Constructor: Aaron M. Rosenberg
Relative difficulty: Medium?? (7:16)
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THEME: Various puns(??) related to kings
Relative difficulty: Medium?? (7:16)
THEME: Various puns(??) related to kings
Theme answers:
Word of the Day: OMAR Little, "The Wire" antihero —
Hey besties, it's Malaika here for another Malaika MWednesday! The drink of the night is an Aperol+soda (highball glass, slice of orange) and the song of the night is "Let the Music Play." You can put it on while reading this review for the full Malaika Experience.
I do not like this type of theme so it is hard to critique. It's like when you are watching an episode of "Chopped" and the contestant uses red onions and the judge is Scott and he's like "I hate this because I hate red onions!!" and you're like "Scott!! Please!! Look past your own personal prejudices and try to give a holistic and unbiased evaluation of the dish!!!!!" So that's what I'm going to attempt to embody. I will look past the red onion of "regular phrase turned wacky" and I will give a holistic and unbiased evaluation of the puzzle.
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Bullets:
- Hark! And hear of the vengeful ruler who took great pleasure in expelling disloyal subjects, for he was the … PERSONAL BAN KING
- Listen now! And I shall relate the story of the curious sovereign who adorned his castle with images of red fruit, for he was the … CHERRY PIC KING
- Lend me your ear! And I will speak of the clumsy monarch who took twice as many golf strokes as his opponents, for he was the … DOUBLE PAR KING
- Give heed! And listen to my tale of the mad tyrant who decreed that all toilets in his realm be installed the wrong way, for he was the … BACKWARD LOO KING
Word of the Day: OMAR Little, "The Wire" antihero —
He is a notorious Baltimore stick-up man, who frequently robs street-level drug dealers. He is legendary around Baltimore for his characteristic duster, under which he hides his shotgun, large caliber handgun, and bulletproof vest, as well as for his facial scar and his whistling of "A-Hunting We Will Go" when stalking targets. Omar's homosexual character is based on the heterosexual Baltimore area robber and hitman Donnie Andrews.
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I do not like this type of theme so it is hard to critique. It's like when you are watching an episode of "Chopped" and the contestant uses red onions and the judge is Scott and he's like "I hate this because I hate red onions!!" and you're like "Scott!! Please!! Look past your own personal prejudices and try to give a holistic and unbiased evaluation of the dish!!!!!" So that's what I'm going to attempt to embody. I will look past the red onion of "regular phrase turned wacky" and I will give a holistic and unbiased evaluation of the puzzle.
I think the funniest of the phrases was DOUBLE PAR and the least convincing was CHERRY PIC. The "voice" that they gave to the clue struck me as corny and obnoxious but listen... I am twenty-five years old and Extremely Online. Most things strike me as corny and obnoxious. What did y'all think about it? Opinions in the comments please, and be nice!
I definitely liked a lot of the mid-length fill, like LEMON LAW and AVANT POP. And it's always good to see Ted CHIANG who I am fuckin obsessed with. Please, stop what you're doing right now and go read "The Lifecycle of Software Objects." I didn't like to see JAIL TIME, which was kinda a bummer, but maybe it was the only thing that fit well in that slot.
- [French destination that's one of UNESCO's "Great Spa Towns of Europe"] for VICHY— I had never heard of this town!
- [Mobile dwelling for modern nomads] for VAN — I know a couple of people living the #DigitalNomad lifestyle, but none of them are in vans
- ANZAC Day is apparently a holiday in Australia and New Zealand similar to Veteran's Day here? This was new to me.
Malaika