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cerebus
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response 650 of 1007:
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Apr 6 16:12 UTC 1994 |
toasty
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carson
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response 651 of 1007:
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Apr 6 17:24 UTC 1994 |
brushs
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kentn
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response 652 of 1007:
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Apr 6 17:56 UTC 1994 |
acuity
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kentn
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response 653 of 1007:
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Apr 6 17:57 UTC 1994 |
[ "brushs"? ]
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carson
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response 654 of 1007:
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Apr 6 18:38 UTC 1994 |
(oops)
blushs
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srw
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response 655 of 1007:
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Apr 6 18:56 UTC 1994 |
prusik (kentn) This is not a word. Did you mean "prussic"?
toasty 3 (cerebus)
brushs (carson) This is not a word. Did you mean "brushes"?
acuity 1 (kentn)
blushs (carson) This is not a word. Did you mean "blushes"? :-)
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carson
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response 656 of 1007:
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Apr 6 19:05 UTC 1994 |
(oops again! methinks me need sleep...)
brushy
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cerebus
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response 657 of 1007:
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Apr 6 19:34 UTC 1994 |
trashy
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other
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response 658 of 1007:
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Apr 6 20:25 UTC 1994 |
flashy
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kentn
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response 659 of 1007:
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Apr 6 20:32 UTC 1994 |
prusik is too a word. You obviously don't tie knots. And just because
it isn't in *your* dictionary doesn't mean it isn't a word. Pbbbt!
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srw
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response 660 of 1007:
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Apr 7 00:35 UTC 1994 |
brushy 2 (carson)
trashy 3 (cerebus)
flashy 1 (other)
As for prusik, I looked in 5 dictionaries. 2 at home and 3 at work.
Some were extremely large. None had prusik. I do tie knots, but I never
heard of prusik. I think you need to prove to me that it is a word.
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cerebus
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response 661 of 1007:
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Apr 7 02:37 UTC 1994 |
warmly
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kentn
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response 662 of 1007:
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Apr 7 03:53 UTC 1994 |
"One of the oldest, safest, and cheapest ways of going up a rope is with
sliding hitches. There are many types of these knots, but the most used
are the prusik (fig. 12-2), the heddon or cross prusik (fig 12-3), and
various single-line hitches (fig. 12-4). These hitches can be used on
single or double rope, and when weight is applied to their slings they
tighten up on the rope. They can be slid upward by hand when the weight
is removed..." p. 12-2 in Martin, Tom (1988), _Rappelling_ 2nd ed. (Mt
Sterling, Kentucky: Search).
I said it was a knot, and it is. It is also a word. If you tie any
knots other than a sqaure not and a bowline, a prusik should be on your
list. Certainly James Bond knows how to tie a prusik (it saved his life
once when he was dangling at the end of a rope on a mountain side;
shoelaces work quite well for tying prusiks). Try a prusik, you'll like
it, and it's handy to know; might save *your* life sometime.
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srw
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response 663 of 1007:
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Apr 7 05:43 UTC 1994 |
Since you can cite a reference, it's yours, kentn.
I tie tautline hitches all the time. (It's a single line hitch.)
prusik 2 (kentn)
warmly 0 (cerebus)
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rcurl
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response 664 of 1007:
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Apr 7 05:46 UTC 1994 |
And I go up and down ropes on prusik knots. It is now also a verb, to
prusik. I'd hate to think it doesn't exist when I'm on rope.
trysts
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srw
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response 665 of 1007:
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Apr 7 05:53 UTC 1994 |
I wonder why it doesn't exist in any dictionaries.
Thanks you for the confirmation.
You win, too. You're up - trysts is a 6.
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rcurl
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response 666 of 1007:
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Apr 7 17:28 UTC 1994 |
Dr. Prusik was a Swiss ornithologist who popularized the Magnus Hitch
(which is what it used to be called), for descending to inspect bird
nests in the Alps (and ascending again!). It started out as the
Prusik knot, but once it was made into a verb, to prusik, it lost
its proper status. Why it isn't in a dictionary is a good question,
since books have been published about its use, one called Prusiking.
Incidentally, the name of the technique is now applied to the use of
any similar knots (of which there are some half-dozen in use) for
ascending on a standing rope. Also incidentally, it is not used for
descending, except in an emergency, as there are better ways to
descend. Well - more than anyone wanted to know. Let's get on with
the game.
I am thinking of a six letter word.
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kentn
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response 667 of 1007:
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Apr 7 18:52 UTC 1994 |
prusik?
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carson
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response 668 of 1007:
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Apr 7 19:14 UTC 1994 |
tested
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vishnu
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response 669 of 1007:
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Apr 8 01:54 UTC 1994 |
little
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jingle
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response 670 of 1007:
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Apr 8 03:18 UTC 1994 |
laurel
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rcurl
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response 671 of 1007:
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Apr 8 03:18 UTC 1994 |
prusik 1 kentn
tested 0 carson
little 0 vishnu
The list of guessed words will be in /home/rcurl/letter.match
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rcurl
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response 672 of 1007:
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Apr 8 03:22 UTC 1994 |
laurel 0 jingle (you slipped in while I was doing 671)
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vishnu
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response 673 of 1007:
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Apr 8 03:43 UTC 1994 |
puzzle
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kentn
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response 674 of 1007:
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Apr 8 03:46 UTC 1994 |
porker
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