Sunday, June 8, 2008
Click here for abridged post in LARGE PRINT. ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz
The author of today’s quotation is Wendy Northcutt from The Darwin Awards.
A Darwin Award is a tongue-in-cheek honor named after evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin. Awards have been given for people who "do a service to Humanity by removing themselves from the Gene pool", i.e., lose the ability to reproduce either by death or sterilization in a stupid fashion. As described in the Darwin Award books: The Awards honor people who ensure the long-term survival of the human race by removing themselves from the gene pool in a sublimely idiotic fashion. See http://www.darwinawards.com/
The Quotation: TRUE DARWIN AWARD CANDIDATES IMAGINE THAT THEY LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE TIGERS DON’T BITE SHARKS ARE AS CUDDLY AS STUFFED ANIMALS AND PEOPLE CAN FLY IN THEIR MINDS STEERING A MOTORCYCLE WITH THEIR FEET JUST MAKES SENSEThe author’s name and the title of the work: WENDYNORTHCUTTDARWINAWARDS
The defined words: WHITNEY (A. Highest mount in the continental U.S.);
EDIFICE (B. Large, imposing structure);
NESSIE (C. Nickname for a fabled monster);
DAWDLE (D. Practice work avoidance);
YESMAN (E. Smithers on “The Simpsons,” e.g. [2 wds.]);
NEBRASKA (F. State-named Springsteen album);
ORDEAL (G. Crossing a bridge, to a gephyrophobe);
RASPUTIN (H. Faith-healer title role for Alan Rickman);
TASSEL (I. Pollen-bearing part of a cornstalk);
HORNET (J. N.B.A. player in the Big Easy);
CONDOR (K. Four-under-par hole in golf);
UNREADY (L. Epithet for King Ethelred);
TWOTIMING (M. Duplicitous in love [hyph.]);
THICKSET (N. Stocky, stout, compact);
DANIEL (O. Old Testament interpreter of writing on a wall);
AGHAST (P. Shocked and appalled);
REJECTED (Q. Like “Lolita” or “The Good Earth,” by Alfred Knopf;
WISTFUL (R. Dreamily melancholy);
IDEALISM (S. Noble-minded motivation);
NIFTY (T. Swell, keen, smart);
AFTERSHAVE (U. Chrome, Allure or Hai Karate, e.g.);
WITHER (V. Be cut down to size, as by a glare);
ANGST (W. Generalized dread);
RUMPLED (X. Suffering from iron deficiency?);
DRACHMA (Y. Six obols, in ancient times);
SATIRE (Z. Many a Jonathan Swift work)
Previously unfamiliar with The Darwin Awards, I now think I know a few candidates!
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4 comments:
Don't think that picture passes the breakfast test Donald-yikes! Found out the lowdown here. If you gave that somewhere I missed it.
No, there was no reference given, but thanks for the National Geographic link -- this is the link I found it on --
http://neveryetmelted.com/?cat=10
It helps there's a happy ending!
Nice write-up. Enjoyed the Croc picture and story.
The CONDOR answer made me look up the other Bird Score Terms in golf. I've had a few Vultures.
leon
Cool site! The Vulture definition is a hoot!
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