#724 - "So Many Issues"
- lbray53
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I "googled" the bird. It sure LOOKED like a small song bird in the picture. Maybe the pressure of completing the delayed puzzle did not give Matt time to read the description.
Perhpas LadyBird will provide some insight.
I am among the group waiting for Sunday submission. The tiny bit of doubt about my answer is creating as much anxiety as not having it solved yet.
Perhpas LadyBird will provide some insight.
I am among the group waiting for Sunday submission. The tiny bit of doubt about my answer is creating as much anxiety as not having it solved yet.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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Everything you said is exactly the same for me. Beamed up. Happy to keep my + streak going!
- HunterX
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I am ready to beam up, but will also wait until tomorrow. Might as well!
Saw the metanism early, but didn't quite know what to do with it, until I corrected a little "issue" of my own.
Saw the metanism early, but didn't quite know what to do with it, until I corrected a little "issue" of my own.
- woozy
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Libel!Bird Lives wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:10 amThis confirms what little I know. My entire knowledge of this XXX-rated bird comes from a song we sang at camp in the Adirondacks when I was seven. I remember almost all the words. It’s a round.
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For birds who won't listen, the art of a teacher defies.
And birds who chatter can never expect to be wise.
XXXXXX are among the most intelligent birds there are. They are very closely related to crows, after all.
(I'm always a little surprised when people aren't as into them as I am....)
Stinky Pinkies!
My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest
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- ship4u
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Beamed up! Very cool AHA whilst looking at the grid again this morning. Thank you, Matt.
Don & Cynthia
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- Cap'n Rick
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Just got to this one this morning, but I'm up-beamed!
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Well ….. my distant solving partner and I really like this puzzle
But we’re really stuck.
We each “thought of” an answer (different ones).
But we can’t FIND one, or apparently the mechanism that would.
But we’re really stuck.
We each “thought of” an answer (different ones).
But we can’t FIND one, or apparently the mechanism that would.
- DrTom
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Well shucky darn, I forgot all about the Easter thing. Oh well!
Gosh, both WSJ and MG took it easy on us - guess they didn't want anything too "taxing"!
Gosh, both WSJ and MG took it easy on us - guess they didn't want anything too "taxing"!
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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Do you think we should heckle Matt about this?Bird Lives wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:10 amThis confirms what little I know. My entire knowledge of this XXX-rated bird comes from a song we sang at camp in the Adirondacks when I was seven. I remember almost all the words. It’s a round.
In a snug little field in a neighboring park
On a beautiful morning in spring.
A [something] XXXX once asked of a lark
If he thought he could teach him to sing.
Oh no said the lark with a comical look
As he warbled and waggled his tail
’Twould be too much trouble and sorrow,
And I know that I surely would fail.
For birds who won't listen, the art of a teacher defies.
And birds who chatter can never expect to be wise.
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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Haha yup. The only time I ever saw one was in Liverpool, England. And it was big! We were on a Beatles tour, and I asked the guide what it was. He said it was a XXXXXX.
- ship4u
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Okay, here's my favorite bird song by Gilbert & Sullivan:
[Mikado]
On a tree by a river a little tom-tit
Sang "Willow, tit willow, tit willow"
And I said to him, "Dicky-bird, why do you sit
Singing 'Willow, tit willow, tit willow'"
"Is it weakness of intellect, birdie?" I cried
"Or a rather tough worm in your little inside"
With a shake of his poor little head, he replied
"Oh, willow, tit willow, tit willow!"
He slapped at his chest, as he sat on that bough
Singing "Willow, tit willow, tit willow"
And a cold perspiration bespangled his brow
Oh, willow, tit willow, tit willow
He sobbed and he sighed and a gurgle he gave*
Then he plunged himself into the billowy wave
And an echo arose from the suicide's grave
"Oh, willow, tit willow, tit willow"
Now I feel just as sure as I'm sure that my name
Isn't Willow, tit willow, tit willow
That 'twas blighted affection that made him exclaim
"Oh, willow, tit willow, tit willow"
And if you remain callous and obdurate, I
Shall perish as he did, and you will know why
Though I probably shall not exclaim as I die
"Oh, willow, tit willow, tit willow"
[Mikado]
On a tree by a river a little tom-tit
Sang "Willow, tit willow, tit willow"
And I said to him, "Dicky-bird, why do you sit
Singing 'Willow, tit willow, tit willow'"
"Is it weakness of intellect, birdie?" I cried
"Or a rather tough worm in your little inside"
With a shake of his poor little head, he replied
"Oh, willow, tit willow, tit willow!"
He slapped at his chest, as he sat on that bough
Singing "Willow, tit willow, tit willow"
And a cold perspiration bespangled his brow
Oh, willow, tit willow, tit willow
He sobbed and he sighed and a gurgle he gave*
Then he plunged himself into the billowy wave
And an echo arose from the suicide's grave
"Oh, willow, tit willow, tit willow"
Now I feel just as sure as I'm sure that my name
Isn't Willow, tit willow, tit willow
That 'twas blighted affection that made him exclaim
"Oh, willow, tit willow, tit willow"
And if you remain callous and obdurate, I
Shall perish as he did, and you will know why
Though I probably shall not exclaim as I die
"Oh, willow, tit willow, tit willow"
Don & Cynthia
We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
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- woozy
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I'd post this video to make my point except.... well, the australian magpies aren't actually true magpies (and to be honest they are bigger than the north american or european magpie).
Stinky Pinkies!
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Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
- 802puzzler
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Beamed up at #210.
Great idea about the Easter/Passover achievements! Wish I had thought of that before submitting!
Great idea about the Easter/Passover achievements! Wish I had thought of that before submitting!
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I’ve solved, but like the rest of you, will submit tomorrow in hopes of the Easter award.
- Thurman8er
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Haven’t had time to solve yet, but
With all due respect to my Muggle birding friends ( except for our dear @LadyBird )
PLEASE CANCEL MY SUBSCRIPTION TO YOUR ISSUES
With all due respect to my Muggle birding friends ( except for our dear @LadyBird )
PLEASE CANCEL MY SUBSCRIPTION TO YOUR ISSUES
- patpatchica
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This one was so easy, I was unsure I had the right answer at first. Had to confirm it with a trusted Muggle. I hope this was not the calm before the storm that very well may be Week 4 & 5!
Overthinking is my super power.
- jhseeman
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typical me...sees answer, ignores it. Answer hits me with flashign neon lights, I ignore it Ask could it be this answer....um...duh. yes.
Will go for Easter badge tomorrow
Will go for Easter badge tomorrow
- LadyBird
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I haven't signed up for the MGWCC--it rather intimidates me. But now I want to know what this bird issue is!lbray53 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:28 am I "googled" the bird. It sure LOOKED like a small song bird in the picture. Maybe the pressure of completing the delayed puzzle did not give Matt time to read the description.
Perhpas LadyBird will provide some insight.
I am among the group waiting for Sunday submission. The tiny bit of doubt about my answer is creating as much anxiety as not having it solved yet.
- lbray53
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The bird pictured in post #52 was clued as "Tiny songbird". Or is there another "version" of that bird?LadyBird wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 11:30 pmI haven't signed up for the MGWCC--it rather intimidates me. But now I want to know what this bird issue is!lbray53 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:28 am I "googled" the bird. It sure LOOKED like a small song bird in the picture. Maybe the pressure of completing the delayed puzzle did not give Matt time to read the description.
Perhpas LadyBird will provide some insight.
I am among the group waiting for Sunday submission. The tiny bit of doubt about my answer is creating as much anxiety as not having it solved yet.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!