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MarieDeGournay · 06/10/2024 11:42

ifIwerenotanandroid · 06/10/2024 11:36

OK, you're the artistic director for that performance. When's it all happening?

'When is it...?' Oh dear - did you miss it?
It was very well received. One reviewer said it was 'A masterpiece - taut, sensitive and alert'.

ifIwerenotanandroid · 06/10/2024 11:43

I just want to boast report that I did the Times crossword in one go last night - I've just used Chambers Word Wizard to check wapentake was a word & it is.

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ifIwerenotanandroid · 06/10/2024 11:43

MarieDeGournay · 06/10/2024 11:42

'When is it...?' Oh dear - did you miss it?
It was very well received. One reviewer said it was 'A masterpiece - taut, sensitive and alert'.

Never Mind Oh Dear GIF by Harborne Web Design Ltd

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Chersfrozenface · 06/10/2024 12:06

ifIwerenotanandroid · 06/10/2024 11:43

I just want to boast report that I did the Times crossword in one go last night - I've just used Chambers Word Wizard to check wapentake was a word & it is.

I very much doubt that I could do the Times crossword.

I do know that wapentake is a word without looking it up, though. Please don't ask me how.

ifIwerenotanandroid · 06/10/2024 12:13

inkymoose · 06/10/2024 09:49

I've had a go. But copilot pretends he doesn't know what a gerbil is, so this is his best effort so far

The line at the front are doing the dance at the end of 'Zatoichi', aren't they? Who knew gerbils were into world cinema?

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ifIwerenotanandroid · 06/10/2024 12:14

Chersfrozenface · 06/10/2024 12:06

I very much doubt that I could do the Times crossword.

I do know that wapentake is a word without looking it up, though. Please don't ask me how.

You must have Viking blood in you.

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Chersfrozenface · 06/10/2024 12:17

ifIwerenotanandroid · 06/10/2024 12:14

You must have Viking blood in you.

More an in-law, really.

EdithStourton · 06/10/2024 12:48

Chersfrozenface · 06/10/2024 12:06

I very much doubt that I could do the Times crossword.

I do know that wapentake is a word without looking it up, though. Please don't ask me how.

Wapentake.
One of the words which sounds wonderful but you never have a chance to use.

FuzzyPuffling · 06/10/2024 13:28

The gerbils are dancing on stairs,
In singles and trios and pairs
They twirl and they prance
For the joy of the dance
While Copilot stands and he stares.

ifIwerenotanandroid · 06/10/2024 13:39

The gerbils are dancing on stairs,
In singles and trios and pairs
They twirl and they prance
For the joy of the dance
While Copilot stands - there's no chairs

Which reminds me: has Dame Katy been banned from twitter again? I couldn't find the latest incarnation of her.

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ifIwerenotanandroid · 06/10/2024 13:39

Chersfrozenface · 06/10/2024 12:17

More an in-law, really.

Thoughts & prayers

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Chersfrozenface · 06/10/2024 14:44

ifIwerenotanandroid · 06/10/2024 13:39

Thoughts & prayers

😂

ErrolTheDragon · 06/10/2024 15:30

ifIwerenotanandroid · 06/10/2024 11:43

I just want to boast report that I did the Times crossword in one go last night - I've just used Chambers Word Wizard to check wapentake was a word & it is.

Well done! I find their quick cryptic more aligned to my time and ability level but have delusions dreams of doing the proper one when I retire

ifIwerenotanandroid · 06/10/2024 15:48

ErrolTheDragon · 06/10/2024 15:30

Well done! I find their quick cryptic more aligned to my time and ability level but have delusions dreams of doing the proper one when I retire

I gave up cryptics for years (after Araucaria died, it didn't seem the same without him), but I gradually got back into it with books of Telegraph cryptics & the Times quick cryptic. I've now worked my way back up to the Times & their Saturday Jumbo, but that's my limit. It's practice really, so if you can do the quick one I'm sure you'll get there.

I bet some of the Bluestockingers do the Times Latin one.

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Boiledbeetle · 06/10/2024 15:54

ifIwerenotanandroid · 06/10/2024 13:39

The gerbils are dancing on stairs,
In singles and trios and pairs
They twirl and they prance
For the joy of the dance
While Copilot stands - there's no chairs

Which reminds me: has Dame Katy been banned from twitter again? I couldn't find the latest incarnation of her.

https://x.com/damekatydenise_?t=tjJs8JcEhE2Ji7nQrZFwhA&s=09

She's still there

Bluestocking! The Gerbical
SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 06/10/2024 16:25

I can’t do cryptic crosswords, though I do like doing concise ones. I do enjoy killer and samurai sudokus.

ifIwerenotanandroid · 06/10/2024 16:36

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 06/10/2024 16:25

I can’t do cryptic crosswords, though I do like doing concise ones. I do enjoy killer and samurai sudokus.

I'm less good at killer sudokus than I think I am.😂I buy magazines of them, get about 20 in & then start going, 'Wrong! Try the next one' - repeat ad infinitum, then throw the magazine away..

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ifIwerenotanandroid · 06/10/2024 16:38

Thanks, Boily! I could only find older versions of her. Twitter/X forgets my latest searches frequently these days - v. annoying to have to type everything in over & over.

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EdithStourton · 06/10/2024 18:02

Usually my wording starts and ends with Wordle. I've never got into cryptic crosswords, which may indicate a deep level of stupidity on my part.

The gerbils have put on a show,
Their little pink ears are aglow.
They think it's fantastic
But the props are all plastic
And the critics are all shouting 'No!'

FuzzyPuffling · 06/10/2024 18:06

Hurrah @EdithStourton Well done. Join me in limerick corner. All written by real humans. not robots!

lcakethereforeIam · 06/10/2024 19:15

Trying to sing in a choir
The gerbils squeak higher and higher
But they should save their breath
'Cause, although we're not deaf,
We can't hear to what they aspire

FuzzyPuffling · 06/10/2024 19:38

Brava ladies!

Boiledbeetle · 06/10/2024 19:47

Co Pilot doesn't wish to be left out of the poeming

In a quaint little town, not far from the sea,
Lived a troupe of gerbils, as lively as can be.
With tiny top hats and tails all a-twirl,
They’d dance and they’d sing, making hearts unfurl.

From pub to pub, they’d travel each night,
Performing grand shows, a dazzling sight.
With sequins that sparkled and costumes so bright,
Their musical numbers were pure delight.

They’d tap and they’d twirl on tiny, swift feet,
To rhythms and melodies, oh so sweet.
With showstopping routines and harmonies grand,
They’d captivate crowds all across the land.

The gerbils would bow as the audience cheered,
Their fame and their talent widely revered.
In every public house, their legend grew,
A troupe of gerbils, the finest crew.

So if you ever hear a tiny tap-tap,
Or a chorus of squeaks in a rhythmic rap,
Know that the gerbil troupe is near,
Bringing joy and laughter, spreading cheer.

FuzzyPuffling · 06/10/2024 19:48

Oh blimey, if copilot is doing poems as well as pictures. I am definitely redundant!

Boiledbeetle · 06/10/2024 19:51

As for me...

There once was a gerbil called Glenda
asked to attend the Bluestocking bender
But something seemed wrong
Then we discovered her schlong
Turns out Glen was transgender

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