"What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

[billkatz]

Hello!

Congrats to this week's winner, Adam Breech of San Rafael, Calif. Stay safe, solvers!

Congratulations - that's getting very close - a mug coming to my city.

[Bob cruise director]

Hello!

Congrats to this week's winner, Adam Breech of San Rafael, Calif. Stay safe, solvers!

Congratulations - that's getting very close - a mug coming to my city.

They are just having pity on the places hit the hardest

[DrTom]

Posts like this one from Dr Tom are a pleasure to read and a good chuckle! So much fun keeping up with all the muggles posts. Keep safe everyone!!

Why thank you for that. I have now come out of my admonished funk and, as I have been since the first day I started on here, am delighted to be in the company of such a diverse, experienced and multi-talented group. I fell kind of honored to even be considered a Muggle.

Oh, and I would join a club that would have me as a member but I'd insist they check my references periodically and call me before the membership committee on a regular basis.

[bhamren]

Hello!
This was a tricky one! We had 1587 entries, and only 36% correct, a good deal lower than usual.

Is 36% one of the lowest ever?? If I don't know the answer or have a good idea I just won't post. Only a few times has my "guesstimate" been correct.

[juliet]

Hello!
This was a tricky one! We had 1587 entries, and only 36% correct, a good deal lower than usual.

Is 36% one of the lowest ever?? If I don't know the answer or have a good idea I just won't post. Only a few times has my "guesstimate" been correct.

Thank you to all here who are keeping track of these sorts of statistics!

Also, I just realized. . . someone at WSJ is counting all the correct and incorrect submissions, bless them!

[BarbaraK]

Hello!
This was a tricky one! We had 1587 entries, and only 36% correct, a good deal lower than usual.

Is 36% one of the lowest ever?? If I don't know the answer or have a good idea I just won't post. Only a few times has my "guesstimate" been correct.

One of the lowest, yes. In fact the fifth lowest since 4/29/16 (when my data starts). The lower ones were:
12/29/17 "Play Grounds" by Marie Kelly (Mike Shenk) PAGEANT with 1863 submissions 13% correct
03/01/19 "Puzzle People" by Matt Gaffney YMA SUMAC with 357 submissions 26% correct
08/04/17 "Mismatch" by Matt Gaffney CHANGE EAGLES TO BEARS with 1022 submissions 33% correct
12/01/17 "Toy Box" by Marie Kelly (Mike Shenk) CLUE with 296 submissions 33% correct

And here's another good Covid quarantine video:

https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/vi ... is-parody/

[Al Sisti]

Hello!
This was a tricky one! We had 1587 entries, and only 36% correct, a good deal lower than usual.

Is 36% one of the lowest ever?? If I don't know the answer or have a good idea I just won't post. Only a few times has my "guesstimate" been correct.

https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/vi ... is-parody/

Excellent!

[MarkL]

Hello!
This was a tricky one! We had 1587 entries, and only 36% correct, a good deal lower than usual.

Is 36% one of the lowest ever?? If I don't know the answer or have a good idea I just won't post. Only a few times has my "guesstimate" been correct.

One of the lowest, yes. In fact the fifth lowest since 4/29/16 (when my data starts). The lower ones were:
12/29/17 "Play Grounds" by Marie Kelly (Mike Shenk) PAGEANT with 1863 submissions 13% correct
03/01/19 "Puzzle People" by Matt Gaffney YMA SUMAC with 357 submissions 26% correct
08/04/17 "Mismatch" by Matt Gaffney CHANGE EAGLES TO BEARS with 1022 submissions 33% correct
12/01/17 "Toy Box" by Marie Kelly (Mike Shenk) CLUE with 296 submissions 33% correct

And here's another good Covid quarantine video:

https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/vi ... is-parody/

Fond (ahem) memories of Dec 17 - Feb 18, when I was wee, tiny Muggle!

[Bob cruise director]

Hello!
This was a tricky one! We had 1587 entries, and only 36% correct, a good deal lower than usual.

Is 36% one of the lowest ever?? If I don't know the answer or have a good idea I just won't post. Only a few times has my "guesstimate" been correct.

Some of the low ones were
March 3, 2017 Go Down for the Count answer Rock Lobster 37%
August 4, 2017 Mismatch answer Eagles - Bears 33%
December 1, 2017 Toybox correct answer Clue 33%
The record low is our favorite December 29, 2017 Play Grounds answer Pageant 13%
Another favorite is March 1, 2019 Puzzle People answer Yma Sumac (who???) 26%

Average over 205 weeks is 75%. Weighted average over 216,935 submissions is 79%

Many thanks to Barbara K for the data

[LesY]

Hello!
This was a tricky one! We had 1587 entries, and only 36% correct, a good deal lower than usual.

Is 36% one of the lowest ever?? If I don't know the answer or have a good idea I just won't post. Only a few times has my "guesstimate" been correct.

Some of the low ones were
March 3, 2017 Go Down for the Count answer Rock Lobster 37%
August 4, 2017 Mismatch answer Eagles - Bears 33%
December 1, 2017 Toybox correct answer Clue 33%
The record low is our favorite December 29, 2017 Play Grounds answer Pageant 13%
Another favorite is March 1, 2019 Puzzle People answer Yma Sumac (who???) 26%

Average over 205 weeks is 75%. Weighted average over 216,935 submissions is 79%

Many thanks to Barbara K for the data

Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Bob and BarbaraK. I know I missed at least 4 of those 5. It’s the ones we miss that stick in our brains and help us learn. Kudos to the select few who solved those!

[OGuyDave]

https://www.gocomics.com/the-born-loser/2020/04/02

[Bob cruise director]

https://www.gocomics.com/the-born-loser/2020/04/02

I wonder if he is a muggle?