Put some English on it
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Put some English on it
Well, look who is back! I kind of wish this was next year because this Meta would be perfect for Boxing Day, but I’ll go a day beyond.
I lived in England for a while and Boxing Day was a big deal. Back then it was mainly for, I was told, giving gifts to the people who deliver the “boxes” to your home, like the milkman, baker, etc.
Turns out it is tied to boxes, but in a more roundabout way. It may have originated when alms boxes, kept near the back of the churches for people to deposit money for the poor, had their contents distributed to the needy. This would have been St Stephen’s day, the 2nd day of Christmas (the day Good King Wenceslas looked out – he was on his way to give comfort to the poor as the Carol goes). Whatever it WAS, it now appears to be the British equivalent of our Black Thursday. Given the frenzy of shoppers looking for great bargains the boxing may be of a very different kind.
“Good King Wenceslas looked out, on a group of shoppers
They were shouting “No, that's mine!”, had to call the coppers….”
Anyway, today’s MMM is titled “Put Some English On It”. It is probably at best a 1.5 but hopefully a fun diversion.
The meta answer is a group of Englishmen
To hounds, to hounds! (I promise that has nothing to do with the solution, it just sounded like a good way to start you off on the puzzle.)
Put Some English on It - PUZ
Put Some English on It – PDF INKSAVER
Put Some English on It - PDF
Put Some English on It - Exel
PM me with your answers and/or requests for some guidance - Oh, and since the Brits are so fond of them, watch out for herrings, red or kippered.
I lived in England for a while and Boxing Day was a big deal. Back then it was mainly for, I was told, giving gifts to the people who deliver the “boxes” to your home, like the milkman, baker, etc.
Turns out it is tied to boxes, but in a more roundabout way. It may have originated when alms boxes, kept near the back of the churches for people to deposit money for the poor, had their contents distributed to the needy. This would have been St Stephen’s day, the 2nd day of Christmas (the day Good King Wenceslas looked out – he was on his way to give comfort to the poor as the Carol goes). Whatever it WAS, it now appears to be the British equivalent of our Black Thursday. Given the frenzy of shoppers looking for great bargains the boxing may be of a very different kind.
“Good King Wenceslas looked out, on a group of shoppers
They were shouting “No, that's mine!”, had to call the coppers….”
Anyway, today’s MMM is titled “Put Some English On It”. It is probably at best a 1.5 but hopefully a fun diversion.
The meta answer is a group of Englishmen
To hounds, to hounds! (I promise that has nothing to do with the solution, it just sounded like a good way to start you off on the puzzle.)
Put Some English on It - PUZ
Put Some English on It – PDF INKSAVER
Put Some English on It - PDF
Put Some English on It - Exel
PM me with your answers and/or requests for some guidance - Oh, and since the Brits are so fond of them, watch out for herrings, red or kippered.
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Off the couch! Thanks, DrTom.
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