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gelinas
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response 150 of 1037:
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Apr 15 03:51 UTC 2001 |
feints
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kentn
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response 151 of 1037:
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Apr 15 19:20 UTC 2001 |
feints 1 (gelinas)
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aruba
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response 152 of 1037:
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Apr 16 01:04 UTC 2001 |
slants
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kentn
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response 153 of 1037:
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Apr 16 01:26 UTC 2001 |
slants 3 (aruba)
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gelinas
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response 154 of 1037:
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Apr 16 04:20 UTC 2001 |
alight
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albaugh
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response 155 of 1037:
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Apr 16 16:01 UTC 2001 |
blanch
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aruba
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response 156 of 1037:
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Apr 16 17:28 UTC 2001 |
starts
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kentn
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response 157 of 1037:
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Apr 16 23:12 UTC 2001 |
alight 1 (gelinas)
blanch 5 (albaugh)
starts 1 (aruba)
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gelinas
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response 158 of 1037:
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Apr 17 01:32 UTC 2001 |
blench
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aruba
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response 159 of 1037:
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Apr 17 03:50 UTC 2001 |
crunch
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kentn
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response 160 of 1037:
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Apr 17 23:22 UTC 2001 |
blench 4 (gelinas)
crunch 3 (aruba)
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albaugh
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response 161 of 1037:
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Apr 18 19:25 UTC 2001 |
I'm going to guess the following, although it couldn't be right, according
to the scoring:
branch
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kentn
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response 162 of 1037:
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Apr 19 00:16 UTC 2001 |
branch 4 (albaugh)
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aruba
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response 163 of 1037:
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Apr 19 01:16 UTC 2001 |
garage
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blaise
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response 164 of 1037:
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Apr 19 14:35 UTC 2001 |
flanch
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kentn
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response 165 of 1037:
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Apr 20 02:27 UTC 2001 |
garage 0 (aruba)
flanch 5 (blaise)
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aruba
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response 166 of 1037:
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Apr 20 03:28 UTC 2001 |
prompt
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blaise
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response 167 of 1037:
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Apr 20 13:29 UTC 2001 |
divots
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kentn
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response 168 of 1037:
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Apr 21 00:22 UTC 2001 |
prompt 1 (aruba)
divots 0 (blaise)
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aruba
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response 169 of 1037:
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Apr 21 02:40 UTC 2001 |
Well, the word is "planch" - proof to follow.
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aruba
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response 170 of 1037:
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Apr 21 02:48 UTC 2001 |
blanch 5 (albaugh)
flanch 5 (blaise)
prompt 1 (aruba)
We have
5 = score(blanch) = score(b-----) + score(-lanch)
5 = score(flanch) = score(f-----) + score(-lanch)
==> score(b-----) + score(-lanch) = score(f-----) + score(-lanch)
==> score(b-----) = score(f-----).
They can't both be 1 or more, so they must both be 0. So
5 = score(-lanch).
So score(-rompt) = 0,
==> 1 = score(prompt) = score(p-----) + score(-rompt) = score(p-----).
So score(planch) = 6.
What's it mean? (And what does flanch mean?)
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gelinas
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response 171 of 1037:
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Apr 21 03:05 UTC 2001 |
I know I'm supposed to leave it to the proposers, but:
} From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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} Flanch \Flanch\, n.; pl. {Flanches}. [Prov. E., a projection,
} OF. flanche flank. See {Flank}.]
} 1. A flange. [R.]. (Her.) A bearing consisting of a segment
} of a circle encroaching on the field from the side.
}
} Note: Flanches are always in pairs. A pair of flanches is
} considered one of the subordinaries.
and
} From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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} Planch \Planch\, n. [F. planche.]
} A plank. [Obs.] --Ld. Berners.
}
} From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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} Planch \Planch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
} {Planching}.] [F. planche a board, plank. See {Plank}.]
} To make or cover with planks or boards; to plank. [Obs.] ``To
} that vineyard is a planched gate.'' --Shak.
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blaise
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response 172 of 1037:
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Apr 21 03:18 UTC 2001 |
re #170, #171: As I am the proposer of flanch, I will state that I
knew it as a variant of flaunch, which is the more standard spelling
of the heraldic meaning that gelinas quoted.
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aruba
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response 173 of 1037:
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Apr 21 04:31 UTC 2001 |
Ah. Thanks.
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blaise
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response 174 of 1037:
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Apr 21 13:53 UTC 2001 |
I believe you're up, aruba? Or haven't you formally guessed the solution?
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