THEME: F substituted for initial letter of last word of a familiar phrase
GOOD ONES: Dude in the CIA? UNDERCOVER FOP
Trivial blunder? MICKEY MOUSE FLUB
Pancake cook in pinstripes? YANKEE FLIPPER [Joe DiMaggio was the Yankee Clipper]
It's a gas NEON [don't know how many youngsters know that phrase or heard "Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas, gas, gas"]
Full deck Nero wasn't playing with? LII [fifty-two cards in a deck, but this may be a bit anachronistic]
BTW: ETE and
TOI are NG.
Affectionate text I LUV U [I still haven't been able to read "text" immediately as a phone message --- probably because I have never used the keyboard on my 5-yr-old cell phone]
Finish as a tat INK UP [Nor have I been able to read immediately "tat" as a tattoo rather than a knitting term]
As of 9:20 AM EST my Time Warner service is on the fritz.
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
