#667 - "Search for Apps"

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Meg wrote: โ†‘Fri Mar 12, 2021 1:37 pm Late start. Puppy duty. On the board. # 111! Wondering what the WSJ Saturday variety puzzle will be.....
Meg,

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#22

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On the board. Solve time 15m total. Probably helped to have MG's WSJ meta as a warmup. I liked this one overall.
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#23

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Joe Ross wrote: โ†‘Fri Mar 12, 2021 1:41 pm
Meg wrote: โ†‘Fri Mar 12, 2021 1:37 pm Late start. Puppy duty. On the board. # 111! Wondering what the WSJ Saturday variety puzzle will be.....
Meg,

Rule Number One of puppy ownership is that you must bore the shinola out of everyone with whom you come in contact with photos of the wretched thing.

Do your job!
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When I look at my phone apps, I have only 50 apps of which 9 have two words. And my suspicion that my photography apps and similar others do not fall into the category of "well known". This may be a struggle.
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I think I know what Yogi Berra would have said if he did metas.
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And now I'm beamed up (confirmed), so heading to the 1A bar.
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Beamed...another one without a strong click but I'm on the board so *shrugs*.
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Requesting transport. Preparing for snow!!
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My favorite apps are the ones before my entrรฉe.
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Also beam me up
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Beam me up!
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JordanianTomlinson wrote: โ†‘Fri Mar 12, 2021 3:00 pm My favorite apps are the ones before my entrรฉe.
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Also beam me up
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Not a super solid click but I submitted something. Still don't know how someone can solve this in 1 minute. Props to them.
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oldjudge wrote: โ†‘Fri Mar 12, 2021 1:53 pm I think I know what Yogi Berra would have said if he did metas.
When you get to the fork in the road, take it?
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Dplass wrote: โ†‘Fri Mar 12, 2021 3:56 pm
oldjudge wrote: โ†‘Fri Mar 12, 2021 1:53 pm I think I know what Yogi Berra would have said if he did metas.
When you get to the fork in the road, take it?
No, nor is it: โ€œNobody goes there any more; itโ€™s too crowdedโ€
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I finally had the courage to submit my original answer, and I am now beamed up. I had this answer only minutes after completing the grid, but the lack of a definitive aha moment made this play somewhat more difficult than a week 1 for me. Nevertheless, I did enjoy this meta.
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Dplass wrote: โ†‘Fri Mar 12, 2021 3:56 pm
oldjudge wrote: โ†‘Fri Mar 12, 2021 1:53 pm I think I know what Yogi Berra would have said if he did metas.
When you get to the fork in the road, take it?
Nope. But I know which one it is. :)
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Solved and submitted. Based on the chatter on here I think I am correct, so once again I am saying, "Beam Me Up and I hope I end up in the transporter room instead of scattered throughout the universe".

EDIT: Safely aboard!
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Beamed up!
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Beamed up
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Curious on the comparison between this and last week, both of which seem Week 2-ey. Number of correct entries might be close for both.

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