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srw
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response 450 of 1008:
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Aug 28 01:20 UTC 1994 |
outbye - a variant of outby - a Scottish dialect word for "outdoors"
(Believe me, it took a while to locate that one.)
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aruba
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response 451 of 1008:
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Aug 28 01:29 UTC 1994 |
Darn! Darn Darn Darn! I've known that since midnight and I've been waiting
for someone to guess all day! Darn!
(aruba goes off to lurk somewhere else for a change)
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kentn
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response 452 of 1008:
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Aug 28 04:04 UTC 1994 |
outbye 6 (srw)
Timing, timing, timing... Good work, srw (and aruba). I think I'll
go outbye now. Your word, srw. <kentn slinks away and hopes not
to run into any lurkers>
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rcurl
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response 453 of 1008:
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Aug 28 04:21 UTC 1994 |
Huh! My dictionary was open to that page as I read #450 - but neither
word is there. I was going to guess outlie. After all, there are
*outliers*, and things can be "outlying", so there *must* be a "to outlie".
Right?
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brighn
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response 454 of 1008:
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Aug 28 06:04 UTC 1994 |
Alternate spellings of Scottish dialectal words? That's called common?
<brighn whines again>
that's it for me, then
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rcurl
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response 455 of 1008:
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Aug 28 06:11 UTC 1994 |
Aw, c'mon. There are hard words and there are easy (well, semi easy)
words. Besides, its the chase that matters, not the winning (though
that helps a little).
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srw
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response 456 of 1008:
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Aug 28 06:14 UTC 1994 |
No, brighn, don't go away. Remember, I'm the one who comes up with
"normal" words that everybody knows.
In fact, I've got one in mind right now.
I promise that you are familiar with this one.
outbye 1 (kentn)
/u/srw/letter.match will contain a running summary of response, as always.
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kentn
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response 457 of 1008:
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Aug 28 07:39 UTC 1994 |
(In my Web 9th New Coll, "outby" is the alternate spelling, not "outbye".
I rather like that particular dictionary; it's the first one I look in.)
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carson
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response 458 of 1008:
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Aug 28 09:59 UTC 1994 |
re #457: (I'll have to remember that. ;>)
return
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kentn
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response 459 of 1008:
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Aug 28 13:16 UTC 1994 |
unease
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srw
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response 460 of 1008:
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Aug 28 14:50 UTC 1994 |
Hmm. well my dictionary probably outweighs your dictionary. I have the
Random House Dictionary of the English Language (10 pounds),
but it is likely to be much older than yours.
return 0 (carson)
unease 0 (kentn)
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aruba
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response 461 of 1008:
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Aug 28 16:16 UTC 1994 |
Now, lets not get into a dictionary war :)
voodoo
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carson
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response 462 of 1008:
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Aug 28 18:59 UTC 1994 |
secede
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srw
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response 463 of 1008:
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Aug 28 19:33 UTC 1994 |
voodoo 0 (aruba)
secede 0 (carson)
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rcurl
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response 464 of 1008:
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Aug 28 20:12 UTC 1994 |
cymbal
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aruba
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response 465 of 1008:
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Aug 28 21:22 UTC 1994 |
banana
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swa
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response 466 of 1008:
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Aug 29 04:39 UTC 1994 |
garlic
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srw
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response 467 of 1008:
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Aug 29 05:25 UTC 1994 |
cymbal 0 (rcurl)
banana 1 (aruba)
garlic 0 (swa)
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carson
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response 468 of 1008:
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Aug 29 05:44 UTC 1994 |
school
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srw
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response 469 of 1008:
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Aug 29 05:54 UTC 1994 |
school 1 (carson)
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kentn
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response 470 of 1008:
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Aug 29 07:42 UTC 1994 |
blinks
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srw
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response 471 of 1008:
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Aug 29 13:00 UTC 1994 |
blinks 1 (kentn)
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aruba
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response 472 of 1008:
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Aug 29 13:42 UTC 1994 |
buster
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rcurl
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response 473 of 1008:
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Aug 29 15:05 UTC 1994 |
buyout
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srw
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response 474 of 1008:
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Aug 30 00:00 UTC 1994 |
buster 2 (aruba)
buyout 6 (rcurl) !! Very nice, Rane, on the 12th guess.
I have found that using easier words does cause the game to end after fewer
rounds, but it does not seem to diversify the set of winners.
(Read: The same people win, anyway.) This is just an observation.
It is not a value judgment.
You're up Rane, and we're all ready to start guessing.
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