ExiledInIllinois

Even if I don't know a word, I still plug a spelling in there and see if it "sticks"... @ worse, the game would only reject it! I guess that's a Wordle flaw, even guys with bad diction (me) can still play 😆... Which leaves me with... How da heck are other non-English speaking countries doing so well @ Wordle, probably what I just said. Start plugging letters in. Anyway, I guess I learned (vaguely might have known it) the word: TROPE. 😊

Yeah.. They live on the South Side right near SuperFund sites. Rats of the sky. Ben Franklin pushed for the wild turkey as America's symbol because of the eagle's lack of morality. 😆... "...The eagle has been the nation’s symbol since 1782, when Congress chose its image for the country’s official seal — over the loud protests of Benjamin Franklin, who preferred the wild turkey and called the Bald Eagle a “bird of bad moral character.” ..." I shot this picture back in 2018. Right over the lock... 600mm & teleconveter: At least here they are everywhere. I got pics of them on powerlines, transformers, etc... lol.. "Rambunctious Garden." They are doing quite well. One thing I never realized is they are here year 'round... Just don't see them outside of winter because in winter they become more noticeable around the open waters.

Wrong. They have been off the endangered list since 2007. 15 long years. Chick's gotta be hatching somewhere! Maybe the environment still sucks there. 😉 😜 Msybe I should have said: "Almost everywhere."

Rufus crashes the party... Too many good ones to count! "...I am stuck in your craw Henry Terrill and you can't spit me out... This country is gonna run red with blood till ain't one of us left..."

Eagles are everywhere now. Just goes to show how well our environment is doing. They have to be off the protected, endangered list... Right?

He had a really helpful neighbor. Boy, glad there's people like this around: "...Emily Baxter, who lives across the street from Cruz, said she witnessed the entire encounter. “It all happened so fast,” she said. “I was prepared to call an ambulance if things took a turn for the worse, but Alan had the situation handled within seconds. ...” I bet @BringBackFergy has the ambulance on speed dial too! 😏

Nobody knows today's word let alone starts with it on purpose. It's not a common word. I got it in 1 too after I cleared my browser/cache. 😉 I actually got it in 6 today. I'd make her take a lie detector test. 😉 Anyway. HAIKU might be a good word!

Hope the keys weren't in ignition. Shoulda had one of the kids hold them. Anyway... What's the law with the new fangled proximity key fobs... Can they still nail you for DUI "Bruce Smith Style" if the keys are just in the vehicle? Didn't they have to actually be in the ignition back in the good old days? Yeah! After throwing down a 5th too! What's this world coming to? Who says she was driving drunk. She was sleeping it off!

Believe it or not, your freezer is more efficient with a fully stocked unit. Just make sure it's not too full. After all, if you don't eat it, it's still cold ice. ALSO: Washing machine and bathtubs good vessels for holding potable water during major storms. You're welcome for the Prepper hint of the days!

"The latest fear up there" is the exact quote. Just struck me as smug. Yet... The island countries were freaking out and closing their port of entries during the pandemic. We weren't afraid to cross borders up here! 😉

You should have at least a dry pantry. Can you get through a month without having to resort to living off the land? When I say: "living off the land"... I don't mean barging into your neighbor's house with your 12 ga. and raiding their refrigerator! 😆😉 ...But that comes in handy! At least have some Dasani and ramen for the spring storm season. 😏

Your smugness 😏 is unbecoming. We'll all come down to spend our soon. 😉 😜

Thoughts? I don't have any. Never thought about that God forsaken place. Okay. Maybe I did: Maybe @Wacka (up thread) is on to something. Bugs Bunny was ahead of his time. Can they take "Miami Beach Norte" along Florida? Get 'er done Bugs!😆

I find this statement deeply vexing... Ironic. I do get the snark though... 😉 Who doesn't want to feel that they have the upper hand w/regards to things they'll never be able to control? During the pandemic "up here" I don't think we were trying to isolate from the rest of the world. Probably why in long run the US weathered the storm more than many others (of course there are other privileges afforded). Well, I guess some were trying to throw up barriers but weren't afforded the luxury of being separated by oceans. Ocean barriers as we found out just served to delay the inevitable. Like it or not, we're all interconnected. IMO Fear = isolating = withdrawal. Throwing up barriers. Rational planing will never be fear. Hiding behind barriers is the epitome of fear. I have always been a proponent of no barriers, even during the deepest, darkest days the last 2 years. Failing to plan is planning to fail. People should always be prepared. That isn't fear. What's wrong with having a little food, water on hand, if not in the event of a nature disaster? We should all have that! The Pandemic should have taught us to prep a little better. Right? Isolation will only make things worse. Never sweep things under the rug. Just my 2 cents.

Who's Tom Green? I guess I was living his message before his message. 😆

I had to give you an eyeroll. 😆

I've never seen your act... But like the rest of us BFLo fans... I betcha you're quite a comedian! 😉

I like how the article segues from the story in Florida to a story about bones in Ohio and about a group called the "Odd Fellows" that dates their origin way back to 1819. Apparently Ohio is full of bunch of odd fellows. Not naming names but I know at least a few there LoL... Can anybody corroborate this? cc: @Beerball 😁😇

No. Not really. I was kinda being sarcastic... I THINK NYT is playing a sick joke on us all about how we compete as humans. 😆 Really, just score a 6 or less and you're a winner. Kinda like doctors, lawyers, dentists, etc... You just see their degree hanging on wall... But do you ask what kinda grades they got in school? 😆 There's gotta be guys out there that got a C average in medical school doing colonoscopies assembly-line style. cc: @BringBackFergy 😉 Yes! 😆... Your handle is: Special K 😆 I saw the error of my ways two seconds after hitting send. I said: "Self, THAT can't be right, let's go back and re-read that!" 😁😇

I whiffed on: SLOSH too @Special K I am SOOO embarrassed. Me? 😆

3.5! Nice Huh? Process of elimination. Sometimes it's even easier if you totally whiff on first word. Next word 5 all new letters. Only 26 letters in alphabet. Nevermind. I read that wrong. Yeah, I missed twice.

I used to go with picking the most vowels... But now go with a random word I think will nail it. Can get it usually 5 or less. Only had two times were I had 4 last letters and missed choosing the wrong first letter and with a slew of choices... Failing at +6. It's really doesn't matter. If you answer it under 6 you win. +6, you're a stinking lover. Everyone is the same winner < or = 6. Why not try for 1? What I wanna know is... I started playing game late... Is there a list of old winning Wordle words?

Oops... Sorry, I didn't know Nerdle was a daily thing. I gave away yesterday's answer early. My bad... Just did today's Nerdle in: 5. Today's Wordle also in 5. But everyone is a winner under 6! 😉

Did my first one in 4 tries. 38+47=85

The pillory or stocks!