Jumble Spoiler – 08/17/10

Visual Description:  Unappreciative cretins discussing some outdoor art.

AHTEB  =  BATHE,  RAGUD  =  GUARD,  BITSUM  =  SUBMIT,  MARFOL  =  FORMAL   —   Giving us:  BHERDSITFOR

Clue/Question:  When the sculpture was unveiled, critics said it was . . .

Answer:  FOR THE “BIRDS“

(Not as fluid as a Henry Moore piece, but there IS an organic quality to it.  Kind of a cross between a banana and a saguaro cactus.  When the Eiffel Tower was first built everyone from the hoi polloi to the hoity toity poo-pooed it as a factory smokestack, or as an overgrown street lamp!  People quickly warmed up to it though, and now it’s one of THE most iconic structures in the world.  What do I think of the sculpture in the cartoon?  No comment.)   —   YUR