| || hurry, forgo, polish, afloat, through (the) roof.
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The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
Comments are welcomed! And couching them in Poetry is definitely NOT required.
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If any of you are keeping track, today's entry was posted at 2:30 am. I previously got the puzzle at 6 pm, and had the blog ready to go by 6:15. No longer. The ArkDemGaz doesn't have the puzzle up until 11 pm. I wanted to get the color picture (and do the puzzle online, to make sure I had gotten it right} so I kept watching the 3 sources I have, and all three came up at 2 am! A little bit of futzing to meld the pictures, et voila!
This Jumble looks to be as EZ as pie.
I haven't started on the clue erodes yet, but just a glance at the cartoon gives us the solution.
FLN: Wilbur ~ Your mention of the "Carny" so-called hypnotist reminds me of the decade I spent conducting a research project at UCI into "Hypnosis in Acting." I became a Certified Hypnotherapist in order to lead the project. Hypnosis suffers a flawed reputation because of entertainment fakes such as you experienced,
Incidentally, I just posted a brief essay on my Facebook page pointing to the mental mechanism that helps explain how extremists like last week's rioters can be both cynical and naive in their commitment to the lies about a "rigged election." I find that the "receptivity to deception" identified by Machiavelli is very close to the "boost" many subjects provide to hypnosis.
~ OMK
Damn Google!
Correction = "...the clue words"
Owen ~ A beautiful job! Thank you, sir.
~ OMK
You researchers hurry, climate change has demolished
So much already, we'll forgo demanding polished
Solutions. Just get the weather back to normal.
Why did you let Mother Nature get so hormonal?
You scientist could have warned us, years ago
That this would happen if things didn't slow!
We would have done something to keep us afloat.
Now we're all drowning and our weather is broke!
Yes, you did warn us, but not emphatically enough.
You're always doom-saying, and mostly it's guff!
You expect us to believe you without any proof
That coffee (or whatever) sends death tolls thru the roof!
Owen, your verses are always amazing, with all the Jumble words and the solution embedded in the work. A morning treat, once again.
Ol' Man Keith, I just checked out your illuminating analysis of the possible mental processes of political extremists at this time. I hope everyone takes a moment to read it--very informative.
"Murray's Worries"
Murray was often in a hurry
and over problems did worry.
His savings were afloat
and he had to sell his boat.
With so little dough
he had much to forgo.
But to give his life some polish
he gave in to a long-time droll wish.
He decided to go through
with his plan his girlfriend to woo.
He knew she just loved to goof
and enjoyed hearing him spoof.
A year later he proposed--
which sent her heart through the roof.
Now Murray is happily married,
and all his problems are buried.
Also FLN:
Wilbur ~ Your Ode to Auerbach was a pleasant reminder, much appreciated.
Owen ~ I like how your poem dared to treat a serious subject with just the right degree of humor.
Favorite bit? The sneaky smile you gave me with your non-PC reference to Mother N as "hormonal."
Misty ~ I was a little worried, waiting with Mirray all along, till it was not until line 9-- past the halfway point!--before a girlfriend appeared in his life. Whew!
"Aegean S.O.S."
Off the coast of Thessaly, the Hedwig listed to port.
"Abandon ship!" the intercom screeched,
"Forgo stations--mitigations Abort!"
Second Officer Bronsky belched and reached
for another helping of sausage.
All around him, fellow seamen beseeched,
"Hurry, man--lest the sea take you hostage!"
. . .
Bronsky saluted their departing souls until all pleadings ceased.
"So long as she's afloat," he murmured, "in the shadow of Mt. Ossa,
It's a Polish officer's solemn duty to finish this fine Kielbasa"
~ OMK
My bad this time.
Of course it is "Murray," not "Mirray" (who's this guy?!)
Today is our 25th wedding anniversary.
It is my wife's second marriage, and she is my third (and final) bride.
Who said Americans don't have any second acts?
Of course, we are postponing a serious celebration because of the pandemic. We reckon we will be able to dine out again by (maybe) our 26th.
~ OMK
Murphy was of a type: Forgo the future for the pleasures of now
He was never in a hurry. He'd survive somehow.
How'd he stay afloat for all those years?
Expenses through the roof, creditors in tears
He'd polished off a fortune - a bequest from a maiden aunt
"Tomorrow's another day, let's have one last joyful jaunt."
WC
FLN, yes Auerbach was the Bellicheck of his day, Russell the Brady. Red threw all the chips into the board to draft Russell culminated as I said by getting Walter Brown, the owner, to guarantee the Rochester Royals owner profitable Ice Capades dates to switch draft spots.
He'd already traded two all-stars to move up to #2.
When John Havlicek chose to play football for the Cleveland Browns he fell in Red's lap. John was the last player cut by Paul Brown.
And on and on. There's a dozen of these ploys and machinations. And luck. 16 in all, one more in 2008
WC
Loved your Murphy poem, Wilbur--a delight.
Happy Anniversary, Ol' Man Keith--that's a quarter of a century your wife and you have had the pleasure of sharing. Congratulations! That's wonderful!
Sometimes, lives are complicated. My marriage to Rowland at age 50 was my second marriage, and Rowland's marriage to me was his third. You wouldn't think with that many divorces behind us we'd have the perfect marriage, but it was absolutely WONDERFUL!. Sadly we had only 21 years of marriage and 24 years of togetherness before I lost Rowland, but it was the best years of our lives, and I say a prayer of Thanksgiving every day for that wonderful gift.
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