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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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Today's cartoon reminds me of a similar one I saw many years ago. It showed a man with a puzzled expression looking down at a string of paper dolls, one of which was endowed with three legs.
I was writing a paper for a Philosophy class at the time. We were studying "causality." I clipped the cartoon and added it to my paper, with this caption:
"Since David Hume his thought perfected,
Nothing can be unexpected."
On to the Jumble:
"The Best Butter"
In uprooting the farmyard, we spilled some dirt,
flicking filth in the caulk we'd expected to use
to seal the fencing we used to engirt
that portion of the field in which we would loose
the goats and sheep. We were proud of our breeders
and gave them much room. Our big ram was a butter
whose blows took the prize. Of all the flock leaders
he drew sheep's eyes--setting ewe hearts aflutter.
Our blue ribbon champ (who'd almost been neutered)
wasn't cut out to be a low-caliber shooter.
~ OMK
FLN, Misty ~
Whoops! I almost forgot--to appreciate your appreciation.
Thank you, I do hope my suggestion will prove useful. The AABB scheme can be so seductive, it can mesmerize us so we miss out on the impact gained from variation.
~ OMK
"House-cleaning"
His house was so full of filth
it made Jenny her partner jilt.
Jimmy was not cut out for that
and quickly rented a flat.
He then did his home uproot,
cleaning out all the dirt and the soot.
All the cracks he managed to caulk,
and was then eager with Jenny to talk.
He showed her how all the clutter
had been thrown into the gutter.
Impressed, she no longer opposed,
and agreed when Jimmy proposed
that they should move in together,
and enjoy the clean home's fair weather.
The next morning breakfast she cooked,
eggs in butter, and Jimmy was hooked.
Now he's glad that with repair he tarried,
which helped him and Jenny get married.
I really like this solution. It's a great compound pun.
Had a little problem with clue three; the solution ultimately led me to it. Classic case of being limited by a first impression of "out" that I couldn't shake!
"Setting ewe hearts aflutter"--Ol' Man Keith, verses don't get any more clever than this! Brilliant poem this morning, many thanks. And, of course, you came up with a much better use of the word "butter" than I did.
Thanks, Misty,
although at my first reading
I thought Jenny had the temerity--the gall!
to focus on how healthy they were eating--
that she monitored Jim’s cholesterol.
I believed, despite all the CLUTTER, she
ran a kitchen that was BUTTER-free!
But Alas, I read too quickly.
It was entirely my mistake.
That yellow-fat option (that spreads so sickly)
came in later--with his egg.
"Eggs in butter" [ugh], a double whammy!
(At least she didn't throw in any hammy…)
~ OMK
Sorry I haven't been around. Poor Chet hasn't had a chance to woo Lois. I was at a meeting and there was an AA marriage and one was indeed LOIS. (And Peter)
How to use BUTTER in a poem, let's count the ways.
Maybe Chet could have buttered up Lois with sweet nothings
WC
More likely with neat somethings...
~ OMK
"Betty Botter bought some butter.
'But', she said, 'the butter's bitter'"... etc.
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