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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.
Baron Munchausen (George Santos of his day)
ReplyDeleteHad an acute problem with truth, you might say.
The stories that he told were not outright lies.
They were similes of adventures he prized.
For instance the time he was driving a carriage
Thru a narrow pass, where traffic was harried.
Someone ahead stopped, and a pileup did ensue.
When Munchausen got out, his horse was new!
One time he went fishing with a rod and reel,
But mindful how a hook would make fish feel
He put a patch of Velcro on the end of his line.
Caught a record number of trout, all feeling fine!
Some of his tales may seem unrealistic,
But if you don't believe, you're antagonistic!
Today’s Jumble haiku :
ReplyDelete(Each figure-of-speech was like a beloved pet to our English teacher, some more favored than others, depending on how lively or lifelike they were….)
“An Unreal Style Pup”
A fail’d simile—
“Acute as a Baron”—un-
less he’s super sharp.
~ OMK
You Only Live Once (or YOLO)
ReplyDeleteCustom motto coined not long ago.
It means Carpe Diem,
Call 'em as you see 'em,
When you have a chance now, don't forego!
ReplyDeleteFred can sing high, and Fred can sing low ‘cuz he’s got real range.
He started off in choir some time ago, so it’s not so strange
that he’s got musical tricks, and just for kicks
he’ll do keyboard licks, ‘mid bits o’ “Chopsticks.”
Wordle 7 April ‘23
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Latin finish
~ OMK
FLN
ReplyDeleteOMK- I missed seeing your wonderful riff on our national anthem. We are hoping for nicer, warmer weather this weekend.
Misty- happy to provide some Canadian content for you here.
This article explains our use of “eh!” very well. It even ties it to our reputation for being polite.
CanadianEh
I nearly missed the point today
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Run Real Mystic
ReplyDeleteHe had a cute thought,
To bear onward he sought,
But move and stay low, cuz
A pileup might result.
Oh, beware the occult
To search out the mysteries!
But proceeding like a simile,
His art he practiced skillfully.
Owen- I loved your Baron stories, and found all the J words. Plus the W in your YOLO poem.
ReplyDeleteOMK- great job to get those unrelated J words into your haiku and title.
And I swear I did not see your W poem before I composed mine with the same usage.
"Baron Poverty"
ReplyDeleteThe baron had lost his loot
and his poverty became acute.
His debts were beginning to pile up
which did his anxiety rile up.
And so to his family he did appeal
and, like a simile, they made a deal.
If the baron would become more realistic
they would help him his debts to flick.
The baron thanked them with his heart,
and the family will now never be apart.
Thanks, CEh!
ReplyDelete—for that wonderful article on “Eh”!
It explains a lot. I like how its usage is tied to politeness, to “inclusiveness.”
Another invariant tag, it seems to me, is an American one that does not actually add a word, but takes a tonal form.
This is the Valley Girl habit of never concluding a thought with a final “home chord” or deflection, but IN-flecting every statement so they come across as questions.
Enjoyed your poem with all the coded words!
It is OK, of course, that you used my same W trick, as you took on a much greater burden—embedding ALL of today’s J-words as well.
~ OMK
Can't think of anyone who has more politeness and inclusiveness than you do, CanadianEh!, eh?
ReplyDeleteMisty- I presume that your baron got his spending under control after his famil6 helped to clear his debts. How wonderful that family unity was restored. I enjoyed your rhyming couplets.
ReplyDeleteThanks all for the kind words. Canadians are by no means perfect, but we do try to be kind and inclusive.
OMK- don’t give me undue credit LOL! I only embedded half of the J words. And the W as you did.
Thanks for that neat little history, Misty, of the Baron's recent trials. His story is a familiar one among the descendants of privileged classes.
ReplyDeleteThe relatives who stepped up to help him probably come from the newly-rich bourgeois part of the family, the ones who married into the titled name.
Owen ~ I like the connection you made between Munchausen and Santos. Very perceptive, sir!
~ OMK
Just to be clear, CEh! you did embed them all, although coding only half.
ReplyDelete~ OMK
Fun morning on the blog.
ReplyDeleteOwen, thanks for the good advice.
Ol' Man Keith, I'd love to hear Fred sing--invite him to the blog and have him give a performance.
CanadianEh!, your mystic seems very wise.
Have a good evening coming up, everybody.
It's hard to be a baron in this day and age,
ReplyDeletewhen one can feel so scared, on just a hint of rage.
You never know when the peasants'll go
into blow-for blow
revolution.
And while you throw the dice, you know
they'll never bestow
a completely safe conclusion
(... an end without confusion,
and lacking in contusion.)
~ OMK
It's Wilbur
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Time. Just needed some traction. Usual starter strategy
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