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Mithrandir

8:58 AM

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this is a pretty unusual time to show up here :P

Sp3000

Weird time for a game, but o/

Mithrandir

hey, it's noon

not so unusual

@John?

John Dvorak

Sp3000

It's more that most of the American users are asleep at this time, so we rarely play around now

Mithrandir

9:02 AM

Mith defending: I

ffao

we should have Sp defend

~~12. AFTER DARK, NOVICE, STARTUP, WEST END~~

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1. Flightless mythological creature

Mithrandir

(my internet is being a bit slow though, just so y'all are aware that I might be slow to respond)

Sp3000

Why me o_O

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worst clue ever

Sp3000

9:04 AM

(thinking of a clue)

John Dvorak

1' Small flying creature

1'' Winged human

1': It's not INSECT.

1' ✔️

c1''

1'': It's not ICARUS.

John Dvorak

9:05 AM

1'' ✔️

ASCII-only

2. Transcendental, e.g.

John Dvorak

Mithrandir

@ffao since this is crossed out and not bold I'm assuming these aren't real clues

ASCII-only

:| actually #1 was a terrible clue please ignore

Mithrandir

@ASCII-only swap the bold

ffao

9:06 AM

that's a valid assumption

John Dvorak

70 Early improvement to farming technology

Mithrandir

70: It's not IRRIGATION.

John Dvorak

70 ✔️

ASCII-only

1. Epic

John Dvorak

71 mixed reality multiplayer game

Sp3000

9:07 AM

11. The I of QI

c11

12. The I of IQ

c12

Contact 71

12" It's not INTELLIGENCE.

Sp3000

9:09 AM

12: correct

John Dvorak

72 Z

Sp3000

Contact 1, 72

Mithrandir

Hmm.

Pass 1, no clue.

Sp3000

1. ILIAD?

ASCII-only

1 ✔️

Mithrandir

9:10 AM

*facekeyboard*

Mith defending: I N

71, 72 live

11 stays

2 dies

73 Tesla, perhaps

ASCII-only

c73

Mithrandir

9:11 AM

73: It's not INVENTOR.

John Dvorak

73 ✔️

Sp3000

2 was irrational, I'm guessing?

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2 ✔️

3. ‽

John Dvorak

Mithrandir

3: It's not INTERROBANG.

ASCII-only

9:13 AM

3 ✔️

4. Chip

John Dvorak

74 "Red Rover" in Randall Munroe's explanation of the origin of Himalayas

Mithrandir

....hm, i know this...

John Dvorak

75 Series of tubes

Mithrandir

74: It's not INDIA.

John Dvorak

74 ✔️

Mithrandir

9:15 AM

75: It's not INTESTINES.

John Dvorak

75 x

ASCII-only

5. Quite a bit of Asia

Mithrandir

5: It's not INDONESIA.

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5 ❌

Mithrandir

5: It's not the INDIAN SUBCONTINENT?

ASCII-only

9:18 AM

5 ❌

John Dvorak

76 The closest person to you in prison

ASCII-only

c76

Mithrandir

76: It's not INMATE?

John Dvorak

76 ✔️

77 The opposite of making a prism out of a polygon?

Mithrandir

Pass 72.

Sp3000

9:20 AM

72: INTEGERS?

John Dvorak

72 ✔️

Mithrandir

Mith defending: I N S

John Dvorak

75, 71 die

77 dies

ASCII-only

5 dies

John Dvorak

78 Maintain opinion

Sp3000

9:21 AM

11 was (Quite) INTERESTING

78: It's not INSIST.

11' I of QI

@Sp3000 how?

78 ✔️

6. Small map

9:22 AM

@Mithrandir this is how

Sp3000

(QI is a British trivia TV show)

John Dvorak

@ASCII-only spoiler warning

Mithrandir

Ah. Hmm. I'm not British and I don't watch TV, so.... :P

John Dvorak

79 Writing

ASCII-only

9:23 AM

c79

Sp3000

Contact 6

Mithrandir

Pass 6.

John Dvorak

6 inset

@Sp3000

Mithrandir

@Ascii Confirm?

Sp3000

(INSET was my guess too)

ASCII-only

9:26 AM

6 ✔️

Mithrandir

Mith defending: I N S T

Sid

12. Another name for University in some regions

c12

c12

13. Immediately

9:27 AM

11' dies

Mithrandir

12: It's not INSTITUTE.

ASCII-only

13'. At one point in time

Sid

contact 13

John Dvorak

c13

Mithrandir

13: It's not INSTANTLY.

Sid

9:27 AM

@Mithrandir correct.

ASCII-only

13 ✔️

Sid

c-13'

14. Social media

John Dvorak

c14

Mithrandir

14: It's not INSTAGRAM.

ASCII-only

15. One specific copy of an object

John Dvorak

9:28 AM

c15

Sid

14. Correct.

contact 15

ASCII-only

16. Ejects film immediately after taking photo

Mithrandir

15: It's not INSTANCE.

ASCII-only

15 ✔️

John Dvorak

71 ISA

Sid

9:29 AM

61. hears something in stinks

ASCII-only

c61?

Mithrandir

Two 16s.

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17. Get it _______ now

18. Order

Mithrandir

17: It's not INSTALL?

ASCII-only

17 ❌

Might be an Australian thing possibly

Mithrandir

9:31 AM

Pass 61.

ASCII-only

61. INSTINCTS???

Sid

61. Correct.

Mithrandir

Mith defending: I N S T I

Sp3000

(fwiw my guess to 17 would have been IN STORES)

John Dvorak

71 dies, instruction

79 is long dead

ASCII-only

9:33 AM

@Sp3000 INSTORE, yes

13', 16, 18 die

19. Start

Mithrandir

pass 19

ASCII-only

I have another INSTI word but IDK how to clue it >_>

19: INSTIGATE?

19. Instigate?

19 ✔️

9:36 AM

Mith was defending INSTIGATION.

@ASCII-only you're up

ASCII-only

oh, I am

hmm

defending: S

Mithrandir

1: Form of radio

Sp3000

6. TVTrope: Bread, Eggs, Milk, ___

ASCII-only

1. SHORTWAVE?

Mithrandir

2: Moon goddess

ASCII-only

9:39 AM

6. SUGAR?

2. SELENE

Mithrandir

1: SHORTWAVE is incorrect.

Sp3000

6 is not SUGAR

Mithrandir

2: SELENE is correct.

ASCII-only

:|||||||||||||

6. SALT??

Sid

contact 6

Mithrandir

9:40 AM

3: Confused pigs go here

6 is not SALT

4: This is a ____ clue

ASCII-only

~~4. SILLY~~

John Dvorak

9:42 AM

70 <s>

Mithrandir

4: SILLY is incorrect.

71 <sub>

70: STRIKETHROUGH

70 ✔️

71: SUBSCRIPT

9:42 AM

71 ✔️

72 not <b>

73 not <div>

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72: STANDARD???

73: SPAN?

John Dvorak

72 x

73 ✔️

Mithrandir

0.5: ...

Sid

15. One punch-Man

ASCII-only

72: STRONG

15: SAITAMA

John Dvorak

9:44 AM

1.5 Unusual prefix

72 ✔️

Sid

15. Correct.

Mithrandir

2: Generally considered a dry, historical account of the works of Eru

Sp3000

50. Trademarked name for clinging plastic film used in kitchens

John Dvorak

c50

Mithrandir

(afk)

Sp3000

9:46 AM

Contact 0.5

ASCII-only

~~50. GLAD WRAP~~ I don't remember the last time I saw a different brand >_>

PASS 6

John Dvorak

74 S in SPECIAL in Fallout

Sid

6. SQUIWK or something like that

John Dvorak

6 squick

Sp3000

6 is indeed SQUICK

ASCII-only

9:48 AM

defending: SE

John Dvorak

74 dies

ASCII-only

74: STRENGTH?

John Dvorak

72 dies, strong

74 ✔️

Sp3000

50 was SARAN WRAP (outside of Aus)

John Dvorak

1.5 lives

ASCII-only

9:48 AM

@Sp3000 Oh yes I remember hearing that sometime, a long, long time ago :P

Mithrandir

0.5 lives

3 dies; STYMIED

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what about 2

Mithrandir

1 dies; STEREOTYPE

2 dies; SILMARILLION

John Dvorak

75 emotional attachment

76 Collection of minerals that have stopped moving

Mithrandir

1: Pigs sound like knitting

Sp3000

9:52 AM

Contact 1

Mithrandir

2: This conversation has changed topics.

Sp3000

Contact 2

John Dvorak

77 Ooh, shiny dress

Mithrandir

2': This vehicle has changed directions.

Sp3000

Contact 2'

ASCII-only

9:53 AM

:| too many hard clues

John Dvorak

78 half-year course

ASCII-only

78: SEMESTER?

John Dvorak

78 ✔️

Mithrandir

(okay, probably enough clues for the moment)

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PASS 1

Sp3000

9:55 AM

1. SEWS

ASCII-only

defending: SEN

John Dvorak

77, 76 die

Mithrandir

1: SEWS is ... incorrect, but ASCII didn't wait. Was going for SOW.

John Dvorak

75, 1.5 live

Sid

16. Politician

Sp3000

9:57 AM

We were up to SE though :/

Mithrandir

....right

ASCII-only

16. SENATOR

Mithrandir

d'arvit

we can just pretend it was right since it went on anyway :p

Sid

@ASCII-only Correct.

Sp3000

1000. Name given by Yubaba to Chihiro in Spirited Away

ASCII-only

9:58 AM

@Mithrandir it's not like it's much of a difference anyway (unless you indicated which homonym it was)

79 Guard

1000. SEN

2 dies; SEGUED

Yup

79: SENTRY

9:58 AM

79 ✔️

Mithrandir

2' dies; SEGWAY

ASCII-only

@Sp3000 Only know that because someone asked it on anime.SE

Mithrandir

0.5 dies; SEMI

John Dvorak

correction. 1.5 died

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