Monday, July 23, 2018

wordplay - Everything is gone, but the hearts remain


I have a story to tell. Don't be surprised if the story sounds incomplete; actually I omitted a part of it: or rather, the heart of the story..



There was some cash, but not mine. Some stupid persons had to be removed from the networks. The boss of the metalworkers didn't get a wash. A mixture of sulfur and urea was brought, but Sulea didn't come. This unexpected event didn't happen at the MIT. He raises no chickens. He has the appearance of a skeleton; he's no boss, though. He is indefensible, but not incompetent.



What does this story mean? What could the omitted part be?



Answer



To get started...


There was some cash, but not mine.




Money (cash) - my (mine) = one



Some stupid persons had to be removed from the networks.



Networks - nerks (stupid people, just learned this British slang) = two



The boss of the metalworkers didn't get a wash.



Lathreeve (head officer of a lathe) - lave (wash) = three




A mixture of sulfur and urea was brought, but Sulea didn't come.



Sulfur and urea make Sulfourea, take away Sulea = four



This unexpected event didn't happen at the MIT. (Thanks, @Wu33o!)



Misevent - MIT = seven



He raises no chickens.




heightens (raises) - hens (chickens) = eight



He has the appearance of a skeleton; he's no boss, though.



boniness - boss = nine



He is indefensible, but not incompetent.



untenable (indefensible) - unable (incompetent) = ten




So we're missing the "heart" of the matter. The omitted part could be:



After dropping a couple twenties on it, he listened to an old record. = five (fortyfive - forty)

He stayed away from the City of Angels when he got his vision surgically corrected. = six (lasix - la)



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