In restless dreams I solved alone.....
"Three Little Words" - August 6, 2021
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Also on shore (post #283, sorry if I missed an earlier update).Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 8:54 pm Good evening Muggles
Before our final report we have two more new muggles - Bill Swerski 13 and little pigeon
And we close with 9 on the ship and 215 on the shore.
Littlepigeon joined the group with Isaac for the week
and taking the last tenders to the shore are
Jean
WSJosh
Flying_Burrito
iggystan
pookie
Gman
CPJohnson
Bird Lives
eagle1279
JAQT
Bill Swerski 13
and just squeeking in before I closed the ledger Littlegreycells
Good luck winning the mug and stay safe
For all the new muggles, we have a zoom call at 7:30 pm EDT on Tuesday. Details at viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1003
Check out this very cool project by many of your favorite muggles to raise money to fight cancer. You get a fun puzzle bundle and good causes get $. Win-win: Crosswords for Cancer
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90's. 90's - huh late comer!!! No Coke, Pepsi darn it!Bill_Swerski_13 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 10:07 pmThree Little Words for you: "Ditka", "Ditka", and.... "Ditka"!JAQT wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 6:58 pmWelcome to "Da Muggles"!Bill_Swerski_13 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 5:52 pm A late-breaking journey ashore on my first day as a Muggle. Hooray! Now it's pizza time.
(Hoping there are some fans out there of SNL from the 90s)
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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Let's go Yankees!
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Cheeburger! Cheeburger!DrTom wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 10:31 pm90's. 90's - huh late comer!!! No Coke, Pepsi darn it!Bill_Swerski_13 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 10:07 pmThree Little Words for you: "Ditka", "Ditka", and.... "Ditka"!
You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me. ~C.S. Lewis
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Neath my iPad got a finger cramp
But I want to be a Muggle champ
And my sighs were caused by the flash of a Shenk named Mike
Who I still like
But must go Zoom with clients
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No coke, pepsi! If only Belushi had lived those words. . .DrTom wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 10:31 pm90's. 90's - huh late comer!!! No Coke, Pepsi darn it!Bill_Swerski_13 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 10:07 pmThree Little Words for you: "Ditka", "Ditka", and.... "Ditka"!
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We have obviously overlooked S&G's much more apropos tune, The Solver!
I am just a Muggle, though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my insistence
On a pocketful of nudges, some are promising
Others lie in jest. still, a man sees what he wants to see and overlooks the rest
When I left dinner and my family, I used a common ploy
Sought the company of solvers in the quiet of an online nation, running scared
Laying low, seeking out the smarter answers
Where the seasoned solvers go
Looking for the good hints only they would know
Try try try, try try try try try try try
Try try try
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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Jill from the Isle of Wight 🏝
Stared at the meta all night
wondering what she did wrong
but then, “oh I know that song!”
now she’s ashore with a Sprite
Bill from Ile de la Cite
wondered what led him astray
first he started to pray
it became clear as day
now he’s on shore and devil what may
Sue from Asheville, NC
the solution she just couldn’t see
so she went for a run and returned
it was done!
now she’s on the shore with sweet tea
Sam from Coeur d’Alene
is always considered quite keen
but the meta was tough
yet he had the right stuff
and he swam to shore for a Jim Beam
Ed from NOLA measures the sea
oh, some metas he’s solved two or three
he cannot tell you how
see he’s solving it now!
now look at that face full of glee
life is one of those things
you can’t really predict what it brings
though it can have its struggles
it also has Muggles
to boost up our spirits on wings
stay well everyone!! see you Thursday!
Stared at the meta all night
wondering what she did wrong
but then, “oh I know that song!”
now she’s ashore with a Sprite
Bill from Ile de la Cite
wondered what led him astray
first he started to pray
it became clear as day
now he’s on shore and devil what may
Sue from Asheville, NC
the solution she just couldn’t see
so she went for a run and returned
it was done!
now she’s on the shore with sweet tea
Sam from Coeur d’Alene
is always considered quite keen
but the meta was tough
yet he had the right stuff
and he swam to shore for a Jim Beam
Ed from NOLA measures the sea
oh, some metas he’s solved two or three
he cannot tell you how
see he’s solving it now!
now look at that face full of glee
life is one of those things
you can’t really predict what it brings
though it can have its struggles
it also has Muggles
to boost up our spirits on wings
stay well everyone!! see you Thursday!
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Considering our location, we should probably be wary of Land Sharks! Anyone for a Candygram?
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I think we’ve found our theme song and assistant mascot!DrTom wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 10:53 pmWe have obviously overlooked S&G's much more apropos tune, The Solver!
I am just a Muggle, though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my insistence
On a pocketful of nudges, some are promising
Others lie in jest. still, a man sees what he wants to see and overlooks the rest
When I left dinner and my family, I used a common ploy
Sought the company of solvers in the quiet of an online nation, running scared
Laying low, seeking out the smarter answers
Where the seasoned solvers go
Looking for the good hints only they would know
Try try try, try try try try try try try
Try try try
Dammit Jim.jpg
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Yeesh… Well, I printed a new puzzle and re-solved it, so to speak. While I can definitely say that I noticed something this time around which had somehow totally evaded me before, and that I have an idea of a meta answer that would probably fit, I’m still in the web-untangling stage. (No intentions of trying to submit anything this week, obviously. I’d just really love to crack it before the solution goes up.)
(To be clear, the web yet to be untangled is my own interpretation/perception of the grid, not the grid itself (or the mechanism, etc.). I fully believe everyone who’s noted how simple it all becomes once you see it; I think at this point I’m just stuck in that whole “can’t see the forest for the trees” mire. Looking forward to putting this week’s CC behind me!)
(To be clear, the web yet to be untangled is my own interpretation/perception of the grid, not the grid itself (or the mechanism, etc.). I fully believe everyone who’s noted how simple it all becomes once you see it; I think at this point I’m just stuck in that whole “can’t see the forest for the trees” mire. Looking forward to putting this week’s CC behind me!)
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Nudge/clarification sentlittlepigeon wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:09 pm Yeesh… Well, I printed a new puzzle and re-solved it, so to speak. While I can definitely say that I noticed something this time around which had somehow totally evaded me before, and that I have an idea of a meta answer that would probably fit, I’m still in the web-untangling stage. (No intentions of trying to submit anything this week, obviously. I’d just really love to crack it before the solution goes up.)
(To be clear, the web yet to be untangled is my own interpretation/perception of the grid, not the grid itself (or the mechanism, etc.). I fully believe everyone who’s noted how simple it all becomes once you see it; I think at this point I’m just stuck in that whole “can’t see the forest for the trees” mire. Looking forward to putting this week’s CC behind me!)
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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I can confirm that there should be a space between the “dots” if you’re working in MLA (and I *think* APA as well and possibly even Chicago, but I’d have to double check those). There are also specific rules about how to space / format ellipses depending on what its function is in the sentence or quotation (i.e., I believe the spacing used when quoting lines of poetry is different than in a scenario such as the one under discussion here).mntlblok wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 11:44 amCan't help thinking of Mark Twain's reports of his hilarious conversation's with his riverboat captain mentor.HunterX wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 11:00 amWell, "wheelhouse" is essentially a synonym for "pilot-house" though it has also been used to refer the encasing on a paddle wheel, the area of a mill where the wheel that is powered by water is housed, and even (we're talking 200 years ago) a place where wheels are stored. Though nowadays it is probably only used to refer to a person's strength or field of expertise.
But... I did think the question was regarding the "but." And any proper grammarian will tell you, it's spelled with an ellipsis: "But..." Ending a sentence with "but..." and leaving off the unfinished part in order to indicate that there are potentially many other possibilities which you can imagine for yourself, is quite common and not particularly regional.
At least it is in my experience, but...
Have become a utiliser of that "end of the sentence" ellipsis. Even read up on em and learnt (from one source) that there should be double spacing between those "dots".
(That said, whenever I’m writing anything informal online (in texts, on IG, etc.), I tend to forgo punctuation “rules” for the effect. The “but” not followed by ellipses would sound different than “but . . .,” in other words.)
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Well then he needs the proper logo!I think we’ve found our theme song and assistant mascot!
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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