Jigsaw puzzle

A jigsaw puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of often oddly shaped interlocking and tessellating pieces. Each piece usually has a small part of a picture on it; when complete, a jigsaw puzzle produces a complete picture. In some cases more advanced types have appeared on the market, such as spherical jigsaws and puzzles showing optical illusions.

Jigsaw puzzles were originally created by painting a picture on a flat, rectangular piece of wood, and then cutting that picture into small pieces with a jigsaw, hence the name. John Spilsbury, a London cartographer and engraver, is credited with commercializing jigsaw puzzles around 1760. Jigsaw puzzles have since come to be made primarily of cardboard.

Typical images found on jigsaw puzzles that also include scenes from nature, buildings, and repetitive designs. Castles and mountains are two traditional subjects. However, any kind of picture can be used to make a jigsaw puzzle; some companies offer to turn personal photographs into puzzles. Completed puzzles can also be attached to a backing with adhesive to be used as artwork.

Puzzle Series

Puzzle Series is a series of puzzle video games by Hudson Soft.

Titles

Games in the main Puzzle Series brand are collected as numbered volumes according to platform.

DS Puzzle Series

Games in the DS Puzzle Series are:

  • Vol. 1: JIGSAWPUZZLE, released March 23, 2006 in Japan
  • Vol. 2: CROSSWORD, released March 23, 2006 in Japan
  • Vol. 3: SUDOKU, released March 23, 2006 in Japan, later released as Sudoku Gridmaster in North America and Sudoku Master in Europe
  • Vol. 4: KAKURO, released August 10, 2006 in Japan
  • Vol. 5: SLITHERLINK, released November 16, 2006 in Japan (an unofficial translation patch providing English menus is now available)
  • Vol. 6: ILLUST LOGIC, released November 16, 2006 in Japan
  • Vol. 7: CROSSWORD 2, released November 16, 2006 in Japan
  • Vol. 8: NANKURO (ナンクロ Nankuro, short for "Number Crossword"), released December 14, 2006 in Japan
  • Vol. 9: SUDOKU 2 Deluxe, released December 21, 2006 in Japan
  • Vol. 10: HITORI, released March 8, 2007 in Japan
  • Vol. 11: NURIKABE, released March 8, 2007 in Japan
  • A Quick One

    A Quick One is the second studio album by English rock band The Who, released in 1966. The album was also released under the title Happy Jack on Decca Records in the United States, where the song "Happy Jack" was a top 40 hit.

    Composition and production

    The Who's second studio album departs from the R&B emphasis of the first. Part of the marketing push for the album was a requirement that each band member should write at least two of the songs on it, though Roger Daltrey only wrote one (See My Way), so this is The Who album least dominated by Pete Townshend's songwriting. It was recorded at IBC Studios, Pye Studios, and Regent Sound in London England in 1966 by record producer Kit Lambert.

    "Boris the Spider" was written after John Entwistle had been out drinking with Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman. They were making up funny names for animals when Entwistle came up with the song. The chorus utilises vocals that influenced the vocal style of death metal singers. "Boris the Spider" quickly became Entwistle's most popular song, still performed decades later: in later years he often wore a spider necklace. "Happy Jack", though quirky, remains a favourite.

    Podcasts:

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    Jigsaw Puzzle

    by: Flesh For Lulu

    There's a tramp sittin' on my doorstep
    Tryin to waste his time
    with his mentholated sandwich
    He's a walking clothes line
    And here comes the bishops daughter
    On the other side
    She looks a triffle jeolous
    She's been an outcast all her life
    Me, I'm waiting so patiently
    Lying on the floor
    I'm just trying to do my jig-saw puzzle
    Before it rains anymore
    Oh the gangster looks so frightning
    with his luger in his hand
    when he gets home to his children
    he's a family man
    but when it comes to the nitty-gritty
    he can shove in his knife
    Yes he really looks quite religious
    He's been an outlaw all his life
    Me, I'm waiting so patiently
    Lying on the floor
    I'm just trying to do this jig-saw puzzle
    Before it rains anymore
    Me, I'm waiting so patiently
    Lying on the floor
    I'm just trying to do this jig-saw puzzle
    Before it rains anymore
    Oh the singer, he looks angry
    At being thrown to the lions
    And the bass player, he looks nervous
    About the girls outside
    And the drummer, he was shattered
    Trying to keep up time
    And the guitar players look damaged
    They've been outcasts all thier lives
    Me, I'm waiting so patiently
    Lying on the floor
    I'm just trying to do this jig-saw puzzle
    Before it rains anymore
    And as twenty thousand grandma's
    Waving thier hankies in the air
    All burning up their pensions
    And shouting, "It's not fair!"
    There's a regiment of soldiers
    Standing looking on
    And the queen is bravely shouting
    "What the Hell is going on?"
    With a blood-curdling "tally-ho"
    She charged into the ranks
    And blessed all those grandma's who
    With their dying breaths screamed, "Thanks!"
    Me, I'm waiting so patiently
    With my woman on the floor
    We're just trying to do this jig-saw puzzle




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