"Three by Three" - November 5, 2021

[minimuggle]

FYI, we have a Muggle running in the New York City Marathon tomorrow: Mini-Muggle! Let's all cheer her on from wherever we are this week, ship or shore!

Thanks Wendy, believe me it will be easier than this meta which I could not solve. Matt really is sadistic.

[minimuggle]

I'm finally onshore with help from Wendy and Boharr. Thanks so so much for that. I won't submit but I feel fulfilled anyway. Happy weekend to everyone.

[hayburner]

Ashore! Surprised how quickly that fell in once.. well once we noticed something weird.

[rosiegirl]

Jumping back and forth between the puzzle and the Breeders Cup. Was successful in the last race...not any where near success with this meta.

[BarbaraK]

Sick construction.

Is that sick or slick?

Depends on your generation, I believe.

[patpatchica]

All these people who see something or notice something… then there’s me - perpetually caught in a rip tide swimming parallel to the shore.

[TeamDoubleTow]

We are very much on the boat. Last week we were so close but Fraudster and not recognizing Keats as an odist kept us from getting to the finish line. This week... nothing. If any one wants to talk through ideas in the muggle Zoom room...

[HunterX]

Finally got around to working on the puzzle this evening with Seattle son. Daughter could not attend the zoom. And they often spot oddities my son and I miss.

So I'm at the bar with Isac. (Oh, wait... He said FIVE letters...) Isaac.

Still struggling with the MMMM as well. So it's really getting confusing as I jump back and forth. "Isaac! Another round, please!"

[markhr]

On shore at last, without any help. A KAS 3 experience, for sure. What an amazing puzzle.

I've seen that mechanism used only one other time (no details).
Sometimes being a veteran solver pays off.

[DrTom]

I'm finally onshore with help from Wendy and Boharr. Thanks so so much for that. I won't submit but I feel fulfilled anyway. Happy weekend to everyone.

Hoping that the collectives good wishes of all your Muggle community speeds you through, I mean I may solve a week 5 MGWCC alone someday, but I KNOW I will never run a marathon.!

[pookie]

Bob the cruise director quote:
"Next before we get onto any dart throwing, the subject of teaming, collaboration, hints, nudges and such has been discussed a lot over the years. How you solve the meta and with whom (Wendy is it whom or who?) is a very personal decision. Some prefer to solve solo and some prefer to collaborate. And as you may have seen from the comments, do not confuse solving, being on shore and sending in an answer to the WSJ. This is a judgement call for each of us so just enjoy the moment."
You all may consider this dart throwing. So be it.
I commented quite awhile ago about "nudges". On that particular week it seemed like every other post was asking for a "nudge"
This week, on page 2, on Friday MORNING (post#29) a group solve via Zoom was in the works.
Then by Friday afternoon (post #73)..."a dozen relieved and thirsty Muggles will be heading his way after an amazingly productive and fun Zoom Group Solve!"
So, will the Muggle Group Zoom meeting be next Thursday @ 1:01p.m. EST?
After we solve the puzzle we can all share what we're getting for Christmas, after we've re-wrapped them and put them back under the tree of course.

[HeadinHome]

How you solve the meta and with whom (Wendy is it whom or who?) is a very personal decision.

I’m sure you meant the Original Wendy, but this Wendy is a wordsmith and grammarian also (AND a knitter to boot… I’m really just a Wendy Walker wannabe) … and the answer is WHOM. You can always turn your phrase into a question incorporating either HE or HIM. If you choose “HE” use “WHO”; if you choose “HIM” choose “WHOM.” -

Ex.:
“How you solve the meta and with WHO/WHOM is a very personal decision.” ==> I solved that with HIM. (With WHOM? With HIM)

Yer welcome.

P.S. Thank you for the Oxford comma, too.

[cbarbee002]

Missed the zoom, who, wha. . . . man, I'm waaayyyyy behind. Took a trip last week to the great SW, and it never disappoints. So, while I'm clueless about the WSJ puzzle (zeroing in on MGWCC), at least I can reminisce about the scenery. . . .

[mrmd]

It’s Sunday lunchtime here in Tokyo - if anyone in the US is still up and willing to give me nudge I am more than happy to PM you with the rabbits I have lined up so far.

[DrTom]

Bob the cruise director quote:
"Next before we get onto any dart throwing, the subject of teaming, collaboration, hints, nudges and such has been discussed a lot over the years. How you solve the meta and with whom (Wendy is it whom or who?) is a very personal decision. Some prefer to solve solo and some prefer to collaborate. And as you may have seen from the comments, do not confuse solving, being on shore and sending in an answer to the WSJ. This is a judgement call for each of us so just enjoy the moment."
You all may consider this dart throwing. So be it.
I commented quite awhile ago about "nudges". On that particular week it seemed like every other post was asking for a "nudge"
This week, on page 2, on Friday MORNING (post#29) a group solve via Zoom was in the works.
Then by Friday afternoon (post #73)..."a dozen relieved and thirsty Muggles will be heading his way after an amazingly productive and fun Zoom Group Solve!"
So, will the Muggle Group Zoom meeting be next Thursday @ 1:01p.m. EST?
After we solve the puzzle we can all share what we're getting for Christmas, after we've re-wrapped them and put them back under the tree of course.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and to their way of solving and whether to ask for or give nudges. We are after all not competing for a million dollars, a lung, a kidney or the right to represent our City, State, Country.

Solving the meta is fun to be sure, but the Muggle community, and by that I don't just mean the forum I mean the people, is such a fun, intelligent and downright funny group that meeting on Tuesdays, working on a puzzle together, collaborating to get an appearance by Isaac, or to honor one of the site admins far surpasses any tangible object. I do not look on this as a contest, and I'd bet that none of the people who solved in the group submitted for the mug. The prize WAS the collaboration and as long as we don't blurt out the answer on the forum and ruin anyone's fun then what is the harm?

I understand purists, I do. For much of my life I was one and often a disgruntled one because I missed some of the fun of those who were willing to try something different. I must also admit that I probably chastised those who weren't doing it the right way (i.e. mine). I regret that because it served me no benefit and probably either hurt or annoyed others.

If you wish to solve alone, I accept your particular choice and will not launch into a diatribe about how you are missing a good deal of the fun of a community of VERY smart, clever and amusing people. But remember that is your choice, not ours and if there is a Muggle Zoom called for Thursday at 12:02 I'll be there. The past year or so has brought little distraction and levity, and most of what there was came from this forum and these people. If it is all the same to you I will continue to enjoy that,

[Gman]

Ashore. Wow. I could never solve this on my own. Ever. I think Gaffney is definitely building a laser in a lair on the side.

[Joey Avocado]

Stuck.

Any nudges accepted, please

[MaineMarge]

Like last week, I’ve been Zoomed ASHORE by the LifeFlight crew. They brought me directly here to the ICU (Incoherent Crossworder Unit) for revival. Apparently I’d had 3 too many with Isaac. Guess I’m now limited to 4% ABV-
At least I think that’s what the IV on the container above me means

Complete this phrase: Never in a _____ _____.

[Commodore]

Looks like a fun crowd at the ship’s bar. Room for the Commodore, perchance?

[MatthewL]

I forgot -- Daylight Savings Time. Great. Another hour to agonize over a meta I'm never going to get.