Contact

Sp3000

7:48 AM

o/

ffao

^

Wen1now

I'm ready

Rubio

o/

go for it someone

boboquack

Hello!

ffao

I'm out of words in my bank

Sp3000

7:52 AM

Sp3000 defending: D

Rubio

1: Yabba

Wen1now

2: My hangman word

Sp3000

1. Dabba doo? (however it's spelt)

2. DELETIONS?

(VTC too broad :P)

Rubio

1: ✔

3: You

Sp3000

Or maybe 2. DEFENDING

3. DEFENDER

Wen1now

7:54 AM

2. x

3 ✔

2: ✔

er

1: Action made by word search author

Rubio

1': Thing used by word search author, perhaps

Sp3000

7:56 AM

1': DICTIONARY/DIAGRAM?

4: Diamond

1' DICTIONARY ✔

4. DEUSOVI?

2: Heavy H

5: Bar magnet

contact 2

Sp3000

7:57 AM

5. DIPOLE?

Wen1now

Who is on starboard duty?

2. DEUTRIUM

5: ✔

2: ✔ close enough

deuterium

7:57 AM

I'm guessing I misspelt :P

Ah.

Fargle

7: Peter Wiggin, by another name

ffao

1: Action made by impossible word search author

Rubio

2: Holy ship?

Sp3000

Is that a revision to 1 ffao?

Wen1now

Ooh.. I should know 7

ffao

7:58 AM

yes

Rubio

contact 7

Wen1now

Darn I've been nerd sniped

Now I'm just going to concentrate on 7

ptchew

Pass 7

7 - Demosthenes

8:00 AM

What are they known for?

Wen1now

Oh, nice

Fargle

7: YEP

Rubio

Character in Ender's Game

Wen1now

Being very intelligent

Rubio

Demosthenes was his name on the nets

Wen1now

8:00 AM

Like, having good political views

Fargle

Yep. Was his internet handle, through which he eventually became Hegemon on Earth.

Sp3000

Sp3000 defending: D R

Ah k

Rubio

2 dies, was DOMINGO

Fargle

8: Mr. Do'Urden's race

Rubio

4: Lit

ffao

8:01 AM

1 dies was DUNK

Sp3000

4. DRUNK

Rubio

4: ✔

ffao

2: Conduct a campaign

Sp3000

(How does 1 work ffao?)

Rubio

1: Some drugs cause it

ffao

8:01 AM

it's just the get dunked on meme

Sp3000

1. DELUSIONS?

Fargle

5: Of a midnight, poetically

5. DREARY

1 - we're on DR*

5: yep

8:02 AM

... oh oops :P

Wen1now

You mean DR.*

ffao

contact 1

Rubio

is "Conduce" intended ffao? (As opposed to "conduct")

Sp3000

1. DREAMINESS? (probably not)

Rubio

1 no

Sp3000

8:03 AM

1. DRUNKEDNESS?

Rubio

1 no

ffao

corrected rubio, I had a lapse there :/

2. DRIVE?

yep

Pass 1

8:04 AM

1: drowsiness?

Rubio

The warning label on medications everywhere: "May cause drowsiness" ✔

Sp3000

Nice

Sp3000 defending: D R E

Fargle

8 dies, was DROW

Rubio

1: Some files

Wen1now

10: After you drink your beer

Rubio

8:06 AM

2: A judge

boboquack

10': Before your beer

Sp3000

2. Blind guess: DREYFUS? (just because it's a name)

Rubio

2 - no

Fargle

6: What's brown and rhymes with "snoop"?

ffao

contact 2

Sp3000

8:07 AM

6. DRE

lol 6

6: gottem

What?

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg rapped together a lot.

Wen1now

7: Australian Aboriginal Storytelling

Sp3000

8:08 AM

2. DREDD? (I think that's how it's spelt)

Rubio

please indicate unambiguously that a guess was correct.

7. DREAMTIME

2: ✔

7: ✔

@Rubio whoops

8:09 AM

3: Bottom of your teacup

3. DREGS

3: ✔

hello

4: Sopping

Probably wrong but might as well: 1. DREAMWEAVER?

4. DRENCHED?

Rubio

8:10 AM

5: You might get filled with it

1 - no

Fargle

4: yup

contact 5

Wen1now

11: Present tense does not start with DRE, past tense does

contact 5, 11

contact 5

11. DREW?

8:11 AM

11: ✔

Sp3000

5. DRESSING? (probably wrong)

Rubio

6: What color?

5 - no

Sp3000

6. DRESS

Rubio

bad timing there lol. 6 ✔

Sp3000

Pass 5

Wen1now

8:12 AM

5 Dread

Rubio

5 DREAD ✔

Sp3000

... ah :P

Sp3000 defending: D R E A

ffao

5': Will not get filled with it

Wen1now

10 dies, was DREGS

Rubio

1 dies, was (the) DRESDEN Files

2: To sleep, perchance

Sp3000

8:14 AM

5': ... DREADLESS? (if that's even a thing)

ffao

5': no

Rubio

contact 5'

Wen1now

1: Once upon a midnight

Sp3000

2. DREAM/DREAMT?

1. DREARY

Wen1now

1: ✔

Rubio

8:14 AM

2: DREAM ✔

("To sleep, perchance to dream ...")

Sp3000

Didn't realise that was a quote, so I was confused by the "perchance" :P

ffao

I didn't get the reference, I just thought "sleep -> dream"

yep, same as Sp3k

Fargle

6: unkempt hair

Rubio

1: Gnarly hair, dude

bah

Fargle

LUL

Sp3000

8:15 AM

5': DREADFUL? (I have no idea for this one tbh)

er, contact 6 ;)

6, 1: DREADLOCKS?

5': no

(however it's spelt)

1: ✔

8:16 AM

6: yeah

Sp3000

Pass 5'

Fargle

@Rubio Ay, there's the rub!

Rubio

DREADNOUGHT

ffao

5': ✔

Sp3000

DREADNOUGHT is the word

Rubio

8:17 AM

nice

Sp3000

(completely missed the ref despite defending the word)

Wen1now

Hey, at least this game didn't end in 'I haven't heard of that before'

Rubio

I will now defend BIBLIOPOLE ? :)

Sp3000

1. The word BIBLIOPOLE :P

Wen1now

Nice, @Sp3000 Your turn to defend

ffao

8:18 AM

ffao defending: T

Rubio

1: Mexican staple

Contact 1

1: taco

1 no

6. ... went to T T T to T what he could T T T

boboquack

8:19 AM

Uncontact 1

Contact 6

ffao

... what

Rubio

2: Roll him over and he's done for

Fargle

contact 1

ffao

this will be a short game

pass 6

I have no idea about any clue o_O

Sp3000

@boboquack?

boboquack

8:21 AM

6: Tailor

Sp3000

Yup ("A sailor went to sea sea sea to see what he could see see see")

boboquack

A tailor went to tea tea tea to tee what he could tee tee tee but all that he could tee tee tee was the bottom of the deep blue tea tea tea.

Wen1now

Oh, that's clever

Rubio

I couldn't remember "sailor" in that. I knew what it was, but not the damn word :)

ffao

never heard most of the children nursery rhymes... well, except for that one about the pear tree, because it gets used so much

ffao defending: T U

Rubio

8:23 AM

1 dies. 2 lives

Sp3000

4. Underground?

ffao

4: tunnel

Rubio

3: Tiptoe through 'em

Wen1now

5: Machine

Sp3000

4. Not tunnel

Rubio

8:24 AM

6: Very fancy tiny-thing imager

ffao

4: tube

Sp3000

4. Yup

Wen1now

@ffao Wait, which pear tree?

Sp3000

16. Type of utensil not found in a kitchen

Maybe contact 3

Fargle

contact 3, 5

Sp3000

8:27 AM

Maybe contact 2

Rubio

1: Makes good drill bits

pass 3 then

3. TUTU?

3 is not TUTU

7: WAR

8:28 AM

Damn :/

Rubio

@Fargle ?

ffao

should have passed quicker :P

Fargle

3: tulips

Wen1now

Oh, that's not all the guesses

Rubio

3 TULiPS indeed

ffao

8:29 AM

ffao defending: T U R

Fargle

Good old Tiny Tim.

Wen1now

WAR dies

War was tug

Sp3000

(I'm out of stars)

Rubio

6 dies, was ... well ... I'll let this explain it for me -

Wen1now

5 lives, 5 was... wait a sec

Rubio

8:30 AM

1 also dies, it was TUNGSTEN CARBIDE

ffao

LOL at the image

Rubio

2 still lives.

Sp3000

16 dies, but I'll repost

Fargle

contact 2

Sp3000

16'. Type of utersil not found in a kitchen?

Fargle

8:31 AM

8: often with apples

Rubio

contact 8

Wen1now

Is utersil intentional?

Sp3000

It's a patch of 16 to make it somewhat valid for the defense's update, so yes

Fargle

contact 16'

Rubio

3: A spice

Sp3000

8:32 AM

More confident about 2 now fyi

Rubio

4: Defender's friend?

Wen1now

Mght as well contact 2

Rubio

contact 16' I guess

Wen1now

@ffao?

ffao

this is the worst defense of all time

pass 2

I was curious about 16'

Wen1now

8:33 AM

2 Um, TURN?

Jan Dvorak

42: It sits on two continents

2. TURTLE?

2: TURTLE

2: TURTLE ✔

Okay turtle sounds way better

ffao

8:34 AM

duh. makes a lot of sense

ffao defending: T U R N

42 dies

8 lives

5 dies, was TURING

42 was turkey but it's dead

Rubio

1: Like some software

Sp3000

8:34 AM

16' died, but I'm not giving up :P

ffao

lol Sp.

Sp3000

16''. Type of uternsil not found in a kitchen?

Rubio

contact 16''

Jan Dvorak

42: very bad language with rotating parts

Rubio

getting increasingly ludicrous ;)

Fargle

8:35 AM

contact 16''

Rubio

2: Wait, people actually eat these?

Fargle

lol contact 2

Sp3000

(Starboard's a bit out of date - I might have to resort to pin/unpin stars but I don't know which of Rubio's previous ones are still alive)

Rubio

3: Swivelling thingamabob

Fargle

contact 3

Jan Dvorak

8:37 AM

CVs 3 as too broad

Wen1now

5: Runts mix and stir

Rubio

that's missing a letter?

contact 5

ffao

16'': turn, turner?

(how are 16, 16' and 16'' all words? o_O)

Rubio

is 5 dead now btw @Wen1now ? I think so

Fargle

Should be, I'd think.

Rubio

8:39 AM

oh nvm you said yes

Which 5 is this

Old 5, machine.

2: turnover?

yeah i just whacked it

2 is not turnover

Sp3000

Hmm I'm wondering whether ffao should get 16'' for those guesses

Rubio

8:40 AM

of course not.

ffao

if it's wrong then no

1: turnkey?

Rubio

1: ✔

4: Revolving door

Fargle

6: ii-V-I

Sp3000

Maybe contact 4 (wouldn't have said "door" myself, so I might be thinking of something else)

ffao

4: turnstile?

Jan Dvorak

8:41 AM

Clues don't have to be correct. They just have to tell attackers the word

Rubio

4: TURNSTILE ✔

ffao

5: turns?

Rubio

We do generally insist an attacker's word/phrase actually be A Thing, but in this specific case I think we're still ok.

Jan Dvorak

true

43: big junction for trains

Wen1now

5: ✔

Sp3000

8:43 AM

I'd have a word in mind for 2 if it wasn't for the "Wait" and "actually"

43: turnpike

43 nope

contact 43

contact 2... hesitantly

Rubio

that took me longer than it should've

I think 8, 16'', 2, 3, and 43 are all contacted. anyone for 42?

ffao

8:44 AM

43: turntable?

Jan Dvorak

43 ✔

ffao

8 might be turnover

Fargle

8 is indeed TURNOVER.

Rubio

1: Fair play

Fargle

contact 1

ffao

8:46 AM

I don't want to pass 16'' :(

pass 16''

tumbleweed

16'' turning fork

Yup

started as Tuning Fork and progressively got sillier.

Fargle

Yep.

Wen1now

8:47 AM

turning fork?

ffao

turnbleweed*

ffao defending: T U R N A

Fargle

6 lives.

And begs a star.

Sp3000

99. Objection!

ffao

didn't even see 6

pass 99

Fargle

lul

Rubio

8:49 AM

if you know it's the right word just give it up

Wen1now

1: Time to get back to you

ffao

ffao was defending: TURNABOUT

Fargle

which was also 1

Rubio

^^

Fargle

2: turnip, 3: turntable

6 was turnaround

Jan Dvorak

8:50 AM

Wait, people actually eat these?

Sp3000

My guess for 2 would have also been turnip

Rubio

3 was turnbuckle, actually

ffao

how was that turnaround? o_O

Fargle

Darn it, so close

Sp3000

(should have done an easier 99 clue, eh :P)

Fargle

8:50 AM

@ffao The ii-V-I chord progression is commonly called the jazz turnaround.

Jan Dvorak

haven't heard of that

Rubio

why is objection "turnabout" ?

Fargle

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

Wen1now

NEW GAME before an argument happens

Sp3000

I just picked a clue to invoke the Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney series since I was guessing that was ffao's intention

Fargle

8:51 AM

Each "level" features the word "turnabout" in the title.

ffao

and it was, as you could tell by how fast I passed :P

Rubio

man. As many clues as come from there, I'm going to have to add it to my list of question genres no longer considered Fair for me as defender ;)

Fargle

Up there with Magic, I assume.

Rubio

anyhoo

I gotta go to bed, so time for a lightning round

Sp3000

Oh shoot I got that didn't I

Rubio

8:52 AM

same rules as Speed Rounds - fast passes, exact matches only

but ...

Rubio defending: C A T

Sp3000

(Thanks Rub, I have some dishes to wash brb :P)

Wen1now

1: Gale

Rubio

(My clue beat yours, so I technicallly won)

Fargle

2. In a stupor

Rubio

2: It's not CATATONIC

Jan Dvorak

8:53 AM

42: that

Sp3000

(Wait which one? Didn't see)

Fargle

2: it is tho

Rubio

42: It's not CAT, of course

@Sp3000 I clued "Fair play"

Jan Dvorak

42: hanging curve

ffao

I didn't get that reference at all

Rubio

8:54 AM

42: It's not CATENARY

Jan Dvorak

42 ✔

Rubio

"Turnabout's fair play" is an idiom

ffao

well, Sp also didn't get the word he was defending

Sp3000

(Ah, I didn't remember you revealing after so didn't realise :P)

Fargle

34: Her wheel

Wen1now

8:55 AM

C'mon, 1 has to be ringing a bell somewhere

Rubio

34: It's not CATHARINE ?

might be CATHERINE

Fargle

34: the latter.

Way to hedge your bets.

42: list

0: Ball

contact 0

8:56 AM

5: The _____ is Before and After

Rubio

0: It's not CATCH maybe

Wen1now

0: ✔

Jan Dvorak

43: that and the beginning of new interesting phrases

Rubio

1: It's not a CATEGORY # STORM for some number I could guess at, likely less than 5

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