Password -- Chapter 2

I thought we should start a new thread, as the last one was getting too long.
Anyone is welcome to join.

Go to page 22, 44, or 66 of the book you are reading now.

Pick a random word, and then offer a one-word clue so others can try to guess the word you have picked.

The game continues until one of the players guesses the password correctly or until 5 new clues had been given. If no one guesses the word you pick another word from those 3 pages from your book.

If you can't think of any clue words you can pass and the game will go to the last person who tried to guess your word. You must reveal your password when you pass.

From The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit, page 22:

rest

Relaxation???

repose?

Everything else?

>4 WholeHouseLibrary:, WholeHouseLibrary, LOL. I love that guess -- it's not at all what I was thinking, and I actually did laugh out loud.

clue #2:
sleep

nap?

got to be nap...but i'll guess

snooze?

AMQS,
I tend to think so far outside the box that the box isn't in sight. It's a way-too-loose association thing...

> 8, I think that's a good thing.

Not yet, but very, very close!

clue #3:
doze

catnap? that's close..

This probably isn't it but what the heck?

slumber?

Hibernate.

Yes, RebeccaAnn, it is slumber! Congrats. I'm relieved -- after I used "sleep" and all of you posted such great guesses, I was running out of clues!

Yippee! I really didn't think that'd be the word.

From page 22 of Second in Command: A Biography of Captain Francis Crozier by May Fluhmann

Clue #1: adventure

voyage

hijinks?

quest?

Nope, nope, and nope.

Clue #2: discoveries

explorations?

Nope, but getting closer...

Clue #3: Quest

pilgrimage?

Still no...

Clue #4: Journey

odyssey?

expedition?

Pilgrimage?

Yay! curlysue got it! You're turn now! (and that's my quota of exclamation points for the day...)

Thanks RebeccaAnn

From The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan pg 44

clue #1 sickness

illness?

Ailment?

not yet

clue #2 virus

desease?

Bug?

epidemic?

Plague?

your all around it

clue #3 microorganism

Virus?

bacteria?

contagious?

I'am running out of clues guys

clue #4 agent

Pandemic?

Just saw clue #4...

carrier?

host?

malady?

infirmity?

I can't give any more clues...you guys were all around it...maybe I gave bad clues... :(

anyway the password is.... pathogen

AMQS since you were the last person to guess..

your turn~ according to the rules of the game

Not bad clues! Was that our first stumper? That means it was a terrific choice with lots of possibilities!

Okay, from Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott, page 22:

piece

Artwork?

A portion of... ~something~?

Gun.

Pistol.

Firearm.

(Somebody, stop me!)

clue #2: broken

shard?

Yes, it is shard -- congrats, DirtPriest! Your turn.

OK - p66 of The Light Fantastic by Alfred Bester, not by the (to my mind inferior) Terry Pratchett

clue 1) movie

Cine?

Flick?

Celluloid?

Filmstrip?

I guess that's close enough to cinema. Go ahead.

When I initially posted the rules of my password game it didn't occur to me that one could/would enter more than one guess per clue, but I see it has happened.

No one broke the rules, but I see that some may think it isn't fair for a person to have more than one guess per clue. To me that would make more sense and be more fair.

If from now on we could all be allowed only pre clue I would appreciate it.

So sorry for the inconvenience.

I was kind of wondering about...

My bad!

And, wouldn't you know it? I post #22, and leave the house, only to have a minor, yet time-consuming breakdown with the truck -- it's 14 years old -- far from any shelter from the Sun.

I just got back an hour ago. My apologies for the delay.

From page 22 of Almost Home by Jonathan Schwartz

Clue #1: evanescent

Not a problem WholeHouseLibrary. No one thought of doing that but you. I think that makes you special.

ambiguous?

vanish?

It's that 'outside the box' thing again...

No, and no, by the way...

So, what's the rule/guideline regarding when to give an additional clue?

i usually let at least 2 people guess but if time goes by and no one guesses give the next clue

It's really up to you...when you think enough time has passed to give the next clue

your call :)

Yes it is your call. But it would be nice if you let some time pass before the second clue.

fleeting?

temporary?

No, and no.

Next clue will be after (my local) sunrise, at least 6 hour from now.

Aren't you awake yet.

wake up sleepy head.... :P

Sorry, I'm fighting off a massive mold infection -- fever, hard to breathe, ulcers from the antibiotics, sleep a lot...

The long-awaited Clue #2: ephemeral

transparent?

No.

Feel better soon, SHL!

brief?

No.

oh my goodness, oh my goodness, No?

transitory?

Not quite! But close!!

short?

transient?

thats got to be it AMQS

Yes, indeed! Transient. "These surveys have made radio a transient business."

Great clues, WholeHouseLibrary!

From Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman, page 44:

Hay.

Straw.

grass?

wheat?

Feed.

Not yet.

Clue #2:

tool

scythe?

Thresher?

balers?

Clue #3:

painting

brush?

Bristle?

rake??? jinkies.

not yet. DirtPriest was closest. I was thinkng of a particular painting with my last clue.

Clue #4:

prongs

plow?

Dang. Art is my worst Jeopardy subject by far

I'll try comb?

Reap?

Yikes! I was attempting to think "outside the box" a la WholeHouseLibrary and go for associations, but I guess I'm not giving very good clues. I'll try one more.

To recap:
1. hay
2. tool
3. painting (a specific painting)
4. prongs

and clue #5: shovel

Aha! Pitchfork?

Yes, indeed -- congrats! With "painting" I was trying very hard to conjure "American Gothic" -- alas, the rules allow only one-word clues.

here's a take on that painting - I'll post a word shortly http://sales.starcitygames.com/cardscans/MAGWEA/orcish_settlers.jpg

It would be cool if I could figure out how to post the picture

But not one-word answers? Cool!

clue 1) flood

levee?

Deluge.

that was quick (or easy)- go ahead WHL
might be a record-2 minutes

Ahem... I'd like to thank all the little people...

From Page (Oh dear! 44 is blank!!!!) 66 of Almost Home by Jonathan Schwartz

clue #1: appreciated

wanted

obliged?

I forgot about the page # restrictions. I opened The Destruction of Atlantis: Compelling Evidence of the Sudden Fall and it was the first word I saw when I moved my bookmark. Please don't hit me-I have rage issues and things might get messy.

No and no. (Don't be mad at me!)

cherished

>100 WholeHouseLibrary:, WholeHouseLibrary... not sure what the rules say about one-or-more-word answers... I do think "pitchfork" is one word.

No, and oops!

clue #2: delighted

grateful?
I'm not mad, I'm grateful I can play password while I do a crossword

thankful

>b>Clue #3: savored

enjoyed?

pleased

No*2.

last clue #4: elated

enraptured

excited?

I'm hitting the sack...

The word was ...

relished , as in, "He relished the idea."

DP, I believe that it's your turn, seeing as how you responded last.

ok. From p22 of Destruction of Atlantis
Clue 1) fortress

castle

clue 2) town

Citadel.

I was about to say that.

WHL by an eyelash. Carry on...

From Page 88 of Almost Home by Jonathan Schwartz

clue #1: harken

listen

No.

hear?

No.

Clue #2> recall

I'll be back in 2 hours... (not a clue; just setting expectations...)

echo?????

reverberate

No, and no, no, no, no.....

Clue #3: fondly

remember

reminisce?

That's the closest guess so far.

recollect

I'm sorry... I don't know where my head was at when I responded.

The word IS reminisce.

Your turn, AMQS.

Okay... from Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott, page 66:

union

wedding

junction

oooh -- Wordsmithsonia got it on the first try! Your turn.

Thanks....from Clan Novel: Toreador by Stewart Wieck, page. 22

Clue 1: deadly

fatal - World of Darkness-could be anything.

perilous.

No and no,

Clue 2: killer

Cobra?

no

Clue 3: Professional

assassin?

murderer

Congrats Karen.......Your turn now.

from With God in Russia by Walter J Ciszek, pg #22

clue#1 eat

consume

Okay, I let 6 minutes go by...

erode

gorge

sate?

partake

dine

nope

clue#2 place

restaurant

diner?

getting closer...

clue#3 school

cafeteria????

It's got to be.

I think so too. ;)

Yup, I figured that clue would give it away. Your turn callmejacx!

You realize what you are asking me here?

I have yet to open my book. And you are asking me to look at page 22 or 44 or 66 for a word. Isn't that like cheating or something?

Oh well, if that is the name of the game...

Death Angel by Linda Howard

Clue #1 Sound

The other words were a bit raunchy lol At least I now know what kind of book I will be reading

noise

it's not noise

clamor?

It isn't noise or clamor

uproar?

not uproar...ready for another clue?

Din?

Okay. I'm ready for another clue...

Solid?

ruckus?

All such great guesses. But all wrong :(

Clue #1 Sound
Clue #2 Pitch

music?

tone

tone it is....very good

From Page 110 of Almost Home by Jonathan Schwartz

Clue #1: examine

search?

No.

study

No.

Clue #2: closely

scrutinize?

Yes. Scrutinize. Your turn, DP.

Cool. From Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers by Jan Gullberg p 66 (a great outline of pretty much every level of math from ancient counting systems to geometry through the calculus to differential equations and many stops between)
Clue 1) communication

talk

message?

clue 2) old

parchment?

clue 3) morse

code

clue 4) wires

telegraph

Or, its printed form: telegram

Well there it is. I was waiting around on that to see if there were any other players but I guess you were it the last few days. Lets have a good one WHL. Oh yeah - Telegraph, from a section on morse code in the number systems chapter. Page 67 was braille which uses a 'numbers follow' sign then A-J for digits 1-9 and 0, as does sign language. Thought you might be interested, but that's why I'm the Commodore of the Nerd Fleet

Okay, from page 132 of you-already-know-which-book

Clue #1: lack

absent?

No, but close.

absense?

Close enough. It's "absence".

Your turn.

I don't know how to spell. lol

Laugh!

You fogot to mention which book you're getting your word from...

From Dead After Dark by Wendy Corsi Staub

Page 33

Clue #1...Affairs

relationships?

parties?

Events?

Trysts?

First guess gets it. WTB WholeHouseLibrary.

Okay, from page 176 (154 is a blank page) of you-already-know-which-book.

Clue #1: perfectionist

I'm going to be away for several hours, so don't expect me to reply any time soon.

how about "idealist"?

Purist ?

No, and no.

Clue #2: Pedant

Diamond?

Educator ?

No, and No.

Clue #3: Details

craftsman?

No.

hairsplitter ?

No.

Clue #4: nit-picker

Hmmm ... nit-picker was going to be my next guess.

How about pedagogue?

Nope.

Mentor?

I really don't have a clue.

know-it-all?

That's my son. lol

This has gone on long enough.

Since DeltaQueen50 made the last guess, she gets the next turn.

Oh, the word on p.176 was: stickler

"It's important to be a stickler on detail."

That was going to be my next guess hmmm
lol

He (or she) who hesitates, is lost.

Good one WHL, I don't think I ever would have got it!

OK - clue nbr. 1 - glistening

I am on my way out the door to grocery shop, will check back in a couple of hours.

What? No book title? No page number?

Sparkling?

Whoops. I guess I was in too much of a hurry. What can I say, grocery shopping excites me!

The word is from The Riddle of Alabaster Royal by Patricia Veryan. Page 44.

Sparkling isn`t it.

Clue Nbr. 2 - shiny

dazzling?

brilliant?

gleaming?

No to all.

Clue Nbr 3 - polished

ummmm... glossy?

buffed?

WholeHouseLibrary is right. Your turn.

What? Again???

I'm going to have to go to a new book soon!

Page 198, same book as above...

Clue #1: veranda

patio?

balconey

No, and no.

deck?

No.

Clue #2: stepped

I won't be back online until tomorrow morning.

porch ?

No.

gazebo?

No.

Clue #3: paddies

Terrace ?

YES!!!!! Terrace.

Ok, from The Riddle of Alabaster Royal by Patricia Veryan. Page 66

Clue nbr 1: container

vessel

urn?

No and No.

Clue Nbr. 2 - hamper

basket

That was fast, you're right WHL. Your go.

It's a gift... and a curse.

from page 198 of same-old-same-old...

Clue #1: investigation

experiment?

No.

Either everybody is off reading somewhere, or I gave a really bad clue!

Clue #2: Poll

census?

research ?

No, and no.

Clue #3: plat (correct spelling)

Survey ?

AND WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!!

LOL

Just got back from dinner to find I am the winner! (Now I'm a poet as well)

From Eagle In The Snow by Wallace Breem. Page 22

Clue nbr. 1 - palpitate

Flutter?

No.

I'm off to bed so I'll post the next clue now and check back in the morning.

Clue Nbr. 2 - quiver

Tremble?

No

Clue Nbr. 3 - cold

Shiver!

That's right WHL. Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, I was out for most of the day.

Wow! Okay, this the LAST TIME I'm going to use Almost Home, mainly because I'm on the last page of a number evenly divisible by 22.

From Page 220, Clue #1: Protested

objected ?

No.

Complain?

picketed?

Has this ever been a long day for me!

No, and no.

Clue #2: harangue

hassle?

No.

dispute ?

No.

Last Clue: Rant.

I won't be back for several hours.

Okay, more than enough time has gone by.

The word was: blustered

The rules say that the most recent guess goes next. That would be DeltaQueen50.

ok - from Comanche Massacre by Chet Cunningham. Page 66

Clue nbr 1 - clothing

Dress?

garb?

Not yet.

Clue Nbr 2 - apparel

suit?

Sorry, not yet.

Clue nbr. 3 - attire

Costume?

No.

Garments?

You got it WHL. Your go.

Lucky for me I started a new book today!!

From page 22 of The Middle Way: Finding Happiness in a World of Extremes by Lou Marinoff...

Clue #1: believer

worshipper ?

No.

follower?

No.

Clue #2: clinger

Can't be stalker

You're right about that! It isn't stalker.

apostle?

No, but you're all getting closer to it.

Clue #3: devotee

disciple?

No.

Okay, too much time has gone by. Apparently, my clues are too obscure, or maybe the word itself was...

Clues: believer, clinger, devotee

The word was: adherent
"Only in India can someone who rejects the Vedas still be considered an adherent of the Vedas."

The torch passes to KarenElissa.

Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum, pg 22

Clue #1

cylinder

Tube?

chamber

can?

nope, clue #2 box

container ?

Canister?

not yet...

clue #3 keg

Cask?

you're getting close

clue #4 wine

carafe?

bottle?

barrel ?

DeltaQueen got it!

From And Only To Deceive by Tasha Alexander, page 66

Clue #1 - boundary

border?

frontier?

limit?

edge?

Time passes....

perimeter?

No one has got it yet.

Clue #2 - skyline

horizon?

Dome?

DirtPriest has got it. Your go.

Glad I checked before I left for the start of my dart league

p44 of One Quest, Hold the Dragons by Grek Costikyan (one of my all time favorite words to use...)

1) waddle

sway?

2) amble

I presume that "amble" is a clue...

saunter?

clue 3) trudge

plod ?

I love descriptive verbs, but none of those are it. I'll put another clue up in a bit

clue 4) plod

wallow?

clue 5) sounds like ... bundle

Trundle?

I was going to guess toddle - but I think WHL has got it.

It could be "fumble" ...

It is trundle. As to the delay, I just won a bitchin' game of Talisman over my buddy Al on his birthday.

Well, ~I~ forgive you...

From page 44 of The Middle Way: Finding Happiness in a World of Extremes by Lou Marinoff...

Clue #1: occasion

moment?

Event?

celebration ?

soiree?

No x 4.

Clue #2: chance

happenstance?

No.

Too much time has gone by...

3rd and final clue: prospect

Let's put it all together now...

Clues: Occasion, Chance, Prospect...

The word was: Opportunity

DirtPriest was the last to venture a guess.

Great clues.

Alrighty then...
p66 of Requiem of the Human Soul by Jeremy R. Lent (a signed copy from the author via Member's Giveaway-a SciFi novel about the future genetically engineered humans exterminating the pesky unmodified 'primals'. In case the author finds this I am enjoying it very much and hope it sells well for him)

clue 1) music

song

notes

nay-no

clue 2) classical

Beethoven

clue 3) style

Opera

period

symphony?

clue 4) piano

Sonata?

Sorry-Dart League tonight

clue 5) seat??????

uuummm.... etude?

right idea but no. I'm obviously trying one of those handy mnemonic clues

Prelude?

how about 'concerto'? (con'chair'to)
what else could I try?

That's funny, I almost put that one instead of Sonata yesterday. Used the following page, bulleted list about a screen-length down:

http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/classicalmusic101/p/piano_classical.htm

Guess I just chose the wrong ones. I thought maybe you take a seat before a pre-lude. I knew it was one of those play on word clues with all the ?'s (I watched password plus and super password as a kid, things like "Donald??????" - Duck!

I should have just went with 'chair' anyway - you're up TF

Clue 1: Metal

Tin?

No

Clue 2: Monticello

Third clue will come tomorrow morning (Wife has doctor's appointment).

Copper?

No

Clue 3: Buffalo

Nickle?

Your spelling is off, but yes, Nickel.

"Bet you a nickel he hotfoots it right back up here again" --> Page 22 of John Saul's "Comes the Blind Fury".

For those that didn't know, Monticello is the building on the tails side of the nickel from 1938 to 2003 (prior to '38, it was a buffalo).

You're up next WholeHouseLibrary.

You know, I've ALWAYS spelled that wrong. lol

Okay then, continuing with The Middle Way, page 66...

Clue #1: prosperous

Wealthy ?

No.

Hmmm... No other guesses....

Clue #2: well-off

affluent?

Yes!

Freaky!
P. 44 of The Rise of the Greeks by Michael Grant
1) Temple

cathedral?

Synagogue?

2) Smaller

Tome?

Chapel?

church ?

negatory
clue 3) Memorial

shrine ?

cemetary?

'Tis shrine. The chalkboard is yours ΔQ

From page 66 of Frederica by Georgette Heyer.

Clue Nbr 1 - patch

piece?

Nope

mend?

Yes, KarenElissa - you got it. Your turn.

wow, I didn't think that would be it.

Ok, from "What It Means to Be a Christian" by Pope Benedict.

clue #1 water

liquid ?

wine?

nope, clue #2 big

Sea?

ocean?

Deluge? Like 40 days and night's worth...

You got it WHL, your turn!

Was it "Sea" or "Deluge"?

Meanwhile, continuing with The Middle Way, page 88...

Clue #1: signal

It was sea.

sign?

No.

It's been too long...

Clue #2: flashing

Walk?

No.

Clue #3: light

beacon?

traffic?

YES!!! Beacon.

Your turn, DP

ok - p22 of David Brin's Sundiver
clue 1) Pants

Knickers?

clue 2) Leather

chaps ?

A new tack...
clue 3) big

gasps?

not that different of a tack. They're definitely pants
clue 4) too...

I know I'll probably kick myself when I see the answer - but putting the clues together - Leather Pants Too Big - all I can think of is: Baggy

Not at all what I consider as 'big' pants, except for the number of letters involved...

Lederhosen?

clue 5) too... big... for

your britches?

britches or breeches. Go ahead

From the book that I picked up from the library yesterday The Illustrated Lark Rise to Candleford by Flora Thompson

Page 22

Clue #1...Slip

Bodice?

petticoat?

WTG Karen...you got it.

yea!

From Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, pg 44

Clue #1 sunset

sunrise?

Dusk?

Twilight?

You got it WHL, twilight! Your turn.

You realize, of course, that we could have figured it out almost immediately if your first clue had been "Edward" or "Bella"...

From with The Middle Way, page 110...

Clue #1: envisioned

Visulized?

No, but that was going to be my next clue.

Hmmm Sorry about that...you may want to pick another clue

Too much time has gone by... in a past tense sort of way -

Clue #2: impression

too much!!
URL=http://www.emule.com/fr/emule/URL

Feel free to flag #451. It's a troll. And absolutely DO NOT click on the URL.

Predicted?

What do you mean by a "troll"? Do you mean like a virus? Just not sure what you mean as to me, a troll is dwarf-like creature, often used as either a good luck charm, or a bad guy in some old folklore children's television.

how about perception?

Even though I don't have a clue what WholeHouseLibrary meant by "a troll" I am not foolish enough to click on the url

seen?

Close enough, callmejacx. The word was Perceived.

Your turn.

"In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion."

From: Wikipedia

It's nice to know that one is never too old to learn. Thank you so much Karen for giving us the meaning of "a troll".

Oh it's my turn...okay let me see.

from The Illustrated Lark Rise to Candleford by Flora Thompson Page 44

Clue #1...Raspberry

PPPPPPPPPPPTTT?

fruit?

Going to wait for at least one more guess before the next clue

scrape? (I have one on my knee right now)

awww poor DirtPriest. Sorry to hear about your ouchie-boo-boo-guys.

I promised to give you another clue so here it is

Clue #2...Strawberry

Blueberry?

tart?

Keep guessing

Boysenberry?

red?

Aliantha?

Clue #3...Blueberry

jam ?

preserves?

no and no

Yogurt?

ok, I know the book this comes from is set in England so I'll wildly guess - gooseberry ?

You are wildly right. Wtg, Delta.

Sorry everybody, I didn't check back sooner.

From Heartsick by Chelsea Cain Page 44

Clue Nbr 1: inclination

predilection?

slope?

tendency?

No, No and No

Clue Nbr. 2: proclivity

Treadmill?

tendency?

No one has gotten it yet.

Clue Nbr 3: predisposition

fated?

No not fated

penchant?

bias?

Sorry not yet. I must be giving bad clues!

Clue nbr 4: genetic

hereditary?

No

innate?

ok last clue: basic ________

instinct?

Yey! You got it WHL, your turn.

Whew! That was a tough one!

The Middle Way, page 110...

Clue #1: veracity

accuracy ?

truth?

No and no.

How about honest?

Nope.

Clue #2: structural _______

integrity?

Righty-roo!

too easy
p66 of The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

clue 1) decide

determine ?

nay

opt?

clue 2) figure

reason?

conclude ?

no
clue 3) glean

reckon?

clue 4) conclude

deduce ?

obtain?

choose?

ΔQ uses those little grey cells and deduces the answer

Just a suggestion: seeing there are so few correct guesses, why not try a coherent phrase. Or maybe we could start up a new thread for this.

My word (so often used) --

f**k :)