Wordle

I first heard about Wordle three weeks ago. There were bits of news about its sale to "The New York Times" so I investigated. It turns out that Wordle is a very simple word game. You have six opportunities to guess the word of the day though of course your powers of deduction come into play. Finding the answer is not entirely guesswork. To me it provides a useful bit of mental exercise. Completing a game never takes more than ten minutes.

I have played 18 games so far and I am proud to announce that I have a 1oo% success record. Eight of my correct answers came on the fourth guess, eight on the fifth guess and two on the sixth guess.

Below, a Wordle game has just begun. The first guess was "PEACE". The player knows that the letters A and C will be present in the word of the day but not in those positions. Through the second guess - "CARRY", the player knows that the second letter now presented in green is definitely "A" but the answer will not contain an "R" or a "Y"  - nor an "E" or a "P". The cogs in the player's mind are turning. He or she is already making intelligent deductions but will they reach the answer  by the sixth line?

By the way, on this occasion the word was "TACIT"...

If you fancy playing Wordle - go here - and good luck to you!

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Rubber Chicken 2 - The Revenge

 I never thought I’d ever buy another rubber chicken after Winifred’s object of affection was framed after her graceful death. 

But today, when I was buying dog food from Aldi ( the only supermarket that doesn’t have a shortage ) 

I bought Mary her own rubber chicken which squeaks like teenage girl when squeezed 

All day she has been guarding it, playing with it, squeezing it, squeaking it  and……. watching it 

I’m rebirthing a monster 

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Serve You Right

 I’m not well today, kidney’s playing up.

If my mother was alive she would have said 

“Serve You right for showing off about your pension yesterday”

My mother could be a real cow when the mood took her.

I am reminded of her when anon ( et al) start to micro pick at blog entries and blog comments 

Tiresome all.

Sad Mothers…..and sad people can be real cows

Anyhow

The weather today feels worse than it did when Eunice arrived.

It’s blustery and very wet and cold too.

I walked the dogs earlier and was caught short and had to have a pee behind a tree which caused a few logistical problems .

I’ve put my thickest jumper on today and don’t feel like eating.

I will nap later, covered in dogs.

Speaking of eating, I will leave you all with this charming video.

Tik tok , does post a few amid the crass

It’s rather hypnotic and moving

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