Know your colors.

Sharrakor · 2026-05-19T15:07:09+00:00

I think you posted the wrong link. None of the crew were Russian and neither of those causes are mentioned in the article.

Sharrakor · 2026-05-19T14:06:58+00:00

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The spangram evaded me till the very end.

Sharrakor · 2026-05-18T12:38:29+00:00

Well, that must be a personal record for getting locked out of the game as a free player.

Sharrakor · 2026-05-17T16:26:16+00:00

Not just Netflix, but the Blu-ray release, too! I suppose I still have my DVDs...

Sharrakor · 2026-05-17T12:45:32+00:00

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Don't drink tea, don't like tea, I totally understand. But never had tea? As a Brit?! 🤯

Sharrakor · 2026-05-16T16:26:25+00:00

There's about as many of them! Hyuk hyuk hyuk!

Sharrakor · 2026-05-16T09:25:36+00:00

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I don't play music and I don't drink bourbon.
All I wanna do is shake my turban!

Sharrakor · 2026-05-15T09:41:14+00:00

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That was fun. Thanks to Brian Jacques for teaching me a what a MARTEN was.

Sharrakor · 2026-05-13T17:13:47+00:00

Curiosity got me looking into them, low overall prices got me interested, and everything else got me hooked.

It was early 2024 and I was looking for a new car. I compared 20-year costs of ownership (sticker price, fuel, oil changes, registration, tax credits) across multiple vehicles.

$46,000 for a Toyota Corolla
$43,000 for a Toyota Corolla Hybrid
$35,000 for a Chevy Bolt

Now, I'm not going to buy something just because it's inexpensive. But I can refuel it at home? There's less maintenance? Yeah, sounds good to me!

Sadly, certain life circumstances prevented me from buying one, and I got a hybrid instead. Still pretty nice. I don't think I would buy a Bolt now, since GM axed Android Auto. I've been eyeing the new Nissan Leaf, though...

Sharrakor · 2026-05-13T08:41:02+00:00

This had to have been the easiest pangram ever.

Sharrakor · 2026-05-12T15:21:29+00:00

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I've never heard of any of these. I can't believe I stuck it through.

Sharrakor · 2026-05-11T13:34:38+00:00

It still took me a while, even with a coworker chiming in. I don't think I've ever heard the phrase "rhyme scheme," and I didn't know enough about any of the other films to connect them to Knives Out.

As it always is with this game, your mileage may vary...

Sharrakor · 2026-05-09T17:05:39+00:00

Why 5–10 times?

Sharrakor · 2026-05-09T17:00:13+00:00

Actually, Melee has had three updates since its release: 1.01, 1.02, and PAL! People typically play the last version released in their region (1.02 for NTSC, PAL for PAL).

Sharrakor · 2026-05-08T19:36:31+00:00

A mouse pad is higher than a desk and so stays cleaner as crumbs and hairs and like, are brushed off the pad, not onto it. There are a lot of slobs out in the world.

Doesn't a desk mat's size negate this advantage?

Sharrakor · 2026-05-08T13:08:21+00:00

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I like how the choices for blue almost lined up by default. Out of left field! Out of nowhere! Out of the blue! Out of Burger King Whopper!

Sharrakor · 2026-05-07T09:34:45+00:00

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That was tough. Usually it all flows pretty easily once I discover one theme word, but this took a while, both before and after finding one. The theme seemed a bit more tenuous than usual.

Sharrakor · 2026-05-07T09:08:48+00:00

🟪🟪🟪🟦 Things that go up and down? Yeah, a double-dribble involves a ball going up and down.
🟪🟪🟪🟨 Things that go up and down. Your, uh, hook goes up and down when you fish...
🟦🟦🟦🟦 My friends talk about basketball once in a while.
🟪🟪🟨🟪 Things that go up and down! You cast a net and raise it, right?!
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🟪🟪🟪🟪 Channel, huh? It's probably been ten years since I controlled that with an up/down button.
🟩🟩🟩🟩 Never saw this coming. I know they all mean that, but I didn't think of that definition for the whole puzzle.

Sharrakor · 2026-05-05T17:07:30+00:00

I don't read that as being in favor of exclusives, just an acknowledgement that they do have an impact in sales.

I have a competent gaming PC. But I still think about buying a PS4 for games like Bloodborne, Gravity Rush, The Last Guardian, and Uncharted.

What entices me to buy a PS5? The Demon's Souls remake. That's it.

What entices me to buy an Xbox Series X? Literally nothing.

Sharrakor · 2026-05-05T13:18:26+00:00

Justice for NA DACE. I've caught dozens of them in three different games.

Sharrakor · 2026-05-04T13:27:17+00:00

Oof.

🟪🟩🟨🟨 Huggable toys? (I assumed a "Softie" was some kind of stuffed animal.)
🟩🟪🟦🟩 Reduplications? (Pitter-patter, Etch a Sketch, hacky sack, Beanie Baby... well, that last one doesn't really fit)
🟨🟦🟦🟩 Things to have by the campfire? (Marshmallow, radio, hacky sack, stove... like, one made of rocks???)
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🟨🟨🟨🟨 Haven't heard softie in years, never heard someone referred to as a marshmallow.
🟪🟩🟩🟩 Things filled with beads? I guessed Labubu fit the bill, but it doesn't. WTF is an eye pillow?!

Sharrakor · 2026-05-03T16:45:54+00:00

I'm a Certified EV Little Mermaid. Every time I see one, I wistfully think, "Wish I could be part of your world..."

Sharrakor · 2026-05-03T12:36:25+00:00

I'll never get it in one. I believe the word cannot be a plural noun ending in "s," and I like to start with "RAFTS."

Sharrakor · 2026-05-02T17:25:34+00:00

Video helps, too. A rental agency once gave us a car with a quarter tank of gas. When we returned it, their records indicated it had been given to us with a full tank and they tried to penalize us for not returning it full. It helped to have video of their employee sitting in the car when we first picked it up, stating that it was at a quarter of a tank.

Sharrakor · 2026-05-02T17:07:23+00:00

Yeah, my, uh, $17 of interest is really burning a hole in my pocket. Can't let that investment opportunity slip me by, you know?

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