Also Logan calls her Shiv-awn about 20% of the time.
Iâve heard the Irish have an affinity for Mexico. Spelling envy might explain it.
There have been collaborations from time to time, yes.
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Yeah⌠IRL, I donât think many people would want to nickname their daughters after implements used to commit jailhouse murders.
But isnât Logan Scotch? Do they pronounce that name the same way?
If I were I Shiobhan, there is a 90% chance Iâd have chosen to go by Shiv prior to seeing Succession.
Speaking of following oneâs passion, this reporter certainly did
The no-humor part of me thinks that this is a perfect example of why rural folk see city people as out of touch elitists.
The other part of me thinks itâs hilarious and damned fine investigative reporting.
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Great writing, in any case.
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Iâm not saying following your passion doesnât ever work out well.
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1343718132381265921?s=19
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I go through streaks of doing crosswords as well, and I just subscribed to NYT Sunday Delivery (because Iâm not going to stores and collecting free newspapers, I also need newspaper to start my fires, hah), which gave me access to the NYT Crossword app. Iâm pretty on Weds, but havenât solved a Thursday yet.
I follow some crossword people on Twitter, and they were raving about the Washington Post Sunday Crossword and the meta related to it. I solved the main puzzle, but the next step for the 5x5 was lost on me. I cheated a bit to get started, then the final 5 word answer was completely lost on me, so I read the creatorâs write up with all the spoilers.
Itâs a good challenge if someone wants to take a stab. The puzzle is free without a Post subscription.
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Quite different to the cryptic crosswords weâre used to here. Not a huge fan, I must say.
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Cryptic crosswords are more fun.
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Bit of a crossword snob, I must admit.
The meta was a really tough solve. I canât even imagine creating a puzzle like that.
Well I meanâŚyouâd close it down when you saw
17 That guyâs (3)
I used to tackle The Guardian cryptic with a workmate back in the day. Each setter had a unique style that you had to be attuned to. I remember one setter, Enigmatist, who set a crossword one day where every clue was just a single letter.
We were staring at it agape until my pal got a Down clue:
M (3,2,3,7,2,3)
and seeing the theme enabled us to complete it. Funny how you remember specific things from 35 years ago but canât remember what you had for dinner a week ago.
âTop of the morning to youâ?
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Ęammstein
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I know one of the setters of the famous weekly puzzle (The Times I think?), as well as another who often went to the annual get-together for people who solve all 52 (or however many) puzzles during the year. He used a star theme as his signature, so Starman or something like that. Anyway, the setter now lives in the U.S., and does American-style crosswords and no cryptic ones :-O.
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