"Listen Up" - February 11, 2022

[Harbo]

Ashore. Determined to go down rabbit holes but stuck with Plan A

[Jackie88]

On shore!

[DannyCincinnnati]

Ashore! Coffee me!

[Bob cruise director]

Since I am tired of typing "shore" and since this is Super Bowl weekend and many of you are going to watch the game either as a nonfootball spouse or with a nonfootball spouse, I am posting a PSA based on 52 years of trying to teach my wife about football.

1) they wear helmets and not hats
2) they wear uniforms and not suits
3) they wear cleats and not shoes
4) it is the Bengals playing and not the Tigers. The Tigers are a Detroit baseball team
5) offensive players can not tackle the defensive players
6) don't ask on a kickoff why all the players are running in the same direction
7) listen to the announcers, sometimes they actually say something of value - not often but sometimes
8) pay enough attention to know when they are playing a replay vs live TV
9) don't ask for an explanation when the officials are trying to sort things out
10) if you want to understand what happened and someone backs up the DVR to show you, pay attention

[Flying_Burrito]

9) don't ask for an explanation when the officials are trying to sort things out

If I got a $1 for every time I said that to my wife I would be sending my meta answers from a mansion in the Caribbeans

[anaerobe]

Since I am tired of typing "shore" and since this is Super Bowl weekend and many of you are going to watch the game either as a nonfootball spouse or with a nonfootball spouse, I am posting a PSA based on 52 years of trying to teach my wife about football.

1) they wear helmets and not hats
2) they wear uniforms and not suits
3) they wear cleats and not shoes
4) it is the Bengals playing and not the Tigers. The Tigers are a Detroit baseball team
5) offensive players can not tackle the defensive players
6) don't ask on a kickoff why all the players are running in the same direction
7) listen to the announcers, sometimes they actually say something of value - not often but sometimes
8) pay enough attention to know when they are playing a replay vs live TV
9) don't ask for an explanation when the officials are trying to sort things out
10) if you want to understand what happened and someone backs up the DVR to show you, pay attention

Required pre-game reading for sure. Many thanks.

While my spouse's football IQ is higher than most, it's the overtime rules that furrow her brow....and consequently, mine. Perhaps those could be an honorable mention to your list.

Go Pats!!

[mheberlingx100]

Required pre-game reading for sure. Many thanks.

While my spouse's football IQ is higher than most, it's the overtime rules that furrow her brow....and consequently, mine. Perhaps those could be an honorable mention to your list.

Go Pats!!

My wife cares nothing about football. She grew up in SF in the 70's, and for years she used to ask about the Oakland Raiders. And I would remind her, no it's the LA Raiders now. By the time she got used to that, i had to tell her no, it's the Oakland Raiders again. Eventually she got used to that, but now I have to tell her it's the Las Vegas Raiders. She at the point now where she stops asking,

[BarbaraK]

This is a special for @Wendy Walker and others that are not interested in the Super Bowl.

Here are some of the things more unusual things you can bet on - these are called props so you can impress your spouse/significant other who thinks you know nothing
…
And there are probably many more but you could casually mention that you put $100 on one of these bets to shock everyone.

I don’t think you really understand the psychology of us non-sports people. If I tell a sports fan that I bet that “an offensive lineman score a TD” they’ll want to discuss what an offensive lineman is and how likely he might score and such. Yawn. If I just say, “Good luck. Hope your team gets lots of home runs,” they’ll roll their eyes and change the subject to something we’re both interested in.

I am curious though about some of the things people bet on that don’t seem random. For those related to actually playing the game, I assume the incentives to play as well as possible are greater than the incentives to make a particular bet work out. But the guy who buys the Gatorade? Couldn’t he make a tidy profit by getting the right color - enough to risk getting fired if caught?

[jrdad]

Ashore. I'm with DrTom; when in doubt...

[Bob cruise director]

Good Saturday morning muggles and welcome to the very crowded shore with 229 muggles struggling to get a drink at the Tiki bars

And we have several new muggles this week - Jaye Baldwin, David Farragut, hottieruth, ducati_luv, and cfunkho. It is always great to welcome our newest muggles and if you have any questions please feel free to ask. Under Come Aboard, there is a wealth of background material on us and hints of how to attack and solve metas. Also under Other Meta Crossword Puzzles, there are links to various other fun metas

The long list of those on the shore are:

docison
stmv
Gman
benchen71
Beth A
Jordanian
paige
darth
Cap'n Rick
Georgeall
C=64
Scott M
Jace54
joequavis
pjc
Joe R
Jim and Anita
SamanthaA
girubato1
oldjudge
Meg
Laura
ky-mike
Schmeel
Larrry
Cindy
Barbara K
joevdz
sharkicicles
Jeremy
Steveb
b4alltime
Omnibus
copperriver
Lee-Ann
Deb
jhseeman
DCBilly
cfunkho
ajk
mattythewsjpuzzler
Al
Wendy
NebFaninCA
boharr
Chris
Bill
MatthewL
Homer
michaelm
Ergcat
joe
Janet P
CallMeShane
escapeartist
Commodore
hunkra
NuYear68
ducati_luv
Dow Jones
Bird Lives
dplass
David K
BrennerTJ
Thurman8er
sanmilton
mbryant
whimsy
Magistra
ladybird
BEACHEDWHALE
ZooAnimalsOnWheels
Jack
Heidi
Inca
Eric P
Zagman49
Littlegreycells
Dannyvee
Beth T
JimJim
LittleGood
TeaJenny
streroto
MarkWoychick
Diane
Glyn
patpatchica
Cindy N
Mike H
CPJohnson
Glorfindel
Josh
cbarbee
Guffman
SewYoung
hottieruth
Tmart
woozy
Acari
Miki
mindle
RDaleHall
ADS
Tina
Toby
Moi
dk letter
Richard
Dennis
drbockel2
BensMom
Franklin
Nlobb
Beth C
otlaolap
Les
M and M
Shirley
GTIJohnny
dudeski
meowmiao71
EVJ
TeamDoubleTow
higgysue
minimuggle
haydendog
JeanneC
Flying_Burrito
Joes and Natasha
auee89
EmilyW
cinny
femullen
Chantellebeal
Hammertime
barney
MajorDomoTom
HeadinHome
Lube On
MaineMarge
Timon30
Brian M
Prozach
Trey and Marion
rosiegirl
DrTom
Henry Paul
hoover
mthurner
Tom Wi
ALS
DannyWalter
bradisbrad
802puzzler
Puzzle mom
Katiedid
Dave C
Plymouth Rock
Hidden in 3D
mlvilv
SingleMalt
TomandDenise
John77
coffeefrog
Rita and George
sf592000
ErikThor
Danimal
BobDylan
lbray
ImOnToo
livpolfan
katnahat
kamashdas
Tomgebhard
Lyman
MamaE
Adajeo
turbotron
Hamrock
relic (and Maggie)
Elizabeyth
Kay
Ann
Jennifer
Jean
Grover
Nadine
D B Miller
Joseph B
mitchel674
JerryF
jimbo1
David Ferragut
Jaye Baldwin
FeelingSlow
aaugusti
Joepickett
rjy
Bonnibel
Harbo
SusieG
PQ63
HunterX
Crest
Susan G
Jackie88
Colin
bread-girl
rolias
Ben B and son
RichA2
eagle1279
diplomatt
Olof
Doug M
Notbitter
iblinked
BreeZynCO
Natalie
Rad26
Ron
Powers2020
Jarrod
periperi
Deedi
DannyCincinatti
jrdad

Good luck winning the elusive mug

[caf.caf]

Ashore:)

[Limerick Savant]

I got so dizzy trying to solve last week’s meta that I went under swimming in circles but I am happy to say I am now sitting on the beach with the widest of grins after finishing the grid and meta last night and composing my two part salute this morning. Somehow I see a theme emerging.

[LuscombeDriver]

Got it - on shore!

[woozy]

If I just say, “Good luck. Hope your team gets lots of home runs,” they’ll roll their eyes and change the subject to something we’re both interested in.

Oh my gosh, I'll have to try that some day!

[iggystan]

On shore.

Just started this morning, crossword and meta done in 10 minutes. Never saw last week's, head-slapper upon seeing the solution (I was a software engineer no less).

[PHOFER]

Ashore without swimming in circles. Thanks Matt!

[Scott M]

I'm dumb again. Any nudges? I'll blame it on the vertigo I've had for two days.

That is absolutely miserable. If you haven't tried the Epley Maneuver, it's worth a shot. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/ ... y-maneuver

[Janet P]

I wondered if anyone ever gets the wordle on try 2. I am always happy to get it on the 3rd row like today.
But then, I was happy to solve the meta on a Thursday on page 6!!!

I’ve read many folks start with ADIEU, so that would have given U__E_.
Today’s Wordle not unimaginable from that perspective?

Until NYT erased my stats, I think I had a few solves on the second try.
I do use a different beginning word every day just for the variety.

But for all the engineers on here, is anyone else doing the Mathler? <https://www.mathler.com/>
It offers easy, medium, and hard levels and is almost as much fun as wordle.

[OliviaL]

Ashore!

[pookie]

I'm ashore, Bob.