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History was my most hated subject at school. To me this is all about art and geography, my two favourite subjects. And jigsaws. I'd have been great if there had been jigsaw studies.

Wow Helen, another jigsaw lover. Welcome to my world, jigsaws and Lynda La Plante ! I am so busy trying to complete the 4 sides to a lovely harbourside scene (1000 pieces of Portofino in Italy. Once I have completed one I pass them on to my local library. I never complete one twice. I am addicted you see so there must be a name for an ailment as such. That's when I take a break and start on a Lynda La Plante story.

Can I join the jigsaw club as well, I usually have one on the go. Don't like ones with too much blue sky. Someone has just given me a box with 2 1000 piece panorama puzzles which I have never done before which look at challenge as one of them has lots of blue background ! Have you tried the wasgij puzzles ?

I like comedy jigsaws with lots going on eg the last one was pirate ships and soldiers. I haven't tried wasgij puzzles yet but they do look interesting. I worked through a series of murder mysteries at one point. Too much sky would definitely put me off. Not enough reward while you're trying to work out what belongs where. I've had to dial the jigsaws back a bit because I've got too many Coventry mysteries. I'll move this to another topic tomorrow, though jigsaws are good for mental health

Yes, I like the more modern ones with lots going on. Can't be dong with village scenes at all. My swapping friend gave me one her daughter brought over from America. That was a murder a bit like a Poirot but changed to American, no picture, just had to go by the story of the murder, very hard. Oh and my daughter bought me one for Christmas which was shelves of books, but they were repeated so you weren't sure which book you had got ! I better shut up and get off this topic or the mods will shout at us.

Now we don't have to worry about the mods One of our Christmas traditions is a jigsaw but we damaged it slightly a few years ago because we started one too hard and too big. It was the seven deadly sins, which should have been entertaining but by the third time it came out, because we'd failed to finish it the previous visits, we'd gone off the boil. A hot drink and a biscuit seemed like more fun.

I don't know but there's a lot of us about

Help is at hand for all you! "Are Jigsaw Puzzles Addictive? Yes - you're all dop(amin)ed up to the eyeballs! If you've ever muttered, "Just ten more minutes and then I'll stop, I swear..." while huddled over a jigsaw puzzle, you may be a jigsaw addict. But don't worry, you're in good company. Whether you've completed a handful of jigsaw puzzles or hundreds, you probably find it difficult to tear yourself away from a work in progress. But why is that? What is it about jigsaw puzzles that keep you coming back for more? Keep reading to learn why jigsaw puzzles are so addictive and why that might not be such a bad thing."

While an advert, yes that makes sense.

Apparently we are Dissectologists ! Dissectologist comes from the original name of jigsaw puzzles in the late 1700s. They were called dissected maps. They were wooden maps which could be broken up into sections to teach geography to students. Over time other pictures were used and the jigsaw we know today evolved.

My first jigsaw was a map of the World, with animals that could be inserted separately. I was particularly fond of the giraffe and the kangaroo.

And I thought it was just me who is addicted

Oh I love you all and so glad I am not alone in this. I have noted the name Anne and don't feel alone any more. All Dissectologists unite. They walk among us. Sorry boss perhaps you will put us in the right place. Now where was I ?

Hi Dreamtime, Gosh! Dissectologists! There's a word for a Thursday morning. I'm having an injection for that at five past three this afternoon. It's good on here Hey! I gave away a two thousand word jigsaw of the night sky during our Christmas festivities, much too difficult for me. It was completed by the next day. Have a good day all in spite of the weather.

My family were reminiscing about childhood games recently and there were the old favourites - Monopoly, Mousetrap and Cluedo. There were some unusual ones - Cook's Tours, Mine a Million and Masterpiece. I admit that I never cared for chess as it requires a memory that I don't possess. I could never care enough about the outcome to put any effort into it. I'm young enough to have experienced the early days of computer games, though I didn't really get interested until I discovered that they could be hacked. My brother is two years my senior and very competitive so I didn't stand a chance at winning until I learnt to rewrite the programs to give me an advantage. Ultimately computers are still my favourite toy.