Jumble Spoiler – 07/11/13

Publicity photo of Jon Provost and Lassie from the television program Lassie. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Missing the bygone, doggone days!

LAMTE  =  METAL,  KACOL  =  CLOAK,  VEDNAT  =  ADVENT,  LOBWIL  =  BILLOW   —   Giving us:  MELCLAENILO

Clue/Question:  Lassie was a bit depressed and feeling . . .

Answer:  “MELAN–COLLIE“

 

Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color title sequence (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(Loved it!  Fantastic drawing!  Great stinker of a pun!  And, some great clue words!  We actually had two new clue words today, in “advent” and “billow”.  This will give ralis95 something to do as he recovers from surgery.  I hear as a result of all of his troubles he lost 12 and a half pounds . . . the hard way!  But, the big boss man is on the mend.  He even has a new, updated version of the clue word database.  He has graciously offered to share it with myself and with Mr. David L. Hoyt.  If he’s reading this, then send it on in, brother!  I should be current in something.  I’m so backward in just about everything else!  Except in my realization that we’re all being manipulated by huge, soul-less corporate entities.  But, I wasn’t planning on taking this down the political road, so we’ll leave it at that.  I was a huge fan of “Lassie” as a small boy.  The theme music, with the whistling, always made me cry a little.  Watched it every Sunday night, right before “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color“!  A lot of the other kids watched “The Ed Sullivan Show“, but my mom was more into family television in those days.  I don’t think I suffered any for it.  Great likeness of Timmy there, Knurek.  You know how I like those movie and television themed Jumbles.  Nice job all around, guys.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 07/11/13

Français : Tombe d’Albert Camus (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.”   —   Albert Camus

(I’m almost positive this is supposed to be read with quotation marks around normal.  Too much of society expects a man to be a God fearing, meat eating, sports loving, flower hating, all masculine, heterosexual male.  Not everyone can – or wants to – fit that bill.  Not even your dear old uncle.  Be well . . . be accepting and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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