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Are you going to post spoilers on this one while we work on MEOTmadhatter5 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:34 am Rating updated.
As this seems to be even harder than we anticipated I am going to do the same as Matt and release a bonus extra easier puzzle this week in another thread.
I'm no expert & certainly cannot speak for anyone other than myself (and I may not find the time to attempt this puzzle), but I'm usually wowed & amused by Josh's efforts and the efforts of other creators, here & linked on @Abide's Meta Calendar. I am not challenging others' feedback, which comes from deep experience & skill several standards of deviation better than mine. Its value is exceptional. They may join me in encouraging creators' efforts to try new strategies & designs. There's value there, too.madhatter5 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:34 am Rating updated.
As this seems to be even harder than we anticipated I am going to do the same as Matt and release a bonus extra easier puzzle this week in another thread.
Echoing Joe's comments, keep 'em coming! Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't (or don't work as expected). You all have created a safe space with this forum for experimenting with new ideas and I for one am thankful for the opportunity to play in this sandbox!madhatter5 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:34 am Rating updated.
As this seems to be even harder than we anticipated I am going to do the same as Matt and release a bonus extra easier puzzle this week in another thread.
I assumed it was Burnakis.RPardoe wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:55 pmAgree trying to think of whom else the clue is referring to as another one just does not come to mind.Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:41 pm By the way, 5D was one of the great humorists of all time - totally irreverent. I will post some of my favorites when this is all over
The (sarcasm?) emoji didn't help here?Bird Lives wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:47 amI assumed it was Burnakis.RPardoe wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:55 pmAgree trying to think of whom else the clue is referring to as another one just does not come to mind.Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:41 pm By the way, 5D was one of the great humorists of all time - totally irreverent. I will post some of my favorites when this is all over
Sorry. I am emoji-illiterate, so I tend not to notice them.
I think I know what you mean, but I considered both n and n-1 and still haven't solved it.
I'm afraid to acknowledge emojis in any way.Bird Lives wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:54 amSorry. I am emoji-illiterate, so I tend not to notice them.
Good idea BobBob cruise director wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:01 amAre you going to post spoilers on this one while we work on MEOTmadhatter5 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:34 am Rating updated.
As this seems to be even harder than we anticipated I am going to do the same as Matt and release a bonus extra easier puzzle this week in another thread.
Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 2:26 pm https://nypost.com/2021/08/12/ohio-brot ... =applenews
[Ed: I see what you're going for here, but can we maybe rephrase?]“Brad, Gary and Todd Wuebker lost their lives doing what they loved"
I deleted itHector wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 2:32 pmBob cruise director wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 2:26 pm https://nypost.com/2021/08/12/ohio-brot ... =applenews[Ed: I see what you're going for here, but can we maybe rephrase?]“Brad, Gary and Todd Wuebker lost their lives doing what they loved"
Oh, I didn't mean what *you* were going for., though I see why you might take it that way. Sorry! I was joking about what the editor would/should have said to the author of that piece. For those who missed it, it was a story about the death of three farmers who most definitely were *not* doing what they loved when they passed.
Solved with a bit of light saber to the brain. May the "Farce" be with you, too! 
