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The Lighter Side / Re: Today's Wordle ------- spoilers alert!

« Last post by CellarDweller on August 06, 2026, 03:46:23 pm »

Wordle 1,874 4/6

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BetterMost People / Re: Collections - What do you collect?

« Last post by Jeff Wrangler on August 06, 2026, 03:37:19 pm »

I picked up the urn a day ago and now I'm finding out from a friend that he wanted his and his dog's ashes scattered in rural Shropshire where he spent his childhood when he was exiled from London during the war. I guess a trip to Britain is in my future!

That sounds beautiful!

So I guess he could be considered "a Shropshire lad." 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shropshire

I must say one thing in the Wikipedia article puzzles, disappointments, and saddens me.

Edith Pargeter is listed in the Notable People section, but I see no mention that Shropshire is the setting for her Brother Cadfael Medieval mystery novels. Perhaps I just missed it?

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The Lighter Side / Re: Photo Captions - Irreverent! Beware

« Last post by CellarDweller on August 06, 2026, 03:09:28 pm »

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The Lighter Side / Re: Today's Wordle ------- spoilers alert!

« Last post by serious crayons on August 06, 2026, 02:45:31 pm »

Wordle 1,874 3/6

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WordleBot
Skill 93/99
Luck 77/99

Another maddening red herring.

Yup.

Connections
Puzzle #1152
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The Culture Tent / Re: What did you think of the Odyssey?

« Last post by serious crayons on August 06, 2026, 02:39:52 pm »

I liked it. It held my interest. The criticism by Emily Wilson saying the movie lacks emotional nuances and the like may be true -- I've never read The Odyssey so I can't tell. It's far from my favorite Christopher Nolan movie (that would be between Memento and The Prestige, two of my all-time favorites, and Insomnia is also pretty good). But it was a good tale.

I've heard of people walking out because they thought it was too violent. My neighbor said friends of hers left midway because it was too gruesome. It was violent in the sense of a lot of people dying, but with the possible exception of a giant chomping down people like they were pieces of salami from a charcuterie tray, it wasn't much more gruesome than an episode of Star Trek.

I've seen some people complain about casting Matt Damon in that role. I guess I would have preferred Christian Bale, who would have done a good job, but Damon did OK. And of course I have no objections to the casting of Lupita Nyong'o or Elliot Page.

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Chez Tremblay / Re: The ORIGINAL 1000+ Posts Club

« Last post by CellarDweller on August 06, 2026, 02:32:46 pm »

Congrats
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Front-Ranger
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reaching
32,000
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The Culture Tent / What did you think of the Odyssey?

« Last post by Front-Ranger on August 06, 2026, 09:44:59 am »

I finally had the chance to see this new movie and would like to know what fellow Brokies thought of it.

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BetterMost People / Re: Collections - What do you collect?

« Last post by Front-Ranger on August 06, 2026, 09:42:30 am »

I don't mean to be unfeeling, but have his remains been taken care of? Who had the legal right to take care of that?

I picked up the urn a day ago and now I'm finding out from a friend that he wanted his and his dog's ashes scattered in rural Shropshire where he spent his childhood when he was exiled from London during the war. I guess a trip to Britain is in my future!

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The Lighter Side / Re: Today's Wordle ------- spoilers alert!

« Last post by southendmd on August 06, 2026, 08:33:05 am »

Strands #886
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The Lighter Side / Re: Today's Wordle ------- spoilers alert!

« Last post by southendmd on August 06, 2026, 08:24:38 am »

Another maddening red herring.

Connections
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