| doily, grain, behind, savory, long division. |
| formal, cognac, gurney, superb, fourth, deface, launched a company.
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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.
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Thanksgiving is behind us, for another year.
Soon we'll be wassailing, a start on Christmas cheer.
Our families are divided on everything that's holy,
That is to say, on politics: which side is long on folly!
The dinner was formal, with doilies 'neath each dish.
Both vegetables and pies, as many as we'd wish.
The centerpiece, a savory turkey with cran-jellies,
And whole-grain stuffing mix to fill our bellies!
Rabbit Rab Bitra Bit.
~ OMK
At last Jorge was ushered in to see a colonel,
Not the base commander, but with links external.
Jorge opened up his backpack, took the hubcap forth.
The colonel recognized, and knew its Terran source.
Word went up the ladder that this teenager was real.
Evidence of their involvement he did steal.
In minutes, he had a formal meeting with the general,
Who offered him some cognac, in an effort to be genial.
"We could deface that hubcap, and call you a liar
But this is a superb chance to try something higher.
Help you form a company to cover what we launch,
We don't make saucers, just spare parts Starmen want."
"We've had their saucers on our gurneys to make repair.
We know all we need to get ours through the air."
Hello, Jumblers--I'm back from my trip. I got all the words in this morning's Jumble except the second one. And so came to Owen's poem to find it--and there it was! I only drink wine these days, so that's not a drink I would recognize easily. But the solution was a bit too tough too (I'm still jet-lagged from a long, long flight day yesterday) so looked it up--very clever.
Well, the j4 was no problem, and I thought the pun was rather clever. Love your poem. I imagine there were a great many discussions over Thanksgiving dinners.
The j6 did not go well for me today. I just blanked on the second clue and went to the poem for help. Found it; thank you. But even then no joy; I'd drawn a wrong letter from the first clue which got me scratching my head. Finally figured that out, but in the end had to check the poem again for help with the solution. Meh pun. Is Elon Musk quite weird, or is that just my impression?
So Jorge is a teenager? I had no idea!! Thought he was a cartel killer. I guess he could be both.
Anyway, jumbling is always an engrossing, enjoyable activity.
A teenager? Makes sense: it explains Jorge's chutzpah in turning himself in & the colonel's kindliness in offering the drink. (But who's gonna nab the col. for contributing to a minor's delinquency?!)
The first solution was a flat-out simple tune, perhaps in need of a song revision? The second had me wounded for a bit, and grateful to Owen's poem, as it stanched the cut for me.
~ OMK
Welcome home, Misty! I hope your Thanksgiving was joyful--and that your "long, long flight" wasn't lengthened because of the atrocious weather that's been plaguing much of the country. It's good to have you back.
~ OMK
I had some trouble with the J6. I was sure it was spelt CONGAC, which gave me a G I had no use for. Still solved it, then looked up the proper spelling.
I imaging Jorge is 18 or 19 -- old enough to look like he'd appreciate cognac, and set up a company. As a hubcap stealer, I'd imagined him about 13, but that would be too young to be hitchhiking across country. A cartel hit man? Stealing hubcaps?
Welcome back, Misty!
BTW, I fell asleep after the first two stanzas of the j6. I had the gist of the next in mind, but hadn't yet added the rhymes. But I could not figure out how to use GURNEY! I'd been thinking of a daring escape, but none was going to be needed. Anyway, I was still groggy when I woke up and finished the poem, so once I used that final word, I just posted it, intending to finish it off next installment, whenever that may be.
Thank you, Ol'Man Keith and Owen--so good to be back on this blog. And had no problem with snow in Pennsylvania and missed the rain here. A great Thanksgiving!
Owen, I vaguely remembered the mention of cartels and apparently confused the Rebel with Jorge. On rereading Nov. 28-Nov. 30, I see that Jorge's story was separate from the Rebel's.
Sorry!
Y'know, Owen, I can't help but wonder if what's needed to "get ours through the air" hasn't something to do with a good, thorough planing of our boards?
Sorry.
~ OMK
heheheh
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