"On Occasion" - December 10, 2021

[Bonnibel]

Ashore! Signed, sealed, delivered...now on to the weekend full of fun activities! Cheers!

[Commodore]

Aye. 17A. Tip o’ the cap, Ensign Shenk.
Isaac, ‘nuther ration if you will.

[Geezer Weezer]

On shore! Liked it!

(I could be wrong, but I predict some submission problems.)

Yes, my problem is having nothing to submit.

Ah! Epiphany! I have now mitted my sub.

[Geezer Weezer]

On shore! Liked it!

(I could be wrong, but I predict some submission problems.)

Yes, my problem is having nothing to submit.

Collapses laughing.

No problem.

I can climb back up on the barstool.

I do that so often that I have installed training wheels on my barstool.

[Grover]

On shore. First step came to me easily, the second was more of a struggle. Of course once it's solved, it seems obvious.

[auee89]

Yes,indeedy, this is definitely the way to head into the weekend (and it's only Thursday!) - on shore with a New Glarus Cabin Fever. Only in Wisconsin!

Nice! Friends brought back some Spotted Cow for me.

[hoover]

Did anyone else experience an error when submitting their answer?


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Given that I am submitting from outside of the US, I wonder if they have implemented some sort of IP address check?

My cunning plan was, if my name was pulled out of the hat, I was going to supply the US postal address of a friend and then get that friend to send the mug on to me! But maybe that can't happen now, unless I use a VPN...

TunnelBear is free for the first 500MB each month. You can choose USA or your choice from among multiple countries on each of these continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America. Sorry, no Antarctica yet.

[benchen71]

Did anyone else experience an error when submitting their answer?


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Given that I am submitting from outside of the US, I wonder if they have implemented some sort of IP address check?

My cunning plan was, if my name was pulled out of the hat, I was going to supply the US postal address of a friend and then get that friend to send the mug on to me! But maybe that can't happen now, unless I use a VPN...

TunnelBear is free for the first 500MB each month. You can choose USA or your choice from among multiple countries on each of these continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America. Sorry, no Antarctica yet.

Turns out the VPN is not necessary, but I can't explain without spoilers. Suffice to say, someone PMed me and now I have submitted successfully.

[minimuggle]

Still out to sea, and trying to figure out what to do with what I have discovered.

[GTIJohnny]

I'm also still at sea and have several ideas Past solutions have not surfaced until Sunday recently. I'll put a hold on nudges until then.

[CPJohnson]

Figure I must be overthinking, but knowing that doesn't stop it from happening.
For now, enjoying the relaxed atmosphere of the sparsely populated ship's lounge.

At least social distancing is easy.

[dmorack]

On shore! Enjoyed this one. Onto the MGWCC.

[Al Sisti]

That was fun! I'm onshore, checking the pantry and making my grocery list to bake @Cindy's Mom's Improve-With-Age cookies, which I learned about from the report on one of her previous Christmas parties. They're perfect for shipping this time of year, when you never really know how long it might take for a package to arrive.

Ah yes. Improve with age cookies. My mom is baking a red velvet cake today for our party tomorrow. My husband already made his mom’s prune cake. We have cookies: peanut butter, maple black walnut, lemon ginger, chocolate mint, coconut macaroons.

And if you want dinner and not just dessert:
Beef tenderloin with horseradish
Smoked salmon
Pimiento cheese sausage balls
Artichoke collard green dip
Turkey Chorizo fundido dip
French onion chicken
Kofta meatballs with dried cherry sauce
Mushroom croustades
Apple Gorgonzola croustades
Caviar deviled eggs
Julia Child’s chicken liver mousse
Cheese, charcuterie, marinated olives and lots of fun accompaniments

We might need a Muggle cookbook!

I have about 10 of Cindy's recipes already...

[Jackie88]

On shore! Along with my Stygian Cat!

[Ergcat]

🏖on shore at last !!

After much overthinking, and chasing a couple of rabbits, I had a silly idea for the meta … and it worked! Glad to be on shore !

[MajordomoTom]

another Thursday night with Isaac, this is getting old.

Is there a punster in the house?

Sayonara Isaac.

On the beach.

[HunterX]

On shore.

Tough grid for the kids and me tonight. Meta didn't pop out at us as easily as I thought, based on the early posts I read yesterday afternoon. But then... those were posted by those who could post Thursday shortly after 4pm...

Glad we got it. Work was tough this week. And I was up late all week, prepping for a board meeting today. Ready to crash here in our Poconos getaway and sleep all weekend to catch up. Too bad the fiancée's family is arriving tomorrow for us to host a 5-year old's birthday. Oh well.

Hope the 5-year old brings wine.

[Bird Lives]

Ashore. It took a while. It shouldn't have. Once, long ago, I was hired to consult on a project where the other person hired for similar purposes was the guy who created an element of this meta.

[Jeremy Smith]

Make mine a margarita - - lots of salt please! Swam to shore this a.m. while driving to the airport (I know, one should never swim and drive . . .). Pretty straightforward once you get the "handle".

SADWM—Swimming and driving while muggling.

[PQ63]

Ashore. I’ll have a Manhattan with Maker’s Mark.

Fun one.