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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.
Background: Uncertain of the civil code that designates which laws prevent dogs from leaving their owners’ property unaccompanied, I use a generic label to title this haiku:
ReplyDelete“My Petty Crime Pet”
My dog, “Abacus,”
ran off twice. “Encore,” I yell’d!—
and tied him with twine.
~ OMK
I began with a marsupial…
ReplyDeleteWordle 364 3/6
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~ OMK
I barely solved Wordle 364 6/6
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I just saw that word at Aldis. I'm having trouble with the riddle-solution of the J
WC
Not to speak of the xword which I narrowed down to SW. I'll take one more look at it
"Romance"
ReplyDeleteBetty was not a bit petty
and felt ready to start going steady.
She was happy her life to entwine,
and so bought Bob a glass of wine.
They had many more as an encore,
and Bob began her to adore.
A month later he was certain
that it was time to lift the curtain.
So using a mental abacus
he figured out what to do without fuss.
He simply got down on one knee
and said "Will you marry me."
Okay, I have to confess that I cheated in the end to get the solution:
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Misty ~ Good for you.
ReplyDeleteI almost always start with a hint, usually the first letter.
But today it was that the answer thrives within 20 degrees of the Equator.
Your poem follows your usual theme but with some smart choices.
I liked the embededness of “entwine,”
your use of “lift the curtain” as rhyme and metaphor;
and especially “mental abacus.”
The last solved the challenge of that outlying J-word.
(You’ll note how I reverted to my old pet-naming practice.
“Hey, Abacus—here boy, good boy!”)
WC ~ But… but ALDI’s not near the Equator… !
Glad you got it anyway; not the easiest spelling.
~ OMK
Wilbur ~ Following up. Was your fourth try CAIRO or CAMEO?
ReplyDeleteI am surprised at your fifth, showing regression.
I thought your “hard” version required you to stick with the correct letters you already found.
What gives?
~ OMK
Thank you for your kind words, Ol' Man Keith. My first draft of the poem omitted the word 'abacus' because I couldn't figure out how that device would fit into a romance narrative. Ah, use it metaphorically--like a "mental abacus." Glad you liked it. And, of course, your naming your dog "Abacus" is even more clever.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you, Wilbur. Yes, both a Jumble and a Crossword toughie this morning. You'd think they'd give fathers a break on Father's Day--well, mothers too.
Hi, CanadianEh!--we miss you.
Omk, yes I cheated. I had to eliminate some letters prior to my last guess
ReplyDeleteOK by me. I just thought the hard version wouldn't let you do that.
ReplyDeleteMy first guess today went with my one hint,
but it was so far off the mark, I had to start all over with my 2nd tier.
That's when I tried the more common spelling of today's answer,
which left the rarer (to American eyes) one to the end.
Speaking of spelling: I see on today's Corner, Brad Wilber spells his name with an "e," but the LA Times spells it as you do, Wilbur, with a "u."
~ OMK
I got the moniker "Wilbur" from a comic book boy, possibly a friend of sluggo and Nancy.
ReplyDeleteWe had just bought a chocolate mixture and contents said C***O
One trick: Don't put E in the first word. Then you can pit Dr E at the end of the second word.
When vowels or consonants appear twice in a word rhat seems to make it harder
I still haven't guessed the riddle-solution. Let me recheck Misty's poem: Nope she just used the J's
Give me another hint.
WC ~ The first word in my “Background” is much of the solution you seek.
ReplyDeleteThe end of Misty’s 7th line is another partial help.
Finally, you’ll find the entirety of the second word at your feet on the cartoon’s course.
~ OMK