Archive for July 28th, 2013

Sunday Jumble Spoiler – 07/28/13

Air China (B747) First Class sleeper seat.  Lo...

Air China (B747) First Class sleeper seat. Lovely. (Photo credit: Toby Simkin)

Visual Description:  Snooty old coots, enjoying the fruits . . . of their inheritance.

PANPEH  =  HAPPEN,  DREEGN  =  GENDER,  UMENIM  =  IMMUNE,  CLAPAE  =  PALACE,  OIRCIN  =  IRONIC,  LESGUD  =  SLUDGE   —   Giving us:  HAEEEMEPACRNCSLE

Clue/Question:  After being served a bagel in first class, the passenger wanted . . .

Answer:  “PLANE”  CREAM CHEESE

(Marvelous!  No new clue words today, but good jumbling all around.  I think my favorites were “immune”, “ironic” and “sludge”.  There’s a truism somewhere in there.  I thought that the answer letter layout made for a fairly difficult solve.  Nothing was given away there.  Great homo-phonic pun!  And, a great illustrative cartoon.  I could go off on an entire Bourgeoisie v. Proletariat rant, but I think I’ll spare you all that . . . today.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 07/28/13

English: on the southwest corner of 3rd Avenue...

English: on the southwest corner of 3rd Avenue and Cedar Street in ; seen from the northeast. Built ca. 1878, it was Cather’s home from 1884 to 1890. It is listed in the . (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.”   —   Willa Cather

 

united states currency eye- IMG_7364_web

united states currency eye- IMG_7364_web (Photo credit: kevindean)

(She lived, and wrote, in a time of great innocence and trust.  Back when America was still America.  Rugged individuals, scraping out a living, mostly on farms and ranches.  I wonder what she would think about cubicle life, and corporations having more rights than actual people?  I wonder how she’d feel about the NSA monitoring and stockpiling all of our telephone, email and internet activity???  Be well and do good, friends.)   —    YUR


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