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[Wulfruna]

I was thinking more in terms of: a lucky guess can sometimes save you from pretending that you have any clue about how to solve it properly.
Depends on whether you like your addled brains on toast.....

[giraffe]

I do read these threads you know

Anyway, you say that as though it were a bad thing...

No, you read it as if it were a bad thing. I never said which of us had the brain the right way round.

[Bunnylump]

Yours might be the right way round, Giraffe, but the rarified oxygen levels come in to play with you...

[SparkOut]

I do read these threads you know

Anyway, you say that as though it were a bad thing...

Are you suggesting that you'd like us to open your head and put your brain back in the other way up?

OW! OW! <picks myself up after being trampled by Bunnylump on her way to the head of the queue>

[Bunnylump]

Nah. I'd be far too obvious a suspect. I'd need a hit-surgeon.

[Cenwulf]

Some of my solutions have been half-vauxhalls, where I've not completely finished the puzzle, but I've got enough to work out the bits I haven't got yet.
The Page of Wands and The Moon were a half-vauxhalls, as was the final Meta-puzzle (which I got from sixteen out of twenty-five answers).

[Bunnylump]

Am I the only person who would find that really annoying? I hate moving on to one thing before I've finished the first. Mainly because I don't have the oomph to go back to them.

[LAT]

Oh I'm just finding it really annoying to be stuck on about 7 puzzles simultaneously. Totally pisce'd I think.

[eirian]

Oh I'm just finding it really annoying to be stuck on about 7 puzzles simultaneously. Totally pisce'd I think.

yep, me too. At least with this issue there are still other puzzles to have a go at, with previous ones, once I was stuck on 7, I'd run out of puzzles to attempt!

[kathlyn]

Listeria - a desperate urge to write lists of things to do

[Bunnylump]

I think my husband's got that. He always has a list and NEVER gets to the bottom of it. I have anti-listeria, I NEVER do lists because they depress me. I like to do things in my own random haphazard fashion and know I have a vague chance of getting things done in the end! Some (who believe in all this stuff) might say it' because he's a Gemini, I'm a Pisces. I say it's because he's an***y retentive and I'm a free spirit. He says it's because he's organised and I'm a bl**dy nightmare!!

[LAT]

Oh dear. I like lists so which am I do you think?

[Bunnylump]

That depends if you ever get to the end of them or not!!

[brian]

Ann loves lists - makes them out on every possible occasion, shopping, holidays even items needed in hospital. I've never bothered, just carry on regardless and if I've missed something - well buy new or do without, makes life much less stressful.

[clvrlad]

Oh dear. I like lists so which am I do you think?

well suppose you could be both..... lol

[eirian]

the thing about lists is that you shouldn't expect ever to reach the end. I find they give me a sense of achievement for not doing much! I make a list full of things that take only a couple of minutes each (eg, instead of 'clean table' I have 'remove things from top of table', 'sort stuff from top of table', 'put stuff from top of table in correct place', 'dust top of table', 'polish/clean top of table', then if I only get as far as clearing the table ready for cleaning, I've already ticked some items off my list, so don't have to feel inadequate for not cleaning the table!). I view the list as a long term thing - never ending (once I do something on the list, I put it back on the bottom of the list on the basis that when I reach the bottom of the list, it'll probably need doing again!

[clvrlad]

the thing about lists is that you shouldn't expect ever to reach the end. I find they give me a sense of achievement for not doing much! I make a list full of things that take only a couple of minutes each (eg, instead of 'clean table' I have 'remove things from top of table', 'sort stuff from top of table', 'put stuff from top of table in correct place', 'dust top of table', 'polish/clean top of table', then if I only get as far as clearing the table ready for cleaning, I've already ticked some items off my list, so don't have to feel inadequate for not cleaning the table!). I view the list as a long term thing - never ending (once I do something on the list, I put it back on the bottom of the list on the basis that when I reach the bottom of the list, it'll probably need doing again!

or you could just get on with it and not waste the 10 mins doing the list

[eirian]

well, the list helps me focus on what needs doing. If I didn't have a list, I probably wouldn't do anything.!! (I tend to panic about how much housework needs doing (mainly due to the fact I don't do nearly enough) and then I spend my time panicking and getting really stressed about not having the time to do everything that needs doing, and this breaks it down into manageable chunks, so I see clearly what needs doing and it's easier to actually get started and do some.)

[LAT]

And I use lists at work so that when it nears the end of the day I can check to see if I have missed anything crucial which is better than remembering as I'm walking out of the door. And it helps me to focus on what is achievable by working out how long the essential tasks are likely to take.
And I agree, splitting a task into component parts gives a much better sense of achievement when you can cross off several as done even if the whole job isn't finished.

[Bunnylump]

Just laughing at these I found on alphadictionary.com

Argument
(ahr•gyoo•munt) n. A discussion that occurs when you're right, and continues until he realizes it.

Airhead
(ayr•hed) n. An act you put on when pulled over for speeding.

Bar-be-que
(bar•buh•Q) n. You bought the groceries, washed the lettuce, chopped the tomatoes, diced the onions, marinated the meat and cleaned everything up—for the dinner he made for his friends."

Blonde jokes
(blahnd joks) n. Jokes short enough for men to understand.

Cantaloupe
(kant•e•lope) n. Gotta get married in a church.

Clothes dryer
(kloze drI•yer) n. An appliance designed to eat socks.

Diet soda
(dI•it so•duh) n. A drink you buy at a convenience store to go with a half pound bag of peanut M&Ms.

Eternity
(e•ter•ni•tee) n. The last two minutes of a football game.

Exercise
(ex•er•siz) v. Walking up and down a mall, occasionally resting to make a purchase.

Grocery list
(grow•sree list) n What you spend half an hour writing, then forget to take with you to the store.

Hair dresser
(hare dres•er) n. A magician who creates a hair style you can never duplicate.

Hardware store
(hard•wer stor) n. Similar to a black hole in space: once he goes in, he isn't coming out any time soon.

Housework
(haws•wrk) n. Work around the house including moping and washing dishes.

Childbirth
(chIld•brth) n. You go through 36 hours of contractions. He holds your hand and says, "focus...breathe...push...."

Lipstick
(lip•stik) n. On your lips, a color to enhance your beauty of your mouth. On his collar, a color only a tramp would wear.

Park
(pahrk) v./n. Before children, a verb meaning, "to go somewhere and neck." After children, a noun meaning "a place with a swing set and slide".

Patience
(pay•shuns) n. The most important ingredient for dating, marriage and children. See also "tranquilizers."

Waterproof mascara
(wah•tr•pruf mas•ka•ruh) n. Mascara that comes off if you cry, shower, or swim, but not when you try to remove it.

Valentine's Day
(va•lun•tInz dae) n. A day when you dream of a candle light dinner, diamonds, and romance, but consider yourself lucky to get a card.


I had to do a double take with the "housework" one, until I spotted the missing p. I particularly liked the definition of "barbecue". SO true!!