"Terrible Twos" -- Aug. 4, 2023

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"Terrible Twos" -- Aug. 4, 2023

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It's Wendy, filling in for Bob Cruise Director today!


TERRIBLE TWOS | By Mike Shenk
The answer to this week’s contest crossword is an occupation.

Terrible Twos spreadsheet

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AND IN OTHER NEWS:
We will be having a Question and Answer Zoom session with Matt Gaffney on Saturday October 28 in the evening. This will be similar to the very successful and fun one we had in 2021. Matt will be there and possibly other well known meta makers. Before the session, Matt will send out a couple of his favorite metas and then show how he created them and his thoughts on solving them, probably with inputs from the other meta constructors. We then will have the opportunity to ask Matt and the others any and all questions. If you have any questions you are interested in we will have three ways to ask the questions – in person, through chat or sending me the questions beforehand.



The last session was great and it gave us time to meet the best constructors in the country as well as an opportunity for the constructors to put a name and face to our screen names.



The Q&A will be recorded and available to everyone after the session. And for those who are not familiar with zoom we will have a training session for logging in, electronically raising your hand, getting your video to work and any other technical issues that might arise.
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Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Ashore, so I believe!

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Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 92. It's a Breeze
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Got it!
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:tropical_drink: :desert_island: Ashore.
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On Shore...
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On shore, good to have success with a Shenk meta after failing two weeks ago!
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Ashore!
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Ashore!
~ Jennifer/jenirvin
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Ashore!
If I don't win a mug, I can always make one... ;) but it won't have the same cachet.
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On the beach! 🏖️ 🍷

Fun!
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On the beach! Good one this week

Page 1 -- woo hoo
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On the beach!
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Ashore! A quick one for me this week - and first time on page 1!!
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Guinness me
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On shore. Whew! On page 1! The cabana boy is wondering when he'll see @Bob cruise director. They are good friends.
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On shore!

Edit: Page 1 happens when I least expect it! Fun puzzle!
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Out of the water
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Ashore!
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Ashore!
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On Naboo. "I'll take it on the rocks... and make it a double — it's been a rough week."
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