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| 25 new of 388 responses total. |
aruba
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response 337 of 388:
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Jun 21 14:47 UTC 2002 |
OK, thanks Joe. I'll either use that or fix my own program.
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brighn
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response 338 of 388:
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Jun 21 22:08 UTC 2002 |
well, it's been another 48 hours...
hmm...
threatens
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brighn
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response 339 of 388:
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Jun 24 04:15 UTC 2002 |
Mark, have you lost interest in this item too? (There's a guess on the table.)
We could just kill the item, or let it slumber...
Although I wouldn't mind seeing if I could figure this one out.
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gelinas
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response 340 of 388:
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Jun 24 05:06 UTC 2002 |
I'm going to be out of town and offline for a couple of weeks. I should (and
expect to) return refreshed.
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aruba
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response 341 of 388:
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Jun 24 15:54 UTC 2002 |
Sorry - the problem is I have my word written down on a piece of paper that
I keep misplacing. I use the computer in several different rooms of the
house, so often it's not nearby.
threatens 1,1
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blaise
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response 342 of 388:
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Jun 24 17:39 UTC 2002 |
cauteries
cautery
SYLLABICATION: cau7ter7y
PRONUNCIATION: ktt-r
NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. cau7ter7ies
1. An agent or instrument used to destroy abnormal tissue by burning, searing,
or scarring, including caustic substances, electric currents, lasers, and very
hot or very cold instruments. 2. The act or process of cauterizing.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English cauterie, from Latin cautrium, branding iron,
cautery, from Greek kautrion, from kaiein, kau-, to burn.
[The American Heritage. Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.
2000. Online edition]
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brighn
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response 343 of 388:
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Jun 24 18:10 UTC 2002 |
misgovern (to govern badly: Cambridge)
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aruba
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response 344 of 388:
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Jun 24 19:56 UTC 2002 |
cauteries 1,1
misgovern 0,5
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blaise
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response 345 of 388:
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Jun 25 13:35 UTC 2002 |
kickbacks
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aruba
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response 346 of 388:
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Jun 25 13:45 UTC 2002 |
kickbacks 1,1
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brighn
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response 347 of 388:
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Jun 25 16:09 UTC 2002 |
spherical
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aruba
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response 348 of 388:
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Jun 25 20:32 UTC 2002 |
spherical 0,4
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blaise
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response 349 of 388:
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Jun 25 20:41 UTC 2002 |
amorphous
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aruba
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response 350 of 388:
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Jun 25 20:58 UTC 2002 |
amorphous 1,5
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brighn
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response 351 of 388:
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Jun 25 21:16 UTC 2002 |
pomposity
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aruba
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response 352 of 388:
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Jun 26 02:34 UTC 2002 |
pomposity 3,3
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brighn
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response 353 of 388:
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Jun 26 04:07 UTC 2002 |
Is your score of cacophony correct, Mark? I have a guess that fits cacophony
0,4, but none of the strings seem like words on cacophony 0,3.
(I could just hold my guess until someone else posts, and then see if I'm
right. ;} )
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aruba
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response 354 of 388:
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Jun 26 15:45 UTC 2002 |
Ok, Ok. I modified my program. Here are the scores so far:
allusions 1,3 (brighn)
faltering 0,2 (gelinas)
cacophony 0,4 (brighn)
employees 1,3 (blaise)
referrals 1,0 (brighn)
calumnies 1,2 (gelinas)
clustered 0,1 (brighn)
illuminer 0,2 (gelinas)
amorality 0,3 (brighn)
barbarian 0,1 (brighn)
moneybags 2,2 (brighn)
threatens 1,1 (brighn)
cauteries 1,1 (blaise)
misgovern 0,5 (brighn)
kickbacks 1,1 (blaise)
spherical 0,4 (brighn)
amorphous 1,5 (blaise)
pomposity 3,3 (brighn)
As predicted, cacophony should have been 0,4. The rest are as reported
before. Sorry for the mistake.
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aruba
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response 355 of 388:
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Jun 26 15:46 UTC 2002 |
BTW scores so far are in ~aruba/letter.match.master, until someone suggests
a better file name.
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brighn
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response 356 of 388:
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Jun 26 16:14 UTC 2002 |
As far as I'm concerned, ther wasn't any real harm done. The scoring error
probably didn't affect how long it took me to come up with a solution
(assuming it's correct). =}
Now I just have to see if someone else is going to sneak it in on me...
heheheh.
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blaise
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response 357 of 388:
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Jun 26 17:07 UTC 2002 |
I don't want it, so...
gastritis
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brighn
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response 358 of 388:
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Jun 26 18:39 UTC 2002 |
gomphosis
(immobile articulation, as a tooth in a jaw bone)
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aruba
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response 359 of 388:
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Jun 26 23:25 UTC 2002 |
gastritis 3,1 (blaise)
gomphosis 9,0 (brighn)
OK, brighn's up!
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brighn
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response 360 of 388:
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Jun 27 18:46 UTC 2002 |
I'm thinking of a nine-letter word.
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aruba
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response 361 of 388:
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Jun 27 22:15 UTC 2002 |
facetious
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