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12:10 AM
Solving is "what you're doing now",
And is in SONG about LVI (56)
 
12:36 AM
@msh210 I think I know what the answer is, but I cannot draw out wordplay from the clue that justifies my answer
(also, lowercase o, lol)
 
1:05 AM
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Q: Four times they anagram

Daniel ChoiFour times they anagram Once to help in judgement Twice in the name of a book Third could describe part of you And last, an event with a hook

 
 
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3:15 AM
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Q: I need help deciphering this code, its from terminal 00

Pikachu12Msp n.rf rmu.pbq rfc rpsrfyyy gr f.u ,ccl ,jmul .u.wz q.kc .q kw umpbqy Rfc uglbyyy ir gq ecrrgle qrpmlecpy ,rq F '.k j.hb lrq fqp qo.'bpxxx Vbpy qebobyp pljbqefkd qeboby .ilkd qeb tfkapx Qeb qtl 'roobkqpy qebvyob glfkfkdxxx Jfqqckz qfbpb .oc ksj,bcoqxyx Wbq...

 
3:50 AM
^ weird
I mean first impression
 
4:06 AM
@oAlt Yes, of course. Only made it capital to start the sentence.
 
 
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5:19 AM
oh, ok
 
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Q: Question which is sort of puzzle from mathematics Exam

user795826I am self studying and trying questions of quantitative aptitude in my mathematics exam and I am unable to solve this problem. Of three persons $A$, $B$ and $C$, one always lies while the others always speak the truth. $C$ asked $A$, "Do you always speak the truth, yes or no?" He said something...

 
 
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6:28 AM
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Q: An puzzle question asked in mathematics exam

user795826I am self studying for an exam and I am unable to solve this quiz question. Adding it's image -> I tried by finding numbers in the sentences but couldn't find and I think that's a wrong approach. Can anyone please tell how to solve this question. Answer is B.

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Q: Who will reach first?

Suhaanaa ShahSource: GPUZZLES Who will reach first?

 
@msh210 "Names with a lowercase initial letter followed by a capital letter (eBay, iPod, iPhone,...etc.) need not be capitalized at the beginning of a sentence or heading" (Chicago Manual of Style, section 8.153)
although i'm pretty sure one can find a citation recommending the opposite as well
 
forgot to say, but in my case, if i start a sentence with a username, i would state it verbatim
but either's fine
 
@jafe Oh, interesting. Thanks. Especially interesting that they seem to leave it to the writer's choice.
@jafe yeah, probably :-)
 
 
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9:44 AM
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Q: Tribute to Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri

AnonThe background text that follows is in this case not part of the puzzle, nor fictitious. The puzzle, which is self-contained, consists entirely of the image below; I have composed it as a genuine (albeit poor) tribute to the work of a great artist. Today (21 June) marks the eighteenth anniversar...

 
10:13 AM
^ only one third of Anon's puzzles have been solved, and they release yet another puzzle lol
 
10:24 AM
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Q: Unable to solve a question asking to find the missing number in sequence

user795826I am trying some quantitative aptitude questions and I am unable to solve this particular question. It's image -> Unfortunately, I have no clue how it can be solved. I am not able to start. Answer is A. Please help.

 
 
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11:33 AM
hehe, it's hard to find a creative definition for this one word I have, cuz for starters there's only one official way to define it
alternatively, I can just drop it from the crossword, but I'm still willing to take up this challenge
 
user435118
12:25 PM
@oAlt What's your word?
 
1:19 PM
@Daniil won't say. the crossword is one I'm intending to post on this site in the future lol
just started making it
 
 
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4:13 PM
@oAlt i don't see why this would be a problem, to be honest
 
walks into PSE Lounge
 
@matt Ssshhh! You'll wake the Sphinx!
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oh sh*t
backs away
 
his hearing is better than his sense of smell
 
slight panic
 
4:22 PM
@jafe hmm, your sphinx is obviously egyptian
 
there are others?
 
the greek one
 
A sphinx ( SFINGKS, Ancient Greek: σφίγξ [spʰíŋks], Boeotian: φίξ [pʰíːks], plural sphinxes or sphinges) is a mythical creature with the head of a human, a falcon, a cat or a sheep and the body of a lion with the wings of a eagle. In Greek tradition, the sphinx has the head of a woman, the haunches of a lion, and the wings of a bird. She is mythicised as treacherous and merciless. Those who cannot answer her riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories, as they are killed and eaten by this ravenous monster. This deadly version of a sphinx appears in the myth and drama of Oedipus.Unlike...
 
ah i see
 
(The Egyptian sphinxes are generally depicted as male, whereas the Greek ones are largely female.)
 
4:24 PM
hears a light growl OH SH*T
 
Oh, that's just Ammit. You have nothing to fear
 
ammit = ... ?
 
"the devourer"
Ammit (; Ancient Egyptian: ꜥm-mwt, "devourer of the dead"; also rendered Ammut or Ahemait) was a demoness and goddess in ancient Egyptian religion with a body that was part lion, hippopotamus, and crocodile—the three largest "man-eating" animals known to ancient Egyptians. A funerary deity, her titles included "Devourer of the Dead", "Eater of Hearts", and "Great of Death". Ammit lived near the scales of justice in Duat, the Egyptian underworld. In the Hall of Two Truths, Anubis weighed the heart of a person against the feather of Ma'at, the goddess of truth, which was depicted as an ostrich feather...
 
whew... wait what
 
s h * t (i should probably stop saying that lol)
 
4:29 PM
There are the game rooms, although those have kinda died off (and moved to a Discord server).
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Q: What are these chatrooms with names like 'Codenames', 'Contact', and 'Spyfall'? What are they for?

MithicalI see there are several rooms hosted on Puzzling on chat.SE that have strange, one-word titles, like: Contact Codenames Spyfall Zendo Strupremum What are these rooms for?

 
but like if PSE was an actual building
phew that wasnt the Sphinx
a second growl what was that? thanatophobia sets in
 
A fear of... *squints* Thanatos, the personification of death?
 
thanatophobia, aka death anxiety. close though
 
> DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.
-Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens
 
the rush? i'm fine with a traffic jam
 
4:36 PM
(Actually, I'm rereading Good Omens now, and I passed that passage this morning. Go figure.)
 
hm, uh, interesting
 
I really need to get some more Pratchett
 
i'm kind of imagining PSE Lounge having like red chairs & things
well I've got a book to write, called "how to say stuff in French". bye for now exits the Lounge
 
5:15 PM
"or 'adieu', as they say in french"
 
5:27 PM
There's a puzzle hunt currently going on called Puzzle Potluck. puzzlepotluck.com/3 I highly recommend giving it a shot - it's fantastic the whole way through.
 
sounds interesting
wonder where the gerbil's been
 
5:42 PM
Probably busy? People often disappear and return pretty sporadically.
 
WP: "People often disappear and return pretty sporadically" is actually true. Literally. In meatspace.
 
heh
 
"oh no, susan was taken by T H E V O I D again. guess i'll have to wait a few hours to finish that conversation"
 
5:57 PM
T H E _ V O I D
 
that was a joke that doesn't really need to be extended any further
 
... ok then
 
 
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7:33 PM
@msh210 … in most respects. But not in any of the actual words that form part of the solution. (This is another C4 hint.)
 
8:22 PM
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Q: Length of an integer is part of its digits

ThomasLHow many positive integers exist, such that its length is part of its digits? Example: 123466 has a length of 6 and 6 is one if its digits. Hence this number needs to be counted.

 
9:08 PM
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Q: Goodbye grand mother <3

JKHAMy grand-mother died the 17th of June 20 from cancer after spending the last three months nearly alone in her house because of Covid Pandemic. I dedicate her this puzzle. She's Lao and today, for her funerals, we have prepared 100 little gifts that'll be given to the 100 hundred guests, family an...

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Q: Words along a laurel wreath

DylanThese eleven words must be placed along the laurel wreath. One has already been placed. BOUND, CLOSED, COMPANY, DARK, GATE, GREAT, KING, LAST, MANY, PAST, WHITE

 
9:31 PM
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Q: IQ test question (double-arrow with inverted flukes)

csirmazbendeguzI found the following question in the New Zealand Mensa practice test: According to the website, the solution is B: The first symbol is a double-arrow with inverted flukes. The second is the same but with normal flukes and rotated counter-clockwise 135 degrees. The correct answer must follow th...

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Q: Farewell, Barry Poppins!

BarryPoppins-"Don't leave us, Barry Poppins!" The adorable Jade and Nigel don't seem to have taken it too well that I'm leaving. They have followed me around my room as I was packing, weeping and wailing for the whole morning. I'm here now, in front of the Banks' residence, wondering if I've taken everything...

 
9:54 PM
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Q: Number sequence puzzle, can't solve myself

Emmamy friend a competition at work to solve a number sequence puzzle. She's shown me the question and I can't figure it out. We are both struggling. Here it is: 5, 3, 2, 6, 7, 9, 1, 15, 4, 2, 3, 3, 9, 5, 1, (?). Any ideas on what the

 
 
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11:02 PM
@Sphinx This is admittedly from an ongoing competition.
 
11:16 PM
And it looks like wordlengths to me. But I'm no good at this type of puzzle.
 

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