"1 + 1 = 5" June 28, 2024

[Bob cruise director]

Good Sunday morning muggles

First is a warm (or wet depending on where you are) welcome to our newest muggle @Bobj

The struggling continues to find which four letter word to throw at Matt. We have 12 on the ship and 144 on the shore.

And before I get to the details, take a shot at today's SSS by Pair-O-Ducks/Schmidzy - very well done and solvable with minimal frustration

new to the ship's bar since yesterday are

ladybird
Deb
CallMeShane
ELSavage
Momo
Mamaneej

And new to the shore waiting for a cold drink are

Tcassutt
Cruise Director
hunkra
escapeartist
Nlobb
rjy
Mirage
Laurab
mlvilv
PlymouthRock
Ann
ZooAnimalsOnWheels
Collegetowngirl
CptnCodon
Grover
RichA2
Qmark
Bobj


Finally don't forget the Last Call Zoom session at 8 pm ET tonight for solving help and good conversation.

[Relic]

Reporting myself lost at sea. Just started working the meta this morning and have escaped two rabbit holes. Now searching for a more enlightened path. Isaac, another coffee her, please.

[ImOnToo]

With an assist from @Wendy Walker, I am on shore. Thank you!

Not submitting. But, happy to be here!

[Secret Adversary]

On shore! A very nice puzzle.

[ELSavage]

Ashore, pending confirmation that my credit card goes through with the cabana boy.

Thanks to @BarbaraK for confirming the path I was on. I really didn't have time for rabbit holes this weekend.
I can see why some consulted Mr. Google, but apparently my brain is filled with the right bits of trivia.

I will be curious, however, to see how people convinced themselves they had the right answer in the end.

Update: my money is good at the beach here. Seems like a good day for a classic gin & tonic.

[BetterMonday]

Wow, talk about being towed to shore lol. Thanks Bob!

[Doug C]

I am submitting the 4 letter word answer I have. It doesn't click, but i can't see anything else.

[Jeremy Smith]

On the beach since Thursday, but I was having so much fun I forgot to post!

[Penny_Keatley]

Toes in the water, a*s in the sand, not a care in the world, cold beer in my hand! Or something like that. Happy Sunday everybody.

[woozy]

I will be curious, however, to see how people convinced themselves they had the right answer in the end.

Well, If you can put into words what a mechanism is and you then apply to the areas cold and it still works for all areas and yield a coherent answer, I figure it has to be correct. This meta was that. Nothing to convince yourself about.

[HunterX]

Oh gee. I forgot to post Friday evening that I was ashore.

Ashore!

Relatively quick one after some noodling around the exact way to make it work.

Twas a busy week, what with jury duty service most of the week, and moving into a hotel for Thursday night due to an overnight power/water outage while a 13,000 volt switch was installed. Dinner out with a friend. Phillies game. Dinner with all the in-laws...

Man, retirement is tiring!

[Richard]

Not sure if I am on the beach but submitted.

[LadyBird]

Well, I have a number of 4-letter words in mind. But since Matt said a few weeks ago that metas are NOT R-rated, I can't submit those!

[WSJosh]

Ashore, time for an Stone Enjoy by 7.4.24 IPA.

[burak]

Well, I don't get it but the mechanism is a classic so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Ben B]

After a week at the beach, I'm back on the lido deck. Tough summer so far.

[JerryF]

My brain just doesn't seem to work anymore. I've been lost at sea several weeks now. Just can't get it to click. Argh!!

[otlaolap]

A nice boat ride, going nowhere. No sight of sand. Hopeless frustration this week. But it's peaceful, and there was cantaloupe.

[mikeB]

Ashore, but unable to shake that wet feeling in my feet. It has been a struggle with pieces that look good together but just don’t seem to fit snugly. Like a half-completed jigsaw puzzle that was left out in the rain. In the morning, the fog will clear. Life raft or sand dune – we’ll see . . .

[Mister Squawk]

First step. Check.
Second step. Check.
Third step. Not so much.