"Body Language" - March 25, 2022

[Al Sisti]

Good Saturday afternoon muggles

A very crowded shore with 3 on the ship and 194 on the shore.

and we welcome our newest muggles - Amanda Harris, Randy Lange and archaicMage

On the ship with Isaac are

GTIJohnny
FeelingSlow
relic (and Maggie)

While struggling to get drinks at the tiki bar on the shore are

Wendy
mlvilv
C=64
Mike H
mattythewsjpuzzler
Kay
Joe R
Cindy
pjc
Al
Jace54
Gman
Ron
EmilyW
Les
Beth T
hunkra
Meg
oldjudge
benchen71
mindle
BrennerTJ
Al Laubenstein
joe
Brian M
Schmeel
HeadinHome
streroto
Jean
Steveb
Franklin
paige
TeaJenny
shalmanezer
Jim and Anita
CallMeShane
Jordanian
NebFaninCA
stmv
Beth A
sanmilton
Heidi
Chris
boharr
Laura
Anita
Zagman49
Eric P
Barbara K
Bill
Dannyvee
MatthewL
Homer
michaelm
woozy
MarkWoychick
Magistra
Commodore
ky-mike
Dow Jones
CAe39
Mister Squawk
Jack
ajk
ladybird
auee89
JimJim
John77
NDStegs
SJMck
Ergcat
Guffman
NuYear68
whimsy
Bird Lives
TeamDoubleTow
Dave C
dplass
minimuggle
Georgeall
David K
ZooAnimalsOnWheels
Doug M
Jeremy
ADS
ColinM
Blair
Timon30
docison
meowmiao71
Janet P
Tina
Beth C
RicoTheSwede
Omnibus
jrdad
Puzzle mom
iggystan
sf592000
ALS
Joes and Natasha
cinny
Scott M
Shirley
Tomgebhard
RDaleHall
b4alltime
DrTom
802puzzler
cbarbee
Hidden in 3D
escapeartist
copperriver
Trey and Marion
Tmart
TheKater
MamaE
phofer
Tom S
eagle1279
Miki
Henry Paul
Joepickett
M and M
BobDylan
EVJ
hoover
otlaolap
Lube On
BreeZynCO
Deb
LittleGood
mbryant
Kris Zacharias
ImOnToo
lbray
DCBilly
Fred F
archaicMage
JeanneC
kamashdas
Don and Cynthia
atom
Lee-Ann
CromsFury
Lyman
Hamrock
Daniel G
John B
Amanda Harris
Randy Lange
MajorDomoTom
JerryF
lisajoy
Bonnibel
HunterX
Nlobb
Plymouth Rock
Bayside Bomber and wife
Jennifer
Susan G
haydendog
Inca
CPJohnson
Grover
Harbo
D B Miller
Elizabeyth
diplomatt
jhseeman
MikeM000
horsesense
RussHiggins
barney
SewYoung
higgysue
Phil and Kelli
SoccerMom
Colin
Hammertime
Amanda Hugginkiss
Debbie
Jackie88
Diane
caf.caf Cathy
William
rjy
Ben B and son
Tom Wi
bread-girl
Cap'n Rick
Katiedid
halseymac
MaineMarge


Good luck winning the mug and stay safe

Alas, I am most assuredly not on shore, despite my snarky claim. Once again, I committed the dreaded "Grilled Ham and Cheese" offense. A "Grilled Ham and Cheese, or "Ghac" (which is exactly the sound made by one who commits such a faux pas) is when you're in such a hurry to show how smart you are that you make a stupid/very stupid mistake and send in a super-quick but super-wrong answer; resulting in public shame and a complete erasure and destruction of a smug smirk. (a "ghac" differs slightly from being "pageanted," because the latter phenomenon stems from a group of solvers being fooled by a constructor; whereas a "ghac" falls to one fool alone). Having done so means a) I should be found guilty on one count of POE, b) all but 9 solvers get to move one step closer to the top, c) I should spend the rest of the week doing naked push-ups on a coral reef (you'll want to avoid picturing that), and d) I don't deserve the Guinness I requested. Still gonna drink it; I just don't deserve it.

[Al Laubenstein]

Same with me. What's with the Als this week?

[Notbitter]

Ashore. Might be the wrong beach, but ashore.

[Bob cruise director]

Alas, I am most assuredly not on shore, despite my snarky claim. Once again, I committed the dreaded "Grilled Ham and Cheese" offense. A "Grilled Ham and Cheese, or "Ghac" (which is exactly the sound made by one who commits such a faux pas) is when you're in such a hurry to show how smart you are that you make a stupid/very stupid mistake and send in a super-quick but super-wrong answer; resulting in public shame and a complete erasure and destruction of a smug smirk. (a "ghac" differs slightly from being "pageanted," because the latter phenomenon stems from a group of solvers being fooled by a constructor; whereas a "ghac" falls to one fool alone). Having done so means a) I should be found guilty on one count of POE, b) all but 9 solvers get to move one step closer to the top, c) I should spend the rest of the week doing naked push-ups on a coral reef (you'll want to avoid picturing that), and d) I don't deserve the Guinness I requested. Still gonna drink it; I just don't deserve it.

Al et al. I don't have a category for those who went to the wrong shore or decided to go back to the ship or landed in the mouth of a whale, etc. So once you are on the shore, you get to stay on the shore no matter what.

Plus it is your round and we are all thirsty.

[Prozach]

On Shore

[anaerobe]

Still paddling Mr. Cruise Director. Inching closer, but if the rip current gets me once more it'll be time for the coast guard. Better yet, put a Mae West on that cartoon St. Bernard and have him bring me a......well......a Mae West!

[Ann]

Made it to the shore!

[patpatchica]

On shore… finally. I had been stuck in a deep, red herring, rabbit hole. It was such a good rabbit hole, I couldn’t believe it to be a coincidence, but apparently it was or maybe Matt was feeling devious!

Thanks to @DrTom for the rabbit hole rescue!

[anaerobe]

Made it to shore after all!

[Tom Wilson]

My good Master Sisti: As much joy as you've brought this Mass o' Muggles - as solver, constructor, musician, philosopher, Father Confessor and mischief-maker - you will never NOT deserve a Guinness.

[femullen]

Ahoy, Cruise Director Bob. Just finished taxes and the grid, in that order, and I believe I see the glint of land. I might make it ashore yet, but there's a wine tasting tonight in my particular yacht, so colour me asea and glad of it.

[sphorning]

Toes in the sand! IPA in hand.

[DannyWalter]

Hello Muggles, checking in. Ashore for a change. I had this quickly, but didn't quite believe it at first. I am no longer unsure. Back to March Madness. Bracket is in little bitty pieces, but five out of six long shot futures bets are sill alive. I'll be rooting for UNC, Houston, Nova, Duke, or Miami.

[mikeB]

Ashore. It's turning into my Saturday afternoon diversion. This is a nice and very clever meta. One has to admire the elegant pretzel-like nature of the mechanism. For me it meant spending a while in the "Now what?" zone. It's a great place to be, because you have the end in sight (you think), but no clear answer until you work that pretzel. Hat tip to Matt on this one.

[PhantomPhan]

Ashore! Was down a doozy of a rabbit hole that pointed to a different body part, but I knew something was off. Glad I kept searching. Great aha moment, great puzzle! Wine me, please.

[Kas]

On shore!!! I’ll have one’a those coconut thingies with the little umbrella.

[Ann]

Send me back out to sea! The second after I pushed send, I realized it was wrong. The shame.

[steveb]

If you lived near MaineMarge, you could have a buffalo in your house real soon. This herd escaped from their pasture just 1 mile from me this week. No trace of them now.
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how do you hide a herd of buffalo?

Just having a little fun with the guys and their Buffalo Trace special drinks.
Actually this herd is hidden in a back pasture away from sight( usually!!) All were herded back home except for 1 killed by a passing motorist.

I feel for the buffalo who was hit. That car must be a mess, too!

[Jarrod]

Ashore, with just a toe in the water. Whiskey, neat, please.

[Olof]

Made it halfway to shore on Friday, now 'toes in sand' after seeing it on Saturday. I think I'll have a highball!