"Chemical Change" - February 26, 2021

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Annabelle wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 7:42 am Got to a table on shore without having to look up the periodic table! I'll have some Eth-OH, please, over some frozen H2O.
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On shore. An easy one again, but fun.
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Gah! I finally found the pieces I missed at first pass. My answer was right, but I finally got those nagging parts that were bothering me.
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Attention Noobies
POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING

In the interest of thorough disclosure
This limerick risks too much exposure
But the meta’s distilled
If you’re polished and skilled
You’ll discover it, reaching real closure

NB: The Savant thought the verse needed a little more polish, so re-edited it
Last edited by Limerick Savant on Sat Feb 27, 2021 1:42 pm, edited 5 times in total.
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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:04 am Good morning muggles.

We have opened multiple tiki bars for safety and convenience. And Isaac says Hello from South Georgia where he currently is on his Antarctic trip.
As the metas pick up in difficulty, I'm sure that I'll have plenty of time at the bar to pick Isaac's brain about his Falkland Islands/South Georgia/ Antarctica cruise. I'll bet he is seeing lots of great birds!
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Well, Saturday 1 PM and over 200 people on shore, guess I should have started sooner. Still, I have never been a first pager (heck I'd be amazed if I was ever a page 10er) and as usual I am just glad I got it. I of course REALLY liked it both for the fact that I got it and of course, well nuff said.

So. double masking for everyone's safety on the beach and trying to sip my bourbon through a sterile straw.

Oh, and Cruise Director, I live near South Georgia and it may be a lot of things, but it isn't that cold - maybe I can ask Isaac to drop by and bring his elephant seal of approval and an albatross I can wear around my neck.
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Ashore!
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LadyBird wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 1:08 pm
Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:04 am Good morning muggles.

We have opened multiple tiki bars for safety and convenience. And Isaac says Hello from South Georgia where he currently is on his Antarctic trip.
As the metas pick up in difficulty, I'm sure that I'll have plenty of time at the bar to pick Isaac's brain about his Falkland Islands/South Georgia/ Antarctica cruise. I'll bet he is seeing lots of great birds!
Absolutely.
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Annabelle wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 7:42 am Got to a table on shore without having to look up the periodic table! I'll have some Eth-OH, please, over some frozen H2O.
Let's get all chemical on folks:
C2H5OH over H20 kept below 0 degrees C

Slightly less technical is C2H5OH + yummy stuff = bourbon!
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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On shore. Fast solve, fast meta.
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On shore. Very cute. Matt and Mike are both so clever.
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mheberlingx100 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:55 am
HunterX wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:20 am
FirstMax wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:35 am

There are 500,000 computers ready to solve this meta...would you believe one librarian with a broken pencil?
How 'bout a monkey and a ouija board?

No spoilers. This calls for the Cone of Silence.
“You’ll be in constant danger, in threat of certain death.”

“And ... loving it!”
Zis is KAOS... we don't post spoilers here!
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I am having one of those moments where I can't unsee what I see and what I see is not definitively giving me the answer!
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on shore!
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Olaf wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:45 am
Natalie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:27 pm On shore. (Chemist by profession, I would have felt like a blot on the escutcheon if I didn't get this.)

Cheers and happy weekend to all.
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hunkra wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 3:44 pm
mheberlingx100 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:55 am
HunterX wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:20 am

How 'bout a monkey and a ouija board?

No spoilers. This calls for the Cone of Silence.
“You’ll be in constant danger, in threat of certain death.”

“And ... loving it!”
Zis is KAOS... we don't post spoilers here!
"I asked you not to tell me that."

"Sorry about that chief."
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I see the obvious here, but I can't figure out what to do with it. I think it might be a classic case of overthinking judging by the comments here
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I’m on shore too, Bob!
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Done and done. These are definitely getting easier, since I am, to describe myself in one word, not that bright.

On an unrelated note, daughter #2 lives in Chicago near the lake. She's taken to hanging out with raccoons and squirrels, and has progressed to stalking opossums. I guess that's what you do when you're a graphic designer. She has some interesting pics, I'll have to throw some up here some time.
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Ashore. We're going to need a bigger beach...
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