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Re: MEOW #100: Isn't It Ironic(ally Named)

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 5:56 pm
by benchen71
Time for the answer reveal. But first, a solver update:

bhamren
kymike

We got to 59. Well done everyone!

Re: MEOW #100: Isn't It Ironic(ally Named)

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 6:03 pm
by benchen71
Here's the solution to "Isn't It Ironic(ally Named)":

Isn't It Ironic(ally Named) (solution).png

I know it was a bit mean of me to deliberately misspell those two latin names, but I assumed that once you were on the trail you would work out what they were supposed to be with a judicious use of Google.

I hope Alanis Morissette doesn't mind the gentle ribbing - she copped quite a bit of flack over the years for mistaking coincidence for irony - but I truly do love the song: it's extremely catchy and the lyrics are fun! And, if you're interested, the following video is from a duo who fixed the song so that it really is ironic:


Re: MEOW #100: Isn't It Ironic(ally Named)

Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 11:59 pm
by woozy
"24A Does not contain mince"

But it most certainly does! It contains minced apples, and raisins, and sometimes meat (although usually just suet).

Re: MEOW #100: Isn't It Ironic(ally Named)

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 12:41 am
by benchen71
woozy wrote: Tue Oct 25, 2022 11:59 pm "24A Does not contain mince"

But it most certainly does! It contains minced apples, and raisins, and sometimes meat (although usually just suet).
I guess that's true. But here in Australia "mince" means minced meat.

Re: MEOW #100: Isn't It Ironic(ally Named)

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 8:08 am
by Joe Ross
On here, so often, it will mean "words."

Re: MEOW #100: Isn't It Ironic(ally Named)

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 5:40 pm
by Dplass
Dplass wrote: Wed Oct 19, 2022 11:22 am Got it, thanks for the puzzle. I can think of a very funny pun to go here but it'd be redacted.
My pun was going to be "Debugged."