Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s latest side gig is writing anthems for nations that exist only in his imagi-Nation. For example, what “nation” might celebrate itself with the following stanza? In mathematics, it’s an arrangement of elements into various groups, without regard to their order within the group. Or in chess, it’s a relatively long sequence of moves. Any guesses? This is part of a complete episode.
Procrasti Nation ….Note: National anthem lyrics…project is still under development , due to dithering. : )
TUNE: My Country Tis of Thee. Lyrics will possibly be…..
” Our national anthem song…. it won’t be very long…
We seem to have some delay.
Until we write the song; you can just hum along.
Our national pride and song….will be composed some day!”
Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a puzzle that’s full of misspellings–only on purpose. Given a definition, you have to provide the common incorrect spelling. For example, how would you misspell the word defined by the following? “A confection made from...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski takes inspiration for this week’s puzzle from cartoonist Nathan W. Pyle and his aliens from Strange Planet (Bookshop|Amazon), whose ultra-literal phrasing makes familiar experiences sound oddly technical and new. For example...
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Procrasti Nation ….Note: National anthem lyrics…project is still under development , due to dithering. : )
TUNE: My Country Tis of Thee. Lyrics will possibly be…..
” Our national anthem song…. it won’t be very long…
We seem to have some delay.
Until we write the song; you can just hum along.
Our national pride and song….will be composed some day!”