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Thread: Circus: Knockout Quiz 2005
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R.D. Olivaw
Shipmate
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B2
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Nutmeg
Ship's spice girl
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B 7
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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After the first three shots only one Also-Ran has been blown to pieces. You can still post if only to scare one of the competitors. The other two shots landed harmlessly.
You must take a shot to continue in the competition. If any of you fail to post a shot then you and not the ships which have been blown up will be excluded from the competition.
FIRE!
-------------------- The more questions I ask the more I ask fewer questions. OR========================================= The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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Nutmeg
Ship's spice girl
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So people could just fire at the same squares already fired upon? Just to make it look like they were playing?
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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H8 (an appropriately-named square for a battle).
Chorister prepares 'tig-ointment' and bandages for any casualties.....
-------------------- Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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Jason™
Host emeritus
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A1
For the person who thought they could get away with it. (You think like me.)
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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quote: Originally posted by professorkirke: A1
For the person who thought they could get away with it. (You think like me.)
Well there was a honking great clue on the Madtour site but I did wonder whether it was bluff and double-bluff and all that.....
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Nutmeg
Ship's spice girl
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quote: Originally posted by Chorister: quote: Originally posted by professorkirke: A1
For the person who thought they could get away with it. (You think like me.)
Well there was a honking great clue on the Madtour site but I did wonder whether it was bluff and double-bluff and all that.....
Maybe just brinkmanship, but I thougth Quizmaster was already an 'also ran'.
-------------------- " Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" - Groucho Marx
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Custard
Shipmate
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I think I shall try to cause an explosion (appropriately enough) with
C4
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Tom Day
Ship's revolutionary
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quote: Originally posted by Smudgie: G8
And I never pegged you for the revolutionary type comrade Smudgie Gunning for the G8... A brave move in anyones book.
Up the revolution. Workers unite.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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Actually, the Water G8 affair. Smudgie must have inside knowledge.....
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Ann
Curious
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Gosh, still floating. I'll fire B4 anyone tries to hit me.
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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I shall aim for D3
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Moth
Shipmate
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C3
-------------------- "There are governments that burn books, and then there are those that sell the libraries and shut the universities to anyone who can't pay for a key." Laurie Penny.
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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Let's just hope Quizzy's guns have been well and truly disabled. He knows where we all are ...
-------------------- Hail Gallaxhar
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rugasaw
Shipmate
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B-5 Now you have to decide if I am one of the four also rans. I could have just destroyed someone or protected them.
-------------------- Treat the earth well, It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children. -Unknown
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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quote: Originally posted by Quizmaster: ... I will only target the other Also-Rans if I deem it necessary to save a competitor.
How can a competitor be "saved" if someone has legitimately hit them ? Does it make a difference if it is an also-ran that hits a competitor ?
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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Ah - have just found this, and worked it out. quote: Originally posted by Quizmaster: SPECIAL RULE:
I will allow Also-Rans to take a pot-shot at the competitors. The pot-shot will only count if the square that the Also-Ran selected has not been blown to bits.
so if an also ran manages to hit a competitor, QM may choose to hit that also-ran to save the competitor. I'm guessing that if a competitor hits a fellow competitor, that's tuff. [ 10. October 2005, 11:28: Message edited by: Papa Smurf ]
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MrSponge2U
Ship’s scrub
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E3
-------------------- sig? what sig?
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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G1
-------------------- "And you don't get to pronounce that I am not a Christian. Nope. Not in your remit nor power." - iGeek in response to a gay-hater :)
The life and times of a Guernsey cow
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Carex
Shipmate
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Clearly C5 is the best choice under the circumstances.
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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Right. Having done a plot of where everyone's shots are landing, the vast majority appear to be towards the left side of the board (9 of 15 shots in columns A-C ).
The remaining six shots are in two clusters. three are in the extreme bottom-right corner (G8, H6 and H8) with the other three in a diagonal line from E3 to G1.
Column D hasn't even been scratched yet for some reason. Also, apart from the three hits in the bottom-right corner, the whole area from D4 down and across hasn't been touched.
I don't know what this says about our contestants. Probably that they bore easily while counting or going through the alphabet (thus pick low letters/numbers), and have a pathological fear of the letter "D" ...
-------------------- Hail Gallaxhar
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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D5
-------------------- Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. [Psalm 19:14]
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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quote: Originally posted by Tom Day: Marvin, do you still have a job?
Why yes. Bit slow at the moment though ...
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Tom Day
Ship's revolutionary
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quote: Originally posted by Marvin the Martian: quote: Originally posted by Tom Day: Marvin, do you still have a job?
Why yes. Bit slow at the moment though ...
Never have guessed I can't complain - I'm getting paid for supervising adults learn from a web based program. I just sit and get mored and, supposedly, mark any work I have got...
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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quote: Originally posted by Tom Day: I just sit and get mored...
what, they look at what you are doing and shout "More ! More !" ?
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Hennah
Ship's Mother Hen
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Ready, aim... F6. Sorry if I hit anyone.
Hen
(yes, worst war-captain ever, I know. But hey, I feel bad for pelting people with explosives)
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Hazey*Jane
Ship's Biscuit Crumbs
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quote: Originally posted by Marvin the Martian: Right. Having done a plot of where everyone's shots are landing, the vast majority appear to be towards the left side of the board (9 of 15 shots in columns A-C ).
The remaining six shots are in two clusters. three are in the extreme bottom-right corner (G8, H6 and H8) with the other three in a diagonal line from E3 to G1.
Column D hasn't even been scratched yet for some reason. Also, apart from the three hits in the bottom-right corner, the whole area from D4 down and across hasn't been touched.
I don't know what this says about our contestants. Probably that they bore easily while counting or going through the alphabet (thus pick low letters/numbers), and have a pathological fear of the letter "D" ...
And here's a (slightly skew-wiff) graphical representation of shots to date:
_ A_B_C_D_E_F_G_H 1 |X|_|_|_|_|_|X|_| 2 |_|X|_|_|_|X|_|_| 3 |_|_|X|X|X|_|_|_| 4 |_|X|X|_|_|_|_|_| 5 |_|X|X|X|X|_|_|_| 6 |_|_|_|_|_|X|_|X| 7 |_|X|X|_|_|_|_|_| 8 |_|_|_|_|_|_|X|X|
[BTW - Marvin, I'm afraid your D aversion theory was nullified by the fact that Papa Smurf posted D3 before you had declared it, sorry.]
Hazey (clearly procrastinating )
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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quote: Originally posted by Hazey Jane: And here's a (slightly skew-wiff) graphical representation of shots to date:
This is what code tags were made for...
code:
__ A_B_C_D_E_F_G_H 1 |X|_|_|_|_|_|X|_| 2 |_|X|_|_|_|X|_|_| 3 |_|_|X|X|X|_|_|_| 4 |_|X|X|_|_|_|_|_| 5 |_|X|X|X|X|_|_|_| 6 |_|_|_|_|_|X|_|X| 7 |_|X|X|_|_|_|_|_| 8 |_|_|_|_|_|_|X|X|
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Hazey*Jane
Ship's Biscuit Crumbs
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Ooh. I'm impressed. How'd you do that?
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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The code tags look like this:
[ code] and [/ code]
...but without the spaces. Put the text inside them
ETA: and be very careful not to break the scroll lock when using them, as text within code tags doesn't wrap automatically [ 10. October 2005, 22:06: Message edited by: Marvin the Martian ]
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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Well if could have been fun, but it looks like two competitors are eliminated for failing to fire a shot.
Knocked Out: Christianjimmy Jedijudy
QUALIFIED Ann Auntie Doris Carex Chorister Custard Hazey Jane Hennah Marvin the Martian Moth MrSponge2U Nutmeg Papa Smurf Professorkirke Smudgie
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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ROUND THIRTEEN: SHIP THREADS
For this round you have to start a ship thread and PM me the name of the thread and on which board you started it. You are not allowed to add your own comments to it. You have to leave it up to others to comment or ignore your thread.
The person with the fewest replies (posts) on their thread after 3 days will be eliminated.
Remember that other people may read this thread.
You may start your thread at any time. Check back here on Thursday.
Also-Rans are welcome to join in. [ 10. October 2005, 22:51: Message edited by: Quizmaster ]
-------------------- The more questions I ask the more I ask fewer questions. OR========================================= The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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OK... posted in Puragtory.... 'Bad Language. Good, Bad or Indifferent?'
*sits and waits*
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-------------------- "And you don't get to pronounce that I am not a Christian. Nope. Not in your remit nor power." - iGeek in response to a gay-hater :)
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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Bugger.... didn't read the question properly..... maybe that should have been a PM.
Hey ho!
Auntie Doris x
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Nutmeg
Ship's spice girl
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hazey Jane quote: And here's a (slightly skew-wiff) graphical representation of shots to date:
_ A_B_C_D_E_F_G_H 1 |X|_|_|_|_|_|X|_| 2 |_|X|_|_|_|X|_|_| 3 |_|_|X|X|X|_|_|_| 4 |_|X|X|_|_|_|_|_| 5 |_|X|X|X|X|_|_|_| 6 |_|_|_|_|_|X|_|X| 7 |_|X|X|_|_|_|_|_| 8 |_|_|_|_|_|_|X|X|
[BTW - Marvin, I'm afraid your D aversion theory was nullified by the fact that Papa Smurf posted D3 before you had declared it, sorry.]
That is one really smart graph. If there had been a shot in A8 it would have almost made a cross. As it was it appeared to have a Q for Quizmaster in the middle ( if you squint a little). Aren't we smart?
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Patdys
Iron Wannabe RooK-Annoyer
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Dear Quizzies,
You may notice my posts on your threads. I am not picking favourites. I am merely living up to my sig. I wish no malice to anyone. If you disagrre with what I say on your thread, please post yuor reply to me there.
-------------------- Marathon run. Next Dream. Australian this time.
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Patdys
Iron Wannabe RooK-Annoyer
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quote: Originally posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow: Dear Quizzies,
If you disagrre with what I say on your thread, please post yuor reply to me there.
Bloody hell, Too busy cackling to spell check. What a loser, sorry.
-------------------- Marathon run. Next Dream. Australian this time.
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Custard
Shipmate
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quote: Originally posted by Quizmaster: Well if could have been fun, but it looks like two competitors are eliminated for failing to fire a shot.
Phew. And I'd been hit as well...
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Custard
Shipmate
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Since we're being nice to Quizmaster, it might be a good idea to include a link to the thread in question in your PM...
Oh, does it count if the thread gets moved?
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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quote: Originally posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow: If you disagree with what I say on your thread, please post your reply to me there.
sorry, but according to QM, we're not allowed to post on the threads we create (apart from the OP, obviously)
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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quote: Originally posted by Papa Smurf: quote: Originally posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow: If you disagree with what I say on your thread, please post your reply to me there.
sorry, but according to QM, we're not allowed to post on the threads we create (apart from the OP, obviously)
Hmm.. methinks that may have been the whole point. That in posting a reply on your own thread would lead to your instant disqualification. Yes?
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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exactly, so in pointing this out to everyone, I will hopefully help them avoid his trap, and in a fit of gratitude, everyone will post on my (not yet started) thread.
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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quote: Originally posted by Quizmaster: For this round you have to start a ship thread and PM me the name of the thread and on which board you started it. You are not allowed to add your own comments to it. You have to leave it up to others to comment or ignore your thread.
Hmm. That's pushing the boundaries of trolling, isn't it?
I'm sure the implied meaning is that we're not to continually post on it to up the post count, but we're OK to answer any direct questions from others...
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