Mick had 2 kids on her back while grandma was taking photos.
Bearcats may be lucky to stay in top 25 with today's performance. Tulsa's run defense was ranked beyond 100th in NCAA going into the game, but we made them look like a fence, yet it didn't stop us from running the ball up the middle for 2 yards 80% of plays. The consensus in our section was that Cincinnati could easily have had 24 to 28 points in the first half, if they'd pass, occasionally.
Defense was amazing.
An ugly win beats a loss!
"Horseplay" - October 18, 2019
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Joe Ross
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PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
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Julie O
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DrTom
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OMG! Paraphrasing My Fair Lady "I think he's got it, by George he's got it". If it is indeed what I believe I have discovered, and I can defend it pretty well then Mike goes directly to the Hall of Fame. Good Lord man how do you do that???? So, I'm going to count myself ashore, not proud of how I got there because I doggy paddled and then kicked some kid off his rubber raft, but sand I am.
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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Patty
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Like so many others I feel as though I should be able to get this one but can't. quite. get. there. At least I've got company at the bar!
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Patty
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jag
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Ashore! (and finally registered so I can post on this site, after the transition from the WSJ site).
Brilliant construction, MIke - absolutely incredible!
My only quibble is that I guessed the characters and then backsolved. Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see much guidance that would help one guess the characters? Well, more discussion Monday for sure.
Brilliant construction, MIke - absolutely incredible!
My only quibble is that I guessed the characters and then backsolved. Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see much guidance that would help one guess the characters? Well, more discussion Monday for sure.
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PeterLeea1a
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Feel like I know the mechanism but don't know where to start. LAS.
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MaineMarge
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Well, ashore at last. I was able to exit that leaky boat only with a good PM nudge - no, not Boris Johnson! - a kind Muggle. I told said friend I was glad for the help so that I could spend the rest of the weekend admiring the meta, rather than the alternative. And admiring it I surely am. I agree with others that this one takes the cake- even a better cake than we had last week.
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RDaleHall
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Hesitantly on shore after a lot of staring, but everything finally came together on a quiet Sunday AM.
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Bob cruise director
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Another new muggle. Welcome to the clan. If you have any questions, we are more than happy to answer.jag wrote: โSun Oct 20, 2019 8:09 am Ashore! (and finally registered so I can post on this site, after the transition from the WSJ site).
Brilliant construction, MIke - absolutely incredible!
My only quibble is that I guessed the characters and then backsolved. Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see much guidance that would help one guess the characters? Well, more discussion Monday for sure.
Did you post on the WSJ site?
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Bob cruise director
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More muggles. The more the better. Welcome to the clan. Good luck winning the mug.
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Beth C
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Got the grid easily enough, but stumped so far on the meta. I'm not giving up yet though. Hoping a light comes on soon!
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Still on the ship... (I think I was erroneously reported as ashore.)
This had been my longest streak ever -- 14 correct solves going back to 5July/H.G. Wells. When I began doing these however long ago, I found Matt Gaffney's metas the most challenging but now Mike/Marie gives me fits much more often.
Marge, I will be continuing on the stern garden project. Since it is well weeded, I'm thinking about putting in some bulbs for early spring color!
This had been my longest streak ever -- 14 correct solves going back to 5July/H.G. Wells. When I began doing these however long ago, I found Matt Gaffney's metas the most challenging but now Mike/Marie gives me fits much more often.
Marge, I will be continuing on the stern garden project. Since it is well weeded, I'm thinking about putting in some bulbs for early spring color!
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Many of these puzzles remind me of the book title Everything is Obvious . . . . Once You Know the Answer (a very good book by Duncan Watts). But this one is different. Even when I knew mechanism and what the answer was likely to be, it still took work to complete.
(I hope this wasn't a spoiler.)
(I hope this wasn't a spoiler.)
Jay
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Bob cruise director
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Good Sunday morning
Muggles are struggling ashore in dribs and drabs however the crowd on the ship is also growing. We have 19 on the ship and 73 on the shore.
And we have our three newest muggles - jag and RDaleHall and diplomatt - welcome to both and good luck winning the mug
Emerging to keep Isaac in business are
ErikThor
tim1217
Geoduck
Alexis'mom
Peter L
Janet P who I thought was on the shore
Brian Davidson
and Beth C
Arriving on the shore are
troysail
Laura
diplomat
Juliet
BarbaraK
Jacksull
Dr.Tom
Julie O
Patty
jag
RDaleHall
MaineMarge
Wendy who has been on the shore since Thursday but hiding by the tiki bar
and Heidi
Good luck to all getting to shore and winning the mug
Muggles are struggling ashore in dribs and drabs however the crowd on the ship is also growing. We have 19 on the ship and 73 on the shore.
And we have our three newest muggles - jag and RDaleHall and diplomatt - welcome to both and good luck winning the mug
Emerging to keep Isaac in business are
ErikThor
tim1217
Geoduck
Alexis'mom
Peter L
Janet P who I thought was on the shore
Brian Davidson
and Beth C
Arriving on the shore are
troysail
Laura
diplomat
Juliet
BarbaraK
Jacksull
Dr.Tom
Julie O
Patty
jag
RDaleHall
MaineMarge
Wendy who has been on the shore since Thursday but hiding by the tiki bar
and Heidi
Good luck to all getting to shore and winning the mug
Bob Stevens
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I havenโt posted in years, but worked so diligently to finally arrive at the solution, I just had to post that I am in shore! And I learned something new!