It'd be like if I made a puzzle and the answer was "WRITING SE IS PRETTY NEAT GO THERE" :P

I mean, you could

No rules against it

It'd be like asking "How can I increase the literary correctness of this sentence?" w.r.t. "Puzzling Stack Exchange is the best SE."

@Sciborg also, writing, neat, puns, etc

.

What if I made a big elaborate puzzle and the answer turned out to be a link to my Tinder profile and the phrase "IF YOU SOLVED THIS YOU'VE EARNED MY LOVE"

probably not good, because the link could go dead later

Can I get "worst puzzle idea Mick has ever had" for 500, Alex

we don't want puzzles that may be unsolvable later

True

But it'd be funny

We should have a competition sometime for Worst Puzzle Ideas :p

Also, I'm at a difficult step in the Statue Park hexomino puzzle: copying down every possible hexomino into my solving sheet

there are so many

@Avi "First of all, you're using both the full name of a site and an abbreviation in the same sentence without previously having explained what the abbreviation means. Secondly, you failed to define "best"; without context, how are we to know what considerations you're taking into account and judging by? Thirdly... "

It's like posting a snippet of code on StackOverflow and getting a giant paragraph of answer about "firstly, your coding conventions are garbage, what the heck is your tabbing scheme, and there's a way to do this that is 1.2x more efficient, also no one does it this way anymore so do this instead..."

@Mithical 👍

@bobble yep, 35 hexominoes - good luck!

you've got me into re-doing that book too

@Sciborg Your braces are in the wrong place...

"also, not enough JQuery"

@Avi "Oh and also here's the answer to your question but it requires 3 imports that you probably aren't authorized to do in your workplace, and also..."

"Why would you choose this programming language when it's a built-in in XYZlang?"

@Deusovi I have 34 hexominoes copied and am trying to figure out which one I missed

@Avi "Literally no one uses {completely common library} anymore why not just use {obscure library from 2012}"

"{dead link} contains the solution to your problem"

I'm glad you share my pain

I'm not

"duplicate of [question from 7 years ago]"

so now we're Stack Overflow? this chatroom is having an identity crisis

@Sciborg this is a puzzling thing too

Sorry, we tangented again

is tangented a word?

@bobble our identity has been lost

It is in the Dictionary I Just Made Up

@Sciborg how much for an up-to-date copy?

i offer $0.20

speaking of $0.20, I just added hint 3 to puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/103950/…

rumor has it that our puzzling identity is trapped within the legendary 35th hexomino

It's a first edition so it's pretty rare

21 cents final offer

22 cents

22.5 cents

23 cents

It turns out it's a dictionary with only one entry.

I dunno guys, my rent is like... 50 cents

Gonna need a little more

50.002 cents

$1

incidentally, the OED (a dictionary Sciborg definitely didn't just make up) has tangent as a verb.

@GarethMcCaughan Unless Mick added additional ones since then

It costs a bit more than $1, though.

$1.0000001

who is Mick?

sciborg

yep

I'll throw in free shipping for $1 dayum

Big money in here

$5

waitt!!! but!!! $1.0000001

HOLY CRAP!

WOW

Big bucks over here

$5 CAD final offer

Don't trip on your moneybags guys, this is getting pretty heated

$5.27

I could literally almost buy a coffee

mortgaging my house rn

hang on

calling my accountant

$10

crap im out

If you order now I'll also throw in a free bobblie

@Sciborg cries in tea

I've got *rummaged through pockets* some bottle caps and old bus receipts?

goes to mithical

My apartment is infested with them so you can have as many as you want

for sure

according to ur profile, you've defeated them (for now)

Sold for $10

checks own pockets uh, air?

matt u already put in 10$

cant go back

literally you

rhfjgkrfgtrf

If you retract the bid I'll sell it to Voldy

lol

oh yeaaa

i will not retract the bid

I'll even add Harry Potter spells to it to sweeten the deal

hands over $10

hoooohooo

$50

i aint done jus yet

Your copy will arrive by Amazon Prime in 24 business days

$500

$5000

$999999999

Ans + 1

Compromise: I can make two copies

Ans ^ Ans

WHY DIDNT U JUST SAY SO

Now with twice the Imagination Power

k matt has to pay 1^18 bucks now

I'll even throw in TWO complimentary bobblies

I'll send you an anthill. Ants > ans.

squishy ones?

They are very squishy and they're definitely not making me say this

squishy bobblies

hmmm.... tough to refuse

(ifI have to pay in real money I'm screwed)

They are very huggable and they would never suck your puzzle juice and I'm not being forced to type that

deal for $500000000, some harry potter spells, ur dictionary, and squishy bobblies

Ok, only b/c u said ur not being forced

I'll buy your dictionary and a dollar for your dictionary

shit i lost the auction

Sounds like a deal, uh checks payment bill He Who Must Not Be Named, Sr.?

Yes, that works fine.

send me an invoice :):)

Let's see some bobbly pics before sending cash

I see nothing wrong with selling goods to the Lord of Evil :D

or, i guess i could just... accio

outsmarted

bro

too nonviolent

you let me down, Dark Lord

accio

He's a nice Dark Lord okay

accio tu cabeza

ok densaungeo furnunculus avada kedavra crucio wingardium leviosa

rekt

Dayum

I can't even spell those

yep

@Avi "I shake your head"

thats why im the dark lord and youre not

Today I learned spelling is the true power of the Dark Lord

@matt accio is a spell to bring an object to you

thats right

i am aware oft hat

Voldemort has nightmares about the Grammar Genie

yes, thats what keeps me up at night

@matt I am no frequently present head covering

>:c

aight gtg write a lab report XP

toodles

is "crusian" a word

life tip: never spoonerism "popcorn", it will not be good

???? stopcorn

???????

stairs popcorn => pairs stopcorn

what do stairs have to do with anything

They stop your spoonerisms in their tracks

>:c

???????????????????????????????????/

stopcorn

also stop

the lynx's sphere

[sketch]

Welp, maturity level plummeted. Time to sleep!

sounds like a plan

goodnight!

will eventually post bermuda rectangle if I can clue it without being utterly befuddled

bermuda rectangle?

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