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Mike Hankey wrote: Had a huge vegetable garden, canned
We used to have 2 or 3 weekends a year devoted to canning, the whole family was involved, it actually kind of fun.
Mike Hankey wrote: no sir and yes maam...
Mom was not kind, if we were impolite.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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It is so.
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When they first came in, they were easy to find; they were on the end of the cable! Cat / dog / wife / kids all tripped over the wire of course, so usually easier just to leave the remote on top of the tv set.
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No, I can never find it, because the grandchildren come over and hide it!It's easier to find if I have plenty of candy and cookies when they come over, Happily my children all have dental insurance!
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Somewhat related and very amusing video[^]
A quick side note, Kris is also known as Zedaph, and is one of the Minecraft YouTubers I subscribe to. He is VERY witty (and goofy).
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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VIPERIFORM[^]
The explanation should be pretty obvious following the answer, but I would appreciate any feedback on the clue as there was 1 or 2 parts that I felt wasn't immediately obvious as to their meaning. So I am wondering if it was a nice challenging clue, or just a badly designed one?
I am going on holiday on Friday for 2 weeks, so tomorrows clue will be much easier... hopefully
Full clue breakdown:
celebrity = VIP
outfit = uniform
the casualty department = ER
the peacekeepers = UN
VIP uniform based around ER, but let's leave UN out of this
VIP + ER + uniform = Viperuniform
Viperuniform - UN = Viperiform
viperiform = Snake-like shaped
modified 26-Sep-18 9:09am.
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Celebrity - VIP
casualty department - ER
Rest I have no clue how it could fit in. Am I even on right track?
Edit -
IFORM comes from removing UN from uniform but how did uniform come here?
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Outfit = Uniform
Peacekeepers = Un
Remove Un from Uniform leaves iform.
This space for rent
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All correct.
Any suggestions on what might have been better for "uniform" instead of "outfit"?
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Possibly "all the same".
This space for rent
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constant?
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Ah, non-linear narration (as in movies).
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Are you suggesting that is wasn't clear which part to remove the "UN" from?
I can see why you might think it that way, but I wasn't actually suggesting to remove "UN" from "UNIFORM" directly, more a case that it should be removed from the result of the first part of the clue. I.e. remove "UN" from "VIPERUNIFORM"
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No. I wasn't roping in "based around" part. I was ignoring that. This made the clue non-linear for me. I got VIP and ER, then I had to go back to outfit to get uniform and then move forward again to remove UN.
Still makes more sense than what I can come up with:
Echidna sounds like clean alteration.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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lw@zi wrote: but how did uniform come here?
Outfit = Uniform (as in clothes that are worn)
To be fair, that was the bit of the clue I was most unsure about. A Uniform can definitely be described as an outfit, but it probably isn't the most obvious thing to come to mind.
I suppose it doesn't help that both outfit and uniform have multiple meanings, not just relating to wearing clothes.
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Livery?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Now that would have been a good one to use! Unfortunately I have only just learned that word. Why didn't you teach me it 6 hours ago?! 
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Google is your friend and the Thesaurus is (against common belief) not an extinct reptile. 
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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My great granddad always used to say: "Don't belief anything you read".
But he was a bit of a dinosaur, so I would always take what he said "with a punch of salt".
On a side note, I am not sure even I know what I am going on about anymore... 
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1) A thesaurus is a book in which you can look up synonyms for words.
2) You need a break.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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A very small nitpick for me, is, I associate an emergency hospital department with A&E ( accident and emergency ) but apart from that can't see much wrong 
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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I think ER is well enough known across the English speaking world these days. Even as an Englishman who has worked in hospitals, ER came to mind first.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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Fur enough
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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Snake-like shaped celebrity outfit based around the casualty department, but let's leave the peacekeepers out of this (10)
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They are all asleep. My singing did not wake them up. They don't wake up for your CCCP. Now it's soon time to try my plan B.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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