The Invisible Idiot Game

[A Thousand Pardons]

Here are two maps of Shakespeare locations.

Europe and the Mediterranean (http://www.bardware.com/bardware/med-big.jpg)
Great Britain (http://www.bardware.com/bardware/eng-big.jpg)
I'd ignore the second of those two links! :wink:
ascii sortable list of names from the first link:
Ireland
England
Norway
Denmark
Poland
Bohemia
France
Aquitaine
Navarre
Aragon
Italy
Illyria
Turkey
Morocco
Tunisia
Pentapolis
Egypt
Cyprus
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Elsinore
Calais
Agincourt
Paris
Vienna
Harfleur
Orleans
Angiers
Bordeaux
Rosillon
Milan
Mantua
Verona
Padua
Venice
Florence
Pisa
Siena
Rome
Corioli
Antium
Naples
Belmont
Phillipi
Troy
Mytilene
Sardis
Athens
Ephesus
Messina
Syracuse
Tunis
Tarsus
Antioch
Alexandria
Cairo
Nile
Loire
Seine
Po
Rhine
Saale
Elbe

Did I miss/mispell any?

PS: This is not a guess. :)

[Grey]

2: are, radioactive metal, philosophic being
Syracuse?

[A Thousand Pardons]

2: are, radioactive metal, philosophic being
Syracuse?
Athens

PS: A - abbreviation for the unit of area are (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=are)
Th - abbrev. for Thorium (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=thorium)
ens - see link (http://www.catholicism.org/Philosophia/chapter3.htm#fr1)

[Eroica]

2: are, radioactive metal, philosophic being
Syracuse?
Athens

PS: A - abbreviation for the unit of area are (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=are)
Th - abbrev. for Thorium (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=thorium)
ens - see link (http://www.catholicism.org/Philosophia/chapter3.htm#fr1)
=D> Finally. That wasn't too obtuse, now, was it? :D

Final Score:

ATP: 6
Fram: 5
JohnOwens: 1
W.F. Tomba: 1

It's all yours (again!), ATP.

[A Thousand Pardons]

That wasn't too obtuse, now, was it?

It was a challenge. :)

It's all yours (again!), ATP.
This may take a while.

[A Thousand Pardons]

OK, even longer than I thought.

In the meantime, look back at my previous puzzle. Take the answers in order, and toss out the body parts. You should be able to find two phrases that have something in common with the North Carolina Tarheel basketball team.

[A Thousand Pardons]

Finally. That wasn't too obtuse, now, was it?
BTW, I'm hoping you meant "obscure" :)

[Eroica]

Finally. That wasn't too obtuse, now, was it?
BTW, I'm hoping you meant "obscure" :)
But of course:
obtuse (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=obtuse&x=16&y=10)

1 a : not pointed or acute : BLUNT b (1) of an angle : exceeding 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees (2) : having an obtuse angle <an obtuse triangle> -- see TRIANGLE illustration c of a leaf : rounded at the free end
2 a : lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect : INSENSITIVE, STUPID b : difficult to comprehend : not clear or precise in thought or expression
8)

[ToSeek]

What's up?

[W.F. Tomba]

:( Game over?

[The Supreme Canuck]

Well, it looks like we're just waiting on ATP...

[Sock puppet]

Look up six posts. :roll:

Edit: Here (http://www.badastronomy.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=18838&postdays=0&postorder=asc&sta rt=390&) are the previous clues he refers to:

[Grey]

Look up six posts.
I looked at this, and went as far as assembling the phrases in question, but I wasn't able to come up with two meaningful phrases at all. Maybe a hint, kilopardons?

[Eroica]

You should be able to find two phrases that have something in common with the North Carolina Tarheel basketball team.
They each have five members? :D

[A Thousand Pardons]

They each have five members? :D
Good thought. No, they don't.

1. exhalation, entice, 2.718281828..., boleyn
2. two bits, not one
3. mountain range, ill
4. mighier than the swords, sick, carly, and sylvia
5. attempt, bottom, ichthyophthirius
6. wields, calabria, setting
7. recompense, zodiac five, buzz, indebted, yuck
8. entire, blood, date, mostly air
9. auto, good, maybe, ancient city, we to
10. hair waves, fleming

[W.F. Tomba]

They each have five members? :D
Good thought. No, they don't.
OK, how about "March win" (not to mention April win!) and, uh . . . "p thyself", because that's what thou wilt do if thy team hath the ill fortune to play the Tar Heels . . . ?

1. Silurian
2. Quaternary
3. Jurassic
4. Pennsylvanian
5. Triassic
6. Pleistocene
7. Paleozoic
8. Holocene
9. Carboniferous
10. Permian

Theme: divisions of the geological time scale

[A Thousand Pardons]

OK, how about "March win" (not to mention April win!) and, uh . . . "p thyself", because that's what thou wilt do if thy team hath the ill fortune to play the Tar Heels . . . ?
OK, I'll accept that, but I was thinking about "white shadow", an old TV program about basketball. :)

1. Silurian
2. Quaternary
3. Jurassic
4. Pennsylvanian
5. Triassic
6. Pleistocene
7. Paleozoic
8. Holocene
9. Carboniferous
10. Permian

Theme: divisions of the geological time scale
W.F. Tomba - 13 points, plus the bonus :)

[Nicolas]

WOOOOOOOT :)

[Eroica]

:( Game over?
You tell us. :wink:

[ToSeek]

Still waiting....

[The Supreme Canuck]

Alright, I hope you'll allow me to do this since I started the game...

W.F. Tomba: you have 24 hours after this post is made before the game moves on. The first person to post a list of clues after 24 hours gets to be next.

If there are any objections, please post them, but I want to get the game moving again.

[Eroica]

Since no one else has taken up the challenge ....

1:mythical bird
2:brother, possess
3:elderly relation, malevolent clown, 250
4:citrus fruit, saint, digit
5:pale green gas, yes
6:execute Sanhedrin-style
7:heavy steel-grey element with very high melting point, taking place
8:unearth, a sound from a diseased lung
9:smallest prticle imaginable, east
10:testament

[A Thousand Pardons]

mythical bird
Rock
1:citrus fruit, saint, digit
Limestone

[Eroica]

mythical bird
Rock
1:citrus fruit, saint, digit
Limestone
=D>
ATP: 2 points

[Grey]

1:execute Sanhedrin-style

Stone.

Why are they all number 1?

[Eroica]

1:execute Sanhedrin-style

Stone.
=D>

ATP: 2 pts
Grey: 1 pt

Why are they all number 1?
Because I'm an idiot! :D (OP edited.)

[Sock puppet]

elderly relation, malevolent clown, 250
granite
pale green gas, yes
clay
smallest prticle imaginable, east
quartz

[Eroica]

elderly relation, malevolent clown, 250
granite
=D> Yes
pale green gas, yes
clay
=D> Yes
smallest prticle imaginable, east
quartz
:cry: No

Sock Puppet: 2 pts
ATP: 2 pts
Grey: 1 pt

[Eroica]

1:mythical bird = Rock
2:brother, possess
3:elderly relation, malevolent clown, 250 = Granite
4:citrus fruit, saint, digit = Limestone
5:pale green gas, yes = Clay
6:execute Sanhedrin-style = Stone
7:heavy steel-grey element with very high melting point, taking place
8:unearth, a sound from a diseased lung
9:smallest particle imaginable, east
10:testament

Edited to correct a distracting typo

[A Thousand Pardons]

3:elderly relation, malevolent clown, 250 = Granite

help :) where does the 250 fit in, and how? I think I've got gran(ny)+It

8:unearth, a sound from a diseased lung
mineral

[Eroica]

3:elderly relation, malevolent clown, 250 = Granite

help :) where does the 250 fit in, and how? I think I've got gran(ny)+It

According to my dictionary, E was used in the Middle Ages as a Roman Numeral = 250.


8:unearth, a sound from a diseased lung
mineral
=D> Yes.

ATP: 3
Sock puppet: 2
Grey: 1

[Grey]

For the category, how about just synonyms for stone?

[Eroica]

For the category, how about just synonyms for stone?
:cry: No.

[A Thousand Pardons]

9:smallest prticle imaginable, east
I'm convinced "smallest prticle imaginable" is referring to "a", especially since it's missing from the clue. One of those intuitions that keep me distracted for days.

[Eroica]

9:smallest prticle imaginable, east
I'm convinced "smallest prticle imaginable" is referring to "a", especially since it's missing from the clue. One of those intuitions that keep me distracted for days.
I recommend that you unconvince yourself - that was just a typo! #-o

[A Thousand Pardons]

Thanks!

But now I'm stuck on "imaginable". You don't realize how small my imagination can go! :)

[Eroica]

Still four to go! :)

1:mythical bird = Rock
2:brother, possess
3:elderly relation, malevolent clown, 250 = Granite
4:citrus fruit, saint, digit = Limestone
5:pale green gas, yes = Clay
6:execute Sanhedrin-style = Stone
7:heavy steel-grey element with very high melting point, taking place
8:unearth, a sound from a diseased lung = Mineral
9:smallest particle imaginable, east
10:testament

Current Scores
ATP: 3
Sock Puppet: 2
Grey: 1

[Eroica]

Still four to go! :)

1:mythical bird = Rock
2:brother, possess
3:elderly relation, malevolent clown, 250 = Granite
4:citrus fruit, saint, digit = Limestone
5:pale green gas, yes = Clay
6:execute Sanhedrin-style = Stone
7:heavy steel-grey element with very high melting point, taking place
8:unearth, a sound from a diseased lung = Mineral
9:smallest particle imaginable, east
10:testament

Current Scores
ATP: 3
Sock Puppet: 2
Grey: 1
One week and not a single guess ... I seem to be talking to myself ... again! :-?

[The Supreme Canuck]

Well, they're hard. :)

[A Thousand Pardons]

I can get all sorts of answers, but none of them fit the stone theme (which is not the theme) :)

[Sock puppet]

Well, they're hard. :)

Yep. I've been dropping back in every couple of days, can't figure any of them out.

[W.F. Tomba]

I'm not playing this round because I was supposed to post the clues for this one, so it wouldn't be fair for me to be getting any points in this round.

[A Thousand Pardons]

LOL! that's even lamer than my excuse...

[Fram]

I've tried, but I can't find good solutions. 2 = Brown?

[Eroica]

I've tried, but I can't find good solutions. 2 = Brown?
=D> =D> =D> Yes!

1:mythical bird = Rock
2:brother, possess = Brown
3:elderly relation, malevolent clown, 250 = Granite
4:citrus fruit, saint, digit = Limestone
5:pale green gas, yes = Clay
6:execute Sanhedrin-style = Stone
7:heavy steel-grey element with very high melting point, taking place
8:unearth, a sound from a diseased lung = Mineral
9:smallest particle imaginable, east
10:testament

I can get all sorts of answers, but none of them fit the stone theme (which is not the theme)
=D>

Current Scores
ATP: 3
Sock Puppet: 2
Grey: 1
Fram: 1

Some hints:
7: the element is named after the rainbow; the solution is also an element!
9: Googling should clear this one up.
10: (alternative clue) wolfram, sick

[Fram]

Well, then 10 should be 'Will', but I have to admit that I'm stumped as for the category. I'll leave that for someone else then :lol:

[Grey]

Thanks for the clues!

7:heavy steel-grey element with very high melting point, taking place
Iron

9:smallest particle imaginable, east
White

[A Thousand Pardons]

And the category is... ?
I can get all sorts of answers, but none of them fit the stone theme (which is not the theme) :)
See, I had brown and will.

[Grey]

And the category is... ?
I'm impressed with Eroica. When it was my turn, I thought about trying to come up with a category that wouldn't be obvious until most or all of the clues were worked out (unlike most of these, where the category becomes apparent after just a few clues, and then helps greatly in working out the rest). Eroica, you seem to have come up with a category that I can't figure out yet, even with all the individual clues (well, assuming my latest answers are right). :D

[Eroica]

Well, then 10 should be 'Will', but I have to admit that I'm stumped as for the category. I'll leave that for someone else then :lol:
=D> =D> =D>

7:heavy steel-grey element with very high melting point, taking place
Iron

9:smallest particle imaginable, east
White
=D> =D> =D>

Current Scores
ATP: 3
Grey: 3
Sock Puppet: 2
Fram: 2

Rock
Brown
Granite
Limestone
Clay
Stone
Iron
Mineral
White
Will

And the category is ... :-k

[A Thousand Pardons]

I hope these aren't streetnames in Cairo, IL, or nicknames of Hooters servers in New Orleans. I googled
+brown+white+granite+will+limestone+stone+iron+roc k+clay+mineral
( missed one, didn't I?) and all I came up with were stone classifications or geology sites--'course, there were 38,000 returned, so I didn't check them all...

[Eroica]

I hope these aren't streetnames in Cairo, IL, or nicknames of Hooters servers in New Orleans. I googled
+brown+white+granite+will+limestone+stone+iron+roc k+clay+mineral
( missed one, didn't I?) and all I came up with were stone classifications or geology sites--'course, there were 38,000 returned, so I didn't check them all...
No, they're not street names in Cairo, Il, (or Cairo, Egypt, for that matter), or Hooters servers in New Orleans (whatever they might be!).

[A Thousand Pardons]

Maybe I did get them all. :)

Results of google:
+brown+white+granite+will+limestone+stone+iron+roc k+clay+mineral
total sites: 38,600
minus slate: 0 sites
minus geology: 3 sites
minus green: 11 sites
arghh, the last site returned was this list of colors (http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/~jaffer/Color/M.htm), but I cannot find "will" on the displayed page.

[Grey]

I googled
+brown+white+granite+will+limestone+stone+iron+roc k+clay+mineral...
I tried that trick, too, to no avail. :-?

[Eroica]

Maybe I did get them all. :)

Results of google:
+brown+white+granite+will+limestone+stone+iron+roc k+clay+mineral
total sites: 38,600
minus slate: 0 sites
minus geology: 3 sites
minus green: 11 sites
arghh, the last site returned was this list of colors (http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/~jaffer/Color/M.htm), but I cannot find "will" on the displayed page.
:cry: Not colors!

[A Thousand Pardons]

those are not guesses :) they're research

[Eroica]

Rock
Brown
Granite
Limestone
Clay
Stone
Iron
Mineral
White
Will

And the category is ... :-k
Hint: they're proper nouns.... :-k

[A Thousand Pardons]

They are streetnames! We just need to figure out where... :)

[Eroica]

They are streetnames! We just need to figure out where... :)
No, they're not streetnames ... but they are names! :wink:

[A Thousand Pardons]

They are not buildings on the campus of Trinity (http://www.tcd.ie/Maps/room_list.html), and I'm sure they're not counties in Ireland...

[Eroica]

Rock
Brown
Granite
Limestone
Clay
Stone
Iron
Mineral
White
Will

And the category is ... :-k
Hint: I'm pretty sure ATP knows the answer, but for some reason he's reluctant to admit it ... one of his guesses/research was close, but only metaphorically speaking ... :D

[A Thousand Pardons]

No, I admit I'm flummoxed. For all you still working on it, here are my "research" items so far: streetnames
nicknames of Hooters servers in New Orleans.
list of colors
buildings on the campus of Trinity
counties in IrelandI'd go with Hooters servers, but Eroica doesn't know what they are.

[Eroica]

Rock
Brown
Granite
Limestone
Clay
Stone
Iron
Mineral
White
Will

and I'm sure they're not counties in Ireland...
And I was sure those ellipsis points represented the logical continuation of your thought processes ... :wink:

[pghnative]

Counties in Illinois?

[A Thousand Pardons]

Counties in Illinois?
:) Will is the only one that is a county in Illinois (http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/illinois.html)

[pghnative]

Counties in Illinois?
:) Will is the only one that is a county in Illinois (http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/illinois.html)Yeah, that was the only one I could find also, but I didn't look hard. Plus I thought it might spawn another hint from our torturer.

They all seem to be counties somewhere. "Clay" is in Missouri. "Brown" is in Indiana. "Mineral" is in West Virginia.

Perhaps counties bordering the Ohio-Mississippi River? Counties in the mid-west? Counties with National Parks? with famous colleges? (are there any famous colleges in WV???) Counties where it's legal to marry your sister? (OK, I'd better stop this before I get in trouble...

[The Supreme Canuck]

Counties that contain the captials of certain states?

[pghnative]

Counties that contain the captials of certain states?Doesn't seem so. Springfield, IL is in the county of Sangamon.

[The Supreme Canuck]

Is Will a county in any other state, though? Could still work.

[hippietrekx]

:-? When I read the list, I just think "dead people." Mainly from the granite and will.

I doubt that it's right, though...

--hippie

[Eroica]

They all seem to be counties somewhere. "Clay" is in Missouri. "Brown" is in Indiana. "Mineral" is in West Virginia.

Perhaps counties bordering the Ohio-Mississippi River? Counties in the mid-west? Counties with National Parks? with famous colleges? (are there any famous colleges in WV???) Counties where it's legal to marry your sister? ...
Or simply counties in the United States? #-o

You're close enough, pghnative, so I'm going to give you the points.
=D> =D> =D>

Final Score

ATP: 3
Grey: 3
phgnative: 3
Sock Puppet: 2
Fram: 2

It seems we have a three-way tie. :-k

[Fram]

Eroica, could you please give the correct answer? phgnative gave a rather long (and fun) list... Sorry, just curious :D

[Eroica]

Eroica, could you please give the correct answer? phgnative gave a rather long (and fun) list... Sorry, just curious :D
The correct answer is: They are all counties in the United States of America 8)

US Counties (http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-u-s-counties-in-alphabetical-order)

By the way, if you Google all ten answers in order, this site (http://www.algonet.se/~sm5arl/counties.html) is the 76th site returned. The BABB is 32nd! :D

[pghnative]

They all seem to be counties somewhere. "Clay" is in Missouri. "Brown" is in Indiana. "Mineral" is in West Virginia.

Perhaps counties bordering the Ohio-Mississippi River? Counties in the mid-west? Counties with National Parks? with famous colleges? (are there any famous colleges in WV???) Counties where it's legal to marry your sister? ...
Or simply counties in the United States? #-o

You're close enough, pghnative, so I'm going to give you the points.
=D> =D> =D>

Final Score

ATP: 3
Grey: 3
phgnative: 3
Sock Puppet: 2
Fram: 2

It seems we have a three-way tie. :-kI propose breaking the tie by splitting my points with ATP --- His (non)guess of "Irish Counties" and your hint of "follow the ellipsis" gave it to me.