Most days I try to do the Connections puzzle in the NY Times. For those unfamiliar with it, there is a grid of sixteen words and the aim is to connect them in four groups of four. Sometimes the connection is easy, other times it's impossible, certainly for a non-fan of American sports.
So yesterday one of the words was Raven. I instantly thought Poe. Then I found Pendulum and Usher so was certain the link was Poe; I just needed to find the fourth word. But none of the other words had any connection I could find.
Turns out Raven was an American football team and pendulum something that swings. It's not often I am too literary.
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On my trip to Cowbridge the other day I was sitting at traffic lights behind a car with this number plate.
I quickly took a photo because I thought it was such a great number plate. I made the mistake of putting it on Facebook where I was accosted. "It's illegal." "You can't use your phone when you're driving!"
Admittedly two of the commenters were anti-vax, which probably skewed their view, but, honestly.
I won't do it again.
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It sometimes seems as if there's always someone waiting to accuse and complain. It's sad.
Oh, NOW anti-vaxxers insist that everyone follow the law?
I shouldn't have looked at the connections puzzle! .....
Well, my literary unculturedness is showing because I never put raven and pendulum together.
I still lurk occasionally, but avoid posting anything on facebook. The haters are waiting.
In my world sitting at a red light is not driving.
I play Connections every day but have limited success. Sports and anything related to social media stumps me.
I gave up on Connections. It was also after a day of NFL teams. I do Wordle and the Mini, and Waffle and Sudoku on other sites.
I banned the nyt long ago. They enabled a bad regime into power. So that's me.
I get not using your phone while driving but if you are sitting at a traffic light and not moving I don't see what it can hurt.
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