Skep’s Place

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oopsiedoodle's avatar oopsiedoodle 8 hours ago

the only time the animaniacs weren't completely annoying

p7uen's avatar p7uen 5 hours ago

Kampuchea is a weird choice?

ok i just saw the puzzmo big crossword... the most recent one was fun but still not as satisfying at it could be!!! ): that's MY lukewarm xw take and everyone must experience it
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skep's avatar skep 1 day ago

And that's the story of how we started a joint blog of lukewarm crossword takes

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sorbier's avatar sorbier 6 hours ago

...i wouldn't be opposed... see: my existing 3 crossword blog posts

Puzzmo does do a big crossword twice a month, but admittedly I do somewhat miss the NYT Saturday. I also subscribe to AVCX to help fill in that gap.
sorbier's avatar sorbier 3 days ago

i might need to check avcx out. i know lots of nytxw constructors also construct for them! you need to start daily xw blogging to motivate me

skep's avatar skep 2 days ago

Nobody needs Skep's Lukewarm Crossword Takes

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divergentrays's avatar divergentrays 1 week ago

Just signed up and followed you but I will not be on any leaderboards!

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skep's avatar skep 1 week ago

It doesn't matter because I'm a big fat liar, I don't actually look at the leaderboards :D

emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 week ago

I go through phases every few months where I will play a game every morning for a while. I like a lot of Puzzmo stuff. Can never be arsed to sign up for anything, though. If you haven't heard of Raddle, that's worth checking out, too.

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skep's avatar skep 1 week ago

Ooh, Raddle is promising.

maxcrunch's avatar maxcrunch 1 week ago

I joined and I'll be doing crosswords all day thank u

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sorbier's avatar sorbier 6 days ago

i wish the xw was the size of the nyt ): there's still nothing like a friday or saturday nytxw!!!

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skep's avatar skep 1 week ago

Hey remember how I was reading a book

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miela583's avatar miela583 1 week ago

Your book chapter summaries are one of my favorite things on the internet.

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skep's avatar skep 1 week ago

I need to focus on them a lot more than I have been <3

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Is your nickname derived from the noun "skep" meaning basket or beehive by any chance?
skep's avatar skep 2 weeks ago

Nope! I actually chose it as an oblique tribute to Jonas Grumby.

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 2 weeks ago

This is the second time today I am hearing about Flea's jazz album. It must be causing some meltdown.

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skep's avatar skep 2 weeks ago

Maybe this is the thing that will finally unite us? (probably not but I keep hoping something comes along)

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skep's avatar skep 2 weeks ago

Well, at least we can all agree on Skep's Place, anyhow

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grumpfox's avatar grumpfox 2 weeks ago

It's been fun to see how by surprise this has been taking people because as someone who doesn't find RHCP so repealing, this feels like it's been coming for a long time as he's never been quiet about his love for jazz and desire to do something in that sphere (his first instrument was the trumpet and all) - it's just been his own confidence stopping it. Been nice to see these random, kind of positive reactions to it

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grumpfox's avatar grumpfox 2 weeks ago

(on the other hand I've not listened to it in full because it's jazz and therefore I know it's very much not for me)

hastiesthandiwork's avatar hastiesthandiwork 2 weeks ago

the maggot brain cover made me go, "wait, is this maggot brain?" and then afterwards i went and listened to the original to remember how good it is. thanks, Flea!

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oopsiedoodle's avatar oopsiedoodle 2 weeks ago

Hey yes thanks for the cheers. I did find the prank funny! I don’t really believe in astrology but I do find it amusing, so fair play on riffing on the horoscopes a bit. Actually every month I try to go for a sillier, more irreverent tone, but they keep coming out sounding more serious than I intend. Maybe by December they'll be where I want them

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oopsiedoodle's avatar oopsiedoodle 2 weeks ago

(Also, I don’t know why you changed your site back. I think it looked better a few days ago.)

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skep's avatar skep 2 weeks ago

On April 1st it's parody, on April 2nd it's plagiarism.

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myrtletribe's avatar myrtletribe 2 weeks ago

You make the cheers look so effortless, but i think writing a short and to-the-point piece is just as difficult as a long one! maybe even moreso!

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Skep has the real horoscopes this month everyone
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skep's avatar skep 3 weeks ago

Okay, but enjoy June's too because I'm going to feel bad if her genuinely thoughtful efforts are overshadowed by some asshole making jokes

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berrybasket's avatar berrybasket 3 weeks ago

10/10 horoscope for Gemini

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