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- Joe Ross
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May I speak for all muggles and say that 58D is also close to our hearts?
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
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- Bird Lives
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I still haven't gotten past step one, but before the car discussion is forgotten, let me point out that the puzzle of two Mondays ago had the clue "Worst cars in history." The answer: YUGOS.Jeremy Smith wrote: โMon Nov 30, 2020 11:01 pm1974 Fiat 128 Sport SL โ clutch cable would break every 5000 miles, like clockwork, stranding you wherever you wereChrisKochmanski wrote: โMon Nov 30, 2020 9:07 pm
If you want to talk awful cars, the Renault Alliance we drove in the mid '80s would have to rank among the worst.
1980 Renault LeCar โ electrical problems from day one. It would die, and I had to wiggle the fuse box to get it started again
I drove a 1980 LeCar from Paris to Barcelona and back. No problems. But I did have a 1965 Corvair which, from the start leaked fumes from somewhere in the engine into the car itself. Driving with the window open in winter in Boston was not my favorite way to get around.
Jay
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- bhamren
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Oddly enough I bought a brand new 1987 Alliance hatchback. In 1987 the hatchback Alliance was what was in prior years the Encore. I paid just over $10,000 with a zero interest loan. This was the last year of American Motors / Renault in the US and they were just trying to get rid of all the ones they had left on the lot. My payments were 231 per month for 4 years. I ended up driving it until it died after 10.5 years with over 230k miles on it. I only had one minor problem with it until the very end. It was my commuter car. Consumer Reports rated it "much worse than average" in almost every category, but I must have gotten the non-lemon of the group! People thought it was foreign since it was Renault, but it was built in Kenosha Wisconsin.ChrisKochmanski wrote: โMon Nov 30, 2020 9:07 pm If you want to talk awful cars, the Renault Alliance we drove in the mid '80s would have to rank among the worst.
Oddly enough the only other new car I had ever bought at the time was a 1980 Renault LeCar. It lasted over 100k miles but not much more. I cannot tell for sure since the speedometer / odometer quit working at 89k and they had to pull the engine to fix it so I said no thanks. At the end it ran on 3 cylinders and the starter went out so I had to push start it all the time and it took about a mile to get up to speed. I got $75 for it at a junkyard because they needed a rear end from it.
My brother-in-law had an Omni, though. It had so many problems that he started calling them "options". For example, the glove box is stuck shut? It's a "Dodge Omni Option!" - something else breaks - another "Dodge Omni Option!"
- Bird Lives
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To paraphrase Ringo:
I got off of my couch, and into my car . . .
I especially liked the clues that wouldn't get past an editor of a real publication but are perfect in this setting.
I got off of my couch, and into my car . . .
I especially liked the clues that wouldn't get past an editor of a real publication but are perfect in this setting.
Jay
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Pretty sure I'm OTC, awaiting confirmation.
Update: Confirmed.
Nice meta, thanks Brian!
Update: Confirmed.
Nice meta, thanks Brian!
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Awww....Thanks Joe. It's nice to be remembered.
And I did (the parenthesized part of the clue).
- TMart
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Off the couch (I think). Great puzzle, Brian!
I prefer my clues with extra sauce, so thanks there as well!
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- Bob cruise director
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Did you get my PM last night? I am having trouble generating PM's. The don't seem to go anywhere but if I respond to someone that goes out.
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- Joe Ross
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All veteran muggles should check the limits (1,000 PMs) of all of their xword-muggles mailboxes.Bob cruise director wrote: โWed Dec 02, 2020 12:22 pmDid you get my PM last night? I am having trouble generating PM's. The don't seem to go anywhere but if I respond to someone that goes out.
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
- Meg
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Every few days I go to the end (page 38 or so) and delete 2 pages worth of pm's.Joe Ross wrote: โWed Dec 02, 2020 12:28 pmAll veteran muggles should check the limits (1,000 PMs) of all of their xword-muggles mailboxes.Bob cruise director wrote: โWed Dec 02, 2020 12:22 pmDid you get my PM last night? I am having trouble generating PM's. The don't seem to go anywhere but if I respond to someone that goes out.
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- BrianMac
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That's what I ran into. It started holding my incoming PMs until I deleted some messages. I was trying to get under the limit using "mark all", but forgot one time to go to the last page, so I deleted the whole first page of most recent PMs. So be careful!Joe Ross wrote: โWed Dec 02, 2020 12:28 pmAll veteran muggles should check the limits (1,000 PMs) of all of their xword-muggles mailboxes.Bob cruise director wrote: โWed Dec 02, 2020 12:22 pmDid you get my PM last night? I am having trouble generating PM's. The don't seem to go anywhere but if I respond to someone that goes out.
I can increase the limit. The default was 100 I think, so I already increased it to 1000. We're not that many members and even fewer are sending tons of PMs, so it's probably not an issue data-storage wise. But i don't want to get in the habit of increasing the limit all the time, and if you're like me, the 1000 messages are just sitting there, so might as well just get rid of them periodically.
- BrianMac
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Didn't get it, Bob. I'm back under the limit now, though so try again.Bob cruise director wrote: โWed Dec 02, 2020 12:22 pmDid you get my PM last night? I am having trouble generating PM's. The don't seem to go anywhere but if I respond to someone that goes out.
- BrianMac
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Even better solution. I changed the setting for when a folder is full from "hold back new messages" to "delete oldest message."
So now, it hopefully should not be an issue, but know that your oldest messages will start to be deleted once you are over 1,000 PMs and new messages start coming in.
So now, it hopefully should not be an issue, but know that your oldest messages will start to be deleted once you are over 1,000 PMs and new messages start coming in.