| dandy, imbue, safari, ensign, fingers. |
| hazard, native, syrupy, beaker, triple, fellow, faintest idea why.
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The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
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10 comments:
May I just say, before finally going to bed, that the j4 was very easy, but not satisfying, because the solution doesn't seem at all funny to me, and definitely not a pun; just a silly, obvious phrase.
Maybe I'm too sleepy to appreciate it?
Back to the j6 in the morning.
They sought to imbue esprit de corps
By taking a safari to Africa's core.
The ensigns in the crew thought that was dandy,
As they kept their guns and trigger-fingers handy!
Their native guide was a fine Black fellow
Who knew the river and each hippo's bellow!
Although he charged triple the other guides fee,
He promised to keep them from hazards free.
As they followed the river, the water got murky.
Their boat was slowed as the water turned syrupy.
They hadn't the faintest idea how or why,
But they had some equipment that they could try.
In their science kit was a one-liter beaker,
Dipped some river water as the syrup got deeper.
Their microscope revealed a deadly algae bloom
That could lead to the river hippos' doom!
(to be continued.)
I'm afraid the closest I've been to a boating Safari is Disneyland's Jungle Cruise. But I went aboard that fine adventure several times (years ago), so I think I have a sense of what the real deal may be like.
I do hope the guide & boatmen will be able to save the hippos as the poem continues!
Sandy, I get why you're disappointed in the J4 solution. I too enjoy these more when the wording involves puns or some other humorous turn. But I've come around to accept that sometimes they only want us to unscramble the obvious term or phrase--with no joke involved. Humor is an occasional plus.
Meanwhile, today's solution lingers....
~ OMK
Wow, Owen, all 10 words in one poem, and forming a logical narrative. Your ingenuity always amazes me.
The j6 jumble gave no special difficulty, although some of the clues took a few moments to unscramble. But the second and third words of the solution seemed obvious, so the remaining letters yielded the first word with a minimum of effort. And this time I enjoyed the punny phrase a lot!
Enjoyed your poem, Owen, and look forward to the next phase of the journey. Slightly tough Sunday Jumble for me, and had to work to get the fourth and fifth answers. But the solution came to me instantly, and I thought it was cute and funny. I like that the Jumble drawings always include persons of color, and thought the complicated mall setting, with the escalator and people on the higher floor giving it a neat perspective. I just hope the poor fellow gets his pretzel.
So how do we know which is the J4 puzzle--and what is the other one? Not knowing makes it hard to figure out the comments. I'll try to get a better handle on this.
Misty, the j4 puzzle is the one with 4 clues and the j6 has 6.
Sandy ~ Yep! The J6 is MUCH cleverer & more amusing than the 4.
Maybe offered as a main test of our funny bones....
~ OMK
Okay, I'll try: greatness to deify.
Pretty lame, I know.
I was out of town. Then I had my nap and water walking. I've added exercises to the walking. Then supper, the end of the Saints game, some good and finally the newspaper which I bought after my workout.
I tackled the Xword first. I'm not sure of the FIR there. Some Naticks.
I finally did the J6(Misty, this is the only one in our Sunday Times, same page as xword). I had trouble with TRIPLE and even Googled TIPLER to see if that was like a SOUSE.
Yes, given #2 and #3 #1 was obvious but I can never read my own writing.
WC
Not bad, Sandy! Not bad at all. I think it helps to provide some context. But I like the near rhymes & assonance.
~ OMK
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