One of my favorite things to do is the word jumble in the newspaper. I think I'm pretty good at it, but not nearly as quick as my sister Carol, who can do the entire puzzle in seconds. I think that people who write a lot can get them quick. So, since so many of you are writers, here's one that was in yesterday's paper...

Clue: Some ___________ can grow to 50 ft. in length.

The scrambled letters are: POWTSRMAE

Gina,

This was an amatuer's attempt at befuddling us? Come on you can do better than this? This was a 15 second puzzle. I've waited all day for some of you writers to answer this.
TAPEWORMS

Gina - I hope you know I am just kidding. I've looked at the scrambled letters for a l o n g time. My wife Debbie looked at it for 15 seconds and had the answer.

Hee hee. Yeah, 15 seconds for Debbie, maybe :)
Dont'cha just hate that? Like I said, I'll be working on one furiously, then, my sister might be happening to walk by, glance over my shoulder while she's talking on the phone or distracted doing something else, and get the answer in two seconds. Unreal. And, Rich is no help when I get stuck. He's SO bad at these.

Gina:

I too love doing the jumble but our local paper doesn't carry it, so I only get to do it occasionally.

It always takes me awhile to do it. I think that's hy I enjoy it.

Garry

Hi Garry! It's great to see your name in here. I think it's been a while, hasn't it? We've missed hearing from you.

Kirby

Thanks Kirby, I didn't realized I had been gone that long. It'll probably take me 2 months just to get the puzzle Gina gave me but I'll be BACK.

Garry

Oh, Garry, that really stinks! Our paper has a word jumble, and also a jumble crossword puzzle. Here are the clues to the crossword puzzle for you to unscramble. Better act quick, before Dave beats you to it...ahem, or should I say DEBBIE beats you to it :)

promised LGEDEDP
follows AHSODSW
1 or 0, for example REGTINE
distinct social unit NEEALVC
diversion ASMEPIT
________band LICEATS
home to Tbilisi EIAGGRO
warrant EEVESDR

Gina:

You're gonna have to give me a lot of time with that one. I told you I'm very sloooow!!!!!!

Garry

Garry,

You can go to www.jumble.com and do them online or print them out--just fyi. Hope it helps!

Sam

Thanks Sam. I'll look it up when I get time.

Garry