Puzzle Description:

Are You nuts? :)))))))

#1: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Sep 27, 2013

Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by jan.

Nope, I'm not nats.

Hey Thomas! Thx for your creative!

thx, Beth... It's interesting for me, too. I like to examine other minds, because mine is full of ideas. :)
(when I worked for crossword champs, a lot of person wanted to solve the same types forever, but I liked to see new styles, too)
"- It's unfair.
- What is unfair?
- I didn't know his type.
- Yes, I know. No one knew, it's a brand new type.
- But this is unfair.
- OK, but this is not for muscles, it's for minds."

I believe this puzzles says "nats" instead of "nuts".

It was a joke, Jan. You aren't nut. :)
I thought Samuel Morse was a famous American inventor. So he and his invention is widely known and popular in the states. Although it's an old story... It's similar strange for me, that no one of you knew the Covent Garden and La Scala.
What are interesting facts for American citizens in the 21th century???
...---... :)

Morse code *used* to be widely known, before the invention of the telephone. Sadly, we're all too young to have relied on telegraph machines.

All you have to do is solve a lot of puzzles and read the comments, to see what sorts of facts we find interesting. It varies greatly from person to person, but most of us enjoy learning new things.

By the way, the abbreviation is 21st, because it's short for twenty-first. Same with 22nd for twenty-second and 23rd for twenty-third, but he rest of the numbers get a "th".

@#6 - The original SOS was CQD -- "CQ" was already the international call for "I want your attention" and the D was added for "distress". The Titanic sent out "CQD" for its "SOS call".

SOS became the international standard in 1906, after having started in Germany.

OK, I said "twenty-first" to myself, but wrote th. :))
BTW, I've finished learning English (British!) exactly 30 years ago and never been in England or other English spoken countries. Mostly I used it in other states (f.e. Germany, Netherlands, Italy and Russia, Israel). There was important to find a THIRD language, which is foreign of both speakers. (I speak Russian, but never with aboriginals) I'd never tried to use my 3 familiar languages to other nationed people... :) Well, I think English is the 5th or 6th most important language in my life! Sorry! :)

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