The vomit-inducing warm embrace of the murderous Saudi prince by Trump yesterday was upended by the brilliant ABC reporter Mary Bruce with her pointed question about the killing. Trump, who had already stepped in sh*t by lauding the Saudi’s record on human rights (which is horrific, of course), rubbed it all over himself by defending the killer. The Saudi knew nothing about it, Trump lied, and anyway, the journalist who was killed (and dismembered), Jamal Khashoggi, was controversial and disliked by many. Follow the logic — so it was okay to kill him and chop him up? Even by Trumpian standards, it was an abhorrent display.
Here’s Bruce. Happens to be gorgeous. Easy does it, though, fellas. She’s very happily married with two kids, Elvis and Eve. Hey kids — your Mom just got into the Owl Chatter Hall of Fame. Extra hug tonight!
Did you catch a glimpse of Malaria in all the coverage? The green dress. Stunning. Goes for just $3,350, btw. Seems reasonable. But before we start qvelling over this one piece of that horror show, get this: the color choice was likely paying tribute to the Saudi guest. Their flag is the same green. So even that’s tainted.
Loved the puzzle today! Brilliant wordplay. There was a double revealer. I.e., two answers explained the theme. First, at 36A the clue was “Straight-shooting,” and the answer was NO SPIN. Then, at 38A, the clue was “Sexually excite,” and the answer was TURN ON. So what’s the deal? You take the two letters N and O and turn, or spin, them. Now, when you turn the N, it becomes a Z. So “turning” ON, gives you ON, then OZ, then NO, then ZO. The puzzle did three complete turns. So all four of those combinations appeared in shaded boxes in words three times each. Symmetrically, too. Confusing? Maybe you can see it, below. (Ignore the blue squares.)
One of the Zs was in DUNZO. A new word for me. The clue was “Finito or kaput.” Here’s how to use it: When Eddie saw Maxine kissing Lou, Eddie knew he and she were dunzo.
Another Z was at 21A: “Spanish island with a lively club scene.” Right up my alley. NOT. It was IBIZA. I’m not too strong on islands, Spanish or otherwise. Probably should have heard of this song though.
Speaking of dunzo, Ana’s been staying with us for a few days. You know, for support. She’s a little weepy. We knew it wouldn’t end easily, her love affair with Tom Cruise. But, thank goodness, she finally pulled off the bandage and ended it. Jeez Louise, he has kids closer in age to her than he is. Plus he’s a phony and there’s all that Scientology crap. Good riddance, Doll. Just let us know if he’s still bothering you: we can call in some muscle. Our sports consultant Sarah Fillier would be happy to “reason” with him. Women hockey players: nothing fiercer on God’s green earth.
I just learned what an egg banjo sandwich is. I’m almost 76, kinehora. It’s about time. It was mentioned in a post in the Dull Men’s Club (UK) about breaking egg yolks. Several comments just said “egg banjo” cryptically. So I googled it. It seems to have arisen in the British military. It’s best if you learn about it as I did. From this video:
https://www.forcesnews.com/military-life/fun/ever-wondered-why-its-called-egg-banjo
Yesterday, one of the answers was SUTURE, clued with “Surgical stitch.” It reminded egs he heard of a chain of discount Urgent Care Centers called SUTURE SELF.
Here’s Owl Chatter’s part in the effort to fight a particular form of bigotry that hits close to home. Even our George (Santos) is Jew-ish, you may recall. Don’t use our stuff!!
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