XWord Muggles Forum

DrTom wrote: ↑Sun May 17, 2020 4:44 pm Wow, do I ever feel dumb....seems everyone except a precious few of us have take the liberty launch to shore. I have an answer but it is soooo forced that I do not feel comfortable submitting. I have chased numerous rabbits, each one looking a little fluffier and purer than the one before, but each one leaving me in turn with nothing more than this bag of brown marbles I seem to be acquiring. Come 11:45 I'll throw up my Hail Mary, knowing that "throw up" is probably a very apropos word.

I mean how weird is it that I got last week's which was rated as very difficult while this week, well. I guess that blind pig/truffle analogy is dead on.

Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 9:01 pm

TMart wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 5:48 pm On shore after a major struggle with technology. The WSJ puzzle page still isn't working for me, so I had to (gasp!) print the pdf and start filling it in by hand. I've never done that before. Man, I have bad handwriting. And doing it in pen didn't help either.

Then I tried this site again: https://www.fleetingimage.com/wij/xyzzy/20-wsj.html

and it worked, so I got the .puz version and flew to shore. Nice puzzle, but now I have to figure out how to submit the answer. I guess I'll have to (gasp again!) email the answer in. This is all so 20th century - maybe I can fax it.

I really need a Guinness after this ordeal. And maybe a couple of shots.

No mailing
You get your choice - mag tape, punch cards, 3 1/2" or 5 1/4" floppy

ReB wrote: ↑Sun May 17, 2020 5:50 pm So what does one do if all you have are a stack of 8" floppies?

juliet wrote: ↑Sun May 17, 2020 7:00 pm I haven't had access to the internet for the past several days, and barely got back online to hit the (metaphoric--still social distancing) beach. I'm glad to report I'm on shore, and headed to the tiki bar.

ReB wrote: ↑Sun May 17, 2020 5:50 pm
So what does one do if all you have are a stack of 8" floppies?

debbierudy wrote: ↑Sun May 17, 2020 8:20 pm This time I'm hopelessly adrift, although normally track pretty well with Marie's metas. I could claim distraction from an unfortunate occurance aboard our sailboat yesterday - my phone now lies at the bottom of Hoover Reservoir. (But some things can't be replaced, and a phone isn't one of them.) There are a few hours left but I may (like Tom Shea) also throw a swag!