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SCRABBLE. A badly written log. This term is used by the translators of the Bible at David's feigned madness, when he "scrabbled on the doors of the gate." The Sailor's Word-Book



01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A: E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E
B: S R U O L O C E H T F O G N I P O O R T
C: U _ _ _ _ _ G L O O M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I
D: O _ _ A L E X A N D R I T E _ _ _ _ _ H
E: H _ _ _ F A T H E R S D A Y _ _ _ _ W
F: H A N K G O W D Y A D T S E T R O H S J
G: W E L L D R E S S I N G _ _ _ _ _ _ U
H: _ _ R _ _ _ _ J U N E N O H P Y A P _ V
I: _ M A G N E T I C N O R T H P O L E
J: _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ K E N T U C K Y _ J _ N
K: J U P I T E R _ L O N G E S T D A Y I
L: H U R R I C A N E S E A S O N - M _ S
M: E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D E _ _
N: N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A S _ _
O: R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C Y R U S
P: Y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _



Pick a word, pick a color, give the coordinates of the starting point, note if horizontal or vertical, and note if reversed.
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H8 JUNE
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(B09-L09) Honeysuckle

June Birth Flower
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C06 Across GLOOM Onshore flow brings June Gloom which follows May Gray. Heat dome forecasted for later in the week, however.
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D4 across ALEXANDRITE

One of the June birthstones
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Because I am on the road some days I am going to post (where possible) two sets of words.

G1 - G13 Well dressing

https://visitpeakdistrict.com/events/ca ... -dressings

B20 back to B1 TroopingoftheColours (Yes, Colours is correctly spelt)

The Trooping the Colour takes place on the second Saturday in June at Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall in London.
The official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II is marked each year by a military parade and march-past, known as Trooping the Colour (Carrying of the Flag). The official name was “the Queen’s Birthday Parade” and is now "the King’s Birthday Parade".
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8-) 8-) 8-)
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And now a detour for an actual scrabble player, today in true Old Weather fashion, I got a chance to play the scrabble STRATUS! How many times have I typed that recently?
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8-) 8-) 8-)
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E05 FATHERS DAY. Coming Up in just over a week.
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James Clark Ross (1800-1862), commander in the British Navy and an experienced Arctic explorer, discovered the (I02-I20 Magnetic North Pole on 1 June 1831.
When the magnetic north pole was revisited in 1904, explorers found it had moved by 50km (31 miles) from where it had been when first discovered in 1831.
In 1989 it sped up again, and in 2007 scientists confirmed that the pole is now galloping toward Siberia at 34 to 37 miles (55 to 60 kilometres) a year.
Earth's north magnetic pole is racing toward Russia at almost 40 miles (64 kilometres) a year due to magnetic changes in the planet's core, new research says.
(No wonder I get lost when using my compass. :lol: :lol: :oops: )
Also

1st June also marks the beginning of the (I01-I16) hurricane season in many parts of the world.
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F 20 down JUVENIS

https://www.almanac.com/content/month-j ... s-folklore:
Juno is the ancient Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth. And the month of June is still a popular month for weddings today! As a natural extension of marriage, Juno was also the goddess of childbirth. Another interpretation of the origins of “June” says that the name came from the Latin juvenis, “young people,” who were celebrated at this time.
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K09-K19 Longest Day (in the Southern hemisphere). At Cairns QLD, (which we will have just left) it is on Friday, 21 June 2024 at 6:50 am AEST or Thursday, 20 June 2024 at 20:50 UTC.

F19-F09 ShortestDay In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA it is on Thursday, 20 June 2024 at 4:50 pm EDT (Thursday, 20 June 2024 at 20:50 UTC)

(Space in Longest Day and no space in ShortestDay)
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K 17 Down DDAY With or without a space. It is amazing to me that there were about 200 veterans present.
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1st June 1917
Baseball and war hero (F01-F09) HankGowdy became the first player to enlist in the US Army during World War II.
(No space so it fits in)

(H18-H11) 1st June 1880
The first payphone went into service in the US.
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K3 up PEARL
Another June birthstone
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As I am now at Ellis Beach in far north Queensland for 6 days I will only do one word each 2 days.

1st June 1792
(J09-J16) Kentucky became the 15th state to join the United States of America.
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L 01 down HENRY as in HENRY the VIII. Born June 28 1491. Liked to collect wives. Also born were Kings James I or VI (depending on who is counting) George III and apparently Charles III. I just saw pictures of a birthday party.
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Morgan wrote: Sat Jun 15, 2024 9:40 pm L 01 down HENRY as in HENRY the VIII. Born June 28 1491. Liked to collect wives. Also born were Kings James I or VI (depending on who is counting) George III and apparently Charles III. I just saw pictures of a birthday party.

Charley 111 ACTUAL birthday.
Born: 14 November 1948 (age 75 years), Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom

Why is the King's official birthday in June?
Like his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, before him, Charles has an official birthday on the second Saturday in June. The date was chosen because the weather is generally good, although this year early sunshine on Saturday gave way to a blustery, rainy day in London.
(It also helps to keep the holidays at the same time no matter who is the boss at that time)
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J18 down JAMES.
Stuart, I wondered about Charles III birthday. I knew Queen Elizabeth celebrated late. I considered the better weather and all, but never thought about inconveniencing those with holiday calendars. HAHA. We just picked a date between Washington and Lincoln and call that "Presidents' Day." One state or more keep Lincoln's out of loyalty.
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