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Old 16-January-2005, 05:29 PM
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=D> That's them all.

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Tobin Dax 7
Maksutov 5
tmosher 1

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Old 16-January-2005, 09:18 PM
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Alright, let's try this:

1. for each, body of water, abbr. for a country
2. small piece of wood, letter, Simon ___
3. paper money, letter, young Ron Howard character, "open wide and say ..."
4. what your eye does, you pay this, Windows XP for one
5. a conjunctive, ___boat, I myself, short form of father
6. under your lap, throw
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Old 16-January-2005, 10:16 PM
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Cassieopea

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5. a conjunctive, ___boat, I myself, short form of father
Andromeda
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Old 16-January-2005, 11:22 PM
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1. for each, body of water, abbr. for a country
Perseus

2. small piece of wood, letter, Simon ___
Pegasus

4. what your eye does, you pay this, Windows XP for one
Cepheus

6. under your lap, throw
Cetus

Theme: Constellations, specifically the ones which represent the Perseus versus the Sea Monster myth.
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Old 17-January-2005, 01:50 AM
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Well, that went quicker than I'd hoped. Good job Mak and tmosher.

tmosher gets 2 points for two right answers
Maksutov gets 7 points for four right answers and the theme.

Over to you, Mak.
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Old 17-January-2005, 03:03 AM
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1. Not hit, exists, use a straw, ~22/7

2. Newman role, male product of father

3. Astonishment expression, elevated, letter

4. Raider objective, article, unruly backtalk

5. Between two peaks, either ..., letter, C in C Major

6. Rock wagon, Gramp's better half, fourth letter

7. Digital base, big Scottish gal

8. Maiden, mash, myself

9. Erroneous signal for help, line, not her sisters

10. Weed, Irish prefix, not PC

Bonus: Not have, letter, desire
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Old 17-January-2005, 05:09 AM
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The catagory is: american rivers.

1. Not hit, exists, use a straw, ~22/7
Mississipi

2. Newman role, male product of father
Hudson

6. Rock wagon, Gramp's better half, fourth letter
Rio Grande
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Old 17-January-2005, 05:19 AM
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The catagory is: american rivers.

1. Not hit, exists, use a straw, ~22/7
Mississipi

2. Newman role, male product of father
Hudson

6. Rock wagon, Gramp's better half, fourth letter
Rio Grande
Makgraf gets 3 points for correct answers (even minus one "p"), and 3 points for the theme.
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Old 17-January-2005, 01:04 PM
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3. Astonishment expression, elevated, letter
Ohio
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Old 17-January-2005, 05:47 PM
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Potomac
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5. Between two peaks, either ..., letter, C in C Major

Colorado?

(edited to include puzzle)
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Old 17-January-2005, 07:46 PM
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3. Astonishment expression, elevated, letter
Ohio

4. Raider objective, article, unruly backtalk
Arkansas

10. Weed, Irish prefix, not PC
Potomac
Make that three for Eroica! Hmmm, would that be "Three flat major?"
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5. Between two peaks, either ..., letter, C in C Major

Colorado?

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If you're asking, I'm not telling!
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[self-confident voice] #5 is Colorado [/self-confident voice]
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[self-confident voice] #5 is Colorado [/self-confident voice]
And one point to that fellow with all the self-confidence!
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Old 18-January-2005, 05:07 PM
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7. Digital base, big Scottish gal
????

8. Maiden, mash, myself
Missouri

9. Erroneous signal for help, line, not her sisters
Susquehanna

I have no clue on number 7. Presumably "To-something", but I'm weak on Scottishisms. Maybe you can give it to us and then Makgraf can post the next list.
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Old 18-January-2005, 06:49 PM
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It's the Tennessee River...on to the next one!

I just discovered this thread. The name of the game put me off until now! (BTW, why "idiot"?)
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Old 19-January-2005, 12:32 AM
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It's the Tennessee River...on to the next one!

I just discovered this thread. The name of the game put me off until now! (BTW, why "idiot"?)
I don't know what the ettiquette is here in posting before official permission, but I'll post it and hope that the other Mak doesn't object.

1. PETA target, female relatives

2. second person, bird

3. undead sorceror, letter, win ben ____'s money

4. evil Clown, backstreet

5. type of wine, letter, small female

6. disease, a few

7. disheartened moan, newspapers

8. comfy room, target

9. tug, article

10. tintinnabular instrument, exclaimation of surprise, stutter
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I just discovered this thread. The name of the game put me off until now! (BTW, why "idiot"?)
It comes from the fictional language expert who translates "Out of sight, out of mind" literally. It comes out as "Invisible (out of sight) idiot (out of mind)." Same thing that we do to the clues in the game.

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I don't know what the ettiquette is here in posting before official permission, but I'll post it and hope that the other Mak doesn't object.
Once the previous list of clues has been solved and the category found, the one with the most points can go ahead and post theirs.
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Once the previous list of clues has been solved and the category found, the one with the most points can go ahead and post theirs.
Although, since there's sometimes a fair amount of turnaround time, I don't necessarily see anything wrong with someone else posting an interim list.
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Old 19-January-2005, 03:24 AM
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7. Digital base, big Scottish gal
????

8. Maiden, mash, myself
Missouri

9. Erroneous signal for help, line, not her sisters
Susquehanna

I have no clue on number 7. Presumably "To-something", but I'm weak on Scottishisms. Maybe you can give it to us and then Makgraf can post the next list.
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It's the Tennessee River...on to the next one!
Makgraf: 6 points
Eroica: 3 points
pghnative: 3 points
N C More: 1 point

Good job all!

No problem with going ahead to the next one, as long as the answers are obviously correct.
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Old 19-January-2005, 03:52 AM
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Theme: Countries of the World

1. PETA target, female relatives
France

2. second person, bird
Ukraine

3. undead sorceror, letter, win ben ____'s money
Liechtenstein

4. evil Clown, backstreet
Italy

7. disheartened moan, newspapers
Cyprus

8. comfy room, target
Denmark

10. tintinnabular instrument, exclaimation of surprise, stutter
Belgium
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Old 19-January-2005, 03:59 AM
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5. type of wine, letter, small female
Portugal
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Ah Rats! These "Maks" are too clever (and swift) for me. Last night I had France and Italy but thought I'd come on early this AM and try and puzzle out the others! I doubt I'd ever have figured out "Liechtenstein"! Who the hey is the undead sorceror? All I could think of was "Feagwath"...no wonder I was confused! Very good Maksutov! =D>
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8 points for Mak for countries and 3 points for european countries.
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Germany ??
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9. tug, article

Poland
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Maksutov: 11 points
Eroica: 1 point
pghnative: 1 point

Your round, Mak.
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1. Cover, propel a boat, ... X

2. Achilles, me, stutter

3. Aflame, hello, Amherst school

4. Put in ground, letter, Neeson

5. Put to sleep, not off

6. Auto, tres good

7. Pick, ...er wilco, acceleration, letter

8. ... bow, how come, not a Maj.

9. Duct, either, surrounded by, Cockney him

10. Matrix part, letter
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