RASUEQ = SQUARE
PAOTUI = UTOPIA
TGNOTE = GOTTEN
DOYTID = ODDITY
MRAKEB = EMBARK
COUPEN = POUNCE
CARTOON ANSWER:
SEEING THE AD FOR THE NEW CASINO MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO GET – – –
QAE UTI OTN DT BAR CE = “BETTOR” ACQUAINTED
RASUEQ = SQUARE
PAOTUI = UTOPIA
TGNOTE = GOTTEN
DOYTID = ODDITY
MRAKEB = EMBARK
COUPEN = POUNCE
CARTOON ANSWER:
SEEING THE AD FOR THE NEW CASINO MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO GET – – –
QAE UTI OTN DT BAR CE = “BETTOR” ACQUAINTED
Good Morning, Everyone…I hope this finds you well…
🎲 PUTTING YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR DOUBT IS 🎲
🎶 I don’t wanna talk…About things we’ve gone through…Though it’s hurting me…Now it’s history…I’VE PLAYED ALL MY CARDS,…And that’s what you’ve done too…Nothing more to say…NO MORE ACE TO PLAY…🎶…”The Winner Takes It All” – Abba 1980 https://tinyurl.com/3785wr8f
🎲 It’s definitely not an ODDITY for him to act this way,
He’s known to POUNCE at any chance to gamble…night or day…
UTOPIA for her though would be if he could EMBARK,
On a path of some self-control…not act upon a lark…
She’s GOTTEN through too many times over the past few years,
Where he has gambled savings…hardly ending on the SQUARE
So now a new Casino…and this marriage? Further tainted…
Divorce may loom as he sets off to get “BETTOR” ACQUAINTED! 🎲
Gambling…An addiction known to many…And today I think we’re about to see more burning than just that money in his pocket…Today I think his marriage goes up in smoke…
So…Today, we meet JOE KERSARWILD, https://tinyurl.com/mwejxc9e and his long-suffering wife, DELORES… https://tinyurl.com/ye26h6rf . The Kersarwild’s have been married a little past ten years now…and it’s been a DECADEnt run…Joe’s a real CARD, https://tinyurl.com/37u9dpnp and has a gambling addiction, and over the years has CHIPped away at their savings…But it now looks like Delores has reached the end of her COPE…Eyeing an ad for the new Jumble Casino, Joe’s quick to comment that he can’t wait to try his HAND at a NEW game or two…but for Dolores, it’s just more of the same OLD, same OLD. https://tinyurl.com/4nmw67e9 she’s been DEALT a lousy hand, and going by past experiences, she can’t help but say that she knows he’ll become a regular, https://tinyurl.com/28w3snvx …at the new Casino, and BORE through more of their money…A FAMILIAR refrain…Cause Joe can’t wait to get “BETTOR” ACQUAINTED… https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20better%20acquainted …And from the look on Delores’s face, it’s easy to see that she’s ready TO FOLD, and she’s just not going along for the ride…So, as Joe plans to go off on another binge…CHANCES are he’s about to LOSE more than just his shirt https://tinyurl.com/42v3ybs9 this time….
Jeff’s Gems? Joe’s cap has a logo showing two cards, one being an Ace. But I can’t tell if it’s of Diamonds, or an upside-down Heart…so I’m not BETTING on it…And there’s that woman on the bus, with the book, who seems a bit taken aback by what she sees PLAYING out on the street…Her expression’s a little ODD though…hard to READ…
So…There you have it Folks…Done. Have a good one. Be well, be kind, stay safe…And sadly, many a compulsive gambler has had his wife leave him…and swore he’d do ANYTHING to WIN her back…And it always RAISES the question of whether it was worth it….Let’s face it, when things get that bad, all BETS are off…A woman needs to LAY HER CARDS ON THE TABLE, https://tinyurl.com/7ptz6rv5 and CALL HIS BLUFF https://tinyurl.com/5c9ja9ef …Maybe Delores took the CHANCE…who knows. But for my MONEY? …I doubt she’ll ever find PAIR-A-DICE with this guy…She’s BETTOR off CUTTING HER LOSSES… https://tinyurl.com/mr4awy6c and just calling it a PLAY…🎲🎲🤷🏻♀️
PRAYERS FOR MAUI…🙏🏻
…AND IN OTHER WORDS…🔠🙋🏻♀️
SQUARE: Last used – 09/06/22 https://tinyurl.com/m32yrzxv
UTOPIA: Last used – 03/12/23 https://tinyurl.com/5n83bbxa
GOTTEN: Last used – 06/30/22 https://tinyurl.com/rx3bjh7h
ODDITY: Last used – 01/16/22 https://tinyurl.com/bdf7525n
EMBARK: Last used – 12/15/22 https://tinyurl.com/2c468rww
POUNCE: Last used – 07/09/22 https://tinyurl.com/4wwburvw
…ANAGRAM HISTORY…🔠🙋🏻♀️
RASUEQ: New anagram
PAOTUI: Used on – 07/25/19
TGNOTE: New anagram
DOYTID: Used on – 04/26/21
MRAKEB: New anagram
COUPEN: New anagram
🤦🏻♀️ Considering all the new members they’d GOTTEN, in an effort to become BETTER ACQUAINTED, they decided to EMBARK on a journey of sorts to UTOPIA…avoiding the ODDITY or two that can occur when one feels the need to POUNCE at initial introductions, but just ends up feeling hit SQUARE in the face with trying to converse with perfect strangers…🤦🏻♀️
🤷🏻♂️In order to be fair and SQUARE and not look to EMBARK,
On what had GOTTEN out of hand last time at the old park,
UTOPIA their meeting place, it had been now for years,
The ODDITY though last trip out…ended in boos and jeers…
No need to POUNCE on what occurred…how things deteriorated…
They’ll just go much more slower now to get BETTER ACQUAINTED…🤷🏻♂️
🤷🏻♂️Comes to gambling there’s always that chance,
That you may be doing a last dance…
There will always be doubt,
That any turn about…
Could definitely kill your romance….🤷🏻♂️
💸 We see Joe at the drop of a hat,
Look to gamble…he’s right there at bat…
Money does burn a hole,
But for Joe there’s no roll…
For his betting’s never been “all that”…💸
🤷🏻♀️Poor Dolores, she’s tried to stay calm,
Watching money fly out of his palms…
But it’s taken a toll,
And she’s ready to stroll…
She’s finally found the aplomb…🤷🏻♀️
🤦🏻♀️As for Joe, this Casino does call,
And once more he’ll be giving his all…
Trying his hand at chance,
But Delores’s glance?
Pretty much says it’s def a bad call…🤦🏻♀️
❓So the question now does still remain,
Will Joe go off or try to regain…
What he can with his wife,
Or just add to her strife?
It’s a story of gambling’s bane…❓
Found half a blind solve this morning…I think there was a gambling Jumble just awhile back that used BETTOR…so it came to mind again. All the anagrams were speedily solved and that left 10 to 1 odds that remaining letters started with ACQU. so it was an easy puzzle finish up. Here we are mid-August with no heat relief in sight…can only hope that September turns the corner and arrives soon. Have a great Sunday, Angela
Hey Terry…BETTOR’s been used many time# before..it makes for an easy pun. But it’s a new solve, and a clever one at that. And yes, the heat is brutal….let’s hope September doesn’t hit us with storms Wishing you a great Sunday, too. 🎲🎲🙋🏻♀️
Today’s JUMBLE FOR KIDS…JEYON! 👧🏻👦🏻🙋🏻♀️
https://tinyurl.com/2txk9rt7
I couldn’t spell acquaintance for that word and was stumped as usual by the first cartoon word in quotes, thus not a Sunday morning Jumble success! I at least was able to solve the “kids Jumble” thanks for sharing that.
YW, Prof! 🔠🙋🏻♀️
It’s Sunday Funday ! We got home late last night cause we were at the casino ourselves ! We didn’t get home till late and just got up to do todays jumble ! When I saw the cartoon and quotation marks on the first first word , and yes we did have it before , I felt like we were still there ! One , very fun and smooth Sunday jumbles for a BETTOR ACQUAINTED ! So everyone have a great Sunday , it’s a beautiful day here in northeast Ohio ! You can bet on it ! Get ready for Monday !!!!!
There is an error in today’s Jumble. (8/13)
The O in “gotten” is circled but there is no O in the answer. “Better acquainted.”
There’s no error…The answer to today’s puzzle is: “BETTOR” ACQUAINTED. Had it been Better, there’d be no pun, and hence no need for the quotation marks…🙋🏻♀️
I too thought the first word was better before I noticed the quotes, but still was stumped by acquainted, thus failing to solve the cartoon.
Oops. My mistake – I see the answer is “bettor “.
👍🏻🙋🏻♀️
I am addicted to the Sunday Jumble … today`s jumble is so clever and fun.