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Today’s Jumble haiku:
(Determined to drop the pounds, Daddy set his sights on losing 20 by Thanksgiving. When he succeeded, he drew the six of hearts, and swore to lose six more by Christmas.
On the solstice, he stepped on the scale & was thrilled to see he’d …)
“Made (the) Card Call!”
Bulky Daddy (for
his health) parlayed wealth—to be
a skin’-yer “Laddie”!
~ OMK
FLN, Misty & WC ~ Thanks for trying to decipher my Wordle hint of yesterday,
But No, it had nothing to do with the solstice. Nice tries, but I threw that in as a distraction.
Keep in mind that I like to sound things aloud. Pay attention to the beginning of my statement, and ask yourselves how often I insult people in so rude a manner.
Here is a reprint of the first line:
“Well, you narrow-minded hint-seekers, here’s one for you!”
It is no secret now that the W-word was LUNAR.*
What do you hear?
~ OMK
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* BTW, American actors are trained to be careful of the “oo” [u:] sound in stressed syllables, like the first of LUNAR. Youngsters often neglect the slight “y” that should precede the “oo.”
The accepted standard pronunciation is “Lyu:nə.”
OMK, I see it now after your explanation. The common pronounciation is LOO-Na.
However LUNDI, French for Monday would have the inflection you refer to.
Then again as noted in our sister blog that language has become foreign and even referred to as "Fwanche"
WC
Glad to clear that up, WC!
Wordle 22 Dec. ‘22
Par = 4
Wordle 551 3/6
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🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I started with the 2nd Bot word.
Hmmm. Rather the opposite of the abbreviation favored by today’s “involuntary celibates.”
~ OMK
"Friendly Father"
Dave was a bulky daddy
who was cheerful, pleasant
and chatty.
He had parlayed his wealth
by playing hardball,
and supported his health
by avoiding a fall.
And so his children will play and pray
that he'll get to enjoy a good "Father's Day."
Two bulky daddys today.
My Wordle starter was BULKY. I love to pit my self in a hole and dig out:1,2 ,3,4 and when I filled #5 (C or P)I knew I had it
WC
Ah, Misty, would that all
we’d need do
to maintain good health,
is “avoiding a fall.”
You’d sign. Me too,
I’d do it m’self—
for an effort so small,
as sure as I’m Welsh!
~ Cariad, OMK
I’m on top of the game today.
Wordle 551 4/6*
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🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
You’re right, Wilbur,
I saw that Misty’s Dave turned out to be another bulky boy.
The difference is he seems cheerful & accepting of his obesity.
No “fat-shaming” for Dave, not he! He figures as long as he can stay upright, he’ll be OK.
Health, for him, seems all in erectness.
~ OMK
Played Bard Hall
The sugar daddy had parlayed
A small stake in the theatre company
Into the bulk keystone of his great wealth.
The reason for this success?
He excelled in reaching the masses,
And his Shakespeare did impress.
Ol' Man Keith,
Did your bulky Dad on a diet go
which helped him lose weight
ever so slow?
We'll hope he is now
skinny and slim,
for him that would show
that his diet did win.
OMK- I had to work to figure out your Lunar clue FLN. But I LOLed at WC’s LOO-Na pronunciation. This Canadian would say LOO-Ner (as in someone who loves a Loonie).
I turned today’s daddy into sugar (must be the Christmas baking that I am doing). But with a nod to OMK, I have him investing in Shakespearean theatre - with great financial success. That might be unrealistic with all the current pitfalls to theatre profits.
Misty- good for Dave’s children to support his healthy habits (and celebrate Father’s Day in December!).
CanadianEh! ~ Love your title—and how you found your way to connecting it to a Shakespearean enterprise.
My only caveat is that you may be engaging in a little too much fantasy, assuming anyone could base “great wealth” on a theatrical venture these days.
I doubt anyone has made money on legitimate theater (as distinct from film and TV) since the advent of movies, or at least since “talkies.” You are right about the “pitfalls.” A Broadway or West End success is the rare exception—because tourist audiences can recoup an initial investment over years of playing the same show hundreds of times. But the great majority of live performances play just a few weeks, rarely enough to pay back the costs of mounting each show. This is why local professional companies depend on grants, governmental subsidies, and gifts from people who already have their “great wealth” socked away.
~ OMK
Wilbur ~ Yes, I see your point of digging yourself out from a rough start. I try that too sometimes.
For me, it slows me down w/o as much enjoyment as I expect. I like to take leaps which I hope will land in the right direction. For this, it helps to have a productive starter word.
How to choose it?
I know which letters are most popular in English vocab. I try for a word that is likely to produce the most vowels and will either give me--or eliminate--popular consonants. I still have to make a jump or two, but I give myself a hop and a skip first.
Today I used the Bot starter, SLATE. That gave me just E and L, both in the wrong place. After much thought, my second word was CLUES. Repeating the S was a mistake, but the E anded in the right place. And I gained the C!
I immediately guessed that the L would come at the end, after the E.
Now, I don't know why, but the new portmanteau word INCEL popped into my mind.
But I didn't want to go with that, so....
~ OMK
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