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July 20, 2006 6:27 AM Subscribe
From A to craZy... basically its a word association game, i figure if anyone can solve it its the hive mind...
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{first answer inside}
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
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
posted by timory at 6:41 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
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
posted by timory at 6:44 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
posted by timory at 6:58 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
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
posted by timory at 7:03 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
posted by ShawnString at 7:21 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
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
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
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
posted by youarenothere at 7:27 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
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
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
--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
shy gypsy slyly spryly tryst by my crypt?????
posted by youarenothere at 7:40 AM on July 20, 2006
posted by youarenothere at 7:40 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
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
posted by wilberforce 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
Timory - check out slashdot today to see what video game character you forgot
posted by FeldBum at 7:44 AM on July 20, 2006
timory...the clue is "pacmaN"
posted by youarenothere at 7:46 AM on July 20, 2006
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
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
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
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
posted by Shfishp at 7:51 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
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
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
posted by ferociouskitty at 7:57 AM on July 20, 2006
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posted by FeldBum at 7:59 AM on July 20, 2006
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posted by FeldBum at 7:59 AM on July 20, 2006
Any help on NOvocain?
posted by TwoWordReview at 8:32 AM on July 20, 2006
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
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
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
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
posted by mdonley at 9:20 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
posted by UKnowForKids at 9:36 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
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
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
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
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
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
posted by substrate at 10:05 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
posted by timory at 10:34 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 6:47 PM on July 20, 2006
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