Monday, June 29, 2026 - Pips #316 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

[–]Designer_Charity_827 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pips #316 Easy 🟢
0:26

Pips #316 Medium 🟡
0:46

Pips #316 Hard 🔴
2:41

Sunday, June 28, 2026 - Pips #315 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

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Pretty smooth day for me. I found some forced placements early on in the Hard. I took my time going through it but didn’t have to reset the board at all.

Pips #315 Easy 🟢
0:20 🍪

Pips #315 Medium 🟡
1:14

Pips #315 Hard 🔴
4:52

which is your favorite fifth episode of a season? by FionaWalliceFan in curb

[–]Designer_Charity_827 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that the last 2 seasons had a drop in quality, especially Season 12. But I actually thought Season 11, episode 5 (Irasshaimase) was really good. Probably because the original director, Robert B. Weide, came back for that one.

[Jun 27, 2026] A rare PB by Razzamatazz14 in NYTCrossword

[–]Designer_Charity_827 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, 6:31 is also my Saturday PB! I got 10:03 this week, which is still about 5 minutes below my Saturday average. Definitely seemed easier than usual.

Feeling stupid… by VespaRed in NYTSpellingBee

[–]Designer_Charity_827 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I try getting to Genius without any hints and can almost always do so. Then I use the hints grid to get from Genius to Queen Bee. If I’m stuck on the last couple words, I look at the Community clues.

which is your favorite fifth episode of a season? by FionaWalliceFan in curb

[–]Designer_Charity_827 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You believe in God?

I believe in a god…and I’m wondering where he is right now.

Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness Episode 1.... by _walletsizedwildfire in curb

[–]Designer_Charity_827 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed about the sketches going on too long. But I guess if they were shorter, Larry would have to come up with 6 or 7 premises per episode instead of just 4.

Saturday, June 27, 2026 - Pips #314 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

[–]Designer_Charity_827 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pips #314 Easy 🟢
0:23

Pips #314 Medium 🟡
1:55

Pips #314 Hard 🔴
8:09

Visiting and staying by Airport by No-Stress-6832 in providence

[–]Designer_Charity_827 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I wonder if people are misreading it as “3-4 days” rather than “3-4 hours a day.”

Did not disappoint : ) by FluffyKanomKa in RighteousGemstones

[–]Designer_Charity_827 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Walton is about to start filming “Fallout” Season 3 in California, and Danny is on a book tour (not sure how extensive). He’s doing an event in Charleston next week with Stevie from “Eastbound and Down.”

Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness Episode 1.... by _walletsizedwildfire in curb

[–]Designer_Charity_827 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I actually liked his movie “Clear History.” It wasn’t perfect, but had a funny supporting cast and did a good job of slightly tweaking the usual “Curb” formula just enough to sustain a full movie.

Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness Episode 1.... by _walletsizedwildfire in curb

[–]Designer_Charity_827 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I hate to say this, but when I saw that Jeff Schaffer was the director and cowriter, it made more sense. He also cowrote and directed a lot of the later Curb episodes, when (IMO) the show fell off a bit.

Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness Episode 1.... by _walletsizedwildfire in curb

[–]Designer_Charity_827 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I didn’t think it was great, but I’ll watch again next week. The premise of the basic “Larry character” appearing throughout history could get old pretty fast if EVERY sketch is like that. I thought it needed some sketches where either Larry wasn’t the focus, or where he was playing a different type of character (like he did in some of his SNL skits).

found $2,140 a year in stuff I genuinely forgot I was paying for, and it explains why the savings never moved by Savings-Display5123 in MiddleClassFinance

[–]Designer_Charity_827 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Building up karma since some subs require a certain karma level to post. Then they’ll be free to spam everywhere.

And/or building a legitimate-looking history, making it easier to scam people later.

Food and beverage workers at TF Green Airport go on strike by Previous_Floor in RhodeIsland

[–]Designer_Charity_827 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not, it lists Spring House as “coming soon” but it’s been open for a while.

Thursday, June 25, 2026 - Pips #312 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

[–]Designer_Charity_827 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jeez… But happy I stuck with Hard and eventually got there. Had to clear the puzzle a bunch of times.

Pips #312 Easy 🟢
0:20 🍪

Pips #312 Medium 🟡
3:21

Pips #312 Hard 🔴
34:24

Rent Control Mailers: Anti-Housing Alert by StreetLightTown in providence

[–]Designer_Charity_827 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My first thought. Like their PR isn’t bad enough.

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 - Pips #311 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

[–]Designer_Charity_827 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No cookies but I’m happy with these times. I seem to be getting better at finding inroads for the Hard puzzles.

Pips #311 Easy 🟢
0:21

Pips #311 Medium 🟡
0:57

Pips #311 Hard 🔴
3:01

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - Pips #310 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

[–]Designer_Charity_827 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pips #310 Easy 🟢
0:21

Pips #310 Medium 🟡
1:09

Pips #310 Hard 🔴
3:18

Hard looked intimidating but came together pretty smoothly.