| || pilot, poker, magnet, fondue, keep (an) open mind.
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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.
Do not explicitly reveal any of the actual answer words until after closing time, but embedding them surreptitiously in comment sentences is encouraged.
11 comments:
At Christmas there's a Christmas tree lot,
At Halloween there's a pumpkin patch lot.
On March fourteenth*, lest you forgot,
For Pi Day is there a cherry pie lot?
We chase flutterbys with a butterfly net,
Birders catch magpies with a mag' net.
If a baby deer should escape the zoo,
To keep his freedom, what should a fawn do?
If caverns and such you explore for a laugh,
You know to keep clear of an open mine shaft.
Elevators have shafts. When a car will occur,
If a woman crowds you, it's okay to poke her.
* That's 3.14 ≈ Ï€.
I thought it would be that he changed his mind. I notice there's another android laying on a table in the background.
Owen, I love the way you disguise the jumble words in your poems; I'd forgotten how subtly you include them.
The cartoon kind of reminds me of Robin Williams' film, "Bicentennial Man", at least in the early stages of Andrew's existence. Of course, later on he became quite human.
Had some trouble with the fourth clue, but it came after a little thought. I love this solution because it's really a complete pun, with a figurative and a literal meaning that both make sense in terms of the cartoon.
P.S. Owen, I didn't see the sentence about poetry not required, that you said would start today -- I thought. ??
Oops, now I see it.
I agree, Owen ~ I think "change his mind" would have been better with the cartoon--and for the punny sense. Ah, well.
My hints are less disguised, but well embedded, I believe.
The clue words gave me a very specific, if absurd, scene...
"To Keep an Open Jet..."
The pilot slowed his airspeed while attending to his lunch.
He dipped some toast into the pot & was surprised to hear it crunch.
His fondue had not melted! His hope to dine was marred!
Why hadn't his hot plate fired? The cheese was cold and hard.
He switched to autopilot to gain a little more time
& replugged the portable stove as the plane resumed its climb.
He used a metal poker to break through the fondue's crust.
While waiting for the gruyere to heat, he just sat and cussed:
"Damn this equipment anyway, unreliable for a bet--
Oh, for some lithium burners, maybe even a real gas jet!"
The magnetic compass told him his direction was due east,
but his feast, delayed, made the rest of his day
a cheat of a beast--
at least.
"Judas Priest!"
~ OMK
My goodness, delightful poems, fun comments, a real Tuesday pleasure--thank you, everybody.
Owen, I loved "pie lot," "fawn do," and "poke her."
Sandy, the fourth Jumble word drove me crazy too.
Ol' Man Keith, that's quite a lunch your pilot cooked up!
Well, here goes nothing:
"The Gambler"
Perry's motto was 'Why not?'
Why can't I be a pilot?
I could gamble and play poker,
or do comedy as a joker.
Yep, comedy could be a real magnet
while poker could end up a bad bet.
Making a decision out of the blue
is as tough as cooking fondue.
You never know what you'll find--
best just keep an open mind.
"Ask, and ye shall receive," Sandy!
You see, as you contributed, you got a positive response. You asked for more non-poetic chat about the Jumble, and here we are! Owen returned with cleverly camouflaged hints within his verses--plus an alternate reading (better IMO) of the solution. You offered that the cartoon reminded you of a Robin Williams film, and you and Misty both remarked on the most difficult clue word--#4.
I can add my two-bits, my confession that the fourth word seems to have been easier for me, but only because that cheesy concoction is burned into my memory.
It is the food I "enjoyed," along with drink, the night before the morning I suffered my only real *#@! hangover, i.e., the very worst throbbing headache and gut-wrenching pain I have ever experienced.
I am not kidding. Word number 4 will always have that lamentable association for me.
Anyway, you can see the variety of responses you've achieved! And the guidelines now include a clause stating that poetry is NOT required.
Not bad for speaking your mind. Congratulations!
~ OMK
Misty ~ Your Perry seems quite the waffler. The gap between poker and comedy seems especially wide to me.
No wonder he's so unresolved.
I admire the jingling fun of your rhythm. I just wish you'd give young Perry a polite nudge toward closing his mind.
But if he lives in GA, let's keep him away from a polling place!
~ OMK
I just lost my post. So hello, good bye.
WC
Sorry, Wilbur!
But thanks for marking the occasion. It was good (at least) to know you stopped by. Thank you!
~ OMK
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