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Joe Ross wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:35 pm

SewYoung wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:29 pm

JimJim wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:23 pm Made short work of the grid but the meta? I see too many rabbit holes. May have to sleep on this one. Oh, and raise your hand if you’ve EVER heard of 63a! Liars. All y’all.

Actually I have heard of them. Haven't heard of them in years, though.

I knew this would be a generational thing as soon as I read the clue.

So, are you saying I'm old? I bet Will P. never heard of them.

SewYoung wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:39 pm

Joe Ross wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:35 pm

SewYoung wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:29 pm
Actually I have heard of them. Haven't heard of them in years, though.

I knew this would be a generational thing as soon as I read the clue.

So, are you saying I'm old? I bet Will P. never heard of them.

I'd guess that I am the same age as you & *I'm* old (and knew the answer). You are not old.

Did everybody see this? The guy who has 6 sisters & a mother has publicly stated - for the record - that Lisa is NOT old! Please sign & date as witnesses, below:

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SewYoung wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:39 pm

Joe Ross wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:35 pm

SewYoung wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:29 pm
Actually I have heard of them. Haven't heard of them in years, though.

I knew this would be a generational thing as soon as I read the clue.

So, are you saying I'm old? I bet Will P. never heard of them.

Any reader of P.G. Wodehouse has heard of them. In one story the upper-class twit Bertie Wooster wears a daringly loud plaid pair on the golf course and his traditional valet, Jeeves, strongly disapproves. In the end Jeeves, of course, gets his way and the offending "article of clothing" ends up being given to the gardener's helper.

Yeah this was a NEVER for me - Someone told me the answer.

Never heard of it and the one answer in the grid I had to look up was the one that related to it - That probably should have been a hint but like with Will's puzzle this week - if I don't know the subject matter and it isn't something easily "googleable" based on what is given - its going to be a NEVER for me in much the way ANISETTE was.

Schmeel wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:16 pm

Hector wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:49 pm עַל הַחוֹף

טוב לראות אותך פה. הבירות עלי

Are you all posting spoilers in Hebrew?

Joe Ross wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:35 pm

SewYoung wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:29 pm

JimJim wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:23 pm Made short work of the grid but the meta? I see too many rabbit holes. May have to sleep on this one. Oh, and raise your hand if you’ve EVER heard of 63a! Liars. All y’all.

Actually I have heard of them. Haven't heard of them in years, though.

I knew this would be a generational thing as soon as I read the clue.

Generational, maybe... but also geographical?

Meg wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:12 pm On page 2 and clueless. Humility.......

Welcome to my world. I'm still in the "this is a meta?" phase.

LadyBird wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:00 pm

Schmeel wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:16 pm

Hector wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:49 pm עַל הַחוֹף

טוב לראות אותך פה. הבירות עלי

Are you all posting spoilers in Hebrew?

Google translate says no. Hector said "on the beach" and Schmeel said "Good to see you here. The beers on me"

On shore. Two Thursdays in a row!

Ashore in record time. This one leapt out of the grid and grabbed me by the lapels.

On shore.

Dplass wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:08 pm

LadyBird wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:00 pm

Schmeel wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:16 pm
טוב לראות אותך פה. הבירות עלי

Are you all posting spoilers in Hebrew?

Google translate says no. Hector said "on the beach" and Schmeel said "Good to see you here. The beers on me"

Rats! If it WAS a spoiler, I was going to send it to my son-in-law to translate. I'm seeing nothing but rabbits so far.

On shore! My fastest solve yet, both grid and meta, at ~25 minutes after opening.

Joe Ross wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:35 pm

SewYoung wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:29 pm

JimJim wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:23 pm Made short work of the grid but the meta? I see too many rabbit holes. May have to sleep on this one. Oh, and raise your hand if you’ve EVER heard of 63a! Liars. All y’all.

Actually I have heard of them. Haven't heard of them in years, though.

I knew this would be a generational thing as soon as I read the clue.

I did too... I’m 56 and have traveled the country. I’ve never heard of it.

Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:45 pm

SewYoung wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:39 pm

Joe Ross wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:35 pm

I knew this would be a generational thing as soon as I read the clue.

So, are you saying I'm old? I bet Will P. never heard of them.

Any reader of P.G. Wodehouse has heard of them. In one story the upper-class twit Bertie Wooster wears a daringly loud plaid pair on the golf course and his traditional valet, Jeeves, strongly disapproves. In the end Jeeves, of course, gets his way and the offending "article of clothing" ends up being given to the gardener's helper.

ahh, one of my favorite authors and story series.

and the Hugh Laurie/ Stephen Fry series ... fantastic.

Dplass wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:08 pm

LadyBird wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:00 pm

Schmeel wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:16 pm
טוב לראות אותך פה. הבירות עלי

Are you all posting spoilers in Hebrew?

Google translate says no. Hector said "on the beach" and Schmeel said "Good to see you here. The beers on me"

Oh, I thought I recognized that last sentence.

On shore. I think this is my earliest contest submission. Back to hanging out on Cannon Beach. Cheers!

Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:45 pm Any reader of P.G. Wodehouse

This is how I know Wendy is smarter than me - I consider myself pretty well read and pretty knowledgeable about authors even if I haven't read them but I have never heard of this person.

They're very funny stories, but also the basis of a hilarious TV series starring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry.

On shore. Despite my trying to make it too hard.