So many thorough folks do an A-Z preparation and forget the H. But that can be a sore subject. Interestingly it is often a problem amongst men named Albert, so much so that we refer to it as an AL trauma.HunterX wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 3:54 pmThank you for making a point of exempting me from the category! I don't want to be the butt of jokes around here. And while I may be a hunter, I'm not a fissure man. (And didn't do my preparation...)
MGWCC #785 — “Tentative Meta”
- DrTom
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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!
- HunterX
- Posts: 1200
- Joined: Fri Dec 04, 2020 9:17 pm
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
So I do the MGWCC on my iPad, opening the email and clicking on the PDF link. I didn't even bother to read who the guest constructor was. As I started, I thought, "Will this be another new, young constructor whose cluing will annoy me, either because there are too many clues involving pop culture only my 20-year-old kids would know, or because they used so many oh-so-clever clues with no crossing gimme's that I'm left... clueless?" Pleasantly, I found that not to be the case at all, and I quite enjoyed the cluing!
It was only after completing it that I came here and found that our illustrious @DrTom was the reason behind this realization. Thanks Dr. Tom!
And my worry was also wrong about the constructor being new or young!
(I said "new OR young." So you can take your pick there.)
Also, beamed up!
It was only after completing it that I came here and found that our illustrious @DrTom was the reason behind this realization. Thanks Dr. Tom!
And my worry was also wrong about the constructor being new or young!
(I said "new OR young." So you can take your pick there.)
Also, beamed up!
- Joe Ross
- Moderator
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Yes, a WAG, first to submit, first to be wrong, swing for the fences attempt at that last badge.
- HunterX
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And it's a very painful looking swing and a miss! So I'm removing the GIF and making another post to move it off my screen!
- MajordomoTom
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Some very nice Discord assistance, and I'm beaming and beeming (and confirmed at #90).
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
- Cinny
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Beamed up. I always enjoy a Dr Tom meta and can't wait for a Dr Tom/MikeyG meta. I never really liked puns until I started doing these metas.
Congratulations, Dr Tom on your MGWCC debut. Well-deserved!
Congratulations, Dr Tom on your MGWCC debut. Well-deserved!
Cindy Heisler
- Joe
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I took the leap and landed on the board at #18. Great one, DrTom! I do think that I now need some kind of cleanse after reading the previous comments. Yeesh! I thought this was a family show.
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.
- woozy
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Oh, this is a Dr. Tom puzzle, all right.
Awaiting a sure beam.
Edit: And there I am at an even 100.
Awaiting a sure beam.
Edit: And there I am at an even 100.
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
- Wendy Walker
- Posts: 1757
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:44 pm
- Location: Unionville, PA
Wow, Dr. Tom, you've hit the big time! Huge congratulations! Awaiting that warm, powerful beam ...
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
- hcbirker
- Posts: 2083
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:24 pm
- Location: Studio City, CA
So I made the stupid mistake I made with the Music Meta a few months ago, realized my error after I submitted five seconds later, and sent in a plea to Matt to have mercy on me. He graciously did so. READ THE PROMPT! Doh! I have beamed.
And Dr. Tom , way to go big time! I hope your wife appreciates it!
Heidi
And Dr. Tom , way to go big time! I hope your wife appreciates it!
Heidi
Heidi
- benchen71
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Awaiting the beam...
... and I'm beamed!
Congrats to @DrTom for your MGWCC debut. Welcome to the club!
... and I'm beamed!
Congrats to @DrTom for your MGWCC debut. Welcome to the club!
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
- DrTom
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Well you gotta take the swing!
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!
- DrTom
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Thanks Cindy! As one of my frequent guinea pigs (or rather testers) you have had a chance to see many Tom puns...obviously I wore you down!
Tom
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!
- DrTom
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Oh, I am sure she still thinks me quite daft, but at least she can see that I have gotten better at it.hcbirker wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 10:16 pm So I made the stupid mistake I made with the Music Meta a few months ago, realized my error after I submitted five seconds later, and sent in a plea to Matt to have mercy on me. He graciously did so. READ THE PROMPT! Doh! I have beamed.
And Dr. Tom , way to go big time! I hope your wife appreciates it!
Heidi
Thanks Heidi!
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!
- DrTom
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You're next Missy, you're next!!!! Thanks Wendy!Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 9:55 pm Wow, Dr. Tom, you've hit the big time! Huge congratulations! Awaiting that warm, powerful beam ...
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!
- Streroto
- Posts: 804
- Joined: Thu Jul 04, 2019 4:24 pm
- Location: Newtown Square, PA
Fun and very happy to get a week 3.
From one doc to another great job Dr Tom!!! I’ll have to look up that paper…
I want to echo what was said about the muggles. This is an amazing group and I can’t imagine life without all of you
Stay well
From one doc to another great job Dr Tom!!! I’ll have to look up that paper…
I want to echo what was said about the muggles. This is an amazing group and I can’t imagine life without all of you
Stay well
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@Bob cruise director and I got it! Great meta, DT. We can always count on you for a fun ride.
- DrTom
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Thanks Marge. If you were in Florida today it would be a water ride. I'm about to grow webbed feet, but at least it is good for the flowers!MaineMarge wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:20 am @Bob cruise director and I got it! Great meta, DT. We can always count on you for a fun ride.
I'm always surprised we haven't seen a botanical meta from you? I mean I can see clues like:
Got out of bed = AROSE
Hot place to be = INFERNO
Sugar used in cooking = CASTER
Say again = REPEAT
Time for you and your solving partner to start constructing!
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!
- TeamDoubleTow
- Posts: 445
- Joined: Fri Jan 01, 2021 1:58 pm
What a joy to read who the guest constructor was yesterday!Team DoubleTow needed a night to let things marinate and then we saw it this morning. Awaiting the beam. Thanks so much for the delightful puzzle @DrTom. Some masterful material there!
Team DoubleTow=Ali who posts here, Alex & Maya the hound(with occasional assistance from son)
- rjy
- Posts: 1084
- Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2021 12:52 pm
- Location: Gaithersburg, MD
Late start to the puzzle last night, so I missed the chorus of praise for Muggledom’s own DrTom, but I still need to add my own redundant voice to the assembly. How exciting for us - and for him! - to have get a slot in the MGWCC series, and a fun, challenging puzzle it was too! Awaiting beamage, but this solve was not without a lot of overnight meta-noodling. Congrats, DrT!
Ray