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07-14-2010, 09:19 PM | #12521 |
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07-14-2010, 09:20 PM | #12522 |
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"If it..."
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07-15-2010, 01:24 AM | #12523 |
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AIOU, no H
"-o/ i-/ --a--/! I/ -i--/ -o-/ -a-/: -o/ -o-/ ----/; -o-/ -o-/ a--/ --a--/ a--/ a-/ --i-/." @morwen edhelwen: only one letter at a time. But yes, this quote is a familiar one (for a change !
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07-15-2010, 02:34 AM | #12524 |
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oops sorry!
Sorry Guinevere"T" for the first space?
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07-15-2010, 02:38 AM | #12525 |
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another "t' after the i?
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07-15-2010, 02:43 AM | #12526 |
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"s" instead of a"t'" maybe? for the first letter of first word?
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07-15-2010, 06:58 AM | #12527 |
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R, please.
Morwen, have you ever seen the game show "Wheel of Fotune?" That's how this is played. A player asks for a letter, and if there are any in the phrase, they are revealed. The puzzle is solved when a player can identify the full phrase. This isn't as rigidly structured as the game show; anybody can jump in at any time with the answer, and there aren't "turns" (although for myself, I think it's polite to wait until the result of my request is shown before asking for another letter). And I don't believe the person presenting the puzzle is obliged to offer hints, though it's nice when they do from time to time. Just FYI.
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07-15-2010, 07:02 AM | #12528 |
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Well, duh, forget the last letter, Lady G!
"Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil." Gandalf to the hobbits at the Grey Havens. Familiar, indeed!
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07-15-2010, 02:25 PM | #12529 |
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That's it, Ibri, well done! (without any consonants )
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07-15-2010, 03:41 PM | #12530 |
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Thanks, your majesty, it was actually the punctuation that gave it away. Here's another, then:
"--- / -- / -- / --- / --- / ---- / -- / ----- / ---- / ----- / --- / ------ / ---------, / --- / --- / --------- / ---- / ----- / ------- / ---- / -------- / --- / ----; / --- / ----- / --- / ----- / --- / ------ / --- / ---- / ----- / --- / ------, / -- / ----- / -- / - / ----- / --- / ----- / --- / ---------."
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07-15-2010, 03:43 PM | #12531 |
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07-15-2010, 03:43 PM | #12532 |
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S?
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07-15-2010, 04:23 PM | #12533 |
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Excellent choices!
AS "--- / -- / -s / --- / --- / -a-- / -- / -a--- / --a- / -a--s / --s / ------ / --a----ss, / --- / --- / --a----ss / --a- / ----- / ------- / -a-- / -a------ / --- / -a--; / a-- / ----- / --- / ----- / --- / ------ / a-- / ---- / --a-- / --- / s-----, / as / ----s / -- / a / ----- / --- / s----- / a-- / s--a--as-."
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07-15-2010, 05:37 PM | #12534 |
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A? And no I don't think I have for very long. Not enouhg to know the structure
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07-15-2010, 08:31 PM | #12535 |
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Have you played hang man then, Morwen? It's a lot like that but instead of a word it's an entire phrase.
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07-15-2010, 09:01 PM | #12536 |
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R, please.
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07-15-2010, 09:19 PM | #12537 |
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More good choices:
STAR "--r / -t / -s / --t / t-- / -a-- / -- / -a--- / t-at / -a--s / -ts / ------ / --at---ss, / --t / t-- / --at---ss / t-at / ----- / t------ / -a-- / -a------ / t-- / -a--; / a-- / t--r- / --- / ----- / --t / --t--r / a-- / -r-- / --ar- / t-- / s----r, / as / --t-s / -- / a / ----t / t-- / st---- / a-- / st-a--ast."
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07-15-2010, 11:07 PM | #12538 |
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07-16-2010, 12:05 AM | #12539 |
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To satisfy my curioustiy about the last word, D
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07-16-2010, 07:06 AM | #12540 |
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Two more good choices (and I beg everyone's pardon, I missed a couple of Rs in the last round. This is what I get for typing on an iPad instead of a real keyboard...)
STARHD "--r / -t / -s / --t / th- / -a-d / -- / -a--- / that / -a--s / -ts / ------ / d-ath--ss, / --t / th- / D-ath--ss / that / d---- / th-r--- / ha-- / ha-----d / th- / -a-d; / a-d / th-r- / --- / ----d / --t / --th-r / a-d / -r-- / --ar- / th- / s----r, / as / --ths / -- / a / ---ht / t-- / str--- / a-d / st-ad-ast."
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07-16-2010, 09:52 AM | #12541 |
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a lot of L's please
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07-16-2010, 10:21 AM | #12543 |
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Hmm, I thought it was "the messengers" who said it (and since Manwė sent them, I always wondered if they might've been Maiar), but you're quite correct, Inzil. The floor is yours!
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07-17-2010, 08:19 AM | #12544 | |
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But anyhow, thanks. "- - - -/ - -/ - - -/ -/ - - - - -/ - - - - - -/ - -/ - - -/ - - - - -/ - - - - -/ - -/ - - - -/ - - - -/" -/ - - - -/ - - - - - - -/ - - - -/ - - -/ - - - - - - - - -/, - - - - -/, - - - - -/ - -/ - - - - - -/ - -/ - - - -/ - - -/ - - -/ - -/ - - - -"
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07-17-2010, 09:03 AM | #12545 |
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"w"s, please.
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07-17-2010, 10:00 AM | #12546 |
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"- - - -/ - -/ - - -/ -/ - - - - -/ - - - - - -/ - -/ - - -/ - - - - -/ - - - - -/ - -/ - - - -/ - - - -/. -/ - - - -/ - - - - - - -/ - - - -/ - - -/ - - - - - - - - -/, - - - - -/, w - - - -/ - -/ - - - - - -/ - -/ - - - -/ - - -/ - - -/ - -/ - - - -"
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07-17-2010, 02:51 PM | #12547 |
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07-17-2010, 03:00 PM | #12548 |
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S, please.
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07-17-2010, 03:43 PM | #12549 |
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SEW
"- - - s/ - s/ - - -/ -/ s - - - -/ - - - - e -/ - -/ - - e/ - - e - -/ - e e - s/ - -/ - - - s/ - - - e/. -/ - - - -/ - - - s - - -/ - - - -/ - - e/ - e - - - - - - -/, - - - - e/, w - - - -/ - -/ - - - - - e/ - -/ - - - e/ - - -/ - - -/ - -/ - e - -"
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07-17-2010, 03:56 PM | #12550 |
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"B"s?
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07-17-2010, 04:28 PM | #12551 |
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07-17-2010, 09:30 PM | #12552 |
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SEWBA
"- - - s/ - s/ b - -/ a/ s - a - -/ - a - - e -/ - -/ - - e/ - - e a -/ - e e - s/ - -/ - - - s/ - - - e/. A/ - a - -/ - - - s - - -/ - - - -/ - - e/ b e - - - - - - -/, - a - b e/, w - - - -/ - -/ - - - - - e/ - -/ - - - e/ - a -/ - a -/ - -/ - e - -"
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07-17-2010, 09:54 PM | #12553 |
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07-17-2010, 10:19 PM | #12554 |
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SEWBAT
"- - - s/ - s/ b - t/ a/ s - a - -/ - a t t e -/ - -/ t - e/ - - e a t/ - e e - s/ - -/ t - - s/ t - - e/. A/ - a - -/ - - - s - - t/ - - - -/ t - e/ b e - - - - - - -/, - a - b e/, w - - - -/ - -/ - - - - - e/ - -/ - - - e/ - a -/ - a -/ - -/ - e - -"
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07-18-2010, 12:03 AM | #12555 |
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07-18-2010, 07:58 AM | #12556 |
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WET BASH
"- - - s/ - s/ b - t/ a/ s - a - -/ - a t t e -/ - -/ t h e/ - - e a t/ - e e - s/ - -/ t h - s/ t - - e/. A/ - a - -/ - - - s - - t/ - - - -/ t h e/ b e - - - - - - -/, - a - b e/, w h - - h/ - -/ - h - - - e/ - -/ - - - e/ - a -/ - a -/ - -/ - e - -"
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07-18-2010, 10:28 AM | #12557 |
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Is it possible that 'the' in the second sentence is 'its' in some editions? When I figured out the sentence I thought it was "Ours is but a small matter in the great deeds of this time. A vain pursuit from the beginning, maybe, which no choice of mine can mar or mend." But when I checked it against my copy all I could find was a quote with the word 'its' from Aragorn to Legolas and Gimli.
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07-18-2010, 11:26 AM | #12558 |
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My edition shows "its." I figured out the quote last night, but as I'm rather busy printing and collating needlepoint patterns (my contribution to our livelihood), I thought I'd let someone else take the turn. Cheeky, I know....
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07-18-2010, 12:18 PM | #12559 |
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A thousand pardons, LadyBrooke, but you're right. Carelessness on my part.
It's yours.
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07-18-2010, 02:53 PM | #12560 |
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It's alright. I'm sure I'll make a mistake. Or five.
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ /, _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ? Should be pretty easy once you get a few of the words.
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