Cryptoquote Spoiler – 03/28/17

“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.”   —   Tony Robbins

(Or, indecision, as it were.  Sort of a Thank you, Captain Obvious kind of quote, but that’s what motivational speakers specialize in.  They just have a knack for saying things in a way that seem to resonate more.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Jumble Spoiler – 03/28/17

Visual Description:  Boys will be boys.

PAHYP  =  HAPPY,  GOCIL  =  LOGIC,  GAMEDA  =  DAMAGE,  LORHEL  =  HOLLER   —   Giving us:  APPLODAOLR

Clue/Question:  The bottles of soda were on sale for a – – –

Answer:  DOLLAR A POP

(More of a visual gag today!  No new clue words, but two of the jumbles appear to be new.  They’ve definitely used “pahyp” and “lorhel” before.   The answer letter layout was another successful jumble.  The cartoon is a kind of Dennis The Menace meets Norman Rockwell classic.  Little kids, boys especially – because girls seem to have more sensibility – think that burping is the funniest thing in the entire world.  The longer and louder the better.  They’ll try to belch out each other’s names, and even see who can get furthest reciting the alphabet . . . in belch-form.  It’s a boyhood right of passage.  Two great movies:  Stand By Me and The Sandlot!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR