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Re: "How Romantic!" - November 2019
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:39 pm
by Al Sisti
Thurman8er wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:37 pm
Is "A la" a three-letter word? I don't think it is.
From Matt Gaffney's writeup on Fiend, he addresses that point (plus BBQ not being an actual word) by saying "So I guess it’s most accurately described as “the three-letter lexical chunk that begins each theme entry contains two of one letter and one of another. Didn’t notice it while solving so not a big deal I think.”
Re: "How Romantic!" - November 2019
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:35 pm
by FrankieHeck
MajordomoTom wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2019 11:38 pm
Eric Porter wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2019 11:17 pm
The only song I knew by Meat Loaf was
I'd Do Anything for Love.
The best song by Meatloaf (one word) is "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". It's tremendous, needs to be played at high volume.
So we didn't make it to date night at the dive bar this weekend, so we are here now. And Paradise by the Dashboard Lights is playing.
I had looked up Meatloaf early on because of the HAM and BURGER but had a very hard time with this one.
Re: "How Romantic!" - November 2019
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:56 pm
by KayW
I also stumbled onto the double-letters and googled AINT BAD LYRICS. Bingo. A clever mechanism (aren't they all, when you get them
) . But I feel a bit dense - can someone explain the connection of the title to the meta?
On a happier note, I just got the mega meta!!!! My third try. So on that score, I guess one out of three ain't bad!
Re: "How Romantic!" - November 2019
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:27 pm
by Thurman8er
I spent hours on this puzzle and I'm very frustrated by the result. I skipped over the triple letters quickly (first thing I noticed) because "a la" is two words. I worked out every "romantic" angle I could think of (languages...like Latin for "quid pro quo"...moonlight/heart...) only to see nothing pan out. I should have gotten it anyway, but it was far from elegant. A different title would have made a big difference.
Re: "How Romantic!" - November 2019
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:00 am
by BethA
KayW wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:56 pm
I also stumbled onto the double-letters and googled AINT BAD LYRICS. Bingo. A clever mechanism (aren't they all, when you get them
) . But I feel a bit dense - can someone explain the connection of the title to the meta?
On a happier note, I just got the mega meta!!!! My third try. So on that score, I guess one out of three ain't bad!
I think the title is kind of a sarcastic reaction to the lyrics:
I want you, I need you
But-there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad
'Cause two out of three ain't bad
That was always my reaction when I heard the song anyway.
Congrats on the mega, too!