There are several other Jumble blogs, but the ones I checked all started off by listing the answers. In this blog, answers can be either hinted at or masked by burying them in comments. No overt spoilers!
Dionysus, with a glint in his eye, Decided it was time to diversify! The deity of parties and wine Would become a landlord -- just part-time!
So he built an up-scale tenement Ambrosia he mixed in with cement. Every tenant then would feel Like a godling at every meal!
He sent out glossy sales brochures Offering Olympians private tours. Athena, Apollo, and Artemis Rented suites, they couldn't resist!
Apollo, who was once so svelte Soon had to lengthen out his belt! And the goddesses, thin and sleek, Soon were verging on obese!
Ambrosian auras from the walls Enticed their appetites, caused their falls! At their weight-gains, ill-begotten, Fat Dionysus reveled -- he had got 'em!
Wilbur, does the first three letter item start with an N or with an I? I too got all four jumbles, but am still struggling with the riddle answer. Does it have to do with pharmaceuticals?
I had forgotten all about the J until reading Misty's post at the Corner Blog. I worked out all the words but have yet to solve for the answer. Must do that.
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Dionysus, with a glint in his eye,
ReplyDeleteDecided it was time to diversify!
The deity of parties and wine
Would become a landlord -- just part-time!
So he built an up-scale tenement
Ambrosia he mixed in with cement.
Every tenant then would feel
Like a godling at every meal!
He sent out glossy sales brochures
Offering Olympians private tours.
Athena, Apollo, and Artemis
Rented suites, they couldn't resist!
Apollo, who was once so svelte
Soon had to lengthen out his belt!
And the goddesses, thin and sleek,
Soon were verging on obese!
Ambrosian auras from the walls
Enticed their appetites, caused their falls!
At their weight-gains, ill-begotten,
Fat Dionysus reveled -- he had got 'em!
I got the four jumbles but the riddle was hidden. I just happened to write down the letters in a different order and there was the middle word .
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Wilbur, does the first three letter item start with an N or with an I? I too got all four jumbles, but am still struggling with the riddle answer. Does it have to do with pharmaceuticals?
DeleteMisty, sorry I'm so late . The 3 letter "pun" has to do with what the pharmaceuticals purport to treat.
ReplyDeleteOf course the message is that Pharma profits illegally.
Of course the riddle is embedded in Owen's verse.
WC
Yes, Misty. It does start with an 'I'
ReplyDeleteWC
No, the 4th word starts with T, but the phrase #5 starts I-G G
ReplyDeleteI lost my post. The 'different' order * was I G L L O S T T E N. And thus I saw it.
ReplyDeleteWC
* I was mixing order plus at one time I tried TEN for the first word thus it got appended.
I overlooked the A in TENANT . I got Lucky.
I had forgotten all about the J until reading Misty's post at the Corner Blog. I worked out all the words but have yet to solve for the answer. Must do that.
ReplyDeleteThis was a rough one. Thank you for your poem, Owen, that finally helped me break through the block and gain the solve!
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