Radio (, Radio) Puzzle - Page 2

AlexB · 07-27-2021, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by QuikSand

And, all told... sorry this was far too hard. It's difficult to tell as a puzzle author how much to offer within the puzzle without giving it away. I pretty clearly missed the mark here, so apologies to those who followed along.

I should have worked this out - I have a similar thing with the song 'Nothing' by the band A

It's 50:50 whether my iPod resets after the engine is off, so when I hear the opening riffs of 'Nothing' it annoys the hell out of me, even though I like the song.

What threw me was the reverse scenario: I don't mind if it comes on the radio, it's only annoying to me when it comes on instead of the next song on the album or playlist I was listening to.

spleen1015 · 07-27-2021, 12:00 PM

This was Abracadabra for me back in the day.

albionmoonlight · 07-27-2021, 12:07 PM

Mine was/is Aaron Neville's Christmas Album. Soothing, not triggering.

bhlloy · 07-27-2021, 01:44 PM

Back in the day my iPhone would do the same with “Fucking Problems” by ASAP Rocky. So yeah, that was interesting on a number of occasions.

QuikSand · 07-28-2021, 12:50 PM

possible rewrite

So, in the car recently... listening to the radio (which I really don't do all that often)... and a song by an artist I like a good bit comes on: Accidents will Happen, by Elvis Costello.

I cringe in response, triggered. I let out an audible "ugh I an soooo sick of this song" as I change the station.

If you're unfamiliar, this is probably one of his top ten (or so) songs, but it's far from being his most played song in any ordinary context... wasn't a huge hit, it's not a "high airplay" tune in any format, that I know of. Alison and Radio, Radio both get much more attention these days, I suspect.

So, why did I have such an immediate negative reaction to this exact song?

albionmoonlight · 07-28-2021, 12:52 PM

You are still going to have the huge red herring of everyone thinking you had gotten into an accident. That may be a feature or a bug for this puzzle, but it is still there.

albionmoonlight · 07-28-2021, 12:53 PM

dola: re-write a definite improvement, though. The "so sick of this song" thing is good

cartman · 07-28-2021, 04:15 PM

I'm still sticking with my answer that the song was performed in 2/3 time

07-27-2021, 12:00 PM	#52
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	This was Abracadabra for me back in the day. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

07-28-2021, 12:52 PM	#56
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	You are still going to have the huge red herring of everyone thinking you had gotten into an accident. That may be a feature or a bug for this puzzle, but it is still there. Last edited by albionmoonlight : 07-28-2021 at 12:52 PM.

07-28-2021, 04:15 PM	#58
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	I'm still sticking with my answer that the song was performed in 2/3 time __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

07-27-2021, 12:07 PM	#53
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Mine was/is Aaron Neville's Christmas Album. Soothing, not triggering.

07-27-2021, 01:44 PM	#54
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Back in the day my iPhone would do the same with “Fucking Problems” by ASAP Rocky. So yeah, that was interesting on a number of occasions.

07-28-2021, 12:50 PM	#55
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	possible rewrite So, in the car recently... listening to the radio (which I really don't do all that often)... and a song by an artist I like a good bit comes on: Accidents will Happen, by Elvis Costello. I cringe in response, triggered. I let out an audible "ugh I an soooo sick of this song" as I change the station. If you're unfamiliar, this is probably one of his top ten (or so) songs, but it's far from being his most played song in any ordinary context... wasn't a huge hit, it's not a "high airplay" tune in any format, that I know of. Alison and Radio, Radio both get much more attention these days, I suspect. So, why did I have such an immediate negative reaction to this exact song?

07-28-2021, 12:53 PM	#57
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	dola: re-write a definite improvement, though. The "so sick of this song" thing is good

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