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Grex > Language > #108: The seven letter word game, 2nd edition |  |
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kentn
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response 825 of 1124:
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Nov 25 21:32 UTC 2001 |
Re 822, hmmm, m-w.com says the definition of "pablum" is a trademark
for infant food, but then gives "pabulum" as the meaning (which makes
sense). But then, I didn't give infant food as a definition for
pabulum...just intellectual substance and insipid writing or speech.
Anyway, I think I've discharged whatever duty I had to provide a
definition and source.
As for alyssum, m-w.com says:
Main Entry: alys·sum
Pronunciation: &-'li-s&m
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek alysson, plant believed to cure rabies,
from neuter of alyssos curing rabies, from a- + lyssa rabies
Date: 1548
1 : any of a genus (Alyssum) of Old World herbs of the mustard family with
small usually yellow racemose flowers
2 : SWEET ALYSSUM
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aruba
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response 826 of 1124:
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Nov 26 02:34 UTC 2001 |
Cool, thanks. Rabies. Huh.
sneezes 0 (albaugh)
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gelinas
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response 827 of 1124:
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Nov 26 02:54 UTC 2001 |
opposes
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albaugh
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response 828 of 1124:
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Nov 26 15:18 UTC 2001 |
against
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aruba
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response 829 of 1124:
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Nov 26 16:30 UTC 2001 |
opposes 3 (gelinas)
against 0 (albaugh)
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blaise
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response 830 of 1124:
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Nov 26 16:34 UTC 2001 |
sparrow
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aruba
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response 831 of 1124:
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Nov 26 17:30 UTC 2001 |
sparrow 1 (blaise)
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gelinas
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response 832 of 1124:
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Nov 26 21:42 UTC 2001 |
reposes
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aruba
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response 833 of 1124:
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Nov 26 23:12 UTC 2001 |
reposes 1 (gelinas)
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blaise
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response 834 of 1124:
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Nov 27 03:34 UTC 2001 |
snoozes
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aruba
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response 835 of 1124:
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Nov 27 04:02 UTC 2001 |
snoozes 1 (blaise)
Guesss so far are in ~aruba/letter.match7 .
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gelinas
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response 836 of 1124:
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Nov 27 18:02 UTC 2001 |
I want to (very briefly) re-open the discussion sparked by #797 above.
Specifically, I want to address a point raised in #803 and repeated in #805:
In #803 Paul talked about wanting to win, and in #805 Mark admitted to
an o-c impulse. I've had the same 'problem', but I solved it by changing
the "victory conditions": If I don't want to run a game, I simply start
guessing words that will make the solution obvious to anyone who _does_
want to run a game. I "win" if my supposition turns out to be right;
I _really_ win if my suppostion is wrong, but I still get it right before
the end of the game.
It's really _not_ whether I win or lose, it's whether I get to play at all.
:)
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aruba
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response 837 of 1124:
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Nov 27 19:19 UTC 2001 |
That sounds healthy. However, if everyone plays that way, no one will ever
"really win". :)
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brighn
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response 838 of 1124:
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Nov 27 19:37 UTC 2001 |
I think the idea is that people who win on a regular basis -- you, gelinas,
etc. -- may want to use that strategy to take a bye now and then.
Then again, I've found that playing is more fun than winning, because when
you win, you have to make sure to log on regularly, and you know what the word
is. The fun in being "it" is that you get to watch other people's logic unfold
as they get closer to your answer.
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gelinas
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response 839 of 1124:
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Nov 27 22:07 UTC 2001 |
Lessee, where were we? Oh, yeah:
opulent
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aruba
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response 840 of 1124:
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Nov 28 00:00 UTC 2001 |
opulent 2 (gelinas)
Paul, would you care to guess?
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brighn
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response 841 of 1124:
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Nov 28 03:42 UTC 2001 |
onerous
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gelinas
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response 842 of 1124:
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Nov 28 03:55 UTC 2001 |
<expletive deleted>
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brighn
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response 843 of 1124:
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Nov 28 04:02 UTC 2001 |
wha'd I do? Is it solvable from the clues given (I presume that's why joe's
swearing)? ;}
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brighn
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response 844 of 1124:
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Nov 28 04:05 UTC 2001 |
Oh, I suppose there *is* a common enough word that matches the clues so far.
*sigh* That's what I get for guessing blind. The old saying holds true: I have
found the enemy, and they is me.
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gelinas
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response 845 of 1124:
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Nov 28 04:23 UTC 2001 |
YAH! I've always loved Mr. Kelly. :)
churchy (def: Relating to a church; unduly fond of church forms; but we all
remember Churchy La Femme, right? :)
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aruba
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response 846 of 1124:
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Nov 28 04:29 UTC 2001 |
onerous 2 (brighn)
churchy 0 (gelinas)
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brighn
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response 847 of 1124:
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Nov 28 04:39 UTC 2001 |
I was always partial to Pogo, who was an
opossum
(gosh heck I hope that's correct ;} )
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gelinas
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response 848 of 1124:
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Nov 28 05:03 UTC 2001 |
(I couldn't find any other seven letter word that began "opo".)
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brighn
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response 849 of 1124:
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Nov 28 14:41 UTC 2001 |
(especially since, if it starts "opo", it ends "ssum" [alyssum 4]... there
can't be a lot of 7 letter words that start opo- and and -ssum)
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