"Going In All Directions" - May 3, 2019
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Our crew benefited by being joined by our son Bill from Boston. Just as we were starting to bail the boat, our Boston oarsman shouted "land ahoy." We are at safe harbor and ready for the beach party.
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BeeBee wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 11:32 pm Hello all! My first post and I'm delighted to report that I am at the Tiki Bar! I started doing the WSJ xwords in late March. Then I discovered the contest and I was hooked... (Actually, I spent as much time trying to decipher your coded comments as I did solving the puzzles! I love this new forum; what great fun!)
This is only the 2nd meta I've solved.
So am I offically a Muggle?!
Cheers to those at both of the bars,
Bee
Our warmest welcome. You are officially a muggle now. And welcome to the shore. If you go to the Come Aboard thread there are two threads of interest. The first one allows you to tell us about yourself. And under FAQ's there are two parts - the first allows you to tell us about yourself. The FAQ - Community talks about the background on a lot of our "coded comments" and there is one thread with hints for solving these things. A lot of muggles have posted their experience there.
Good luck in winning the mug
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welcome to the group. We always are thrilled with new muggles.
see my comments to bee above also on where to find advice on solving these contests.
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keep plugging. the contest is solvable
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Does that mean that we have another muggle in the making? And does he get the mug if you win?Jim and Anita wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 7:22 am Our crew benefited by being joined by our son Bill from Boston. Just as we were starting to bail the boat, our Boston oarsman shouted "land ahoy." We are at safe harbor and ready for the beach party.
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Finished the grid, but am becalmed.The only direction I'm going is nowhere! Isaac, another of your strong coffees, please!
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Maybe I got it wrong. I submitted my answer with the codicil, "Is that even a word?"
So just out of curiosity: Raise your hand if you have ever used this word in speaking or in writing or even in thinking.
So just out of curiosity: Raise your hand if you have ever used this word in speaking or in writing or even in thinking.
Jay
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BirdBird Lives wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 9:42 am Maybe I got it wrong. I submitted my answer with the codicil, "Is that even a word?"
So just out of curiosity: Raise your hand if you have ever used this word in speaking or in writing or even in thinking.
You probably got it right. I (and others) had to look it up to assure myself it is really a word
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So my idea of guessing the answer and backtracking to confirm it won't work...
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Solved the meta. Submitted the answer after looking it up to confirm its existence. (How does Mike create these things? Need emoji showing amazement.)
Cynthia
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We will let you tell us on Monday.
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Count me LAS. So many rabbit holes. Like Alice, "I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth."
Climbing out to find a stool at Isaac's for the duration.
Climbing out to find a stool at Isaac's for the duration.
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Please be careful not to disclose too much about the nature of the meta answer before the deadline.
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Brian, I was going to ask you about spoilerish (either intended or not) comments. Wendy used to be the Spoiler Police, but she abdicated that role a long time ago. I suppose as the admin guy, you can just delete the comment. We are kind people here on this blog, and sometimes the desire to help results in a hint, which we are not permitted to do. A private message, on the other hand, can be a big help.
Btw, I don’t know what you are referring to in your comment!
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Testing. Earlier I submitted a post, from the road. I must admit, it didn’t say much. Just that I’M NOT GETTIN’ THE META! But not yet looking for a clue (via email) yet. Sorry if I need to test; I’m still getting used to this format (though loving it!).
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Good Saturday morning fellow Muggles. An interesting construction by Mike this week. And welcome to our newest muggles. We have almost 30 new muggles since we migrated to this site. The week we have ImOnToo, Jeffrey Gale, azdataboy (who posted a couple of weeks ago but was not on the ship or shore), jimmyjam, and bee to bring us up to 376 in our clan
So far we have 6 on the ship and 63 on the shore.
Keeping Isaac company at least for now are:
Sheila
Jennifer
Kay
SewYoung
Janet P
and Chris
At the Tiki bar or bathing on the beach are
Leslie
moi
Tom M
Wendy
Tony
Laura
Meg
Toby
Tina
Al
Barbara K
Frankie
Les
a3jay
geeteebee
scooby
Hector
Fred
Mark L
Steve T
Darryl
Anita
ImOnToo
Tom S
Steveb
Bird Lives
BrianMac
ALS
Tom Wilson
31Down
Gerry
Steven W
Jeffrey
oldjudge
Jeffrey G
drabble
Julie
azdataboy
Beth A
Ed S
inca
Cindy
Andrew B
Frank
Don S
Paul
Stucmn
David K
Kris
Heidi
Joseph B
Tim M
Matt C
Mary F
Jimmyjam
Jack
Beth C
Bill
Jim and Anita
Jeff P
bee
Jeremy Smith
and Cynthia J
Monday I will have a question for Wendy and any other editors.
So far we have 6 on the ship and 63 on the shore.
Keeping Isaac company at least for now are:
Sheila
Jennifer
Kay
SewYoung
Janet P
and Chris
At the Tiki bar or bathing on the beach are
Leslie
moi
Tom M
Wendy
Tony
Laura
Meg
Toby
Tina
Al
Barbara K
Frankie
Les
a3jay
geeteebee
scooby
Hector
Fred
Mark L
Steve T
Darryl
Anita
ImOnToo
Tom S
Steveb
Bird Lives
BrianMac
ALS
Tom Wilson
31Down
Gerry
Steven W
Jeffrey
oldjudge
Jeffrey G
drabble
Julie
azdataboy
Beth A
Ed S
inca
Cindy
Andrew B
Frank
Don S
Paul
Stucmn
David K
Kris
Heidi
Joseph B
Tim M
Matt C
Mary F
Jimmyjam
Jack
Beth C
Bill
Jim and Anita
Jeff P
bee
Jeremy Smith
and Cynthia J
Monday I will have a question for Wendy and any other editors.
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Got this one quickly with the help of my daughter Emma. We are ashore at the Tiki bar enjoying a mai tai.
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I'll have to give some thought on how to handle it (I am open to suggestions). Spoilers are easy, like the person who posted "body" on WSJ a few weeks ago. Last week, I deleted a post that had the word MEXICO in it (in a non-accidental way). But there are judgment calls like some comments this week that seem to me to be a pretty big hint. But no one has said anything so maybe it's just me. I don't want to have a stricter policy here than at the old site. Or looser for that matter.Meg wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 11:40 amBrian, I was going to ask you about spoilerish (either intended or not) comments. Wendy used to be the Spoiler Police, but she abdicated that role a long time ago. I suppose as the admin guy, you can just delete the comment. We are kind people here on this blog, and sometimes the desire to help results in a hint, which we are not permitted to do. A private message, on the other hand, can be a big help.
Btw, I don’t know what you are referring to in your comment!
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Which comments this week? Clearly, they are not helping me. I'm still LAS.BrianMac wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 1:11 pmI'll have to give some thought on how to handle it (I am open to suggestions). Spoilers are easy, like the person who posted "body" on WSJ a few weeks ago. Last week, I deleted a post that had the word MEXICO in it (in a non-accidental way). But there are judgment calls like some comments this week that seem to me to be a pretty big hint. But no one has said anything so maybe it's just me. I don't want to have a stricter policy here than at the old site. Or looser for that matter.Meg wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 11:40 amBrian, I was going to ask you about spoilerish (either intended or not) comments. Wendy used to be the Spoiler Police, but she abdicated that role a long time ago. I suppose as the admin guy, you can just delete the comment. We are kind people here on this blog, and sometimes the desire to help results in a hint, which we are not permitted to do. A private message, on the other hand, can be a big help.
Btw, I don’t know what you are referring to in your comment!
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