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Cryptology
When I was a kid, I would sit in the garden with my Grandma while she did The Guardian cryptic crossword.
Occasionally she’d ask if I wanted to help, and she’d share a clue with me. I would always answer, “The Pickwick Papers,” and I would always be wrong.
Below: from The New Yorker, 2016. Buy or licence this cartoon.
Anarchist Cutlery
It’s important to challenge authority, but there are ways to poke at orthodoxy that don’t risk destabilising valuable institutions, to the point of no return.
Here are some examples:
Use a tie as a belt.
Refuse to utter the word “brunch.”
Know your city like the front of your hand.
Pretend that Pepsi is genuinely as good as Coke.
Wear a fully tie-dye outfit, all of the time.
Spend your weekends up a tree.
Below: from Air Mail Weekly, 2019. Buy or licence this cartoon.
Pokémon YO!
Have you ever tried to battle with Pokémon cards? It’s a complicated art!
This week, I looked up the rules. ‘Twas an attempt to interact with small members of my family. I’m afraid this will not be the way.
However, I did spend a very enjoyable hour reading Pokémon names. They’re funny, I recommend it.
Here are a couple I made up: