
Visual Description: Celebrity auction.
AQRTU = QUART, LYSET = STYLE, SOCOYH = CHOOSY, WESNRT = STREWN — Giving us: RTTYHOOEWN
Clue/Question: Einstein’s handwritten memos sold for $1.8 million because they were – – –

Answer: NOTEWORTHY
(Excellent, stinky pun! I just shake my head when I hear about some of the prices they get at some of these auctions. Not being one for magical/superstitious thinking, I think it’s kind of a sad commentary on our society when someone shells out this kind of money for mundane items just because they came from the hand of someone famous and . . . iconic. These kind of things belong on display in museums. And, I doubt they would pay that much for them.
Surprisingly, we have a new clue word today, in “quart”! It will soon enter the world famous ralis95 clue word database as the lead-in to quartz! Three of the jumbles appear to be new, but we’ve definitely seen “lyset” before. None of the jumbles tripped me up. The answer letter layout was a nifty ten letter jumble. For whatever reason, I saw WORTHY first, and then saw the full answer.
Fine auction scene cartoon. Apparently, there were two handwritten notes, given to a bellboy as a tip, in Japan, way back in 1922. They were auctioned off in Israel in 2017, one for $1.56 million, and the other for $250 thousand. Nothing scientific, or profound. Just some words of wisdom: “Where there is a will, there is a way.” and “A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.” I guess three generations later that bellboy’s family got a nice reward for holding onto them! Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
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