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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.
I've decided I should stop picking nits over 'Is it really a pun? Is is a good pun?', etc., and just enjoy the wordplay as much as I can. LOL.
ReplyDeleteThis one was cute, and I like cats, so, fine. (Although I think that would have been after the fact, not before.)
Did you ever wonder why cats make contented noises but dogs don't?
Ignore me, tiger, I'm just your wing-man.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't want to crimp your style.
I'll fade away, you do your thing, man.
Resume your patter to make her smile!
That was quite a tiff there, bro!
That squall sent her off in a huff -- to me!
"A silent type will be a better beau",
That's what she told me, honestly!
She's requested me to escort her home.
This wasn't what we planned a bit!
Now she's purring like a metronome,
Won't let me go. Guess you're the sidekick!
I do wonder that, Sandy. Moreover, check out what I am asking below…
ReplyDeleteAs to today’s Jumble:
Requesting an answer:
“Do Feline penaeus Purrr-rr …?”
The squalls resumed, kicking up fresh tiger shrimp.
This kept our seafood chefs hard at work, entail-
Ing the cleaning of each bugger & the busy crimp-
Ing of his bod to join his buds, lining a prime cocktail.
~ OMK
"Animal Peace"
ReplyDeleteThe tiger and the chimp
got into a squall
near the wall that
separated their stall.
It crimped their fur
and made them stir
until the chimp did purr.
The tiger took this as a request
not to resume their fume,
and instead rest near to each other's nest
and consider themselves blessed.
So, per Google, the hyoid bone in small cats is ossified (which I guess, in my uninformed way, means that they can vibrate their larynx against it and therefore purr?). Big cats have only a partially ossified hyoid, and dog's is not ossified at all.
ReplyDeleteSo that's how cats can purr, but not really why. That's as far as I have looked into it!
When I lie back in bed, Sandy, after the effort of climbing the stairs & hobbling my way into the bedroom, I find that I vibrate something deep in my throat on my exhalation.
ReplyDeleteI purposely slow my outgoing breath down because the vibration gives me a very satisfying sensation, relaxing my muscles and venting the pent-up Angst of the day.
I didn’t know whether anyone could actually hear this vibration—until I asked my wife last year and she said, “Yes, now cut it out!”
I have since moderated it, but it is too pleasant for me to cut it out entirely. I know it is not the same as a cat’s purr, as I can only do it while exhaling—not steadily. But I imagine it has some similarity.
~ OMK
Now if you could only train others.
ReplyDeleteSeems like a friendly bro-relationship, Owen, that morphed into something rather more self-serving!
ReplyDeleteFun to read about it! Would NEVER occur in real life.
And peace prevailed in the jungle, eh, Misty? Peace at last--and on honorable terms...
~ OMK
WC ~ I see where you ventured onto a tale of Brunhild last night!
ReplyDeleteAusgezeichnet! I am a great fan of Arthurian and Wagnerian legends and mythology. I am in awe of your venturing on this path.
Please continue! May we look forward to tales of Brunhild and her Schildmädchen?
~ OMK
Complex poem, Owen, about a tiger, animal or metaphor, and conflict reported by a narrative voice itself involved. Any resolution?
ReplyDeleteYou did it again, Ol' Man Keith, two jumble words in the first line and the rest dispersed including in the title. Wish I knew what went into that cocktail? It sound like a good cocktail hour, in any event.
Ingredients for a shrimp cocktail, Misty?
ReplyDeleteWhy, shrimp, of course, plus cocktail sauce!
Ta ~ DAH!!
~ OMK