Cryptoquote Spoiler – 12/27/11

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“I highly recommend worrying.  It is much more effective than dieting.”   —   William Powell

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(So . . . this is how The Thin Man stayed so thin!  Makes sense.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 12/27/11

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Visual Description:  A semi-send up to Ben Stein. (Should’ve added an “Anyone?”)

MURYM  =  RUMMY,  DWGEE  =  WEDGE,  GHUTTA  =  TAUGHT,  SCHETK  =  SKETCH   —   Giving us:  YETST

Clue/Question:  When asked if he’d studied for the quiz, the student got . . .

Answer:  TESTY

 

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(He must be practicing his bad boy routine!  Some guys just, inherently, know how to pull this off, and really make it work.  Not me.  I worry too much about other people’s feelings.  The proverbial nice guy.  Yep, that’s who I am.  And, guess where that places me?  Gee, I know it’s not first.  Hmm.  No new words today, although I especially liked the scrambling of “taught” and “sketch”.  The answer letter layout didn’t really matter much today.  If you can’t unscramble a simple, five letter word you probably have no business – or desire – doing the Jumble to begin with.  I liked the addition of the Economics teacher, from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.  Oh Yeah!  Funny-ass movie!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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