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Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I don't participate in them which means you're all engaging in wrong-fun. And wrong-fun isn't allowed here any more (RIP soapbox).
/sarc (I shouldn't need to do this, but if I don't someone will be oblivious enough to think I'm serious.)
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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As OP said it has its pros and cons. But here is my reason why I don't like it much.
1. When CCC is posted, I can just look at it absorb it and try to solve it. I don't have to browse or look on past post to figure out the theme If I am not regular or following all post in the Lounge,
2. Theme makes solving easy but framing the next one challenging. This I feel I should be vice versa.
3. Theme gives a unfair level playing field for few ( may be not), but If lets say its decided the theme is Harry Potter or Vegan then I will not be inspired to look into the CCC for that whole week. My apology to all Muggles.
Having said that, if majority prefers theme, I will go with it.
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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I'm with you on all three disadvantages.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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I agree, although I was partly responsible for them being introduced I didn't realise they would end up almost being compulsory.
The down side of them is, they preclude otherwise good cryptic solvers ( and there are lots on here ) from not only solving them but taking part at all if they don't know the theme ( I'm one of them ) so I've voted to abandon them.
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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My Mum is a Peanuts fan, alway had a soft spot for the Block Head. 
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too many people
in area fifty-one:
aliens restless
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
modified 24-Sep-19 21:25pm.
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in winter tears come
easily as in Roswell
fragments someone knows
modified 25-Sep-19 18:46pm.
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up-voted for 5/7/5 as well as poetic beauty !
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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Area Fifty
Gets hardly any notice
So let's hide stuff there
modified 25-Sep-19 0:40am.
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up-voted for 5/7/5 as well as poetic beauty !
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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i am outnumbered
thought it was more commonplace
who knew it was them
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up-voted for 5/7/5 as well as poetic beauty !
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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up-voted for 5/7/5 as well as poetic beauty !
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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"Sleeplessness" does not
appear within the Scrabble
Official Word List
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too many letters
it is worrisome that games
control the monkeys
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upvoted for 5/7/5, as well as poetic beauty
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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What about Sleep + less + ness or Less + Sleep + ness?! 
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this really deserves multiple up-votes, not only is it 5/7/5, it evokes self-referential resonances on more floors than your average motel 
i congratulate you, Sir/Madam/Whatever !
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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is sleepnessless
a complex problem simply
solveable by chess?
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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Will you still love me
Will you still need me
When I'm in area fifty-one
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now, i'm wide awake:
was it you energized me,
or, the aliens ?
thanks, for the bzzz ... art by the one-and-only Muxxi: [^]
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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... if dog beds are actually just wireless doorbell chargers?
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I saw that on Facebook, so no, not anymore.
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