"One Thing Leads To Another" - February 4, 2022

[Colin]

I am on the shore,
Been here before, but at least
I am on the shore!

[Kas]

...that feeling when you know you really should be getting the Meta, but you're not, and you're thinking you're an idiot, but you keep staring at the dratted thing because you're nothing if not stubborn, and your spouse/significant other is laughing at you, but you'll show them, oh yes, YOU'LL SHOW THEM...

(Or in Muggle shorthand: "Hanging out with Isaac.")

[tmk]

...that feeling when you know you really should be getting the Meta, but you're not, and you're thinking you're an idiot, but you keep staring at the dratted thing because you're nothing if not stubborn, and your spouse/significant other is laughing at you, but you'll show them, oh yes, YOU'LL SHOW THEM...

(Or in Muggle shorthand: "Hanging out with Isaac.")

not sure who isaac is (still new-ish here), but i'm right there with you guys. i had the grid DONE by 2:25pm Mtn time on THURSDAY and i thought for sure i could make it onto the coveted page 1. or even page 2. but alas. here we are on saturday and i'm still lost in the deep sea. missed the group solve friday afternoon (if there was one?) so im just bobbing around out here with neither compass nor charts.

[Joe Ross]

not sure who isaac is

You may not see Isaac at the left of this site's banner, if you only access this site via your phone. Isaac is Your Ship's Bartender.

(In this post, click on Isaac's photo or link. I dare you.)

[sunpie]

Hi all! This is my first meta! I was introduced by my aunt (CopperRiver). I just completed the puzzle and submitted my answer. Can’t wait for next week’s puzzle

[tmk]

not sure who isaac is

You may not see Isaac at the left of this site's banner, if you only access this site via your phone. Isaac is Your Ship's Bartender.

(In this post, click on Isaac's photo or link. I dare you.)

HOLY SHEET! (sailing pun hahaha)

THAT WAS FANTASTIC! maybe made my day. i love him so much! especially for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival shirt!

Thank you, @Joe Ross )))

[CopperRiver]

Hi all! This is my first meta! I was introduced by my aunt (CopperRiver). I just completed the puzzle and submitted my answer. Can’t wait for next week’s puzzle

Welcome ! Glad to have another muggle in the fam.

[Bob cruise director]

Hi all! This is my first meta! I was introduced by my aunt (CopperRiver). I just completed the puzzle and submitted my answer. Can’t wait for next week’s puzzle

Welcome to the clan

Does YoungestCopperRiver do the metas still?

[Barney]

FINALLY!

I had the "trick" very early on but darned if I could put it together. Turns out I put it together very early on but just did not see it. It is incredibly frustrating when I do that, but then just as incredibly delightful when I do the DOH head-slap and see the light! Count me ashore please.

I'd put "Keeps missing the Obvious" on my list of things I hate, except that list already includes:

1. Lists
2. Irony
3. Lists
4. Repetition
E. Inconsistency

You hate irony? I love irony.

Definitely beats the alternative.

[Jackie88]

On shore! Nice one

[DrTom]

FINALLY!

I had the "trick" very early on but darned if I could put it together. Turns out I put it together very early on but just did not see it. It is incredibly frustrating when I do that, but then just as incredibly delightful when I do the DOH head-slap and see the light! Count me ashore please.

I'd put "Keeps missing the Obvious" on my list of things I hate, except that list already includes:

1. Lists
2. Irony
3. Lists
4. Repetition
E. Inconsistency

You hate irony? I love irony.

Definitely beats the alternative. 18258E70-C9CC-4E3C-A709-7D079695A0BB.jpeg

I didn't always hate it, it used to be tinny, but then I got a call from Tim. So I switched to Steely, but that seemed to upset Dan. Finally I changed to Irony because I thought that would be fairer (in the end though it turned out to be ferric). Gosh, I do love the Punic wars!

[ajk]

Have stared off and on several times over the past few days but don't even have a starting place. So probably just going to sample any new offerings Isaac has to offer.

[tmk]

FINALLY!

I had the "trick" very early on but darned if I could put it together. Turns out I put it together very early on but just did not see it. It is incredibly frustrating when I do that, but then just as incredibly delightful when I do the DOH head-slap and see the light! Count me ashore please.

I'd put "Keeps missing the Obvious" on my list of things I hate, except that list already includes:

1. Lists
2. Irony
3. Lists
4. Repetition
E. Inconsistency

You hate irony? I love irony.

Definitely beats the alternative. 18258E70-C9CC-4E3C-A709-7D079695A0BB.jpeg

I didn't always hate it, it used to be tinny, but then I got a call from Tim. So I switched to Steely, but that seemed to upset Dan. Finally I changed to Irony because I thought that would be fairer (in the end though it turned out to be ferric). Gosh, I do love the Punic wars!

Punic Warrior.jpg

this is a masterpiece

[bread-girl]

Made it to the shore! I had almost given up but then got the oh so sweet aha moment.

[Henry Paul]

Reaction Friday: Any time a page 1-3 muggle writes "fantastic" or "great construction" or "amazing" it's wordplay for "you're never going to solve this in a million years so be happy sitting at the bar with Isaac."

Reaction Saturday: Thank you Mike for another brilliantly constructed puzzle, and it's our first Saturday solve.

Enjoying the sand with the rest of y'all. Dry January is over, but I'm kinda extending for a bit, so once more a sparkling water with a twist.

Stay safe.

[KscX]

not sure who isaac is

You may not see Isaac at the left of this site's banner, if you only access this site via your phone. Isaac is Your Ship's Bartender.

(In this post, click on Isaac's photo or link. I dare you.)

WAIT WHAT!?!!! How?

[benchen71]

Hi all! This is my first meta! I was introduced by my aunt (CopperRiver). I just completed the puzzle and submitted my answer. Can’t wait for next week’s puzzle

There are lots of other metas to do while you wait:

1. MMM - Muggle Meta Mondays
2. MOAT - Metas On A Tuesday (I construct these)
3. MEOW - Madhatter's Enigma on Wednesdays

Plenty of metas for you to get stuck into while waiting for WSJ Friday to roll back around!

[hcbirker]

Finally! On shore! Where's that cabana boy, I need a drink!

[Ann]

On the shore! A very satisfying puzzle.

[debbierudy]

Ashore - good one!