Contact

n_palum

01:00

That's the french way /origin yeah

Gareth McCaughan

contact @HelkaHomba but not very sure about it

Silenus

@HelkaHomba contact on assistant

n_palum

It's also been Americanized into one word

Wesley Situ

i have to go, bye!

Gareth McCaughan

____ Templi Orientis

bye @WesleySitu

Rubio

01:00

It is not ORDERLY

Helka Homba

yep

Rubio

bye Wesley

Gareth McCaughan

could someone star mine? (I can pin 'em but not star my own)

Destructible Lemon

h - potion of holy water #dip dip what? [a-h] a what do you want to dip into? [a-h] h

Gareth McCaughan

survey and latin one

boboquack

01:01

Not moduli

Gareth McCaughan

contact @boboquack but very uncertain whether I've guessed your intention right

Destructible Lemon

the noun form of my last one (which wasn't guessed yet)

n_palum

give em a sec

Destructible Lemon

@boboquack contact which is unlikely but might as well

Rubio

@boboquack nope, got nothing. PASSING, go Gareth

+ DL

Gareth McCaughan

01:04

I think @boboquack may intend ORDERS, another number-theoretic term. (It might also be ORDERED, but that is not my guess.)

boboquack

@GarethMcCaughan Correct!

Destructible Lemon

new letter!

Rubio

Too mathsy for me. hehe

Rubio defending: O R D I

Helka Homba

normally

Destructible Lemon

well

Gareth McCaughan

01:04

my ____ Templi Orientis is dead (was ORDO)

Rubio

It is not ORDINARILY

Helka Homba

hmph

Destructible Lemon

my clue fails but the one after that works and is dependent on it

Gareth McCaughan

my survey is dead (was ORDNANCE, which doesn't mean survey but there is an entity called the Ordnance Survey that makes famous maps)

Rubio

ah. interesting

Destructible Lemon

01:06

don't bother with th #dip one, but keep it there because the other clue needs it

Gareth McCaughan

@DestructibleLemon your #dip one is bugging me because I know exactly what in general terms you are referring to but am unable to bring anything to mind beginning with ORD or ORDI. I expect I will feel very stupid when I see the answer.

Rubio

are your answers 7 (first) and 10 letters (second, noun) in length, respectively?

Helka Homba

can the clues be two words e.g. "live OR DIe"?

I guess not, that seems weird

Rubio

@HelkaHomba yes, attackers can use pretty much anything they like

Gareth McCaughan

the clues can be as many words as you like. The answer being defended by the defender must be a single (Scrabble-valid) word, but attacks can be just about anything

Helka Homba

01:07

oh?

Gareth McCaughan

but of course if too obscure no one else will get it

Helka Homba

right

n_palum

Act of ordaining

Destructible Lemon

@Rubio well, you could have 6 or 7, and the second is 10, yes

@n_palum contact

Gareth McCaughan

contact @n_palum but it seems kinda boring :-)

Rubio

01:08

then I believe DL has it

n_palum

Well listen I'm just tryna help

Rubio

I'll pass on n_palum's which should resolve it

Gareth McCaughan

@n_palum no offence intended, I assure you

n_palum

:P

Gareth McCaughan

OK, I think it's ORDINATION

n_palum

01:09

yessir

Rubio

that is my word. and I believe DL"s

Destructible Lemon

I got it earlier!

Rubio

so DL is up.

Gareth McCaughan

wat

Destructible Lemon

I knew I shouldn't have gone with a difficult puzzle

Gareth McCaughan

01:09

why is dipping your weapon into holy water ordination?

blessing, yes

but ordination is something else entirely, no?

Rubio

I assume that's what some game or other specifically calls it?

Destructible Lemon

oh wait

:P

n_palum

Ordination means the act of ordaining

Destructible Lemon

well, I forgot ordain only applies to people

n_palum

There is not much other meaning.. besides like "assigning holy orders"

Gareth McCaughan

01:10

@Rubio the game is Nethack

Destructible Lemon

why don't we pretend that the sword is sentient

excalibur maybe

Helka Homba

w/e, someone else just start a word

Gareth McCaughan

oh, I see, so the Nethackery was just decoration, as it were

fair enough I guess

Rubio

I ... *(hangs head in shame)* ... have never played Nethack

Gareth McCaughan

anyway, well done n_palum and/or Destructible Lemon

we had a Dwarf Fortress clue here recently too

so who's going to defend next?

Destructible Lemon

01:11

yeah that was me

n_ palum can because I'll be gone for a minute

Gareth McCaughan

go on then @n_palum (assuming you'd like to)

n_palum

Uhm one sec

Hmm I haven't defended in a while

Why not

Destructible Lemon

back :P

you still go though

n_palum

Defending: R

Gareth McCaughan

Cordelia's sister

Rubio

01:14

1: Me

Gareth McCaughan

!!

n_palum

Not Rubio

Rubio

:)

Helka Homba

@GarethMcCaughan contact

Gareth McCaughan

red text

Destructible Lemon

01:14

@Rubio contact

n_palum

Ahh shoot what's her name

Rubio

mine's already dead

Gareth McCaughan

1 photopigment

boboquack

Not blanc

n_palum

I'll have to think on that one for a second

Gareth McCaughan

01:15

contact @boboquack

n_palum

@GarethMcCaughan Not red?

Gareth McCaughan

@n_palum ?

2 Without a cause

n_palum

for photo

Rubio

@n_palum contact cause

n_palum

Not reckless?

Gareth McCaughan

01:16

@n_palum oh, I see. No, not RED

no, none of mine is RECKLESS

Rubio

gareth number yours please ;)

n_palum

Gareth has 0 chill

REGAN that's her name!

Silenus

4 (Silenus) series of continuously returned shots in tennis

Helka Homba

contact ^

Gareth McCaughan

@n_palum yes REGAN is correct

boboquack

01:16

@Silenus Contact

n_palum

Anyone contact on red text/photopigment

Gareth McCaughan

too late to edit red text, I'm afraid

so it will remain numberless

Rubio

3: All roads lead there

Gareth McCaughan

contact @Rubio

n_palum

Not Rome

Without a cause - Rebel?

Rubio

01:18

4: One of 3's founders

Gareth McCaughan

yes, rebel

n_palum

Woop

Rubio

3: Rome ✔

Gareth McCaughan

contact @Rubio with 50% probability of guessing right

Rubio

hehe

Helka Homba

01:19

contact 4 too

Rubio

5: The other one ;)

Helka Homba

contact that I guess

Gareth McCaughan

contact 5 @Rubio

n_palum

Is photopigment rod/s?

Gareth McCaughan

@n_palum nope

Rubio

01:19

oh oh

Gareth McCaughan

those are the cells, not the pigment

n_palum

Pass on that

Rubio

contact photopigment

n_palum

have at it

Rubio

rhodopsin

Gareth McCaughan

01:20

@Rubio yup

n_palum

Good heavens

you can have that

Gareth McCaughan

thanks. we did.

n_palum

Defending: R E

Gareth McCaughan

my red text is dead (it was RUBRIC)

Rubio

ok 4 lives, 5 is dead

n_palum

01:20

mmm

Helka Homba

contact 5 still

Gareth McCaughan

also contact 5 still of course

@boboquack's is dead I assume

Silenus

series of returned shots is dead (was RALLY)

Rubio

wait, wait. lol

Helka Homba

do over

n_palum

01:21

That's lame Sil - I only know them as a volley

not REDO

Gareth McCaughan

rally is fine

boboquack

Yeah

Helka Homba

yep, redo

n_palum

I know it's fine just sayin

Gareth McCaughan

composer of pines

Helka Homba

01:22

donkey, sorta

@GarethMcCaughan contact maybe

Silenus

@GarethMcCaughan contact on composer of pines

Gareth McCaughan

poor circulation syndrome

n_palum

Pass on the founders one

Gareth McCaughan

founder is REMUS

Helka Homba

Remus

Gareth McCaughan

01:22

the other was ROMULUS

n_palum

Oh those founders

Rubio

yah

n_palum

you suuuuck

Gareth McCaughan

I think you'll find it's not us

Rubio

oh snaps.

n_palum

01:23

brb going to a burn center downtown

Rubio

Someone have an ice pack? I think @n_palum just got BURNED

Gareth McCaughan

sorry

Silenus

net's front page

Rubio

hang on

n_palum

I'm sick okay leave me alone

Rubio

01:23

letter incoming

Gareth McCaughan

let's get another letter then, shall we?

Helka Homba

wait, next letter?

n_palum

Defending: R E S

Gareth McCaughan

my composer is still valid

Silenus

net's front page is dead (was REDDIT)

Helka Homba

01:24

donkey, sorta is out (was REAR)

Gareth McCaughan

uniformly located

@HelkaHomba wow

Rubio

1: What Wonder Pets do

n_palum

Rescue?

Rubio

aye

don't judge me.

Gareth McCaughan

futile

Helka Homba

01:25

@GarethMcCaughan is pines still valid?

Gareth McCaughan

@HelkaHomba yes

n_palum

Futile - Resistance?

Alconja

contact @Gareth on "uniformly located"

Gareth McCaughan

@n_palum yup

n_palum

My gut says that pines thing is another Rome thing

Gareth McCaughan

01:25

sorry, that was yup to resistance being futile

@n_palum your gut may be correct, but unfortunately actual answers are required :-)

n_palum

I have to pass then idk

probably some funky name of someone

Gareth McCaughan

did we have a contact on the composer of pines?

Rubio

is that contacted?

Silenus

@GarethMcCaughan yes on pines

n_palum

I believe at least one did

Alconja

01:26

@n_palum Sorry, was that passing on "uniformly located"?

Gareth McCaughan

@Alconja no

n_palum

No on pines

Helka Homba

@GarethMcCaughan I did but it doesn't work now

Rubio

ok go for it silenus

Silenus

RESIN

Gareth McCaughan

01:27

@Silenus nope

different sort of composer

I was thinking of RESPIGHI, composer of "The Pines of Rome". Seemed appropriate.

Alconja

Good good. only just stepped in and was getting confused. :) didn't want to jump the gun (again)

Gareth McCaughan

oh well

Rubio

1: the R in DNR

Helka Homba

spelled in the song

Gareth McCaughan

contact @Rubio

Helka Homba

01:27

^ ditto

Silenus

@HelkaHomba contact on spelled in song

n_palum

Rubio - Respond?

Alconja

contact on both

n_palum

Helka - Respect

Helka Homba

yep

Rubio

01:28

not Respond

Gareth McCaughan

take back

n_palum

Reply?

Rescind for take back?

Gareth McCaughan

Mahler symphony

Alconja

2: bring back

Rubio

contact 2

n_palum

01:29

Is uniform location contacted

Gareth McCaughan

yes

Alconja

<==

n_palum

pass

Alconja

resource (as in URL)

Gareth McCaughan

yes

letter 4 please

n_palum

01:30

Ahh

nice

Defending R E S T

Helka Homba

@Rubio resucitate it was

Rubio

2: Lavatory

yes it was.

Gareth McCaughan

just out of curiosity, if I'd said "uniformly indicated" instead (as in URI, one notch more obscure) would I still have got a contact?

Helka Homba

@Rubio contact

Alconja

probably... might not have jumped out as immediately though

n_palum

01:30

Not restroom

Rubio

with all the "back"s...

Alconja

bring back was resurrect

Rubio

1: Pay back

Helka Homba

contact

Rubio

2:✔

Helka Homba

01:31

road pause

Rubio

contact pause

n_palum

not reststop

Helka Homba

it is

Gareth McCaughan

fill shelves again

Rubio

contact shelves

Helka Homba

01:32

@GarethMcCaughan contact

Alconja

3: hold back

Gareth McCaughan

prior ____

Rubio

contact 3

lol

you two

contact prior*

n_palum

Not restrict

Gareth McCaughan

shh

Silenus

01:33

4 (Silenus) limb affliction

Rubio

someone star 1 please

Alconja

4: order from the court

Rubio

contact 4

er

Gareth McCaughan

which 4?

n_palum

Pass conja

Rubio

01:33

both of them

Gareth McCaughan

@n_palum which are you passing?

n_palum

Order

Rubio

4 order / Restitution

boboquack

Toilet

n_palum

we did restroom

Rubio

01:34

and we have a contact pending, so

boboquack

Oh

+1

Helka Homba

@Alconja RESTRAINING (order)

n_palum

^

- the ING was mine

Gareth McCaughan

oh!

Alconja

@n_palum yep

Helka Homba

01:35

oh

Gareth McCaughan

well done Alconja!

prior ____ was RESTRAINT and I assume hold back was RESTRAIN which is why Rubio was laughing at us

the Mahler symphony, which I should have deleted when we got the fourth letter, was RESURRECTION

Rubio

it was practically simultaneous. :)

Alconja

:)

Gareth McCaughan

to fill the shelves again is to RESTOCK

I guess Silenus's affliction was RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME

Rubio

yah

Gareth McCaughan

01:36

did we ever find out what "pay back" was?

Rubio

restitution

Gareth McCaughan

ah yes

Silenus

@GarethMcCaughan yes

Gareth McCaughan

so @Alconja are you going to defend?

Alconja

sorry can't... can stick my head in a bit to attack occassionally, but too busy to defend

Gareth McCaughan

01:38

anyone else want to? I need to go to bed in a bit so can't guarantee to be here long enough for defending to be appropriate.

Helka Homba

It be inappropriate in bed..?

Gareth McCaughan

inappropriate when asleep

Rubio

I bet you append "... in bed" to the end of all your fortune cookie messages, too. :)

Gareth McCaughan

doesn't everyone?

Rubio

Well, yeah. That's what you're supposed to do.

Everyone knows that

Helka Homba

01:43

They should make nerdy cookies like "You will have a stack overflow".

Rubio

so how many are still in? +1 if you are

+1

Gareth McCaughan

+1

Alconja

+1

Silenus

+1

Helka Homba

+e/3

Rubio

01:44

ok I'll go unless someone else wants to

Helka Homba

go for it

Rubio

Rubio defending: P

Gareth McCaughan

polypeptide

Helka Homba

first present (the animal one)

Silenus

word blend

Helka Homba

01:46

@Silenus contact

Gareth McCaughan

contact @Silenus word blend

Alconja

1: left

Rubio

um.

Gareth McCaughan

contact @Alconja left

Rubio

polypeptide, Protein?

Gareth McCaughan

01:47

yup, protein is correct

might be ruby or tawny

Rubio

1/ It's not PORT

Silenus

@GarethMcCaughan contact ruby or tawny

Alconja

+1

n_palum

+1/2 btw

Alconja

also contact on ruby/tawny

Gareth McCaughan

01:48

"in vacant or in ____ mood"

Rubio

ruby/ It's (still) not PORT

Gareth McCaughan

yup, PORT was correct

thunderbolt

Alconja

3: transfer platforms

Gareth McCaughan

boat hole

Rubio

It's not PORT HOLE

Gareth McCaughan

01:49

right

contact @Alconja transfer...

Rubio

jeez. Thunderbolt / It's (STILL) Not PORT

Gareth McCaughan

correct

n_palum

Smug

Rubio

3/ POWER STATIONS?

Silenus

heavy latticed gate found in castles

Alconja

01:50

-1

Rubio

oh. no.

damn you all.

Gareth McCaughan

contact @Silenus

hee hee

Rubio

it's still still still not PORT.

Helka Homba

^^^ ditto

Alconja

:D :D +1

Gareth McCaughan

01:51

@Rubio which one was that to?

Rubio

it's not PORTCULLIS

Silenus

+1

Rubio

i'm going to guess PRESENT for mood, I don't know that quote

Helka Homba

luggage valet

Gareth McCaughan

I think we should stop with the PORTs, lest Rubio develop a sense of anomie

contact @HelkaHomba

Rubio

01:52

and PASTICHE perhaps for word blend

Gareth McCaughan

nope, the mood is not PRESENT

Rubio

It's not a PORTER

Helka Homba

yep

Rubio

oh. PENSIVE

Gareth McCaughan

yes PENSIVE

(Wordsworth)

Silenus

01:52

-1 on PASTICHE

Rubio

POTPOURRI?

Helka Homba

@Rubio give up on that one yet?

Gareth McCaughan

cake shop

Silenus

-1 on POTPOURRI

GentlePurpleRain

@Gareth contact on cake shop

Rubio

01:53

PASTELLERY?

Gareth McCaughan

nope

Helka Homba

heh

Alconja

4: old school

n_palum

Mine wasn't starred or guessed ;_;

Alconja

(also contact on cake shop)

n_palum

01:54

Yay

Rubio

ok PASS on cake shop

GentlePurpleRain

PATISSERIE

Gareth McCaughan

yup PATISSERIE

Rubio

ohhhh damnit

Gareth McCaughan

letter pls

Rubio

01:54

I've heard that, but forgot it

Rubio defending: P R

Helka Homba

@word blend = portmanteau, right?

Gareth McCaughan

yes

Alconja

4 stands

Rubio

oh, of course

Gareth McCaughan

it would have been funny if he'd lost one beginning PORT

Silenus

01:55

@HelkaHomba yes

n_palum

Mine stands

Gareth McCaughan

(I'm out of stars now)

Rubio

2/ It's not PRETENTIOUS

n_palum

Yup

Helka Homba

cheese

Rubio

01:56

does present still stand?

n_palum

contact cheese

Gareth McCaughan

penis god

Silenus

1 devout insect?

Rubio

cheese/ PROVOLONE

Gareth McCaughan

contact @Silenus insect

Rubio

01:56

1/ PRAYING MANTIS

Silenus

yes

n_palum

Being sensible

Helka Homba

@Rubio yep

@n_palum contact

Rubio

god/ PRIAPUS i think?

spelling

Gareth McCaughan

@Rubio yes

contact @n_palum sensible

Helka Homba

01:57

talk lots

Gareth McCaughan

having elders

contact @HelkaHomba

sorry that was for the talking one

Rubio

It's not PRATTLE

(talking)

Helka Homba

yep

Silenus

@n_palum contact on being sensible

Rubio

sensible/ It's not PRACTICAL

GentlePurpleRain

01:58

1: Knowledgeable of the future

Helka Homba

@GentlePurpleRain contact

Alconja

@GentlePurpleRain contact

Gareth McCaughan

Dewey's philosophy

Rubio

It's not PRESCIENT

Silenus

@GarethMcCaughan contact on Dewey

Helka Homba

01:59

@Alconja contact (if still valid?)

GentlePurpleRain

correct on PRESCIENT

Alconja

yep. still valid

Gareth McCaughan

could also have been PROPHETIC or PREDICTIVE...

Rubio

4/ It's not PREP(ARATORY) ?

Alconja

-1

GentlePurpleRain

01:59

@GarethMcCaughan or PRECOGNITIVE

Gareth McCaughan

indeed

Rubio

@Helka is your old one there still valid?

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