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This was brilliant!femullen wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:38 pm The crowd suggests it's far more hip
To stay with Isaac in the ship
Than crash through surf and coral for
That overrated bar ashore.
I'm in the ship with Isaac too.
I've drunk so much, there's double you.
Oh, dear! That's saying something if this group couldn't make headway to the shore. I was down and out today with flu-like symptoms after getting my second shingles vaccine yesterday. It's a doozy. Just like this puzzle!Wendy Walker wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:46 pm Friends, this afternoon's Zoom Group Solve, although great fun, proved pretty much fruitless in terms of meta solving. We decided to break for supper and much-needed brain rest and will reconvene at 1 p.m. Eastern time tomorrow (Saturday). Please join us! Just click on the Muggle Zoom Room icon at the top of this page. And if you are one of the elite who have already solved, you can still be on the call as a silent observer. See you then!
Wait what? What Mugglr Zoom Room icon?Wendy Walker wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:46 pm Friends, this afternoon's Zoom Group Solve, although great fun, proved pretty much fruitless in terms of meta solving. We decided to break for supper and much-needed brain rest and will reconvene at 1 p.m. Eastern time tomorrow (Saturday). Please join us! Just click on the Muggle Zoom Room icon at the top of this page. And if you are one of the elite who have already solved, you can still be on the call as a silent observer. See you then!
The Camera on the top line of the page - the rightmost icon of those on the left of the line.Joepickett wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 6:46 pmWait what? What Mugglr Zoom Room icon?Wendy Walker wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:46 pm Friends, this afternoon's Zoom Group Solve, although great fun, proved pretty much fruitless in terms of meta solving. We decided to break for supper and much-needed brain rest and will reconvene at 1 p.m. Eastern time tomorrow (Saturday). Please join us! Just click on the Muggle Zoom Room icon at the top of this page. And if you are one of the elite who have already solved, you can still be on the call as a silent observer. See you then!
It gets even worse. We had some rabbit holes that we were told were warm but so far no cigar. We are convening tomorrow at 1 PM EST.auee89 wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 6:44 pmOh, dear! That's saying something if this group couldn't make headway to the shore. I was down and out today with flu-like symptoms after getting my second shingles vaccine yesterday. It's a doozy. Just like this puzzle!Wendy Walker wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:46 pm Friends, this afternoon's Zoom Group Solve, although great fun, proved pretty much fruitless in terms of meta solving. We decided to break for supper and much-needed brain rest and will reconvene at 1 p.m. Eastern time tomorrow (Saturday). Please join us! Just click on the Muggle Zoom Room icon at the top of this page. And if you are one of the elite who have already solved, you can still be on the call as a silent observer. See you then!
Or a silent laugher chuckling at our foibles.Wendy Walker wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:46 pm Friends, this afternoon's Zoom Group Solve, although great fun, proved pretty much fruitless in terms of meta solving. We decided to break for supper and much-needed brain rest and will reconvene at 1 p.m. Eastern time tomorrow (Saturday). Please join us! Just click on the Muggle Zoom Room icon at the top of this page. And if you are one of the elite who have already solved, you can still be on the call as a silent observer. See you then!
.You can check-out any time you like,/But you can never leave!Dplass wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 4:46 pmUnfortunately I suspect that this string of difficult ones will drive away those who were attracted by the easy ones...Streroto wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:59 pm At this point, I am virtually certain I’m going to go a second week in a row without coming anywhere near to salt in the meta. For those who are lamenting the string of very difficult metas, myself included, I think we should all hearken back to earlier in the year when the meta tutorial was being developed. I seem to recall an awful lot of complaints about a series of too-easy metas. It is now our comeuppance!!!!!
Stay well all.
My W is wine. More please, Isaac!
Oh I have to turn my phone sideways to see that. Otherwise it doesn't show up. Thanks.flyingMoose wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 6:51 pmThe Camera on the top line of the page - the rightmost icon of those on the left of the line.Joepickett wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 6:46 pmWait what? What Mugglr Zoom Room icon?Wendy Walker wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:46 pm Friends, this afternoon's Zoom Group Solve, although great fun, proved pretty much fruitless in terms of meta solving. We decided to break for supper and much-needed brain rest and will reconvene at 1 p.m. Eastern time tomorrow (Saturday). Please join us! Just click on the Muggle Zoom Room icon at the top of this page. And if you are one of the elite who have already solved, you can still be on the call as a silent observer. See you then!
I hope I wasn’t either too much of a hinter or too much of a gloaterBob cruise director wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:03 pmOr a silent laugher chuckling at our foibles.Wendy Walker wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:46 pm Friends, this afternoon's Zoom Group Solve, although great fun, proved pretty much fruitless in terms of meta solving. We decided to break for supper and much-needed brain rest and will reconvene at 1 p.m. Eastern time tomorrow (Saturday). Please join us! Just click on the Muggle Zoom Room icon at the top of this page. And if you are one of the elite who have already solved, you can still be on the call as a silent observer. See you then!
Fridays just usually work better than Tuesdays for me.Disagree. So simple* it's brilliant.Abide wrote: Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:32 am Well, I had a decent amount of this worked out but did rely on a slight nudge to get to shore. To be honest, I found this one pretty unsatisfying/ not very crisp.