what comes next?

July 20, 2006 6:27 AM

From A to craZy... basically its a word association game, i figure if anyone can solve it its the hive mind... via {first answer inside}
posted by ShawnString (88 comments total)

a=b, bee=sea...etc etc....good luck!
posted by ShawnString at 6:28 AM on July 20, 2006

Well, according to dict.org, "accition" isn't a real word...

Lots of google results, but they're all typos for "action", "addition", "addiction".

Stupid mumblefrumblegrumble :(
posted by Chunder at 6:39 AM on July 20, 2006

chunder, you just answered your own frustration. you're stuck on word association, which it actually isn't. meanwhile, i'm stuck on the one *after* accition.
posted by timory at 6:41 AM on July 20, 2006

addition
posted by FeldBum at 6:42 AM on July 20, 2006

what the heck does "accition" mean??? this particular hive mind can't find that word except as misspellings...
posted by HuronBob at 6:43 AM on July 20, 2006

it doesn't mean anything! feldbum, come now, don't just give out answers...
posted by timory at 6:44 AM on July 20, 2006

ok, ok - i need help now anyway. Stuck on "India"
posted by FeldBum at 6:49 AM on July 20, 2006

i'm still on "off"
posted by timory at 6:50 AM on July 20, 2006

dad? huh?
posted by inigo2 at 6:50 AM on July 20, 2006

...nevermind.
posted by timory at 6:51 AM on July 20, 2006

Not Jain, Jainism, Jammu, Jharkhand...
posted by FeldBum at 6:53 AM on July 20, 2006

...or Japan, Jamaica, Jordan, or Jawaharlal.
posted by cgs06 at 6:54 AM on July 20, 2006

why can't i get past harrison? damn you people.
posted by timory at 6:55 AM on July 20, 2006

OK - up to Ampersand (here's a hint - use Google)
posted by FeldBum at 6:57 AM on July 20, 2006

i don't want to cheat. maybe i shouldn't be on the beatles line of thinking.
posted by timory at 6:58 AM on July 20, 2006

yep. i'm an idiot. got it.
posted by timory at 7:00 AM on July 20, 2006

it's not cheating - some of the answers are impossible without using Google results. I believe it's part of the game.

You're not googling to find someone who posted the answers...

Up to "pacman". Don't ignore obvious answers.
posted by FeldBum at 7:01 AM on July 20, 2006

now i'm stuck at india... not sure how googling will help but i'll figure it out eventually.
posted by timory at 7:03 AM on July 20, 2006

here's a clue: alpha, bravo...
posted by FeldBum at 7:06 AM on July 20, 2006

giraffe...then what?
posted by Shfishp at 7:09 AM on July 20, 2006

wow, you're right, you do need google.
posted by timory at 7:10 AM on July 20, 2006

up to pacman!
posted by timory at 7:15 AM on July 20, 2006

OK, Stuck on "37" for the letter 'S'. Any guesses?
posted by FeldBum at 7:20 AM on July 20, 2006

well you guys are doing better then me...i got stuck at the RH LH one...
posted by ShawnString at 7:21 AM on July 20, 2006

stupid pacman.
posted by timory at 7:24 AM on July 20, 2006

Still on NOvocain (and procain doesn't work.) Be with you soon, I hope.
posted by cgs06 at 7:24 AM on July 20, 2006

I did this last night, but I got stuck at what must be the last one.
posted by Hubajube at 7:24 AM on July 20, 2006

I know I'm going to kick myself - can anyone give me a hint for the third one? dad?
posted by wilberforce at 7:25 AM on July 20, 2006

Damn, that pacman one confused the hell out of me.
posted by youarenothere at 7:27 AM on July 20, 2006

i can't get it. it's always so obvious in retrospect.
posted by timory at 7:28 AM on July 20, 2006

pacman hint: think of other similar characters.
posted by cgs06 at 7:29 AM on July 20, 2006

that's what i'm doooooiiing.
posted by timory at 7:30 AM on July 20, 2006

You'll get there...Any ideas for "Donkey" for the letter 'T'?
posted by FeldBum at 7:32 AM on July 20, 2006

There are a couple of very unsatisfying ones. J->K requires such trivial knowledge or Googling that it seems out of place. S->T makes vague sense, but it doesn't seem right.
posted by Hubajube at 7:32 AM on July 20, 2006

well you guys are doing better then me...i got stuck at the RH LH one...

--You definitely need Google for that.

I know I'm going to kick myself - can anyone give me a hint for the third one? dad?

--What type of word is it? Know any similar words of that type that will work for 'E'?
posted by FeldBum at 7:34 AM on July 20, 2006

Pacman hint: remember that it is the N->O clue.
posted by Hubajube at 7:34 AM on July 20, 2006

shy gypsy slyly spryly tryst by my crypt?????
posted by youarenothere at 7:40 AM on July 20, 2006

Still stuck on Dad - Eve, eae, Mommy?????
posted by lloyder at 7:41 AM on July 20, 2006

i know that it's an O clue, but i think i've run through every video game character ever.

lloyder - yes.
posted by timory at 7:42 AM on July 20, 2006

Gah! Thanks. Consider myself kicked.
posted by wilberforce at 7:44 AM on July 20, 2006

giraffe hint pls
posted by Krrrlson at 7:44 AM on July 20, 2006

Close to the end - "Tar" (U and V were easy)

Timory - check out slashdot today to see what video game character you forgot
posted by FeldBum at 7:44 AM on July 20, 2006

never mind
posted by Krrrlson at 7:46 AM on July 20, 2006

timory...the clue is "pacmaN"
posted by youarenothere at 7:46 AM on July 20, 2006

wait, seriously? but i ruled that one out first! ugh. stupid game.
posted by timory at 7:46 AM on July 20, 2006

timory - cheers

Lesson to self - these things are ALWAYS case sensitive
posted by lloyder at 7:47 AM on July 20, 2006

shy gypsy slyly spryly tryst by my crypt - Now that's a clue
posted by FeldBum at 7:48 AM on July 20, 2006

krrrlson - think of another african animal that has similar properties in how it's name is spelled
posted by Shfishp at 7:51 AM on July 20, 2006

Jeremiah?! The Google does nothing!
posted by uncleozzy at 7:52 AM on July 20, 2006

it does, it's just really stupid for the jeremiah clue.
YESvocain.
posted by timory at 7:53 AM on July 20, 2006

yeah i'm already past giraffe (tried hyena like 10 times) and onto harrison, which i absolutely cannot get.
posted by Krrrlson at 7:55 AM on July 20, 2006

Harrison Ford was in a lot of good movies.... some of them even start with I...
posted by ferociouskitty at 7:57 AM on July 20, 2006

argh
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posted by FeldBum at 7:59 AM on July 20, 2006

haha. qQQQqqqq. i'm mad, mad!
posted by timory at 8:00 AM on July 20, 2006

'latte' eh? How many m's in Mmmm?
posted by yeti at 8:09 AM on July 20, 2006

Any help on NOvocain?
posted by TwoWordReview at 8:32 AM on July 20, 2006

yeah - look at the order of the capitlized letters.
me, i think i'm halfway to solving bAdTOO, but i might need a push. or else it might be time to give up.
posted by timory at 8:50 AM on July 20, 2006

Yeah, bAdOOT means nothing to me, and how that relates to the p->q link is way beyond me. Argh.
posted by UKnowForKids at 9:04 AM on July 20, 2006

dad != daddy, dada, father, mother, mom, parent, child, son, daughter, fad, lad, mad, egad, or fuck this.
posted by Marla Singer at 9:06 AM on July 20, 2006

jeremiah is keeping me at the computer and away from maknig dinner, and I'm sooooo hungry
posted by mdonley at 9:20 AM on July 20, 2006

he's also impeding my spelling and punctuation skills.
posted by mdonley at 9:21 AM on July 20, 2006

Dammit! How did you get so far? I am stuck on off for the letter g. I am once again reminded that my fellow mefi-ers are far more intelligent than I. I feel small.
posted by msali at 9:23 AM on July 20, 2006

msali,

Remember the kind of shift you made on 'dad' to get to E? It's similar reasoning.
posted by UKnowForKids at 9:24 AM on July 20, 2006

UKnowForKids: TOObAd?
posted by mdonley at 9:25 AM on July 20, 2006

Thanks, mdonley, I thought of that but didn't even bother trying it. Still don't get how it relates to 'q' though.
posted by UKnowForKids at 9:27 AM on July 20, 2006

I'm stuck on NOvocain too. Is the answer a real word?
posted by coffeespoons at 9:30 AM on July 20, 2006

It is, coffeespoons. The above hint about the relation between the two capitalized letters should help you. The same relation holds true for the answer.

Also, "Quality Assurance"? Help pls! kthxbai!
posted by UKnowForKids at 9:32 AM on July 20, 2006

Maybe it's some sort of mirror image type thing? A lowercase p backwards looks a lot like a lowercase q, especially in this Metafilter font: p q
posted by mdonley at 9:35 AM on July 20, 2006

Ah, that's it. I am teh stupid. Still, Quality Assurance... WTF mate?
posted by UKnowForKids at 9:36 AM on July 20, 2006

J->K was stupid.
posted by jefbla at 9:39 AM on July 20, 2006

Oh, mdonley, if you're still stuck on jeremiah, try Wikipedia. There's more than one Jeremiah listed on there.
posted by UKnowForKids at 9:46 AM on July 20, 2006

I still don't get off for g! I don't get your hint UKnowForKids. I am feeling quite stupid
posted by msali at 9:52 AM on July 20, 2006

Got it thanks, tough one that!
posted by TwoWordReview at 9:56 AM on July 20, 2006

Well, 'off' represents the letter 'f'. Think of a word with 'g's in the same places as the 'f's in 'off.'
posted by UKnowForKids at 9:57 AM on July 20, 2006

Thanks UKnowForKids, finally got it, but I think I have to stop this, I am going to give myself an attack of some sort if I continue. This is exactly the sort of thing that will put me over a hedge.
posted by msali at 10:00 AM on July 20, 2006

stuck on jeremiah as well, Wikipedia has a buttload of them.
posted by substrate at 10:05 AM on July 20, 2006

Thanks all! Jeremiah has been vanquished.
posted by mdonley at 10:13 AM on July 20, 2006

i figured out the bd pq thing quickly, but i tried mirror image, upside down mirror image... nothing.
posted by timory at 10:34 AM on July 20, 2006

Stuck on "donkey" for S->T.
posted by jefbla at 10:36 AM on July 20, 2006

If it's really driving you insane, the good folks at digg got all the way through and posted answers. I'm glad. I've got work to do.
posted by ferociouskitty at 10:39 AM on July 20, 2006

Hooray! Finally got NOvocaine. Seems so obvious now.
posted by coffeespoons at 10:45 AM on July 20, 2006

wait - I got ampersand, which was obvious eventually, but I thought it was supposed to be an N letter? I mean, I know 'n is used as & but still......grumble grumble grumble.
posted by CunningLinguist at 11:54 AM on July 20, 2006

Thanks, mdonley, I thought of that but didn't even bother trying it. Still don't get how it relates to 'q' though.

p and q are mirror images...
posted by FeldBum at 12:07 PM on July 20, 2006

Hmmn. Deeply addictive, but kind of unsatisfying in that for lots of them, you can just keep trying vaguely likely stuff until you get it, whereas others are super-specific and require obscure knowledge. I mean, the who the fuck would get to the one beginning with 'k' without cheating?

Now, to get past that bloody donkey.

*quite a long time later*

Bastards! After a hard clue they trick you into wasting ages on four simple ones!

Hey ho, finished now. Maybe I should go back to 1.html now.
posted by jack_mo at 12:10 PM on July 20, 2006

It's cute but it's very uneven: some are very easy, some are excruciatingly obscure. Digg has all the answers (so spoiler alert).
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 4:09 PM on July 20, 2006

Can I just say - case sensitivity - really irritating.
posted by Smedleyman at 4:14 PM on July 20, 2006

The problem here is that most answers are arbitrary, and not especially elegant. With a good puzzle there is only one that fits properly, and you know without looking at the answers when you've got it: 26 = L of the A, or 18 = H on a G C.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 6:47 PM on July 20, 2006