"Bit Parts" - May 7, 2021

[LaPetiteFlora]

We are onshore with our first instinct finally confirmed after many rabbit holes

[Horsesense]

Ashore.

I didn’t see anyone mention another “nudge rule”...

“If you receive a ‘nudge’ or ‘check’ then please do not submit an answer”

[Bob cruise director]

Good morning and happy Mother's Day to all the muggle mothers, grandmothers and any mothers to be.

It has been a busy muggle blog since yesterday as we now have 9 on the ship and 221 on the shore.

Joining Isaac in the ship's bar since yesterday are
joes
mlvilv
Diane


while making their way to shore are: (although a couple were there yesterday and I missed them in the crowd)

cbarbee
JimJim
OGuyDave
JeanneC
Grover
copperriver
Nalugirl
BreeZynCO
dudeski
zacmoretz
JennyByrd
rexthree
iblinked
Natalie
pookie
ColeTrain
TeaJenny
auee89
Big Mac
bread-girl
Colin
Collegetowngirl
ChrisWill
John77
eagle1279
sphorning
Burak
Wordsmith
Scott L
LaPetiteFlora

Have a great day all and good luck winning the mug

[MatthewL]

Still keeping Isaac company. Nothing is coming to light, but maybe inspiration will hit me while out on the golf course. That'll be my last hope since i've been struggling since Thursday evening.

There are no Par (2) holes, but I hope you birdie a Par (3).

Enjoy your game!

They're all Par 2 in Putt-Putt. Just saying.

[hunkra]

Whew -- am finally ashore (Happy Mother's Day to me! ) Just checked my final answer with boharr and thankfully I was correct. Over-complicating per usual. I am wondering how many of us suffer from that particular predilection -- there's probably a special section of Isaac's reserved just for us. Ready for my chaise lounge and ice cold Whisky Sour (despite the lingering chilly temps).

[SReh26]

Kudos to boharr for helping us newbies learn to swim!

[SReh26]

Ashore.

I didn’t see anyone mention another “nudge rule”...

“If you receive a ‘nudge’ or ‘check’ then please do not submit an answer”

what is a check? a confirmation that we are correct in our answer?

[mlvilv]

ashore but only with the help of a nudge. or two

[anaerobe]

On shore, I think. Submitted, but not clearing any mantle space yet.

Edit: Thanks SReh26 for the confirmation! Now I can focus on my Mother's Day quiche.

[Geezer Weezer]

Ashore.

[Horsesense]

Ashore.

I didn’t see anyone mention another “nudge rule”...

“If you receive a ‘nudge’ or ‘check’ then please do not submit an answer”

what is a check? a confirmation that we are correct in our answer?

A “check” is confirmation that you do or do not have the same answer as another muggle... and is essentially the same thing as a nudge.

[Notbitter]

On shore.

[SReh26]

Ashore.

I didn’t see anyone mention another “nudge rule”...

“If you receive a ‘nudge’ or ‘check’ then please do not submit an answer”

what is a check? a confirmation that we are correct in our answer?

A “check” is confirmation that you do or do not have the same answer as another muggle... and is essentially the same thing as a nudge.

ok, so next time, if I want to submit, I have to wait until Sunday evening to find out if Im right and celebrate victory - or else not submit. A tough choice if I ever heard of one! Devilish I say! Fiendish! But I will comply!

[boharr]

what is a check? a confirmation that we are correct in our answer?

A “check” is confirmation that you do or do not have the same answer as another muggle... and is essentially the same thing as a nudge.

ok, so next time, if I want to submit, I have to wait until Sunday evening to find out if Im right and celebrate victory - or else not submit. A tough choice if I ever heard of one! Devilish I say! Fiendish! But I will comply!

In his wise nudge guidance, our esteemed Cruise Director has written: "Most muggles who get more than a gentle nudge may claim that they are on shore (solved) although some also stay on the ship (counted as unsolved) but won't submit to the WSJ - however all this is a personal decision."

I'm with Bob.

[SReh26]

A “check” is confirmation that you do or do not have the same answer as another muggle... and is essentially the same thing as a nudge.

ok, so next time, if I want to submit, I have to wait until Sunday evening to find out if Im right and celebrate victory - or else not submit. A tough choice if I ever heard of one! Devilish I say! Fiendish! But I will comply!

In his wise nudge guidance, our esteemed Cruise Director has written: "Most muggles who get more than a gentle nudge may claim that they are on shore (solved) although some also stay on the ship (counted as unsolved) but won't submit to the WSJ - however all this is a personal decision."

I'm with Bob.

I guess this teaches the virtue of patience, then. I think it would be almost unbearable to have the answer and have to wait all weekend. Could cause dizziness, chest pain and acid reflux...

Who invented these rules? Lao Tzu? Machiavelli?

I guess the good news is, usually when you get the right answer, it clicks and you know you’re right.

[John77]

First time on shore in about a month, so it'll be crowded. I'm vaccinated, so you can have a beer or ten with me.

And, fresh from the wilds of urban Chicago...

My daughter moved from the urban wilds of The Windy City (first Skokie, then the Ravenswood neighborhood) to the southern urban wilds of St. Petersburg, Florida. She kept hearing noises in the crawl space under her house and set up a webcam. This is the first she's seen of her guests during daylight!Alma's possums.png

If she keeps the camera set up, let us know when the armadillos displace the possums.

[KayW]

A “check” is confirmation that you do or do not have the same answer as another muggle... and is essentially the same thing as a nudge.

ok, so next time, if I want to submit, I have to wait until Sunday evening to find out if Im right and celebrate victory - or else not submit. A tough choice if I ever heard of one! Devilish I say! Fiendish! But I will comply!

In his wise nudge guidance, our esteemed Cruise Director has written: "Most muggles who get more than a gentle nudge may claim that they are on shore (solved) although some also stay on the ship (counted as unsolved) but won't submit to the WSJ - however all this is a personal decision."

I'm with Bob.

@SReh26 IMHO once you've submitted, you absolutely can check privately with other shore-claiming muggles to see if you got the same answer. It's like asking your classmate "whadja get on question 2?" after the exam's over but before the results are released. Not gonna change the result, but at least you'll know your score.

[SReh26]

ok - that sounds more fair!

[Scraps]

Was on a literal boat when the puzzle came out Thursday. Disembarked yesterday. Arrived home this afternoon.
Obviously, the meta commanded my attention before the two week's worth of unread mail. Ashore. Fun puzzle.

[DrTom]

Ashore.

I didn’t see anyone mention another “nudge rule”...

“If you receive a ‘nudge’ or ‘check’ then please do not submit an answer”

Well my feeling is that if you get a “check” (I.e. your mechanism and answer is correct) then You did solve and SHOULD submit. If you were REALLY close and the check or nudges made it clear enough to submit the you should. If the nudge/check moved you 180 degrees or more then no because submitting at that point doesn’t really represent your thoughts but rather your budgers thoughts, if you Do submit you must include THAT you got help though not WHO helped.