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Tom’s Adventure
Monday, 24 Feb 2020, 22:08
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Tim Laughed It Off
Saturday, 22 Feb 2020, 21:45
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Plum Blossom Haiku
Saturday, 22 Feb 2020, 21:35
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Tomorrow I'll photograph
The plum blossom
As proof I've lived another year.
Clichés
Friday, 21 Feb 2020, 17:49
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I'd never really thought where the word cliché came from but today I stumbled across its origins.
It seems that in the late 18th/early 19th century printers had a process for producing plates to print illustrations. The picture was carved into a wooden block, then the latter was 'dabbed' into molten metal to leave a cast, which would be a negative version of the illustration.This could then be dabbed into molted metal again to produce a positive plate. The same cast could be used over and over again.
Now it seems that the dabbing action made a noise that French printers fancied sounded like a click - a cliché - and so these casts came to be called clichés. In time the meaning of the word was extended to cover anything that could be used in a mechanical and repetitive manner and eventually acquired its modern sense of a trite and over-used expression.
This story sounds a little like a hoax but I don't think it is. You can read more here
Greek Proverb?
Saturday, 15 Feb 2020, 21:22
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Alpha loaf is beta than no bread.
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Saturday, 15 Feb 2020, 00:58
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What is the solution of this clue (4, 2, 3, 8, 2, 4, 4)
One Liner
Friday, 14 Feb 2020, 23:35
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I bought this new steam cleaner. It's brilliant! I've got the cleanest steam of anyone I know.
Clue Of The Day
Friday, 14 Feb 2020, 00:34
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So, Reader, is this a romantic gift? (1, 3, 4)
20 daft definitions from the forest
Wednesday, 12 Feb 2020, 22:52
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Alder: Modify
Apple: A romantic acquaintance when successfully initiated
Ash: Psychoactive drug, illegal in many jurisdictions
Aspen: Said of one possessing writing implement
Beech: Area between sea and land
Birch: Place where birds alight
Chestnut: Not, just not
Cypress: Device for making cider from apples
Elm: Part of water vessel's steerage
Fir: Distant
Holly: Totally
Maple: Possibility of striking up romantic acquaintance
Pear: A couple
Pine: Savoury pudding having some accompaniment; as in 'Pine mash'
Plane: Amusing oneself in a light-hearted way
Poplar: Liked by many
Rowan: Way of propelling water vessels
Walnut: Stubborn refusal
Willow: Future debt
Yew: Second person
One Liner
Sunday, 9 Feb 2020, 19:43
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Edited by Richard Walker, Sunday, 9 Feb 2020, 19:43
I was really looking forward to seeing Rapunzel’s hair. But it turned out to be a bit of a let down.
On Belief
Sunday, 9 Feb 2020, 00:37
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Edited by Richard Walker, Sunday, 9 Feb 2020, 00:38
As far as we can tell, everything we believe may be wrong.
One Liner
Saturday, 8 Feb 2020, 21:39
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Took my dog into town. He woofed really quietly, but the dog warden still slapped a barking ticket on him.
Playground Joke
Saturday, 8 Feb 2020, 21:06
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Why do leopards always go the same places?
Because they can’t change their spots!
Sleep Easy With Us
Wednesday, 5 Feb 2020, 22:35
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Edited by Richard Walker, Wednesday, 5 Feb 2020, 22:42
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Very small crossword
Tuesday, 4 Feb 2020, 16:41
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Ghost Poem
Monday, 3 Feb 2020, 21:37
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In Iceland stories are told of those who are lost in sudden blizzards and never found again. Survivors of anything often feel guilt. I wanted to write a poem to capture a sense of closure and comfort. It has its origins in something I read in 2018 and I’m repeating it from then.
You were tugging my wrist
It was only the wind
I heard you cry out
There are storms hereabout
You were lost in the snow
A long time ago
Where do your bones lie?
In peace, do not cry.
Palindromic date
Sunday, 2 Feb 2020, 14:25
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Edited by Richard Walker, Sunday, 2 Feb 2020, 14:26
I wrote today's date on something and realised it's palindromic
02/02/2020
Dialogue
Sunday, 2 Feb 2020, 02:00
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Alexa, what is flu virus?
I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch that.
Crossword Clue
Sunday, 2 Feb 2020, 01:40
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It’s tna with an unserious meaning (8)
A Riddle
Friday, 31 Jan 2020, 23:51
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I am a teacher, yet nobody learns my lessons. What am I?
The action of a flower 🌷
Friday, 31 Jan 2020, 23:48
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Since Brass, nor Stone, nor Boundless Sea,
But Sad Mortality ower’sways their Powers
How with this Rage shall Beauty hold a Plea,
Whose Action is no stronger than a Flower?
Startup
Thursday, 30 Jan 2020, 00:49
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I’m starting a service for people that want to air their grievances online. I plan to call it ‘Gripevine’.
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