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rcurl
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response 125 of 594:
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Nov 26 07:38 UTC 1996 |
dogleg
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aruba
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response 126 of 594:
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Nov 26 21:42 UTC 1996 |
dogleg 2 (rcurl)
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kentn
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response 127 of 594:
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Nov 28 00:02 UTC 1996 |
poppet
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coyote
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response 128 of 594:
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Nov 29 16:35 UTC 1996 |
fillip
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rcurl
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response 129 of 594:
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Nov 29 17:20 UTC 1996 |
dinkey
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aruba
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response 130 of 594:
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Nov 30 03:37 UTC 1996 |
poppet 2 (kentn)
fillip 0 (coyote) What is it?
dinkey 3 (rcurl) What is it?
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rcurl
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response 131 of 594:
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Nov 30 07:46 UTC 1996 |
A dinkey (or dinky) is a mine tram car, for carrying ore (American Heritage
Dictionary).
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kentn
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response 132 of 594:
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Nov 30 23:09 UTC 1996 |
fillip fi.lip, sb. Forms: <alpha>. 6 fillippe, -op(pe, fyl(l)ippe, -yp(pe,
-op, 6-9 filip, (6 -op), (8 fillup), 6- fillip. <beta>. 6-7 phillip, (6
phil(l)ippe, phylyp, 7 philip, -lop). [app. onomatopoeic; cf; flip, flirt,
used in similar sense. The sb. and vb. appear nearly contemporaneously
in 16th c.; it is uncertain which is the source of the other. ]
1. A movement made by bending the last joint of a finger against the
thumb and suddenly releasing it (so as to propel some small object, or
merely as a gesture); a smart stroke or tap given by this means.
bockey (a bowl made from a gourd)
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rcurl
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response 133 of 594:
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Dec 1 17:54 UTC 1996 |
jockey (to employ trickery.....8^})
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kentn
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response 134 of 594:
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Dec 1 22:54 UTC 1996 |
hockey (as in puck...)
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aruba
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response 135 of 594:
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Dec 2 18:21 UTC 1996 |
bockey 5 (kentn)
jockey 5 (rcurl)
hockey 6 (kentn)
You're up, Kent!
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kentn
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response 136 of 594:
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Dec 4 04:44 UTC 1996 |
Okay, I'll have a word next time I login. Lots of "ockey"
words there...pretty neat.
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rcurl
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response 137 of 594:
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Dec 4 07:38 UTC 1996 |
I think we were trying to "psych" Mark, since he likes obscure words.
bockey was the most obscure, and I chose between jockey over hockey on the
same basis, thinking jockey somewhat more obscure than hockey (at least
around Ann Arbor). But, we got out-psyched.
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kentn
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response 138 of 594:
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Dec 6 01:38 UTC 1996 |
I do believe you're correct. Sometimes a simple word can be very
difficult to guess, sometimes it goes in 5 or 6 guesses. I haven't
been able to divine what characteristics of a common word make it
difficult to guess. Nouns usually seem to go pretty quickly. All in
all, though, I imagine a lot of the phenomenon is our collective mindset
(as in assuming the word is obscure) as well as the word itself.
I am now thinking of a 6-letter word...
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aruba
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response 139 of 594:
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Dec 6 05:53 UTC 1996 |
teepee
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rcurl
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response 140 of 594:
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Dec 6 06:31 UTC 1996 |
wampum
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kentn
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response 141 of 594:
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Dec 8 00:35 UTC 1996 |
teepee 0 (aruba)
wampum 0 (rcurl)
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albaugh
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response 142 of 594:
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Dec 9 20:03 UTC 1996 |
booboo
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rcurl
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response 143 of 594:
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Dec 9 22:35 UTC 1996 |
crying
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kentn
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response 144 of 594:
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Dec 10 19:00 UTC 1996 |
booboo 0 (albaugh)
crying 0 (rcurl)
Note that "booboo" is normally hyphenated ("boo-boo") but I did find a
quotation in the OED where it wasn't (though 3 of 4 quotes were). Close
enough for the holiday season :)
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albaugh
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response 145 of 594:
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Dec 10 23:08 UTC 1996 |
yeah, especially since it yielded exactly ZERO! :-)
How about "fester"
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kentn
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response 146 of 594:
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Dec 11 05:48 UTC 1996 |
fester 0 (albaugh)
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rcurl
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response 147 of 594:
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Dec 11 06:12 UTC 1996 |
axilla
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aruba
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response 148 of 594:
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Dec 11 16:58 UTC 1996 |
banana
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kentn
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response 149 of 594:
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Dec 12 17:31 UTC 1996 |
axilla 0 (rcurl)
banana 0 (aruba)
A summary of guesses on the current word can be found in
/u/kentn/letter.match
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