Jumble Spoiler – 12/06/12

Proper arrangement of plumbing overflow and waste water trap (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Plumbing store owner, imagining big ideas.

ADDEZ  =  DAZED,  ROYIV  =  IVORY,  ORPCEP  =  COPPER,  MUSOFA  =  FAMOUS   —   Giving us:  DEIRPPEAM

Clue/Question:  His desire to own the biggest plumbing company in town was . . .

Answer:  A PIPE DREAM

(Great, groaner of a pun!  That’s the way I likes ’em!  No new clue words, today, although they were all jumbled very well.  I really liked MUSOFA.  It sounds like some kind of African name.  The answer letter layout could have been a little better, in my opinion.  But, a classic Jumble-esque cartoon!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 12/06/12

 

English: Portrait of H. L. Mencken by Carl Van Vechten. Gift, Carl Van Vechten Estate. The Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.”   —   H. L. Mencken

(Hopefully, the judge will issue a few titter warnings, before imposing this harsh a penalty.  Life is too short!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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