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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

2 May 2023

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17 comments:

Ol' Man Keith said...

Today’s Jumble haiku:

Wean Well

The swanky lawyer
sautéed his plums, straight up, in
pans on the stove, plumb.
~ OMK

Ol' Man Keith said...

Wordle 2 May ‘23
Par=4
Wordle 682 3/6

🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
The other Bot
starter, the S-
word…

This wordle’s a race for the roses,
not as hard as everyone supposes.
I drove my sulky
(2 wheels, not bulky)
turning heads—and not a few noses!
~ OMK

OwenKL said...

Imperial America, the citizens were sullen.
The Counsul: Kentucky was a Russian.
Twenty-fifth century
Still has bigotry,
Russky-hating was under discussion!

Wordle 682 4/6

🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩⬜🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CanadianEh! said...

I want mope about WAGging it in three today
Wordle 682 3/6*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CanadianEh! said...

Not one to let his character improve with age or experience, our esteemed barrister commands a steep retainer.

We ain’t Mellow

The lawyer sought a fancy fee,
He plumbed the depths of ignominy.
His swanky clients lined his pockets,
And filled his day with dockets.
He refused a case too bulky,
But he was never sulky.

CanadianEh! said...

OMK- that was a hard J reveal to use for a title. You had a swanky lawyer, while I had swanky clients.

Owen has hidden the W very well today.

Wilbur Charles said...

I used a difficult J word on today's.

Wordle 682 3/6

⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟨🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I like choosing an odd starter and seeing where it takes me

WC

Misty said...

"Cook Crook"

The chef's story he meant to tell
his lawyer didn't go well.
The recipe he tried to saute
was plumb dumb and made diners cranky.
And so he went out of his way
to order a take-out that was rich and fancy.
Now his diners are planning to sue,
and the chef his procedure does rue.

Ol' Man Keith said...

CEh! ~ On a day you explore a backstory (Brava!), I drop mine in favoring an imagist approach.
Perhaps this befits the true haiku spirit, whereas your delving into a fully rhymed exploration of character can use as much detail as can be included.
I like knowing his commitment to pocket linings and that cases can grow beyond briefs into “bulky”-ness!
WooHoo!
~ OMK

Ol' Man Keith said...

WC ~ Zum Gabe, mein Herr!
Your self-dare paid off this time.
I usually take the common approach, hoping for a starter that will clear my path. Yours is a braver tactic. Today you were able to work it against the odds for a quick conclusion.
You deserve applause!

Misty ~ Your chef didn’t get away with his last-minute tactic, I see, but your verse warrants kudos—especially your idiomatic use of “plumb”—in a manner befitting Gabby Hayes!
~ OMK

Misty said...

Thank you for the kind comment, Ol' Man Keith--I liked your haiku "plumb" even better than mine. But I'd love to have you explain the reference to Gabby Hayes to me--who turns out to be a Western movie actor named 'George 'Gabby' Hayes, I discovered, when I looked him up. He wasn't much of a chef, was he?

I also liked your lawyer, CanadianEh!. I just hope he doesn't end up suing my chef.

Great Wordles, everybody! Am I the only one who hasn't produced one today? Should I give it a try?

Misty said...

Can't believe it: I used a word one of you mentioned this morning as my first Wordle entry, and amazingly, it turned out to be correct! My first single-entry Wordle ever:

Wordle 682 1/6

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Thank you for the hint! Would love to get one every day! Woohoo!

Ol' Man Keith said...

Misty ~ Gabby Hayes was the sidekick to Roy Rogers. Roy was my own favorite cowboy actor when I was a kid--back in the years before he married Dale Evans. He was the perfect rough-ridin' cowboy--in all his scenes when he wasn't singing as the front man for the Sons of the Pioneers.
He rode a beautiful palomino named Trigger.
And as I said, Gabby was his sidekick, and as such he was the very model--or so I thought--of an old Coot, a tobacco-chewin', dirty, unshaven, foul-mouthed type, typical of an over-the-hill grandpappy who spoke the slang jargon of the old West. He would certainly use the word "plumb" as you have.

When I get the Wordle in one try, it is always because I have seen it hinted too literally. I know it feels good to have it accepted, but I don't think we should count it as a win.
~ OMK

Ol' Man Keith said...

If you want to see Gabby Hayes, here's a YouTube compilation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7koigiUq7GE

And here is some insight into the actor behind the role:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj2lk0QdTsU

~ OMK

Misty said...

I don't think I can do YouTube, OMK, but if I give it a try and it works, I'll let you know. Thanks again for all the fun Gabby Hayes info and discussion.

Ol' Man Keith said...

If you have any trouble after posting the addresses I have given, you can first enter YouTube.com on your computer or tablet.
This will bring you the basic program.
Click on the looking glass icon, and enter these addresses (only one at a time) in the search field. Then click the “start” symbol on the screen. You should have no problem.
~ OMK

Ol' Man Keith said...

Someone tried posting a haiku on Facebook, but the syllable count was wrong.
I liked the message, so I edited it. Here’s the salvaged version…

Preparing one’s soul:
First, calm down. Next, stay that way
the rest of your life.
~ OMK