| || quota, enact, scroll, flabby, stay clear.
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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:
Flavius was Senator for his block of Rome,
Voting for such laws as he could condone.
He read each scroll presented for a vote,
Such diligence was rare, so attracted note.
He looked upon his peers, fat cats every one,
And decided laxity was due to be undone.
He presented for enactment an obfuscated law,
It was perhaps the longest the Senate ever saw!
Should any stay to read it, its meaning wasn't clear.
It said nearly nothing, just met a quota for the year.
But buried in the verbiage was a single tiny clause
That flabby Senators could be ousted for that cause!
Again, I am sorry for the trauma your wife--and you--are enduring, Owen. Thank you for posting the Jumble and your poem even amid such pain. Your friends here will understand completely if you take time off from here and/or the corner however you see fit.
Blessings.
I love how you buried today's solution in your "verbiage."
But I think your Flavius may be underestimating the diligence of his fellow senators.
Some of those blimps live for the fine print; something for their eyes to do while their fingers pop goodies into their mouths.
And the vindictive ones, upon finding his fat-shaming passage, may cause Flavius to pay dearly when committee assignments are next decided.
~ OMK
Owen, despite everything atour de force. The four J's went quick but I had to jot down the letters and find a four letter word and voila
Wow, obesity clause for Congress. Tip O'Neill is rolling over in his grave. Not to dis, Tip. He did wonders getting that big dog done. All he had to do in return is allow Ronnie to spend lights out for useless weaponry. And voila, there went the Wall.
WC
Owen, I too find your courage and strength amazing, especially when you produce a complicated, delightful poem like the one this morning. Thank you for that. I got all four Jumble words with only a bit of work, and once again the solution popped right up. And your rhyming words are always a treat, Ol'Man Keith. And, wow, Wilbur, that's a lot of political history crammed into your comment. All makes for a fun morning, in spite of the slightly sad Jumble cartoon. Guess all those blue and grey colors reflect the sad mood caused by all that smoking. Well, hey, a weekend is coming up. Let's hope it's a good one for everyone.
Glad to see you're poeticizing again, Owen. I hope that means things are a bit better.
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