Cryptoquote Spoiler – 04/25/12

Portrait of Granville Stanley Hall (1844—1924). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born.“   —   G. Stanley Hall

(I guess ol’ Granville would know!  Hey!  Why did all these early psychologists have beards?  Were they all doing the old banana bit in the mirror, or what?  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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First Jumble Spoiler towards the NEXT millionth visit – 04/25/12

Norwegian Cruise Lines Pearl and Star in Skagway (Photo credit: Jill Clardy)

Visual Description:  Passenger ships doing the conga out to sea.

TRNUG  =  GRUNT,  LEERD  =  ELDER,  SKNIRH  =  SHRINK,  PEIEAC  =  APIECE   —   Giving us:  RUNELESIIC

Clue/Question:  The ships left the port in a . . .

Answer:  CRUISE LINE

Angry Bird Fist (Photo credit: lincolnblues)

(Jes!  Eet ees true.  Over ONE MEEL-YUN visits have been made to Unclerave’s Wordy Weblog, and naturally, I owe it all to you guys!  Thanks to all of you, for checking in with me, many on a daily basis.  In a world of Angry Birds, various hand-held devices and “They’ve got an APP for that” it’s nice to know that there are still people who enjoy doing simple word games.  I’m hoping that you also eat right and are getting plenty of rest and exercise, because I’m thinking that my demographics are trending significantly higher than the 18 – 24 range.  Don’t forget your blood pressure and cholesterol meds!  You guys start dying off on me and I’m finished.  LOL!  Onward and upward . . . together!

Not a bad jumble, today.  When I first looked at the cartoon – after solving the clue words, naturally – I was initially thinking the word CANAL or PANAMA might be part of the answer.  But, after taking a closer look at all the vessels it hit me!  The answer letter layout certainly didn’t give anything away.  It was beautiful!  Furthermore, all the clue words were expertly jumbled.  The word “grunt” is new to the ralis95 clue word database.  After re-looking at Jeff’s great cartoon I’m now getting a Fort Lauderdale vibe.  Loads of cruises originate from there.   It would be nice to relax on a nice cruise.   Sipping rum punches!  Maybe then these annoying shingles would go away!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 04/24/12

 

Imagination (1896). Olin Warner (completed by Herbert Adams). Bronze door at main entrance of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Imagination is the wide-open eye which leads us always to see truth more vividly.“   —   Christopher Fry

(Stop squinting at the narrow “truth” that the corporate media is feeding you, friends.  Open your eyes as big as they’ll reach, and you’ll eventually see the forest for the trees.  Very British, this Fry guy!  Rebecca is going to great lengths to bring us different material.  She is broadening all our horizons.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 04/24/12

The Great Wall of China, near Beijing in July 2006. This is a section of Mutianyu. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Hey!  These Seven Wonders don’t build themselves, ya know!

SUTTN  =  STUNT,  APEOR  =  OPERA,  REGNOV  =  GOVERN,  TASTET  =  ATTEST   —   Giving us:  STNOEAGORT

Clue/Question:  Building such a long wall in China was this for the construction crew.

Answer:  NOT SO GREAT

(You mean they used non-union labor to build these things???  Why, I’m shocked!  Cool drawing.  It definitely gives you a feel for the wall, and some of the landscape of northern China.  I guess there’s really more than one wall.  Over the centuries the borders changed somewhat, and they’re made up of actual fortifications of brick, stone, wood, etc., and natural barriers such as hills and rivers.  It’s something I’d love to experience in person, some day.  I bet some Chinese hikers make it their life’s ambition to hike the entire length of it, much like many American and Canadian hikers do the Appalachian Trail.  Cool.

Eastern Continental Trail Route Map (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

All the clue words were extremely well-jumbled today.  None were new to the ralis95 clue word database, but some of the jumblings tripped me up some.  Once again, I had trouble coming up with “opera” and “attest”.  Probably because they both start with vowels.  The answer letter layout gave nothing away, again!  The answer itself was pretty much a foregone conclusion.  You knew the word GREAT had to be the third word.  Maybe the NOT SO aspect threw a few.  The Clue/Question wasn’t really geared for a negative-type answer.  The answer.  A little understatement on the human condition?  How’s that back-breaking, slave labor working for you?  How ’bout them whippings??  What?  Not so great?!  Really?!?!  Hmmm!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 04/23/12

 

1901 US cartoon from Puck Español: Caricatura de Estados Unidos de 1901 en la revista Puck (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.“   —   John D. Rockefeller

 

The ´Friendship Bridge´ between Paraguay and Brazil (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(They always say the fastest way to end a friendship is through money/business dealings.  Lots of bridges named “Friendship” out there!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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(Yon) Jumble Spoiler – 04/23/12

Shakespeare's Birthplace in Stratford Upon Avon. The house is heavily renovated but the stone floor is the same floor that William Shakespeare would have walked on. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Young Will and friends frolicking in Stratford-upon-Avon.

TUYOH  =  YOUTH,  ASIDY  =  DAISY,  GEGLAH  =  HAGGLE,  PARTUB  =  ABRUPT   —   Giving us:  YOTDISLEAUP

Clue/Question:  When Shakespeare was a child, he liked to do this.

Answer:  PLAY OUTSIDE

 

This was long thought to be the only portrait of William Shakespeare that had any claim to have been painted from life, until another possible life portrait, the Cobbe portrait, was revealed in 2009. The portrait is known as the 'Chandos portrait' after a previous owner, James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos. It was the first portrait to be acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in 1856. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(It’s always fun when the guys tailor their puzzles to significant days in history.  William Shakespeare died on this day – April the 23rd – in 1616, and many believe he was also born this same day, in 1564.  There were no official birth certificates in those days, and it’s not like he was royalty, or anything.  Anyhow, he was baptized on April the 26, so maybe it was common to be baptized within a few days, back then.  Ahdoansnow!  It just sounds kinda cool to say he died on his birthday, I guess.  For those of you who can’t be bothered doing the math, he was exactly – allegedly – 52 years old when he died.  Not all that old, even for those days, and the cause of death remains a mystery to this day.

No new clue words today, but they were all jumbled well.  I got the first three at a glance, but had to think a bit to get “abrupt”.  It’s a great word, if not a little on the unusual side.  And, of course, words starting with vowels are always a little tougher to come up with.  The answer letter layout was once again masterful!  If I wasn’t able to figure things out from the elements of the cartoon, I don’t think I could have solved it by the answer letter layout alone.  By the way, lots of neat attention to detail in the drawing.  The bowl-cut haircuts on the boys, the puffy sleeved shirts, the pointy hat on the girl, the thatched roof and the wooden shutters, and the make-shift stage.  All great stuff!

That is all.  Be well and doeth good, mine friends.)   —   YUR

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Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 04/22/12

 

"Beecher's Theory and Practice" 9"w x 12-1/2"h caricature depicts Henry Ward Beecher, and satirizes his disparagement of the morals of anyone who could not make do on a dollar a day (less than 1% of his own income). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.“   —   Henry Ward Beecher

(I’m thinking this has something to do with how we learn more from our failures than our victories.  Am I close?  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Sunday Jumble Spoiler – 04/22/12

Day Spa (Photo credit: roarofthefour)

Visual Description:  Two lovely ladies, checking out the new salon.

CENTIJ  =  INJECT,  CERNDH  =  DRENCH,  TRYOWH  =  WORTHY,  TAMENH  =  ANTHEM,  AWENOP  =  WEAPON,  CEESXS  =  EXCESS   —   Giving us:  ITDNWRTATMWONEES

Clue/Question:  The new spa featured these.

Answer:  WINDOW TREATMENTS

(Wow!  I didn’t see this one coming, at all!  I nearly had to put this one out there for you guys to help me.  This is probably the best Sunday Jumble in recent memory.  A sixteen letter, two word answer . . . and it was a little on the sneaky side.  I love it.  At first I was thinking either WOMAN’S or WOMEN’S something, but there was no apostrophe to work with.  Also, I thought maybe AMENITIES, but it was short by one letter.  I’ll tell you what, the answer letter layout surrendered no clues whatsoever.  I was having a hard time coming up with a word for the services these places offer, then I noticed the curtains a little more, which FINALLY brought me to WINDOW!  From there TREATMENTS hit me like a big DUH.  I’m betting a lot of you ladies got this one quicker than the men-folk.  I think this one qualifies as: For The Ladies!

As usual, the clue words were all jumbled very well.  Although, I did get them all rather quickly.  There are two new words to add to the ralis95 clue word database, and they are “anthem” and “excess”.  Two very “worthy” words, indeed.  Jeff did a splendid job of putting the answer right out there in the open.  It took me a while, but finally the blinds were lifted.

For those of you who also do the Cryptoquote you might want to check out the comments.  The son of Paul Boese, author of Friday’s quotation, came forward to set things straight.  It looks like the guy who I cited is getting credit, through no fault of his own, for the words of someone who came before him.  Are any of you guys comfortable making Wikipedia entries?  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

PS.  Sorry about today’s pic.  Zemanta was having a tough time coming up with relevant pics!   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 04/21/12

Garden "butchart gardens", Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy.“   —   Luis Barragan

(“I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.”    Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 04/21/12

Anzac Bridge & Sydney harbour Bridge from Glebe Point (Suburban Sydney, Australia) IMG_6421 View On Black (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Two times the fun for Sydney and friends.

LNAPT  =  PLANT,  UNEOC  =  OUNCE,  HOSLUD  =  SHOULD,  ABPUTE  =  UPBEAT   —   Giving us:  LNTOUEHODBE

Clue/Question:  How the math teacher expected her students to respond.

Answer:  ON THE DOUBLE

(Hey!  I got a math related one, with no trouble at all!  That’s rare for yer uncle.  There were no new clue words today, but the jumbling was good.  I’m thinking if anyone had trouble with any of the words it would have been with “upbeat”.  The answer letter layouts just keep getting better all the time.  See.  My constant nagging is paying off.  LOL!  Solid cartoon.  You’ve all got better things to do today than read these comments . . . so get to it!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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