"Who Says?" - January 3, 2020
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I started the puzzle a short while ago. Now all done, on the beach. That was easy. I'm too late to be included in the record book, but better late than never.
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
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๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
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Wow, that's what I submitted but I was sure there had to be more to it--why these six Ted's, and why in pairs? Based on the "Close Quote" answer I found the other three quotation clues, the answers of which were canit, yknow, and sure, which unscrambled are antic, wonky, and ruse, which I thought were a clue that there was more going on!
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I left off the TALKS, as the name of the YouTube channel is simply TED.
EDIT: almost submitted both options, the other with my wife's email, but failed to remember to do so.
EDIT: almost submitted both options, the other with my wife's email, but failed to remember to do so.
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I was also confused by the "Close Quote", but when "Fluid Ounce" had nothing to do with the puzzle either, I ignored it.matthewmoravec wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 12:10 am Wow, that's what I submitted but I was sure there had to be more to it--why these six Ted's, and why in pairs? Based on the "Close Quote" answer I found the other three quotation clues, the answers of which were canit, yknow, and sure, which unscrambled are antic, wonky, and ruse, which I thought were a clue that there was more going on!
Why six Teds? I wondered that myself. That's how many Gaffney was able to fit in the puzzle. It's not like "Five Guys" where it was important.
Why in pairs? Gaffney wanted to make it obvious that they were theme entries, probably.
I was about to start going down some rabbit holes looking for something else, but after reading this forum where everyone said it was easy I stopped doing this crossword puzzle and went back to work.
"Ted Talks" was the first thing I thought of, but I wish Gaffney had used the word "channel" instead of "series". When I realized that the title was in the same form as the answer, I submitted. "Who Says?" -> "Ted Talks".
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I did too so we will see what WSJ decides.MajordomoTom wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 12:38 am I left off the TALKS, as the name of the YouTube channel is simply TED.
EDIT: almost submitted both options, the other with my wife's email, but failed to remember to do so.
I guess technically there is a difference but in Googling both a few minutes ago and not being a TED aficionado, it is hard for me to clarify what the differences are.
Perhaps someone can explain it.
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I had the same concern - if you go to the youtube page titled TED you will see TEDx talks and a slew of other TEDs. But no TED TALKS which is what I've heard them called (tho the sound may be muffled by the cave I'm in/rock I'm under). I ended up submitting TED TALKS because that seemed to fit the title of the meta. I added a little note in the email body that I hoped I wouldn't be disqualified on a technicality.Bob cruise director wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 6:42 amI did too so we will see what WSJ decides.MajordomoTom wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 12:38 am I left off the TALKS, as the name of the YouTube channel is simply TED.
EDIT: almost submitted both options, the other with my wife's email, but failed to remember to do so.
I guess technically there is a difference but in Googling both a few minutes ago and not being a TED aficionado, it is hard for me to clarify what the differences are.
Perhaps someone can explain it.
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Well I for one was glad it was not the dreaded "Pageant" puzzle but everyone had me worried! It was relatively easy given some of the ones we have had lately (and that I have missed by a mile) but I actually though that the CLOSEQUOTE was a hint to the answer as opposed to a red herring. After I saw all the TEDS and knowing that a close quote comes at the end of something someone said I immediately exclaimed (loud enough for my wife to say "What"), "TED TALKS" (where Talks of course was a verb not a noun).
As an aside, did you ever have one of those moments when you looked at something and said "hey is that spelled right?" I just did a triple take on Talks which just looks wrong, but is of course correct. My spell check did not flag me, but that has happened before with disastrous consequences, just a commentary on this odd language of ours.
At any rate, I am delighted that I am at 100% for 2020, that is sure to change but I'll enjoy it while I can. Hopefully I'll be able to do this Friday's without an eye patch on since, luckily after I did the puzzle, this weekend I managed to poke myself in the eye with a car door (yep strange I know, but with some effort I managed to accomplish it) and spent Saturday in an Urgent eye-care center. Perhaps Matt will grace me with a Pirate puzzle?
As an aside, did you ever have one of those moments when you looked at something and said "hey is that spelled right?" I just did a triple take on Talks which just looks wrong, but is of course correct. My spell check did not flag me, but that has happened before with disastrous consequences, just a commentary on this odd language of ours.
At any rate, I am delighted that I am at 100% for 2020, that is sure to change but I'll enjoy it while I can. Hopefully I'll be able to do this Friday's without an eye patch on since, luckily after I did the puzzle, this weekend I managed to poke myself in the eye with a car door (yep strange I know, but with some effort I managed to accomplish it) and spent Saturday in an Urgent eye-care center. Perhaps Matt will grace me with a Pirate puzzle?
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I never had the chance to log in but for your record count, I too made it to shore and submitted the answer.
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FWIW, here is the "About" page from the TED youtube channel.KayW wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 8:31 amI had the same concern - if you go to the youtube page titled TED you will see TEDx talks and a slew of other TEDs. But no TED TALKS which is what I've heard them called (tho the sound may be muffled by the cave I'm in/rock I'm under). I ended up submitting TED TALKS because that seemed to fit the title of the meta. I added a little note in the email body that I hoped I wouldn't be disqualified on a technicality.Bob cruise director wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 6:42 amI did too so we will see what WSJ decides.MajordomoTom wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 12:38 am I left off the TALKS, as the name of the YouTube channel is simply TED.
EDIT: almost submitted both options, the other with my wife's email, but failed to remember to do so.
I guess technically there is a difference but in Googling both a few minutes ago and not being a TED aficionado, it is hard for me to clarify what the differences are.
Perhaps someone can explain it.
EDIT(s): If you visit the official TED site, ted.com, nearly everything in its history, who they are, & what they do is dominated by references to "TED Talks".
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PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
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Not to poke fun... Well, maybe a little:DrTom wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 9:35 am Hopefully I'll be able to do this Friday's without an eye patch on since, luckily after I did the puzzle, this weekend I managed to poke myself in the eye with a car door (yep strange I know, but with some effort I managed to accomplish it) and spent Saturday in an Urgent eye-care center.
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PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
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If the title of the channel is "Ted Talks", why does the logo only say "Ted"Joe Ross wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 10:02 amFWIW, here is the "About" page from the TED youtube channel.KayW wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 8:31 amI had the same concern - if you go to the youtube page titled TED you will see TEDx talks and a slew of other TEDs. But no TED TALKS which is what I've heard them called (tho the sound may be muffled by the cave I'm in/rock I'm under). I ended up submitting TED TALKS because that seemed to fit the title of the meta. I added a little note in the email body that I hoped I wouldn't be disqualified on a technicality.Bob cruise director wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 6:42 am
I did too so we will see what WSJ decides.
I guess technically there is a difference but in Googling both a few minutes ago and not being a TED aficionado, it is hard for me to clarify what the differences are.
Perhaps someone can explain it.
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EDIT(s): If you visit the official TED site, ted.com, nearly everything in its history, who they are, & what they do is dominated by references to "TED Talks".
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EYE Matey!Joe Ross wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 10:11 amNot to poke fun... Well, maybe a little:DrTom wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 9:35 am Hopefully I'll be able to do this Friday's without an eye patch on since, luckily after I did the puzzle, this weekend I managed to poke myself in the eye with a car door (yep strange I know, but with some effort I managed to accomplish it) and spent Saturday in an Urgent eye-care center.
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I would point out that the instructions for the meta asked for "a series you can find on YouTube," not the name of a YouTube channel. I think most people would describe the series in question as "TED Talks," even if the channel/organization is just "TED."Bob cruise director wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 11:19 am If the title of the channel is "Ted Talks", why does the logo only say "Ted"
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I believe it is the reference to Technology Entertainment Design although I can see why some would have submitted that as the answer but this weeks "Rules" were that the answer was a series you could find on YouTube. It does not ask for the name of the Channel. The Ted Talks are a series of talks on Youtube, and if it was supposed to be TED I'd imagine there would not have been the necessity for 6 different quotes by Teds. Still, in the grander scheme of things I'm sure the WSJ folks will be considerate of the possibility that there might have been two possible answers. I'd take either actually (hint, hint Ye Gods of WSJ mug selection).Bob cruise director wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 11:19 amIf the title of the channel is "Ted Talks", why does the logo only say "Ted"Joe Ross wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 10:02 amFWIW, here is the "About" page from the TED youtube channel.KayW wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 8:31 am
I had the same concern - if you go to the youtube page titled TED you will see TEDx talks and a slew of other TEDs. But no TED TALKS which is what I've heard them called (tho the sound may be muffled by the cave I'm in/rock I'm under). I ended up submitting TED TALKS because that seemed to fit the title of the meta. I added a little note in the email body that I hoped I wouldn't be disqualified on a technicality.
TED youtube About.gif
EDIT(s): If you visit the official TED site, ted.com, nearly everything in its history, who they are, & what they do is dominated by references to "TED Talks".
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Well we obviously think alike - based on that I would point out that you are probably in serious trouble! Still, I am sure it did not just happen spontaneously and by now you are used to the slings and arrows of thinking like me. Unless of course it is I who is used to the slings and arrows of thinking like you? Sign post up ahead - Twilight Zone..do do do do, do do do do, dah, dah, dah, dah (and if you do not remember or never knew Twilight Zone you are looking at the computer puzzled and saying WHAT???)damefox wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 11:38 amI would point out that the instructions for the meta asked for "a series you can find on YouTube," not the name of a YouTube channel. I think most people would describe the series in question as "TED Talks," even if the channel/organization is just "TED."Bob cruise director wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 11:19 am If the title of the channel is "Ted Talks", why does the logo only say "Ted"
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For all the hand wringing and my own "unsure" anxiety, it turns out the best clue in the grid was 5D!
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OH, and you forgot an important component!Joe Ross wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 10:11 amNot to poke fun... Well, maybe a little:DrTom wrote: โMon Jan 06, 2020 9:35 am Hopefully I'll be able to do this Friday's without an eye patch on since, luckily after I did the puzzle, this weekend I managed to poke myself in the eye with a car door (yep strange I know, but with some effort I managed to accomplish it) and spent Saturday in an Urgent eye-care center.
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NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!