#708 - “Word for Word”
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Anyone interested in sharing a nudge? We haven't really seen much and would like to solve our first. Although maybe we can wait until January's.
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Ditto all that.lbray53 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 9:31 pmI got a perfect nudge. While answering back that I needed more, there it was in my message. Fantastic nudge. Fantastic puzzle. One of my favorites actually.
It seems like there should be a finite number of meta mechanisms. But, similar to the huge number of songs created from an eight note scale, that number might be very large.
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Thanks to the kindness of several members... Including an Express shuttle, we have now solved. Thanks so much. Never would have gotten this. We were definitely stuck in the wrong rabbit hole.TeamDoubleTow wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 9:26 am Anyone interested in sharing a nudge? We haven't really seen much and would like to solve our first. Although maybe we can wait until January's.
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I’m sorry, this is abuse.Al Sisti wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:59 pm"Contradiction's not an argument!"
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Thanks to cisalope for a tiny nudge, I have beamed up. I had found what I needed, but cisalope's advice got me unstuck.
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Well shucky darn, apparently one had to solve on the 27th to get the Holly Jolly badge. Guess I have to try again next year
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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I’m wondering best way to download matt’s puzzles onto my iPhone? (I’m traveling and can’t print off). Thanks for any help!!!
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Gee with all the sitting around I've been doing I was afraid I'd turn into a Lounge Lizard (either the person or the drink)
I do luckily weight a bit more than a duck (or even a dock) and therefore would be safe from being branded a witch or warlock (though I must say about day 2 of beating my head against the meta wall I may become warlike)
"It's a fair cop!" is a great line (they have even made a rather tacky BBC Radio show named that. But for the gold star with the maple leaf cluster - who plays the witch and what relation does she have to Lancelot/Black Knight?
And finally a question for LadyBird - What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? (you have to know these things when you are the Queen...) [if not a Python fan this will likely fly right by you!]
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Swallows fly between 30 and 40 mph depending how fast they want to get away from your puns.DrTom wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 3:02 pmGee with all the sitting around I've been doing I was afraid I'd turn into a Lounge Lizard (either the person or the drink)
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I do luckily weight a bit more than a duck (or even a dock) and therefore would be safe from being branded a witch or warlock (though I must say about day 2 of beating my head against the meta wall I may become warlike)
"It's a fair cop!" is a great line (they have even made a rather tacky BBC Radio show named that. But for the gold star with the maple leaf cluster - who plays the witch and what relation does she have to Lancelot/Black Knight?
And finally a question for LadyBird - What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? (you have to know these things when you are the Queen...) [if not a Python fan this will likely fly right by you!]
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"It's a fair cop" is used frequently in the Flying Circus skits. I presumed it was a common British phrase.DrTom wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 3:02 pm"It's a fair cop!" is a great line (they have even made a rather tacky BBC Radio show named that. But for the gold star with the maple leaf cluster - who plays the witch and what relation does she have to Lancelot/Black Knight?
And finally a question for LadyBird - What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? (you have to know these things when you are the Queen...) [if not a Python fan this will likely fly right by you!]
The witch, Connie Booth, who also appeared in Flying Circus skits and was a central character in Fawlty Towers, was John Cleese's wife for a number of years. (Frankly, she should probably have been credited as one of the Monty Pythons, though I don't know whether she participated in any of the writing.)
(@LadyBird - Hint: Ask @DrTom whether he means European or African.)
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I’m ready for a nudge if anyone could be so kind. Nothing I’m trying is getting me anywhere.
Edit. Okay don’t need anymore nudges. Thanks for responding
Edit. Okay don’t need anymore nudges. Thanks for responding
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I use Puzzazz. It's free and works fine for me.
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And I’m beamed up now! I was thinking the right way but missing the execution.
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African or European swallow? Careful, you'll end up off the bridge!Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 3:09 pmSwallows fly between 30 and 40 mph depending how fast they want to get away from your puns.DrTom wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 3:02 pmGee with all the sitting around I've been doing I was afraid I'd turn into a Lounge Lizard (either the person or the drink)
lounge.jpg
I do luckily weight a bit more than a duck (or even a dock) and therefore would be safe from being branded a witch or warlock (though I must say about day 2 of beating my head against the meta wall I may become warlike)
"It's a fair cop!" is a great line (they have even made a rather tacky BBC Radio show named that. But for the gold star with the maple leaf cluster - who plays the witch and what relation does she have to Lancelot/Black Knight?
And finally a question for LadyBird - What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? (you have to know these things when you are the Queen...) [if not a Python fan this will likely fly right by you!]
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Heck if he'd have used all of his wives he wouldn't have needed the rest of the Pythons! I believe he had 4. (not 3, and not 5, you should count all the way up to 4, bypassing 3 and not continuing to 5, do not stop at 2 neither shall you stop at one unless you then continue to 2 and subsequently 3 on your way to 4... This has been brought to you be the Department of Redundancy Department and anyone wishing to argue it should come up with "a connected series of statements to establish a definite proposition".HunterX wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 3:13 pm"It's a fair cop" is used frequently in the Flying Circus skits. I presumed it was a common British phrase.DrTom wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 3:02 pm"It's a fair cop!" is a great line (they have even made a rather tacky BBC Radio show named that. But for the gold star with the maple leaf cluster - who plays the witch and what relation does she have to Lancelot/Black Knight?
And finally a question for LadyBird - What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? (you have to know these things when you are the Queen...) [if not a Python fan this will likely fly right by you!]
The witch, Connie Booth, who also appeared in Flying Circus skits and was a central character in Fawlty Towers, was John Cleese's wife for a number of years. (Frankly, she should probably have been credited as one of the Monty Pythons, though I don't know whether she participated in any of the writing.)
(@LadyBird - Hint: Ask @DrTom whether he means European or African.)
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Kicking myself for needing a nudge. Matt has used one part of this mechanism before, and I even thought of it, but then dismissed the idea. In other respects, this meta seemed more like a Mike.
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