"Chemical Change" - February 26, 2021
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JUST A NOTE - AS WE BLOW THROUGH THE GRID AND THE META AND OUR COMMENTS, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T GO NEAR SPOILER TERRITORY FOR BOTH THE NEW MUGGLES AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT OBSESSED ABOUT GETTING IT FAST
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Ashore from my dives on a lovely calm day in the gulf, and now ashore from my brief meta swim.
I thought I'd try to find a drink named after a chemical compound. Failed. I did find something called the "Periodic Table of Cocktails," but I would blush to say the risqué names of most of those drinks out loud. Never mind.
I'll stick with a nice safe single malt neat. When my youngest son was in the Navy, he was allowed to bring back one bottle of spirits after a port call in Scotland. He gave me his only authorized bottle, a cask strength Auchentoshan. I have just enough left to nurse until sunset.
I thought I'd try to find a drink named after a chemical compound. Failed. I did find something called the "Periodic Table of Cocktails," but I would blush to say the risqué names of most of those drinks out loud. Never mind.
I'll stick with a nice safe single malt neat. When my youngest son was in the Navy, he was allowed to bring back one bottle of spirits after a port call in Scotland. He gave me his only authorized bottle, a cask strength Auchentoshan. I have just enough left to nurse until sunset.
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He has to walk around with a tray, taking orders and delivering drinks to all these fast solvers. Some of them are lousy tippers, apparently. And some of them order beers he’s never heard of. It’s a hard life for a guy in a Speedo.Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:34 pmOK Meg - you have to explain the "cabana boy is sighing heavily"
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Probably old news for the rest of you, but in addition to his day job at the WSJ, Mr. Shenk has shepherded the republication of a series of awesome cryptic crosswords in the New Yorker. Free to print or play.
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Do such people exist on this board?Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:44 pm JUST A NOTE - AS WE BLOW THROUGH THE GRID AND THE META AND OUR COMMENTS, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T GO NEAR SPOILER TERRITORY FOR BOTH THE NEW MUGGLES AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT OBSESSED ABOUT GETTING IT FAST
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On shore. Opened the puzzle, pressed "print," solved the puzzle, picked up puzzle from printer.
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On shore. Took a bit longer than it should have for me. Ready to fully concentrate on a MGWCC week 4 this weekend.