The Prelim Contest

[Anonymous]

The contest will still take place today at 4:20 PM ET. I will post the questions to this thread at that time. Are there any questions?

Flora, suppose the WC Chicks did most of the scoring for the Water Cooler, but the Rebel Forum wins. The WC Chicks could still claim to be the dominant clique.

[Maine-iac]

Good to see you back, Eb.

[Mr. Grim]

Wait, how do you score with the WC chicks? i am confused.

[Flora]

Nice try Grim, but the guys who have figured it out don't tend to share their secrets. Everyone's gotta figure it out for themselves...

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[Mr. Grim]

oh flora,

don't play so hard to get? I am not so sure we want to give up Andy - at least he is easy.

[Flora]

OK Draco, I (as usual) need to clarify rules:

I will make a few alterations for attracting more participants. I will post 26 Zip questions, one for each letter of the alphabet. To receive individual credit for an answer, your post may not be edited when I call an end to the game. To receive group credit for an answer, your post must carry a tag corresponding to your group. You may receive credit for both a clique and a forum. I anticipate the game will last between five and ten minutes. There will be a preliminary game on Thursday, November 8 at 4:20 PM ET. There will be the official game on Thursday, November 15 at 4:20 PM ET. Please invite any board to play along, including the SOA board. Cliques can be fun. Encourage your clique or create a clique to use the same tag. It would be fun if the WC Trolls proved how intelligent I know they are and win this event.

I will be using the Merriam-Webster Online (http://www.m-w.com/home.htm) dictionary.

So - you are now putting up 26 hints but you did not identify a time limit or a # correct to end the game. Please clarify.
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Are we held to one answer per person, one per post? Or can we answer all of them at once?

I assume each person can answer more than one and can have more than one per post, but you should confirm
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I assume that if a RF member answers the "A" before a WC person then the RF person gets credit and the WC person does not - but I had that assumption on another one of your games and I was wrong...
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That's all for now!

[Cynical Realist]

Flora, we aren't playing Othello, chill out a little. Who is this Draco guy you are asking questions to, he doesn't exist in this Forum anymore. This is a Draco Malfoy Free Zone!

[Anonymous]

There is no time limit. I anticipate all answers will be given in less than ten minutes. Answer as many as you can with as many posts as you can. You must tag each post if you want credit for a forum or a clique. Do not waste time by giving the questions. Answers will have a unique first
letter. You may answer more than one in each post but this may cause someone to answer the question before you.

[Wolverine]

It is my opinon from Draco's other posts that you may answer as many of the hints as you want with as many posts as you want, but must note at least the forum you represent and maybe a clique too.

I would hazard to guess that there is no time limit as we will go until all are answered correctly or he calls it cause no one is getting the last one(s). The winner will be decided by which forum gets more of them.

[The Mister]

On 2001-11-08 11:50, Maine-iac wrote:
Good to see you back, Eb.<font size=2>Oh, great. So now we have an EB *and* and Eb. :roll:

How will we tell the difference?

[Maine-iac]

If you prefer, I could edit it to read "Mr. Kohl". :smile:

[Anonymous]

Don't forget - no editing and include your group in your post

[Anonymous]

Begins with A; 4 syllables; largely or wholly involuntary
Begins with B; 3 syllables; to vex by teasing
Begins with C; 4 syllables; a branch of zoology that deals with shells
Begins with D; 3 syllables; to dry up
Begins with E; 2 syllables; the self especially as contrasted with another
self or the world
Begins with F; 2 syllables; an itinerant Hindu ascetic or wonder-worker
Begins with G; 2 syllables; a nodule of stone having a cavity lined with
crystals or mineral matter
Begins with H; 4 syllables; a usually malignant tumor of the liver
Begins with I; 5 syllables; having an infinite number of solutions
Begins with J; 2 syllables; a light yellow
Begins with K; 4 syllables; an instrument containing loose bits of colored
material (as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane
mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are
reflected in an endless variety of patterns
Begins with L; 2 syllables; Jacques 1891-1973 American (Latvian-born)
sculptor; one of first to produce Cubist sculpture, later often with
spiritual content on biblical or mythological themes
Begins with M; 4 syllables; arousing the appetite
Begins with N; 3 syllables; a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs
are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
Begins with O; 5 syllables; a branch of anatomy dealing with the bones
Begins with P; 2 syllables; to express contempt or impatience
Begins with Q; 3 syllables; a worker in a stone
Begins with R; 3 syllables; the 9th month of the Islamic year observed as
sacred with fasting practiced daily from dawn to sunset
Begins with S; 3 syllables; balanced proportions
Begins with T; 2 syllables; to touch (as a body part) lightly so as to
excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic
movements
Begins with U; 2 syllables; a long loose overcoat of Irish origin made of
heavy material
Begins with V; 3 syllables; marked by forceful energy
Begins with W; 2 syllables; to shape or form by so paring or cutting
Begins with X; 1 syllable; a coin formerly minted by South Vietnam
equivalent to the cent
Begins with Y; 1 syllable; to bark snappishly
Begins with Z; 1 syllables; to move, act, or function with speed and vigor

[Nature Boy]

yap

whoooooooooo

[Flora]

zoom
WC Chicks

[Flora]

yip

WC Chicks

[Lara Croft]

Yap


WC

[Flora]

whittle

WC Chicks

[Lara Croft]

Jaundice


WC

[Flora]

violent

WC Chicks

[Flora]

tickle

WC Chicks

[Flora]

symmetric

WC Chicks

[Oracle]

Ego

[Flora]

quarrier?

WC Chicks

[Lara Croft]

Ramadan


WC

[Flora]

Ramadan
WC Chicks

[Oracle]

Geode

Forgot to mention - Rebel Forum

We don't have cliques here.

[Flora]

kaleidoscope

WC Chicks

[Flora]

dessicate

WC Chicks

[Flora]

automatic
WC Chicks

[Flora]

belittle
WC Chicks

[Flora]

conchology?
WC Chicks

[Gore Tree Lover]

Ramadan

RF

[Oracle]

Indeterminate

[Flora]

geode

WC Chicks

[Oracle]

Jonquil??

[Cynical Realist]

Zip

WC

[Flora]

volatile
WC Chicks

[Flora]

violent
WC Chicks

[Maine-iac]

Vigorous
Yelp

WC Chicks
WC

[Flora]

nihilism

WC Chicks

[Oracle]

symmetry - if I'm not too late.

[G. Ringo]

Autonomic

Conchology
Desiccate
Ego
Fakir
Geode
Hepatoma
Indeterminate
Jonquil
Kaleidoscope


Nihilism
Osteology
Pooh-pooh
Quarrier
Ramadan
Symmetry
Tickle
Ulster
Vigorous
Whittle
Xu
Yap
Zip

Can someone help me with B, L, and M?

[Maine-iac]

quarryman

Wc Chicks
WC

[Maine-iac]

Mouth-watering

WC Chicks
WC

[Oracle]

Hey Gregor, everybody knows that BLM is the Bureau of Land Management.

[Lara Croft]

Lipchitz


WC

[Anonymous]

I think we're done

Begins with A; 4 syllables; largely or wholly involuntary; au·to·mat·ic
Begins with B; 3 syllables; to vex by teasing; bul·ly·rag
Begins with C; 4 syllables; a branch of zoology that deals with shells;
con·chol·o·gy
Begins with D; 3 syllables; to dry up; des·ic·cate
Begins with E; 2 syllables; the self especially as contrasted with another
self or the world; ego
Begins with F; 2 syllables; an itinerant Hindu ascetic or wonder-worker;
fa·kir
Begins with G; 2 syllables; a nodule of stone having a cavity lined with
crystals or mineral matter; ge·ode
Begins with H; 4 syllables; a usually malignant tumor of the liver;
hep·a·to·ma
Begins with I; 5 syllables; having an infinite number of solutions;
in·de·ter·mi·nate
Begins with J; 2 syllables; a light yellow; jas·mine
Begins with K; 4 syllables; an instrument containing loose bits of colored
material (as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane
mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are
reflected in an endless variety of patterns; ka·lei·do·scope
Begins with L; 2 syllables; Jacques 1891-1973 American (Latvian-born)
sculptor; one of first to produce Cubist sculpture, later often with
spiritual content on biblical or mythological themes; Lip·chitz
Begins with M; 4 syllables; arousing the appetite; mouth·wa·ter·ing
Begins with N; 3 syllables; a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs
are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless; ni·hil·ism
Begins with O; 5 syllables; a branch of anatomy dealing with the bones;
os·te·ol·o·gy
Begins with P; 2 syllables; to express contempt or impatience; pooh-pooh
Begins with Q; 3 syllables; a worker in a stone; quar·ri·er
Begins with R; 3 syllables; the 9th month of the Islamic year observed as
sacred with fasting practiced daily from dawn to sunset; Ram·a·dan
Begins with S; 3 syllables; balanced proportions; sym·me·try
Begins with T; 2 syllables; to touch (as a body part) lightly so as to
excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic
movements; tick·le
Begins with U; 2 syllables; a long loose overcoat of Irish origin made of
heavy material; ul·ster
Begins with V; 3 syllables; marked by forceful energy; ve·he·ment
Begins with W; 2 syllables; to shape or form by so paring or cutting;
whit·tle
Begins with X; 1 syllable; a coin formerly minted by South Vietnam
equivalent to the cent; xu
Begins with Y; 1 syllable; to bark snappishly; yap
Begins with Z; 1 syllables; to move, act, or function with speed and vigor;
zip

[Patience]

bothering

[Anonymous]

Wolverine - could you give me a hand with a tally? I have to get to a meeting. Thanks. I will check back in later to make it official.

[Patience]

Lipchitz

[Cynical Realist]

Befuddle

WC

[Anonymous]

Cynical Realist - not sure if Wolverine saw my message - could you help with the tally?

[Cynical Realist]

Do you know what the right answers are? Or do I need to verify?

Yes I can do it.

[Flora]

whew - some of those were tough!

[Anonymous]

See page two of this thread

[Cynical Realist]

OK, I thought that was someone's answer - I'll go to it.

[Cynical Realist]

Begins with A; 4 syllables; largely or wholly involuntary; au·to·mat·ic – Flora – WC Chicks
Begins with B; 3 syllables; to vex by teasing; bul·ly·rag – no right answer
Begins with C; 4 syllables; a branch of zoology that deals with shells;
con·chol·o·gy – Flora – WC Chicks
Begins with D; 3 syllables; to dry up; des·ic·cate – Flora – WC Chicks
Begins with E; 2 syllables; the self especially as contrasted with another
self or the world; ego – Shadow - RF
Begins with F; 2 syllables; an itinerant Hindu ascetic or wonder-worker;
fa·kir – Gregor Grubb (RF)
Begins with G; 2 syllables; a nodule of stone having a cavity lined with
crystals or mineral matter; ge·ode – Shadow - RF
Begins with H; 4 syllables; a usually malignant tumor of the liver;
hep·a·to·ma – gregor Grubb - RF
Begins with I; 5 syllables; having an infinite number of solutions;
in·de·ter·mi·nate – Shadow - RF
Begins with J; 2 syllables; a light yellow; jas·mine – no right answer
Begins with K; 4 syllables; an instrument containing loose bits of colored
material (as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane
mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are
reflected in an endless variety of patterns; ka·lei·do·scope – Flora – WC Chicks
Begins with L; 2 syllables; Jacques 1891-1973 American (Latvian-born)
sculptor; one of first to produce Cubist sculpture, later often with
spiritual content on biblical or mythological themes; Lip·chitz – Lara Croft - WC
Begins with M; 4 syllables; arousing the appetite; mouth·wa·ter·ing – Maine-iac – WC Chicks
Begins with N; 3 syllables; a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs
are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless; ni·hil·ism – Flora – WC Chicks
Begins with O; 5 syllables; a branch of anatomy dealing with the bones;
os·te·ol·o·gy – Gregor Grubb - RF
Begins with P; 2 syllables; to express contempt or impatience; pooh-pooh – Gregor Grubb - RF
Begins with Q; 3 syllables; a worker in a stone; quar·ri·er – Flora – WC Chicks
Begins with R; 3 syllables; the 9th month of the Islamic year observed as
sacred with fasting practiced daily from dawn to sunset; Ram·a·dan – Lara Croft - WC
Begins with S; 3 syllables; balanced proportions; sym·me·try – Flora – WC Chicks (w/ Symmetric)
Begins with T; 2 syllables; to touch (as a body part) lightly so as to
excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic
movements; tick·le – Flora – WC Chicks
Begins with U; 2 syllables; a long loose overcoat of Irish origin made of
heavy material; ul·ster – Gregor Grubb - RF
Begins with V; 3 syllables; marked by forceful energy; ve·he·ment – Gregor Grubb – RF (w/ vigorous)
Begins with W; 2 syllables; to shape or form by so paring or cutting;
whit·tle – Flora – WC Chicks
Begins with X; 1 syllable; a coin formerly minted by South Vietnam
equivalent to the cent; xu – Gregor Grubb - RF
Begins with Y; 1 syllable; to bark snappishly; yap – The Nature Boy
Begins with Z; 1 syllables; to move, act, or function with speed and vigor;
zip – Cynical Realist - WC

I'm assuming the above groups are right, but not everyone listed their affiliation.

Rebel Forum - (11)
Gregor Grubb (RF) – F, H, O, P, U, V, X (7)
Shadow (RF) – E, G, I (3)
The Nature Boy – (RF) - Y (1)

Water Cooler Chicks (10)
Flora (WC Chicks) – A, C, D, F, N, Q, S, T, W (9)
Maine-iac (WC Chicks) – M (1)

Water Cooler (3)
Lara Croft (WC) – L, R (2)
Cynical Realist (WC) – Z (1)

No Correct Answer Credited: B, J

Final Results between the two groups:
Water Cooler 13
Rebel Forum 11

OK, start filing the protests! :wink:

[Nature Boy]

i'm sorry but I'm not on the rebel team.

i'm on team "whooooooooo", loosely linked to the wc chicks team.

whoooooooo

[Cynical Realist]

Sorry about that Nature Boy.

Final Results II between the two groups:
Water Cooler 14
Rebel Forum 10

[Flora]

I'll join in on that "whooooo"

[Wolverine]

Sorry, had to pick up daughter and finally got back here. I figured only being a practice it wasn't critical to show up for this one. Saving myself for the "real" thing!

I feel like I let the WC down.
:sad:

[Nature Boy]

hey flora,

wanna join team "whooooooo" ? there's a space mountain vip pass for you if you join !

whoooooooooo

[Flora]

Wolverine, don't worry about it - I covered for ya :wink:

Nature Boy - I think I'll stick with the Chicks for now, but thanks for the offer (even if it is the same one you've made to all the Chicks)

[Nature Boy]

flora - that's how generous i am !! i should learn to say no from time to time. or girls, learn to say yes.

whooooooooooo

[Ammie]

Flora, Maine-iac, you've done the chicks proud! CR and Lara Croft bring in the steal! :smile:

[Lara Croft]

Flora -- great job! Is your last name Webster? :smile:

[Flora]

no, but my middle name is obsessed!

[Maine-iac]

Flora, I bow before your considerable wordsmanship. :smile:

[Anonymous]

I am agreeable to the scoring for the Prelims. Thanks Cynical Realist, captain, my captain. I was already aware of Flora’s ability, but I am mightily impressed with Gregor Grubb. The Rebel Forum may prove victorious if they could find one more poster like him. The official contest will be at 16:20 next Thursday. Please remember to tag your post with a RF or a WC. Prelim scores will be wiped away and both sides will start from scratch. Thanks for playing.

[Cynical Realist]

The RF might have also won if Gregor Grubb had posted some intermittant answers along the way. He probably had some of the answers before Flora, but was compiling his more comprehensive list before posting.

Part of the game strategy.

[Flora]

thanks, CR for making sure he is aware of how to chaneg his strategy next time'round! :wink:

[Ammie]

Whoops! I forgot to say thanks to Whoooooo also. :smile:

[Nature Boy]

ammie : no caps on that "w". to make sure i'm not profiled as a troll, i avoid caps at all costs now.

whoooooo

[Hierophant]

EbK - Will the next round start in a new thread?

[Anonymous]

Hierophant, I will be posting the Contest on a new thread. I will post the thread early in the day on Thursday so there will be no hunting for it at 4:20. This one will be official and determine the winner of the two forums.

I’d like to see greater clique involvement. I see that you are proud member of a twit list. Can you organize the RF Twits to make a run at the clique title? It doesn’t seem like the WC Chicks have any competition.

[Hagbard Celine]

I feel lost. I need to find some sort of clique to attach myself to.

I don't think I'm a troll and I'm pretty sure I'm not a WC Chick.

So what am I?

We started a Fantasy Baseball clique for your last game but we saw how well THAT worked! :wink:

I'm aimless

[Mulan]

Hagbard, baby, we could start the "WC aimless clique"!

[Gandalf]

Hagbard,

Want to join the Independents? With you we'll have 2, but perhaps I can scrape up some wizards, dwarfs or elves or hobbits.

The key will be to attract some talent. Gregor Grub, are you interested? Think of it this way: what other clique could you join and remain independent?

Or Nature Boy. Whooooo would offer a better deal than we?

Or Flora. We know you'll never leave the WC Chicks, but did EK make a rule you could be in only one clique? (Darned on-line dictionary might have some such definition).

DTNF and Traci: How about you? What a coup it would be to get you on the same team.

Steve White: If you join, you can be our official trader.

Andy Lang: You can be our official tradee.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Gandalf on 2001-11-12 13:57 ]</font>

[Gandalf]

Draco and Severus: seeking wizards to join the Independents. Please recruit Hermione, too, if you see her.

[Hagbard Celine]

I'll have to weigh my options carefully.

I can join an old white-haired, shrivelled up, conceited, know-it-all wizard who puts innocent hobbits in harms way just to save the world and be known as an "independent" or I could join the chinese hottie known as Mulan and be known as an "aimless."

hmmm...

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Hagbard Celine on 2001-11-12 15:59 ]</font>

[Anonymous]

I’d loved to be a part of your clique, Gandalf. I must say I’m not that smart and feel confident that my best attempt will result in zero points. Hermione is the prize among the wizarding students as far as intelligence. Professor Snape is undoubtedly the smartest professor at Hogwarts.

May we discuss the name? I’m not sure about Independents. I did like mister nacho’s idea forwarded by Maine-iac of Nookie. Since Nookie as already been used, what other creative clique names are there?

[Lara Croft]

Hagbard,

I, too, am wandering aimlessly. Can I join you and Mulan? :smile:

[Gandalf]

um, Draco, that best attempt of yours. Is that with or without cheating? Slytherin does have traditions, should we say?

But you're right, Hermione will be the key to our success. Doesn't she have time capabilities that will let her see Flora's postings, then post them first?

[Gandalf]

Hagbard,

I can understand what you see in Mulan.

Allow me to point out, though, that they can do wonderful things with plastic surgery today, and it has been ages since I put any hobbits in harms way.

Now the conceited part, that's still an issue...

[Wolverine]

Hey Mulan, can I be a part of your "aimless" clique too?

[Mulan]

Wolverine, Lara Croft, and Hagbard: "Aimless"

Cool with me.

[Anonymous]

Not that I would know of a time-turner but if Hermione had one she probably gave it up long ago. Gandalf, perhaps you could make nice with the Aimless clique. The WC Chicks may have a serious challenge on their hands. Is it WC Aimless, RF Aimless, or both?

[Mulan]

I believe it is "WC Aimless" - unless Lara is a RF?? What about just "Aimless" and cross WC/RF state lines?

Any others want in?

[Hagbard Celine]

Lara of course you're welcome! There's just somethin' about girls who like adventure...

Mulan, Lara is definitely WC.

Although I personally don't care if we cross over and become WC/RF.

[Hagbard Celine]

By the way Gandalf, I started LOTR for the second time on Monday afternoon, after my exam. In preparation for the release of the film.

[Gandalf]

Join "Aimless"?

When the owls are pouring in with offers to join Independents? (not the favored means of communication for wizards of the Middle earth, but we have to adapt to the times.)

But I recognize opportunity when it nooks; er, knocks.

Aimless, may I join you?

[Mulan]

Any objection from Lara, Hagbard, or Wolverine... to let Gandalf join us? It is fine with me, but Hagbard is our fearless leader, having named our clique. I assume Gandalf is RF? The rest of us are WC.

[Wolverine]

I have no objection to Gandalf.

I propose that we are just the clique aimless, and that it is up to each individual to decide which forum they represent. I personally like the idea of a multi-forum clique.

We stand united!

[Gandalf]

Yes, Wolverine, nice as you all are, I could not forsake my RF roots were that required to join the clique.

[Gandalf]

Seems we have to check out the WC to find out what's happening with these cliques.

Draco announces I'm part of Aimless, even though from here it seems Lara and Hagbard have not yet accepted me.

Wolverine, who is officially part of Aimless, bolts to WC Chicks.

Another Day in Paradise suggests I (not specifically) might be eligible to join WC Chicks, but I would have to register on Chicks thread. Discrimination: CAS won't let me register now, so I can't apply on that thread. That's what I get for answering "Occupation: wizard".

What's a poor wizard to do???

[Yes, I know, SS: "Obtenez une vie!"]

[Hagbard Celine]

Gandalf, you're welcome to join...I was just assuming you were already a member.

Wolverine dissed us hardcore.

[Lara Croft]

Of course you're welcome to join us Gandalf. However, I have a feeling that Flora is going to take us to the cleaners. She could be her own clique and win! :smile:

[Gandalf]

Thanks, team.

[Gandalf]

EK "You may answer more than one in each post but this may cause someone to answer the question before you."

Are we allowed more than one guess for a single letter in one post?

[Anonymous]

Are we allowed more than one guess for a single letter in one post?
Sure, that seems fine.

[Gandalf]

Great!

I'll have a few Andy Lang posts copied, ready to paste as my first answer post.

They're long enough that we're sure to get a few hits on the key words.

Don't tip the WC Chicks to this strategy.

[Wolverine]

Hagbard, how did I dis you?

Please, no offense was intended!

[Anonymous]

All answer posts must be coherent. :roll: Man, I don’t even know this Andy and already I’m slamming him.

Wolverine
We stand united! At 2001-11-13 08:11
I went with aimless cause I didn't feel eligible to be a "Chick"! Now you tell me! Well, Maybe I will have to work for both! At 2001-11-14 10:09

The real question is for what clique are you spying? I suppose we’ll all know tomorrow. Wolverine, you sure do use a lot of exclamation marks.

I found another reason to like this forum. Mooning someone is an official smilie. It is moon with a colon before and after.

[Hagbard Celine]

Wolverine, I'm just foolin!

With a name like aimless, you can't expect much loyalty! :wink:

And I understand how hard it is to turn down the WC Chicks!

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Hagbard Celine on 2001-11-14 14:13 ]</font>

[Oracle]

On 2001-11-14 14:10, Ebenezer Kohl wrote:
All answer posts must be coherent.

Man, I don’t even know this Andy and already I’m slamming him.



You know him pretty well, it seems to me.

PS - Gandalf, I don't think your idea will work. Andy was notorious for his typos, and even if he hit the right word by chance, the spelling of it might still not get you any credit.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Shadow on 2001-11-14 16:04 ]</font>

[Damn, Dirty Ape]

For some classic Andy, check out this link http://boards.eesite.com/board.cgi?boardset=actuary&boardid=Pension&thread=3&spec=4238397