Fill Me In #280: The giggles are far from over.

This week, Ryan and Brian double down on interviews, and share conversations with both NYT Spelling Bee aficionado Deb Koker and our very own Barnacle, Ben Zimmer. We have a new contest crossword (you can download it at (https://bit.ly/fmi280con), and you should check out our twice-weekly Twitch stream at https://www.twitch.tv/nextdoorcomics on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4pm PT / 7pm ET.

Stuff to click:

• Deb Koker on Twitter
• The Berkeleyside article about the "hella" yearbook
• That's What I Call Sea Shanties, Volume 1
• "Far From Over" from Staying Alive
• Jesse Lansner's crosswords
• Boswords, and the Winter Wondersolve
• Priazzo Pizza from Pizza Hut

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