Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:30 am
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Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 11:14 am
Put me on a pumpkin too! Finally in need of somewhere else to sit
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 11:25 am
Well.... eventually, I suppose but it has nothing to do with dancing in a ring in the late 19th century.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ring-around-rosie/
Also in light of the 3rd (eating roast beef) and 5th little piggy (going home and squealing all the way), it might be morbidly funny to considered the prosaic meaning of a piggy going to market, but there's no reason to believe it couldn't be the whimsical other meaning.
(I always wondered if we were supposed to assume there were only two piggies: This little piggy went to the market and the other little piggy stayed home; then first piggy had roast beef (which she bought at the market) while the other had none (as he didn't go to the market); the first piggy went wee wee wee all the way home (from the market).... otherwise where was the wee wee weeing little piggy coming home from)
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 11:34 am
Dare use my own spells against me, Potter?woozy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 11:25 amWell.... eventually, I suppose but it has nothing to do with dancing in a ring in the late 19th century.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ring-around-rosie/
Also in light of the 3rd (eating roast beef) and 5th little piggy (going home and squealing all the way), it might be morbidly funny to considered the prosaic meaning of a piggy going to market, but there's no reason to believe it couldn't be the whimsical other meaning.
(I always wondered if we were supposed to assume there were only two piggies: This little piggy went to the market and the other little piggy stayed home; then first piggy had roast beef (which she bought at the market) while the other had none (as he didn't go to the market); the first piggy went wee wee wee all the way home (from the market).... otherwise where was the wee wee weeing little piggy coming home from)
(I'm a frequent forwarder of Snopes to people promulgating hoaxes or false "facts.")
I sit corrected.
With all that said ... the meta still escapes me.
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 2:23 pm
Speaking of ashes.... "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust....." this I why I don't dust my house ; it might be someone I knew!
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 2:43 pm
OTC - after solving the MGWCC with help, I was able to get the MMM without help. Thanks, Dr. Tom!
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 2:53 pm
I'm off the couch after having my mental block removed. Thanks, Tom!
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 4:49 pm
Off the couch. I took off with an idea and became hopelessly lost. I got some great help which got me back on course.
I neglected to follow up on something that I noticed early which cost me dearly.
Thanks Dr. Tom.
I neglected to follow up on something that I noticed early which cost me dearly.
Thanks Dr. Tom.
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 5:37 pm
Off the couch. This is a meta I really had to work for, very satisfying.
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 8:14 pm
I would say you'd be second to last but my solving partner had no idea either... So I think there are a fair number of people who think the piggy's going shopping.KayW wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 6:30 amI really am SO sorry to be the one to disillusion you. But at the time I found that out, I felt like I was the last person on earth to be let in on that dark “secret”.TeamDoubleTow wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:17 pm What?!... I am saddened to have to reconsider this nursery rhyme in light of this new (to me) information.
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:44 pm
I really like this interpretationwoozy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 11:25 am (I always wondered if we were supposed to assume there were only two piggies: This little piggy went to the market and the other little piggy stayed home; then first piggy had roast beef (which she bought at the market) while the other had none (as he didn't go to the market); the first piggy went wee wee wee all the way home (from the market).... otherwise where was the wee wee weeing little piggy coming home from)
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 11:53 pm
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 12:09 am
Tuesday and the Superheroes still are solving!
16 whimsy
17 rjy
18 CPJohnson
19 BarbaraK
20 Mwoychick
21 Laura M
22 lbray53
23 ChrissCross
24 AaronT
EDIT:
Whoops - turns out I missed a solver who had PMed me the answer, sorry
LindaPRMaven
There goes my public relations badge!
16 whimsy
17 rjy
18 CPJohnson
19 BarbaraK
20 Mwoychick
21 Laura M
22 lbray53
23 ChrissCross
24 AaronT
EDIT:
Whoops - turns out I missed a solver who had PMed me the answer, sorry
LindaPRMaven
There goes my public relations badge!
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 5:49 am
Off the couch (I think) after some authorial assistance. Thanks DrTom!
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 7:36 am
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 9:31 am
Will there be nudges? Asking for, well, myself.
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 11:23 am
what Dplass said
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 12:10 pm
Hey Dr Tom! I'm stuck as usual...are there any Wednesday nudges coming?
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 4:06 pm
Re: Justice League of America
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 10:42 pm
Nudges