"Eton Must Change" January 10, 2025

[Jarrod]

Ashore! Trying a Wisconsin Old Fashioned tonight.

[BigPear]

I keep thinking of SpongeBob: Now,Gary, we can do this the hard way or the easy way. Or the medium way. Or the semi medium easy hard way. Or the sort of hard with a touch of awkward easy difficult challenging way.

[Laurab]

Ashore

[hoover]

Ashore! Trying a Wisconsin Old Fashioned tonight.

Is that made with apple whiskey?

[whimsy]

Well, can't really say I'm still on the ship since I hopped off long ago when I saw what was clearly the path.

But working on it off and on over the past 48 hours has only given me a taste of what the answer could be -- most of the bits and bobs might be there, but the some assembly required bit has left me continuing to bob.

[Tom Wilson]

Ashore - finally!

[DrTom]

Fascinating reading this week, it has been a long time since there was this much controversy. I saw the 1st answer, then submitted the second answer and now see how one might consider a third, but it would be a "what made you go there?"

In the meantime I have been "muleing" around. Trader Joes' had some of their Triple Brew Ginger Beer so I had a Moscow Mule on Wednesday and figured, "well, what about a Tijuana Mule for Thursday". Today I had a Kentucky Mule (Buffalo Trace) so tomorrow perhaps a San Juan Mule? So far I think I like the Tijuana one best but hey I'll keep trying. I mean I have an Edinburgh Mule and a London Mule yet to try. I guess there is a Carolina Mountain Mule if I can get some white lightning....anything for science!

Monday should be interesting to hear the explanations and the recriminations...all in fun of course.

T

[Cindy N]

Ashore.

I expect there will be a great deal of discussion on this one continuing for quite some time.

[Joe Ross]

Now we're in for it:

Claudia's discovered AI.

[Ergcat]

Fascinating reading this week, it has been a long time since there was this much controversy. I saw the 1st answer, then submitted the second answer and now see how one might consider a third, but it would be a "what made you go there?"

T

What’s all this talk of 2nd and 3rd answers ? I got an answer that seems %? Guess we’ll see on Monday. In the meantime, I’m stuck at home due to a snow and ice storm yesterday here in SC. Hopefully it will melt by Monday. South Carolinians do not know how to drive in this and everything is closed.

[ELSavage]

Ashore!
For real this time! I finally got out of the rut I was stuck in, and this answer seems very solid.
I'm not sure about any third answer, but I eagerly anticipate the post-reveal discussion.

[clonefitz]

On the beach!

[batfella]

Ashore right after the zoom call.

[DennyB]

At the Tiki bar with my double Jack Daniels & Vernors on the rocks.
Go Lions!

[debbierudy]

Ashore! The snow keeps coming down here - cross country skis ready to go!

[Ben B]

Unbelievable puzzle! Thanks Matt. And thanks Don and Cynthia for the course correction.

I’m declaring beach and look forward to Monday discussion to see if it is the right shore.

[Katiedid]

Finally ashore. I can't believe I had to pick this up about 4 times before I got it. I think I was trying to avoid thinking about a certain thing.
Seems like 100% to me too.

[chart]

Ashore, and there is a VERY clear 1000% confirmation.

There are some other options if you go astray at the end and don't see the confirmation, but one answer is clearly correct.

[eagle1279]

OK, I'm gonna submit what I think is the clear answer and declare myself ashore. Will await Monday to find out what the controversy is.

[Steve M]

Ashore… or am I?