| || obese, villa, coward, spirit, resolve.
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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:
Andy was obese, he wasn't "chubby".
No girl would want this pig as a hubby.
He faced the fatal truth, he'd be alone
Unless he screwed up his resolve to atone.
He was a foodaholic, that was sure.
And a coward at sacrificing for a cure.
But he signed for a fat farm by Pompeii,
That promised, his fat would melt away!
He arrived and was shown to his room.
The villa was built atop Pompeian ruins.
Each night he ran ten K. and more to spare,
Chased by spirits of Roman Legionnaires!
So Andy found some militant, er, spiritual helpers in his battle of the bulge, eh? I know a former student who did a successful fat farm stint just last year, though he did not have such exotic support. If he doesn't manage to keep the pounds off, I may recommend a more frightful set of "trainers
Well, blow me down! The B-flat or B valve trumpet has been one of the most popular of instruments since the 1400s.
~ OMK
I just couldn't get the riddle-solution. Why,? Because I hastily inked AVAIL on #2. Ironically, when I looked at the picture before any letters were found the solution popped right out.
I smoked for six years, gave up several times. The last relapse ensued after a drag of a Parliament. EGAD!!!
Then one day, right after purchasing my second pack of Marlboros I got talking with a fellow:
Him: "So you agree smoking is damaging"
Me:. " Yes, but how do I stop?"
Him:. " You just don't smoke!"
Me. " But what do I do with the pack of Marlboros I just bought?"
Him. "You don't smoke anymore. Throw it away!"
I did and haven't had a cigarette in 44 years
Good for you, !
You remind me of Mark Twain's comment--"It's easy to quit tobacco; I've done it hundreds of times!"
Sorry! I meant "The B-flat or three valve trumpet...."
~ OMK
Fun Jumble today. I got the four words with just a little effort, and the solution popped right up. A wonderful word to go with the theme of the cartoon! Found your poem a delight, Owen, along with Ol'Man Keith's comments and word play.
I decided to quit smoking when I got my first teaching job at the University of Tulsa, where I was the first woman ever hired in the English department My method was to switch to small cigars and not inhale--which slowly wore off my addiction. So at my first department meeting, I was told that smokers sat on one side, and non-smokers on the other side. My colleagues almost had heart attack when I sat down with the smokers and lit up my cigar. Not what they expected from their first woman faculty member.
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