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WORDLE Fun

Very tough word today.  Good luck! 

More Fructophobia

The Washington Post reports that the Roman Emperor Vespasian was the first person to be "pelted with produce."  In this case it was parsnips.

After being recently reelected as France's President, Monsieur Macron was "pelted with produce."  In this case it was cherry tomatoes.  He was saved by a strategically-placed umbrella.

La Tomatina is a festival held in Bunal, Spain,  where participants enjoy being "pelted with produce."  In this case it is tomatoes.  To avoid the danger that our former President mentioned, the tomatoes are smashed before being thrown..  

Do you like to do puzzles?

Humorous Journalist and Author A. J. Jacobs has written a book about all kinds of puzzles.  If it is anything like his earlier work, I would hurry to get a copy. 

I don't like its current price, but since it is marketed by Random House, Westminster, Maryland, where I live, maybe I can purchase it "in house" for a cheaper price.  Yes, I've become a "cheapskate" in my dotage.

(dotage = the period in life in which a person is old or weak)

Mr. Jacobs claims to complete four crossword puzzles each day, plus WORDLE and it's offshoots.  He does say he is confused when it comes to British Cryptics, which I love to work.

OK .. what is the book's title?   Well, of course, The Puzzler.

I enjoyed two of Mr. Jacobs' earlier books:

The Year of Living Biblically .. which was what he actually did and wrote about.  I think I will read it again.

The Know It-All .. which recounts his success in reading the Encyclopedia Britannica from A to Zed.

One of his books that I missed was It's All Relative that I assume is about Genealogy.  I'll have to get a copy .. if it's cheap enough.

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