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Old 03-11-2020, 04:15 AM   #1
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Acronyms

I saw this on another forum and decided to modify it a bit. Basically, a person posts an acronym of a person's name and people guess it. As per the rule, whoever guesses it right gets to continue the game.

First one.

M.L

Yay
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Old 03-11-2020, 06:18 AM   #2
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Maeglin Lomion?
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Old 03-11-2020, 07:00 AM   #3
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Old 03-11-2020, 07:21 AM   #4
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Old 03-13-2020, 08:51 AM   #5
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Huinesoron is battling Black Riders on Weathertop.Huinesoron is battling Black Riders on Weathertop.
That U is completely stumping me.

Is R.u.m. all of this person's names, or just some?

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Old 03-13-2020, 09:27 AM   #6
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Old 03-13-2020, 10:20 AM   #7
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Are those different names for the same person?
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Old 03-13-2020, 11:49 AM   #8
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Old 03-13-2020, 11:52 AM   #9
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Frodo?


Ring-bearer, Underhill and Maura Labingi.
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Old 03-13-2020, 02:03 PM   #10
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M.Z

(Same principle as in yours.)
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Old 03-13-2020, 03:24 PM   #12
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Yes.


On a related note, the three geniuses of the quiz room are finally online at the same time.
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Old 03-13-2020, 03:34 PM   #14
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Old 03-13-2020, 04:26 PM   #16
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Yes ... what names?
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Thorongil, Estel, Aragorn, Strider, Elessar, Longshanks
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Old 03-13-2020, 07:07 PM   #18
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Telcontar, but Thorongil works just as well.

And I had Envinyatar instead of Estel.

Your go!
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Old 06-09-2021, 04:14 PM   #19
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Old 06-09-2021, 04:47 PM   #20
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Old 06-10-2021, 12:16 AM   #22
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Old 06-10-2021, 06:08 AM   #23
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Old 06-10-2021, 06:25 AM   #24
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That's the chap!
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Old 06-10-2021, 07:53 AM   #25
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Next up: BBBB

(all different names or titles of one person... I got four B's, bonus points if you think of a fifth for this character)
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Burglar Bilbo Baggins, Bungo's son?
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Burglar Bilbo Baggins, Bungo's son?
Well, you brought it up to 6, I suppose. I had Bilbo Baggins, Burrahobbit, Barrel-Rider. Go for it!
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Old 06-10-2021, 09:21 AM   #28
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A 'cop' one.

FBI

Or FIB, if you prefer.
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Old 06-10-2021, 01:15 PM   #29
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Oh, I know. It's Fredegar Ignatius Bolger, the true hero of the Shire!
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Frodo Baggins + Iorhael, then?
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