Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 4:44 pm
The "King" knew how to move. I grew up in the '50's and saw his career blossom, and it was hard to believe that he died at the age of 42.
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"Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
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Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 5:06 pm
Still on the ship. sigh. Been having fun with the grids, but no joy with the metas lately.
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 5:57 pm
You got thisAnnabelle wrote: Sat May 14, 2022 5:06 pm Still on the ship. sigh. Been having fun with the grids, but no joy with the metas lately.
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 6:05 pm
came to check this week's forum posts reaaalllllyyyy hoping to see that at least some others were expressing the same frustration with this meta that i've been sitting with since thursday.
lol.
i suppose now is as good a time as any to admit that i don't understand the "isaac" thing re: the ship, but lately i've been spending most of my time at sea with whatever isaac means/is, so it's getting awkward out there . . .
(also if anybody happens to be throwing nudges around, i'm def over trying to solve this meta unassisted š« )
lol.
i suppose now is as good a time as any to admit that i don't understand the "isaac" thing re: the ship, but lately i've been spending most of my time at sea with whatever isaac means/is, so it's getting awkward out there . . .
(also if anybody happens to be throwing nudges around, i'm def over trying to solve this meta unassisted š« )
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 6:20 pm
PM sentlittlepigeon wrote: Sat May 14, 2022 6:05 pm (also if anybody happens to be throwing nudges around, i'm def over trying to solve this meta unassisted š« )
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 6:45 pm
Thereās a fuller explanation over on the Come Aboard board, but hereās the short version.littlepigeon wrote: Sat May 14, 2022 6:05 pm came to check this week's forum posts reaaalllllyyyy hoping to see that at least some others were expressing the same frustration with this meta that i've been sitting with since thursday.
lol.
i suppose now is as good a time as any to admit that i don't understand the "isaac" thing re: the ship, but lately i've been spending most of my time at sea with whatever isaac means/is, so it's getting awkward out there . . .
(also if anybody happens to be throwing nudges around, i'm def over trying to solve this meta unassisted š« )
Crosswords use āat seaā as meaning lost and confused. (Donāt recall hearing that much in real life.)
So people who hadnāt solved the meta started saying they were at sea. And if youāre at sea, may as well be partying on a cruise ship. And the iconic cruise ship - at least for those of us of a certain age - was the Love Boat (TV show). And the Love Boat bartender was Isaac.
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 7:13 pm
Finally back onshore after being MIA for two weeks due to being sick! Debating whether I should go back and attempt the last two as I havenāt peeked at the solutions yet.
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 8:08 pm
BarbaraK wrote: Sat May 14, 2022 6:45 pmThereās a fuller explanation over on the Come Aboard board, but hereās the short version.littlepigeon wrote: Sat May 14, 2022 6:05 pm came to check this week's forum posts reaaalllllyyyy hoping to see that at least some others were expressing the same frustration with this meta that i've been sitting with since thursday.
lol.
i suppose now is as good a time as any to admit that i don't understand the "isaac" thing re: the ship, but lately i've been spending most of my time at sea with whatever isaac means/is, so it's getting awkward out there . . .
(also if anybody happens to be throwing nudges around, i'm def over trying to solve this meta unassisted š« )
Crosswords use āat seaā as meaning lost and confused. (Donāt recall hearing that much in real life.)
So people who hadnāt solved the meta started saying they were at sea. And if youāre at sea, may as well be partying on a cruise ship. And the iconic cruise ship - at least for those of us of a certain age - was the Love Boat (TV show). And the Love Boat bartender was Isaac.
yeah, the sea part i knew, but isaac's eluded me for literal years now. so thanks for the Love Boat reference. growing up, i absolutely adored a few Nick at Nite shows (i can still remember their scheduled programming
), but Love Boat never made it into the mix.Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 8:10 pm
I got my days mixed up and just got started on the meta. My recent trend of hanging out with Isaac continues. I thought it would be straightforward, but here I sit. Hoping for post enlightenment!
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 8:48 pm
We have had the grid done since Thursday but didn't see it until tonight... Coincidence that we saw after a sip of 
? You can decide. Glad to be on shore 
!
? You can decide. Glad to be on shore 
!Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 9:13 pm
well, my dad and i finally decided to join forces, and with the nudge i got here, *he* figured it out pretty quickly.
definitely one of those metas where, once i've got the answer, i'm truly amazed that i was actually able to miss the important pieces for so long, given how utterly Right There Staring Me Back In My Stupid Face they were the whole time.
definitely one of those metas where, once i've got the answer, i'm truly amazed that i was actually able to miss the important pieces for so long, given how utterly Right There Staring Me Back In My Stupid Face they were the whole time.
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 9:26 pm
Ahhhā¦ got a focusing nudge that got us ashore, but dammit! Aināt no booze left!
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 11:02 pm
Same here, except it was Mrs PaloAlto [she has her head screwed on the right way around] who pointed out that connection.mikeB wrote: Fri May 13, 2022 3:39 pm . . . And the perfect epilogue: Mrs. B pointing out an additional connection I overlooked. Yes, that one. It is a very clever meta. . . .
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 1:15 am
Ashore. Logical, elegant, came quickly once I was what I needed to see.
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 1:55 am
Marion and I are slightly tardy but joining all on shore.............dumb struggle!
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 3:28 am
On shore. Although Iām on a bus tour in Spain, I had to try the puzzle, a challenge because I could not fill out the grid on my phone.
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 7:43 am
WAIT! WHAT?rjy wrote: Sat May 14, 2022 9:26 pm Ahhhā¦ got a focusing nudge that got us ashore, but dammit! Aināt no booze left!
I QUIT!
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 8:42 am
I think I finally solved it, at least I have four letters that spell a word. It was so much simpler than what I was trying to make it. Hope I havenāt missed something.
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 8:50 am
The light finally came on! Ashore.
Re: "Buzz Cut" - May 13, 2022
Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 10:19 am
Finally ashore. I went back to basics, and there it was!