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2rolandperkins
F ?
3callmejacx
H?
4socialpages
N?
6socialpages
D?
7rolandperkins
O ?
10hemlokgang
I?
11rolandperkins
D should definitely have been allowed -- unless thereʻs a 3-letter woprd, middle letter is N, other than "and" or end".
13callmejacx
T?
17AHS-Wolfy
Couldn't be much else really (and the touchstone worked). Here's the next...
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19AHS-Wolfy
Not a bad opening gambit, Jim. 2 W's.
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20Jim53
Well, you know, asking for "T-H-E" is boring, not to mention unlikely to be productive when there are no three-letter words. Any Ds?
22AHS-Wolfy
No D's for Jim and there's only 1 E in the whole title:
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23callmejacx
K?
25hemlokgang
N?
26AHS-Wolfy
The N's might give the answer:
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28AHS-Wolfy
Just like a human who's threading a needle, there are 3 I's
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29rolandperkins
C ?
30AHS-Wolfy
With two K's you'd think there'd have to be a C but 'fraid not:
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31socialpages
What I talk about when I talk about running? Djay, have you read this book? I'm a keen runner (make that plodder) and a fan of Murakami.
32AHS-Wolfy
Congrats socialpages! That's the one and your turn next. No, I've only read one of Murakami's books that being Kafka on the Shore. I will at some point read more of his works but haven't got around to adding more to my collection as yet. So many books, so little time!
33socialpages
Thanks Djay.
This one has been on my tbr shelf for many, many months....
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Hint: an australian book
This one has been on my tbr shelf for many, many months....
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Hint: an australian book
35socialpages
_ _ / _ E _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ E
37socialpages
One N.
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Edited to remove letter not requested
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Edited to remove letter not requested
39socialpages
_ _ / _ E _ D _ N _ / _ _ _ E
41socialpages
Sorry Roland no T
44hemlokgang
F?
46Jim53
humorous note about Australian books: my son graduated from Tulane this year, and the commencement speaker was NO native Ellen Degeneres. She stated that she loved to read, but all the books at home were Portia's, and they're in Australian, so she was out of luck.
stupid tupos.
stupid tupos.
47callmejacx
M?
48socialpages
_ _ / R E _ D _ N G / L _ F E No T
Great anecdote Jim!
Great anecdote Jim!
50socialpages
_ Y / R E _ D _ N G / L _ F E
No T
No T
51rolandperkins
MY READING LIFE ?
52socialpages
You've got it Roland, even though I missed the M (sorry callmejacx). I'm having a few problems with my internet but hopefully this message will post okay.
53rolandperkins
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54alcottacre
I?
55TheoClarke
O? (for On The Rod by Jck Kerouc)
56callmejacx
Theo...that is an awfully early answer. Hmmmm
I will have to pic a F as if that is going to help me.
I will have to pic a F as if that is going to help me.
57rolandperkins
not On hte Road
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and no O
58rolandperkins
One I no F
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59callmejacx
T?
60rolandperkins
2 Ts (T is the Only repeated letter)
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61callmejacx
S?
62rolandperkins
No S
No F, O , S
No F, O , S
63callmejacx
N?
64rolandperkins
_ N
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67callmejacx
That title is so appropriate with the weather we have been having all this summer. YUCK
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68rolandperkins
E ?
69Thrin
Callmejacx... what sort of a book title is that? *!@#/^. Waking up to a puzzle like this is quite a shock. I might have to go an lie down again.
N?
N?
70rolandperkins
Jack, donʻt answer the "what sort of....title" question. Answer E? and N? .
71callmejacx
Time to wake up...Take off your bed cap and put on your thinking cap. There is no E or N Sorry you two.
73TheoClarke
S?
75callmejacx
Just kidding there is an E and an N and a T and an L but no S
Honest...:)
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Sorry, no "S"
Honest...:)
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Sorry, no "S"
79TheoClarke
A? Guessing that the first word is "AT".
81hemlokgang
R?
82callmejacx
What do you mean you can't see the "T"? It's right there...look closely.
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How could you miss 12 T's?
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How could you miss 12 T's?
83callmejacx
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84callmejacx
okay now for the w, a, f and r
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Ooops did anyone notice that I had forgotten an N?
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Ooops did anyone notice that I had forgotten an N?
87callmejacx
You got it Theo
88TheoClarke
Here we go again:
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89alcottacre
E?
90TheoClarke
Two Es:
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91alcottacre
A?
92TheoClarke
Two As (you are on a roll!):
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93alcottacre
S?
95TheoClarke
No S (your roll has crumbled) but 2 Ls.
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96alcottacre
T?
98TheoClarke
Well done, Jim. I delighted in this deliciously bonkers novel about a culture in which the alphabet was steadily but arbitarily reduced. Somehow it seemed aposite for this game.
99Jim53
I'd heard good things about LMNOP but lately it's been slipping down my list. maybe I need to push it back up.
And now for something completely different:
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And now for something completely different:
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105TheoClarke
A for And?
107Jim53
We do have an N, and some As that aren't and-ish
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But I fear neither Bob nor I can give you a P.
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But I fear neither Bob nor I can give you a P.
108TheoClarke
W for With?
117callmejacx
We all know that there is a G, but I want it anyway.
118Jim53
You're right, jacx, and you might as well see if there are any more. But there aren't. Nor is there a Q.
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120callmejacx
I think I see an H
122TheoClarke
I think that the second letter is U.
126Jim53
I just realized I omitted a second W. Sorry about that! And we do have a J.
B u i l d i n g
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B u i l d i n g
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127TheoClarke
E and C?
128Jim53
Yes, that about does it. As you might guess, it's from my office shelf rather than home.
B u i l d i n g
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Take it away, Theo.
B u i l d i n g
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J a v a
Take it away, Theo.
129TheoClarke
Could someone else please take up the onerous burden of setting the next one? I am unsure of my availability over the next day or so.
130Thrin
OK Theo. Unless someone else beats me to it I'll volunteer a short one (not sure of *my* availability today either). How about
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131socialpages
Morning Thrin, may I please have an A?
135TheoClarke
Before I go to bed, can I look for a Z (or several)?
136Thrin
One R, no N (Hi sq) and no Zs nor several
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I'll be away for a couple of hours. Hope to see lots of letters when I get back.
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I'll be away for a couple of hours. Hope to see lots of letters when I get back.
138Thrin
Well, turns out we didn't need 'lots of letters'. Romola by George Eliot it is. Well guessed rolandperkins. It's all yours...
edited to say I didn't give socialpages the requested 'A'. So very sorry. I shouldn't do *anything* before I have my first cup of tea in the morning. I was thinking 'Romolo'.
139rolandperkins
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Hint: 1 of the short ones contains a hyphen, but that is ignored (not shown as a letter)
140rolandperkins
Sorry, the
words didnʻt get separated
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141rolandperkins
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only 1 T NO P or W
143rolandperkins
Yes, one L (Donʻt know how the placement got in before the request.)
145rolandperkins
yes, 2 O s
146socialpages
Any Ps Roland?
147rolandperkins
No P
148socialpages
A final request before I head off to bed, a W please.
149rolandperkins
No W (or P)
151Jim53
How about an F? And it's very helpful to see the updates w/o having to page back up; can you copy and paste the name and fill in the new letters?
152rolandperkins
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153callmejacx
A D please
154TheoClarke
So, no P, no W, but an undeniable I?
155rolandperkins
One I
156callmejacx
What about my D?
159TheoClarke
That "_F" word puzzles me. Is there an S?
160rolandperkins
Sorry, I missed the 2 Ds
Why should the _F word puzzle; there are 2 very common ones?
Just seeing the R , U requests now. 2 Rs; a U
Iʻm not getting enough space (length) on the screen, if I do it as a re-write (pencil icon): do I have to write the whole thing every time?
Why should the _F word puzzle; there are 2 very common ones?
Just seeing the R , U requests now. 2 Rs; a U
Iʻm not getting enough space (length) on the screen, if I do it as a re-write (pencil icon): do I have to write the whole thing every time?
161Jim53
I suspect the F word is a puzzler because the last picture of the words contains Os and Is but neither in front of the F. If you copy and paste the text from its previous appearance, the page will make room for it and give you a scroll bar on the entry field.
162rolandperkins
_ R O D
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(I canʻt believe no one asked for an E)
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(I canʻt believe no one asked for an E)
163TheoClarke
Are you sure that there is not a third blank letter in the last word for the G or the U?
164rolandperkins
Yes, the last word was left tne letter short;
I might as well give it: R O D R I G U E Z; besides the Z, the only "hard" letter are a V and an X; one each; Iʻm giving them unasked, you fit them in.
I might as well give it: R O D R I G U E Z; besides the Z, the only "hard" letter are a V and an X; one each; Iʻm giving them unasked, you fit them in.
165rolandperkins
"Copying" is highlighting the whole thing (?). I donʻt see anything on this keypboard for "pasting". (Used to try to do that on another keyboard--usually without success; the highlighting wouldnʻs survive the rest of the operation.
166Jim53
If you're using Windows, you can highlight the whole thing and press Ctrl-C; this copies the highlighted content to the system clipboard. Then put the cursor in the target location and press Ctrl-V; this pastes the contents of the clipboard to the location of the cursor.
PS I'm guessing the V goes between the I and the E; perhaps "lives" or maybe "wives"?
PS I'm guessing the V goes between the I and the E; perhaps "lives" or maybe "wives"?
167rolandperkins
Yes the V is between the I and the E: L I V E S
Still canʻt get it onto the screen through copy-paste, but thanks for the advice. For some reason, Iʻm now being denied the changes through the pencil icon, too(!?)
How do I retain CONTROL-V when V is the letter Iʻm inserting?
Still canʻt get it onto the screen through copy-paste, but thanks for the advice. For some reason, Iʻm now being denied the changes through the pencil icon, too(!?)
How do I retain CONTROL-V when V is the letter Iʻm inserting?
168TheoClarke
And the X is the end of the penultimate word.
169TheoClarke
Hold the Ctrl and the V key down simultaneously like a piano chord.
170rolandperkins
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171Jim53
Well, the third word has no EIOU, and "salacious" is too long anyway. I guess, in addition to Theo's X, you'd better show us all the As.
172rolandperkins
A-ROD
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174rolandperkins
RIGHT, sqdancer!
And, as they should never have said to me, take it over!
And, as they should never have said to me, take it over!
186Thrin
So, if it's not Young Zen in Mats it could be Young Men in Spats by P.G.Wodehouse.
194callmejacx
My gut tells me to ask for an H
199LA12Hernandez
OK,
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202LA12Hernandez
No R or S
204LA12Hernandez
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No R,S
206LA12Hernandez
Three N's, One G
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208LA12Hernandez
1-W, 1-G, 3-N
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No R,S
210LA12Hernandez
No K,R,S
1-W, 1-G, 3-N
1-W, 1-G, 3-N
213LA12Hernandez
_ _ _ ING
WI_ _ _ _ _
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No R, S, K
WI_ _ _ _ _
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No R, S, K
215LA12Hernandez
Sorry I didn't see that H
_ _ TING
WITH_ _T
N _ _ _ _ _ IN _
No R, S, K
_ _ TING
WITH_ _T
N _ _ _ _ _ IN _
No R, S, K
217LA12Hernandez
_ _ TING
WITHO_ T
NO_ O_ _ IN_
No R, S ,K
218rolandperkins
DATING WITHUT NOVOCAINE ?
219rolandperkins
c orrection to 218
DATING WITHOUT NOVOCAINE ?
DATING WITHOUT NOVOCAINE ?
220LA12Hernandez
You hit it on the head. Your turn Rolandperkins.
221rolandperkins
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229rolandperkins
_ E N
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230rolandperkins
Hint: I included the sub-title, because the title is only 6 letters long (the first 2 words.)
232rolandperkins
_ E N
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235rolandperkins
RIGHT, LA12Hernandez!!
Take over the game.
Take over the game.
236LA12Hernandez
A short one
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238LA12Hernandez
one A
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240LA12Hernandez
No W
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242LA12Hernandez
No W, C
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244LA12Hernandez
No W, C, N
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246LA12Hernandez
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248TheoClarke
The Tall Man also fits and we have had such a plethora of Australian works recently. But Jennifer's suggestion seems more likely.
249sqdancer
> 248
Since there is no "N" (mess 243/244), I agree that Jennifer likely has the correct solution.
Hmm, The Tall Man looks interesting; I'll have to see if I can track down a copy.
Since there is no "N" (mess 243/244), I agree that Jennifer likely has the correct solution.
Hmm, The Tall Man looks interesting; I'll have to see if I can track down a copy.
250LA12Hernandez
It is The Bell Jar. Socialpages your turn.
251socialpages
I have been looking for an opportunity to practise my new technical skills so cross your fingers here goes.... a new thread starts here
Hopefully, will see you all over at Hangman Puzzle XXIV if I've done it correctly.
Hopefully, will see you all over at Hangman Puzzle XXIV if I've done it correctly.
252socialpages
I have been looking for an opportunity to practise my new technical skills so cross your fingers here goes.... a new thread starts here
Hopefully, will see you all over at Hangman Puzzle XXIV if I've done it correctly.
Hopefully, will see you all over at Hangman Puzzle XXIV if I've done it correctly.
