1 M T 4 A G

[ToSeek]

1 more thread for a game (we obviously don't have enough).

So, inspired by this thread (http://64.207.216.12/showthread.php?t=37255), figure this out and then respond with one of your own:

6 A in P M (W A F)

(This is vaguely appropriate to this forum, though follow-ups don't need to be.)

[Nicolas]

6 astronomers in pink Mercedesses (Wife Acceptance Factor) ;)

Toseek says: WRONG answer

[Nicolas]

Hellooooo, this is a game! Where are those 1000+ post per hour? ;)

[ToSeek]

Wait till you get the right answer - it's not just a matter of making stuff up!

[Nicolas]

It is the right answer. Sheesh, it's not because you made the question that you own all wisdom!! ;) :D

(I didn't get a BUZZZZ wrong answer, so I thought I was allowed to continue :))

OK let's scrap my question, and try to find Toseek's one!

[Carnifex]

Heh, I had the same idea of making this into forum game, good job, ToSeek :clap:

I don't know the answer for the question though :eh:

[The_Radiation_Specialist]

The only problem is that nobody knows the answer :D

[Carnifex]

More hints, ToSeek?

And to keep the thread from being bogged down, let's assume that a question remains for a maximum of a day and then someone else asks one, otherwise someone would write something like "52356 is a P C of C" and kill the game.

[Lance]

6 A in P M (W A F)
6 Annoyances in a Perturbed Moderator (Wiggles a Finger)

[ToSeek]

Hints:

- Appropriate to this forum (astronomy/astronautics)
- If I gave the actual number (without the "W A F"), I bet someone would get it almost immediately
- I could about as easily give it as 6 M A (W A F)

[ToSeek]

Okay, here's the version without the parentheses:

7 M A

It shouldn't be hard to figure out the other one from this and the previous hints.

[Soltras]

(W A F) might mean "without any" something, then.

[ToSeek]

(W A F) might mean "without any" something, then.

It might, but it doesn't. ;)

[LurchGS]

7 Missing Astronauts

6 Missing Astronauts (With A Friend)

7 Morbid Astronomers

6 Astronomers In A Permanent Menancholy (Wasting Another Field)

[Van Rijn]

Oh! I think that's close -

7 Mercury Astronauts?

W A F (something) Air Force ... perhaps.

[Candy]

I was thinking 6 mission to space from China, but I think that is shot. :shifty:

[Carnifex]

6 Moon-landed Apolloes (without Apollo Firteen)? :D

[Candy]

Without Astronaut Fatality :shifty:

[Van Rijn]

1 more thread for a game (we obviously don't have enough).

So, inspired by this thread (http://64.207.216.12/showthread.php?t=37255), figure this out and then respond with one of your own:

6 A in P M (W A F)

(This is vaguely appropriate to this forum, though follow-ups don't need to be.)

Humm. Is that 6 Astronauts in Project Mercury (Who All Flew)?

[Nicolas]

6 astronomers in "Playing Moderator". (what a farce) ;)

[ToSeek]

Humm. Is that 6 Astronauts in Project Mercury (Who All Flew)?

That's what I was looking for. Your go.

[Carnifex]

Yay :clap:

(actually, just trying to get the thread back on top :) )

[Van Rijn]

Ugh. I knew I shouldn't have answered - now I have to come up with something, and everything I can think of is either painfully obvious or incredibly unobvious.

Well, here's one I think should be pretty obvious around here:

A F G to T S A P

[Lance]

Well, here's one I think should be pretty obvious around here:

A F G to T S A P

Always Feed Grapes to That Sweet Adoring Person

Another Fine Gymnasium to Trigger Sweating And Pain

Amazon Frogs Go to The Swamp And Propagate


Am I close?

[Carnifex]

All forum games to ToSeek are priceless?

[Nicolas]

All forums GO to travel soon as possible

[Van Rijn]

Nope. Think of something closer to BAUT subjects.

[Lance]

Anyone For Going to The Stars and Planets?

[Van Rijn]

You're getting warmer - substantially warmer.

[Nicolas]

America finally goes to the stars and planets?

[Van Rijn]

No ... I'll give it a little time before I drop another hint.

[ToSeek]

Let me just point out that if we're going to be consistent with the inspiration for this game, there should be at least one number in the "riddle".

[Van Rijn]

I missed that bit. It is a little late for mine. Well, next hint so we can move on: Nicolas and Lance both have part of it right.

[The_Radiation_Specialist]

A F G to T S A P

astronauts fear going to the stars and planets

all focus going to the stars and planets

astronomers find gases to the stars and planets

[Van Rijn]

Nope. Perhaps it will be easier to figure out this way:

F G to the S A P

[Nicolas]

(Astronomy) Forum goes to the stars and planets?
(Astronomy) Forums go to the stars and planets?

(as for game rules: I suggest inserting a number and at least one complete word in a riddle)

[Van Rijn]

Nope. I did have more than one complete word in the original (hint) but I didn't realize the number bit.

[Nicolas]

OK 1 or more verbs, nouns or pronouns :).

[LurchGS]

Forum Goes to the Stellar Night Party

[LurchGS]

Fraser Goes to The Stars And Planets

[Nicolas]

mub mub BEEB BEEB BEEB BEEB BEEB :D

[LurchGS]

wha? it's time to wake up? who set that blasted alarm clock?

[The_Radiation_Specialist]

F G to the S A P

A Forum Game to the stars and planets
A First Galaxy to the stars and planets
A Family Guy to the stars and planets
A Future Gadget to the stars and planets

[Van Rijn]

This is turning out harder than I thought. Okay, next clue: You might find it on a shelf.

[Nicolas]

Fried goose?
Frozen garlic?
Family games?
Fire gloves?
fumed gasoline?
football goals?

[Lance]

Finally going to the stars and planets
Forget
Feebly
Frogs
Ferenghi
Fantasia

[ToSeek]

A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets

[Van Rijn]

A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets

That's it! Ok, back to you. (I thought the "shelf" clue would nail it.)

[ToSeek]

Easy one because I don't want us to get stuck again:

4.3 L Y to the N S.

[Nicolas]

4.3 light years to the nearest star

[Nicolas]

(is it "light years" or "lightyears" in English? :))

[ToSeek]

4.3 light years to the nearest star

Bingo!

I've generally seen it as two words.

[Nicolas]

ok

I'll make up a new riddle.

[Nicolas]

5 S S O (who have F in S)

[Van Rijn]

I'm pretty sure that should be "which have..." :)

[Nicolas]

take "that have"; it's the only thing I'm remotely sure of in English :).

[Carnifex]

Five solar system objects (that have...)

I don't know :eh:

[Van Rijn]

How about ...

5 Space Shuttle Orbiters (that have Flown in Space)

[Nicolas]

correct! Your turn. :)

[Van Rijn]

Ok, trying for an easy one -

8.6 L Y to the N W D

[Fram]

8.6 Light Years to the Nearest White Dwarf?

[Van Rijn]

Yep. Go for it, Fram.

[Fram]

3 C have L P in S (C them A, C and T)

note: perhaps "in" would better be replaced by "into", but I think it is clear enough as it stands.

[SeanF]

3 C have L P in S (C them A, C and T)

note: perhaps "in" would better be replaced by "into", but I think it is clear enough as it stands.
3 Countries have Launched People in(to) Space (Calling them Astronauts, Cosmonauts, and Taikonauts)


If I'm right, I'm going to have to let somebody else go, as I'm going to be out of town all weekend... :)

(I guess if I'm not right, I'm still going to have to let somebody else go...)

[Carnifex]

I will take that honor of asking a question, if no one is against (I'm sure you're right)

C has 10 P and 3 T

[ToSeek]

Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories.

[Fram]

Thanks for answering correctly and continuing, as I wasn't around to check. ToSeek, I think it's up to you now!

[Carnifex]

Yes, it's ToSeek's turn. (I knew that one was easy :( )

[ToSeek]

24 B B B in a P.

[Fram]

24 Baut Board Bannings in a Picosecond? No, ToSeek, even you and Wolverine aren't that quick :D

[ToSeek]

24 Baut Board Bannings in a Picosecond? No, ToSeek, even you and Wolverine aren't that quick :D

No, and this one isn't thematically appropriate to the forum, in any case. (That's a hint.)

[Lance]

HA!

24 Black Birds Baked in a Pie

[ToSeek]

HA!

24 Black Birds Baked in a Pie

That's it! Your turn.

[Lance]

4 S and 7 Y A

[Fram]

4 Score and 7 Years Ago? That would be (2006 - 87 = ) 1919? No, can't think of anything extremely interesting, so that probably isn't what you're after...

[Lance]

Yup, that's it.

Your turn.


No, can't think of anything extremely interesting...
There's always: The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 (http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=51)

[Fram]

I'm better at this than I thought :D

The 7 H of R

Should be quite easy...

[Lance]

The 7 Hues of the Rainbow?

Doesn't seem right but what the hey...

Ack, there no "the" in there. Never mind.

[Fram]

No, that would only be Huey, Dewey and Joey (or something very similar) ;-)

[ToSeek]

Ah!

The 7 hills of Rome

[Fram]

Yep! You're next, ToSeek.

[ToSeek]

This one is harder (I think), but appropriate:

32 m p the h, l on A 11.

[Lance]

32 Minutes Past the Hour, launch|liftoff on Apollo 11

[ToSeek]

32 Minutes Past the Hour, launch|liftoff on Apollo 11

Okay, maybe not so hard with us space geeks here. Your go. (And it's liftoff - direct quote from the NASA PAO or whoever.)

[Lance]

Okay, maybe not so hard with us space geeks here.
No, I actually had to work it out. The A 11 was easy but I had to do some Googling of facts before I got it.

How about:

11,900 B M as of T at 16:30 U T

[Nicolas]

11900 Baut members as of today at 16:30 Universal Time

[Lance]

Yup.

Your turn.

[Nicolas]

Uhm, I'll make something up. Give me an hour or so :).

[Nicolas]

555 to 840 S in the N A S A. (nice one :D)
or
555 to 840 S in the N A C A.

I'll allow some minor creativity in the last part, as long as you have the general theme of the riddle.

[Lance]

Can we Google for help?

555 to 840 Seats in the New Airbus Seating|Cabin Arraignment

[Nicolas]

Arrangement. :)

You can google, as you have only one or more numbers to go by (2 in this case made it easier) :). I say: "correct!" even though I had different things in mind, but yours are very elegant and in the same spirit.

I thought of things like:

555 to 840 seats in the new Airbus commercial airliner.
555 to 840 seats in the new A380 Superjumbo Aircraft.

But again, as yours was in the same spirit and very elegant and I told you I allowed creativity in the last part (ASA/ACA), it certainly is a correct one! Your turn.

[Lance]

Arrangement. :)
Heh, darn spell-checker corrected it to the wrong word and I didn't notice.
I once had a spell checker replace a misspelling of "inconsistent" with "incontinent" in a business email I sent to several hundred people.
Talk about embarrassing...



But again, as yours was in the same spirit and very elegant and I told you I allowed creativity in the last part (ASA/ACA), it certainly is a correct one! Your turn.
Okay, thanks. :)

Let's have something completely different now. Here's something we can party about:

124 P in a K of B

[Nicolas]

124 pints in a krate of beer?

[Lance]

Wow, that was quick. Should I give it to you?

Yeah, okay. It was "keg" but in the spirit of your last one I'll accept this.

Your turn.

[Nicolas]

Without googling. I googled for confirmation, but didn't really get it. Now that you say "keg" it makes more sense :). I'm not into imperial/ beer units and not into drinking beer, but somehow that "k of b" sounded like a krate of beer to me :). I got the beer part correct :).

I'll try to find a new one.

[Nicolas]

4 E 4 L H versus 2 E 2 F F.

[Lance]

4 Engines 4 Long Haul versus 2 Engines 2 feed ferrets?

So close, and yet so far...

[Nicolas]

indeed ;). Hint: french fries is not correct, so don't try that guess :D.

I must admit, the second part is much less an "official" slogan than the first one, so googling would be a lot harder. But it can be found on Google.

[Lance]

I think I'll have to leave this for some other Fun Fellow to work on.

[Nicolas]

hint: without knowing it, you were really close the first time.

[Carnifex]

...food furgons?

* hides *

[Lance]

hint: without knowing it, you were really close the first time.
I figured I had everything except the "FF" part, but on that I'm Flatly Frustrated.

[Nicolas]

You were even closer than you think ;)

[Lance]

Really?

Okay, so it has something to do with ferrets...

Hmmm...

[Candy]

4 Engines 4 Long Haul versus 2 Engines 2 feed ferrets?

So close, and yet so far...
Freight...

Flight... :think:

[Nicolas]

boo-hoo :cry:

*what do airplanes do*


(get 777geek inhere - or PM him- and he'll shout you the answer :D)

[Fram]

4 engines 4 long haul versus 2 engines 2 fly fast?

[Nicolas]

You're as hot as the combustion chamber of those engines. Now combine it with a tip I gave to Lance, and we're there :).

[Candy]

4 engines 4 long haul versus 2 engines 2 first flight

[Nicolas]

we're getting a lot colder here :)

[Candy]

I H C W 4 U! :wall:

[Nicolas]

I have cold weather for you?
I'm hot, can't wait for you?
I hardly care working for United?

:D

[Fram]

4 engines 4 long haul versus 2 engines 2 fly far?
This would be bizarre, as, umm, that's quite similar, but perhaps that's the point, that they both claim that their particular design helps to get far?

[Nicolas]

That's the one Fram. Indeed that's the major point in current aircraft design. 4 engines 4 long haul was the way to go. Modern (medium to large-medium sized) long haul aircraft go for "2 engines 2 fly far" however. Except for the A380, but I think that's a matter of size :). (the A340 as well, but that one is somewhat older and still a large aircraft). Of course needing only 2 engines has its advantages. WE've had a discussion on why those small SN Brussels AIrlines planes had 4 engines, but I forgot the reasons :).

Edit: the reasons for that BaE146's 4 engines: low noise emission and ability to start from short runways. In general, using 2 engines is more efficient, unless your plane needs 4 to get enough power to fly of course, like the huge A380. Making such a plane with 2 engines would be very difficult. Of course, it are 2 planes combined into one anyway :).

Your turn!

[Candy]

I have cold weather for you?
I'm hot, can't wait for you?
I hardly care working 4 United?

:D
WRONG! Tease, smut, blah, blah!

I have choice words for you. :razz:

[Fram]

25 P N B 1 A 100

[Nicolas]

25 prime numbers between 1 and 100 :)

(1 does not count as a prime number here :))

[Fram]

Well, no, because 1 isn't a prime number, here or anywhere (and sites which say otherwise are wrong :D).

Your turn again (and I have to find a tougher one next time).

[Nicolas]

I the D is 6 T G I 7

[Nicolas]

bump :)

[The_Radiation_Specialist]

a clue please?

[Eroica]

I the D is 6 T G I 7
If the Devil is 6 then God is 7?

(But why then is one "is" treated differently than the other?)

[Nicolas]

Eroica: correct.

Why? Because revealing that the second I is an "is" as well would have made it too easy :). Your turn!

[Eroica]

2001 I 1 M P E

[Fram]

2001 is one Motion Picture Extraordinaire :D

[Eroica]

2001 is one Motion Picture Extraordinaire :D It's also one movie par excellence, but neither of those is the correct answer. :(

[Eroica]

Wow, 24 hours and just one attempt!

[Nicolas]

I can't figure it out :)

[Lance]

Me neither.

[LurchGS]

2001 Initiated 1 Millennium Par Excelence

[pmcolt]

2001 included 1 Monolith peri-Europa.

Yeah, doesn't make sense. Just thought I'd give it a try.

[Candy]

2001 I 1 M P E
2001 is 1 memory people evade. :cry:

[Eroica]

2001 I 1 M P E

No, no and no. I'll make it easier:

20:01 is 1 M P 8

[Candy]

2001 I 1 M P E

No, no and no. I'll make it easier:

20:01 is 1 M P 8
20:01 is 1 minute past 8. :D
Military Time

[Eroica]

20:01 is 1 minute past 8. :D
Military Time
:clap: It was high time someone got it! :)

[Edit: typo]

[Candy]

C H 9 L

[Fram]

Cats have 9 lifes

[Nicolas]

as seen in the original quiz :)

[Candy]

Cats have 9 lifes
You the man! :razz:

[Candy]

as seen in the original quiz :)
No, that was lives and Fram said lifes. BIG DIFFERENCE, Nicky <- masculine version (edited).

[Nicolas]

So the original quiz was wrong, Calory Bomb? <- candy

[Candy]

So the original quiz was wrong, Calory Bomb? <- candy No, Fram is just smarter than you. He saw through my evil ways, and guessed the trick and correct answer. Sorry, Young Stud! <- Nicky

[Nicolas]

How can he be smarter than me? He's just a sock puppet of me! WOOOOOOOOOOPS :D


OK anyway, your turn, Fram!

[Candy]

Good night, boys!

[Fram]

Hey, Nicolas, I'm not a sock puppet of you at all, my crimes against the English language are much more ingenious (and my puns are way better).

S U and the 11000 V

[Eroica]

Hey, Nicolas, I'm not a sock puppet of you at all, my crimes against the English language are much more ingenious (and my puns are way better).

S U and the 11000 V
Saint Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins

[Nicolas]

Hey, Nicolas, I'm not a sock puppet of you at all, my crimes against the English language are much more ingenious (and my puns are way better).

S U and the 11000 V

Sports Utility and the 11000 vehicles :o

(who's in for another round of Pun Competition Extreme?)

[Fram]

Eroica is right, Nicolas is wrong. Saint Ursula, the legend that gave its name to the Virgin Islands!

[Nicolas]

Who would have ever guessed that my solution was not the correct one ;)

Bring it on, Eroica! :D

[Fram]

Well, it could have been the name of a boysband, I suppose (if you can have 10,000 Maniacs, you can have 11,000 Vehicles as well!).

[Eroica]

D was the L of the 12 C

[ToSeek]

Domitian was the last of the 12 Caesars.

[Eroica]

Domitian was the last of the 12 Caesars.
:clap: Correct.

[ToSeek]

1 r 2 r t a.

[Fram]

One Ring To Rule them all. Good one!

[ToSeek]

One Ring To Rule them all. Good one!

Yep - your go.

[Fram]

Why do I always reply, now I have to find another one... ;-)

J H 48 N M A 15 U O

[Nicolas]

Jupiter has 48 named moons and 15 unnamed ones.

[Fram]

Jupiter has 48 named moons and 15 unnamed ones.

Sock puppets of the questioneer (?) are not allowed to answer :hand: :)

Quite right, I didn't think it was that easy... All yours!

[Nicolas]

ooooh quick one :)

I has B M T 32 Y S we L T M

[Eroica]

It has been more than 32 years since we left the Moon

[Nicolas]

right on :)

Your turn!

[Eroica]

N T K B 3 is the R O in E N

[Edit: Oops, I just realized that the first letter, strictly speaking, shouldn't be N, it should be ... ah, but then it would be too obvious. You'll just have to bear this caveat in mind.]

[Eroica]

Okay, here's the more accurate form:

Kt to K B 3 is the R O in E N

[Roy Batty]

Knight to King's Bishop 3 is the Reti opening in English (descriptive) notation?:)

[Eroica]

Knight to King's Bishop 3 is the Reti opening in English (descriptive) notation?:)
:clap: Correct.

[Roy Batty]

The extra 't' gave it away, not the 'K'.. still had to search for the opening though :)

Ok, this should be fairly straightforward (sorry, 1st time posting on this thread):

15 M O A D M C.

[Lance]

15 men on a dead man's chest

[Roy Batty]

Ah well, I did say it was probably easy. All your's (scary Llama) Lance:)

[Lance]

Ah well, I did say it was probably easy. All your's (scary Llama) Lance:)
He's not supposed to be scary. He's the Illumi-Llama. He watches you.

T are D on A 15 (in the U S)

[Lance]

Let me put it another way:

A 15 is the D for F your I T R (in the US)

[Gruesome]

April 15 is the Deadline for Filing your Income Tax Return (In the United States)

[Lance]

That's it. Your turn.

The first version was:
Taxes are Due on April 15 (in the United States)

[Gruesome]

9 R on the L of the F L of the A L M

[Fram]

... of the Apollo Lunar Module, I suppose? But what and where? 9 rivets? The forward latch?

[Nicolas]

9 R on the L of the first landing of the Apollo lunar module

[The_Radiation_Specialist]

9 rails on the ladder of the first apollo lunar module?

sorry and thanks nicolas :D

[Gruesome]

Very close, folks. Keep swingin'.

[Eroica]

9 rails on the ladder of the first apollo lunar module?

sorry and thanks nicolas :D
9 rungs on the ladder of the first apollo lunar module?

sorry and thanks TRS :D

[Fram]

9 rungs on the ladder of the first landing of the apollo lunar module?

sorry and thanks Eroica :D

[Nicolas]

9 rungs on the ladder of the final layout of the apollo lunar module?

Thanks me, TRS, Fram, Eroica...

[Eroica]

9 rungs on the ladder of the final layout of the apollo landing module?

(Thanks no one as this is bound to be wrong. :))

[Gruesome]

9 rungs on the ladder of the final layout of the apollo lunar module?



You got everything but the F L.

[Nicolas]

front leg?
first level?

[The_Radiation_Specialist]

9 rungs on the ladder of the front left of the apollo lunar module?

[Gruesome]

front leg?


Close enough.

9 rungs on the ladder of the forward leg of the Apollo Lunar Module.

Take it Nicolas.

[Nicolas]

I think I'll go for the fridge :)

(I'm making up a new riddle right now)

[Nicolas]

30 E on the F S of the N 1 R.

[ToSeek]

30 engines on the first stage of the N-1 rocket.

[Nicolas]

liftoff!

Your turn :)

[ToSeek]

30 d h S
A J and N.

[SeanF]

30 d h S
A J and N.
30 days hath September
April, June, and November


Shouldn't you have put the commas in there? :)

[ToSeek]

Probably, but you managed to get it, anyway. Your go.

[SeanF]

Okay, I thought about doing

99 L (A i W z H)

But thats' probably not fair. So, instead, I'll do this one:

16 P N B

[ToSeek]

16 pickles "n" a bottle? ;)

[SeanF]

16 pickles "n" a bottle? ;)
Good guess, but no. :)

How long should I wait before posting a hint?

[ToSeek]

I think just about anytime now would be good.

[SeanF]

Okay, it's got nothing to do with astronomy, although the event (process?) last year that resulted in this particular number did warrant its own thread here in Babbling.

Actually, if that process had turned out differently, I still could've done the same thing except the number would've been different, and the last letter would've been something other than "B". :)

[Lance]

Okay, it's got nothing to do with astronomy, although the event (process?) last year that resulted in this particular number did warrant its own thread here in Babbling.

Actually, if that process had turned out differently, I still could've done the same thing except the number would've been different, and the last letter would've been something other than "B". :)
hint
2 b : an indirect or summary suggestion <helpful hints>

You may have missed the mark a little.

[SeanF]

Gah, another clue?! I don't know if I can think of one.

C'mon, Grapes, where are you? You know this one! (Hey, does that count as a clue?) fossilnut2 might be able to get it, also... :)

[Eroica]

16 P N B
16th Pope named Benedict.

[SeanF]

16th Pope named Benedict.
:dance:

I was actually thinking of 16 Popes named Benedict, but no diff.

Take it away, Eroica!

[Eroica]

C is the C of W, 10th L S in the U

[Nicolas]

California is the center of world, 10th lonely state in the Universe.

Just kidding :)

[Fram]

C is the capital of W, 10th largest state in the Union...

Problem is, according to this site (http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/popchart.html), Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming, 9th largest state in the Union...

[Nicolas]

:d

[Fram]

You need a capital, Nicolas, :D

[Eroica]

C is the capital of W, 10th largest state in the Union...

Problem is, according to this site (http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/popchart.html), Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming, 9th largest state in the Union... :clap: According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming), Wyoming is the 10th.

[Nicolas]

You need a capital, Nicolas, :D

Obviously that capital reference was an intended joke of mine :whistle: :o


:D

[Fram]

:clap: According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming), Wyoming is the 10th.
10th in total area, 9th in land area. Good one!

H 3 W the 1st K of the P-L C

[The_Radiation_Specialist]

Henry the 3rd was the 1st king of the Poland-Lithuanian Commonwealth

[Fram]

Internet trouble, only back now...
Yes, quite correct! Ah, the nice time, when even kings could do some jobhopping!

[The_Radiation_Specialist]

T O S S F A M O G L 4 M

[Fram]

A hint, perhaps? I haven't got a clue where to start with this one...

[Nicolas]

The outer solar system features anomalies.

(trying to score half the points :D)

[The_Radiation_Specialist]

I thought this would be easy :D
hint: its space related and lots of older people know/heard it.

[Fram]

Oh, of course:
This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

[The_Radiation_Specialist]

your go :D

[Nicolas]

he did not say the "a" in reality (nerves)

[Fram]

The 9 B N of G

[Roy Batty]

'Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out'...
The 9 Billion Names of God (Clarke) :)

[Fram]

Yep, perhaps the best 'it's the end of the world' story...

Take it away Roy!

[Roy Batty]

T 6 M D M

[Roy Batty]

No guesses?!

Ok a clue, it's also sci-fi media related though not a book/short story.

[Eroica]

The Six Million Dollar Man

[Lance]

Rules Question:

Aren't "little words" (like "the") supposed to remain spelled out?

Some of these might be easier to figure out.

[ToSeek]

I would say:

- little words (articles and prepositions) should always be spelled out
- numbers should always be given numerically (a recent entry should have read: T 1 S S 4 a M, 1 G L 4 M)
- "to" and "for" may be represented as "2" and "4", if so desired.

[Nicolas]

starting with "T"???
What do you do with "it's", do you write "I", or "it'S" or just "it's"?


(I'm not going into whether there was or was not an "a" in that quote here :))

[SeanF]

starting with "T"???
"That's"


What do you do with "it's", do you write "I", or "it'S" or just "it's"?
I would go with "I" in that particular example.


(I'm not going into whether there was or was not an "a" in that quote here :)) :D

[Nicolas]

"That's"


My bad :)

[Roy Batty]

The Six Million Dollar Man

Yes that's right Eroica:clap:

Wow, I don't check the thread for a few hours & get a 5 M A! .. or is it the F 1/2 H? :D

I did think of saying 'The' but thought it would make it too easy.
Btw personally I think 'mobile phone textifying' non numbers ie. 4, 2, instead of for, to, would just complicate & confuse things, but then thats just MHO & I didn't even S T T ;)

[Eroica]

2 O P is a D B in G

[SeanF]

2 O P is a D B in G
2 Over Par is a Double Bogey in Golf.

Dang, now I need to come up with one of these and something for the SciFi quotes game! :wall:

[Eroica]

2 Over Par is a Double Bogey in Golf.
:clap: Correct.

[SeanF]

Okay, here we go:

8 is the F W N in A O (in E)

[Fram]

Eight is the First Whole Number in Alphabetical Order (in English)

[SeanF]

Eight is the First Whole Number in Alphabetical Order (in English)
You got it, Fram! :)

[Fram]

The N B H 1001 H P

[Nicolas]

The new Bugatti has 1001 Horse Power.

[Fram]

Yep (don't know if that was correct English, but since you got it, it was at least clear enough).

[Nicolas]

edit: too easy...thinking of another one :)

[Nicolas]

12 K in 1 O (on a P)

[Eroica]

12 K in 1 O (on a P)
12 Keys in 1 Octave (on a Piano)

[Nicolas]

correct! Your turn :)

[Eroica]

122 D F is 50 D C

[Fram]

122 Degrees Fahrenheit is 50 Degrees Celsius (I haven't checked it, it just seemed right...)

[Eroica]

122 Degrees Fahrenheit is 50 Degrees Celsius (I haven't checked it, it just seemed right...)
:clap: Correct.

[Fram]

Yay, I won! And have to make up another one... Let's see

The O 1 of the 7 W of the W 2 R S is the P of C

Shouldn't be too difficult... If you have given a fitting answer, please continue with a new question, as I may be offline for a few days!

[Roy Batty]

The only one of the 7 wonders of the world to remain standing is the pyramid of Cheops (Giza)?

[Fram]

Yep, correct! Cheops, Kheops, Giza, Great Pyramid, names enough for the same one.