#711 - “Eating in Bed” by Ben Chenoweth

[Laura M]

REALLY enjoyed that one! Thank you, Ben, and congrats! By the way, does anyone else but members of my family eat pancakes with just butter, no 46A?

I like 46A, but on oatmeal, and I only like pancakes (and waffles) with nothing on them, preferably as a finger food. (I never claimed to be normal.)

[woozy]

Hmm... I wonder what the whiffing answer could be? The puzzle seemed pretty unwhiffable...

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I mean unless you mean people eat that in bed!

[HunterX]

REALLY enjoyed that one! Thank you, Ben, and congrats! By the way, does anyone else but members of my family eat pancakes with just butter, no 46A?

I like 46A, but on oatmeal, and I only like pancakes (and waffles) with nothing on them, preferably as a finger food. (I never claimed to be normal.)

(And with that statement, in my book, you have just proved that you aren't. As the unofficial President of the non-existent 46A Fan Club... Shame on you! That's heresy, I say! Now give me another shot of that sweet, sweet stuff...)

[sharkicicles]

On 46A, we were at a sports bar on Sunday to watch that awful football team here in Chicago, and towards the end of the game someone ordered their brunch special, which is a nice bunch of waffles with strawberries. My wife said, "I want waffles for dinner." Well, then I was like "if it's dinner it's gotta be chicken and waffles," so we walked up to the Target a block down from the bar and bought buttermilk and chicken breast tenders. Made a nice basic waffle batter, and battered the chicken in flour, egg, and panko. An amazing dinner (with real 46A on the side) for like $10 extra from what we had on hand, and easily made and consumed by people who had been watching a terrible football game all day.

[TeamDoubleTow]

This was a fun one! Submitted answer

[lbray53]

My hunch and things I noticed early nearly put me in the group with the "unlucky seven" which I believe is now up to 18. It was the only think that I would eat in bed.

But, I just could not quite make it work, and then noticed something that I had missed which led me to the correct answer. Not confirmed but confident.

EDIT: Confirmed!

Beamed aboard.

[AnswerPfinder]

Congrats to Ben on a great MGWCC!

Learned a couple of new things during my solve, and had lots of fun! Beam me up!

[Cinny]

Beam me up!

Congrats, Ben! I enjoyed what Matt wrote about you. You're a busy man. How do you find time to create metas?? This was a fun one. Thanks!

[Streroto]

Beamed up. Was a lot of fun, and a new constructor is always a welcome twist.

Stay well all

[MaineMarge]

REALLY enjoyed that one! Thank you, Ben, and congrats! By the way, does anyone else but members of my family eat pancakes with just butter, no 46A?

@Wendy Walker Could that be because you don't live where they make real 46A?

Awaiting beaming aboard.
I’m with you, @Wendy Walker. Butter only please. And lots of it. Though I do like molasses on pancakes- a leftover from my growing up years.
And I’ve got you covered too, @Bob cruise director. I live REALLY close to a place where they make the REAL 46A.
Like the hardwood lot on our property where a friend at one time had a sugar shack in full operation. Our recompense was all the 46A we wanted. Looks like a lifetime supply in our cellar.

[benchen71]

Beam me up!

Congrats, Ben! I enjoyed what Matt wrote about you. You're a busy man. How do you find time to create metas?? This was a fun one. Thanks!

I can tell you that work on my PhD definitely suffered over the last six months!

[hcbirker]

On the board finally after a printer snafu and caring for a very active 14 month old grandson. Fun puzzle Ben!

[rjy]

Beamed down under… enjoyed it Ben! Don’t know how your PhD work is suffering, but do let your committee know there’s a pretty good mob out here wanting you to stay distracted. Keep ‘em coming!

[cbarbee002]

Just got around to looking at this and enjoyed it. Probably hitting the board 450-ish. Is there a medal for the last to post?

[burak]

I got the answer because the mechanism is quite obvious, but I don't understand how this works.

P.S.: As I was typing this I realized I was unfamiliar with "the inspiration for this meta", learned more about it and now I realize how fun this puzzle actually is LOL.

[BarbaraK]

I got the answer because the mechanism is quite obvious, but I don't understand how this works.

P.S.: As I was typing this I realized I was unfamiliar with "the inspiration for this meta", learned more about it and now I realize how fun this puzzle actually is LOL.

This reminds me of a story - that I can't tell until Tuesday as it would be a spoiler.

[dsxwa]

Hi all, if any solvers are able to provide a nudge to get over the last hump it would be much appreciated. Thank you!

[ReB]

Guess I will have to wait until the morning for an update to confirm that I beamed up to the right ship. Was stuck in a rut, stepped away for some time, then suddenly an idea struck me, which when I got back to the puzzle immediately worked out to a satisfying answer. UPDATE: confirmed.

[MikeM000]

[HunterX]

Just got around to looking at this and enjoyed it. Probably hitting the board 450-ish. Is there a medal for the last to post?

Just the Buzzer Beater for solving with 5 minutes or less to go before the deadline.