To keep one amused

[Gilberdyke John]

I had in mind W.C. Fields, actually: "What contemptible scoundrel stole the caulk from my lunch?"

James

Wasn't that supposed to be cork from his whisky bottle?

 

[North End Bees]

I'm now just waiting for the word I tried before my correct attempt for that day: "baulk".

I also chose Baulk before Caulk. Assuming the words to be random it was just a toss up between the two.

What will the media make of that one when it comes up?!!

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Bet you've used some though, with decorators it's that mastic like substance used to fill gaps between skirting boards and wall for example, historically it was packing they used in ship building to make gaps waterproof (like the gap between the devil and the sea - where you usually payed a load of pitch in there) also the mastic used around the edges of the bath to stop water leaking through to the floor

I understood caulking joints in a ship employed stuffing oakum into the gaps to take up the space before applying pitch. Any moisture that penetrated caused the fibres to swell and improve the water tightness. Similar to current use by plumbers of hemp fibre in conjunction with "bosswhite" on threaded pipe joints.

 

[The Poot]

Only just crept in again today.....distracted by the wind.
I‘ll have to stop eating sprouts.
Wordle 244 6/6

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I understood caulking joints in a ship employed stuffing oakum into the gaps to take up the space before applying pitch. Any moisture that penetrated caused the fibres to swell and improve the water tightness.

yep

 

[E&MBees]

Wordle 244 3/6




Inspired guess today!

 

[North End Bees]

Wordle 244 5/6







Had the 4 yellow letters so guessed the word but got the first letter wrong!

 

[North End Bees]

Wordle 244 3/6




Inspired guess today!

Were your 2 yellows actually the final letter of the wordle? If so, that was inspired!

 

[E&MBees]

Were your 2 yellows actually the final letter of the wordle? If so, that was inspired!

Yes!

 

[JamezF]

Wordle 244 3/6




Inspired guess today!

Me too

Wordle 244 3/6





James

 

[roche]

lacking in inspiration or luck...
Wordle 244 5/6






Running on inverters...

 

[enrico]

Me too

Wordle 244 3/6





James

And me
Wordle 244 3/6

 

[JamezF]

Oh so close to a two!

Wordle 245 3/6





James

 

[roche]

Wordle 245 4/6





Bang on average...

 

[North End Bees]

Wordle 245 5/6







Five

 

[The Poot]

Wordle 245 5/6







Too many options for the second letter again. Pah!

 

[user 20297]

Wordle 246 6/6








I don't think I need to tell you that I found this very tricky.

 

[North End Bees]

Wordle 246 4/6






After my uninspired attempts yesterday, today managed to reclaim my average!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Better today
Wordle 246 3/6*

 

[North End Bees]

I don't think I need to tell you that I found this very tricky.

After reading comments in the media in the last few days...

"NYT sleep with your eyes open"..."Wordle completely ruined my day"..."That's not even a word"...

What are they going to make of today's, I wonder?!