The Sphinx's Lair

Mithrandir

21:01

I was trying to say congratulations to @Khale_Kitha but the swipe got messed up

Khale_Kitha

oh.. lol

Rubio

Lol. Wow.

Everyone make sure to say China aromatic to Deusovi when he hits 30k rep. :)

3

Khale_Kitha

Hehehehe

The profile screen's just going ahead and assuming he's already there :P

Mithrandir

Aaaaand I filled the starboard right? :P

Khale_Kitha

Mithrandir

21:04

If he gets a downvote...

Then it'll say 29.9...

K

I should go to sleep...

It's Alessi 11...

*already

Did i say that I have mobile typing?

*hate

*facepalm*

Khale_Kitha

It loves you, though.

Mithrandir

What happens if you get kicked out of a chat room?

Like do you have a record?

If you do then I won't a ask Rubio to kick me

TrojanByAccident

@Khale_Kitha Nope

Mithrandir

Feel honored Rubio

Khale_Kitha

I know, hehe

Mithrandir

21:10

My phone knows your name

Khale_Kitha

It blocks you from re-joining for a few minutes, but nothing else, iirc

Mithrandir

It even capitalized it

TrojanByAccident

This is the kind of answer that will make you want to bang your head on a desk for its obviousness

and then bang my head on a desk for not cluing it properly

Mithrandir

The answer is simple

Beastly Gerbil

If rand comes in tell him I had to go. Bye!

Mithrandir

21:12

A NINE LETTER WORD

That's the answer :p

Be darth gerbil

*bye

TrojanByAccident

Greetings, Boba

Mithrandir

?

O

TrojanByAccident

Your name is now Mithrandir Fett

Mithrandir

Nah

Khale_Kitha

Who shot first? Gandalf or the Balrog?

Mithrandir

21:14

Never watched star wars

boboquack

@TrojanByAccident Hello, assuming you were talking to me.

Mithrandir

The Balrog is evil

TrojanByAccident

@boboquack I was attempting to greet you and make a joke at the same time

Mithrandir

Mention not his name

TrojanByAccident

not sure how well it worked

@Mithrandir HWSNBN

Mithrandir

21:15

???

TrojanByAccident

He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named

Mithrandir

O

You no poo

Gareth McCaughan

Should I be trying to think of hints for my CCCC?

TrojanByAccident

@Mithrandir Is this not in an answer yet?

Mithrandir

Yes

TrojanByAccident

21:16

@GarethMcCaughan Yes

Gareth McCaughan

(was that addressed to me or to TBA?)

ah, to me

Mithrandir

To Gareth

Gareth McCaughan

to me?

Chris Cudmore

@GarethMcCaughan You could give a couple of cross letters. In a puzzle, I would have solved something by now.

TrojanByAccident

lol

Mithrandir

21:16

If you're band is Fahey

Ahhhhhh

I really hate mobile typing

Gareth McCaughan

So I could give a letter or two. Or I could say something about the nature of the clue. Or for that matter I could leave it be. Any requests other than Chris's?

TrojanByAccident

I'm surprised, @Mith

Mithrandir

If your name is Gareth

TrojanByAccident

not going for 50 rep

Mithrandir

Hey

How's 27 going?

TrojanByAccident

21:18

@GarethMcCaughan cross letters

Mithrandir

Don't you mean 75 from you?

Volatility

@Mithrandir I sent an email yesterday, didn't you get it?

Sphinx

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Q: A Riddle Like a Phoenix

Right within a wood you see An army group with energy. Addendum in the heart may be Guffawing inappropriately. Behold! O sad remains the key That holds the ace front backwardly The answer is a single English word.

TrojanByAccident

@Mithrandir Is that what it comes out to?

Mithrandir

Maybe not

Gareth McCaughan

21:18

OK, let's see. Complex and sophisticated sound of crudely enhanced vehicle (8) R-------

TrojanByAccident

50 + 15 + 10 does indeed equal 75, so yes, that is what it comes out to

Mithrandir

Can't access tq email now

Not on computer

TrojanByAccident

I'm waiting

Mithrandir

I'm going to bed now

TrojanByAccident

Bro

someone will answer before you

Mithrandir

21:20

Ah what ever

TrojanByAccident

I can't be held responsible

Volatility

Ok I'll send it again anyway

did you want an explanation of the puzzle or just the puzzle?

Mithrandir

I posted

Vol

Both please

Volatility

ok

Mithrandir

Now add lateral thinking tag Trojan

TrojanByAccident

21:23

lol

Volatility

...that was seriously the answer?

TrojanByAccident

@Mithrandir is that needed?

12 mins ago, by TrojanByAccident

and then bang my head on a desk for not cluing it properly

Khale_Kitha

^

Mithrandir

Yes

It's needed

Volatility

I don't understand how it's wordplay in any way

Mithrandir

21:25

Now I'm going to bed

TrojanByAccident

@Volatility I don't understand how it's not

Mithrandir

And leave Trojan to the downvotes

I upvoted BTW

Volatility

Where's the wordplay?

Mithrandir

Wow that score went down quickly

From 9to6

Rubio

Let me be the first to say - China aromatic, @Deusovi, on 30k+ !!

(Or, "Congratulations" if you don't speak Mithrandir-phone-swupe-o)

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Khale_Kitha

21:27

China Aromatic, Deu

boboquack

China Aromatic!

Mithrandir

China aromatic :P @Deusovi

Volatility

heh, congrats @Deusovi!

Khale_Kitha

Naturally he waits to do it until JUST after your puzzle is solved, Rubio.

:P

Volatility

oh!

Rubio

21:29

I know, right? hehe

Mithrandir

Now everyone upvote my answer so that I can go on hnq

It might get poor Trojan some up votes :p

Rubio

HNQ might in fact be bad for his rep :)

TrojanByAccident

I don't mind :)

Mithrandir

Oh no, who's this guy?

Melkor, UK

447 17

riddle rhyme word wordplay story language mathematics

Khale_Kitha

@Melkor Soooo.... this was accepted, though OP commented it wasn't quite right. Curious minds want to know - what was the intended solution? — Rubio 6 mins ago

this...

Mithrandir

21:39

It's the evilest being ever

Sauron was his servant

Khale_Kitha

But he was only evil once he became Morgoth, no? ;)

(Or vice versa)

Oh nevermind, on that quote...the answer was a circle

Mithrandir

He was renamed Morgoth after he became evil

Khale_Kitha

Yes

Mithrandir

But he was evil before he wasMorgoth

Volatility

@Mithrandir just sent another email

Sconibulus

21:45

@Mithrandir wasn't his first evil during the creation song? That doesn't give much time for becommings

Mithrandir

Check email tomorrow OK

Volatility

cool

Mithrandir

@Sconibulus not a lot of time but there was a period

Khale_Kitha

@Beasty I just wonder about the wordplay

Mithrandir

Joke: what did Voldemort say to Harry Potter?

Khale_Kitha

21:51

Oops I typed Beasty instead of @Beastly

Mithrandir

My name is Lord Voldemort. I killed your father. Prepare to die.

I failed :P

Khale_Kitha

Error: Movie quote segmentation. Formatting data.

Mithrandir

The answer to @GarethMcCaughan s cccc is airplane

I just took a vehicle that was 8 long :p

Khale_Kitha

37 mins ago, by Gareth McCaughan

OK, let's see. Complex and sophisticated sound of crudely enhanced vehicle (8) R-------

Mithrandir

I ignored it

And I was joking

Khale_Kitha

21:57

hehe

Mithrandir

Wow it's midnight

Sconibulus

clearly it's racecarr

Khale_Kitha

Yeah, racecars is what came to mind, but doesn't match in tense

Mithrandir

Good night

Khale_Kitha

night, Mith.

Sconibulus

21:57

I actually think Complex or Complex and Sophisticated is actually the def, because of reasons

Khale_Kitha

The 2nd is what my assumption was

or crudely enhanced vehicle

of gives an implication of definition

Mithrandir

Just throwing out railroad here

Adios

Will

if we're just saying r-words... rickshaw

Khale_Kitha

rickroll

Rubio

Oh, that Dream of Omniscience. A more fitting pic ...

Khale_Kitha

22:01

lol

Sconibulus

Roadster is another R vehicle type

Khale_Kitha

hot rod 'could' be considered crudely enhanced

Volatility

@Deusovi Personally I find it makes it easier to see the function of a particular scope. It's almost as if the line introducing the scope is part of the opening brace.

Will

"crudely enhanced" could cryptically define a refilled vehicle

albeit inaccurately

Khale_Kitha

oh I see what you're getting at

feels like a rabbit hole we're in, though

hmm...

meh - racket is too short.

But it would be the 'sound of [a] crudely enhanced vehicle"

Will

22:10

You just gave me a mean idea for a cryptic

Khale_Kitha

haha

TrojanByAccident

Why the downvote? D:

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A: A Riddle Like a Phoenix

Is it A riddle like a phoenix Right within a wood you see An army group with energy. Addendum in the heart may be Guffawing inappropriately. Behold! O sad remains the key That holds the ace front backwardly I'm not sure on this one, but the title fits quite well

Khale_Kitha

?

that shows +8/-0 for me

Will

BG's answer

Khale_Kitha

oh, answer - I didn't look close enough

I dunno - I never give downvotes on answers unless they are trolling or clearly not making any attempt to answer the question

Imo, a downvote should mean "don't do that."

TrojanByAccident

22:18

kid: *parties all night*
parent: *gives downvote*

ello @boboquack

boboquack

Hello!

Khale_Kitha

@TrojanByAccident I like it.

And, if you watch ....*thinks*

Black Mirror - there's an episode all about that. Everyone's life is basically instagram.

TrojanByAccident

lol

Will

that was the first episode I ever saw

Khale_Kitha

cut someone off in traffic - they give you one star. Give a great speech - they give you 5.

An odd series, eh?

...I hope they make more... lol

This one time, I used the word 'raconteur' in a sentence.

I'm still stuck on hot rod for a crudely enhanced vehicle

or rat rod, but not sure how that helps

TrojanByAccident

22:34

lol guys

I didn't say "violent". I was in the US a couple of times and didn't get shot ;-) — what 2 hours ago

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