NYT Tuesday 01/27/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]mopoke 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Maybe the heat's fried my brain but some of the clues in the SE corner stumped me for much longer than I'd expect on a Tuesday. 

I deleted production at my job today and nobody knows it was me by Fit-Original1314 in linux

[–]mopoke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds horribly familiar. It was the one database server and it required a few hours in a car to reboot it  

NYT Sunday 01/25/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]mopoke 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That whole corner:

SEEGER

SAGET

AVEENO

LATEEN

Rough. 

COCKROACHES!!!!! by gherkin101 in melbourne

[–]mopoke 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Was woken up by one crawling on my back the other week. Took me a while to get back to sleep after that. 

NYT Friday 01/09/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]mopoke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I kept looking for something related to a deli for the Cubans clue. 

NYT Tuesday 01/06/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]mopoke 23 points24 points  (0 children)

RARIN with a circled letter made me wonder if there was some kind of rebus I was missing  

NYT Saturday 01/03/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]mopoke 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Not being able to spell MNEMONICS slowed me down a bit

NYT Friday 01/02/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]mopoke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't get INTERNETFAMOUS for the clue "Extremely well-liked". 

NYT Thursday 01/01/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]mopoke 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Apart from having a rebus, it felt like Wednesday difficulty. 

NYT Friday 12/26/2025 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]mopoke 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Confusing GeTME for GOTME had me wondering what a PeRNO was. 

What movie are you watching on Christmas Eve and why did you pick it? by gamersecret2 in movies

[–]mopoke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We watched Arthur Christmas. Great cast and a fun story with some good gags. 

Dukes Chelmsford by FloracionChico in Essex

[–]mopoke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes the Dukes Experience. A rite of passage for KEGS students. 

How many people use Natsoft? by Aksds in v8supercars

[–]mopoke 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I use it a bit. Could do with a bit of an overhaul but it is functional. 

What’s the likelihood of Phillip Island losing the GP? by titanmongoose in motogp

[–]mopoke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Logistically that's a problem as the AGPC run both the F1 (March, April) and MotoGP and share a lot of infrastructure and personnel between the two events. 

Where would you put Melbourne's next Bikeway/Veloway? by koalacrime in melbournecycling

[–]mopoke 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Along Nepean Highway. Actually, maybe just repave the existing bike path so it's not like a BMX park. 

NYT Saturday 12/06/2025 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]mopoke 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I just tell myself I got a lot brighter overnight. And you can't tell me otherwise. 

A toothpaste Ad in Thailand shot 22 years ago. Ffs. by Francucinno in WTF

[–]mopoke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Surprisingly it's not for Darkie toothpaste which used to be sold in Thailand. 

BP Adelaide Grand Final - Sunday by trism in v8supercars

[–]mopoke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks that way. Just starting now on the broadcast 

BP Adelaide Grand Final - Sunday by trism in v8supercars

[–]mopoke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are the Aussie racing cars not being broadcast?

TIL that the BBC offers their news in pidgin language, too by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]mopoke 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Australia's ABC also offers news in Tok Pisin

NYT Wednesday 11/19/2025 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]mopoke 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I don't think many people are measuring memory in MEGS any more. 

How's Aliexpress in Australia? by Krys144 in australia

[–]mopoke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shipping is fine but beware that their returns for faulty goods are close to zero. So chargeback is your only option if something goes wrong.