Theme: Male Twins - A young man can be placed following the first and the second part of the theme answers.
17A. *Campus brother's residence : FRAT HOUSE. Fraternity member can be called a FRAT BOY. If it is a really rich fraternity, they might have a HOUSE BOY.
39A. *Bossy's neckwear : COWBELL. Bossy is a cow. A COW BOY would tend her. A BELL BOY would tend to her if she had been made in to luggage.
59A. *Student's transport : SCHOOL BUS. The wheels on the bus go round and round. The SCHOOL BOY would be on the bus. The BUS BOY is on break with the BELL BOY.
11D. *Christmas hit for Roy Orbison written by Willie Nelson : "PRETTY PAPER". The SONG. There are those(I'm not mentioning names) that think Tony Dorsett is a PRETTY BOY. The PAPER BOY just brings the news. Tony used to big in the sports section.
24D. *Color with a military name : SOLDIER BLUE. Funny that the color is lighter than the blue used for the Union soldiers, the original soldiers blue. In that conflict, a SOLDIER BOY bled red no matter the color of his uniform. The BLUE BOY (PICTURE) was not involved.
25D. *An outfielder may call it : FLY BALL. Doesn't mean he will get it, sometimes. A FLY BOY (A member of an air force) might be in the stands watching. Meanwhile, the BALL BOY is watching tennis.
61D. Word that can follow both parts of the answers to starred clues : BOY. Oh BOY, that part's done.
Argyle here.(just a boy at heart). I didn't sign up for this much work. Seven entries on a Tuesday! I'm only kidding; I'm impressed with Robin's offering.
Across:
1. Résumé writer's quest : JOB. Don't get the need for French(maybe something was lost in the translation).
4. Maker of WorkForce printers : EPSON. I have a Brothers myself.
9. Pet adoption org. : ASPCA. American SPCA
14. More than vexation : IRE
15. Sports deal : TRADE
16. Pasta wheat : DURUM. Stay away, if you're gluten-intolerant.
19. Grenoble's river : ISÈRE. Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère.
20. Room divider : WALL
21. Vanquished : BEATEN
22. Atlantic City attraction : CASINO. So gambling is bad unless the government is getting their cut.
25. Display shamelessly : FLAUNT
27. Up to speed about : IN ON
28. Extravagant affairs : GALAS
30. "Imagine greater" cable network : SYFY. (formerly Sci-Fi Channel)
33. Loggers' balancing contest : ROLEO. Two men on a log in the water, rolling it back and forth to dump the opponent in said water.
35. Damascus's land : SYRIA. Not the place to be.
37. Bake sale purchase : PIE. "Umm, pie!"
38. Spain's El __ : CID
41. California's Santa __ Mountains : ANA
42. Aussie's college : UNI. A gimme, thanks to Kazie.
43. Golf legend Sam : SNEAD. A recent entry.
44. Camcorder inserts : TAPES. Then transfer them to CD's to play them.
46. Suffix with hip or quip : STER
48. Green-light : ALLOW. 66A. Green-lights : OKs. Verb or noun.
50. Dry run : TEST
51. Seconds from the soda fountain : REFILL. I was looking for a plural.
53. Robust : HEARTY
55. Unskilled sailor : LUBBER. (landlubber) Perhaps we can get the reason why?
57. Gallup specialty : POLL
58. Attorney-__ : AT-LAW
64. Pan-fry : SAUTÉ
65. Make sense of : GRASP
67. Transparently thin : SHEER. For Splynter.
68. Ten percent pledge : TITHE
69. Robin Hood's wood : YEW. For his bow, you know.
Down:
1. Peanut butter brand : JIF
2. Hockey legend Bobby : ORR
3. Actress Arthur : BEA
4. __ Allen furniture stores : ETHAN
5. Literary intro : PROLOG
6. First king of Israel : SAUL
7. Pigs out (on), briefly : OD's
8. Born, in a bridal bio : NÉE
9. "Farewell, mon ami" : "ADIEU". "Non, pas encore."
10. Sarandon and Sontag : SUSANs
12. Make all better : CURE
13. "You're so right!" : "AMEN!"
18. Bale bond : TWINE. Get that, sounds like bail bond.
21. Pizza sauce herb : BASIL
22. Tent entertainment : CIRCUS. Three rings, the Big Top.
23. Apply oil to : ANOINT
26. Rio Grande city : LAREDO.
29. Too : AS WELL
31. Crème de la crème : FINEST
32. Like bread dough or beer : YEASTY
34. Military training sch. : OCS. (Officer Candidate School)
36. Flight height: Abbr. : ALT. (altitude)
40. How the elated walk : ON AIR
45. In any way : AT ALL
47. Consumer lure : REBATE. But jump through hoops to redeem.
49. Wind tunnel noise : [WHOOSH]
52. Five, to ten : FEWER
54. Take the honey and run : ELOPE. A cutey.
55. Scottish miss : LASS
56. Four Corners state : UTAH
57. "Kewl" relative : "PHAT"
59. Cpl.'s superior : SGT.
60. Dernier __: the latest thing : CRI. French: literally, last cry.
62. Maui music maker : UKE
63. Lincoln-to-Lubbock dir. : SSW
Argyle
Morning, all!
ReplyDeletePretty straightforward solve today, except that I confidently put in PRETTY WOMAN at 11D (despite thinking, "Gee, I didn't know it was a Christmas hit"). Never, ever heard of PRETTY PAPER and it took every perp to get PAPER.
Another minor speed bump at 27A where I tried UP ON instead of IN ON. That didn't slow me up very long, though, because CIRCUS was pretty obvious at 22D.
OCS was another complete unknown, but it didn't slow me down at all due to the solid perps that I got before even seeing it.
[rtsastr]
ReplyDeleteFrom soaked CT, good morning,
Easy solve today, but with a lot of interesting stuff. Perhaps I've not paid enough attention to puzzle structures, but I thought the number of fills with the same letter following the previous letter was abnormal. Eight were double L's (COWBELL, FLY BALL, etc). Add in LUBBER, SCHOOL &... the trend just jumped out at me.
Now for the almost screw ups....... Had Add up before GRASP for 65A, & Ash before YEW for 69A. SYFY was taken on faith and reliance that the perps were correct. Always want two N's for ANOINT but usually end up with one.
Nice effort Robin. A pleasant way to start the day.
Now if the sun will appear
timizer
Good Morning, Argyle and friends. BOY, Oh BOY, that was a fun puzzle. I sped through it and even had some of the answers filled in before I got to read the clues.
ReplyDeleteAppropriate to see Ethan Allen, since he was the leader of the Green Mountain BOYS, although now he sells furniture.
Here's one explanation of the Land Lubber.
Argyle, you are so right about gambling being bad unless the government gets a cut. Gambling is forbidden in the Louisiana Constitution, so the casinos here are not Gambling, but are considered to be "Gaming."
QOD: The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonders forever. ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau (June 11, 1910 ~ June 25, 1997)
[docreec]
Good morning, gang - lots to like with this one, including all the theme answers and the excellent cluing. As with Barry, I had no doubts about PRETTY WOMAN until I got smacked with the PIE. Vaguely remembered PRETTY PAPER and had no idea when it came out. Certainly messed up any thoughts of a Tuesday speed run.
ReplyDeleteTwo of the best clues I've seen: 'Bale bond' and 'Take the honey and run'; just outstanding.
For Spitz, Dudley and anyone else interested in either WWII or flying, here's a pretty interesting story about a very modest gentleman.
From last night, Matthew Weiner, I taped Mad Men (if that's what you meant) since my wife's still away until Friday. Sounds like it must be a good one.
Finally, Florida weather is back in Florida: sunny, hot and steamy. Gonna bike ride down to Ft. Lauderdale, have lunch at my favorite ocean-side outdoor restaurant and enjoy the 'beach ornamentation'. Hope it's a great day for everyone.
Forgot to mention earlier how appropriate 2D ORR is today.
ReplyDeleteTomorrow evening the Chicago Blackhawks & Boston Bruins play Game 1 for the Stanley Cup. Bobby Orr played for both teams.
naletel
Good morning, folks. Thank you, Robin Stears, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Argyle, for the great write-up.
ReplyDeleteZipped through this pretty quickly
A few unknowns that I perped. DURUM was one. PHAT was the other.
I also thought Bale bond/TWINE for 18D was excellent.
Passed through the Damascus, SYRIA, airport once. Peaceful then (kind of).
SYFY was unknown. Perped it.
ELOPE. Great clue/answer.
Dernier CRI another perp. Never really heard of that before. Must be a different language. Don't tell me french.
Off to my busy day. Heading back to PA tonight.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
(ryhaws)
Good morning everybody! Nice puzzle today. I caught the theme early on, which helped. What didn't help was when I entered BEATED instead of BEATEN at 21A. I couldn't figure out what AMED was (supposed to be AMEN). Duh!
ReplyDeleteI liked the same clues as Dennis. I'd like to bike down to Ft. Lauderdale and have lunch at an ocean-side outdoor restaurant too, but no such luck. DH keeps playing the wrong numbers in the lottery! ;)
Hondo: DH is anxiously awaiting that Blackhawks/Bruins game tomorrow night.
Have a great day!
Hands up for the Pretty Woman.
ReplyDeleteI think "the outfielder may call it", is when two players are heading towards a flyball and one calls that he will be the one catching it and the other player drops back.
Thank you Robin Stears and thank you Argyle. Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteI was especially amused by 'Take the honey and run.'
OCS brought back memories, as did Laredo. We used to go to (Nuevo) Laredo.
Expecting another busy day at work.
See all y'all alter.
Outstandingly clever write up, Argyle, especially the explanation of the theme answers. Robin, I enjoyed your puzzle with so many theme answers.
ReplyDeletePretty Paper is a country Christmas song. I doubt that it is popular outside of that audience. How would Pretty Woman be a Christmas song?
SYFY was the only unknown, all perps.
Kazie, thanks for the explanation of LUBBER.
I whittled down my TO DO LIST considerably yesterday, spending all day at the computer and learning Windows 7 and WORD 2013 as I went along. I hope to complete the list by the end of today.
Hi Y'all! Great fast puzzle in 11 minutes! Too fast! BOY, I didn't GRASP that theme. BOY just blew right past me with perps. I didn't even read the clue. But I enjoyed it, Robin.
ReplyDeleteArgyle, oh BOY! Roy Orbison & Marty Robbins both this morning! I'm walking ON AIR (or will be when I stand up again)! FINEST voices in classic country music.
Didn't remember "PRETTY PAPER" until I heard the clip. Hands up for "woman". Thought PAPER was wrong.
SOLDIER BLUE? Well, "khaki" sure didn't fit. Thanks, Argyle, for mentioning that soldiers did indeed wear blue in the Civil War. I was so hung up on "BLUE" being wrong that I missed the theme.
Hot day yesterday and gonna be another one today if the clouds ever move out.
Dennis, Thank you for that wonderful 'short' film. Brought tears to my eyes. People in those days, during the 30's and 40's and before, were so modest, and they wore their patriotism in their hearts, not on their sleeves. Although absolutely shocked, he never uttered a swear word, except the mild, 'I'll be damned'.
ReplyDeleteNow, I'll read all about the low level hire, the CIA computer tech. who revealed all classified info on the NSA, because it conflicted with his personal feelings . ....
The puzzle was quite easy, except for that Pretty Woman, OCS and Yew - all of which were lucky guesses. Thank you Robin Stears.
Thank you Argyle, for a wonderful commentary.
Have a nice day, you all.
YR: "Pretty Woman" could be a Christmas song if a guy asked for one in his stocking! Such a great song, it could be good any time of year. I just figured it made a debut around Christmas. LOL! OK, I know it doesn't make sense.
ReplyDeleteAll the furor over listening devices by governmental agencies strikes me as hollow. This has been happening on many levels since the devices became available many years ago.
ReplyDeleteIn 1997 when I was working at a newspaper, I had a conversation with a law enforcement officer, both on our personal phones. The officer made a remark about a state trooper being incompetent. The next day the officer called me up and asked if I'd told anyone about his derogatory statement. I certainly hadn't. The trooper had confronted him and almost started a fist fight because of what the officer had said to me. We realized someone was listening in on one or both of our phones. Spooked us both, but there was nothing we could do about it.
Musings
ReplyDelete-C’mon, when you see COWBELL you think of this!
-In the summer, SCHOOL BUSSES become filthy, stinky, muddy detasseling busses
-That Blue Boy might have trouble in a public middle school
-Texas made a great TRADE when they unloaded A Rod to the Yanks
-CASINOS are bad here (NNE of Lubbock), but a half hour away in Iowa, they’re cash cows
-PIE? I’ll take rhubarb.
-TAPES? I chose Beta over VHS and now they’re both dinosaurs
-The GALLUP campus is part of Omaha’s Riverfront
-Yesterday, idiot FB player Chad Johnson had a plea deal for domestic violence and gave his attorney AT-LAW a celebratory slap on the butt. The IRATE/VEXED judge then gave him 30 days for disrespect. Ever got one of those, Lemon?
-Women taking their husband’s name seems archaic to me
-CIRCUS clowns disturb my grandchildren
-Menard’s is running an 11% REBATE right now but you have to fill out the form, put it in an envelope, address it, put a stamp on it and mail it. What % will do that? We (read Joann) do/did.
-Ya can’t fool Roy O’s biggest fan! I know ‘em all, even Ooby Dooby
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteLittle bit late today. Had to finish the morning march before the mercury topped 80, and had to refill the hummy feeders that I'd forgotten to bring in last night. The puzzle turned out to be easier/faster than yesterday.
I've never thought of Roy Orbison as being a "country" artist/songwriter. But I did pen in Pretty Paper immediately. I can't hear The Streets of Laredo 4:17 without hearing this version in my head -- this link is a little long, but worth it.
We stopped at Four Corners a number of years ago. There's lots to see in that area. The best, imho, is Mesa Verde.
Good morning everyone. Nice PROLOG, Argyle.
ReplyDeleteFun fill, Robin. Lots of variety. Only miscue was briefly misspelling DURUM with an 'a' at the 2nd 'u'. CURE settled that. At 19 a, Grenoble's river, it had to be either the Rhone, Saone, or Isere. ADIEU settled that. Liked the clever cluing for ELOPE and TWINE.
TWINE reminds me of my early farm years, being fascinated by how the knotters on the hay baler worked. As the baler greaser, I was also amazed by all the zerk fittings on the knotters - many moving parts.
Have a great day.
Super fun puzzle, loved the center crossing of theme answers and the same clues already highlighted.
ReplyDeleteThat is a healthy bike ride Dennis, enjoy.
Argyle, your picking up the image of the cow becoming a leather suitcase was awesome.
Hi there~!
ReplyDeleteHey, now, Argyle, that is a fine picture of a "PRETTY WOMAN" you posted there~!
Home Depot trip tomorrow....
I loved the clue "take the honey and run", and I was semi-fooled by "bale bond", as well.
Splynter
Good day, Argyle, and all. You are in superb form today, Argyle.
ReplyDeleteYowza! I sashayed through this in a JIF! Great stuff, Robin, thank you.
I loved the cluing for ELOPE and TWINE!
WEES. I only thought of PRETTY WOMAN but waited for more fill to complete PAPER of which I hadn't heard.
What a nice shout out to our Attorneys AT LAW, Hahtoolah and Lemonade.
Today is the last day for my guests so I shall bid ADIEU to them.
Have wonderful Tuesday, everyone!
It's a shame more of you haven't heard Pretty Paper. Here is Willie singing his song and, if you notice, it's from so long ago, his guitar has only a small hole in it. LINK
ReplyDeleteGood Morning:
ReplyDeleteAs Argyle said in his sparkling expo, this is a pretty impressive offering from Robin Stears.
I join the other posters whose fav's were the clues for twine and elope. Never heard of Pretty Paper but SyFy reminded me of Leonard's remark on TBBT regarding the change from SciFi to what he thought sounded like "Siffey."
If we get any more rain, which is predicted, we're going to float away. Me thinks we're in for a wet summer, alas.
Happy Tuesday.
WBS. My response to PRETTY WOMAN was identical to Barry's--only I erased the WOMAN once I saw that it had to be TEST down below. But what a great Roy Orbison song! It'll be in my head all day, but I don't mind.
ReplyDeleteFun, fun puzzle, Robin, and fun expo, Argyle. I'm voting with others for ELOPE and TWINE having two of the cutest clues of the year.
Never heard of DURUM, though--a learning moment for me.
Have a great Tuesday, everybody!
Just want to congratulate C.C. on her double puzzle Monday!
ReplyDeleteGlad to "see" you, Sallie!
Get better!
Off to work.
YR,
ReplyDeleteSorry, LUBBER wasn't my explanation. I think it was Hahtoolah.
Argyle,
Thanks for the shout out re UNI.
I had no clue about OCS or ROLEO, so finally WAGged an M on that corner and had ROLEM/MCS. Otherwise no problems. Seemed about right for Tuesday.
I've been running all morning, so now I need my lunch break.
Have a great day, all!
Hi All ~~
ReplyDeleteA fun puzzle today - pretty much WEES. For some reason I got PRETTY PAPER right off - not sure why. And like Misty, I'll have the tune in my head all day!
I didn't have the theme until the unifier and even then I didn't notice that BOY went with both words until I read the clue more carefully. Great comments on all the theme answers, Argyle. A wonderful write-up.
~ I had one write-over: at 48A - Green-light - I had 'All Ok' before ALLOW.
~ Like many other have mentioned, the clues for TWINE and ELOPE were fantastic. I also liked 'Seconds from the soda fountain' - REFILL. I had to rethink that one!
~ Husker Gary - I enjoyed the COWBELL link. That was my first thought as I filled it in.
~ Sallie - so nice to hear from you - good thoughts going your way.
~ Splynter - happy shopping!
Luckily I already had *******aper when the Roy Orbison clue came up, & twine did seem strange because I read the clue wrong. However, I must claim an FIW by one vowel as I had never heard of "tithe," or "cri." 57D had me going for a while because I misread "Kewl." I was looking for a relative of the Kiwi. (wasn't it Moa?)
ReplyDeleteThank you Dennis (@6:45) for the WWII clip, awesome! & Desper-otto (@8:53) for Laredo.
I don't know why, they both sound pretty much the same, but I like the Willie Nelson version of Pretty Paper better...
In keeping with todays theme, here is the earliest known picture of Willie Nelson.
I feel bad about trashing Winnie The Pooh on Sunday, & To Do lists yesterday, so let me apologize with:
The deer Whisperer
tickled baby owl
Last week I mentioned my coffee maker died, & ranted about the security screws. (Sorry,)
ReplyDeleteThis week, I found a video of how the dang thingie works, & mentioned it to my daughter, who said "send me a copy," I want to see! Well, with all the great steam engine clips on the Blog (thanks everyone) I thought you might want to see how the Dang Thingie works too...
It turns out there is a good reason for the security screws, but I have so many broken coffee makers, I must be able to swap out parts from one of them.
(if my house burns down, you know what happened!)
Back from a somewhat-shortened bike ride. Got about an hour away from home, and it started raining. Figured I wasn't going to get any wetter, so I kept going. Old mom Nature said, "oh really? watch this one" and opened the heavens. So after waiting it out under a tree, I finally got to the restaurant. You know how tough it is to try and look cool when your shorts are squishing?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, finally decided to ride back since it was clear overhead, and almost immediately this teeny little black cloud lasered in on me and made sure I stayed squishy for a while. I believe I have chapped everything. Florida seems to have clouds that actually track you, as well as rain that falls from blue sky.
Re the discussion on Roy Orbison, I know I linked this before, but it's just so good, and has so many great artists in it. Also, there are more videos there of other songs from the same performance, called Black & White Night. How great it must've been for the small number in attendance.
Argyle, I forgot to mention earlier -- outstanding write-ups! I still don't know how you do it.
Hola Everyone, Waited until after lunch to finish the puzzle, because I was out early to have coffee with JD, Garlic Gal and Jill. We met in Los Gatos his time. Garlic Gal was the one who had to travel the farthest today.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite clues today were Take the honey and run/Elope, and Bale bond/twine. Though I've always thought bales were bound with wire and not twine. I guess it depends on what makes up the bale. Hay bales are usually wire bound.
Any unknowns were filled in with the perps, so the solving went very fast. Hahtoolah said it when she said that she didn't even get to some of the clues, but already had the answer filled in. I loved your Cousteau quote today, Hahtoolah.
Instead of Rodeo today we had Roleo. Spell check doesn't like Roleo. But it must be a real word, as it is our crossword, right?
Have a great rest of the day, everyone.
Dennis:
ReplyDeleteI agree, Argyle 2 blogs per week always fun and informative, just awesome. I would have warned you about the summer rains, but you would not have believed me.
HG:
Actually, I had young redheaded female client who was arrested for possession back in the late 70's. We had a plea deal for probation, and the Judge who was an ex Public Defender, did not like her attitude and sentenced her to 5 years. It took me more than a month to get him to reconsider and let her out. I think he did not like how she dressed, though most of the males in the courtroom had approved. I think those with real red hair because of their reputation for temper etc. need to be especially careful
O.K., here goes - first things first....
ReplyDeleteLike others have mentioned ..... Thank you Argyle, for your dedicated service. 2 Days a week - forever and ever !!!!! If you ever decide to come a lil bit south west, I'd love to meet you ..... God Bless.
Second, C.E.D. - Thanks for the coffee maker disassembly video. I was kinda surprised it was so simple. I once disassembled a rice cooker, by TOSHIBA, which stopped working. I don't remember any 'security' screws. Maybe they were not legislated into law, at that time. I did a 'continuity' check, with a wire tester, and found a little 'thingie' that was stopping the current. I had to peel the whole darn thing off, fiber glass cover ( for heat protection ) and all, and found it was a thermistor, which had melted, and I just replaced it. Not so fast - the thermistor ( something that melts at a particularly high temp. so you don't burn down the house ..... and it is not reversible, cannot be fixed ) took me 45 days to locate, the fiber glass sleeve took me another 19 days, and they both cost me about $48 USD, for a rice cooker that I paid $ 41 for. So no savings, but I still have the working cooker - and I am cooking with it, right now.
As for a coffee maker, my youngun dropped and broke the glass flask, and broke it, on the first day we bought it. That was 16 years ago. ..... So now, my wife heats the milk in the microwave, and uses instant Taster's Choice, - and I drink ice-cold instant coffee, in 100%, 2% milk, every day. The coffee warms up in my stomach. Keeps life simple.
Thirdly, my defendent - Judge joke in my next post, following.
It sure got quiet in dis room.
ReplyDeleteA defendant is duly convicted, in a courtroom, and the judge gives him a sentence. The defendant is heard to be mumbling something furiously, out loud. The judge is incensed, and asks the defendant to repeat what he said. The defendant mumbles again ....
ReplyDeleteNow the judge is really furious, he says,'I order you, under penalty of law under the contempt citation to this court, that you speak, right now, and repeat what you originally said, ...... slowly ..... and loudly ...... and absolutely clearly !'.
The defendant says, ' God am the judge, God am the judge ....'.
MMM! MMM! Good!
ReplyDeleteRed Heads
Hi, all!
ReplyDeleteFun puzzle, Robin! Great expo, Argyle!
WEES about two favorite clues.
Good to hear from you, Sallie! Feel better soon!
Cheers!
Hello everybody. Great puzzle; enjoyed it a lot. Bye everybody.
ReplyDeleteHad little trouble with today`s puzzle...
ReplyDeleteTake the honey and run was clever on multi-levels...wonder if that was Rich`s or Robin`s?
The best song Orbison EVER sang was "Crying."
Dennis, Did the lush vegitation not give you any clue that Florida wa at least semi-tropical? When my SO first visited FL with me, he marvled that the sky could be clear but at 3 o`clock every day, a storm blew in from the Gulf, rained itself out and the sky was blue again. (and the seamy part of FL keeps most folks short squishy! :)
CC: My sincere congratulations on being bi-coastal in your puzzle endeavors. You`re so clever and intelligent...we need you in "Foggy Bottoms" (aka as DC)
that should have been "steamy part of FL"
ReplyDeleteOne more try:
ReplyDelete"The steamy part of FL keeps most folks shorts squishy".
With that, I bid you buenos noches...worked on the pool today and am zonked!
Jayce @7:47
ReplyDeleteYou should run for President!
I'd vote for you based on that post alone.
Courtroom Humor is it?
ReplyDeleteTaking his seat in chambers, the judge faced the opposing lawyers. “I have been presented by both of you with a bribe,” the judge began. Both lawyers squirmed uncomfortably. “You, Attorney Cochran, gave me $15,000. And you, Attorney Shapiro, gave me $10,000.”
The judge reached in his pocket and pulled out a check, which he handed to Cochran. “Now, then, I’m returning $5,000, and we are going to decide this case solely on its merits.”
Lemon, yeah, I would've still been sucked in by the totally blue skies.
ReplyDeleteARBAON, loved your typo: "the seamy part of FL keeps most folks shorts squishy." It's no doubt true as well.
The problem with the quick-change weather here is that, if you let it, it'd keep you from doing a lot of things. I'll just take my chances,squishy shorts be damned.
Dennis - Thanks for the Spitfire link. A humble man like you said. I have passed it on.
ReplyDeleteThanks, everyone! I can take full credit for "Take the honey and run" (ELOPE), but Rich changed my "Bale binder" (TWINE) to "Bale bond," which is much better, of course.
ReplyDeleteMy original clue for COWBELL did reference the Blue Oyster Cult song, but maybe that was a bit too obscure for a Tuesday.
"I need more cowbell, boys!"