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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.
At first glance, I thought he was "-- --- man"
ReplyDeleteClose but no cigar.
Anyway, I agree with the children.
FLN, Misty ~ You may have missed my last note regarding the J-word TAFFY in my poem yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI complimented you on almost finding it—but you were one line off.
You cited the words “(half-)We,” a phrase that rhymes with another phrase,
one that may be found at the end of the first line of that final couplet.
Check it out!
~ OMK
“That Iced It!”
ReplyDeleteHer Dad would never allow Faye to date,
but she was permitted a “study pal.”
To the campus library she took a classmate.
Said nice guy Jim, “I’ll look after your gal.”
But Dad slyly eavesdropped upon the pair,
hearing Jim offer “t’ wine ‘n dine” his Faye.
He blew a gasket, then tore his hair,
& grounded the gal—till she got her B.A.
~ OMK
"Short Romance"
ReplyDeleteIt was on campus where I met a nice guy
who was friendly and did me a soda buy.
Our relationship then began to twine
and soon he took me out to dine
and we shared a lovely bottle of wine.
In return I bought him a gasket
which I delivered in a basket
and gave him very shyly
and in return he thanked me slyly.
That was the end of our romance
but at least we had had a brief and sweet dance.
Have to leave early for a luncheon, OMK, and so will not get back to checking yesterday's Jumble until this afternoon.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your lunch, Misty.
ReplyDeleteI think you’ll be entertained, but there’s no hurry to check out my mystery word.
Speaking of words (and isn’t that what we’re here for?), I’m impressed by your radical use of them today. Strange to tell, I hadn’t realized that “twine” could be a verb. I thought “entwine” was the active form. But you showed me that your couple’s “relationship” could “twist together,” all on its own!
Webster supports them!
But maybe you’re taking us to new territory with “gasket.” I mean unless he has a very particular need for a “sealer” that’s missing from some machinery or other, he will probably be as puzzled as I am to see it as a gift. Basket or no basket.
As the Brits used to say, “Pull the other one; it’s got bells on it!”
~ OMK
Hi, OMK,
ReplyDeleteSo I went back to your rhyme yesterday. Should I have seen that the way you introduced the word TAFFY was by rhyming 'epitaph:"He--' with '(half-) We"?
Still very clever taph-he/taffy.
But if that still doesn't answer your question, you'll have to give me the explanation.
As for giving the nice guy a 'gasket' in a 'basket--those were the only two words I could think of that rhymed with gasket. She clearly had a ridiculous sense of what one gives a beau for a present or a gift and that is indeed why their relationship didn't last. But I think she should never have been confronted with a gasket in the first place since none of us women know what that is and know perfectly well that it will never work as a gift or anything else. The words in the Jumble sometimes drive me crazy! and the only way I can deal with that is by producing a crazy poem.
By the way, the American Association of University Women luncheon today was very nice except that it turned out to be a "brunch" and by the time Becky and I got there, all the women had finished eating and I was obliged to chomp my food loudly while the three speakers were giving their lectures. Not by best two days, but I still feel like I had fun and am having a neat weekend.
You got it, Misty. Yes, my aim had nothing to do with "(half-) We."
ReplyDeleteThat jokey phrase was my awkward way of concluding a couplet that only existed to support the true sound of TAFFY.
Note that the final two syllables of "Epitaph. He..." do not just rhyme with "Taffy." Phonetically they are exactly the same--unless, of course, you speak them with an upper-class British accent.
As for your "gasket," I thought your explanation would be something like that. I often find at least one of the given words to be tough to integrate with the rest of my piece. But I take that to be a major part of the challenge.
I have two ways to deal with those words (well, three, if you count my naming an animal with one of the words).
My usual way is to think hard and re-think my back story until I can make sense of the outlier word.
My other way is to do what I did with Taffy--and today with "t'wine 'n dine," any phrase that either rhymes or, better, offers the phonetic equivalent.
Today, my answer with "gasket" was to build a story around the common idiom of "blowing a gasket." Faye (Tammy Faye?!) and her boyfriend Jim (Baker?!!) and Dad were all created to serve the idiom.
Anyway, I am glad you made it to the lunch/brunch, although sorry that you had to do your eating while others were quietly digesting while (presumably) absorbing mental nutrition from the speakers du jour. Hop on over to the Corner if you have time. They missed you today.
And don't forget to turn your clocks back.
~ OMK
Misty, you had a CSO at CC today. OMK was the only FIR (and Irish Miss) apparently. Keith's eclectic background served him well with French cuisine and music(and the type of entertainment.
ReplyDeleteI don't have my insert so didn't have a chance to solve the J's
Maybe I have a poem in me. I had brain fog until my nap.
WC
ReplyDeleteThe campus at the State Pen was entwined with wise guys
Who weren't sly enough and those who still denied
That they were the perp. Still it was their fate to serve time.
Now Kenny had iced a foe and the Judge gave him a dime.
But Ken thought he'd outwitted the guards when his honey brought a basket
But there was no shiv nor hacksaw. Yep, Kenny blew a gasket
WC
Wilbur, only a dime???
ReplyDeleteSlang for ten years. It was probably manslaughter or second degree. Ken's lawyer probably presented a case for self defense.
ReplyDeleteCrooks knocking off crooks. Or perhaps they think they can turn him and get inside info in return for time served.
Sandy did you attempt the Gail xword? I finally caught onto the DOGs and came close.
WC
Wilbur, I knew about the slang term, just thought it was a really light sentence, but you explained that.
ReplyDeleteDon't know what the Gail xwd is. Sorry. Am I missing the name of a constructor??
Woohoo! You did it, Wilbur--all four Jumble words and a wise guy, if not an "ice guy"! Excellent! Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteMisty, later I had "iced a guy" but replaced it with foe. I had guy earlier.
DeleteSandy, sorry. I was referring to today's xword. It's that polish name. I had to do it online so no newspaper to refer to.
ReplyDeleteI have no short term memory. I went to one of my meetings, 1/2 hour and heard a few lines from a song about mountains and fear and by the time I got there it had slipped.
I have to have a window open to write comments and a window to read the daily write-up and posts. I can't remember what I want to say for 20 seconds.
But Don LARSEN the 56 Yankee hero? No problem. I notice there's OTC Brain pills grossly expensive.
Also, I see you were thinking about the "Ice Man (Commeth)" earlier.
Good night
WC
P.S., Wilbur.
ReplyDeleteI always do the crossword, sometimes with help, sometimes without!
The Washington Post uodates the crosswords on their site at midnight ET, so I usually do it the night before its date, any time after 9pm here in SoCal.