Posted on 12/23/2020 1:33:35 AM PST by nikos1121
V PMYYZPF HF UGG JULF ZMQ QFIZGGFIXVZDP ZT ZMQ FUQGVFQ JZGVWURP, UGG SQVPXGVDK HVXJ JZQQZQ.--TGUDD Z' SQVFD
WITHIN THIS VAIL
OF TOIL
AND SIN
YOUR HEAD GROWS BALD
BUT NOT YOUR CHIN
—-BURMA SHAVE.
HE CAME TO HIS CENSUS
AND FILLED OUT HIS FORM
BUT COUNTED HIS WHISKERS
FOR THE YEAR
HE WAS BORN.
—-BURMA SHAVE.
DOES YOUR
HUSBAND
MISBEHAVE
GRUNT
AND
GRUMBLE
RANT AND RAVE?
SHOOT THE BRUTE SOME
BURMA SHAVE.
I DON’T DESERVE ANY CREDIT FOR TURNING THE OTHER CHEEK AS MY TONGUE IS ALWAYS IN IT. —FLANNERY O’CONNER
As pointed out by Buttons12 yesterday, the author's correct last name is O’CONNOR
11:59.06 (Needless to say, I got hung up on this one, too.) I initially “knew” what the “Q” in JZQQZQ was but had trouble seeing the solution. Kind of a downer of a quote.
Always liked that one.
Single letter, took a guess at the 13 letter word ending....
Stymied me earlier, put it down and came back in a few hours and it was like Shermans March to the Sea.
Author makes an interesting point...
BAH HUMBUG....
Serially,
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all and Yours.
Sorta like the guy driving down the road and a police car turns around and starts chasing him.
20 miles and a crash later Cop has the driver and asked ‘What the hey’
“Well officer, 10 years ago my wife ran off with a cop and I thought you were returning her”.
Cop(laughing)...”Have a nice day”
Well I finally got it. After my walk it occurred to me what the last word is, and the whole quote unfolded.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.