Crocodile tears are insincere displays of emotion such as feigning sympathy at your opponents’ team losing a match.
In ancient times it was reported and believed that crocodiles put on sad looks and sighed sorrowfully to lure their prey. Moments later they would devour the naïve innocent party and weep (with delight?) while munching on [more…]
Lovatts give commuters a welcome relief
Central Coast rail commuters were feeling the love on Valentine’s Day when Lovatts Media Group gave away over 500 Handy puzzle magazines and pencils to train passengers as they embarked on their daily commute from Gosford to Sydney.
A Lovatts cupid braved the early morning chill to bring a few [more…]
I read recently that the most common word in the English-speaking world is no, with okay as a runner-up.
But what about the most commonly used word in the world – English-speaking or not?
Words such as radio, bank, café, chocolate and beer are understood in many countries even though they may have their own [more…]
I do love Lovatts puzzles,
They keep me on my toes,
Word puzzles, number puzzles,
Anything that goes.
When first I started puzzling
It was to have some fun,
My only real ambition
To solve each and every one.
I started entering contests
And to my great surprise
I found upon my doorstep
A little booklight prize.
Then followed in succession
A voucher and a cheque,
A dictionary/thesaurus
And [more…]
Same puzzles – new name!
Handy Killer Addoku has been renamed Handy Killer Sudoku commencing with Issue 38, on sale March 4. Killer Sudoku is what this clever puzzle is most commonly called. The Lovatts name, Addoku, was confusing for Killer Sudoku fans, who didn’t recognise this as the same puzzle they love to do. [more…]
A mocha coffee, for instance, is named after the seaport of Mocha in Yemen where the arabica coffee was shipped from.
The word bungalow, meaning a single-storey house, comes from India, from the Hindi word for a low thatched house, bangla meaning literally ‘Bengalese house’.
A sturdy fabric called serge, made in the French town [more…]
As I sit down to write about Christmas, as I do at this time every year, it occurs to me that my Christmas as a celebration is gradually changing.
As a child, it was about the Nativity scene, about singing carols, the delicious aromas in the kitchen where Mum was cooking turkey and mince pies. [more…]
