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Friday, September 23, 2022

Hello, Queneau! or Multiplier Effect

     The four lines below can be set out in 24 
different orders, each providing a slight variant 
of the Parable of the Multiplication of the Loaves 
and Fishes. 

Once Son o' Man's done wrapp'd His spiel 
Tho' left with mostly empty creel 
He'll bless twin loaves 'n' fish with zeal  
Because He'd serve a decent meal

A B C D   A B D C   A C B D   A C D B   A D B C   A D C B
B C A D   B C D A   B D A C   B D C A   B A C D   B A D C
C D A B   C D B A   C A B D   C A D B   C B A D   C B D A
D A B C   D A C B   D B A C   D B C A   D C A B   D C B A

Won Ton Soup Spooner

Asian fare in wok gets toss'd.
Quartet hollers, "What's our cost...?" 
     Pork fried rice / Four cried, "Price...?"

What A's Still Not For: A Revised Reissue Of An Early Illuminated Alphabet

The 2019 original "What A's Not For," addressed to a boy and his sister, indicated one at a time to that anonymous pair not on...