| || lofty, burro, debtor, amoeba, "moater" boat.
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The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
Comments are welcomed!
Do not explicitly reveal any of the actual answer words until after closing time, but embedding them surreptitiously in comment sentences is encouraged.
5 comments:
When an answer--like today's solution--is so doggone obvious, I am reminded of Miz Whitworth, my 4th grade teacher who used to call out math questions while we were lined up & ready to go out for recess. We had to raise our hands if we knew the answer--and be called on before we could say it out loud. If we shouted it before she called our name, we wouldn't be allowed to win the point, and the next legit answerer could score it.
I can still see her strict face and can quote her: "Don't yell out your number or the next dummy I call will claim it!"
~ OMK
In fiction an author can do anything he may like,
No matter how strange it would be in real life.
He could have a smart amoeba, with lofty intent,
Try to conquer the world. Or see if it's for rent.
He can have a moat-monster fall for a humble burro,
And twitter about him like an infatuated girl!
Invite him for rides in her hired motor-boat,
That sweeps up the algae, on her moat afloat!
Now that smart amoeba doesn't like to be swept up.
He's made good investments in castles and stuff.
So he called in a debtor, the guy cleaning algae,
Cancels the boat rides. Neither burro nor lender be!
Well, I had a bit of trouble with the third Jumble item and had to come to Owen's poem for help. There it was--thank you, Owen. Then I had to work just a little to get the solution--though once I got the short second word, the first one came right to the surface. Fun cartoon, with all those folks in that little boat with different hairdos and outfits. And nice to see mountains behind the castle in the distance. Cartoonists do a bit of work to make these little pictures interesting, and I appreciate that. Again, thanks, Owen, and I enjoyed your school story, Ol'Man Keith.
The third clue gave me a bit of a pause; certain letter combinations just don't normally occur to me. But with all the letters the solution wasn't difficult -- just kind of a laborious pun.
I enjoyed the poem as a long build-up to a punny, funny punch line.
OMK, you certainly had a verrry interesting youth, much more so than most, I think. Fortunate, isn't it, that so many of your experiences dovetail so neatly with rhymes for the daily jumbles? Here's where I should say LOL.
Please do go ahead!
LOL away!
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