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Phoenix

17:07

Anyone playing?

Sconibulus

nah, looks like just kvetching :)

Rubio

we seem to have enough though. Anyone in?

Sconibulus

sure

n_palum

I am not here, at all, definitely not around. No sir. Not this guy

Rubio

Oh, good, I will not respond to any clue you might happen to accidentally send, definitely not. No sir. Not you.

Sp3000

17:14

It's 3am but why the heck not, just briefly

But if I suddenly drop out, you'll know why

Business Cat

I could probably squeeze one in

Rubio

ok speed round rules for @Sp3000 and hopefully more will join for a next round.

Rubio defending: T

n_palum

@GentlePurpleRain Boop

Rubio

also @Phoenix ;)

Business Cat

1: Do or do not

Sp3000

17:17

Contact 1

n_palum

2: Coffee Dessert

Rubio

1: It's not TRY

Business Cat

1: yes

Rubio

2: It's not TART maybe

n_palum

3: Einstein's nemesis in a way

2 Nope

Rubio

17:17

3: it's not TESLA

n_palum

3 Yes

Rubio

2: it's not TERAMISU

n_palum

TIRAMISU but yes

Sp3000

5. SMWTFS

Rubio

Oh damn, see, you tricked me into answering your clue.

Phoenix

17:18

6: ____ Command Language

Rubio

5: it's not TUESDAY

Phoenix

Contact 2

Sp3000

Yup

Phoenix

Wait no

Internet is kill

Rubio

6: It's not TCL. Does that T actually stand for something??

n_palum

17:18

@Rubio Me? How

1: It's hot in ___

Phoenix

@Rubio Tool, and yes.

Deusovi

Contact 1

Rubio

A wild Deusovi appears!

n_palum

bows to overlord Afternoon sir

Rubio

and mutter he contacts n_palum. of course he does.

FINE.

1: It's not TOPEKA ?

n_palum

17:20

Yes :P

Deusovi

ha! susprised you got that one

n_palum

Surprised as well!

Rubio

I'm often susprised

Business Cat

3: Bird country

n_palum

4: Caramelized candy

Sp3000

17:21

7. Loom truck perhaps? (5)

Rubio

4: It's not TOFFEE

Sp3000

Contact 3

Rubio

7: straight up guessing It's not TONKA

Phoenix

"Caramelized Candy" seems redundant

Sp3000

7: No it's not

Phoenix

17:23

9: TF2 engineer builds a ____

Rubio

3: It's not TURKEY

9: It's not TURRET

Business Cat

3: ✔

Phoenix

9: ✔

Deusovi

10. Country to travel to

n_palum

4 yes

Rubio

17:24

10: It's, uh, still not TURKEY. hehe

Deusovi

nope

Business Cat

6: Southernmost North American country

Deusovi

(did you REALLY think that'd be the answer? :P )

Rubio

(of course not)

6: It's not TRINIDAD and TOBAGO maybe? I'm not sure where the cutoff is?

Business Cat

6: ✔

Rubio

17:27

heh

Business Cat

Iirc

Rubio

I swear that turns up every time T is the letter :)

n_palum

10' In that country

Rubio

oh lordie. no idea.

Sp3000

!? do you have 10 already or something

Deusovi

17:27

...but you aren't contacting 10?

n_palum

I don't wanna be wrong :P

You yelled at me last time xD

Deusovi

if you have the answer, you'll know it's the answer

Rubio

10' It's not THERE maybe

Business Cat

5: Very soft rock

n_palum

No 10'

Rubio

17:28

10: It's not TOGO !

Deusovi

yup

Rubio

PASS 5

Deusovi

whoa

n_palum

TALC?

Deusovi

contact 5

TALC

dcfyj

17:29

11: Roman Animal House

Sp3000

!? Fast

Business Cat

...really?

Rubio

5: Why, yes, TALC is my word.

n_palum

He did say speed round

dcfyj

Ah, didn't see the pass

Rubio

17:29

Nice job, I didn't think someone would get that on the T ;)

what was 10' intended to be?

Business Cat

Not sure if I should defend, I'm kind of out of it (getting sick)

Rubio

also, what's the durned LOOM TRUCK ?

Sp3000

... TOWER

Business Cat

If someone else wants to defend go ahead

Deusovi

...?

Rubio

17:31

never heard of a tower truck.

Deusovi

yes you have

Business Cat

TOW-ER

Rubio

oh. good lord.

Deusovi

^

Rubio

Nicely done. :)

Deusovi

17:32

I don't get "loom" though

Rubio

loom over = tower over

Deusovi

ohhh, to "loom over"

dcfyj

Loom over someone

Deusovi

yeah

I was thinking of the fabric-making thingy

n_palum

oh sorry, 10' was supposed to be TOURIST ATTRACTION

I thought Deus had a country :P

Deusovi

17:33

I did

TOGO is an African country

n_palum

Oooo

TIL

Deusovi

n_palum

Nice

Sid

Apparently, Africa is larger than that.

Deusovi

Well, yeah. That's only a few hundred pixels tall.

Sp3000

17:35

So who's up next? :P

Business Cat

Anyone else want to defend? I got stuff I should be doing...

Deusovi

I'm also (supposed to be) doing stuff

n_palum

You're done school though XD

Deusovi

Yeah, but I got an internship

n_palum

Ohhh nice!

Near home? Or by school?

Sconibulus

17:37

is it fun?

n_palum

(Also that's pretty impressive for a freshman)

Deusovi

Near home. And it's not terrible.

Sp3000

Does Rubio want to defend again by any chance? (You make a good/hard defender!)

Sid

Well, clearly, it is not more fun than Puzzling otherwise he wouldn't be here.

Rubio

gimme a couple

Deusovi

17:38

💑

there's your couple

Business Cat

I'm in a bit of a zombie state too, I doubt I'd get anything that's not really simple

Deusovi

you're welcome

n_palum

Hardy har har

Rubio

ok @BusinessCat you get to pick format (speed round or normal) and starting letter.

Deusovi

ooh

n_palum

17:40

Z for zombie!

Rubio

hehe

Deusovi

I vote μ as the starting letter :P

Rubio

... and that's why you don't get a vote ;)

n_palum

Å is my vote :P

Rubio

You're not even playing

Deusovi

17:42

hey, you did a pi round once, right?

n_palum

And an Æ one

Rubio

I did a round of PI and a round of Æ and

Business Cat

Do a normal round with Z

Rubio

one other one, I forget

ok normal round with Z

Rubio defending: Z

Deusovi

6. 6-letter sand wasp

n_palum

17:43

@Rubio Who are you even talking to

Rubio

6: i swear there's a ZOMBIE wasp

Deusovi

nope

Sid

14. They got hacked into recently

Rubio

who HASN'T been hacked into recently

Deusovi

5. n_palum

n_palum

17:45

3: This ma

You don't know me!

Deusovi

I know you enough to know that you should be able to get this clue c;

Sid

I know of only one starting with Z

n_palum

Contact 5

HA it just hit me, that's so unfair

He will never get that

Deusovi

It's completely fair.

Rubio

It's not if I will get it, it's if I could reasonably be expected to know it

Sconibulus

17:46

2: Wicked sister of Castle Anthrax

Deusovi

Oh, you absolutely can.

Rubio

2: It's not ZOOT

Sconibulus

2: yes

n_palum

Star 3? :P

Rubio

and I'm sure I can. I'm just not coming up with squat.

PASS on 5

Deusovi

17:47

you'll hate me for this

@n_palum?

Rubio

oh, like I don't already? ;)

Deusovi

fair point

n_palum

ZLOTY

Deusovi

yup!

n_palum

Hahaha

Rubio

17:48

hell

Deusovi

Apr 26 at 19:25, by n_palum

ZLOTY

Rubio

hate for both of you to go around

Deusovi

Apr 26 at 19:25, by Rubio

that actually looks familiar.

Rubio

I was even here for that

Deusovi

you were the defender for that

Sp3000

17:48

o_O

Rubio

Rubio defending: Z Y

Deusovi

6 lives

Sid

14 dies. 'Twas ZOMATO

Rubio

3: It's not ZIMA maybe

Deusovi

never heard of them

Sid

17:49

I don't understand how the Zloty clue works..

Rubio

(and same. never heard of them)

Sconibulus

4: Future Fetus

Rubio

4: It's not ZYGOTE

Deusovi

@Sid n_palum and I got him with an actual clue for ZLOTY last time

n_palum

Apr 26 at 19:24, by n_palum

AHH contact 26!

Deusovi

17:50

and I was banking on it being memorable

Sconibulus

4: yep

Deusovi

it was c;

n_palum

It's memorable XD

It's Poland's currency

Sp3000

7. Seven letter word that requires two Scrabble blanks to play

Deusovi

Contact 7

Sid

17:51

Someone pin the new letters.

n_palum

Oh man

Rubio is gunna be mad

But contact 6

Rubio

mutter.

PASS 6

n_palum

The ZY helped :P

ZYZZYX

Deusovi

yup!

Rubio

ok I don't feel bad, I have in fact never heard of that

Rubio defending: Z Y G

Deusovi

17:53

7 dies, right?

Sp3000

My 7 goes, yeah

n_palum

2: Skull bone

Deusovi

it was ZYZZYVA?

Rubio

what was that? I was stuck on SYZYGY and couldn't get off it

PASS 2

Sp3000

Yup, that's it (not sure about uniqueness)

Deusovi

17:54

dunno, I just happen to know the word

Sp3000

I'd have defined it if I could remember what it actually was

Deusovi

...I don't think anyone's going to get 2 if they haven't by now

Sp3000

Tbh we've had ZYGOTE, and I don't think I know any more...

Deusovi

Same here

Rubio

@n_palum make a more explicit clue

Sid

17:56

I should know 2...

Actually, Nope, I don't know.

n_palum

2': Add MATIC to Scon's earlier clue

Sid

contact 2'

Rubio

2': Why, yes, ZYGOMATIC is my word.

Deusovi

Never heard that word.

n_palum

Perks of a medical field girlfriend that you help study

Deusovi

17:58

(Then again, after ZYZZYX, I guess I shouldn't be complaining)

Rubio

it's the cheek bone, if I remember correctly

Sp3000

Neither :P To me "skull bone" is CRANIUM

Deusovi

anyone else up for defending?

GentlePurpleRain

o/

Rubio

Pity n_palum isn't here to play

n_palum

17:59

It really is

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