MGWCC #798 — “That’s Touching”

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#41

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Well, in at #154 but not without a nudge and then a struggle. I was sure I had the answer when I was told NOPE. I'd be interested to see if my "first" answer was also HeadInHome's and others.

Regardless, beamed!

EDIT: With some PMing I find my first answer WAS indeed @HeadinHome and several others' answer. There will be some interesting board talk this week I feel.
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HoldThatThought wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 3:49 pm I once misspelled my username as HunterX, and accidentally messed up a 25 week streak.
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Beamed up. That was fun! I don't see any alternative answer.
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HoldThatThought wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 3:49 pm I once misspelled my username as HunterX, and accidentally messed up a 25 week streak.
You were just trying to keep my streak going for me? Thanks!

Wonder what happened when I submitted after that....?
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HunterX wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 12:01 pm
HoldThatThought wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 3:49 pm I once misspelled my username as HunterX, and accidentally messed up a 25 week streak.
You were just trying to keep my streak going for me? Thanks!

Wonder what happened when I submitted after that....?

For the record, I semi-truly believed that "Goat's Breath Apothecary" was the meta solution that week, and I was not intentionally trying to sabotage you. I don't know why you persist in refusing to believe me.
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Beamed at #175. What a happy relief after a lot of grinding and near-misses/dead-ends. Satisfying solve ultimately.
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#47

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HoldThatThought wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 12:13 pm
HunterX wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 12:01 pm
HoldThatThought wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 3:49 pm I once misspelled my username as HunterX, and accidentally messed up a 25 week streak.
You were just trying to keep my streak going for me? Thanks!

Wonder what happened when I submitted after that....?

For the record, I semi-truly believed that "Goat's Breath Apothecary" was the meta solution that week, and I was not intentionally trying to sabotage you. I don't know why you persist in refusing to believe me.
WAIT! You mean it wasn't...now I am going to have to ask my Nanny for the right answer. I knew it was a gambol at best.
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#48

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If you're going to butt in, goat big or goat home.
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DrTom wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 5:32 pm
HoldThatThought wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 12:13 pm For the record, I semi-truly believed that "Goat's Breath Apothecary" was the meta solution that week, and I was not intentionally trying to sabotage you. I don't know why you persist in refusing to believe me.
WAIT! You mean it wasn't...now I am going to have to ask my Nanny for the right answer. I knew it was a gambol at best.
HoldThatThought wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:19 pm If you're going to butt in, goat big or goat home.
At least you guys aren't being sheepish about it.
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Half way there. I am really confused about something. But I have an answer and it seems a 100%er so will submit.
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HunterX wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:29 pm
DrTom wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 5:32 pm
HoldThatThought wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 12:13 pm For the record, I semi-truly believed that "Goat's Breath Apothecary" was the meta solution that week, and I was not intentionally trying to sabotage you. I don't know why you persist in refusing to believe me.
WAIT! You mean it wasn't...now I am going to have to ask my Nanny for the right answer. I knew it was a gambol at best.
HoldThatThought wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:19 pm If you're going to butt in, goat big or goat home.
At least you guys aren't being sheepish about it.
So ewe say. Still, I am trying not to be capricious with my posts. 🐐
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It's shear chaos! But I kid!
Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 92. It's a Breeze
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#53

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beamed with a nudge. Great puzzle.
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Step 1, no prob. Step 2 . . . . . . I think I'm on a ("the"?) path, but so far it's leading nowhere.
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Beamed. I am a complete idiot but got the meta anyway.
Really nice aha

Stay well all
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He made us wait for that last update! I am beamed aboard. This was an interesting one. I mean that in a good way.
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
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There are definitely two possible answers each with its own potential issue
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Submitted with 75% confidence, we'll see if I am rewarded with a beam
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First, I needed some to correct my shoddy geography. Then, I submitted too hastily, neglecting the final step and wondering about the prompt.

Back to square zero.
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May I suggest that all of us who submitted the "other answer," i.e. the one-step-too-short answer, submit videos of ourselves finishing a Matt Gaffney meta and triumphantly shouting, "Nepal!"
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