#708 - “Word for Word”
- TMart
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Spent the last two days in a deep rabbit hole that I thought was promising...until I realized that I misspelled something.
Oh, well, not this Christmas ....and then gave it one last look and boom, there it was.
Beam me up with a Christmas badge!
Oh, well, not this Christmas ....and then gave it one last look and boom, there it was.
Beam me up with a Christmas badge!
- Thurman8er
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Well worth the wait.
I'm so glad we are treated to these puzzles each week...and by someone who puts family first. This group gives me hope for 2022.
I'm so glad we are treated to these puzzles each week...and by someone who puts family first. This group gives me hope for 2022.
- lbray53
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I got a perfect nudge. While answering back that I needed more, there it was in my message. Fantastic nudge. Fantastic puzzle. One of my favorites actually.
It seems like there should be a finite number of meta mechanisms. But, similar to the huge number of songs created from an eight note scale, that number might be very large.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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Took cisalope up on the offer and I’m fairly certain I’ll be on the board at the next refresh, and hopefully have claimed my Christmas badge. Thanks for the nudge, and happy to pay it forward.
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If you see that I’ve completed the MGWCC meta, feel free to DM me and I’ll help you out - nudges, confirmations of paths, etc.
- ricky
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On board by Sunday PM after an hour or two of pondering, a welcome change from last week, which I found very, very frustrating.
It is pretty remarkable that MG can say "the puzzle I was constructing came out too difficult, give me a day or two and I'll have something more appropriate" and 36 hours later he sends out a puzzle (with an odd grid and some odd fill, granted) that is both the desired difficulty level and uses a mechanism as creative as this one.
It is pretty remarkable that MG can say "the puzzle I was constructing came out too difficult, give me a day or two and I'll have something more appropriate" and 36 hours later he sends out a puzzle (with an odd grid and some odd fill, granted) that is both the desired difficulty level and uses a mechanism as creative as this one.
Check out the meta challenge at Lexicon Devil
Latest puzzle: "This Place Looks Familiar," March 7, 2024
Deadline: Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 12 PM EST
Latest puzzle: "This Place Looks Familiar," March 7, 2024
Deadline: Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 12 PM EST
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Nice one Matt!
Beamed up at #76 with a helpful nudge. It was a rough trip up through this ragged pannus cloud.
Via the Cloud Appreciation Society
Beamed up at #76 with a helpful nudge. It was a rough trip up through this ragged pannus cloud.
Via the Cloud Appreciation Society
- DrTom
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All I can say is OMG - I had several nudges, none of which helped as I panicked my way around trying to get what seemed like the impossible. Then, similar to lbray53, as I was going back to the well I saw the bucket and the rope I needed.
I've officially stopped wondering how Mike and Matt do this consistently. I know there is no logical explanation, they therefore must be wizards - now if I can just avoid being turned into a newt.....
I've officially stopped wondering how Mike and Matt do this consistently. I know there is no logical explanation, they therefore must be wizards - now if I can just avoid being turned into a newt.....
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
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I agree they must be wizards. And no, you don't want to be turned into a newt. Though, at this time of year, you could drink a martini, complain about Christmas celebrations, and then you'd be Newt Gin-Grinch.
- Joe Ross
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Well... You'll GET better...
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𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
- HunterX
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But does he weigh as much as a duck?Joe Ross wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 1:50 pmWell... You'll GET better...
Always appreciate a good Monty Python reference.
- Joe Ross
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The scale's chocks are knocked clear, proving she weighs as much as a duck and, therefore, is a witch. Then she delivers one of my favorite lines of this rich script:
"It's a fair cop."
You can't argue with everyone screaming, "SCIENCE!"
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𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
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𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
- HunterX
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And her line is quiet and subtle, easy to miss. But it is the perfect punchline to that scene.
- woozy
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The must frustrating nudges are the ones where you say "but I tried that and it didn't go anywhere then" but... sometimes that is how the nudges must be.
I got it with one of those nudges.
I got it with one of those nudges.
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".
- Al Sisti
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I was going to respond with her line, but I didn't know if even the most ardent Python fans remember/heard it... apparently you guys did. Seek help immediately.HunterX wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 3:20 pmAnd her line is quiet and subtle, easy to miss. But it is the perfect punchline to that scene.
- HunterX
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Well, when you've seen it [REDACTED] times, you remember details like that. As for seeking help, that's probably a good suggestion. I'll go to the nearest Argument Clinic for a session or two.
- Al Sisti
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"Contradiction's not an argument!"HunterX wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:57 pmWell, when you've seen it [REDACTED] times, you remember details like that. As for seeking help, that's probably a good suggestion. I'll go to the nearest Argument Clinic for a session or two.
- Joe Ross
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Al Sisti wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:59 pm"Contradiction's not an argument!"
"I don't argue. I explain."
- Dowager Countess Grantham
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
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PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
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- HunterX
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"It can be."Al Sisti wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:59 pm"Contradiction's not an argument!"