MGWCC #798 — “That’s Touching”
- HunterX
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- oldjudge
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I submitted the right answer but somehow reversed my user name and the answer. Matt graciously pointed this out to me and is having the webmaster give me credit for the solve. Thank you, Matt!
- BarbaraK
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Think that happens fairly often. When Matt doesn't catch it right away, the answer shows up on the leaderboard until someone points it out and he can fix it. Haven't seen that lately, so either he's getting more observant or I'm getting less:)
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(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
- MajordomoTom
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bet on 00 to win, better payoff
thanks to Eckless, beaming up.
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
- ChrisKochmanski
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- benchen71
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Awaiting the beam...
... and I'm beamed at #90.
... and I'm beamed at #90.
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On the board, though I submitted with some trepidation.
Can't say more about that until Tuesday. Guinness, please.
Can't say more about that until Tuesday. Guinness, please.
- Jeremy Smith
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It looks like Matt accepted your answer. You're on the board now.
- Jeremy Smith
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Wow, I guess my answer was popular enough, or made enough sense, to be accepted as an alternate? I definitely wasn't on the board before, I checked very carefully :-) Thanks very much for letting me know! I look forward to finding out the actual intended answer.Jeremy Smith wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 7:35 pmIt looks like Matt accepted your answer. You're on the board now.
Edit: Not asking for anyone to send me the intended answer, thanks though! I'm pretty sure I've figured it out now. I felt like there were two, I guess inelegances? with the answer I sent in, and the real answer only has one minor (different) one, so it's definitely better. Still not my favorite puzzle, but I'm grateful for the leeway from Matt!
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- ajk
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Awaiting beam, after a key comment made me realize I was doing the right thing the wrong way. Fun stuff indeed.
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- schmidzy
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Awaiting the beam with trepidation... I see two possible solutions but decided I'd take the gamble and risk my streak for the solo solve. Fingers crossed!
- ky-mike
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Yes, but much worse odds
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I'm on the board at #88. I like this kind of meta, where there's a fairly clear Step 1 to give you some idea how to get started (though that didn't help me with this month's MMMM). The really frustrating ones are where I can't see anything at all and so have no idea where to start.
- ChrisKochmanski
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I once left out a space in my user name, which messed me up big time, but Matt and his webmaster were kind enough to make the correction.
- woozy
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I think I have it with what was a gentlest of nudges but got into a teeny bite.
On of these days I'm going to make a meta where the prompt is "What you might say after solving this meta" and the answer would be "Oh, bull####".
... but that is certainly not this meta.
EDIT: And there I am at #148 with my streak of .... one.
On of these days I'm going to make a meta where the prompt is "What you might say after solving this meta" and the answer would be "Oh, bull####".
... but that is certainly not this meta.
EDIT: And there I am at #148 with my streak of .... one.
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Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
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I once misspelled my username as HunterX, and accidentally messed up a 25 week streak.
- KayW
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submitted, and think I can justify if it's not the intended answer
EDIT: Beamed.
EDIT: Beamed.
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- DCBilly
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On the board. Too much grinding, Googling, and confirmation-seeking for me to join the FUN! group but I am still impressed with the genius of the idea and the construction.
Also saw the alternative answer and I nearly chose it - I look forward to the 'splaining.
Also saw the alternative answer and I nearly chose it - I look forward to the 'splaining.
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