#639 - "Can You Find a Better Example?"
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damefox
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DrTom
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I PMed you!
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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MikeM000
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Thanks! I've got your offer and a couple hints others have given...I need to sit down and see if I can put stuff together. I appreciate it!
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streakchaser
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Have been staring but making no progress on this. I'm keeping the hope alive!
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DrTom
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Woo Hoo - confirmed that I have been beamed up to the Mother Ship - a week 4 (or perhaps a weak 4) unaided and un-nudged, I was so proud of myself that I pulled out the Buffalo Rare to give me a treat - nice stuff. I keep looking for Pappy, we will see!
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Dplass
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Yup, got it.
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bhamren
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I could use a nudge also please.
Got it after a kind nudge. Not on the board yet, but confident.
Actually I am missed it since I misread the meta directions. I sent in what I want to do, not what "sounds like" something I will want to do. Oh well, liked it anyway.
Actually Matt put me on now. Thanks to all.
Got it after a kind nudge. Not on the board yet, but confident.
Actually I am missed it since I misread the meta directions. I sent in what I want to do, not what "sounds like" something I will want to do. Oh well, liked it anyway.
Actually Matt put me on now. Thanks to all.
Last edited by bhamren on Mon Aug 31, 2020 12:36 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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hashbrown
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Beam me up! Thanks to Cindy and Dplass for some productive discussion:)
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Dplass
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Same! Thanks to Cindy and hashbrown for some productive discussion
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SusieG
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I’m going in circles on this. May be stuck in one of my ruts where I won’t let go of a bad idea. If anyone would be willing to help me find a different direction I’d appreciate it!
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JordanianTomlinson
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Okay, after struggling last week I'm even worse off this week. If anybody is kind enough to provide one of those nudges I've heard so much about I'd be eternally grateful!
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spotter
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Seems like every time there are parentheses involved in a meta, it hurts me more than it helps. Still struggling on this one.
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JordanianTomlinson
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Thanks much to Cindy for the assistance! Submitted an answer - now to play the waiting game... aw, the waiting game sucks, let's play Hungry, Hungry Hippos!
Update: on the board! Sorry for the obscure Simpsons reference above.
Update: on the board! Sorry for the obscure Simpsons reference above.
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streakchaser
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Submitted an answer, also thanks to Cindy's nudge. If I'm right, the puzzle construction is impressive but the solution requires too many logical leaps for my taste.
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hcbirker
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Finally beam me up! (Only took three days, but hey, I got it!)
Heidi
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cherikee
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I think I see some things, but may be a mirage, and I haven't had quite as much time to look as it as I'd like. If anyone can provide a small nudge, I'd appreciate it.
Edit: or if anybody else who is also stuck wants to compare notes, let me know.
Edit: or if anybody else who is also stuck wants to compare notes, let me know.
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cherikee
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I solved this, but took a little help to get there... I think a little too much to submit. I'll try to have Gaffney's stats reflect when I'm actually good enough to do these on my own.
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MikeM000
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Cindy and Orsys but pointed me in the right direction and I am on the board! Thanks....
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MatthewB
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Bouncing ideas back and forth with my brother and sister-in-law, finally got it. With not much time to spare : finished both WSJ and MG with 20 minutes to go.
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spotter
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Not this time for me. I was pretty hung up for a while trying to make the NATO alphabet do something (Papa, Golf, Kilo, Whiskey, Hotel). It didn't help me that wRYEr and WHISKEY (a 7 letter word) went so well together. Then pSALm (MINEO) and hONOr (as in yoko ONO) were other rabbits I chased for a bit. GRIND kept popping into my mind, but I was nowhere close to getting PAEAN, KEN, or HAIL so I never made any headway on that path. Ready for week 1 I suppose.