Originally posted by Gwai:
Well, if it is a film, it's an adventure. We'll see if QM approves, but even if he doesn't, he can't knock me out for that unless he changes the rules
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quote:(shouldn't it be '10 words or fewer'?
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
add a brief description of the plot in 10 words or less.
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quote:Two questions about this:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Nobody will be knocked out while we collect entrants.
quote:Ahem...
Originally posted by Rugmaker:
Jaws
quote:Is someone who has done so is allowed to amend their entry when advised of their error?
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
YOU MAY NOT PICK A FILM THAT IS ALREADY LISTED
*quote:Neither are those of us who have previously participated.
Originally posted by Surfing Madness:
looked in limbo at last years quiz and still not quiet sure what i've let myself in for!!
quote:Just trying to be helpful (I hope), but that looks like 11 words to me.
Originally posted by ephemera:
Gone With the Wind
Hoop dresses. War. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
quote:He can't knock you out, but there's an argument you haven't put yourself in yet either, IYSWIM, by not posting a movie.
Originally posted by Gwai:
Well, if it is a film, it's an adventure. We'll see if QM approves, but even if he doesn't, he can't knock me out for that unless he changes the rules
quote:Honestly, I figured I'd go for brinksmanship and either I'd succeed or I'd fail drastically. Still, maybe I'd better pack a lantern and some oil
Originally posted by Hart:
quote:He can't knock you out, but there's an argument you haven't put yourself in yet either, IYSWIM, by not posting a movie.
Originally posted by Gwai:
Well, if it is a film, it's an adventure. We'll see if QM approves, but even if he doesn't, he can't knock me out for that unless he changes the rules
For as our Lord said once in a parable, all were invited to the knockout quiz, but when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a guest there who had not selected a movie, and he said to her, “Friend, how did you get in here without a movie?” And she was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, “Bind her hand and foot, and throw her into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” For many are called, but few are chosen.’
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quote:I was just wondering if anyone knew how important this is? I've been to register, but my e-mails not working so can't get the activation code.
Originally posted by The Rogue:
Has everyone been here yet?
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quote:Clearly this link was too subtle ...
Originally posted by Doublethink:
Isn't it fantastic to be starting again ? I hope the newbies get the hang of it and join in. I'll be as helpful as I can.
quote:
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
quote:Just trying to be helpful (I hope), but that looks like 11 words to me.
Originally posted by ephemera:
Gone With the Wind
Hoop dresses. War. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
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quote:Perhaps not important as scoring only results from posts here but definitely fun and you may pick up some clues. Or they may be red herrings.
Originally posted by Surfing Madness:
quote:I was just wondering if anyone knew how important this is? I've been to register, but my e-mails not working so can't get the activation code.
Originally posted by The Rogue:
Has everyone been here yet?
quote:...so where's the math police now, eh?
Originally posted by Paddy O'Furniture:
All That Jazz
Life of womanizing, pill-popping choreographer. Several heart attacks. Meets God/Angel?
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quote:Since I did not notice any smilies with links* and the only obvious code I thought was properly done, either I am daft or is this a preemtive hostly strike. Come on Wet Kipper, you know we would never do anything like that. We are upfront and straight foward people. Oops, I forgot you usually play with us. Never mind.
Originally posted by Wet Kipper:
Hostly ahem
1 - no links in punctuation or in smilies. Any links posted must give reference to what they link to.
2- the rules about posting in English still apply, so no posting in code either, please
Wet Kipper
Circus Host
quote:Firstly, I am sorry Wet Kipper.
Originally posted by Wet Kipper:
Hostly ahem
1 - no links in punctuation or in smilies. Any links posted must give reference to what they link to.
2- the rules about posting in English still apply, so no posting in code either, please
Wet Kipper
Circus Host
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quote:I would do so.
You have to pick one of the other competitors in this quiz, and obviously they cannot have been chosen at the time you post your entry.
quote:True, but chicklegirl got there first, which apparently means you're not allowed to.
Originally posted by ephemera:
I pick Genevičve, because she is a 1904 Darracq.
quote:I like the lateral thinking, but didn't Quizmaster say you had to pick one of the other competitors?
Originally posted by rugasaw:
I pick rugasaw.
quote:I think there are 4 clues in this sentence, and it looks like we've got them all between us, although 2 people either haven't realised or are trying to be subtle.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Listen to the nightingale as you sit in your wicker chair talking to an American sailor about a 1904 Darracq.
quote:Isn't is a homonym of 'patio furniture'. (Try it with a Canadian accent if you don't believe me!)
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
I pick Paddy O'Furniture, which is an awful pun suggesting a wicker chair or similar.
quote:My, I do clean up right spifflily!
Originally posted by chicklegirl:
I choose Genevičve. And here's why: http://www.donbrockway.com/Genevieve's%20History.htm
Sorry about the lame link. I tried (no kidding) a dozen times to make the URL work but for some reason the instant UBB code is not helping me out at all tonight.
And that is helpful for understanding this challenge.
quote:Er, yes. That was the pun I was referring to. I didn't realise I had to spell it out.
Originally posted by davelarge:
quote:Isn't is a homonym of 'patio furniture'. (Try it with a Canadian accent if you don't believe me!)
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
I pick Paddy O'Furniture, which is an awful pun suggesting a wicker chair or similar.
quote:
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
Er, yes. That was the pun I was referring to. I didn't realise I had to spell it out.
quote:See, the beauty of the Knockout Quiz is that you don't have to actually win any of the rounds to be successful. All you have to do is avoid defeat
Originally posted by ephemera:
Sorry. Again, I was not careful and did not read for comprehension. I suppose my life here on this thread will not be a long one.
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quote:Uh oh, is someone eliminated each round? Because if so, I am deep doo. Adds more brandy to CuppaT
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
quote:See, the beauty of the Knockout Quiz is that you don't have to actually win any of the rounds to be successful. All you have to do is avoid defeat
Originally posted by ephemera:
Sorry. Again, I was not careful and did not read for comprehension. I suppose my life here on this thread will not be a long one.
quote:Might be more brinkish if QM hadn't said in last post that he would Start the real KOQ after this weekend.
Originally posted by The Rogue:
Can we pick ourselves?
If not I will wait until last to make my selection and run the risk of not having nobody to choose from. This is brinksmanship.
quote:Once the Quiz actually starts, yes. This "round" is just for kicks, practice and SMART points though.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
Uh oh, is someone eliminated each round?
quote:Especially in early rounds. Once you get down to half a dozen quizpetitors (or whatever it is we're called) or so, you can be pretty sure we'll all post. Anyone fancy a side bet on how many rounds we'll have to wait until someone who answers the question gets knocked out? I'm going to guess it will happen on round 5.
Originally posted by Chorister:
Except that someone is only eliminated if every poster posts in that round. If someone forgets to post or is away on holiday, then the absentee is the one eliminated. So even crap answers can get you off the hook in most cases!
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quote:Hey, you can't quit now! I have been on this forum twice as long as you have and I have absolutely no idea what is going on in this thread. Also, I royally screwed up the first question as well as the second choice question. Have you read the posts here and
Originally posted by East Price Road:
I am going to have to withdraw from this quiz. The old hands are obviously having lots of very sophisticated merriment in it, but as a new shipmate with less than three months aboard, I am finding it all utterly baffling!
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quote:Come on EPR, you chicken! Take your knock-out like a man!.. Er,... if that's what you are. ... One can never be quite sure from the avatars... Take mine for instance.
Originally posted by East Price Road:
I am going to have to withdraw from this quiz. The old hands are obviously having lots of very sophisticated merriment in it, but as a new shipmate with less than three months aboard, I am finding it all utterly baffling!
quote:If you're worried about it sucking away your time, that's one thing. But don't be embarrassed about being baffled; it's part of the fun to not take yourself (or anyone else) too seriously.
Originally posted by East Price Road:
I am going to have to withdraw from this quiz. The old hands are obviously having lots of very sophisticated merriment in it, but as a new shipmate with less than three months aboard, I am finding it all utterly baffling!
quote:Wow the KOQ is just like a college party.
Originally posted by ephemera:
quote:Hey, you can't quit now! I have been on this forum twice as long as you have and I have absolutely no idea what is going on in this thread. Also, I royally screwed up the first question as well as the second choice question. Have you read the posts here and
Originally posted by East Price Road:
I am going to have to withdraw from this quiz. The old hands are obviously having lots of very sophisticated merriment in it, but as a new shipmate with less than three months aboard, I am finding it all utterly baffling!
http://sofqm.proboards66.com/index.cgi?
because you will see that no one has any idea what is going on. I think you should stick around a while and absorb the vibe. At least stay until they throw you out. K?
quote:At'ta Boy!... Er,... I think....
Originally posted by East Price Road:
Okay, okay, thanks for the reassurance, both public and private. I'll stay in the quiz and see what happens.
quote:
Originally posted by East Price Road:
Okay, okay, thanks for the reassurance, both public and private. I'll stay in the quiz and see what happens.
Yay! Good for you! Well, most of the time!
quote:Uh-uh I've already chosen him.
Originally posted by East Price Road:
Well, I choose Patdys . He knows a code called "rot" apparently. People I know tell me I talk a lot of that, so we have something in common.
quote:*sigh*
Originally posted by Chorister:
quote:Uh-uh I've already chosen him.
Originally posted by East Price Road:
Well, I choose Patdys . He knows a code called "rot" apparently. People I know tell me I talk a lot of that, so we have something in common.
quote:I am most definitely picked. I may get no points for picking myself but hey that is another story.
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
For the benefit of those who are yet to choose another player, the following are yet to be picked:
AndyS83
ephemera
fletcher christian
Golden Key
icklejen
Marvin the Martian
Rugmaker
Sharkshooter
Surfing Madness
(And possibly - depending on your interpretation of the rules - rugasaw, who picked himself)
quote:Are you sure about that? You might want to check the posts again, with your lateral thinking hat on...
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
For the benefit of those who are yet to choose another player, the following are yet to be picked:
Sharkshooter
quote:If this was a disqualification round you could argue I should be knocked out. But I don't think you could argue that I was not picked even if I was picked against the rules.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
Rugasaw, I'm all for the Revolution-so you rock for picking yourself. but the instructions were to pick another competitor....or are you a multiple personality type, which would spice up things?
quote:No doubt you're all very much in agreement with yourself.
Originally posted by rugasaw:
By the way we are offended that you suggest we may have multiple personalities.
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quote:
You have to pick one of the other competitors in this quiz, and obviously they cannot have been chosen at the time you post your entry.
quote:no, no, we were complimenting your cleverness!
Originally posted by rugasaw:
quote:If this was a disqualification round you could argue I should be knocked out. But I don't think you could argue that I was not picked even if I was picked against the rules.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
Rugasaw, I'm all for the Revolution-so you rock for picking yourself. but the instructions were to pick another competitor....or are you a multiple personality type, which would spice up things?
By the way we are offended that you suggest we may have multiple personalities.
quote:We thank you very much.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
no, no, we were complimenting your cleverness!
quote:She IS now. For At least ONE round.
Originally posted by rugasaw:
Pata* is not playing in the KOQ.
quote:I thought I had already done that!
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
I pick Wet Kipper who entered the Knockout Quiz simply by posting on this thread.
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quote:Is that too many words, or has someone cut one of my fingers off?
Originally posted by Nutmeg:
Forest Gump - Intellectually challenged southerner shows life is like a box of chocolates.
quote:*deletes Nutmeg's is*
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
quote:Is that too many words, or has someone cut one of my fingers off?
Originally posted by Nutmeg:
Forest Gump - Intellectually challenged southerner shows life is like a box of chocolates.
)quote:
Originally posted by Wet Kipper:
well, It seems I picked on patdys (and doublethink) even before this intermediate round. does that count ?
You are an absolute delight. I'm still chuckling.
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quote:Sir! Sir! Now patdys is picking on Wet Kipper!
Originally posted by Patdys:
Mind you I found your post as bit chatty; better watch out, one of the hosts is a real hardnose.
quote:I have no clue...
Originally posted by Nutmeg:
Thanks Gwai, for helping with my math.
Golden Key, sorry that I missed out, I will have to choose again.
PataLeBon I pick you.
Hopefully I have got that right.
quote:<sniff> Even if you understood correctly, and are very clever, Milton has not signed up here, unless we are back to the MPD thing again.
Originally posted by sharkshooter:
I pick Milton Willis.
At least, if I understand correctly.
quote:I made a note that this year I will help new players more than before.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
The rules are simple but some of the competitors are not as you will find out.
quote:As nobody has been knocked out we will accept entries during ROUND ONE.
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
Is it too late?? I confess that I was a little intimidated by this, but I think I want to try.
For my movie title, how about "Rain Man" - You mean Tom Cruise can act?
quote:The Master is as benevolent, as ever.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
As nobody has been knocked out we will accept entries during ROUND ONE.
quote:Indeed. According to QI, however, it isn't a lake. They say Bassenthwaite Lake is the only lake in the Lake District, and the others are meres, waters or tarns.
Originally posted by davelarge:
I pick Grasmere, which is one of my favourite places in the Lake District. This picture, and this picture should provide evidence that it's rather picturesque
quote:I know we can pick any sort of "lake", as the posters have brilliantly demonstrated, but does Lake Lanier actually have any water right now, with the drought?
Originally posted by Sha_Sha:
I'm picking Paddy O'Furniture because she would know what lake I am talking about without the link.
Lake Lanier, GA
quote:Aggg.
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
According to QI, however, it isn't a lake.
quote:Oooh! A "push-me-pull-you"!!
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
I choose Lake Aircraft, as rugasaw pipped me to Veronica.
quote:I had this exact conversation yesterday with dl - that Wiki says it is a mere not a lake and dl did not believe me! (Where is the 'stamps foot petulantly' smilie?)
Originally posted by davelarge:
quote:Aggg.
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
According to QI, however, it isn't a lake.
Quizzy, what are the rules regarding changing answers when someone very helpfully (please give Gumby a helpfulness point!) shows that one is in error?
quote:You could always pretend it was on purpose and you were being clever and brinksy? That's what I thought when I first saw your post.
Originally posted by davelarge:
quote:Aggg.
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
According to QI, however, it isn't a lake.
Quizzy, what are the rules regarding changing answers when someone very helpfully (please give Gumby a helpfulness point!) shows that one is in error?
quote:Lake Memphremagog has residents on the shores at both ends (ha!) and its very own "Memphre", who dwells in the deep there.
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
I choose Lake Odessa , Michigan, the town were I pastor the First Congregational Church situated on the beautiful shores of Jordan Lake. With 2300 human residents I believe Lake Odessa to be larger than any lake listed so far, most of which have ZERO human residents from the information I can gather. Remember, life is good in the palm of God's hand.
quote:hmmm... maybe I'm playing it too safe.
Originally posted by Surfing Madness:
I'm impressed with the sideways thinking going on here!!! Most of my friends moan that i think that i think sideways, but i'm in awe of somepeoples ablity to think sideways!!
quote:I beg to differ..
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
I choose Lake Odessa , Michigan, the town were I pastor the First Congregational Church situated on the beautiful shores of Jordan Lake. With 2300 human residents I believe Lake Odessa to be larger than any lake listed so far, most of which have ZERO human residents from the information I can gather. Remember, life is good in the palm of God's hand.
quote:You may have the largest lake as imagination has no boundaries!
Originally posted by The Rogue:
My lake is Lake Wobegon from the mind of Garrison Keillor. There is a brass band named after it who were allowed to use the name as long as at some time they play at a picnic for him. It even has an effect named after it which in turn has lead to a hiring strategy.
Frim the Wikkipedia article there are 800 people there and my memory of the books tells me there is a lake which may or may not be above average.
quote:Thanks for that, WC
Originally posted by Wet Kipper:
well, pedantic Cumbrians may have it in for Dave, but I reckon the Dictionary might save him.
quote:I sense that The Mighty Quizmaster is being gracious and magnanimous!
Originally posted by flags_fiend:
And for a lake how about lakeland (a whole land of lakes, well not really it is a kitchenware shopping place) and here is a picture of one of the lakeland stores
I hope I have managed this OK, and I'm not too late to join.
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quote:Oy! I'll have you know, my cycling shoes contain quite a lot of moisture. And possibly several forms of life
Originally posted by davelarge:
quote:Thanks for that, WC
Originally posted by Wet Kipper:
well, pedantic Cumbrians may have it in for Dave, but I reckon the Dictionary might save him.
I guess the sticking point will be to define 'considerable', but if PATDYS can get away with his entry, I submit that I'm OK too.
quote:No idea what partners do, as i'm also new and have no partner in the game yet!!
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
BTW: anyone want to partner with me since I'm a complete newcomer to the game and don't know what I'm doing? What do partners do, anyhow (get your mind out of the gutter; I mean for this game)?
quote:Who said they do anything? To date, we know nothing except that we had to pick another player. That might be the beginning and the end of it - only Quizmaster knows. I don't think there's a standard partnership thing going on, though, as our picks didn't have to be reciprocal. You might be best advised to just pick anyone (who hasn't already been picked) as long as you can come up with some sort of reason, however silly, or a clever way of doing it.
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
BTW: anyone want to partner with me since I'm a complete newcomer to the game and don't know what I'm doing? What do partners do, anyhow (get your mind out of the gutter; I mean for this game)?
quote:Actually, that's something we did in one of the previous KOQ's! It was fun to have a partner in a different time zone who could keep an eye open for possible answers to quiz questions. (Thanks Welsh Dragon!)
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
BTW: anyone want to partner with me since I'm a complete newcomer to the game and don't know what I'm doing? What do partners do, anyhow (get your mind out of the gutter; I mean for this game)?
We were able to watch each other's backs!
quote:I don't think it's too late, but i'm sure someone who knows these things will be along soon, also i think you need to pick a film and describe it in ten words.
Originally posted by pimple:
If it is not too late I would like to join and pick ickljen if she's free and Lake Baikal, Russia.
quote:Ohhhh. Thanks. I thought it was for the duration of the game.
Originally posted by jedijudy:
quote:Actually, that's something we did in one of the previous KOQ's! It was fun to have a partner in a different time zone who could keep an eye open for possible answers to quiz questions. (Thanks Welsh Dragon!)
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
BTW: anyone want to partner with me since I'm a complete newcomer to the game and don't know what I'm doing? What do partners do, anyhow (get your mind out of the gutter; I mean for this game)?
I may be wrong, but I don't think that's what QM has in mind with this particular quest.
quote:I thought that was part of the nature of the quiz
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
Dave, I think you should be OK bearing in mind the nature of the quiz... I'd just hate to see you eliminated on a technicality.
quote:THE LATTER!
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
Just a question: Is the Quizmaster the master of the quiz, or is the quiz the master of the Quizmaster?
quote:Dear Pimple,
Originally posted by pimple:
If it is not too late I would like to join and pick ickljen if she's free and Lake Baikal, Russia.
. It's about 20 miles long, give or take a couple.
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quote:When you first posted this I thought you were linking to River from the Serenity! But I still think you should tell us how long this fellow River is
Originally posted by Genevičve:
I shall live dangerously, following the examples of the sideways thinkers club.
I choose the [formerly] very cute River Phoenix
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quote:Wave-length? Distance between nodes?
Originally posted by Nutmeg:
How do you measure the length of my river? ...
quote:I am sorry if I sounded that way. I was trying to give her a chance to play safe (size of building) or go for brinksmanship (anywhere you can connect to the internet. I did not realize she was measuring by time. Now if we all did this whose river is the longest? That could be a good argument. Has the river Styx been around for eternity or is a human construct from Greek culture? Does anybody know how to tell how old a river(traditional sense) is? Their is a reason the great all knowing QM uses these tasks early when somebody is likely not to post.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
Rugasaw, are you trying to bring down Nutmeg's self-confidence? That is not a nice way to play (said in the tone of voice of a mother of a 4 yr old)
quote:That's easy ... he is hoping to figure out what to announce for the next round before the final competitor posts, thus relieving himself* of the obligation of determining whether 4 minutes 53 seconds is longer than 10,000 kms.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
... And who knows how the great quizmaster will vote on various entries?...
quote:I'd better get in quick, then, with the River Trent , which I cycle alongside every day on my way to work. And again on the way back.
That's easy ... he is hoping to figure out what to announce for the next round before the final competitor posts
quote:Tish, tosh. Since Quizmaster is the master of all quiz knowledge, I'm sure he knows that in an innertial frame of reference (such as the earth in orbit) that Minkowski applies, and, thus, d = ct where the speed of light is just about 300,000 km/s. Thus, assuming he chooses to call upon Special Relativity, 4 min 53 seconds = 87,900,000 km.
Originally posted by sharkshooter:
quote:That's easy ... he is hoping to figure out what to announce for the next round before the final competitor posts, thus relieving himself* of the obligation of determining whether 4 minutes 53 seconds is longer than 10,000 kms.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
... And who knows how the great quizmaster will vote on various entries?...
*Not that way.
quote:Actually, I think you may be a true geek*. I forget that Patdys (and many others here) are super-geeks. At one time I thought that I could come up with odd answers. The ship has taught me that my odd answers are not as odd as I thought.
Originally posted by Nutmeg:
Rugasaw I know I am not a true geek, but it's fun to pretend.
quote:I should have realized. I heard that voice spoken to misbehaving children of ages 3-6 and had a flashback to kindergarten. I was told to color the tree. I colored the bark black and was told that trees are not black. She did not like me telling her that I have seen trees that looked like the bark was black. At any rate I failed kindergarten. I think the teacher most have hated me. I couldn't have been that bad of a child could I? Pata do not answer that.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
I was joking, Rugasaw, but obviously laid it on too thick.
And who knows how the great quizmaster will vote on various entries? As a newbie to this, I don't...figure it is in fun.
quote:That would explain my undies on the outside...
Originally posted by rugasaw:
quote:Actually, I think you may be a true geek*. I forget that Patdys (and many others here) are super-geeks. At one time I thought that I could come up with odd answers. The ship has taught me that my odd answers are not as odd as I thought.
Originally posted by Nutmeg:
Rugasaw I know I am not a true geek, but it's fun to pretend.
quote:I'm just going to say that you really need to let that go.
Originally posted by rugasaw:
quote:I should have realized. I heard that voice spoken to misbehaving children of ages 3-6 and had a flashback to kindergarten. I was told to color the tree. I colored the bark black and was told that trees are not black. She did not like me telling her that I have seen trees that looked like the bark was black. At any rate I failed kindergarten. I think the teacher most have hated me. I couldn't have been that bad of a child could I? Pata do not answer that.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
I was joking, Rugasaw, but obviously laid it on too thick.
And who knows how the great quizmaster will vote on various entries? As a newbie to this, I don't...figure it is in fun.
quote:Nice post, CuppaT! Do we get points for being sweetly poetic?
Originally posted by CuppaT:
Canoeing over the rapids,
Camping on the side,
Starry nights and skipping rocks
And watching vultures glide....
The Buffalo meanders;
No noisy stampede this .
At 15.8 miles,
It's a quiet person's bliss.
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quote:
Originally posted by Wet Kipper:
well, pedantic Cumbrians may have it in for Dave, but I reckon the Dictionary might save him.
quote:well, we've all been considering it.
Originally posted by davelarge:
Thanks for that, WC
I guess the sticking point will be to define 'considerable',
quote:not sure why but this link isn't workig Comet, was looking forward to more river pictures.
Originally posted by comet:
this is what it looks like closer to my (former) home.
quote:
Originally posted by comet:
I had planned to go for a river with a really long name, but Judy's entry beat my choice by one letter. (dang!)
quote:hmm... still works for me. sorry!
Originally posted by Surfing Madness:
quote:not sure why but this link isn't workig Comet, was looking forward to more river pictures.
Originally posted by comet:
this is what it looks like closer to my (former) home.
quote:I would love to see this, but the link does not work. Chorister or WK, could either of you please tweak the code?
Originally posted by comet:
this is what it looks like closer to my (former) home.
quote:Sharkshooter has already picked him.
Originally posted by East Price Road:
My sailor is Erik the Red (950-1003), explorer and first PR boy for Greenland.
quote:And I get to feel guilty either way. Wonderful.
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
If the subsequent posts are higher than this median Nutmeg is in trouble, and if they're lower I am.
Ooh, it's tense. I'm on the edge of my seat.
quote:We're both up for the drop. Nice brinkmanship!
Originally posted by The Rogue:
Marvin, what happens if someone picks the same year as you?
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quote:It's impressive how he hasn't got his scroll wet, isn't it?
Originally posted by CuppaT:
Here's a picture of Jonah for Hart.
Scarey looking fish, but the Prophet does not seem very perturbed. He's repented for three days and has written his homily (which takes all of one half a verse).
quote:Indeed. The Rogue and I are sailing some pretty choppy waters right now...
Originally posted by davelarge:
It shouldn't be too hard for the remaining contestants to swing it so you both get the chop: One person goes higher and the next person lower, and so on until Quizzy wields the axe...
.quote:one of my favorite student bloopers (from a Richard Lederer book) reads, "Sir Francis Drake circumcised the world with a 20 foot clipper."
Originally posted by Chorister:
I pick Sir Francis Drake, famous Creamtealand sailor (although I don't think the Spanish liked him much), died c.1596 and was buried at sea, it is thought in a lead coffin. It is said that his drum will still sound whenever there is danger.
quote:Oooh! Nice! I should have thought of him, myself!
Originally posted by East Price Road:
I choose "The Grocer": Edward Heath (1916-2005), ex-Prime Minister and yachtsman, who had his greatest yachting triumph in 1971.
quote:I believe those boys are swimming, not sailing.
Originally posted by rugasaw:
I am surprised nobody has picked one of these fellows.
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quote:Sailor or seamen(if considered phonetically)
Originally posted by ephemera:
quote:I believe those boys are swimming, not sailing.
Originally posted by rugasaw:
I am surprised nobody has picked one of these fellows.
You need some rigging and a sail to be a sailor.
quote:You are absolutely right.
Originally posted by rugasaw:
Sailor or seamen(if considered phonetically)
quote:Well, I've got a connected choice, in the form of Seaman Staines, the apocryphal character in Captain Pugwash, as debunked by Snopes. Unfortunately, there isn't a handy picture available, but he could be said to have died in 1991, when John Ryan's court action forced two newspapers to admit that he didn't exist.
Originally posted by rugasaw:
I am surprised nobody has picked one of these fellows.
quote:I have a good PR team
Originally posted by The Rogue:
Why am I suddenly the bad guy?
quote:Is the "median average" a new form of statistical analysis which he will define when assessing this round?
The person who posts the sailor who died closest to the median average year of death will be eliminated.
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quote:I can't think of anyone more worthy of holding such power than our thrice-blessed Quizmaster (may his tribe increase). I have confidence that he will wield the power he so rightly holds at his command in the way which is best.
Originally posted by davelarge:
Is it safe for Quizzy to be wielding so much power?
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after his name?) accepting all the posts so far. Some of us did not identify a specific date on which our sailor of interest bit the dust, walked the plank, or just keeled over.
quote:Averages argument part ?. I suspect the QM has been specific about the type of average on purpose. In previous quizzes we all learned the different meanings of the word average. I do however like the nearest the median bit. There are 31 competitors this round. That would normally make the median a number nobody picked and to eliminate someone they would have to be closest to the median. With Rogue and Marvin posting the same year of death the median might fall on their YOD. If that is the case we can now argue is the exactly same YOD as the median the closest or does the closest exclude the exact YOD. And do we tell the loser to YOD off?
Originally posted by The Rogue:
I'm surprised that there has still been no discussion of what a median is compared to mean, mode, average etc.
I also note that Quizmaster said
quote:Is the "median average" a new form of statistical analysis which he will define when assessing this round?
The person who posts the sailor who died closest to the median average year of death will be eliminated.
quote:Don't think so. In a set containing any odd number of figures, one will be the exact median. This can be demonstrated by proving the trivial case where there is one number entered, and thence by induction for n+2. If there are 31 entries, the 16th highest (which will also be the 16th lowest) will be the exact median.
Originally posted by rugasaw:
There are 31 competitors this round. That would normally make the median a number nobody picked and to eliminate someone they would have to be closest to the median.
quote:That would be the mean, not the median, and QM's been explicit that he's using the median.
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
But, what if the average is achieved by taking the total number of years between the present and the various years of death posted, dividing this number by the total number of posters, and then going back from the present that many years to find the average year of death? – That would indeed be the average year of death.
quote:Whatever happens, brilliant post.
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
Right, my analysis (assuming that Seaman Staines is included) shows that the median right now is 1808.
There is one competitor left to post. If he posts a date higher than that year, Gwai is out. Lower, and The Rogue and I are out. That one remaining competitor has in his hands the power of life and death (in the Quiz sense) over all three of us.
That competitor is Quizmaster.
quote:please note that you cannot put HTML for web images into your posts, and ASCII art is severely frowned upon.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
If you post a picture of that ship your post will be better.
quote:So, wise Quizmaster, would a link to a picture be sufficient?
Originally posted by Wet Kipper:
quote:please note that you cannot put HTML for web images into your posts, and ASCII art is severely frowned upon.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
If you post a picture of that ship your post will be better.
WK
Host etc.
quote:That is quite beautifully subjective.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
In the case of a tie, the quality of the post will be used to make the decision.
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quote:Don't worry, Dave; what matters is that you felt brinkish, even if the thrill lasted just those few fleeting seconds! This way, you get all of the thrill (okay, well some of it) and none of the danger.
Originally posted by davelarge:
Oh, not so brinkish, thanks to the crosspost
quote:Hey you try to convert licks to miles per hour. All I know is my ship will be no longer be visible to anyone while yours will take awhile to get out of eyesight.
Originally posted by davelarge:
Oh, not so brinkish, thanks to the crosspost
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-inducing fares!
quote:As the ship is everwhere, it has a top speed of zero. Try and outbrink that!
When one activates the Infinite Improbability Drive, the ship is literally everywhere at once)
quote:Now Patdys if you go from one place to every place instantly is it an infinite speed or zero speed? You might not be has close to brinksmanship as you think.
Originally posted by Patdys:
I choose the starship the 'Heart of Gold' from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
From Wikipedia on 'infinite probability drives' which power the ship;quote:As the ship is everwhere, it has a top speed of zero. Try and outbrink that!
When one activates the Infinite Improbability Drive, the ship is literally everywhere at once)
quote:I don't think it'd be fair to insist on current speed without also insisting on actual speed for all the fictional ships people have been suggesting (which, I'm guessing, would also be 0, as they don't actually exist).
Originally posted by rugasaw:
And Hart I don't think the Titanic currently has the ability to move. So will the QM accept top capable speed ever or current top capable speed? Personally I think we should go with top capable speed ever. But I am not in charge(everybody can breath a sigh of relief now).
quote:
You did fly and I think you might have been great,
But that subject was just lost, in the usual debate.
So here you sit, in McMinnville Oregon museum jail...
I believe in you and think through the air you could sail!
quote:Of course you should have mentioned it! I think it was such a good argument that I should get many smart points for being able to rebut it.
Originally posted by rugasaw:
Hart, I think you are right and I probably shouldn't have mentioned it.
quote:I know I like the way that Gort talks about his lady...
Originally posted by Genevičve:
For all of you still looking, don't forget Gort has a trusty "ship" (i don't think he'd appreciate it being called a ship). Might qualify on the brinkmanship category too.
And the Stiletto is beautiful!
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quote:For a bit I thought you were talking about a lost
Originally posted by CuppaT:
I started out with boats that I knew, but I had a sinking feeling that all those were too slow. I went to the Navy and chose the Seawolf of the class of the same name with three of its kind. It can reach speeds of up to 30 knots . It reminds me of the Hunt for Red October, which is a book and movie that I love.
quote:I am so sorry, my mistake! At 16 knots the Bluenose II is going at a rate of 30
Originally posted by East Price Road:
Incidentally I have just found out that a knot is 1 nautical mile per hour, equivalent to about 1.15 miles. I'm no professor of mathematics, but in The Pilgrim's post above, he equates 16 knots to 30 mph - can this be right?
I hope that with all these different ways of measuring sailing speeds (we have not even mentioned kilometres per hour) our quizmaster is not going to get himself tied up in....no, forget it.
quote:Well, I did, and so to save QM from a click of the mouse, I will note that the record for the Yellow Pages Endeavor was a bit over 46 knots.
Originally posted by East Price Road:
(we have not even mentioned kilometres per hour)
quote:Great and Wise Quizmaster (clearly going for Brownie points) did not indicate specifics.
Originally posted by Hart:
quote:I don't think it'd be fair to insist on current speed without also insisting on actual speed for all the fictional ships people have been suggesting (which, I'm guessing, would also be 0, as they don't actually exist).
Originally posted by rugasaw:
And Hart I don't think the Titanic currently has the ability to move. So will the QM accept top capable speed ever or current top capable speed? Personally I think we should go with top capable speed ever. But I am not in charge(everybody can breath a sigh of relief now).
quote:(Helpfully.)
Originally posted by Doublethink:
I have decided to a go for a design classic, by Arne Jacobsen - to give it its full name, the 3141.
quote:The minute I posted I knew I was in trouble, because I had forgotten DT's entry. Oh, well. If I'm out, it has been fun.
Originally posted by davelarge:
I shall take a coffee table (doesn't this one look nice?!), which scores 69 points.
So far (i.e. including my entry but no cross posts!), the mean is 434, which means that Geneviève needs some help.
quote:You have posted a real fraud. Let me present you the real Stone of Destiny.
Originally posted by Golden Key:
I choose The Stone Of Destiny. (Fun read, BTW!)
Its number is 186.
quote:Surely BED = 3?
Originally posted by chicklegirl:
My #1 piece of furniture? BED = 1.
quote:Good, just s long as you know it wasn't the vampires it was the werewolves. But not all the werewolves just some.
Originally posted by Golden Key:
Rugasaw--
Thank you for your helpfulness. FYI, the article to which I linked discusses the controversy.
quote:Ah, Great Gumby (and how very great you are!) many thanks for your quick eye. For some reason I had it in my mind that I had to subtract the second number instead of the third.
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
quote:Surely BED = 3?
Originally posted by chicklegirl:
My #1 piece of furniture? BED = 1.
B=2, E=5, D=4, 2+5-4=3
I pick BENCH for 4, as we've got two nice ones to go with our farmhouse table.
quote:Sings: "and your secret drawer's no secret...anymore".
Originally posted by fletcher christian:
I go for -
DAVENPORT DESK WITH A SECRET DRAWER, IN WALNUT.
Which I think, gives me 424.
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quote:Are you going to be allowed back in the house after who you picked? Or rather who you didn't pick?
Originally posted by davelarge:
I pick
1. Arsenal
2. Tottenham Hotspur (How bad is Pompey's defence this season?!)
3. Manchester United
Here is a fixture list for this weekend, if anyone's interested.
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quote:Really - I wasn't sure I'd mentioned I like Chelsea
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Chelsea is first because of icklejen!
quote:Even Jen acknowledges that Chelsea are not exactly a well-oiled goal-scoring machine.
Originally posted by rugasaw:
Are you going to be allowed back in the house after who you picked? Or rather who you didn't pick?
quote:No. All weekend matches count so your first choice stands.
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
OOOPS!! Do they have to be playing on Saturday? he.. hee..
If so, I pick:
Hull City
Sunderland
Bolton
quote:That's how I pick American football teams.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
OMG, I'm still in! Well, giddy with delight I shall peruse the teams and probably pick by color of the jerseys (do they show that?) because I know nothing at all about the subject!
quote:This strategy will work great unless the game turns out 0-0.
Originally posted by Hart:
1) Arsenal
2) Hull
3) Chelsea.
Yes, I know Arsenal and Hull are playing each other. This is called hedging my bets. In a game where it doesn't matter a jot how well you do so long as you don't come last, I figure reducing your variance without reducing your expectation too much is always good and picking teams whose fortunes are negatively correlated achieves that.
quote:They didn't have jerseys on display, so I just picked the ones with names I liked...Chelsea just sounds nice, I mean, fighting fierce!
Originally posted by davelarge:
quote:Even Jen acknowledges that Chelsea are not exactly a well-oiled goal-scoring machine.
Originally posted by rugasaw:
Are you going to be allowed back in the house after who you picked? Or rather who you didn't pick?
Help, she's just walked in the room with a baseball bat....
quote:If so, I will be guessing again. Actually, I like the "jersey color" theory of picking teams. I think I'll use that one next time!
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
I have no idea what I'm doing. I hope we have an NFL round before I'm knocked out!!
quote:In the interest of disclosure I confess that the only time I have been to the horse races here (Pimlico) I used the jersey color method and was spectacularly unsuccessful with my $15 total bets! But I had a lot of fun.
Originally posted by jedijudy:
quote:If so, I will be guessing again. Actually, I like the "jersey color" theory of picking teams. I think I'll use that one next time!
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
I have no idea what I'm doing. I hope we have an NFL round before I'm knocked out!!
quote:Bless you! I work with all women - so I have to take it out on you lot on my breaks
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
Come on, Quizmaster! At least make it challenging for icklejen to bring football into the conversation! Her "Premier-ship" was brilliant, but this leaves her no room to shine.
Today's topic was how good looking Blair and Brown are, and therefore how lucky I am to be British. No. Really!
quote:In addition to the "color scheme" approach to
Originally posted by rugasaw:
Unless I am mistaken nobody has chosen the top three scoring teams.
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Damn the stupid quiz! quote:Thanks! This proves that understanding is overrated.
Originally posted by CuppaT:
There you go, East Price Road! You're topping a list and a few pages ago you were ready to drop out because you didn't understand the quiz that nobody understands, which is half the fun. Good for you!
quote:Indeed it is!
Originally posted by East Price Road:
Thanks! This proves that understanding is overrated.
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quote:True scientific reporting would round to the nearest significant digit. Currently it looks like it will be one or two decimal places but it could stretch out to three.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
Should we be rounding off to 2 decimal places, as in good scientific reporting? (and for ease of computing too!)
quote:Ah, yes--I'm at least starting to catch my own errors.
Originally posted by chicklegirl:
C+O+A+O=
3+15+1+15=34
2+4=6
34/6=5.7 (rounded up from 5.66666666666666666666...)
quote:Ok, I'll tell my stats prof, but he won't agree!
Originally posted by rugasaw:
quote:True scientific reporting would round to the nearest significant digit. Currently it looks like it will be one or two decimal places but it could stretch out to three.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
Should we be rounding off to 2 decimal places, as in good scientific reporting? (and for ease of computing too!)
quote:
Originally posted by chicklegirl:
quote:Ah, yes--I'm at least starting to catch my own errors.
Originally posted by chicklegirl:
C+O+A+O=
3+15+1+15=34
2+4=6
34/6=5.7 (rounded up from 5.66666666666666666666...)
That should be:
C+O+A+L+O=
3+15+1+12+15=46
2+4=6
46/6=7.67 (rounded up from 7.66666666666666666666...)
Horrors. quote:I'll play along. If you assign the value 0 to the letters and 0 to the numbers you get 0/0. Some people might assign infinity to this fraction(it does approach infinity), but it is actually undefined. So where do you place undefined along the number line?
Originally posted by Doublethink:
I choose the, ever popular, explosion in a custard factory:
C6H12O6(s)+6O2(g) --> 6CO2(g)+6H2O(g)
Now, I want to be clear here, in honour of the essential uncertainty that is the philosophical space of the Knockout quiz - I am choosing the "-->" bit, the moment of universal indrawn breath and quantum undeterminedness when nothing quite knows it is yet, the fragment of a second before everything goes bang. And as this is the moment of balance, represented by neither letters nor numbers I assign it the value 0.
(I know someone will now come and poke ever so gentle holes in my understanding of chemistry - But I don't care ! There is no such thing as truth ! All ontological claims must be stripped naked and made to dance in the light of their burning bridges ! Rage for the dying of the contested narrative ! I believe in the confused custard particle and you can't take that away from me !)
[ETA: Perhaps less caffeine before my next post.)
Judging by what people are posting it was looking like a one or two decimal places for our significant digit. Until Doublethink posted anyway.
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quote:I don't think you have to understand this round to compete...at least I didn't. I just went to my good friend WP, sort of closed my eyes and picked one. Kind of like the way I did high school chemistry.
Originally posted by Rugmaker:
I'm now feeling quite fortunate to have been eliminated as I don't think I actually understand this round enough to participate.
Backtracking slightly, I have now finished last in two consecutive rounds - is this a record?
I have also now finished last in the football round in 2 different knockout quizzes, and I claim to know something about football and also follow it closely! Clearly there is something in the idea of picking teams that play in pretty colours.
Now back to your regularly scheduled Knockout Quiz.
quote:At least you appreciate Maxfield Parrish's work for what it is. Thomas Kinkaid couldn't hold a candle to Parrish's work.
Originally posted by chicklegirl:
quote:
Originally posted by chicklegirl:
quote:Ah, yes--I'm at least starting to catch my own errors.
Originally posted by chicklegirl:
C+O+A+O=
3+15+1+15=34
2+4=6
34/6=5.7 (rounded up from 5.66666666666666666666...)
That should be:
C+O+A+L+O=
3+15+1+12+15=46
2+4=6
46/6=7.67 (rounded up from 7.66666666666666666666...)
The realization has just hit me: I failed to count the cobalt as one of the molecules...
So, third time lucky?
C+O+A+L+O=
3+15+1+12+15=46
1+2+4=7
46/7=6.57
(I can see the negative smart points accumulating before my eyes--but don't trust me to count them!)
quote:Mean average is when you add all the numbers together then divide them by the number of numbers. For example:
Originally posted by sharkshooter:
Just to see if I can raise the average a bit (as I am not sure what the "average mean" is):
quote:I gave up chemistry when I was 13 - can you tell?
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
The Rogue and Chorister, you've both chosen elements, not compounds. A compound is defined here as consisting of two or more elements.
quote:You're right. As popular as Kinkaid is (and why is it that conservative Christians love him so much), he's no good.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
I always found Kinkaid's work boring...and had to smile appreciatively on occasions when someone gave me a set of cards adorned with his paintings on the front (or top, the first page if you get what I mean).
quote:I understood that, in your case, the average is 10.75, as you calculated, but the mean would be the middle item, or when there is an even number of items, the average of the one below and the one above the middle. So, here, the mean is (14+7)/2 = 10.5
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
quote:Mean average is when you add all the numbers together then divide them by the number of numbers. For example:
Originally posted by sharkshooter:
Just to see if I can raise the average a bit (as I am not sure what the "average mean" is):
14 + 20 + 2 + 7 = 43
then divide by 4 and that = 10.75
and if I'm estimating correctly, you brought the mean close to my own chemical's score!
quote:And the mean can be greatly affected by outliers. So, if in the example you give, we use 50 instead of 20, the series is 50, 14, 7, 2.
Originally posted by sharkshooter:
quote:I understood that, in your case, the average is 10.75, as you calculated, but the mean would be the middle item, or when there is an even number of items, the average of the one below and the one above the middle. So, here, the mean is (14+7)/2 = 10.5
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
quote:Mean average is when you add all the numbers together then divide them by the number of numbers. For example:
Originally posted by sharkshooter:
Just to see if I can raise the average a bit (as I am not sure what the "average mean" is):
14 + 20 + 2 + 7 = 43
then divide by 4 and that = 10.75
and if I'm estimating correctly, you brought the mean close to my own chemical's score!
quote:Similar to N.C. Wyeth, Parrish is one of those great artists, who, because they did the majority of their well-known work illustrating (which was how they were able to make a living), are often spurned as being kitschy. Which is a shame, since both Parrish and Wyeth were brilliant.
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
quote:You're right. As popular as Kinkaid is (and why is it that conservative Christians love him so much), he's no good.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
I always found Kinkaid's work boring...and had to smile appreciatively on occasions when someone gave me a set of cards adorned with his paintings on the front (or top, the first page if you get what I mean).
According to my MFA-degreed husband, Parrish, even though he is classified as kitsch, is nonetheless a good artist. Kinkaid is a one pony show and even that one pony isn't that great.
quote:According to Gumby, no it doesn't.
Originally posted by fletcher christian:
Does Carbon count?
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quote:I would have said that oxygen O2 is a compound, as it has more than 1 oxygen atom. Carbon, C, on the other hand is an element as it is just a single atom.
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
Someone was paying attention then, Dave.
Fletcher: Carbon, like Oxygen and Hydrogen, is an element. A compound is made up of more than one element. The chemical formula for a compound tells you how many atoms of each element make up a molecule of the compound. So the formula must contain more than one letter. You can probably get more information here (which contains some useful formulas if you're stuck), or by googling "chemical compound".
quote:Gwai - I rest my case.
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
Oh goody! I get to be first. Gee, Quizmaster, you're making me remember high school chemistry.
I choose
Lead Nitrate
PbNO3
P + b + N + O
15+ 2 + 13 + 14 = 44
1 + 1 + 3 = 5
44 / 5 = 8.8
(I am presuming you mean for us to count the 1's that are implied when no number is given)
quote:I actually had to look that reference up, but, yeah, regression analysis is pretty much my bread and butter. We tend to use slightly different flavors of regressions over here in the financial sector, but I've created and reviewed tons of logistical regressions at this point in my career.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
So, a very personal question here: Are you one of the people who actually understand Cohen & Cohen?
quote:I hate to be pedantic already, but Pluto is no longer a planet.
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
I'll choose Charon, which apparently orbits Pluto at a distance of roughly 19,640km.
quote:Pluto is a dwarf planet.
Originally posted by davelarge:
quote:I hate to be pedantic already, but Pluto is no longer a planet.
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
I'll choose Charon, which apparently orbits Pluto at a distance of roughly 19,640km.
quote:Rereading can be a good thing...
Originally posted by PataLeBon:
I pick Dysnomia (previously known as Gabrielle) which orbits Eris (previously known as Xena).
It orbits at a distance of 37,370 plus or minus 150...
quote:Umm...
Originally posted by ephemera:
My moon is Callisto - 1,070,000 km from Jupiter.
quote:I anticipated that objection. Quizmaster said that we had to choose an orbiting mass commonly known as a moon. Charon undoubtedly fits the bill. The second sentence assumes that any orbiting mass commonly known as a moon orbits a planet, or at least that's how I read it. And as PataLeBon observed, Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet (not to be confused with minor planets, which are basically asteroids). It may have been kicked off the top table, but it doesn't deserve to be ignored.
Originally posted by davelarge:
quote:I hate to be pedantic already, but Pluto is no longer a planet.
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
I'll choose Charon, which apparently orbits Pluto at a distance of roughly 19,640km.
quote:
Originally posted by davelarge:
quote:Umm...
Originally posted by ephemera:
My moon is Callisto - 1,070,000 km from Jupiter.
Are you sure?
I'll try again with Callisto at 1,883,000 km from Jupiter. I somehow transposed something or other and ended up 813,000 km off. does that qualify for stupidity points? I don't think I can earn any kind of points at all as I am a member of the undead...we can post but it means nothing. Thanks for your help.
quote:Hear, hear!! No planet deserves to be discriminated against no matter what it's size.
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
The Campaign for Rights for All Planets starts here!
quote:Are you saying that size doesn't matter?
Originally posted by PataLeBon:
quote:Hear, hear!! No planet deserves to be discriminated against no matter what it's size.
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
The Campaign for Rights for All Planets starts here!
quote:Great minds, Dave.
Originally posted by davelarge:
Raaah!
quote:Just to muddy the waters further*, this article from CNN and this discussion both raise the question of whether Pluto and Charon are in fact a binary planet.
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
And as PataLeBon observed, Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet...
moons named Eukelade because it sound similar to eukelele. quote:Congratulations!
Originally posted by Genevičve:
I pick Caliban which orbits 7.2 million km from Uranus. He (?) also has a number S/1997 U 1, but I think a name is so much nicer.
And I am orbiting several inches off the floor because I have printed out and given draft copies of my first 3 dissertation chapters to my committee!!
I'm delighted for you. What's it on?
quote:Some things are good in small packages.
Originally posted by Rugmaker:
quote:Are you saying that size doesn't matter?
Originally posted by PataLeBon:
quote:Hear, hear!! No planet deserves to be discriminated against no matter what it's size.
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
The Campaign for Rights for All Planets starts here!
quote:And I guesstimate that it is in a geosynchronous orbit of 4 inches.
Originally posted by Chorister:
Ah well, it's the first time I've been knocked out so early in the competition, so I can't complain too much.
Just to show there's no hard feelings, here's a very special gnome moon - a present for Quizmaster's garden.
quote:Weirdos? Us?
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Darn it, I have a decision to make.
I think one of you weirdos is going this time.
Take 24 hours while I formulate a decision.
quote:I didn't think about this until after I posted; I just assumed since we were predicting the weather in Exeter I should use metric.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
<snippet> you get a point for every degree out, a point for every compass notch out, a point for every mile per hour out...</snippet>
quote:
Originally posted by chicklegirl:
Ah, what a wunder-ful world we live in, where this kind of information is available at our fingertips in just seconds!
Thanks, Chickiegirl! I couldn't have done it without you.
quote:England I thought the QM was talking about Exeter
Originally posted by PataLeBon:
Time: 1300
Temperature: 11 C
Wind Direction: NW
Wind Speed: 20 mph
Wind Gust: 25 mph
Visability: Poor
Like I know anything about weather in England, but I can try!!
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quote:As wind speed is a measure of a persistent rate, while gusts are brief but unsustained fluctuations in excess of that, I think you're unlikely to be right with both of these. But maybe it's just a clever way of hedging your bets.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
WIND SPEED: 37km/hr (23 mph)
WIND GUSTS: 32.2 km/hr (20 mph)
quote:At first I thought 1000 was the temperature not the time. I decided that would tht would take a lot of coming through from Devon.*
Originally posted by davelarge:
So, here's my guesses:
Time: 1000
Temperature: 10°C
Wind direction: SSE
Wind speed: 16 mph
Gust speed: 25 mph
Visibility: Poor
I'm not sure that Devon's done anything good to me in the past, but here's hoping it comes through this time...
quote:I forgot Wind Gusts: 12.5mph
Originally posted by Surfing Madness:
time: 8am
Temperature: 9C
wind direction: SW
Wind Speed: 10mph
Visability: Good
Ice? Cushions? Air Horns?
quote:The cream indeed.
Originally posted by Chorister:
Tut, tut - I'll have you know we are the cream.
quote:Are there any cream teas available?
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Also Rans...do any of you need anything?
quote:They've got another few days yet.
Originally posted by icklejen:
So, by my reckoning doublethink and cuppa are out for failing to post.
quote:
I will match your entry with the relevant time on Tuesday 7th October
quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
You have until midnight on Thursday 2nd October UK time to post your entry.
quote:Ok, ok, after posting about "base rates" I did need to be shown that I know nothing, nothing, nothing about weather.
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
quote:As wind speed is a measure of a persistent rate, while gusts are brief but unsustained fluctuations in excess of that, I think you're unlikely to be right with both of these. But maybe it's just a clever way of hedging your bets.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
WIND SPEED: 37km/hr (23 mph)
WIND GUSTS: 32.2 km/hr (20 mph)
quote:There are now!
Originally posted by davelarge:
quote:Are there any cream teas available?
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Also Rans...do any of you need anything?
quote:That's the idea. In any case, unless I've missed something or Quizmaster reveals some cunning twist (either of which are entirely possible), it looks like we're all safe thanks to the non-posters.
Originally posted by Genevičve:
But I will take the proffered slim reed and say I was hedging my bets.
quote:lol - very good my dear. Perhaps we could be the muppets on the side...
Originally posted by Smudgie:
Anyone who's ever spent any time in the close neighbourhood of the Quizmaster will know that wind gusts can be of immeasurable strength and can happen at any moment. However, they will be assured of a warm atmosphere (if occasionally stormy, often from an Atlantic direction as a result of constant pressure).
I wouldn't have the audacity of that P woman to suggest I join as an also-ran after three rounds of solid hard work by the industrious competitors, but I guess I could be an also-occasionally-impudently-limped-along-at-the-tail-end.
quote:
Originally posted by Annie P:
Perhaps we could be the muppets on the side...
quote:Oooooh--I miss Statler and Waldorf! You're making me nostalgic for those Sunday evenings of my childhood spent in front of a cheap television set with very lousy reception (even with the extra twisted coat-hanger antenna), and my brother and sisters circled all around... ah, good times!
Originally posted by rugasaw:
Are you Statler or Mr. Waldorf?
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What on earth do I know about that?!
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quote:If it is, you won't be the only one in that pickle!
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
I hope tomorrow morning isn't too late.
quote:To clarify, Quizzy, does point 4 mean that someone who creates an account but sits on their starting Ł100,000 without trading is deemed not to have taken part in this round?
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
So to summarise:
1. Find the site
2. Join the site
3. Join the KOQ08 league
4. Trade to win
quote:I would hope so since this week it appears that the optimal strategy would be to hold cash. Whoever loses the least this week would probably win the round. Unfortunately, the rule is completely unenforceable unless he sets some minimum investment amount. One need only purchase a share of some .05p stock at the end of the week to win. But since the goal of this round, as ever is not to lose, that shouldn't matter much. On the other hand, the sentence, "The person who is bottom of the table at the end of the week will be eliminated," depends critically on exactly which direction the table is sorted.
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
To clarify, Quizzy, does point 4 mean that someone who creates an account but sits on their starting Ł100,000 without trading is deemed not to have taken part in this round?
quote:Yup. As you can see from the fact that I have the second largest portfolio, but I'm 14th.
Originally posted by Mertseger:
I would hope so since this week it appears that the optimal strategy would be to hold cash.
quote:Well, rugasaw actually managed to make 5K GBP yesterday. If he keeps this up, he'll be able to retire from the KOQ and live off his earnings as a night* trader.
Whoever loses the least this week would probably win the round.
quote:And, indeed, on which field. I just sorted by trader, and it looks like Surfing Madness is in the relegation zone!
Originally posted by Mertseger:
On the other hand, the sentence, "The person who is bottom of the table at the end of the week will be eliminated," depends critically on exactly which direction the table is sorted.
quote:I reset it, back to the 100,100 pound sterling you start with. I didn't lose that much money overnight..
Originally posted by rugasaw:
Nutmeg I think your portfolio dropped. I could have sworn that you could have started with over 100,000 thanks to a previous game(koq 2005). And Jedi, you might want to use a new log-in. Otherwise, you use the amount in your last account from 2005 which is less than what others are starting at.
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quote:ooh, how did you do that?
Originally posted by Nutmeg:
I reset it, back to the 100,100 pound sterling you start with.
, so I'll have to post how well they did later on this evening or tomorrow.
quote:I should note that I made 5,000 pounds since 2005. I got started early on this round.
Originally posted by Hart:
...Well, rugasaw actually managed to make 5K GBP yesterday. If he keeps this up, he'll be able to retire from the KOQ and live off his earnings as a night* trader.
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* Given where he lives, and the fact that he should stick to the London exchange.
quote:Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Originally posted by rugasaw:
I should note that I made 5,000 pounds since 2005. I got started early on this round.
quote:Hell of a lot more fun than buying shares.
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
How can I go wrong! I've invested all my money in chocolate, tobacco & beer!
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Golden Key!
quote:I think we determined that under QM's rules, you had to make at least one trade to qualify. Of course, Genevieve could qualify by just logging on and buying a single share of anything. Even if she buys a big woofing bow-wow like UKC, she can't lose more than she paid for it so she'll still be towards the top of the table.
Originally posted by icklejen:
I think by not trading you have the best chance of not becoming an also ran, Genevieve. Those of us trading are losing money rapidly! So you could be better off!
It's all forecasts. So in the end I rang a nice young man at the MET office, who clearly thought I needed my head examining to ring him up at twenty past nine on a saturday morning to ask him this. And here is what he told me;quote:Just wondering why Doublethink found out about the weather in Essex when we were predicting the weather for Exeter?
Originally posted by Doublethink:
I am a bit obsessional, so I tried to find out what the weather had been in Essex on Tuesday the 7th of October.
quote:Just wondering why Doublethink found out about the weather in Essex was when we were predicting the weather for Exeter?
Originally posted by Doublethink:
I am a bit obsessional, so I tried to find out what the weather had been in Essex on Tuesday the 7th of October.
quote:Bollocks ! And for Exeter ... (Another nice helpful met man.)
Originally posted by Surfing Madness:
quote:Just wondering why Doublethink found out about the weather in Essex was when we were predicting the weather for Exeter?
Originally posted by Doublethink:
I am a bit obsessional, so I tried to find out what the weather had been in Essex on Tuesday the 7th of October.
(I'm now wondering if Doublethink will confirm her madness by phoning the met office again to see what was happening in Exeter!!)
quote:Sorry Quizzy, but I don't think that meets any normal definition of the Mode. Mode is only normally applied to value scores. If it is applied to text or "nominal data", it would only be applied to one criterion, not several, and I'm pretty sure it's never been applied to images.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
This means that the MODE is subject to exclusion from the competition (I knew I could do it).
quote:An awkward git writes:
Originally posted by Chorister:
My flag is of Great Britain. I've posted a link to a special site which tells you how to draw it correctly, as most people find it really hard.
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quote:As a likely to soon be an also ran, can someone explain why also rans need to post? I'm guessing this quiz isn't as straight forward as your either in or out!!!
Also Rans are expected to enter and their entries will count in the final analysis.
I will try and find things in common between the flags. The two (or more) people with the most things in common will be eliminated.
quote:***pssst, ij...I think we're supposed to use National flags!***
Originally posted by icklejen:
Vatican City coz ITTWACW
ij x
quote:Because, Also Rans can use their entries to seriously foul up someone else's entry!
Originally posted by Surfing Madness:
quote:As a likely to soon be an also ran, can someone explain why also rans need to post? I'm guessing this quiz isn't as straight forward as your either in or out!!!
Also Rans are expected to enter and their entries will count in the final analysis.
I will try and find things in common between the flags. The two (or more) people with the most things in common will be eliminated.
For instance, you could post the picture of a flag that is very similar to a Still-in-the-game person and that person would have a higher chance of being Knocked Out!
quote:You should have stuck with that thought - because Vatican City is indeed the world's smallest independent state, and has been since 1929. It has its own passports, currency (or did until it joined the Euro, anyway), seat on the UN and everything.
Originally posted by icklejen:
Dl and I had a debate about whether or not Wales is a nation. It never occurred to me that the Vatican City wasn't.
quote:Oh my goodness, I married wikipedia!?!
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
Wikipedia has all the answers
quote:Oops! Thanks, Gumby. I stand corrected. It's a long-enough word that these middle-aged eyes don't always catch small typo's. (to you UK folks, make that "wee" typos)
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
[Helpful pedant hat on]
That would be Bosnia-Herzegovina and Israel, would it?
[/Helpful pedant hat]
quote:OK - now that I have a moment (whew! yearly church conference coming up and a ton of paperwork, plus doing a funeral for a woman I barely knew, and preaching an 8 PM service at a college 2 hours away has made me one tired preacher), I thought I'd come back with my rationale for choosing Bosnia - HerzegoviNa.
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
So many interesting maps, but alas I'm pretty swamped today so I can't just keep browing away. Thanks for posting the link to "Flags of the World!"
I choose Bosnia - Herzegovia
quote:I am guessing the QM was writing an acronym when he wrote MODE...but which one? According to acronymfinder dot com:
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
quote:Sorry Quizzy, but I don't think that meets any normal definition of the Mode. <snip more mode stuff>
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
This means that the MODE is subject to exclusion from the competition (I knew I could do it).
quote:You should have stuck with that thought - because Vatican City is indeed the world's smallest independent state, and has been since 1929. It has its own passports, currency (or did until it joined the Euro, anyway), seat on the UN and everything.
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by icklejen:
Dl and I had a debate about whether or not Wales is a nation. It never occurred to me that the Vatican City wasn't.
quote:They don't. I believe it indicates a Knightly family, but as I'm no expert when it comes to heraldry so that may be completely wrong.
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
P.S. Why do they always have an armored helmet pointing left at the top of the crests? Surely they can't ALL have that symbol.
quote:Ticking all the boxes
Originally posted by Nutmeg:
Going for brinkmanship are you Dave?
quote:Is this more what you were thinking of? Click the first picture that is inside the castle. - not quite but more what you were thinking of?
Originally posted by Gwai:
My coat of arms. I tried to find a picture of a coat that was literally made of arms (weapons, presumably. Too gruesome otherwise.) That'll have to do, however. Though, if anyone can find me a literal coat of arms, I request that Quizmaster give them a point.
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quote:Thanks for your concern. I wondered that myself, but I usually use another password one of my kids came up with during their baby talk days.
Originally posted by Chorister:
But out of concern for you and the safety of your money, Angel Wrestler, do you think it was a good idea to post your mother's maiden name online (crest, or no crest)? That is the question the banks usually ask to verify if you are you. And, of course, you never know how many Nigerian email scammers read the Ship of Fools....
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quote:
Originally posted by Lady A:
rugasaw, I saw your post and was reminded of this:
Reattaching Lucky Rabbits Feet.
quote:All together now! - "Ohhhh, I don't care if it rains or freezes, long as I got my plastic Jezuz a sittin on the dash board of my car,...."
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
I'll go for good old-fashioned Plastic Jesus
quote:Built by hand to order in the principality of Monaco, only 25 made and they cost 297000 euro new - The Venturi Fetish - because the KOQ is worth it.
Performance
0 to 100 km/h : 4 secs
Range : 290 Km (at 90km/hr stabilized)
Top speed: 180 Km/hr (on race track)
quote:Harumph!
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
It all takes time - a thread has been building at the other place.
The Table of Votes:
84 Chicklegirl
79 Nutmeg
69 Icklejen
65 Jedijudy
61 PataLeBon
60 Doublethink
59 The Great Gumby
57 Quizmaster
55 Mertseger
46 Marvin the Martian
41 Surfing Madness
37 The Pilgrim
35 Flags_Fiend
33 Davelarge
31 Ephemera
29 CuppaT
17 Angel Wrestler
8 Chorister
8 Rugasaw
6 Lady A
Eliminated on the vote:
Angel Wrestler
Welcome to the Also Ran party
QUALIFIERS:
Chicklegirl
Davelarge
Doublethink
Flags_Fiend
Icklejen
Jedijudy
Mertseger
Nutmeg
PataLeBon
Surfing Madness
The Great Gumby
The Pilgrim
quote:Those entries were from Also Rans. But don't take it personally; now you can join the party in the Also-Ran Skybox, and Jedijudy's serving up an excellent spread!
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
Actually, I'm a bit confused. If others got lower votes than I did, how is it that I'm eliminated and they're not?
quote:Oooohhhh!
Originally posted by chicklegirl:
quote:Those entries were from Also Rans. But don't take it personally; now you can join the party in the Also-Ran Skybox, and Jedijudy's serving up an excellent spread!
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
Actually, I'm a bit confused. If others got lower votes than I did, how is it that I'm eliminated and they're not?
The fish tank needs cleaning out for a start, and then there's the laundry...
, oh I love that car....
This is the Moller M400. I gotta get one of these!
quote:It certainly would, though I wouldn't want to be in one if it broke down
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Wouldn't this flying car be awesome to own?
quote:Party Pooper!
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
quote:It certainly would, though I wouldn't want to be in one if it broke down
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Wouldn't this flying car be awesome to own?
quote:I think that's a "Nice Point" for QM!
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
We have a complete set of contestant entries and a good few Also Ran entries.
Can I have your top 10 via PM now.
(Judy, when you get your Moller M400 I will be over for a joyride).
quote:Today would have been a beautiful day to go for a ride!
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
I'm surprised no one chose an American favorite:
1958 Bel Air Convertible
quote:And here I thought the first ball would be pitched in Philadelphia.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
These predictions must have been made before the first ball is pitched in anger.
code:Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Philadelphia 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Tampa Bay 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
quote:Yes, indeed, flags_fiend: four is the necessary number of wins in a best of seven series. All final series scores must therefore have a four (barring the Series being canceled in mid-play - hugely unlikely): nb, Doublethink.
Originally posted by flags_fiend:
I've realised that what I wrote still isn't possible, so can I change the series score to 4-2 (i.e the last game isn't necessary), at least I think that is how it works
flags x
It's hard to wipe this silly grin off'n my face! I couldn't lose this series, no matter what! Had the Red Sox won, that would be good, since they spring train in My Fair Town. At least until this year. If the Phillies win, that would be OK, too, since they're from the state of my birth. But, I have to go with the Rays! WooHoo! I think the fact that they eliminated the "devil" from their name would preach! quote:Do you mean this kind of udder disaster? That would be absolutely cowtastrophic!
Originally posted by rugasaw:
Once more to prove my udder disaster in picking teams this year.
quote:Ba-Dum *Tish*
Originally posted by Mertseger:
quote:And here I thought the first ball would be pitched in Philadelphia.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
These predictions must have been made before the first ball is pitched in anger.
quote:Are you speaking in general terms, about our general beliefs, approaches, and prejudices? Will you eliminate the most heretical player, or would that be furthest from "the Truth"? Or assuming that you're referring to the WS predictions, how will you quantify the error? I assume you'll add the numerical errors in the innings scores, but what about the winning team? Do you just score 1 for getting that wrong, or will you follow the same method and add the alphabetical errors in the name? If the latter, I might hedge my bets and go for PaipaBeypais to win.
The competitor furthest from the truth will be eliminated.
code:Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Phillies 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Rays 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
code:Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Rays 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
rivalry going on at the church where I w*rk. It's going to be hard to keep on task during the series!!! quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy:
And, rugasaw...how many games do you think it will take? Inquiring minds and all that!
quote:Um, if it's got as far as game seven....
Originally posted by rugasaw
Rays win game seven by the score 5-4
quote:It isn't possible.
Originally posted by Surfing Madness:
I would be really greatful if someone who knows about these things points out if this isn't possible!!!
Phillies to win
Series Score: 3-2
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, I'm just chiming in to say good luck, everyone! I'm not going to bother making a prediction (I think I'm too late, anyhow).
quote:There's still plenty of time. The first game is scheduled to begin at 8:35pm on Wednesday, Oct. 22 in the US Eastern timezone. That's 12:35am on Thursday in GMT for all you brinkspeople out there.
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
(I think I'm too late, anyhow).
quote:Ah, sweet nostalgia - when the results of the Knockout Quiz were all written in code. Did babybear win the first one?
Originally posted by Mertseger:
quote:And here I thought the first ball would be pitched in Philadelphia.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
These predictions must have been made before the first ball is pitched in anger.
I'll go with:
1)Tampa Bay
2)4-3
3)5-3 (Tampa, obviously)
4)code:Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Philadelphia 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Tampa Bay 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
quote:ta i think i'll hedge for the last one (saves working out what else to do) I'll go with series score 4-2
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
quote:It isn't possible.
Originally posted by Surfing Madness:
I would be really greatful if someone who knows about these things points out if this isn't possible!!!
Phillies to win
Series Score: 3-2
The WS is played over 7 games, so the winning side will have won 4 of them. 4-1 would work, or 4-2. Your final game score also disagrees with your innings scores for that game, but maybe you're hedging.
quote:The way I have been picking sports has been like trying to milk a bull. Now that is an udder disaster.
Originally posted by chicklegirl:
quote:Do you mean this kind of udder disaster? That would be absolutely cowtastrophic!
Originally posted by rugasaw:
Once more to prove my udder disaster in picking teams this year.
code:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Phillies 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
Rays 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 X
quote:It's almost certain that more would
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Let's see how many of those innings match up.
quote:Ooops.
Originally posted by davelarge:
quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy:
And, rugasaw...how many games do you think it will take? Inquiring minds and all that!quote:Um, if it's got as far as game seven....
Originally posted by rugasaw
Rays win game seven by the score 5-4
I blame the drugs!
quote:On behalf of Doublethink, Surfing Madness, Flags_fiend and myself, thanks for sealing the deal!
Originally posted by rugasaw:
We have doomed Tampa Bay. Following the normal course of favorites vs. underdogs if the vast majority of people predict the favorite(talk about redundant) to win inevitably the underdog will win out. Since the vast majority of us predicted Tampa Bay to win this almost hands the win to Philly.
quote:They're icky!!! :Mr. Yuck:
Originally posted by rugasaw:
Oh, JediJudy could you please pass the drugs.
quote:The 'seventh inning stretch' is a tradition in baseball that has nothing to do with the rules of the game itself, but rather with the groundskeeping practices and regulations at the professional level. At the professional and other higher levels of the game the grounds crew will come out to smooth and dampen the infield dirt a couple of times during a game to reduce the possibility of 'bad hops' of the ball caused by ruts and gouges, as well as blown up and kicked up dust, from interfering with the high level of play. As this takes a few minutes to do, people got in the habit of getting out of their seats to stretch and get a beer or hotdog during these pauses. The professional game soon standardized these groundskeeping duties to happen just prior to the start of the game, just after the third inning, and in the middle of the seventh, thereby making the seventh inning "longer" than the rest. Singing the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" became a part of the tradition early in the last century when public group singing was still a common occurence and people still do it out of tradition when they would never dream of singing in public otherwise.
Originally posted by Rev per Minute:
While everyone is on baseball (and I see the Phillies won the first game), can someone explain to me what the 'seventh innings stretch' is? Why is the seventh considered longer than the other eight innings?
quote:It is an unusual noun - it conjugates like a verb...
Originally posted by davelarge:
There's that word again! What is the difference between a fact and a factoid? Enquiring minds are about to short-circuit!
quote:I've been to exactly one baseball game ever (Yankees v. Blue Jays while on holiday in New York in 2004) but I am fully prepared to assert on that limited evidence that precisely no fucker sings anything at all when the tune "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is played in the seventh inning.
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
Singing the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" became a part of the tradition early in the last century when public group singing was still a common occurence and people still do it out of tradition when they would never dream of singing in public otherwise.
quote:For those of you suffering from onychophagia, a whole host of remedies abound.
Originally posted by davelarge:
So, it's 1-1. Looks like a nail-biter...
quote:You can never have to much
Originally posted by jedijudy:
***jj goes all over the Ship ringing her cowbell ***
I will be sure not to offend anyone by using proper cowbell etiquette.
quote:I don't think they heard you, Jedijudy. You'll have to cheer a bit louder next time.
Originally posted by jedijudy:
C'mon Rays!!!
quote:Perhaps you happened to visit on the annual righteous priests, nuns and other chaste fans day at Yankee stadium?
Originally posted by Eliab:
quote:I've been to exactly one baseball game ever (Yankees v. Blue Jays while on holiday in New York in 2004) but I am fully prepared to assert on that limited evidence that precisely no fucker sings anything at all when the tune "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is played in the seventh inning.
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
Singing the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" became a part of the tradition early in the last century when public group singing was still a common occurence and people still do it out of tradition when they would never dream of singing in public otherwise.
quote:Risk of injury. The teams pay their players too much for them to slip in the mud and pull a hamstring.
Originally posted by jedijudy:
...I'm not sure why baseball games can be stopped or delayed for rain. I'm sure someone will find the relevant information somewhere!
quote:Stephen Jay Gould's 'Full House' (published as 'Life's Grandeur' in the UK) deals with baseball stats (principally the disappearance of 0.400 batting averages at the highest level, but touches on hitting streaks and the like as well).
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
I'd love the statistical brains behind this book to do a similar job on baseball.
quote:Perhaps, but I doubt it. They seemed pretty animated when the Blue Jays opener (whose name I remember as Russ Abbot, but I suspect that is my brain playing tricks on me) hit a home run off the first ball.
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
Perhaps you happened to visit on the annual righteous priests, nuns and other chaste fans day at Yankee stadium?
quote:Don't (American) football players continue as long as the rain isn't too heavy? I've seen them play in the snow, but that's a different consistency.
Originally posted by sharkshooter:
quote:Risk of injury. The teams pay their players too much for them to slip in the mud and pull a hamstring.
Originally posted by jedijudy:
...I'm not sure why baseball games can be stopped or delayed for rain. I'm sure someone will find the relevant information somewhere!
Of course, the game, having completed at least 5 innings, with the ability to declare a winner, should have been called official, not suspended.
quote:It can't be called official if they are tied. And I heard that they aren't playing tonight because of the rain. They'll play tomorrow if the rain stops.
Originally posted by sharkshooter:
Risk of injury. The teams pay their players too much for them to slip in the mud and pull a hamstring.
Of course, the game, having completed at least 5 innings, with the ability to declare a winner, should have been called official, not suspended.
quote:Not exactly...
Originally posted by PataLeBon:
It can't be called official if they are tied.
quote:Not exactly...
Originally posted by sharkshooter:
quote:Not exactly...
Originally posted by PataLeBon:
It can't be called official if they are tied.
The game was in the sixth inning, so the score would revert to the end of the last complete inning, the fifth (and five being the minimun number of innings for a game), at which time the Phillies were leading, and would have been awarded the win.
quote:
Originally posted by Doublethink:
Everything you need to know ...
The runners ...
how did double think find two links in the time it took me to find none?
quote:Because he can do more than think doubly; he can search doubly, too, I suppose!
Originally posted by Surfing Madness:
quote:
Originally posted by Doublethink:
Everything you need to know ...
The runners ...
quote:Chocolate-covered almonds? Then there's definitely room!
Originally posted by davelarge:
Ah well, I can get back to work now...
Thanks Quizzy, it was a blast. Now, is there room for a little'un in the Also Ran box? I've got chocolate-covered almonds!
quote:Really? There's a new model out for chrismas '08. They've rebranded it as a "evocative mystery wrapped in an impenetrable enigma, hidden in a puzzle box". You should look into it.
Originally posted by Doublethink:
My gender is a mystery wrapped in an enigma hidden in a puzzle box.
quote:I think this should be Red Lord, who's got mixed up with Pompeii Ruler (who also isn't in the field, unless I've missed something).
Originally posted by ephemera:
- Red Ruler
- Pompeii Ruler
quote:Don't feel bad, Ephemera. I made the same mistake!
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
quote:I think this should be Red Lord, who's got mixed up with Pompeii Ruler (who also isn't in the field, unless I've missed something).
Originally posted by ephemera:
- Red Ruler
- Pompeii Ruler
quote:If I may, I'd like to replace Jude with Mad Rush.
Originally posted by jedijudy:
1 Get Up Jude
2 Gallopin
3 Book of Kells
4 Ice Chariot
5 Red Lord
6 Glistening
7 Magic Instinct
8 Saddler's Story
9 Zipping
10 Profound Beauty
I figure my number 1 is a male version of judy, so why not?
The GG
quote:I just finished reading "Stardust" last week, and I'd venture to say that any Neil Gaiman reference would be gratuitous.
Originally posted by Patdys:
And yes, this is a gratuitous Neil Gaiman reference.
quote:Thanks chicklegirl and TGG for keeping me honest. Somebody on a betting website misled me, but has since updated their webpage, so I can't prove it. I thought it was odd that two horses were named "ruler" but assumed it was something inherently Australian. With that said:
Originally posted by chicklegirl:
quote:Don't feel bad, Ephemera. I made the same mistake!
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
quote:I think this should be Red Lord, who's got mixed up with Pompeii Ruler (who also isn't in the field, unless I've missed something).
Originally posted by ephemera:
- Red Ruler
- Pompeii Ruler
quote:By my reading, several of the entries so far will be eliminated on these grounds. Multiple states, counties or countries seem to me to be more than one example of the same feature. If you stretched a point, you could probably argue that a feature implies something fundamentally geographical in nature, like a mountain or river, rather than administrative boundaries, but that would probably be quite hard when you've just claimed them as features.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
You must search the internet for a map that has the maximum number of different features but not more than one of each.
...
(I will knock out any feature that I can find a second example of in the map that is linked)
quote:As always, I am truly amazed to have lasted this long in the Quiz!
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
ELIMINATED FOR FAILING TO PICK ANY OF THE FIRST FOUR
Jedijudy
quote:Wow I had shocker didn't I?
Originally posted by Nutmeg:
My entry for Round 17 is this Mind Map for time management .
My Map lists many features listed on 16 branches to assist you with Time Management, including
.
- effectiveness
- delegation
- communication
- monitoring progress
- mindtools
- work/life balance and
- choices/decisions
It's also very colourful and pretty. I like the pictures of the cats and the coffee.
quote:Yeah, bet ours has 35 mines.
There is one grid for the competitors.
There is another grid for the Also Rans.
quote:Still in the game:-
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
Yikes! I haven't kept a written list of who's an also-ran and who's still in the game. Can anyone help?
quote:The rest are Also Rans.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
QUALIFIERS:
Chicklegirl
Doublethink
Flags_Fiend
Mertseger
PataLeBon
Surfing Madness
The Pilgrim
quote:Smile! I think you and Surfing Madness both deserve nice points!
Originally posted by ephemera:
quote:Patdys was right about the Also Ran grid and because the exact location was not needed this year and I had it coded in my clue I can now use the same code next year as long as it remains my secret.
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Where were the mines, Oh Master of Quizzes?
quote:flags, go here and register. We've been waiting for you.
Originally posted by flags_fiend:
I'm confused, what is the knockout quiz site?
flags x
quote:You know your painting a target on your code. I think it was A-5. If I am right you can try and bribe me next year. Not that I'll rmember but you can still send me bribes.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
quote:Patdys was right about the Also Ran grid and because the exact location was not needed this year and I had it coded in my clue I can now use the same code next year as long as it remains my secret.
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Where were the mines, Oh Master of Quizzes?
Flags Fiend stood on the mine but that matters not.
quote:Oh well done. If you're right (I make no comment on that, but I have my suspicions based on my own calculations), Quizmaster will deduce that the code is no longer his secret, because you know it, and you (and anyone else who may have deduced the code) will lose the potential advantage of knowing his system (if he were to use it - I notice he said he can use it again, not that he will) next year.
Originally posted by rugasaw:
I think it was A-5.
quote:You need to get to the admin screen. You have a PM at that site from the Quiz'ster which provides a link, or you can click on "Admin" on the bar nearest the top of the screen. Then you click on the "Skins/ Forum Colors" link. Then click "Create Skin" and start to play around. Creating a skin mostly involves choosing colors which you can mostly do by clicking on the "color chart" buttons and bearing mind that "000000" is black and "ffffff" is white. Here're a bunch more colors if you find those of the "color chart" limiting.
Originally posted by flags_fiend:
I've joined the site, how do I go about making a new skin?
flags x
quote:That fact just means that QM hasn't had a chance to give you admin privileges yet since at the time he was doing so for the rest of us, you did not have an account. I imagine he'll assess the available time for the project after he's had a chance to do so for you. Unfortunately, he has not granted us access to the "manage members" page, or I'd grant you the privileges myself.
Originally posted by flags_fiend:
It doesn't work, I can't access the link quizmaster sent me - it tells me I'm not allowed in that bit. And I don't have a link called admin at the top of the page. Looks like I could become an alsoran very soon as I can't make a skin now and I'm very busy tomorrow
flags x
quote:Mertseger!! You are a 100% gem!!! I wish I had known about all those colors when I was torturing everyone with my skins!!!
Originally posted by Mertseger:
Here're a bunch more colors if you find those of the "color chart" limiting.
quote:Those colors are pretty cool. That being said, I ended up using color chart colors for everything except active and visited links.
Originally posted by jedijudy:
quote:Mertseger!! You are a 100% gem!!! I wish I had known about all those colors when I was torturing everyone with my skins!!!
Originally posted by Mertseger:
Here're a bunch more colors if you find those of the "color chart" limiting.
Can anyone advise? Thanks
quote:Gwai - NOW I see what you were getting at way back when. Don't ask me how I stumbled on that old page from over 5 weeks ago! Anyway, I'd chosen to combine the values of the letters to get the combination. My apologies for misreading the post. No wonder I have so many "confused" points.
Originally posted by Gwai:
Angel Wrestler, would I be an obnoxious pedant if I pointed out that Pb is one element, lead? Non-capitalized letters are the second lettters of an abbreviation. It could only be boron if it were written with a PB
quote:That's 'cause you're an also ran. When QM said:
Originally posted by Patdys:
I don't seem to be able to make skins either?
Not that it disdavantages me.
I must be having a senior moment. Or year.
quote:He weren't takin' to us also rans.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
ROUND TWENTY : SKINS
You have all been upgraded at the Knockout Quiz site (apart from you Flags Fiend - have you joined up yet?) and with your limited new administration powers you are able to create new skins.
quote:You should be able to do so now: login, select "profile" at the top bar, choose "modify profile", enter your password near the top of the resulting page (it's a hassle, but you have to do this step for each skin you wish to view), select the skin from the pull-down menu near the bottom of the page and click the "modify profile" button. You can use the back button to get back the modify profile page after each new skin has loaded.
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
Will we Also-Rans get to see the winning skins?
quote:I like it best, SM. It is beauteous and very legible. I think I can actually hear and feel the spray from the waves! You are the winner, IMHO. Love it!
Originally posted by Surfing Madness:
Me too, i've finished mine, i like being reminded of surf even if noone else likes it.
quote:Every so often I just have to prove I am not really competitive ...
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Eliminated for failing to post FIVE squares:
Doublethink
QUALIFIERS
Chicklegirl
Flags_Fiend
Mertseger
PataLeBon
Surfing Madness
The Pilgrim
quote:i think that is a result of having a mum with sight problems, my first questions is always is it clear.
Originally posted by ephemera:
like it best, SM. It is beauteous and very legible.
quote:Thank you, Mertsinger! I enjoyed looking at all of them and I even ended up "borrowing" the pumpkin pie skin for myself, just because it's close to Thanksgiving.
Originally posted by Mertseger:
quote:You should be able to do so now: login, select "profile" at the top bar, choose "modify profile", enter your password near the top of the resulting page (it's a hassle, but you have to do this step for each skin you wish to view), select the skin from the pull-down menu near the bottom of the page and click the "modify profile" button. You can use the back button to get back the modify profile page after each new skin has loaded.
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
Will we Also-Rans get to see the winning skins?
Well, I think I have stuffed the ballot box, so to speak.
)quote:Thanks for that.
Originally posted by Chorister:
bwahahahahahaha!!
quote:I'm scared.
Originally posted by Chorister:
bwahahahahahaha!!
quote:Does chocolate count as food??
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Contestants are always welcome in the SkyBox! Especially if bearing food and/or beverages.
quote:I believe there is some Green and Black's milk chocolate on one of the tables up there. And bring on the silly.
Originally posted by PataLeBon:
quote:Does chocolate count as food??
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Contestants are always welcome in the SkyBox! Especially if bearing food and/or beverages.
And is it ok that I'm glad I'm out finally...
Now I get to be VERY silly.
Now who was is handing out the drinks.quote:I keep thinking Ahh can't manage this round, so please nutmeg don't give ideas to make it harder! The skins round was easier than it looked, but all the sports rounds have been nightmares as far as i'm concerned.
Originally posted by Nutmeg:
hmm a summary of the quiz so far.
You know Quizzy you could make it harder, and make them present it in rhyming couplets. Just a suggestion.
( I am ever so glad I don't have to complete this round, and I thought the skins looked hard.)
and Paradise Island.}
quote:I may no longer be local but from the questions you can guess where i come from, the church mentioned is round the corner from where i grew up. I would disagree with you over which half of the county is better though!
Originally posted by ken:
the answer to one of them is the name of a place I have often been to and worshipped in the parish church of.
BUT that the very nature of the questions shows a disturbing familiarity with a certain half-county which is FAR inferior in ALL ways to its greatly superior half-county immediately adjacent.
quote:This could be an interesting tact. Surfing Madness may have decided that all the questions are aloud to be extremely easy with no punishment. The only apparent deductions are for questions that are to hard.
Originally posted by ken:
I have no horse in this race, but may I just rudely interupt to boast that 8 (maybe 9) out of 10 of Surfing Madness's questions are things I know without even hardly thinking about them and the answer to one of them is the name of a place I have often been to and worshipped in the parish church of.
quote:I wasn't trying to make them all easy (but then again i wasn't expecting someone who's not posted in the last twenty odd pages but happens to know the church round the corner from where i grew up to wander past!)
Originally posted by rugasaw:
Surfing Madness may have decided that all the questions are aloud to be extremely easy with no punishment. The only apparent deductions are for questions that are to hard.
quote:The only potential problem is that the questioner's rivals will probably be able to get an easy 10/10 on their quiz. But then again, Quizmaster hasn't specified what reward there is for getting an answer right, so it may even be advantageous for those left in the quiz to deliberately get questions wrong, so as to cost their rivals points. Not that I'd advise it as a strategy...
Originally posted by rugasaw:
quote:This could be an interesting tact. Surfing Madness may have decided that all the questions are aloud to be extremely easy with no punishment. The only apparent deductions are for questions that are to hard.
Originally posted by ken:
I have no horse in this race, but may I just rudely interupt to boast that 8 (maybe 9) out of 10 of Surfing Madness's questions are things I know without even hardly thinking about them and the answer to one of them is the name of a place I have often been to and worshipped in the parish church of.
quote:No problem, AW! I was betting that the remaining competitor's scores would be more important than the deductions, and so my strategy was to make the quiz tough. That strategy may fail, but it's nevertheless gratifying to hear that at least one person found it to be a challenge.
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
And Mertseger, I'm sorry I did so poorly; I tried.
. I'm glad you enjoyed learning about flags, and the chemistry questions were meant to be difficult (I'm holding out hope that there is a fellow chemist on here somewhere that can answer the questions more easily as I only need one person to get those right!).quote:I'm no chemist but I tried! It's one of those situations where I could find the information, but it was all so far above my head that I can only guess that what I picked out of it was what you were looking for.
Originally posted by flags_fiend:
the chemistry questions were meant to be difficult (I'm holding out hope that there is a fellow chemist on here somewhere that can answer the questions more easily as I only need one person to get those right!).
flags x
quote:I was tempted to give the standard preacher's answer , but I didn't want it to evolve into a sermon series!
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
There was one very obvious candidate.
[ETA: By which I mean a candidate for the Slick referred to in the question, rather than the answer to the question. IYSWIM.]
quote:Interestingly, the standard preacher's answer is a possibility since Jesus is a character in the fictional universe containing Slick. Unfortunately, in the relevant story line Jesus does not save Slick from damnation.
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
quote:I was tempted to give the standard preacher's answer , but I didn't want it to evolve into a sermon series!
Originally posted by The Great Gumby:
There was one very obvious candidate.
[ETA: By which I mean a candidate for the Slick referred to in the question, rather than the answer to the question. IYSWIM.]
quote:Did you get the one about the first ship seen in the Star Wars saga? If not, shame on you Jedijudy!!!
Originally posted by jedijudy:
I was thinking Jesus, too!
Some of the questions were pretty easy. I think I took a pass on two, however.
Very interesting questions all around, though!
quote:Yep. I had our favorite Jedi in mind when I came up with that question. As the geek theme developed, I knew I would have to have a Star Wars question.
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
quote:Did you get the one about the first ship seen in the Star Wars saga? If not, shame on you Jedijudy!!!
Originally posted by jedijudy:
I was thinking Jesus, too!
Some of the questions were pretty easy. I think I took a pass on two, however.
Very interesting questions all around, though!
quote:Wow, I got 2 right. I really wasn't expecting to match any of the compititors answers.
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
QUESTION TIME TABLE
ALSO RANS
2 Rugasaw
quote:As a long-time follower of that particular webcomic, I thought I knew the answer as soon as I read the question.
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
The only question that I couldn't come up with ANY answer for was: "Who saved Slick from eternal damnation?"
quote:My answer was "Monique", after some intensive web-trawling turned up the episode with the "Get Out of Hell Free" card. I was a little disappointed that Mertseger had specified a different answer, but I got 36 as an Also-Ran, so it seems rather over-the-top to quibble.
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
Of course, I'd forgotten that Slick has been to Hell twice now. The first time 'Nique saved him with a "Get Out Of Hell Free" card, and the second time he was saved by a stoned Squig riding a flying sofa.
quote:Indeed, that's about where I'm at for flags_fiend's pictures. I suspect that difficulty will win out and that flags_fiend has triumphed. Well played, flags_fiend!
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
Very well done, both of you! Some were quite easy, others very hard indeed! I'm only confident that I got about half of them right.
quote:Please do join if you have any interest at all. People not getting the pictures is an important part of the deductions. You can't mess things up any worse than flag_fiend and I have already made things for ourselves.
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
I'm thinking I'd better excuse myself. I don't want to mess it up for you all. There are some I just don't get.
quote:You see, I'm finding yours really difficult - so i think it is probably a case of they are only easy when you know the answer.
Originally posted by Mertseger:
quote:Indeed, that's about where I'm at for flags_fiend's pictures. I suspect that difficulty will win out and that flags_fiend has triumphed. Well played, flags_fiend!
Originally posted by the pilgrim:
Very well done, both of you! Some were quite easy, others very hard indeed! I'm only confident that I got about half of them right.
Church organists are in the same catagory as Choristers. Especially outstanding for two of our newer Quizzers! Thank you for another Autumn of Fun! (Is that a Funtumnal?)
quote:Thanks, although I did actually play last year (and came fourth), I seem to have a habit of joining the quiz as late as possible!
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Well done also to flags_fiend and the pilgrim!
)quote:Did they? I think I got about the same score on each set of questions, so I'm surprised if I made much of a difference. Congratulations, anyway.
Originally posted by Mertseger:
I must thank especially The Great Gumby whose mad searching skills saved my butt that round.
