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Mathematician at @CNUcaptains || Puzzlemaker || Not really here anymore

Newport News, VA
Joined July 2012
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It may be 1 AM in Newport News, Virginia, but there’s no curfew on supporting an extra time goal 🔥
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Puzzles. Pizza. Prizes. Party. It's Lollapuzzoola's Sweet 16, and it's happening on Saturday, August 19 in NYC. Sign up today! bemoresmarter.com/lpz
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In which I use @flyingelevator's latest New Yorker #cryptic (6/18/23) to talk about the perfect anagram finds Bad credit ruined purchasing option (5, 4) and end by pointing out how this constructor breaks "rules" effectively. (That's not an anagram!) crosswordscholar.wordpress.c…
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🚨 Urgent: Puzzlers Needed! 🚨 Last week the Society was alerted via cryptic telegram that Ms. Hortense Q. Geizkragen put out a call to both the Puzzle Society and the Quizzical League to find her buried key. 1/4
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we were much better at naming AI a decade ago. "chat generative pre trained" give me a break
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A very happy #JeoparDAY! to all who celebrate.
Today’s the day 🥳 Celebrate Jeopardy!'s 59th birthday by taking the Anytime Test (even if you've already taken it this year!): bit.ly/Jeopardy-Test We are also proud to donate $5.90 per test (for the first 10,000 tests) to the Alex Trebek Fund at @SU2C #JeoparDAY!
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Neville Fogarty retweeted
Today’s the day 🥳 Celebrate Jeopardy!'s 59th birthday by taking the Anytime Test (even if you've already taken it this year!): bit.ly/Jeopardy-Test We are also proud to donate $5.90 per test (for the first 10,000 tests) to the Alex Trebek Fund at @SU2C #JeoparDAY!
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Calling all new(ish) math profs! Come join a supportive community focused on teaching, #MAAProjectNExT. Applications due April 15th. (Please RT and tag a NExT'er!) projectnext.maa.org/
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Last few weeks to apply for #TheMole. Get your application in NOW! 🕵🏼‍♀️ themole.castingcrane.com/age…
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Congratulations to @flyingelevator on being this week's All Questions Correct Answer Getter! In honor of this winner, here's a trivia question: In 1987, Tiffany and Billy Idol had back-to-back Billboard Hot 100 #1 hits with covers of songs originally by what rock band?
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In this week’s cryptic crossword: crouches around a place to sit (eight letters). nyer.cm/QVRWG7l
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The suffix "-ussy" is the 2022 American Dialect Society word of the year. Read the full press release. americandialect.org/2022-wor…
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Our annual Cartoons & Puzzles Issue is out today. Gather ’round the hearth and let the games, goofs, and gags begin! nyer.cm/bsOj3x6
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Our second annual Cartoons & Puzzles Issue is here! Ft a mini-crossword by Paolo Pasco based on Chris Ware’s cover; a cryptic by @flyingelevator and @lilygeller; trivia by Joon Pahk; a Patrick Berry puzz for bagel lovers… Newyorker.com/cartoons-and-p…
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Never forget: The cover of Aaron Carter's album "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)" featured the 48-star American flag, used in the time period between Arizona's and Alaska's admission to the union (1912-1959).
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New ep! 240: ALL QUIZ! w/ @flyingelevator — (The Long-Awaited) Parenthetical Song Quiz, tricky game of "Between You & Me", the *other guys* of rock bands, and who fartlek a deuce in the 5-hole? ALSO: Merv Griffin's Crossword, origin of live, laugh, love goodjobbrain.com/episodes/24…
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Samuel Pepys' diary entry for this day in 1665 recalls a stay at Mrs Clerke's house, where he left a surprise (or two) in the chimney...
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