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Thread: The New Crew's Quiz
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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New page, new link!
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Piglet
Islander
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Blimey - it's not often you get into the top 5 with a time of 73 seconds*. ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
I may have to go back to the off-licence and buy that bottle of 25yo Highland Park for the Guessometer.
On second thoughts, it cost three hundred and something dollars ... ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
* It's not often I get into the top 5 at all.
[ 27. September 2013, 00:34: Message edited by: piglet ]
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Pearl B4 Swine
Ship's Oyster-Shucker
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Not very nice of you to push me out of the money, honey. I was feeling guilty though, with that slow time I had. ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Oinkster
"I do a good job and I know how to do this stuff" D. Trump (speaking of the POTUS job)
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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34 seconds!!
I am amazed!
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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As am I.
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Piglet
Islander
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Yesterday I made 5th place with 73 seconds. Today I took 37 seconds and was 16th. ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
Of course, weasels and penguins are much more aerodynamic than piglets ... ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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But I thought pigs flew! ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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So I was chatting on IM with A Certain Shipmate and said to leave me alone for a minute as I was going to do the quiz and got a stream of "Are you finished yet? Huh? Huh? Huh?"
My consolation is that he only got 9/10 and took more than twice as long as I did.
Didn't you, Pete?
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Piglet
Islander
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quote:
Originally posted by PeteC:
But I thought pigs flew!
Not this one.
My default position seems to be about 15th/16th, although it does depend on whether I use the computer at home, which works to geological time-scales, or the one at w*rk, which doesn't.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Pretty terrible attempt today and am currently next to bottom on the score sheet, my only consolation being who is below me
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Heavenly Anarchist
Shipmate
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I changed an answer because my husband said I was wrong! Won't listen to him again
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Tree Bee
Ship's tiller girl
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Top! On a Sunday!
This won't last.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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5 hours later and you're still there!
![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Tree Bee
Ship's tiller girl
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
5 hours later and you're still there!
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Weasel?
Weasel?
Weasel?
WEASEL?
Oh.
There you are, O slippery one!
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Piglet
Islander
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My only mitigation is that the phone rang when I was in mid-quiz.
And I got that stupid Hallowe'en question wrong again ... ![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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HA! On the final day of competition, Ariston stages a dramatic come-from-behind victory for the month! Didn't think I'd pull that one off.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Himself bringing me a plate of snacks halfway through the quiz does NOT improve my time!
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Fancy a break in South India?
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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TurquoiseTastic
Fish of a different color
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quote:
Originally posted by Ariston:
HA! On the final day of competition, Ariston stages a dramatic come-from-behind victory for the month! Didn't think I'd pull that one off.
Congrats Ariston. That was a particularly fierce month's competition! I was following the scoreboard with great interest... (should I be worrying about my priorities...?)
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Good Guessometer. Slow Jedi.
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ArachnidinElmet
Shipmate
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Was anybody else weirded out by Q10? I hate having to answer questions with what I think the setter wants to hear. Ick.
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TurquoiseTastic
Fish of a different color
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Yes, although I guess the question is really about the meaning of the name rather than the rather strange "decoration" the setter decided to give to it...
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Boadicea Trott
Shipmate
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Have just discovered this quiz site - what fun! Playing using my SoF name :-)
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Tree Bee
Ship's tiller girl
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Little chance of getting number 5 correct. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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Japes
Shipmate
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I would have been faster if I had not been distracted by a misplaced apostrophe in DVDs.
![[brick wall]](graemlins/brick_wall.gif)
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Pearl B4 Swine
Ship's Oyster-Shucker
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quote:
Originally posted by Boadicea Trott:
Have just discovered this quiz site - what fun! Playing using my SoF name :-)
BT, welcome to the Daily Ignorance Test.
![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
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Oinkster
"I do a good job and I know how to do this stuff" D. Trump (speaking of the POTUS job)
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Alicïa
Shipmate
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Guess who is going to win dunce of the day. Looks like it's me. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
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Jonah the Whale
Ship's pet cetacean
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I took pity on you. Stupid wrong answer.
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orfeo
Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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One particular question took a while for my brain to process, and I could just feel the seconds slipping away. It's not helpful when your brain starts thinking "there goes my chance of winning today" instead of focusing on the actual question!
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Number 5 messed up a year; it also messed up my answer.
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Number two for a bit! Haven't been that high on the score board for quite some time!!
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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However briefly, it's nice to be number one for a bit!
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orfeo
Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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The rest of us need to go back to Bible school.
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ArachnidinElmet
Shipmate
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A combination of stupidity and clumsiness tells me it's not going to be my month.
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Piglet
Islander
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I may be the slowest of the 10/10s, but at least I'm one of them.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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weasel, dear, it's not the fast time that counts. It's the number of correct answers.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Oh dear, Pete, I think I may have to quote that back at you sometime
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Pearl B4 Swine
Ship's Oyster-Shucker
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I have so many of you wonderful, wise and quick shipmates to look up to. Thanks for being you.
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Oinkster
"I do a good job and I know how to do this stuff" D. Trump (speaking of the POTUS job)
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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If I read the question it might help.
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Piglet
Islander
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I took three times as long as Indianwells (19 seconds??? ) but I still don't know on which planet that quiz was reckoned to be "harder".
But then, like all general knowledge quizzes, they're easy if you know the answers ...
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Today I didn't know the answers!
Rubbish performance - completely rubbish!
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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orfeo
Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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Well, I got one wrong, but for that one I had absolutely no clue what it was even talking about - still don't at this moment. They might as well have asked me something in Estonian.
EDIT: And now that I do know, after a bit of googling, I'm pissed off. Formulate the question properly so I can understand what you're asking, dammit. I could actually try and make a considered guess rather than randomly pressing a button.
[ 09. October 2013, 10:56: Message edited by: orfeo ]
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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I'm off to bed but it looks like I have a good chance or ending up last again
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Fancy a break in South India?
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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It's after breakfast and I'm still last!!
![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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Fancy a break in South India?
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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I achieved a Last Place yesterday and today my internet connection decided to disconnect during the quiz so I had to wait whilst it reconnected.
It is not being a good week quiz-wise!
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Fancy a break in South India?
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Alicïa
Shipmate
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First place! Me!
Oh I know it won't last with a time like that but I am enjoying it while it does.
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orfeo
Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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Sorry, only gave you 4 minutes of pleasure.
I saw the list of existing scores, slowed down a bit and took care!
[ 10. October 2013, 08:46: Message edited by: orfeo ]
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Pearl B4 Swine
Ship's Oyster-Shucker
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The Guessometer ground to a halt part way through. Needs an overhaul.
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Oinkster
"I do a good job and I know how to do this stuff" D. Trump (speaking of the POTUS job)
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Piglet
Islander
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It was working perfectly when I used it (and I certainly needed it)!
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