"End of the Line"
- Wendy Walker
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Confirmed! I needed Brian's first hint to get started.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
- Al Sisti
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- Location: Whitesboro NY
- BrianMac
- Site Admin
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Leaderboard and nudges:
1. Chris Kochmanski
2. LesY
3. boharr
4. Joe Ross
5. MikeM000
6. Schmeel
7. Wendy Walker
8. Hector
9. Oldjudge
10. BirdLives
11. Richard B
12. Meg
13. KayW
14. LauraM
15. C=64
16. dencurrin
17. Abide
18. Cbarbee002
19. Michaelm
20. Al Sisti
1. Chris Kochmanski
2. LesY
3. boharr
4. Joe Ross
5. MikeM000
6. Schmeel
7. Wendy Walker
8. Hector
9. Oldjudge
10. BirdLives
11. Richard B
12. Meg
13. KayW
14. LauraM
15. C=64
16. dencurrin
17. Abide
18. Cbarbee002
19. Michaelm
20. Al Sisti
- RPardoe
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As Brian noted originally: the meta is dependent upon familiarity with one piece of information.
Got the first step pretty quickly, then stuck. Suspected I was indeed missing that piece, and the nudges confirmed it.
Not going to be a solve for me this week.
Got the first step pretty quickly, then stuck. Suspected I was indeed missing that piece, and the nudges confirmed it.
Not going to be a solve for me this week.
- Hector
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- RPardoe
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- Location: Houston, TX
Hector, thanks for offering to help.
I know what I need to do (that was obvious from the nudges).
But that doesn't mean I want to do so.
I know what I need to do (that was obvious from the nudges).
But that doesn't mean I want to do so.
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Wow, I was slow getting this one. I guess my familiarity with a certain piece of information was lacking.
After the nth nudge, things finally fell into place. It's actually a pretty clever meta.
After the nth nudge, things finally fell into place. It's actually a pretty clever meta.
- Jeremy Smith
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- TMart
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Off the couch, without looking at nudges. Great meta, Brian - this was right in my wheelhouse!
- FrankH
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Confirmed OTC. I am right with RPardoe; didn't know that piece of information and needed the nudges. Then I am faced with whether I wanted to spend time and consult Mr. G; finally succumbed to it.
- bhamren
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- Dannyvee
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Off the couch! (Should have gotten it without the nudges)
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
- DrTom
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Huh, that fits perfectly with my awkward DrTom answer (which I promise to reveal later to what I am sure will be the amusement of all)
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!
- DrTom
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Well I am confident is saying that I was left completely out in the cold on this. Even after reading all of the nudges and Googling extensively I do not see it. Perhaps a little too much merriment last evening?
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!
- BrianMac
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Final update and solution:
21. BarbaraK
22. markhr
23. FrankH
24. Dow Jones
25. Jeremy Smith
26. TMart
27. dudeski
28. bhamren
29. lbray53
30. FKelly
31. Dannyvee
32. Naptown Kid
Solution:
I knew this one would play a little tricky because it relied on familiarity with the lyrics of Bob Dylan's 1965 hit, "Like a Rolling Stone," but since that song has been consistently ranked Rolling Stone magazine's #1 rock & roll song of all time, I thought it was fair game. Sorry to those who struggled because without recognizing the key lyrics, the meta was probably a Googleslog (I'm trademarking that word).
Anyway, the whole magic of this song (for me) is the way that each of the four verses ends with a line that leads into (and rhymes with) the first line of the chorus:
Verse 1: "scrounging your next meal...." [SCHLEMIEL]
Verse 2: "do you wanna make a deal..." [UTOPIAN IDEAL]
Verse 3: "everything he could steal..." [DETROIT STEEL]
Verse 4: "got no secrets to conceal..." [MACON SEAL - ugh]
All of course leading to the first line of the chorus..."HOW DOES IT FEEL?" So the end of the theme entries match up with the "end of the line" of the verses. "End of the Line" is also the title of a song by the Traveling Wilburys, a group of which Bob Dylan was a member. Dylan was famously booed when he debuted this song at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival because folk purists were upset that he was playing electric. Although not intentional, there was also a little hint to this when I said I would be "unplugged" for the week.
I think that's it. Thanks to everyone who solved. New MMM tomorrow from damefox is sure to be fun so tune in then!
21. BarbaraK
22. markhr
23. FrankH
24. Dow Jones
25. Jeremy Smith
26. TMart
27. dudeski
28. bhamren
29. lbray53
30. FKelly
31. Dannyvee
32. Naptown Kid
Solution:
I knew this one would play a little tricky because it relied on familiarity with the lyrics of Bob Dylan's 1965 hit, "Like a Rolling Stone," but since that song has been consistently ranked Rolling Stone magazine's #1 rock & roll song of all time, I thought it was fair game. Sorry to those who struggled because without recognizing the key lyrics, the meta was probably a Googleslog (I'm trademarking that word).
Anyway, the whole magic of this song (for me) is the way that each of the four verses ends with a line that leads into (and rhymes with) the first line of the chorus:
Verse 1: "scrounging your next meal...." [SCHLEMIEL]
Verse 2: "do you wanna make a deal..." [UTOPIAN IDEAL]
Verse 3: "everything he could steal..." [DETROIT STEEL]
Verse 4: "got no secrets to conceal..." [MACON SEAL - ugh]
All of course leading to the first line of the chorus..."HOW DOES IT FEEL?" So the end of the theme entries match up with the "end of the line" of the verses. "End of the Line" is also the title of a song by the Traveling Wilburys, a group of which Bob Dylan was a member. Dylan was famously booed when he debuted this song at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival because folk purists were upset that he was playing electric. Although not intentional, there was also a little hint to this when I said I would be "unplugged" for the week.
I think that's it. Thanks to everyone who solved. New MMM tomorrow from damefox is sure to be fun so tune in then!
- Bird Lives
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To complete my earlier post, which said:
Anyway, as Prof. Spooner, after he'd quit Oxford and become a horse thief, asked a potential customer, "Would you . . . .?"
. . .like a stolen roan?
Anyway, as Prof. Spooner, after he'd quit Oxford and become a horse thief, asked a potential customer, "Would you . . . .?"
. . .like a stolen roan?
Jay
- whimsy
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I settled for a close but no cigar this week, having been interrupted by computer access having gone a bit wonky.
I knew about the electric guitar thing and was pretty sure it would have to be the question posed in the song -- just didn't have a clicky enough route.
Also, I first saw and interpreted it as "four eels" and couldn't get that out of my head.
I kept looking for something about the incident where someone was quoted as saying: Is he for real?
Glad to see the very much more elegant solution than what I was trying for!
Thanks, Brian! (Arf, arf -- throw him a fish!)
I knew about the electric guitar thing and was pretty sure it would have to be the question posed in the song -- just didn't have a clicky enough route.
Also, I first saw and interpreted it as "four eels" and couldn't get that out of my head.
I kept looking for something about the incident where someone was quoted as saying: Is he for real?
Glad to see the very much more elegant solution than what I was trying for!
Thanks, Brian! (Arf, arf -- throw him a fish!)
- DrTom
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- Location: Jacksonville, FL
Well wouldn’t you know I managed to find an entirely different path to the wrong answer.
OK, stick with me here….The end of the line of the 4 theme answers was EL AL EL AL. Of course this invoked the famous Israeli airline (17A Abide, I see your MESHUGGENEH and raise you one SCHLEMIEL). Wait a second, there was a TV show where the end of the line was them arriving at their “fantasy” destination in an airplane. Oh, my goodness look what I see in 20A Bit of body art TAT, like TATTOO!
So (1) reference to an airplane (2) end of the line when it arrives at Fantasy Island (3) Tattoo (4) Four Word Phrase- I’VE GOT IT: Of course Brian's is a lot more elegant, but since I was not a fan of Bob Dylan I would never have gotten the connection. Heck even when I knew the connection I and to look hard to find the mechanism. For my it was a complete unknown and I was on my own.
OK, stick with me here….The end of the line of the 4 theme answers was EL AL EL AL. Of course this invoked the famous Israeli airline (17A Abide, I see your MESHUGGENEH and raise you one SCHLEMIEL). Wait a second, there was a TV show where the end of the line was them arriving at their “fantasy” destination in an airplane. Oh, my goodness look what I see in 20A Bit of body art TAT, like TATTOO!
So (1) reference to an airplane (2) end of the line when it arrives at Fantasy Island (3) Tattoo (4) Four Word Phrase- I’VE GOT IT: Of course Brian's is a lot more elegant, but since I was not a fan of Bob Dylan I would never have gotten the connection. Heck even when I knew the connection I and to look hard to find the mechanism. For my it was a complete unknown and I was on my own.
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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Um, except the prompt was a 4 word QUESTION...DrTom wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:36 am Well wouldn’t you know I managed to find an entirely different path to the wrong answer.
OK, stick with me here….The end of the line of the 4 theme answers was EL AL EL AL. Of course this invoked the famous Israeli airline (17A Abide, I see your MESHUGGENEH and raise you one SCHLEMIEL). Wait a second, there was a TV show where the end of the line was them arriving at their “fantasy” destination in an airplane. Oh, my goodness look what I see in 20A Bit of body art TAT, like TATTOO!
So (1) reference to an airplane (2) end of the line when it arrives at Fantasy Island (3) Tattoo (4) Four Word Phrase- I’VE GOT IT:
DaPlane.jpg
Of course Brian's is a lot more elegant, but since I was not a fan of Bob Dylan I would never have gotten the connection. Heck even when I knew the connection I and to look hard to find the mechanism. For my it was a complete unknown and I was on my own.