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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.
Still didn't check the clues, because the solution just popped right up the minute I looked. It's pretty obvious, isn't it, but I'm really not sure the literal neaning is actually in the language. I've always said 'slice', haven't you?
ReplyDelete“Slice” is certainly more common, Sandy (though I’ve never ordered a single serving myself), but the mom couldn’t say that because the caption already used it.
ReplyDeleteAm with you in the railway car, Wilbur, carry on!
My poem:
”A Blotched Wimple”
To purify her habit of germs, the nun drenched her wash in bleach.
She added so much she was dubbed the “White Queen.”
Chalky names like “Snowy” and “Blanche” larded her sisters’ speech:
“Peace, quiet—enough!” she cried, “Next time I’ll take the vaccine!”
~ OMK
"Keen Queen"
ReplyDeleteThe queen did her best to drench
the trouble that stirred up in a trench.
She hated hearing a riot
and just wanted peace and quiet.
Acting quickly was her habit
so she would find the source and nab it.
When she arrived upon the scene
she found the culprit was a teen
who shouted "All hail to the Queen."
To purify the problem she asked him to cease
and promised to work for his release.
Her kingdom is now peaceful and serene
and all are grateful to the Queen.
Yes, OMK, I saw slice in the cartoon too, and realized it couldn't therefore be in the solution. I was just trying to say that I thought the pun was awkward. A really elegant pun not only makes good sense, but also sounds natural, in both its meanings, don't you think?
ReplyDeleteYes, of course, Sandy, the overriding reason is that the word in question is the solution itself.
ReplyDeleteI didn’t mention that because it is so obvious.
The “rule” against repeating a word in the setup & punchline is still valid—as you note.
Misty ~ Good job getting all the J-words and the solution! I have to say, though, this felt a little too random for me, I couldn’t see how the Queen could “drench” trouble w/o the awkwardness of applying liquid of some sort. “Quench” & “quell” would seem the natural words. And what sort of riot was going on?—led by somebody who cheers for the Queen? Maybe just me, but I was lost.
Still, I know these words were a crazy lot, and I appreciate the serenity of your ending.
~ OMK
I know, I know, Ol' Man Keith, crummy poem this morning. Had a UCI Emeriti Meeting this morning, so not much time for creating a poem. I first had the Queen trying to quench the trouble in the trench, but felt I'd better use the Jumble word 'drench' even if it didn't make sense (notice the rhyme).
ReplyDeleteI liked your rhyming Queen with vaccine.
Thanks, Misty.
ReplyDeleteI do understand how hard it can be at times, especially when our time is limited.
There are times when I also feel I am stretching the meaning of a J-word, just so I can move on.
Glad you liked Queen/vaccine. It was a last-minute save. I didn't know where I was heading after starting with the silly idea of too much bleach. I was only thinking of other disinfectant liquids, but couldn't think of one to rhyme. My choice settled on "benzene" of all things.
I was going to roll with it--just thinking it might work as an absurdity.
I tried the rhyme on my wife. Her wrinkled nose told me to try again. At the same time, "vaccine" dawned on me. Lucky timing.
~ OMK
OMK:
ReplyDelete""Slice” is certainly more common, Sandy (though I’ve never ordered a single serving myself), but the mom couldn’t say that because the caption already used it."
When the Prince saw the picture of the lovely Nastase his heart
ReplyDeleteWent out to the lady for behind the beauty and apart
From all else he saw the madness of a fallen woman.
And though drenched in jewels and finery he saw the human
Need for love. Real love that a Rogozhin with his fortune
Could never purify nor cleanse for no surgeon
Could bring peace and quiet to that terribly unhappy dame.
And Myshkin had the unfortunate habit of wanting to restore her name,
Make that which was besmirched once again clean
And make whole again that wretched, unhappy fallen queen.
WC
Sorry, Sandy...
ReplyDeleteI don't get why you quoted my earlier message.
~ OMK
Oh dear, all these men with feelings for poor Nastase but unable to help her with her unhappiness. A sad but sympathetic verse, Wilbur--many thanks for that gift.
ReplyDeleteI quoted it because I thought you'd forgotten that you had in fact said earlier that slice was already in the cartoon so couldn't be in the solution.
ReplyDeleteMe nitpicking to be sure, but it seemed to me that you must have misunderstood my 10:15am comment.
Wilbur, you seem to be recounting the interesting story quite well, but somehow I can't relate to it the way I could with Chet and Lois. Never have read the main Russian authors, so guess I don't feel the characters' reality. (Fictional reality.)
ReplyDeleteSandy, Doestoevsky is complicated, very psychological.
ReplyDeletePerhaps you're right. Chet and Lois are a typical love story with AA mixed in. Misty indirectly thinks so too.
I liked that last effort though. Capturing the angst of the Prince is delicate. He a combination of Jesus and Quixote
Later on they talk about "The Poor Knight".
WC
Wilbur, you do a fine job—& certainly a brave one—in encapsulating the feelings conjured by Nastase in the gents in the car, esp. as understood by the Prince.
ReplyDeleteLOL, Sandy, it is a fine point, but I meant I had not specifically pointed to the generally accepted prohibition against repeating the same word as the essential reason for it not appearing twice. Of course I knew I had cited the rule.
~ OMK