Happy Anniversary!

[KayW]

And despite this meta reminder, I missed mine a few days ago

Joined:
Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:10 pm

I’m sure there are lots of metaversaries this week

[Clark E. Tripe]

You guys are pretty smart. This brings us up to 65 solvers.

MaineMarge
MikeyG
Ergcat
Alvibu67
THC
DrTom
mkmf
BrennerTJ
Hector
ReB

Now let me consult that tutorial on how to do spoiler nudges...

[Clark E. Tripe]

I can’t figure out how this spoiler button works, so I am putting these nudges in "CETripe Code ®"

#1 .seirtne esoht elcric ot srethgilhgih deroloc tnereffid thgie esU .ralimis yrev kool dluohs taht seulc ssorca thgie era erehT

#2 .atsiVatlA esu ro seveeJ ksA ot evah yam uoY .eltit eht ot esarhp taht ylppA .esarhp a lleps seirtne thgie esohT

#3 .gnivig no speek taht tfig yrasrevinna eht atem siht redisnoC

#4 .egassem laiceps a rof renroc thgir mottob eht ot nwod levart ,)POT(1 erauqs ta gnitratS

[benchen71]

Apart from giving me a slight headache, those "nudges" got me off the couch. Thanks, "Clark" (or should I say "Purdy"?)

[DCBilly]

Got it - I should have used AltaVista the first time.

[michaelm]

hcuoc eht ffo yllaniF
!sknahT

[Clark E. Tripe]

hcuoc eht ffo yllaniF
!sknahT

Did you have to type that backwards yourself? That's a lot of extra work. Next time, try this: if you feed your paper tape upside-down in the PDP-8's tape reader, the printout comes out backwards automatically...You're welcome!

[BarbaraK]

I'm off the couch. Brilliant!

[Al Sisti]

So last night at the Muggle Zoom session, I screwed up a trivia question. I said that Sophie Tucker was also on the bill the first time the Beatles were on the Ed Sullivan show. She wasn't. Her Beatles connection came from a snarky comment Paul made, when he suggested that "Til There Was You" was a song by the American group, Sophie Tucker). Anyway, the others who were on the bill that night were Davy Jones (pre-Monkees, singing a song from "Oliver"); Tessie O'Shea doing a medley of show tunes; Frank Gorshin (pre-Riddler days); Mitzi McCall & Charlie Brill (comedy team); Fred Kapps (magician), and Wells & the Four Fays.

[michaelm]

So last night at the Muggle Zoom session, I screwed up a trivia question. I said that Sophie Tucker was also on the bill the first time the Beatles were on the Ed Sullivan show. She wasn't. Her Beatles connection came from a snarky comment Paul made, when he suggested that "Til There Was You" was a song by the American group, Sophie Tucker). Anyway, the others who were on the bill that night were Davy Jones (pre-Monkees, singing a song from "Oliver"); Tessie O'Shea doing a medley of show tunes; Frank Gorshin (pre-Riddler days); Mitzi McCall & Charlie Brill (comedy team); Fred Kapps (magician), and Wells & the Four Fays.

From 150 Glimpses of the Beatles by Craig Brown, here is an account of how that show ended after their last song:

It should be over, but for some reason it isn’t. ‘And now, ladies and gentlemen, a very fine novelty act – Wells and the Four Fays!’ An all-singing, all-dancing troupe of acrobats trot on, performing cartwheels and contortions in time to the music.

And it’s still not over. ‘Before I tell you about next Sunday’s show starring Mitzi Gaynor and the Beatles, right now – here’s a real treat from the folks at Pillsbury!’

Sullivan, the severe headmaster, permits himself just a hint of goodwill. ‘You’ve been a fine audience, despite severe provocation.’ A quick lizard smile. ‘Next Sunday, our show originates at Miami Beach from the Deauville Hotel … Next Sunday’s show stars Hollywood’s Mitzi Gaynor, the Beatles –’ More screams, which continue at such a pitch that they drown out his announcement of the other acts. ‘We’ll also have the winner of the Liston/Clay fight at Miami Beach, which plays host to President Johnson on February 27th.’ And, in closing: ‘Now I’m delighted, all of us are delighted, and I know the Beatles on their first appearance here have been very deeply thrilled by their reception here. You’ve been fine. Now get home safely – good night!’

Then, as the closing credits roll: ‘Tonight The Ed Sullivan Show has been brought to you by Pillsbury, where the good things you bake always begin with the best – Pillsbury’s best. And by new Aero Shave – Keeps Drenching Your Beard Through the Shave.’

[boharr]

hcuoc eht ffo yllaniF
!sknahT

Did you have to type that backwards yourself? That's a lot of extra work. Next time, try this: if you feed your paper tape upside-down in the PDP-8's tape reader, the printout comes out backwards automatically...You're welcome!

And here I was using ROT 13.

[mkmf]

Confirmed off the couch before the nudges. Lovely meta, all tied up nicely. Looking forward to more.

[ajk]

Whoa, completely missed the egdun htruof eht yb dethgilhgih erutaef. Cool!

[mattythewsjpuzzler]

OTC! Very punny intro. Live long and prosper!

[LesY]

OTC without a nudge. Well done “Clark” and thanks for the celebration!

P.S. I joined 4/9/19. Time flies when you’re having fun.

[Clark E. Tripe]

My "CETripe Code ®" nudges seem to be working. 12 more Muggles have gotten into the flow of things:

benchen71
DCBilly
michaelm
BarbaraK
bhamren
Johnny Luau
Richard
david
mkmf
mattythewsjpuzzler
SeamusOL
LesY

We're now at 77.

[rjy]

Whoa, completely missed the egdun htruof eht yb dethgilhgih erutaef. Cool!

same! !teews dna revelc yrev

[sharkicicles]

Dang, I was going to look at the 4 edgun easter egg but i accidentally typed "sudo rm -rf /" instead. Maybe I need some Linux Rehabilitation.

[Clark E. Tripe]

Another 9 Muggles have joined the anniversary celebration:

supercruciverbalistic
Jimbo
frostyjhammer
Ashutosh Sodhani
Jaclyn
Jim Dean
Pair O Ducks
Snood
SJ

That brings us up to 86. "Things are going swimmingly" here too!

[sharkicicles]

Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate this meta!