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Discussion topic: The need for magnetic nail polish, which is actually a thing, as seen in the ad below, and which could potentially put a damper in meetings involving magnetic whiteboards. #westillhaventcuredcancer

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

PAVLOVINN: Where the bell always ring for dinner.

According to the wonderful Dave Barry, this is the 50th anniversary of the most hilarious news event of all time. Please celebrate responsibly. youtu.be/V6CLumsir34

Today in history: Five years ago, we had the Four Seasons Landscaping press conference. Please celebrate responsibly.

CAFFULATE: To procure, prepare or consume caffeinated beverages #pangram

Holding my eyes open with toothpicks as we head into the top of the 47th ...

This seems unfair.

Rhetorical question: if you own more than one loafer, are they then loavers?

Oh sure. We can all sit here eating our kids' Halloween candy, but you know what's coming, don't you? CHRISTMAS MUSIC. And it will be EVERYWHERE.

AMOLAR: A person who has had their wisdom teeth removed

General takeaway from today’s puzzle: People outside the United States harbor a surprising amount of animosity toward dessert cookies.

No, YOU'RE making a case in your column that vegetables are not intrinsically violent.

A wider look at the circumstances surrounding Daniel Naroditsky's tragic death. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/s...

Today in gender relations:

Today is Wordplay’s 17th birthday! In celebration, we will be anxious about the SATs and getting irrationally angry when our parents won’t let us use their car.

Over/under on whether one or more of the Dodgers tries to defect during the World Series?

Flags at half mast for a wonderful young man who was, for a time, our chess columnist. Rest well, Danya. Our 2022 profile of Daniel Naroditsky is here: www.nytimes.com/2022/06/12/c...

Apparently, today is #InternationalSlothDay and not once has anyone wished me a happy holiday.

INFIT: The layer of clothing worn under an outfit

HELLO!

Pangram.

Twelve years ago, one of my kids taught me the importance of password protection on my phone. Please celebrate responsibly.

Having said that, at the end of the day, it is what it is. I will run it up the flagpole and circle back. Y’know?

Flags at half mast for the great Patricia Routledge. “HOW FARES THE CHURCH WORLDWIDE THEN, VICAR? FOR INSTANCE, WHAT IS THE MISSIONARY POSITION IN CHINA THESE DAYS?”

Blankie.

Bring back the PSYKTER. #crosswordeseliberationarmy ✊ www.xwordinfo.com/PS?date=9/11...

UNMIC: What I *should* have done before a bathroom break during an event where I was speaking, but instead walked into the ladies room fully wired.

Fine. I will put on a hoodie. But I don’t have to like it.

Really excited about the series finale of the U.S. Government. Ssshh... Don't post anything here. I don't want any spoilers.

DEVOTIVE: An obsessive desire to blow out candles

MENCIL: A pointlessly gendered writing implement

“I produced a detailed tribute to my wrongness” is pretty much my job in a nutshell.

Mel Taub, the former Puns and Anagrams constructor and prince of puns, has died at 97. Obit written by the incomparable Penelope Green. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/c...

A happy and healthy New Year to all who celebrate. Please toot responsibly.

Man, doesn’t it feel like it was just 5785?

Beginning to binge “The Morning Show.” It’s very good, but i just finished ep 1 and, as far as I can tell, Jennifer Aniston exists in one of four states: About to cry, crying, just finished crying or trying not to cry.

I love that feeling. I guess that makes me an

IGLEE: The joy felt when one has completed building a home out of ice blocks

No, YOU'RE watching videos about outer space precision yo-yo work for your job

Artificial Intelligence does weird things, gives delusional responses, because there's a major flaw that makes LLMs unstable, research paper by Mira Murati and her Thinking Machines lab shows. Who else is asking questions may even affect your results! thinkingmachines.ai/blog/defeati...

Psst …. Job opening on the funnest team around www.nytco.com/careers/job-...

I remember.

Well. Hello to you too. #pips

No thank you 😳

About today’s Spelling Bee …

Never say that NJ doesn’t have the funk

Koo koo ka choo