{"id":389,"date":"2016-03-16T15:51:03","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T15:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/?p=389"},"modified":"2016-06-29T12:40:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T12:40:58","slug":"a-little-nonsense-now-and-then","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/2016\/03\/16\/a-little-nonsense-now-and-then\/","title":{"rendered":"A little nonsense now and then"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>A little nonsense now and then<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>is cherished by the wisest men<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Roald Dahl<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Games and puzzles are a really great way to relax and train your brain, and have been for centuries, as you can see in this painting from our collections:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-397 size-large alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/03\/RB.FF_.63-1-1024x650.jpg\" alt=\"RB.FF.63\" width=\"625\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/03\/RB.FF_.63-1-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/03\/RB.FF_.63-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/03\/RB.FF_.63-1-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/03\/RB.FF_.63-1-624x396.jpg 624w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/03\/RB.FF_.63-1.jpg 1255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0Eitaku\u00a0Kobayashi,\u00a0<em>Children&#8217;s Games<\/em>, 1894. RB.FF.63.\u00a0\u00a9 The University of Edinburgh.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/images.is.ed.ac.uk\/luna\/servlet\/detail\/UoEgal~5~5~76509~105852:Japanese-Paintings--Children-s-Game?qvq=q:game;lc:UoEcha~4~4,UoEcar~3~3,UoEart~1~1,UoEcar~1~1,UoEgal~5~5,UoEecp~1~1,UoEwmm~3~3,UoEsha~5~5,UoEcar~4~4,UoEgal~2~2,UoEwmm~2~2,UoEcha~1~1,UoEart~2~2,UoEhal~2~2,UoEsha~3~3,UoEsha~4~4,UoEgal~6~6,UoEcar~2~2,UoEsha~1~1,UoEsha~2~2,UoEgal~4~4,UoEwal~1~1,UoEwmm~1~1&amp;mi=3&amp;trs=9#\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1QXWcJV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Today we have been handing out these\u00a0puzzles in the Foyer of the Main Library! Why not take a break and\u00a0try it? Find all the library-related words (words can be written forwards or backwards, placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally), then take the first twelve un-used letters to uncover a hidden hashtag. Remember to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crc_eduni\">tweet<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/crc.edinburgh\/\">facebook<\/a> us when you find it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-482 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/03\/puzzle-2.png\" alt=\"puzzle\" width=\"562\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/03\/puzzle-2.png 562w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/03\/puzzle-2-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Good luck!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest men Roald Dahl Games and puzzles are a really great way to relax and train your brain, and have been for centuries, as you can see in this painting from our collections: \u00a0Eitaku\u00a0Kobayashi,\u00a0Children&#8217;s Games, 1894. RB.FF.63.\u00a0\u00a9 The University of Edinburgh.\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/1QXWcJV. 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