Tuesday, February 13, 2018

LETTER BANK XVIII

From The Enigma
NPL Magazine
October, 2017
SCARAB 

In a letter bank, the letters of one word or phrase are used - and repeated as necessary - to spell a longer word or phrase. No other letters may be used. For example, IMPS is a letter bank for MISSISSIPPI. Only the letters I, M, P, and S are needed to spell MISSISSIPPI.

I'm not some small-time car thief, Buck,
I went and stole a monster truck!
I drove all night - it sure was noisy -
And just kept thinking, "Get to Boise.
Idahoans will not care
'Bout how some monster truck got there."
I cruised along on 90 West,
Convinced the northern route was best
For someone who was TWO THREE
     THREE
And didn't want much company.

Alas, my plan was foiled by fate
When my big truck got low on EIGHT
(Who knew they didn't take gasoline?).
I headed north on I-15,
But in SIX SEVEN, my hopes sank - -
I couldn't fill my monster tank.
I gave up and accepted jail
Where I now sit, awaiting bail.

HINT:
Letter Bank:
TWO THREE THREE = ON THE LAM

Answers:

TWO THREE THREE = ON THE LAM
EIGHT = METHANOL
SIX SEVEN = HELENA, MONTANA

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