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Not at all, just a little misunderstanding 
Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
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elengil
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Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Not at all, just a little misunderstanding The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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No, just me being me - requiring ultra specificity in information given (aka “That is *not* the Q I asked”. I’m glad I’m not a school teacher; college kids don’t care).
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Rose, for me the
Sunday (today's) puzzle has Z A P across the top
Saturday's - A G O
Friday's - don't recall
Thursday's - P E R
Maybe it's a cookie thing.
Sunday (today's) puzzle has Z A P across the top
Saturday's - A G O
Friday's - don't recall
Thursday's - P E R
Maybe it's a cookie thing.
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. ~ Albert Camus
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RoseMorninStar
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I feel like Cinderella, it's 2:01AM and I just sat down after decorating the tree, refreshed the page, and no more Letter Boxed. 
My heart is forever in the Shire.
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Oh no! 
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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elengil
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I was so happy to find a nice long word that I wasn't paying attention...
I just got booted out of Spelling Bee... after one word
I just got booted out of Spelling Bee... after one word
Hidden text.
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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RoseMorninStar
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Good for you! Yeah, it only allows you to accumulate a certain number of points. I've been playing something called Letter Garden. It's far too addictive and eats up way too much time. I must stop.
My heart is forever in the Shire.
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Elengil, me too! I like spelling bee because I'm only allowed to be totally obsessive for a short time, then it boots me out.
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. ~ Albert Camus
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RoseMorninStar
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My heart is forever in the Shire.
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I’m stuck:
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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elengil
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Raconteur's offering would be 'tale' then, so that works
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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Oh right! It never struck me that there is a plural for gelato!
Thank You, both!
Thank You, both!
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
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Oooh. Yay.
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Free online word game. One word per day. Works a bit like the old Mastermind game 
https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/
https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/
The Vinyamars on Stage! This time at Bag End
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RoseMorninStar
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Thanks! I got the first one in 4 tries. I think I was lucky.
I think I was lucky.My heart is forever in the Shire.
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It's a fun puzzle! I've been doing it for about a week. Fortunately, they limit me to one puzzle per day. 
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. ~ Albert Camus
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My next guess for yesterday was going to be LORGE
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
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They don't let you enter words that aren't in its vocabulary. Watch out for duplicate letters. In yesterday's case, a G lit up green, but there were actually 2 of them in the correct word - GORGE. My strategy is to enter 3 words with unique letters. I include all of the vowels, AEIOUY, plus the most likely consonants, CDHLMNSRT. After that, there's generally enough to determine the word in another two or three guesses. For example: TRAIN, LUCID, MONEY, uses 14 unique letters.
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. ~ Albert Camus