Are you going to post spoilers on this one while we work on MEOTmadhatter5 wrote: โThu Aug 12, 2021 1:34 am Rating updated.
As this seems to be even harder than we anticipated I am going to do the same as Matt and release a bonus extra easier puzzle this week in another thread.
MEOW #37: Josh and Tom's Terrible Horrible No-good Very Bad Puzzle
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I'm no expert & certainly cannot speak for anyone other than myself (and I may not find the time to attempt this puzzle), but I'm usually wowed & amused by Josh's efforts and the efforts of other creators, here & linked on @Abide's Meta Calendar. I am not challenging others' feedback, which comes from deep experience & skill several standards of deviation better than mine. Its value is exceptional. They may join me in encouraging creators' efforts to try new strategies & designs. There's value there, too.madhatter5 wrote: โThu Aug 12, 2021 1:34 am Rating updated.
As this seems to be even harder than we anticipated I am going to do the same as Matt and release a bonus extra easier puzzle this week in another thread.
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PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
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Echoing Joe's comments, keep 'em coming! Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't (or don't work as expected). You all have created a safe space with this forum for experimenting with new ideas and I for one am thankful for the opportunity to play in this sandbox!madhatter5 wrote: โThu Aug 12, 2021 1:34 am Rating updated.
As this seems to be even harder than we anticipated I am going to do the same as Matt and release a bonus extra easier puzzle this week in another thread.
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I assumed it was Burnakis.RPardoe wrote: โWed Aug 11, 2021 2:55 pmAgree trying to think of whom else the clue is referring to as another one just does not come to mind.Bob cruise director wrote: โWed Aug 11, 2021 2:41 pm By the way, 5D was one of the great humorists of all time - totally irreverent. I will post some of my favorites when this is all over![]()
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The (sarcasm?) emoji didn't help here?Bird Lives wrote: โThu Aug 12, 2021 8:47 amI assumed it was Burnakis.RPardoe wrote: โWed Aug 11, 2021 2:55 pmAgree trying to think of whom else the clue is referring to as another one just does not come to mind.Bob cruise director wrote: โWed Aug 11, 2021 2:41 pm By the way, 5D was one of the great humorists of all time - totally irreverent. I will post some of my favorites when this is all over![]()
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Sorry. I am emoji-illiterate, so I tend not to notice them.RPardoe wrote: โThu Aug 12, 2021 8:53 amThe (sarcasm?) emoji didn't help here?
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I think I know what you mean, but I considered both n and n-1 and still haven't solved it.
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I'm afraid to acknowledge emojis in any way.Bird Lives wrote: โThu Aug 12, 2021 8:54 amSorry. I am emoji-illiterate, so I tend not to notice them.
Either that, or, from this point on, every emoji I send to those feint (<-not misspeeled) of brain is meant in the most aggressive, demeaning, & violent way it could possibly be misconstrued.
Determine for yourself if I am being sarcastic. Also, get off my lawn.
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I echo my co-creator's concern and remorse. To quote the oft mentioned (and lately even oft more) Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan.......
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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Good idea BobBob cruise director wrote: โThu Aug 12, 2021 8:01 amAre you going to post spoilers on this one while we work on MEOTmadhatter5 wrote: โThu Aug 12, 2021 1:34 am Rating updated.
As this seems to be even harder than we anticipated I am going to do the same as Matt and release a bonus extra easier puzzle this week in another thread.
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Got it. Though with help. (So I wonโt submit, in case thereโs a prize, for the truly worthy.)
Pretty darn cool, but thereโs a reason, which I canโt say (or else Iโd give something away), that I wouldnโt quite elevate my rating to something like super groovy.
Pretty darn cool, but thereโs a reason, which I canโt say (or else Iโd give something away), that I wouldnโt quite elevate my rating to something like super groovy.
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To get my cat free it took all the nudges here plus umpteen more.
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Bob cruise director wrote: โThu Aug 12, 2021 2:26 pm https://nypost.com/2021/08/12/ohio-brot ... =applenews
[Ed: I see what you're going for here, but can we maybe rephrase?]โBrad, Gary and Todd Wuebker lost their lives doing what they loved"
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I deleted itHector wrote: โThu Aug 12, 2021 2:32 pmBob cruise director wrote: โThu Aug 12, 2021 2:26 pm https://nypost.com/2021/08/12/ohio-brot ... =applenews[Ed: I see what you're going for here, but can we maybe rephrase?]โBrad, Gary and Todd Wuebker lost their lives doing what they loved"
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Oh, I didn't mean what *you* were going for., though I see why you might take it that way. Sorry! I was joking about what the editor would/should have said to the author of that piece. For those who missed it, it was a story about the death of three farmers who most definitely were *not* doing what they loved when they passed.
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Thanks for dragging me over the finish line, Madhatter.