Plus, my daughter's have got me playing Semantle with them, so the competitive spirit is revived. 

Too much bad news is very depressing.

Are they genuine smiles of just a bit of tooth-gnashing?

My preference at "men of their times"

In the Court of the Crimson King:

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CzoeMC said:

so the competitive spirit is revived

It's good to revive the competitive spirit!

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