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Today’s Jumble haiku:
ReplyDelete(Detective Inspector LeStrade:
“Judging by his pseudonyms, I’d say this homicide suspect is a master of disguises …”
“His Packet of Names
aka Noms de Guerre:”
“Hairy Ape” also
called “Happy Lark” alias
the “Spiral Killer”!
~ OMK
Wordle 25 March ‘23
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Wordle 644 3/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Hard to find
in GA…
~ OMK
Bro Bob was a friendly friar,
ReplyDeleteOf doing good he'd never tire.
His time he'd devote
Recounting anecdotes,
And for meals, he was a religious fryer!
Reposting last night's
ReplyDeleteWordle 644 4/6
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
My usual starter strategy. I often elect to stop the xword and go to the J.
Worked but perhaps I should have done sone yoga
BTW, Misty did you happen to catch my finale on C&L? Both posted late and Wednesday night incorporated Thursday Js(only C-eh showed interest in trying to pick out the unknown J's)
WC
The one with the flying girdle. Good point by OMK on the original girdles of yore
DeleteRoald wrote, upon occasion,
ReplyDeleteOf children in a hairy situation.
Of using a phony alias
So their I.D. couldn't be guessed
As their fate would spiral to doom,
A mighty hero would loom!
Except he'd chat with the villains a while,
Then join them in plotting something vile.
Perhaps they'd use the child as bait
To lure a packet ship to its fate.
With his new buddies he'd depart,
Leaving the child, happy as a lark!
Sorry this is so late. I fell asleep in the middle of the last stanza, at peckkkhhhh.
ReplyDeleteThe ambiguity of the final line is on purpose.
OMK, I liked your haiku today. The riddle-solution in the poem and a J in the title
ReplyDelete"Success"
ReplyDeleteHairy Mary
adopted an alias
that allowed her to pass
as a queen of jazz.
Her performance quickly went viral,
allowing her income to spiral
till she had money in her jacket
and stacked the rest in a packet.
Now Mary's life is no longer dark
and she's as happy as a lark.
Wilbur, I have a crazy busy day today, so it may be a while before I can go back to your entries and check them out and comment. My apologies.
ReplyDeleteI was looking hard at a wild animal on the edges, before I finally went into the booth.
ReplyDeleteWordle 644 4/6*
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩
🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Although he had to use his full proper name as on his ID, Hark was determined to do his duty as a citizen.
ReplyDeleteLappy (Alias Hark)
His ID was accepted,
(‘tho more hairy in the photo);
To a line he was directed,
“Rock the Vote” was his motto.
He finally reached the booth
With his packet - X to mark.
He would have liked more proof
Of rumoured actions stark.
Chose his party or the rival
To prevent the downward spiral?
Owen- you hid the W well with same word origin, Latin “vow”, but a meaning we have given different views - vow to God or to country?
ReplyDeleteYour J poem is a little scary re those children. I’m glad it is only a book.
OMK- we chose a different alias, but I will admit that my attempted Spooner is a little lame. I am still amazed that you get all those J words into a haiku.
WC- I agree that OMK had a good observation re the older meaning of girdle. Yes I saw your post FLN but no time to guess Js.
Misty - I’m wondering if Hairy Mary is a Drag Queen? Either way, she obviously puts on a good performance and is making a good income. She might want to consider safer places for her money than her jacket and a packet. Her life certainly has improved from the dark spot that she was in previously. Let’s hope her Success lasts.
Thanks for your note, Wilbur!
ReplyDeleteAnd FLN, since you re-posted your 644, I will also re-post my response to it:
“Fairly tough one. I wanted to give it the ol' heave-O! Terrific as it was!”
~ OMK
Owen ~ Your short piece caused me to wonder whether “Fra” was the original “Bro”…?
ReplyDeleteThe longer had me asking myself which kids were most inspiring… Charlie or James or Matilda or… &c &c??
Misty ~ “Hairy Mary” is a great name! Like CEh, I instantly thought of drag. What exactly were her/his pronouns?
Glad she (?) was able to monetize (that’s the new expression, right?) her act so well. As her creator, you should be her agent and get a decent cut of all that packed-away packet.
CanadianEh! ~ Hark Hark! Proper names are one way we can squeeze outlier J-words into our pieces, and “alias” increases that capacity ten-fold.
That said, it seems way too easy to use them in your Spooner, or in my run of “pen names.” We can do better.
Moving on, I like your piece for capturing the dilemma of today’s citizenry, maybe in your country but certainly in mine.
~ OMK
CEh! ~ Was your “wild animal” an OTTER?
ReplyDelete~ OMK
OMK- no I was on safari with lions and . . .
ReplyDeleteIn the comic strip Big Top, Hairy Mary is the sideshow bearded lady.
ReplyDeleteWilbur, I did go back and look up your sweet account of Chet and Lois's wedding--very lovely. It was so nice that Lois was not woozy--I imagine thanks to the non-alcoholic beer--and I'm so glad they were able to slide down the hatch and get aboard the plane for a great honeymoon flight. Hope I didn't miss anything. I too wanted to tap a glass with a spoon after I read your verse.
ReplyDeleteOl' Man Keith, I liked the back of names in your haiku.
ReplyDeleteOwen, I hope your kids will all stay safe in their hairy situation.
CanadianEh! and OMK, I'm embarrassed to admit that although I've heard the term "drag queen" I didn't know what it meant and had to look it up just now. It now makes sense to me why you'd ask if "Hairy Mary" was a drag queen. The answer is I don't know, and I guess you'll have to ask him or her.
Oh, and I agree that Hairy Mary should deposit any income in a bank.
But, CEh! If your last three letters were correct (as shown by the green blocks in your 3rd tier), they must have been ..TER.
ReplyDeleteHow could that have fit with TIGER?
Where have I gone wrong?
~ OMK
[Wilbur, I thought that I'd drop a quick note from the Larks: Happy and Joyful]
ReplyDeleteOur first order of business was to locate an AA Meeting
And happy faces hallo'ed us in a warm, island greeting
They gave us a packet with phone numbers and schedules
No need for aliases but the traditions are the same as rules
Both of us identified with the disease spiraling out of control
Hairy encounters with cops and adventures which took a toll
But laughter and gaiety was the rule of the day
For wherever AA's meet principles practiced is the AA way
WC