X Marks the Spoon

Two of Santa's flying deer.
What starts now...? It's puke, I fear.
     Comet, Vixen / vomit kicks in

Halved, then partition'd in three.
VapoRub chooses, agree...?
     Divided by six / decided by Vicks

The Spoons & Quincunx

Our pact the judge rules null. 

The left flank of a hull. 

     Court of Appeal / port of a keel 

Get me all the breaking news.

Let them Speen boys pay their dues.

     Spill the beans / bill the Speens

He slinks about, singin' the blues

on account of (he says), "Where's me shoes!"

When I point out some putti

(no feet -- so, no bootie),

he still moans 'bout payin' his dues.

Vladimir Putin's Twelve Days of Isthmus or Questions of Cupidity

On the first day, which isthmus does Vlad annex with glee...?

In Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the second, which isthmus prompts Vlad's "Absorb it...? Let's!"...?

Isthmus Olonets...

and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the third day, which isthmus nabs Vlad...? Some man-made one...?

Heptastadion...

Isthmus Olonets...

and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the fourth day, which isthmus will Putin now harpoon...?

Isthmus o' La Dune...

Heptastadion...

Isthmus Olonets...

and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the fifth day, which isthmus will Vlad next set upon...?

Isth-...

mus 

Aaav-...

aaah-...

lonnnn...

Isthmus o' La Dune...

Heptastadion...

Isthmus Olonets...

and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the sixth, of which isthmus will Putin not let go...?

Portas do Cerco...

Isth-...

mus 

Aaav-...

aaah-...

lonnnn...

Isthmus o' La Dune...

Heptastadion...

Isthmus Olonets...

and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the seventh, on which isthmus will Vlad a bead now draw...?

Isthmus of Kra...

Portas do Cerco...

Isth-...

mus 

Aaav-...

aaah-...

lonnnn...

Isthmus o' La Dune...

Heptastadion...

Isthmus Olonets...

and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the eighth day, which isthmus lies not beyond Vlad's reach...?

Sere Chesil Beach...

Isthmus of Kra...

Portas do Cerco...

Isth-...

mus 

Aaav-...

aaah-...

lonnnn...

Isthmus o' La Dune...

Heptastadion...

Isthmus Olonets...

and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the ninth, on which isthmus will grasping hands Vlad put...?

Istmo de Chubut...

Sere Chesil Beach...

Isthmus of Kra...

Portas do Cerco...

Isth-...

mus 

Aaav-...

aaah-...

lonnnn...

Isthmus o' La Dune...

Heptastadion...

Isthmus Olonets...

and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the tenth day, which isthmus a grab for will Vlad make...?

Nahuel Huapi Lake...

Istmo de Chubut...

Sere Chesil Beach...

Isthmus of Kra...

Portas do Cerco...

Isth-...

mus 

Aaav-...

aaah-...

lonnnn...

Isthmus o' La Dune...

Heptastadion...

Isthmus Olonets...

and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the eleventh, to which isthmus will Putin cry, "Aha!"...?

Mel island, Paraná...

Nahuel Huapi Lake...

Istmo de Chubut...

Sere Chesil Beach...

Isthmus of Kra...

Portas do Cerco...

Isth-...

mus 

Aaav-...

aaah-...

lonnnn...

Isthmus o' La Dune...

Heptastadion...

Isthmus Olonets...

and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

On the twelfth day, which isthmus will, "annex'd," cap Vlad's guile...?

Catalina Isle...

Mel island, Paraná...

Nahuel Huapi Lake...

Istmo de Chubut...

Sere Chesil Beach...

Isthmus of Kra...

Portas do Cerco...

Isth-...

mus 

Aaav-...

aaah-...

lonnnn...

Isthmus o' La Dune...

Heptastadion...

Isthmus Olonets...

and, in Aisén, the Isthmus Ofqui...?

         Another day, another isthmus: 

1. An isthmus connecting the Taitao Peninsula with Chile 

2. An isthmus between Lake Onega and Lake Ladoga in Russia.

3. A causeway linking Pharos Island to Alexandria in Egypt.

4. Aka Miquelon-Langlade.

5. A large peninsula in the southeast of Newfoundland.

6. Land separating Macau from mainland China.

7. An isthmus connecting the Malay Peninsula to mainland Asia.

8. A tombolo connecting the Isle of Portland to UK's Dorset coast.

9. Istmo Carlos Ameghino in Argentina's Chubut Province.

10. Quetrihue Isthmus in Argentina's Nahuel Huapi Lake.

11. The Isthmus at Nova Brasilia.

12. Even in the U A of A.

The Cabinet of Doctor Spoon

Game shows sweets -- though not one cactus.   

California halts his practice.

     Candy Land / Landy cann'd*

          *Therapist Eugene Landy's license 

            revoked for unethical behavior

Film-noir femme fatale...? Indeedy!
Weasel cheap 'n' loud 'n' seedy. 
     Audrey Totter / tawdry otter

Tried for Bogie's bird: got screw'd.

Administrator o'er a brood. 

     Mary Astor / aerie master

Plans

Today I'll paint the Mona Lisa.
After which, I'll fashion Fire.
Thereupon I'll forge with ease a 
Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
     By noon I'll've improvised the Wheel.
To follow up...? The Printing Press.
I'll also end Discrimination.
Immigration I'll address.

     I'll harness Electricity.

Unsatisfied, I'll harness Steam.

C. Darwin's Evolution Theories..?

Stating those has been my dream.

     I'll then discover How to Speak.

Nor shall I downplay How to Write.

Good Lord! 'Tis been a busy week.

I think I'll have an early night.

Citizen Spoon

Platform for the Grand Old Party.
Seems this well-charr'd char's quite hearty. 
     The Handmaid's Tale / The tann'd maid's hale

Gone With the Spoon

Sign supplied near a wrecking crew. 
Times you "do as the Merkans do."
     Men at work / When at Merk 

The Birth of a Spooner

The kick-off to Psalm 23.

You pick on my jaguar, I see.

     Ye Lord is my shepherd /

     Thee shor' dis my leopard 

Ojibwe legend serves as source.

Ask, "Ya'll into Yoga force...?"

     Hiawatha / Why a Hatha...?

Marx Brothers movie which Leo* directs.

Someone gave cave-dwellin' cove oral sex.

     Duck Soup / Suck'd Oop

          * McCarey 

Dance to the Music of Spoon

Sid and Harry's Afro-flick.
Shakespeare's sprite...plus Moby Dick. 
     Buck and the Preacher / Puck and the Breacher

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...?"