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It's even worse than "[something] House" which was set in India. Beautiful scenery and costumes, but I wished it was in Hindi, because I don't speak that, so I would be less bothered that the show didn't make sense.

It's almost always [some number] out of 5, e.g. 3/5. One game in season 40 had a tiebreaker and we counted that as an extra FJ, so someone might have 3/6 that week.

It might be fun if they would turn the lights on, so we can see what's happening.

As far as I'm concerned, the series ended with Cecil and Danioni thrashing in the water, and I'll pretend they both died. After that, it was too dark to see who did what to whom anyway. I watched this season in the hope that they would resolve things. I won't make that mistake again. There are a lot of good books in the world.

Yes. Just wondered if there was a Greek link.

I'm in. Clanstarling, thank you for managing the contest, and for posting a photo of Saber with one of her dogs.

Atticus Pünd is half Greek (according to the book), hence his given name. Andreas is Greek, from Crete. I wondered whether there might be a connection. Apparently it is a coincidence, or a red herring devised by the author, unless I missed something.

So maybe Thor and Sass learned to speak 1600s Dutch. Maybe a B&B guest could be a linguist who demonstrates that language. And/or Sass and Thor realize they both know a language that the others do not, which could be fun.

Long ago I heard part of an interview with Henry Kissinger's brother, that went something like this: Interviewer: You have hardly any German accent, but your brother Henry has a strong accent. Why is that? Brother K: Henry never listens to anybody. I suspect that Thor could speak like the others, but doesn't want to.

New book: What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service by Melissa Fitzgerald (Author), Mary McCormack (Author), & 2 more

Not having a Ghost Manual, I'm puzzled. The owl in the episode was a living owl; Jay could see it and interact with it. If a living person died, maybe she could be reincarnated as a living owl. But if a ghost ascends and is replaced by an owl, wouldn't it be a ghost owl?

New season will start in January 2025. Article with list of guests. I just hope they will have two guests per episode instead of three.

Is it on line somewhere, so we can read it?

For the end-of-season-40 celebration, I'll bring a big box of chocolate Olympic medals so everyone can have one. Just tell the announcer your accomplishment (real or imaginary) and what music to play (anything you want, as long as it's "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald").

Congratulations, The Art and Sound, and Grundoon59! Imagine the anthems of your choice playing.

Yes. Next year maybe they will switch to a medical drama, treating the people who got sick from the mold in the church.

Scoring system for episodes: (1) Is Cecil dead? (2) [for half credit] Is Cecil in extreme pain?

Sam: Jay, this house has mice! Jay: I haven't seen any.

Who owns that house? Daniel? Or Daniel and Leonard? Poor Leonard.

With the variety of talents among the ghosts, it's too bad none of them is an an artist (and able to handle a pencil). Sam might try drawing pictures of some of the ghosts; maybe she would be really bad at it.

Should be: 154/231 and 21 *.

How can we read Steve Babish's PhD dissertation?

My quicksand experience: I was walking along a river, near where it ran into the ocean. Suddenly my left leg sank above the knee in quicksand. The ground to my right was solid, so I slowly rolled and got out. My main concern was keeping my left toes up so I wouldn't lose my sandal.

Week 46: 3/5, no *. Season 40: 154/231 (not 230 because of the June tiebreaker). For Tuesday's "Flavors," I'll bring marzipan in the shapes of various items that have been in clues this season.

If Donckers died (in the line of duty), hopefully there would be enough insurance to keep her father in the home.