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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Stupid brainfart!
Here is the link again.
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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The last one - I find it hard to believe I could be that stupid!
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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I'll pretend I can't remember the last one.
Pity!
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Piglet
Islander
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I reckon I've just posted my fastest-ever time - 34 seconds - and it still left me in only 13th place.
Do those of you who get supersonic speeds just read the answers and hope for the best?
-------------------- I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander. alto n a soprano who can read music
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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Assuming sub-30sec times are "supersonic"...
I try to scan only as much of the question as is necessary to arrive at the right answer. For example, if a question contains the words "curved yellow fruit", I'm going to go and click "banana" in the answers and move on to the next one without ever finding out what the rest of the question actually was.
I get burned by the odd trick (or tricky) question through using this method, but most of the time it works fine .
-------------------- Hail Gallaxhar
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orfeo
Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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Yes, Attempting to read the entire question is not a good technique for speed.
EDIT: Except on days when the rating is 'hard'... sometimes there ISN'T a good technique for speed. [ 26. October 2013, 06:48: Message edited by: orfeo ]
-------------------- Technology has brought us all closer together. Turns out a lot of the people you meet as a result are complete idiots.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Damn you, weasel. You blew the guessometer's gasket again!!
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Genius will out
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details 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'm nominating Guessometer for sainthood, even as we speak. Between us we can cite at least three miracles.
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"I do a good job and I know how to do this stuff" D. Trump (speaking of the POTUS job)
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Why. Why. Why do I think I know better than the Guessometer, the all-wise and all-knowing?
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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quote: Originally posted by PeteC: Why. Why. Why do I think I know better than the Guessometer, the all-wise and all-knowing?
Me, too.
-------------------- Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Curiosity killed ...
Ship's Mug
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Sometimes I surprise myself with my Bible knowledge! I actually knew the answers. Although I was too damn slow again.
(You can tell it's half term, have time to play)
-------------------- Mugs - Keep the Ship afloat
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Piglet
Islander
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quote: Originally posted by PeteC: ... the Guessometer, the all-wise and all-knowing ...
It certainly excelled itself today!
-------------------- I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander. alto n a soprano who can read music
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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10/10 and first to play makes me 1/1!
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Heavenly Anarchist
Shipmate
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Very random questions today. I was torn between two of the answers on the Hey Jude one
-------------------- 'I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.' Douglas Adams Dog Activity Monitor My shop
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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I messed up the beer one, mainly because I only have a very small brain.
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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orfeo
Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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Apparently the Guessometer runs on beer. Because I don't.
-------------------- Technology has brought us all closer together. Turns out a lot of the people you meet as a result are complete idiots.
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Heavenly Anarchist
Shipmate
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I didn't get the beer one either. I usually pour my beer properly in the first place. If it foamed I'd just wait for it to settle.
-------------------- 'I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.' Douglas Adams Dog Activity Monitor My shop
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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quote: Originally posted by Welease Woderwick: I messed up the beer one, mainly because I only have a very small brain.
I got that one. Damn kiddie actors!
-------------------- Even more so than I was before
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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I know nothing about beer, in spite of the Heavenly threads about it!
-------------------- Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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10/10 but not first to play so no first place time at all for me today.
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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But today I am first to play so I get to be first on the list, at least for a little while.
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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35 seconds! Probably my best ever time - and 100% accurate as well.
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Piglet
Islander
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Faster than a speeding weasel ...
PB for me today too - 10/10 in 33 seconds!
-------------------- I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander. alto n a soprano who can read music
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Well done, piglet!
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Back down to 50 seconds today but still Number One for now at least.
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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orfeo
Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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Right, we can close this month's competition now, I'm happy.
-------------------- Technology has brought us all closer together. Turns out a lot of the people you meet as a result are complete idiots.
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L'organist
Shipmate
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Who the hell is Wilt Chambers?
Can we have a more international quiz, rather than loads of questions about baseball, gridiron football, etc.
Please.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Blessed be Guessometer Blessed be his little name! [ 02. November 2013, 12:06: Message edited by: PeteC ]
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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quote: Originally posted by PeteC: Blessed be Guessometer Blessed be his little name!
O sing unto the little feller, all ye nations!
-------------------- Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Rubbish performance in a rubbish time - overall impression - RUBBISH!!!
...and I doubt I'll get any better marks for Artistic Impression.
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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TurquoiseTastic
Fish of a different color
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hmmm... genuinely difficult today... hmmm...
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orfeo
Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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This is clearly not a Christian website.
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Japes
Shipmate
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Don't think I've ever known what the shortest verse in the OT is, so I'm quite chuffed with my 9/10 for Bible Trivia.
Plus, I'm in shock that I still seem to be high in the Top Ten with most of the day done, with that score and a 50 second time...
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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NO! The one hard one I didn't Google, I miss! ...still in the top ten, though...
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orfeo
Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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...you have time to Google?!!!!?
EDIT: Okay, admittedly if you were playing late in that particular game, there was an incentive to be particularly slow and steady and go for accuracy rather than speed. [ 04. November 2013, 05:28: Message edited by: orfeo ]
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Got the movie one wrong, no surprises there!
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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can't believe nobody got 10/10 yesterday, so by being "fastest loser", I actually won !
I don't think I have a chance of the same thing happenign again today.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Wasn't it just. And it would have been worse without my little pal Guessie. But even he drew a blank on some of those.
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Lucia
Looking for light
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WHAT??? I got 10 out of 10 when at least half were guesses!
I see my name in the number one position on today's scores for the first time ever! (I know it won't last, got to enjoy the moment...)
Quick, what else should I do today when luck is so clearly going my way? [ 05. November 2013, 08:41: Message edited by: Lucia ]
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Tree Bee
Ship's tiller girl
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quote: Originally posted by Lucia: WHAT??? I got 10 out of 10 when at least half were guesses!
I see my name in the number one position on today's scores for the first time ever! (I know it won't last, got to enjoy the moment...)
Quick, what else should I do today when luck is so clearly going my way?
Me too Lucia! Who's next for this gorgeous shiny guessometer?
-------------------- "Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple." — Woody Guthrie http://saysaysay54.wordpress.com
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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The Guessometer worked on some but not all for me - oh well, it's only a game.
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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9/10 was nothing short of a miracle, especially as the one I got wrong I almost changed to the right answer. Who cares what my time was - I didn't totally flunk it with 2/10 like I expected to!
-------------------- Miss you, Erin.
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