#687 - “Fifth-Fifth Friday”
- Hector
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But who cares whether you solve these things! It's not a big deal! Certainly I don't care, nor do all my friends who are here with me also having a great time doing many fun things that do not involve successfully solving the puzzle!
(mods, pls apply Al's sarcasm font when available)
(mods, pls apply Al's sarcasm font when available)
- Bird Lives
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I thought so.
There might be an emoji to indicate sarcasm, but I'm emoji-illiterate.
Jay
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I understood that the sarcasm emoji is the smiley face emoji upside down. Although it can also mean that a girl is into you. So maybe best not to mix your emojis.Bird Lives wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:24 pmI thought so.
There might be an emoji to indicate sarcasm, but I'm emoji-illiterate.
- ChrisKochmanski
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Beam me up! FINALLY! I'm thankful that Matt distinguishes group solves from solo solves, because I needed to be nudged -- no, make that SHOVED -- toward the tele-porter. My streak may look good at a glance, but in the ways I've messed up on this one and others, I am undeserving of the rank.
- RPardoe
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Eyeroll?Bird Lives wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:24 pmI thought so.
There might be an emoji to indicate sarcasm, but I'm emoji-illiterate.
- Bird Lives
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Not confirmed, but certain. I required not so much a shove, but more like someone telling me, "You're getting warmer..."
Jay
- 802puzzler
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I'm not nearly close to solving but I have a question that I would like to ask a solver!
- SusieG
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Al and Jay have given me a great segue…I am ready for a nudge. Have a bunch of nothings, but surely some of it is meaningful.
- MamaE
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I had something....was on the right path, but wouldn't have gotten there without a friendly nudge. Thanks!!
- Just puzzling it out here in Delmarva
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Am pretty much resigned to not getting this one. Based on all the wrong answers, I am guessing an educated guess won't get me there either. Oh well, new streak starts next week.
- hcbirker
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Well I got it but didn't think I had. Thank you fellow Muggles for the confirmation! I submitted as a group solve per Matt's rules.
Heidi
- Meg
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Giant kudos to anyone (not me) who solves this one alone.
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Got it over the weekend but was away from this computer where I have my password.
- Joe Ross
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Submitted. This one makes for a pretty reveal.
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- BrennerTJ
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Beamed up. Had excellent conversation and guidance -- best of all worlds.
-Tamara
- cbarbee002
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Beamed. Had to get a push tho. In retrospect, this wasn’t that difficult, except for the trap that I usually find myself in (more after the reveal).
- ajk
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OK, after collaboration and multiple (appreciated!) nudges I'm just not getting anywhere. Think I give up unless inspiration strikes tomorrow morning.
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- Wendy Walker
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Thank goodness two of my co-solvers got this one today. I made no contribution whatsoever, so I'm not submitting, but I'm happy nonetheless because I can finally stop staring at the puzzle!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
- Hector
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BTW I believe that the deadline for this one is 3pm Eastern tomorrow.
- HeadinHome
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Yayyy!! I had the slapped-upside-the-head experience... just happened on the right "what if..?" and there it was. Agree that it is simpler than I had expected it to be, and that the reveal is fun.
Had formed a small team and we were just getting started, sharing our observations (which were largely all the same) -- so I'm calling this a solo solve... but the help probably came from simply writing out all I had seen & done so far. I recommend it.
Beam me up!
Had formed a small team and we were just getting started, sharing our observations (which were largely all the same) -- so I'm calling this a solo solve... but the help probably came from simply writing out all I had seen & done so far. I recommend it.
Beam me up!
The other Wendy.