Re: MEOW #140: Where's That Cat?
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 2:42 pm
Where’s that cat? Well she is definitely not on the EKTORP sofa. A classic Wendy Walker, this one!
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MEOW #142: Where's That Cat?
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Re: MEOW #140: Where's That Cat?
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 4:38 pm
THERE's that cat! Free from the bag.
Re: MEOW #140: Where's That Cat?
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 6:52 pm
Cat found and released from the bag!
No way I could have guessed it!
Thanks @Wendy Walker
No way I could have guessed it!
Thanks @Wendy Walker
Re: MEOW #140: Where's That Cat?
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:28 pm
Cat is out of the bag - and run off, so I'm not sure where's that cat now...
Re: MEOW #140: Where's That Cat?
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:40 pm
I am off the couch as confirmed by @Wendy Walker
However my work flow, as demanded by Ms. Walker, is much better than what she intended. Much more scientific. I will release it after the MEOW closes but if you can't wait, PM Wendy or myself and we will enlighten you.
However my work flow, as demanded by Ms. Walker, is much better than what she intended. Much more scientific. I will release it after the MEOW closes but if you can't wait, PM Wendy or myself and we will enlighten you.
Re: MEOW #140: Where's That Cat?
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:05 pm
Ah! Got it.
I guess sometimes you have to realize that there is something there *somewhere* even when you swear there can't possibly be.
And what a nifty name for a cat!
I guess sometimes you have to realize that there is something there *somewhere* even when you swear there can't possibly be.
And what a nifty name for a cat!
Re: MEOW #140: Where's That Cat?
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:53 am
That was fun, Wendy. Thank you for keeping us prepared for tomorrow's test.
Re: MEOW #140: Where's That Cat?
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:32 am
What an amazing turnout so far! Here are the first-day solvers. Thank you all for solving and for your very kind comments!
DrTom [TS]
Abide
ajk
Alex Sisti
BarbaraK
BenChen71
Berto
Bob Cruise Director
Boharr
BrennerTJ
Chris Kochmanski
Cindy Heisler
Cindy Weatherman
CPJohnson
Darth
DIS
Dow Jones
DrButtBeard
Gutman
HeadinHome
Hector
heidi
hoover
I K Snamhcok
imontoo
JM
Laura M
lbray53
LindaPRMaven
MaineMarge
Mark Woychick
markhr
MatthewL
Meg
merlinnimue
Pair O Ducks
Philip Chow
ReB
RJY
Schmeel
SeamusOL
Sharkicicles
sledge
Tim
Tom Wilson
Tyrpmom
Whimsy
woozy
DrTom [TS]
Abide
ajk
Alex Sisti
BarbaraK
BenChen71
Berto
Bob Cruise Director
Boharr
BrennerTJ
Chris Kochmanski
Cindy Heisler
Cindy Weatherman
CPJohnson
Darth
DIS
Dow Jones
DrButtBeard
Gutman
HeadinHome
Hector
heidi
hoover
I K Snamhcok
imontoo
JM
Laura M
lbray53
LindaPRMaven
MaineMarge
Mark Woychick
markhr
MatthewL
Meg
merlinnimue
Pair O Ducks
Philip Chow
ReB
RJY
Schmeel
SeamusOL
Sharkicicles
sledge
Tim
Tom Wilson
Tyrpmom
Whimsy
woozy
Re: MEOW #140: Where's That Cat?
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:32 pm
[REDACTED] is formally out of the bag.
Fun one, Wendy! Thanks!
Re: MEOW #140: Where's That Cat?
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2023 9:54 am
Where's that cat?
There's that cat!
There's that cat!
Re: MEOW #140: Where's That Cat?
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2023 8:07 am
Adding to the list of solvers:
andeux
bhamren
Chelseakcm
Jaclyn
Katiedid
KayW
michaelm
Mikey G
Rufus T Firefly
Thank you all for solving!
andeux
bhamren
Chelseakcm
Jaclyn
Katiedid
KayW
michaelm
Mikey G
Rufus T Firefly
Thank you all for solving!
Re: MEOW #140: Where's That Cat?
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 4:20 pm
One final solver: DC Billy = 58 total solvers!
The meta answer to "Where's That Cat?" is PATINA. That was the name she had when she came to live here and the name that's on her microchip registry, but she answers to TINA. Or, rather, she doesn't: she's a cat.
Solvers had to notice that six clues included words starting with CAT: CATCHPHRASE yielded a P for PICARD, CATERPILLAR an A for Alice, CATALPA a T for TREE, CATALOG an I for IKEA, CATE an N for NOTES, and CATCHY an A for ADDAMS.
Thanks to all for solving!
The meta answer to "Where's That Cat?" is PATINA. That was the name she had when she came to live here and the name that's on her microchip registry, but she answers to TINA. Or, rather, she doesn't: she's a cat.
Solvers had to notice that six clues included words starting with CAT: CATCHPHRASE yielded a P for PICARD, CATERPILLAR an A for Alice, CATALPA a T for TREE, CATALOG an I for IKEA, CATE an N for NOTES, and CATCHY an A for ADDAMS.
Thanks to all for solving!