Cryptoquote Spoiler – 02/16/10

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”   — Abraham Lincoln

(Preparation is instrumental to a desired outcome.  It’s only us folk who think we know better who try to wing it, or end up cramming at the eleventh hour.  You’d think us *geniuses* would eventually get it . . . but no!) —   YUR

(Delayed?) Jumble Spoiler – 02/16/10

Visual Description:  Smitten teenager, doodling in his notebook.

CHAPT  =  PATCH,  TARFD  =  DRAFT,  DRAACE  =  ARCADE,  COSHUR  =  CHORUS —   Giving us:  PTDAARCCHS

Clue/Question:  What the boy used when he itched to write the pretty classmate a note.

Answer:  A SCRATCH PAD

(Coulda made a nice Valentine’s Day jumble!  Not a real challenger.  Another shout out for Wilco though!) —   YUR