"That's A Plus" - November 8, 2019

[JJD]

My fastest “ashore” ever.
Let’s see if I can use this momentum on MGWCC.

[JJD]

My fastest “ashore” ever.
Let’s see if I can use this momentum on MGWCC.

[RDaleHall]

2 weeks ago: Flailed in the waves
1 week ago: Landed on GENIE Island
This week: On Shore
Ready to start a new streak with this one

[Bob cruise director]

Ashore for first time. Discovered Metas just a couple weeks ago with Horseplay.
I've appreciated all the helpful tips posted here!

Lacey
Welcome to the group and your first success. Good luck winning the mug

[Bob cruise director]

I'm getting something that does not seem like a "common four-letter word"... I'm assuming that means I'm not finished but I don't know where else to go!

The word is very common. It is only Friday so put it aside and pick it up in the morning. Good luck

And welcome to the blog. I assume that you are the Katie (subscriber name Jessie) from the WSJ comments.

[matthewmoravec]

Ashore and it's still Friday for once!

[jenirvin]

It feels good to be back. What a crazy few weeks it's been, with the weekends slipping away before I realized it. TBH I'm not sure if I'm glad or slightly disappointed to have such an squeezy swim to shore to jump back into things. But I am happy I'm on the beach.

[Patty]

These limericks are too good so I had to consolidate them here

By tim 1217

There once was a man named Tim
Who went down a rabbit hole on a whim
He lucked-out and solved the meta
And it was definitely a 100 percenta
So he decided to email it in!

By Joe Ross
There once was a man named Joe
Kept wet in the water his toe
Knew meta was right
(Despite being light)
His pint of Guinness to go

by Inca (Freida)
There was a young lady named Inca
Who solved the meta in a blink- uh
But it would be a gamble
Because she had to unscramble
So maybe she should wait and re-think it.

By Kay W
Observed an old lady named Kay
"This meta's too squeezy, no way!"
If this one's a pageant
Of scale unimagin't
There'll be much Monday muggle dismay!

Adding my own to the Poet's Corner

There once was a meta by Matt G
whose solution many muggles found too squeezy.
Concerns were raised
that a pageant had been staged
by the clever and wily Mister Gaffney.

Robert, thanks for consolidating and please add me to the shore list. Hoping for a green flash...

[Patty]

These limericks are too good so I had to consolidate them here

By tim 1217

There once was a man named Tim
Who went down a rabbit hole on a whim
He lucked-out and solved the meta
And it was definitely a 100 percenta
So he decided to email it in!

By Joe Ross
There once was a man named Joe
Kept wet in the water his toe
Knew meta was right
(Despite being light)
His pint of Guinness to go

by Inca (Freida)
There was a young lady named Inca
Who solved the meta in a blink- uh
But it would be a gamble
Because she had to unscramble
So maybe she should wait and re-think it.

By Kay W
Observed an old lady named Kay
"This meta's too squeezy, no way!"
If this one's a pageant
Of scale unimagin't
There'll be much Monday muggle dismay!

31 Down
I can only surmise
Unless there's a surprise
After making us look twitty
Mr. Gaffney took pity

DBMiller
There was a solver named Dave,
Meta puzzles he did crave.
He said, "If I'm wrong,
Then I will say, 'So long'".
And run off to sulk in my cave.

Jazzvibist
There once was a Muggle nicknamed Jazzvibist
who solved "That's A Plus" 15 seconds after completing the grid
(although he hopes in his heart of hearts that
we all wind up as victims of a brilliant Pageant).

Adding my own to the Poet's Corner

There once was a meta by Matt G
whose solution many muggles found too squeezy.
Concerns were raised
that a pageant had been staged
by the clever and wily Mister Gaffney.

Robert, thanks for consolidating and please add me to the shore list. Hoping for a green flash...

[WBYonder]

After way too many drinks with Isaac these past weeks, it feels good to be on shore.

[WDunbar]

On shore I think...? This one didn't feel as "tight" as usual, so I hope there wasn't another step

[Bird Lives]

These limericks are too good so I had to consolidate them here

By tim 1217

There once was a man named Tim
Who went down a rabbit hole on a whim
He lucked-out and solved the meta
And it was definitely a 100 percenta
So he decided to email it in!

By Joe Ross
There once was a man named Joe
Kept wet in the water his toe
Knew meta was right
(Despite being light)
His pint of Guinness to go

by Inca (Freida)
There was a young lady named Inca
Who solved the meta in a blink- uh
But it would be a gamble
Because she had to unscramble
So maybe she should wait and re-think it.

By Kay W
Observed an old lady named Kay
"This meta's too squeezy, no way!"
If this one's a pageant
Of scale unimagin't
There'll be much Monday muggle dismay!

31 Down
I can only surmise
Unless there's a surprise
After making us look twitty
Mr. Gaffney took pity

DBMiller
There was a solver named Dave,
Meta puzzles he did crave.
He said, "If I'm wrong,
Then I will say, 'So long'".
And run off to sulk in my cave.

Jazzvibist
There once was a Muggle nicknamed Jazzvibist
who solved "That's A Plus" 15 seconds after completing the grid
(although he hopes in his heart of hearts that
we all wind up as victims of a brilliant Pageant).

Adding my own to the Poet's Corner

There once was a meta by Matt G
whose solution many muggles found too squeezy.
Concerns were raised
that a pageant had been staged
by the clever and wily Mister Gaffney.

Robert, thanks for consolidating and please add me to the shore list. Hoping for a green flash...

. . . which reminds me

[Tom Shea]

"To Serve Man"

It's a COOKBOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



(Apologies, I can't figure out how to resize the photo.)

[Guy]

Timidly ashore....

[Commodore]

ODE TO ISAAC
He’s usually tipsy and adrift asea
He, his bosun, and ensign make three
This week to settle a score
The crazed Commodore
Rowed home fast to serve his old Lady tea.

[Jazzvibist]

These limericks are too good so I had to consolidate them here

************************

Jazzvibist
There once was a Muggle nicknamed Jazzvibist
who solved "That's A Plus" 15 seconds after completing the grid
(although he hopes in his heart of hearts that
we all wind up as victims of a brilliant Pageant).

**************************

Robert, thanks for consolidating and please add me to the shore list. Hoping for a green flash...

Thanks for including me in your list, Patty, but my so-called "limerick" was a tongue-in-cheek attempt (likely unsuccessful) to be humorous (in addition to which, the fifth line was dropped when you included it). Here is my entire post:

"Because posts in the form of limericks without rules governing either rhymes or scanning are becoming prolific, here goes:

There once was a Muggle nicknamed Jazzvibist
who solved "That's A Plus" 15 seconds after completing the grid
(although he hopes in his heart of hearts that
we all wind up as victims of a brilliant Pageant).
Finally, underscoring many previous comments, if the obvious solution turns out to be the correct one, a record high for shorebirds seems likely."

I was inspired to compose my "limerick" by one I had read in a Douglas Hofstadter book:

There was a young man of Milan
Whose rhymes they never would scan;
When asked why it was,
He said, ‘It’s because
I always try to cram as many words into the last line as ever I possibly can.'

In closing, I hope this one is worthier of inclusion:

I thought to myself 'This was nice -
I solved "That's A Plus" in a trice!"
(then I turned quite aghast -
this was way, way to fast -
could this mean I've been Pageanted twice?)"

[Colin]

My wife said she wanted a snuggle
Her day had been quite a struggle
Not before
I swim ashore
Sorry... you married a Muggle!
————-
I know... predicting the punchline was as squeezy as getting the meta this week! On shore.

[LLinNC]

I'm joining the crowd on the shore! A smooth-sailing solve was what I needed after a crazy week.

[Bob cruise director]

"To Serve Man"

It's a COOKBOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



(Apologies, I can't figure out how to resize the photo.)

I remember that Twilight Zone episode very well

[Bob cruise director]

Good Saturday afternoon muggles

This is a week of a crowded shore and a lot of Limericks

We also have four new muggles and a returnee. KTWhitaker is back and boharr, anjhinz, Ronald and LaceyK have joined the crowded shore.

So far we have KTWhitaker keeping Isaac company and 115 muggles on the shore and a whole bunch of limericks.

On shore we have
13 minute Al leading the pack
meg
Tmart
Scott M
Wendy
Darryl
Julie O
streroto
Beth T
Mike H
tim1217
Tom Wilson
David K
elan
Joe R
Anita
Alan H
gamera13
Jim and Anita
Les
Frankie
Eric P
Brian M
Cindy
docison
Toby
Troy
Heidi
Mark L
damefox
Fred
ALS
oldjudge
Leslie
Jeanrosz
Jeremy
Hector
Tina
Bird Lives - great cartoon by the way
ImOnToo
Laura
Commodore
OGuyDave
ErikThor
Bill T
Jeffrey G
Moi
Brian
Beth A
SewYoung
Scott L
Glenn G
DrTom
joequavis
Cynthia J
darthdriessen
burd
DBMiller
Billkatz
Trey and Marion
CallMeShane
Barry
John B
phofer
Bill H
Mary F
azdataboy
bhoarr
Jazzvibist
Ed S
Jack
STL-D
Kris
Nalugirl
Rita and George
Rad26
anjhinz
Steve B
gdshort
Janet P
Doug C
sharkicicles
FirstMax
howardl
Arnold
Jud
bunella
James C
Deb
Olaf
Ann P
Paul
The Thurman8er
Doug M
JJD
Joedbee
natalie
Jimmyjam
Tony
RDaleHall
Dennis
Darlene
Anthony Sarnicola
Ronald
Lacey K
Patty
Jennifer
WBYonder
Matthew M
William
LLinNC
Diane
Colin
William V
and Guy L

Good luck to all winning the mug