| hefty, musty, inlaid, polish, (the) "minutes". |
| galley, embody, humane, emblem, impact, wicket, "tech-knowledge-y".
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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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FLN:
Ah, dear Friends ~
As birthdays draw nearer
it couldn't be clearer
who's a geezer, who a cougar.
Shouldn't I expect deference--
if not outright reverence--
in our mutual future...?
~ OMK
I posted something late, FLN. A story from "ages" ago about a poker game at the Colonel's hooch a day before I departed Nam.
Captain "Carlisle" had lost at shuffleboard months before and thought he could get it back at cards. But luck was with ol' Wilbur that night.
The Colonel said, "You collect your chit(bill) from C. Being the Disbursement Officer I simply debited his payrecord, brought the pay sheet over and had him sign. Then took my winnings from the safe.
The "Rest of the story?". I bought a Pentax camera with the winnings and left it behind when boarding the plane heading back to the "World".
I guess leaving that place got me excited.
WC
Looks like Lt. Will had quite a thrill
with his poker win in 'Nam,
but with his camera prize
he wasn't travel-wise,
too excited instead of calm.
(Shouldda packed it in foam
for the trip back home.)
~ OMK
Delightful poem, Ol'Man Keith. And neat story, Wilbur--what an interesting life you've had!
Difficult Sunday so far. Had a Cox appointment between 8 and 10 to get my television fixed. The guy came at 9;45 and after nearly an hour wasn't able to fix it because the problem is with the main cable box outside the house, or something. Meanwhile cleaners came and vacuums are purring. Cable guy left and the main television came back on, somehow, miraculously. I'm not going to turn it off because hopefully it will at least let me watch the news and such on Channel 7, which is what's on. Won't try other channels because that's what messed it up three days ago. The next fix-it guy may not be able to help until Wednesday. So I may be out of television for another three days after this. Aaaaarrrrrgggghhhhhh. But hopefully I can at least watch something tonight.
Benji wasn't hefty but more polished than his mates
He embodied the pride of the Roman galley
Emblematic of the Royal Navy's fighting frigates.
Piratical vessels veering close were met with a sudden salley.
The impact of the leaded, inlaid prow
Disabled the enemy ship within minutes
Advanced technology and Roman know-how
And victory saw the blood of gascon guts.
Pirate fate and pirate mercy were hardly humane
And thus one misty, musty day upon the main
A sticky wicket the Roman galley did encur
And only one was saved: The valiant Jonah Ben Hur
WC
I hope I got all ten J's and two riddle-solutions.
Misty, if you have internet you could purchase a roku ($60.?). Somewhere in your friend network there's a teenager that will hook it up, show you how to use it and you "can say good bye to cable forever"*
On behalf of Charlton Heston I bid you adieu
WC
Misty ~ Sorry your morning has begun so poorly--and your cable problem seems to compound!
What a racket these people run. Sometimes I think they're like ancient priests casting jumbo jumbo spells over boxes maybe filled with chicken bones.
Wow, Wilbur ~ Bravo for your maritime epic! You really are roaring back. "Advanced technology," indeed--a sign of your own technique.
Here's the response I worked up last night, only to J4.
This is the very opposite to "Minutes," as it happened many, many years ago...
I have a hefty samurai sword
in a scabbard musty and dark.
The inlaid handle is wrapped in cord;
the blade is polished and sharp.
It was left on my desk one day long ago,
by a lady, said my aide, who knew
of "no one"--her words--she'd "rather bestow
this katana upon." I never learned who.
The sword's early Meiji, I surmise;
its fittings circa World War Two--
apparently taken as a combat prize
from an officer well-to-do.
That is all I know of its history.
I haven't made formal inquiry,
never, ever broached its mystery.
~ OMK
Thank you for the kind words, OMK. And, Wilbur, I'll keep roku in mind for the future, but right now I have to deal with what I have for a number of reasons.
Wow--wonderful poems, thank you, both.
Wilbur, you got all the words and solution of the second Jumble, which is the only one I get in the LA Times. And, just to let you know--I'm not musty.
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