"Stress Test" - July 3, 2020
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8.42 Looking at the grid again. Not seeing a thing. I guess that's it. Well, at least I'm not wacky....
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Well, after a nudge, I made my way to shore. Won't be submitting, but loved the solve.
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"Stress? Who could say? Ahh, but the strawberries! That's - that's where I had them. They laughed at me and made jokes, but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt and with - geometric logic..... Send for Isaac at once!
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Keep at it! The more you do, the more you learn how to solve these things!SpicyMcFatburger wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 8:42 pm Not seeing it this week, this is only my third WSJ contest crossword, so a 33% success rate doesn't feel too bad. Oh well, staying on the ship for now!
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Tom, do you seriously think you can dissuade muggles from finding their optimal B.A.C.?DrTom wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:45 pmUnfortunately it is not a universal theorem and appears to work only for select things. It does not work for driving and, from hazy memories of 50+ years ago, does NOT make you cooler in bars. The bar phenomenon is best explained by refraction, where a witty repartee viewed through alcohol did not go the way it looked in your mind.
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I've got four of them around my house all of a sudden. Those were the two suggestions I heard too, but their cries don't sound like the ones I've found online.
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This is the time of the year where the red tails have fledged and are not being fed by the parents. Often the nest mates sit in the trees and call for food that is not coming. The cries you hear are different than the adult calls that you can hear on line.
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Our final count is 31 on the ship and 116 on the shore
First we welcome our newest muggles - SpicyMcFatburger and RichA2
Since lunch we have had several join Isaac in the bar for his humor and drinks
Patty
PJM
tim1217 who was there all along
beccacollins
BrianD
ccmac
Flamel616
SpicyMcFatburger
zacmoretz and Aunt Norma
And making it to the shore, some with a long Hail Mary pass which may be the only pass we see this football season
Mark L
stmv
Anita
jimbo1
Devilbunny
ClayD
Ayaka and Tony
RichA2
SewYoung
rexthree
Daniel G
Tori.I
cbarbee002
and norrin2
Good luck to all and stay safe
and Good Night Mrs. Calabash wherever you are.
First we welcome our newest muggles - SpicyMcFatburger and RichA2
Since lunch we have had several join Isaac in the bar for his humor and drinks
Patty
PJM
tim1217 who was there all along
beccacollins
BrianD
ccmac
Flamel616
SpicyMcFatburger
zacmoretz and Aunt Norma
And making it to the shore, some with a long Hail Mary pass which may be the only pass we see this football season
Mark L
stmv
Anita
jimbo1
Devilbunny
ClayD
Ayaka and Tony
RichA2
SewYoung
rexthree
Daniel G
Tori.I
cbarbee002
and norrin2
Good luck to all and stay safe
and Good Night Mrs. Calabash wherever you are.
Bob Stevens
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Me too, Bob!Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:49 pm Our final count is 31 on the ship and 116 on the shore
First we welcome our newest muggles - SpicyMcFatburger and RichA2
Since lunch we have had several join Isaac in the bar for his humor and drinks
Patty
PJM
tim1217 who was there all along
beccacollins
BrianD
ccmac
Flamel616
SpicyMcFatburger
zacmoretz and Aunt Norma
And making it to the shore, some with a long Hail Mary pass which may be the only pass we see this football season
Mark L
stmv
Anita
jimbo1
Devilbunny
ClayD
Ayaka and Tony
RichA2
SewYoung
rexthree
Daniel G
Tori.I
cbarbee002
and norrin2
Good luck to all and stay safe
and Good Night Mrs. Calabash wherever you are.
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Late Sunday but in time! I’m ashore!! Latest I’ve submitted I think...but clever...
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I'm ashore after a nudge. Keeping tradition of rowing in late, haha.
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I'm pretty sure there is no food or drink that would make most of us cool - in bars or most anywhere else.DrTom wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:45 pm Unfortunately it is not a universal theorem and appears to work only for select things. It does not work for driving and, from hazy memories of 50+ years ago, does NOT make you cooler in bars. The bar phenomenon is best explained by refraction, where a witty repartee viewed through alcohol did not go the way it looked in your mind.
Except maybe a muggle forum where nerdiness is cool.
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I got nothing. Hanging out on the ship drinking a Holiday Weekend by Prairie Artisan Ales.
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You speak like someone with experience!
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and I'm pretty sure that none of us NEED that affirmation of "cool" because the majority of those who were "cool" (when that word was actually used to describe people who were) are probably working for us? I used to fret because I was a nerd of sorts and not cool until I found out that nerdiness was cool. What a treat to have a forum where that trait is not only de rigueur but may be a pre-requisite. I do love my muggle brothers and sisters.BarbaraK wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 10:12 pmI'm pretty sure there is no food or drink that would make most of us cool - in bars or most anywhere else.DrTom wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:45 pm Unfortunately it is not a universal theorem and appears to work only for select things. It does not work for driving and, from hazy memories of 50+ years ago, does NOT make you cooler in bars. The bar phenomenon is best explained by refraction, where a witty repartee viewed through alcohol did not go the way it looked in your mind.
Except maybe a muggle forum where nerdiness is cool.
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!
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Inka Dinka Doo Bob, Inka DInka Doo (can't tell you how many times I have had to tell younger colleagues who "that gravelly voiced guy singing Frosty the Snowman" was....
I'm sad that with the passing of Carl Reiner we now have one less old vaudevillian in our midst. I mean there are some good new comedians, but very few who could work "clean" and still get a laugh.
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!
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And this weeks score:
MATT 1 - 0 COLIN
(FINAL)
Thought literally and laterally but in the end... the sun and beer got to me.
MATT 1 - 0 COLIN
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Thought literally and laterally but in the end... the sun and beer got to me.
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Ours are screechy, where the screech is loud but not what you might expect for their size.