But that was before yesterday. The Wordle word yesterday was RUPEE, which is currency in India or somewhere like that. It took me forever!
I think it’s time to set everything else aside and form a million-man march in Manhattan to get the New York Times (new owner of Wordle) to only use English words. This is a travesty against humanity and it can’t continue!
So who’s with me? I want to see at least a million of you. We’ll meet at the Angelina Bakery at W.38th and 8th Ave. and march over to the New York Times. I'll be right there with you. And I want solidarity people! I don’t want anyone peeling off to the GNC Vitamin Supplies store or Upside Pizza. This will be peaceful. Signs are encouraged but only words that are 5-letters. And don’t end in E.
Thank you. I mean DANKE. Together we can make a difference.
I had the R,U, and E, and thought, "Oh, of course. It's ruble. Way to be topical." I triumphantly typed it in and -- wrong. I did get rupee on the sixth try, though.
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DeleteHa! I thought the same thing when "rupee" took me all six guesses—the first time I've had to use six guesses in Wordle.
ReplyDeleteBLOKE didn't annoy you? CAULK upset many. I'm still reeling from not getting KNOLL.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, regarding the behavior of Magda and Eva, aka Boebert and Taylor Greene, when President Biden was speaking about his dead son - Republicans aren't even pretending to be human beings anymore are they? They've completely crossed the threshold over into outright, unambiguous, barefaced, soulless, sadistic evil. Charles Manson had more morals than these people.
You haven't even mentioned the outrageous choice of the "English" word Bloke last week. Wordle is becoming downright unAmerican.
ReplyDeleteBe on the lookout for franc.
ReplyDeleteTHANKS has six letters. You already fail.
ReplyDeleteWell, on the subject of game shows... Let us turn to the thinking man's Jeopardy: Wheel of Fortune.
ReplyDeleteThis happened last night, one of the funniest TV moments in history. I could not believe what I was watching. Our decline as a country continues, but at least we can laugh along the way.
https://twitter.com/AdamGarling/status/1498823294006579201
If it's any consolation, it took forever for my wife to get it, she even chose RUBLE first.
ReplyDeleteShe's from India.
Today's more common and it still took me to the last line.
ReplyDeleteMain tumhaare saath hoon!
ReplyDelete(According to Google Translate, that’s Hindi for “I’m with you!”)
You probably would have preferred their runner-up choice that lost out yesterday - a term for wild cards in Bridge.
ReplyDeleteOh Ken, don't be nasty.
ReplyDeleteI would go, but some English dude was already there, so I thought, what's the use?
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/AkE3benR26M?t=221
I suspect people who play video games may have had a slight advantage with RUPEE, because rupees are also the main currency in the Legend of Zelda franchise. Then again, if they've played the games but don't know that the word comes from real life, they might discard it as totally fictional and not even consider it as a possibility. So I dunno. Maybe it balances out?
ReplyDelete"Thanks."
ReplyDeleteSorry. If you can't do it in five letters - "Thank." Or "Thnks." Or "Hanks," though you might hear from his agent - then I'm out.
You're right, though. Today's word is "ЙОХАН." Thnk god I got it on the third try.
My guess before rupee was purée. Not exactly English, but more so than rupee. I’m with you. See you in NY.
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell is Wordle?
ReplyDeleteI mostly got it because I saw Slumdog Millionaire multiple times, a movie that features many enthusiastic declarations of the phrase "twenty million RUPEES!"
ReplyDeleteI really suspected it was RUPEE but then thought, nah, it can’t be... till it was almost too late.
ReplyDeleteThere was quite an uproar in my little FB village over that one.
ReplyDeleteDo it! It's only a 3 block march.
ReplyDeleteIf this is too easy for you, try quordle. Solve four words simultaneously with nine tries.
ReplyDeleteI'm bringing a lot of trucks to the protest! Or, it should be TRUCKS...
ReplyDeleteget (NYT) to only use English words
ReplyDeleteCareful what you wish for. I can't count how many times I've felt fortunate to have our colorful "mongrel language". Yiddish alone - used by a scant 1% of Americans a century ago - contributes some terrific words.
Our "two nations divided by a common language can't seem to "agree" on what constitutes "English"
(never mind "the Queen's English")
The NYT, the AP style manual, and many under the age of 45-50 made standard coupling plural pronouns with singular subjects about two decades ago - still rattles the "wetware" (And WHO coined THAT?)
(I know - get OFF MY EFFIN' LAWN)
Who the □□□□ gives a □□□□?!
ReplyDeleteM.B.
"Favor" caused problems for us in the Uk recently.
ReplyDeleteI got rupee, but then I sometimes miss easier words. It just depends on what starting word I feel like using that day. That wheel of fortune was hilarious. At least the clue wasn't "People who annoy you". (southpark)
ReplyDeleteA mere two weeks ago, I'd never heard of Wordle. Then Seth Meyer decided that it made a funny punchline to any joke, and mentions it endlessly, without explaining to us what the fuck he's talking about.
ReplyDeleteHow I miss the days when I'd never heard of it, now known as "The Before Times."
The last time a game suddenly became ubiquitous on the assumption that everyone knew what it was and was interested in it was "Pokemon Go." At least Hilary's ghastly "Pokemon Go to the Polls" attempt at a joke ended that. Hilary, please do another stultifying-dreadful, attempting-to-be-current-and-hip joke, this time about Wordle.
Did you work with Farrah Forke on Wings? RIP
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/farrah-forke-wings-lois-clark-182736922.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
I read Jules Verne's AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS as a child. RUPEE seemed obvious. :)
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Could have been worse. Could have been "ZLOTY"
ReplyDeleteHow much is Wordle like "Lingo", the GSN word game?
ReplyDeleteIs rupee really not an English word? Consider that English borrows and steals foreign words all the time. We all know what a kimono and a safari are because there are no English translations for those words. You also might not blink an eye to have "peso" pop up in your word game because it's so commonly heard in the US. If you are interested in finance, "rupee" is not a foreign word. If you have no interest in the entertainment biz, "premier" might have people screaming to the NY Times, "English words only please!"
ReplyDelete@Craig Gustafson
ReplyDeleteMany people spell it "thanx" so that would work
@Ken
DANKE ends with an "e" 🙂
Thanks a lot, Ken... I was blissfully unaware of Wordle until yesterday. Now I'm addicted.
ReplyDeleteIf you won't have rupee, you can't have coffee...
ReplyDeleteIf someone challenged me to use "Rupee" in a sentence, I'd say "Kenny Rogers had a hit record with 'Rupee, Don't Take Your Love To Town.'"
ReplyDeleteAMC are charging more for tickets to see The Batman. Yeah, that's how you bounce back after a pandemic, jack up your prices.
ReplyDeleteAt least it wasn’t VIVID! Two double letters, golly!
ReplyDeleteTook me four: RAISE, ROUTE, RUBLE, RUPEE.
ReplyDeleteIt astounds me that people think Wordle is hard. I am totally serious when I say the "Wheel of Fortune" app is more challenging, and there's no limit on guesses. And don't even get me started on "Jeopardy" and "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"
I had all but the second E after the first two guesses, with the R in position. My rule has been, "If it seems like there's an obvious word, that's probably it." So it was an easy three-guess solve.
ReplyDeleteOne nice thing about Wordle; if your guess isn't a real word, or is technically a foreign language, it's not accepted as a guess. So it doesn't hurt to try. And proper names are acceptable.
Ken, this is an idea for a new play. Somebody forms a movement over something extremely silly. Some examples:
ReplyDelete* A supermarket has cut down on frosting for cakes.
* Google has published different lyrics for "Suicide is Painless."
* They cut out a joke in a Cheers "Bar Wars" episode so they can air another commercial for My Pillow.
* You get one scoop of ice cream instead of two and you paid for two.
* Somebody is tapping their fingers and it is making you mad.
@Liggie It's literally Lingo with an extra chance to guess and no bingo element. In fact, CBS announced it plans to bring back Lingo this summer with RuPaul as host.
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