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dooog
03:00
tbh i dont think im ever gonna figure those out so ill pass both
ppperry
7 isn't contacted
Eric Tressler
80:
Diamond capital
ppperry
77:
*
Doorknob
20:
shockingly indirect
as4s4hetic
10 is ASCII(-only)?
Doorknob
03:01
contact 77
dooog
77 asterisk
ppperry
yes on 77
Eric Tressler
I changed 80 from "capitol" to "capital"
dooog
is 20 abstruse?
Doorknob
no
ppperry
03:02
2:
noun with no consonants
micsthepick
10 yes
Eric Tressler
c2?
John Dvorak
c2
Eric Tressler
Aren't there two
as4s4hetic
10 isn't very fair tbh so just leave it
micsthepick
03:03
honestly, you should pass one at a time, and not pass something that has not been contacted, unless you know it is your word
dooog
ok
ppperry
me contacting and then uncontacting 7 could have been confusing
dooog
2 aeiou?
ppperry
no, what does that mean?
dooog
idk haha
Eric Tressler
03:04
Guessing is allowed, without justification
ppperry
was just curious
dooog
2 aye?
ppperry
no
dooog
pass 2 then
Eric Tressler
2 is aa?
John Dvorak
03:05
aa
ppperry
yes
2 is AA, a kind of lava
Eric Tressler
I think "ae" might also be a word
dooog
dooog is defending
A R
Eric Tressler
80 dies, ANTWERP (Belgium)
Doorknob
20 was ALTERNATING current (sorry)
micsthepick
03:06
7 was and
poi830
93:
gun manufacturer
micsthepick
...
while holding shift
shift 7 gives &
(sorry)
dooog
lol no need for everyone to apologize
is 93 armer or armorer?
Eric Tressler
10:
Mountain observatory
11:
Scottish plaid
poi830
93 no
dooog
03:08
11 argyle
Eric Tressler
11 correct
Doorknob
50:
...
poi830
23:
Jason
Eric Tressler
c23
dooog
23 argonauts
poi830
03:10
23 yes
36:
assault, mischief, misinformation
Doorknob
12:
son of a hamster
dooog
36 arraignment?
poi830
36 no
Eric Tressler
70:
baby internet
Doorknob
contact 70
ppperry
03:15
contact 70
contact 50?
poi830
contact 70
John Dvorak
c70
dooog
70 arpanet?
Eric Tressler
correct
dooog
pass 50
ppperry
03:16
50 ARGON
Doorknob
no
Eric Tressler
before you say it.. ARTICULATE?
(doesn't count, I didn't contact)
Doorknob
it was Arkansas
(50 referring to the number of states)
ppperry
... clues are by their nature vague
66:
^
dooog
66 arizona?
ppperry
03:17
no on 66
Eric Tressler
c12?
micsthepick
19:
foo(this)
Eric Tressler
c19
dooog
pass 12
John Dvorak
c19
Eric Tressler
03:18
is 12 Arthur?
Doorknob
yes
dooog
ah the kids tv show?
dooog is defending
A R C
poi830
93 dies, was ARMALITE
Eric Tressler
10 dies, was ARECIBO
ppperry
66 dies, was ARE
poi830
03:19
36 dies, was ARSON
micsthepick
19 dies, argument
Doorknob
@dooog nah, from monty python and the holy grail
dooog
gotcha
poi830
47:
ds
micsthepick
19:
arg(z) - (Re(z)>0)
poi830
03:22
c19
dooog
the only math term i can think of is arctan?
for 19
micsthepick
correct
arg(z) = arctan(Im(z)/Re(z)) when Re(z) > 0
Eric Tressler
80:
fire
micsthepick
50:
magical
poi830
c50
Doorknob
03:25
contact 47,50
dooog
50 arcane?
micsthepick
50 correct
John Dvorak
70
Indiana, perhaps
Eric Tressler
c70
dooog
pass 47
Doorknob
03:25
contact 70
47: arc (length)
dooog
70 archaeologist
poi830
47 yes
John Dvorak
70 correct
dooog
dooog is defending
A R C H
Eric Tressler
80 dies, ARCADE
Doorknob
03:27
3:
wayback
dooog
3 archive
John Dvorak
c3
as4s4hetic
contact 3
Doorknob
yes to 3
micsthepick
84:
penguin variant?
Eric Tressler
03:28
90:
Outdated
Doorknob
contact 84
micsthepick
contact 90
dooog
is 84 architecture?
micsthepick
84 no
poi830
94:
reverse square sine half
c84
dooog
03:30
i think pass on 84 then
Doorknob
84: arch linux
poi830
84 arch linux
micsthepick
84 Arch Linux correct
dooog
dooog is defending
A R C H E
poi830
94 dies, was archaversine
dooog
03:31
was 90 archaic?
Eric Tressler
90 was archaic
quartata
100:
hardcore bacteria
poi830
uh
i don't think that's spelled like that
quartata
The singular is.
Oop
No it's not
Eric Tressler
archaea?
quartata
03:33
Archeon was how I thought it was spelled...
but yeah
sorry
dooog
I guess people ran out of words? :(
Eric Tressler
50:
Pre-bird
poi830
29:
prototypical
Eric Tressler
c29
micsthepick
47:
bowman
John Dvorak
03:36
c50
c29
dooog
pass 29
John Dvorak
c47
quartata
Hmm, I think that prefix can be spelled arche- or archae- is the thing
poi830
c47
Eric Tressler
29 is archetype / archetypical
poi830
03:36
29 yes
dooog
yep i was defending
ARCHETYPE
poi830
nice
dooog
what was 50?
Eric Tressler
archeopteryx
Sorry, should have let John Dvorak say that, but I'm sure he had that correct (no wiggle room left)
dooog
and i was looking forward to defending against deusovi, too :P
Eric Tressler
03:38
Ok, I have time for one more quick game and then I have to go
Eric is defending
H
oh, wait
micsthepick
it's poi's turn
Eric Tressler
I'm sorry, this isn't my turn! @poi830 apologies
poi830
i'll pass
i may have to go soon
feel free to take my turn
micsthepick
okay, lets resume
10:
?
poi830
47:
VIII, perhaps
micsthepick
03:41
55:
you are
as4s4hetic
contact 47
dooog
1: *******
poi830
c1
Eric Tressler
is 1 HYDROGEN?
despite counting
dooog
1 no
c47
Eric Tressler
03:42
is 1 HIDDEN
quartata
contact 1
dooog
1 no
Eric Tressler
pass 1
John Dvorak
524
Unit of beauty
quartata
HUNTER2
dooog
03:43
1 yep
poi830
1: hunter2
Eric Tressler
what?
poi830
its from a bash.org thing
micsthepick
lol
poi830
the
bash.org thing, really
dooog
03:44
bash.org/?244321
quartata
bash.org/?244321
ancient IRC meme
Eric Tressler
Eric is defending
HA
dooog
any clues lived? havent been starring them
quartata
72:
Hf
Eric Tressler
is 72 hafnium
quartata
03:45
72 yes
Eric Tressler
can we resolve old clues first
poi830
47 dies, was henry
24:
george frideric
dooog
c24
@micsthepick has a couple clues up
Doorknob
contact 24
Eric Tressler
yes; can we please sort out the old ones?
it's harrison
micsthepick
03:46
10 dies, help
55 here
quartata
100:
rock salt
John Dvorak
c100
Eric Tressler
100 is halide
micsthepick
contact 100
quartata
100 yes
dooog
03:46
i don tthink 24 is harrison
Eric Tressler
Ok, stop. @JohnDvorak is your previous clue alive or dead?
John Dvorak
524 died
Eric Tressler
oh, and 10 and 55 have been closed too. Ok
dooog
yep only 24 up
Eric Tressler
so we're up to date now. @micsthepick it's helpful if you explicitly say "55 dies, HERE" or something. "55 here" almost looks like a new clue
micsthepick
03:48
sorry
my clues always have a . or :
and if they are not bolded, they should be
Eric Tressler
is 24 HANDEL
poi830
24 yes
micsthepick
88:
actor in Ender's Game
poi830
3:
T2
dooog
c88
Eric Tressler
03:50
I saw Ender's game, so let's go with Mariska HARGITAY
micsthepick
88 - no
quartata
101:
flinch___
Eric Tressler
@poi830 I honestly don't know if you're talking about Terminator 2 or the separability conditions in topology
dooog
1:
Young men of mystery
micsthepick
@door ?
poi830
03:53
@EricTressler given my clue history you can probably guess
Doorknob
@micsthepick nothing
Eric Tressler
is 3 HAUSDORFF?
poi830
yes lol
92:
strongly bound
Eric Tressler
is 92 hadron?
poi830
yes
39:
curry
quartata
03:56
c39
dooog
3:
Meinertzhagen's
Doorknob
contact 39?
John Dvorak
70
Infinite inventory - a place to store tools
Eric Tressler
is 39 haskell?
poi830
39 yes
Eric Tressler
03:58
I know 88 is contacted, I'll have to pass it eventually
dooog
wait sorry, is that a pass on 88?
Eric Tressler
no
micsthepick
no
poi830
lol
Eric Tressler
I'm still thinking about 70
I thought it was something like Hilbert's Hotel, or bag of holding, but I can't think of anything.
quartata
03:59
c70
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