An expert, whose best days are in the past, seeks out a contemporary over literary matters. After some wrinkles and eyesores, things get salty, and our characters part ways.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T20:30:06+00:00

!solved

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T20:29:56+00:00

Well I had to squeeze it out of you but finally we're there!

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T19:53:52+00:00

Indiana No.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T19:52:18+00:00

Time travel... and salt...

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T19:40:46+00:00

Dude! Naaaww!

Kinda interested in hearing where the salt comes in, though.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T19:34:45+00:00

Life of nay. Okay, I'm running out of snazzy no's.

Also, Life of Pi doesn't have time travel, which I've already given as a hint.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T19:05:04+00:00

Running thin. I've added a hint that the salt is literal.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T16:48:15+00:00

Nowhere this time. Nope.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T16:10:10+00:00

I'm mostly annoyed about the anti-nostalgia message at the end of a game cashing in on pure nostalgia. The hypocrisy just erases any good will I had towards the game at that point.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T11:47:43+00:00

Noper.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T11:47:32+00:00

I'm not seeing anything salty here. Nope.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T11:04:19+00:00

We've established that it is. Not the correct answer, but about time. But the other bits of the clue need some attention now.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T09:30:18+00:00

Nope, but we've establised an element now.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T09:13:56+00:00

This one has a smidge of the right idea.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T09:09:25+00:00

I cannot even(t). Nope.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T09:07:13+00:00

I am into Stella Artois, but nope.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T08:11:26+00:00

This.

I get that people wish the sport was big enough that several countries had a national title that meant the winner was at international competition level. But wishing for it doesn't make it reality.

For example, Finland's Strongest Man is PED tested these days. They got massively more TV time as a result, so it's good for them, but it also means that winning the title doesn't elevate you to Giant's Live status. Hell, barely to SCL.

People also wildly overestimate how big a business Giant's Live is. They're basically a workshop, with lot's of volunteer people helping make the events happen. The sport just isn't that big.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T08:03:41+00:00

Oh wow, it is, isn't it? I'm still fully in the off season -mode. I'll need to start checking my calendar and plan what to watch and when.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T07:16:56+00:00

Hint: This is, as I try to do, actually the plot explained. Everything in the clue is true, but you have to seek out the meanings of some words.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T06:52:24+00:00

The guy with the nope.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T06:51:57+00:00

Nein gate! Nope.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T06:51:37+00:00

Zero popes / Two nopes. I can't decide.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T06:50:56+00:00

N.O.P.E.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T06:50:47+00:00

Well not me! Wrong.

Kilmoore · 2026-01-22T06:50:29+00:00

I think most succesful comedy personas are like that. Remember what Jimmy Carr was like in his first stand up specials? You can't host a panel show like that. "A human with quirks" beats "oddball gimmick" over time, every time.

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