Of some interest to this forum, I think: Valeri Polyakov, who spent the longest single stint in space (a 14 month session aboard the Mir space station back in 1994-95), died yesterday.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeri_Polyakov
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- Tue, 20. Sep 22, 02:36
- Forum: Off Topic English
- Topic: Death announcements for persons of note
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- Tue, 20. Sep 22, 02:02
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Wow, two twos in a row after never having had one before, maybe I should start playing the Lottery:
Wordle 458 2/6
Wordle 458 2/6
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waste. ALIKE
- Mon, 19. Sep 22, 02:02
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- Topic: Wordle, a Daily Frustration.
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Luckiest first guess I've ever had:
Wordle 457 2/6
Wordle 457 2/6
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tripe, TRICE
- Sun, 18. Sep 22, 07:43
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New day:
Wordle 456 4/6
Wordle 456 4/6
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right, baits, exist, STICK
- Sat, 17. Sep 22, 08:28
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Wordle 455 4/6
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brain, pouty, glute, CHUTE
- Fri, 16. Sep 22, 07:37
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There are going to be a lot who miss this one, methinks...
Wordle 454 X/6
Wordle 454 X/6
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laser, pater, pager, pacer, paver, payer, [PARER} !!!!
- Thu, 15. Sep 22, 07:26
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- Topic: Well, what a deeply unpleasant week this has been.
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The treatment? It uses antibodies directly rather than T-cells. Beyond that I don't know--it's obviously not as effective as CAR-T, because the NHS wouldn't have spent hundreds of thousands on that if this other treatment was better!
- Thu, 15. Sep 22, 07:23
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- Topic: Wordle, a Daily Frustration.
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Wordle 453 4/6
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flown, rogue, joust, DOUBT
- Wed, 14. Sep 22, 23:46
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- Topic: Well, what a deeply unpleasant week this has been.
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Well, here's a little experiment for the reader--do Paul's CAR-T Side Effect Simulator! This involves getting completely wasted for about three weeks, then get someone to knock you out and move you to a different location so you wake up in a strange room with absolutely no memory of the preceding 48...
- Wed, 14. Sep 22, 04:56
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- Topic: Well, what a deeply unpleasant week this has been.
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Well, discussed the next moves with the doctor yesterday. The plan is to put me on a third type of chemo starting in October--this is not intended as a cure, they're pretty sure there is none at this point, but they're hoping to at least shrink the tumour a bit and improve my quality of life, maybe ...
- Wed, 14. Sep 22, 04:50
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- Topic: Wordle, a Daily Frustration.
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Wordle 452 3/6
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poise, trace, THYME
- Tue, 13. Sep 22, 07:07
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- Topic: Wordle, a Daily Frustration.
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New day. Very surprised to get this in three considering the start:
Wordle 451 3/6
Wordle 451 3/6
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screw, plonk, ALPHA
- Mon, 12. Sep 22, 07:43
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- Topic: Wordle, a Daily Frustration.
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D'oh on the fourth guess:
Wordle 450 5/6
Wordle 450 5/6
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games, extol, borne, bowed, BOOZE
- Sun, 11. Sep 22, 07:33
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Wordle 449 4/6
(I think I was similarly food influenced )
(I think I was similarly food influenced )
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price, ingot, balti, TIBIA
- Sat, 10. Sep 22, 07:01
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- Topic: Wordle, a Daily Frustration.
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New day:
Wordle 448 5/6
Yes, messed up the second guess because for some reason I thought that was a yellow square first time round, not a green one!
Wordle 448 5/6
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poise, wroth, motto, booty, LOFTY
- Fri, 9. Sep 22, 03:36
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- Topic: Wordle, a Daily Frustration.
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New day:
Wordle 447 5/6
Wordle 447 5/6
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clues, extra, tepid, theft, THEME
- Thu, 8. Sep 22, 06:30
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- Topic: Wordle, a Daily Frustration.
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Wordle 446 4/6
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coder, clasp, clash, CLASS -- would have got it in three if not for my aversion to using duplicate letters!
- Wed, 7. Sep 22, 06:46
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- Topic: Wordle, a Daily Frustration.
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Failed, cocked up my fifth guess:
Wordle 445 X/6
Wordle 445 X/6
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power, reach, jerks, ferry, entry, merry (LEERY)
- Tue, 6. Sep 22, 08:14
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- Topic: Wordle, a Daily Frustration.
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Poor start on this one:
Wordle 444 5/6
Wordle 444 5/6
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holes, wrack, admin, tangy, TAUNT
- Mon, 5. Sep 22, 03:41
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- Topic: Wordle, a Daily Frustration.
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New day:
Wordle 443 4/6
Wordle 443 4/6
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knife, tramp, scoop, WHOOP