagine. I could add 2000 words.
WC
Wilbur, I would love to have seen the notes you mentioned about "All Things Great and Small" and "So what else did Joyce write?" but didn't see them in any of the postings on the LA Times Crossword site. Would they possibly be on Facebook?
Anyway, always appreciate your comments--thank you for those.
Jayce said...
Last night, after watching an episode of All Creatures Great and Small on PBS, my wife asked me what else James Joyce had written.
May 12, 2021 at 2:01 PM
Thanks Owen. Were you thinking of Misty' when you saw tgst?
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