PhotoTHURSDAY PUZZLE — The entire purpose of Wordplay, as I understand it, is to help those who need solving help, as well as to provide a place for solvers to discuss the puzzle. Sure, it helps with the writing, but when my writer’s room of brain cells gets hold of a potential joke about themes and missed opportunities, it can be hard to let go of it. And that, in a nutshell, is why I am writing this column for the second time. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“It can’t be ‘bird droppings.’ That’s disgusting. Keep looking.”“No, we’ve taken a vote, and the theme is ‘bird droppings.’ You’re going to write a whole column about it.”

Source: New York Times February 15, 2018 03:00 UTC