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Mooseface said:
Where are you? In Melbourne you can buy $5 books by DH (setter from the Age - on Thursdays?) from newsagents and he explains how to do them and then gives you about 50 puzzles with solutions.
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Mum does the Age cryptics and she is very good at them. I must get that book as I am not good at them. If i get the straight clue as per the Herald Sun I then try to work it out via the cryptic clue. Sometimes it's easy, at others, not so much.
 
Meglos said:
Hope she's recovering well @bleachy_dude

When we got our kittens, on top of all the usual bills, at 8 weeks old the girl needed an $800 hernia operation. They also said she would never be allowed to go outside and would need to be an indoors cat. Six years later, try telling her that, she jumps from the ground to the roof, and from rooftop to rooftop.
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Ha. Why can't our pets take medical advice from their vets!
 
bleachy_dude said:
*waves*

Hola peeps!

I've been smashed the last couple of weeks.

On top of it all, my pesky little furry friend did her ACL and cost me over $1500 for surgery and related medicines and treatments.

Fun times!

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Once upon a time, my past big bad self would have said that I would have put a dog down if they were going to cost that much for surgery. However when they come into your family they also steal your heart!
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Oh Bleachy, how is your girl going? How did u know it was her ACl, besides the vet telling you.... what were her symptoms?
 
shadow2 said:
Oh Bleachy, how is your girl going? How did u know it was her ACl, besides the vet telling you.... what were her symptoms?
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Last night and this morning she is pretty sore and sorry for herself. I guess the pain meds have worn off. She is lightly whimpering on and off. :-(

She just stopped using her back right leg. It was confusing as I would like manipulate her leg and she didn't seem to pain. Apparently that's because it only hurts when they put weight on it, as the knee slides around.
 
Mooseface said:
He presumably sets with the SMH also. Naaa. You dont necessarily have to retire. I learnt at lunch time with some colleagues. But you DO have to devote some time to them. And when you get the hang if them they are very fun!
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But dont u find each different puzzle setter has a different style with clues ..when i used to try to do them certain days of the week they'd be easier ... they had multiple people setting them
 
crimmy said:
But dont u find each different puzzle setter has a different style with clues ..when i used to try to do them certain days of the week they'd be easier ... they had multiple people setting them
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Yes, definitely, they do have different styles. DH is one of the easier ones. But not so easy that it's boring, his clues are still funny and clever. DA is sometimes a bit ridiculous and tries to be too clever for his own good in my opinion! But DH's book discusses the TYPES of clues that generally all of the setters will use - eg anagram, hidden word, etc. even the really difficult setters use these TYPES of clues. They just make it more difficult by using more obscure words or throwing in more red herrings for you to work through.
 
Mooseface said:
Yes, definitely, they do have different styles. DH is one of the easier ones. But not so easy that it's boring, his clues are still funny and clever. DA is sometimes a bit ridiculous and tries to be too clever for his own good in my opinion! But DH's book discusses the TYPES of clues that generally all of the setters will use - eg anagram, hidden word, etc. even the really difficult setters use these TYPES of clues. They just make it more difficult by using more obscure words or throwing in more red herrings for you to work through.
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sometimes I think you need a slightly twisted brain to handle cryptics - nothing is what it seems - everything is twisted
 
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