Sometimes I’m a nitpick, to delay the resolution—
Settle down and talk it out, these squabbles aren’t Confucian.

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Did anyone else think quicksand was going to be a much bigger problem than it is?

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On Black Friday I joined a long line,
For a gadget I thought was divine.
My feet went to sleep,
The discounts weren’t cheap,
And I questioned my life by Aisle Nine.

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A playful tilt of head, a stare,
Not quite an answer, not quite fair.
A teasing tone, but not a lie,
An adjective that questions: Why?
With comic charm, or tinged with spite,
A smirky ask, raised eyebrow in sight!

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It's not on the path you first planned,
It goes sideways, but you'll lend a hand.
A bit off the track,
You might circle back!
Random? Distraction? On brand!

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In the 80s, a book said "real men" don't eat it.
But it's brunch! Just take an egg and beat it!
Toss the trope, release the yolk,
It's pie with cheese and chives -- no joke.

What food are we talking about?

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Did you solve this week's riddle to get the #CEDWordOfTheWeek? As a reminder the clues were:

It’s a single-syllable word
It’s the past-tense form of an obsolete verb
It’s famously referenced in connection with a bird
It’s used in first person and the third

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There once was a fellow quite shrewd,
With comebacks both funny and lewd,
With a grin and a spark,
He could out-talk a shark,
His brains were his fortitude.

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