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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 NOT required.
Since August 2022, Wordle brags and links to original jigsaw puzzles are also welcomed!
Do not explicitly reveal any of the actual Jumble or Wordle answer words until after closing time, but embedding them surreptitiously in comment sentences is encouraged.
Dave checked his plane carefully.
ReplyDeleteA loose bolt could kill quick as a Hun!
To win a dogfight successfully
Took good flying as well as a gun!
Dave was going for his arch-enemy
With so much flack, for he killed many planes!
A name spoken in mess so fearfully --
The Blue Baron, king of the airwar lanes!
Would today be the day for him to expire?
Shooting him down should be a piece of cake!
And downed he was, though survived entire!
It wasn't his time to meet with his fate.
Dave mourned his loss of any heroic chance --
The Baron was shot in Spain, Dave fought in France!
Looks like your flyer, Dave, was off by a few hundred miles, Owen!
ReplyDeleteBut such are the dimensions of comedy!
I enjoyed the piece, a chance once again to imagine a WWI dogfight…
Speaking of comedy, “Flack” reminds us of both the efficiency & folly of the German language. They came up with “flack” as a shortened form or abbreviation of the technical term for their anti-aircraft defense.
The formal word is Fliegerabwehrkanone. (I’m pretty sure that ‘s spelled right.)
~ OMK
Son of a gun! That does translate into "anti-aircraft gun"!
ReplyDeleteFLN, Misty ~ Did you ever discover the answer to Yesterday’s Wordle?
ReplyDeleteIt was a bone, one that rhymes with Bolivia…
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Today’s Jumble haiku:
Sorry! I have no explanation today.
These words fell into place
before any backstory emerged.
Any ideas what it means?
“(My) Niece is ‘Jake’”
Her check may expire
& any flack be smooth’d o’er,
ere words be spoken.
~ OMK
No Peace
ReplyDeleteHis policy was about to expire-
The check was overdue.
The collectors were giving him flack.
The news was very black.
The adjuster had spoken-
No more booze, no more cake!
I’m back after a weekend dealing with gastroenteritis. I am on the road to recovery thankfully.
ReplyDeleteMy first Wordle post today was removed; I reposted without my comment to Wilbur that we both had issues.
This Canadian struggled to use that spelling for cheque, but using the other meaning of the word did not fit my verse idea.
OMK- I love your title riff on the Jumble.
It still amazes me that you get all those words into a haiku.
I interpret it as “Never speak ill of the dead”.
"Royal Response"
ReplyDeleteThe queen's visit made the butler check
to make sure the dining room was clean without a speck.
He wanted an evening without any flack
and made the servants promise no jokes to crack.
He made sure all were dressed in flawless attire,
and that all appliances were working and would not expire.
In the end, all was perfect and nothing was broken
and praise for the butler was loudly spoken.
And after the lovely dinner the queen did take
a moment to offer the butler a piece of cake.
Woohoo! Wilbur, with your helpful hint I got today's Wordle on my second try:
ReplyDeleteWordle 450 2/6
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Many thanks for that helpful hint!
Wordle 450 Hint: OOPS! I accidentally saw this answer.
ReplyDeleteSo, instead of passing my hint along to you, here’s a little ditty…
“Don’t sing the ‘Blues.’
“What can you lose,
if you use lighter hues?
“Which will you choose
for your jigger of… ?”
Par = 4
Wordle 450 1/6
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~ OMK
CanadianEh! ~ Yes, I like your interpretation. That last line is suggestive of an impending rite, possibly a memorial service. We’d love to see the messiness of life cleared (cleaned?) up before proceeding.
ReplyDeleteIn that vein, your free verse speaks to the unpleasantness that may have to be endured if making that mess while persisting in life. Ugh.
Thank you, I say through gritted teeth. We are well advised.
~ OMK
Sorry about your bellyache, CEh! Glad it is coming to an end.
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Misty ~ Your butler reminds us of the “good help” we do without these days, or of the service we once gave.
Our progenitors existed on both sides of the social divide, so they were always ready when the Queen paid a visit.
In place of giving or receiving service, we now have gadgetry, appliances, and devices to smooth out the requirements of life—and YouTube to show us how to use them.
But we’re never ready now if the Queen should come.
~ OMK
My goodness, so many neat verses, comments, Wordles, and more, all making this a very fun and very busy Monday. I'll try to more or less work my way down, but apologies if I miss anything.
ReplyDeleteWilbur, thanks again for that great help with my Wordle.
So, Owen's interesting verse took a lot of work for me to figure it out. When I first looked up the "Blue Barron," he turned out to be an American orchestra leader in the 1940s or early 50s. That didn't sound like the fellow Dave was after. No, it had to be that fictional character in "Hogan's Heroes". In any case, I'm relieved that Dave survived his exciting adventure.
Ol' Man Keith, I did get yesterday's Worldle: it had two Is and a second vowel and started with a T. Today's Wordle refers to that tiny jigger of Merlot I sip every evening before dinner.
Loved your Jumble verse today, with all the words worked in--though I hope they call your niece Jackie, since she wears khaki. And thank you for your kind words about my butler. Last night's TV was still all about the Queen, so I still haven't been able to get her out of my mind. Glad Harry and Meghan are visiting the family. Feuds are not helpful at a time for funerals.
CanadianEh!, so glad you're beginning to feel better and joined us with a delightful, if somber, verse today. I actually love the way our poetic ups and downs complement each other so well. I hope your guy sobers up--then he can come to my cheery verse down the road, or join me for a jigger--no, no, no, just some Coca Cola.
Cheers, everybody!
We're going to be seeing a lot more about the Queen, Misty, as her funeral isn't for another whole week. It will be at the Abbey (Westminster, of course) a week from today.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is the decent thing for Meghan and her Harry to show up for the rites. They are lucky not to be included in today's event--the vigil in Edinburgh. I am impressed that their dad and his generation are actually "standing vigil," i.e., joining the military guards in silently standing with bowed heads around her flag-draped coffin.
I would get fidgety in two minutes, but they all--bless' em!-- stood uncomplainingly for quite a while, guarding their mothers corpse. Prince Edward and Princess Anne stood in their military dress-best. Charles opted for civilian black.
Even disgraced bad boy Andy showed up, also in civvies because his Mum stripped him of his military rank.
~ OMK
I haven't posted any jigsaws here lately. Haven't posted any at Jigidi, despite several awaiting posting. But here's two versions of what may be my best abstract yet, "In And Out".
ReplyDelete30 pieces, for phone
or
210 pieces, for computer screens.
CEh! ~ Sorry to read that you'd been picked off again by "The Blogger Team"--for your Wordle this time.
ReplyDeleteI don't get it, and it seems to be growing more and more oppressive. Whether it is AI or some over-zealous scissorhands, it is becoming a clear and present danger to free speech.
I hope somebody in charge is reading our complaints & is working just as zealously behind the scenes to remedy the problem.
~ OMK
[Chet is the featured Speaker having celebrated 18 months]
ReplyDeleteI haven't spoken for awhile so I thank you for the pleasure
I didn't expect a cake but look forward to having a piece for good measure
When I first arrived it wasn't my intent to stay, merely avoid the flack
Of my unchecked compulsion and the woozy life of the pack;
Said pack the bar crawlers, smooth talkers and similar ilk.
Unchecked I would have expired never knowing the milk
Of human kindness I found in the Halls of AA and the message:
That recovery could be mine to choose and 24 was the page
No matter the strength of our will we'd arrived at the brink
[that for reasons yet obscure]
"We are without defense against the first drink."
WC
Misty, very clever of you to suss out my Wordle hint.
ReplyDeleteBtw, I've included Friday's J's and riddle-solution in my poem.
I'm an exponent of p24 in the Big Book, particularly the italics.
Here it is in full
The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called will power becomes practically nonexistent. We are unable, at certain times, to bring into our consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the suffering and humiliation of even a week or a month ago. We are without defense against the first drink.
The message of course is that the newcomer has to make a complete commitment to AA and the Program of Recovery:
"Half measures avail us nothing"
WC
I can't claim top dog on Wordle 451 4/6
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But I managed a par. Stuck as usual I guessed that the Wordle trend would continue.
WC