"riding the pine" was an expression i was unfamiliar with, but once i got the trick, i love trying to figure out the rest of the themers. they were funny - the slot thickens is my favorite one - only minor quibble is only one of the S's needs to change, and in my head I was tryin
in my head i was trying to convert all the S's to P's in the long entries, but that would severely limit the base phrases you could use in the puzzle. very fun nonetheless - thank you!