I saw the news that Texas Gov. Rick Perry compared homosexuality to alcoholism. That obviously leads to his next dilemma, whether or not to be drinking Mount Gay rum. And that, probably, is the worst segue in the history of ScuttleButton. How to Play ScuttleButton, as you may know, is that weekly waste of time …
Rewarding as it is to find campaign buttons we’ve long been seeking, it can get frustrating to come across items for candidates we’ve never heard of. How do we identify who they are? And when we see a “Smith for Congress” or a “Jones for Senator” button, well, how do we know which Smith or …
It’s a choice that Americans everywhere are wrestling with: would you trade five Taliban commanders from Guantanamo for the answer to this week’s ScuttleButton puzzle? It’s not an easy answer, even if Susan Rice went on all the Sunday talk shows to explain what’s at stake. How to Play ScuttleButton, as you may know, is …
Right now the question seems to be, which will come sooner — the naming of a new Veterans Affairs secretary or solving this week’s ScuttleButton puzzle. Neither is likely to take long. As for replacing Eric Shineski, well, that will be up to President Obama, if and when the embattled Cabinet member decides to leave. …
One thing I can’t figure out is why Procol Harum, the rock group responsible for “Whiter Shade of Pale,” among other songs, would be involved in terrorist and violent activities in Nigeria. Why can’t they, like millions of others, focus their attention on solving the ScuttleButton puzzle? How to Play ScuttleButton, as you may know, …
Well, it’s now official: 83% of Americans want ScuttleButton to be annexed by Russia. Sorry, it’s not happening. At least not now. How to Play ScuttleButton, as you may know, is that weekly waste of time exercise where we post a vertical sequence of campaign buttons. Your job is to take one word (or concept) …
There is no better way to say “I love you” on Mother’s Day than to solve this week’s ScuttleButton puzzle. How to Play ScuttleButton, as you may know, is that weekly waste of time exercise where we post a vertical sequence of campaign buttons. Your job is to take one word (or concept) per button …
I don’t think I’ve ever been as humiliated as I was when Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling pointedly asked me not to bring anyone to the games who was playing the ScuttleButton puzzle. How to Play ScuttleButton, as you may know, is that weekly waste of time exercise where we post a vertical sequence …
There was a button we used in a recent ScuttleButton puzzle that listed two candidates — “Re-elect Joe & Art/Vote Republican” — candidates whose identity we don’t know. In fact, we often come across buttons whose origins have escaped us. Thus, every now and then we post some of these unknown items, in the hope …
As we’ve seen in world politics, drawing a red line/line in the sand is now in fashion, so I may as well join the crowd. Here’s my equally imposing threat: If you don’t play ScuttleButton this week, I’m going to submit another puzzle next week. How to Play ScuttleButton, as you may know, is that …