Cryptoquote Spoiler – 01/27/11

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“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”   — Albert Einstein

(Al Einstein, motivational speaker, lived in a van down by the river! Maybe it was Lake Carnegie.)   — YUR

Jumble Spoiler – 01/26/11

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Visual Description:  Kids coming out from watching the zombie film.

ROMIN  =  MINOR,  MOCTE  =  COMET,  CROLIF  =  FROLIC,  BROTED  =  DEBTOR —   Giving us:  IRCEFRITOR

Clue/Question:  How the teens described the horror movie.

Answer:  “TERROR-IFIC”

(Very good.  Love the word “frolic”.  Always reminds me of “Puff The Magic Dragon”.  A beautiful and very touching song.  It really burns me up when some wise guy thinks he’s so smart, and says:  You know.  The song is all about smoking weed! Shut the F up.  I don’t care about any double/hidden meaning.  It’s a great song.  I can still remember the pictures they used to use, when they’d use the song to tell a story, on the old Captain Kangaroo.  So sweet.  So pure.  I don’t need some D-bag sullying MY age of innocence, by making me envision the Captain (Bob Keeshan) and Mr. Green Jeans (Hugh Brannum) passing around a doobie!  But, come to think of it.  Those two were awfully mellow.)   — YUR

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 01/26/11

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“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.”   — Saul Bellow

(It’s like when the smart girl lets her boyfriend/husband think that he is smarter than her.  His ego is satisfied, and she’s just happy that he’s happy.  And, there is peace in the valley.  I know, believe me.  I might be good at word games, Jeopardy, and parlor games, but my Missus really knows what’s what!)   — YUR

Jumble Spoiler – 01/25/11

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Visual Description:  A scrapyard scenario most of us would like to see.

ZIERP  =  PRIZE,  PORDO  =  DROOP,  BREEMM  =  MEMBER,  SCUMEL  =  MUSCLE   —   Giving us:  PROPEBRMUC

Clue/Question:  What the farmer acquired when he bought the junkyard.

Answer:  A “BUMPER“ CROP

(I like it!  Not terribly difficult, but some good clue words, overall good scrambling, a vivid illustration, and of course . . . a great groaner of a pun!  And, as a tree-hugger, I approve of this concept!  Be good, do good, folks.)   — YUR

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 01/25/11

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“My little old dog:  A heartbeat at my feet.”   — Edith Wharton

(I’ll add Edith Wharton to my list of authors whom I need to get around to reading.  Seems you can’t be a credible literary snob without having read her.  Damn my sub-vocal reading skills!)   — YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 01/24/11

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Visual  Description:  Suck-ups placating The Old Man.

SEMYS  =  MESSY,  FITEB  =  BEFIT,  DOLIBY  =  BODILY,  ULSSET  =  TUSSLE   —   Giving us:  ESBTOLSSL

Clue/Question:  A joke will get the most laughs when the . . .

Answer:  BOSS TELLS IT

(Not bad!  You don’t see “befit” all that often, although I think we’ve seen it here before.  And, since I’m not exactly a big rap phan, the last time I heard “tussle” was in Nick Lowe’s “So It Goes“.  Nice, upbeat little number!  Good scrambling of the answer letters.  Pretty easy to figure out though, especially with the great cartoon.  Congrats to the Packers and the Steelers!  Not who I wanted to win, but these two teams should make for a great Super Bowl XLV!)   — YUR

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 01/24/11

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“There is no adequate defense, except stupidity, against the impact of a new idea.”   — P.W. Bridgman

(How about that ingrained, formalized superstition known as organized religion?  Or, are they actually one and the same???)   — YUR

Sunday Jumble Spoiler – 01/23/11

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Visual Description:  A gym assistant getting a little too nosy.

SMIREY  =  MISERY,  RILOAS  =  SAILOR,  ROGERF  =  FORGER,  WALLOH  =  HALLOW,  YORPET  =  POETRY,  GININN  =  INNING   —   Giving us:  SRAIRERALOPETNN

Clue/Question:  What the fitness instructor turned into.

Answer:  A “PERSONAL“ TRAINER

(Pretty easy, for a Sunday.  I like all the clue words, but none of them gave me any trouble.  Good scrambling of the answer letters, but I didn’t struggle at all with the answer.  Maybe I was just in the zone this morning.  Enjoy the rest of the weekend.  Try to stay warm!)   — YUR

Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 01/23/11

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“He speaks reservedly, but he speaks with force.  Nor can one word be changed but for a worse.”   — Homer

(I guess this needs to be heard in some fuller context for it to make clear sense.  I guess “reserved” people choose their words very carefully, but these two sentences seem to lack flow.)   — YUR