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We are gonig to clean up the trivia topic and this is a placeholder for rules.

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Post by orald »

Expiration date of 1-2 weeks?

More riddles as opposed to simple "what's the name of..." questions.
This will also nulify the effectiveness of PDF search since one has to understnd the answer beforehand.

Something like:

Pretty colors might lead astray.

The answer to that would be that junkie device in Gammu that Luciall sees. I think it's better than asking outright- what's the name of the device...etc.
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Whoa...way to kill a buzz. :(
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Ugh, I am NOT a big fan of the "riddles" method of asking trivia. Just properly word your questions and PDF searches won't be that big of a deal. If I want to exchange riddles, I'll go to a Hobbit forum :roll:
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I quite like the idea of riddles actually, maybe not in the main trivia thread, but yeah they're cool. Do they have to rhyme? Orald's below was a little too cryptic for me though. :S.
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Riddles should be kept in their own trivia thread. 2p toss.
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Post by orald »

Yea, my riddle here was thrown out of the head, I know it was too vague.

Rhyming is always a plus in riddles methinks, I always try to but it doesn't always work well(and as I've said, I'm not too good in rhyming in English).
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Yea, the normal evil smilies aren't evil enough.
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I live in the sand
And guard the spice
When I eat you
It's not very nice.

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chanilover wrote:I live in the sand
And guard the spice
When I eat you
It's not very nice.

Who am I? (it's not Hyppo)
Fluffy the golden-retriever? :o
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chanilover wrote:I live in the sand
And guard the spice
When I eat you
It's not very nice.

Who am I? (it's not Hyppo)

Shai- Huuuuuuuuluuuuuuuud.
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Post by chanilover »

Orald, you were wrong. Omphalos was right.

OK, this one is a bit more tricky.

I was only soldier
But kept being reborn
When I first met Hwi Noree
She gave me the horn.

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Fluffy the golden retriever? :o

Umm, is this thread becoming the new trivia thread? It's supposed to be for the rules. And see everyone, when you make it into a riddle it's much nicer looking.
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chanilover wrote:Orald, you were wrong. Omphalos was right.

OK, this one is a bit more tricky.

I was only soldier
But kept being reborn
When I first met Hwi Noree
She gave me the horn.

Who am I?

didnt he give her the horn? :wink:
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You played that card already. :roll:

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SandChigger wrote:You played that card already. :roll:

:P
Excuse me, sir, but the effect is lost if its not repeated several time. Duh!

And here's my next play card:

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Ah, yes, the "Ass rouge" (Red Ace). Excellent choice.

In that memorable passage in Dune, Stilgar eats a dish of the heavily spiced Caladanian curry which Muad'Dib has caused to be prepared for his loyal Fedaykin...but it irritates his piles and makes them bleed profusely. He reaches into to his stillsuit buttpouch and shows them all the damage....

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SandChigger wrote:Ah, yes, the "Ass rouge" (Red Ace). Excellent choice.

In that memorable passage in Dune, Stilgar eats a dish of the heavily spiced Caladanian curry which Muad'Dib has caused to be prepared for his loyal Fedaykin...but it irritates his piles and makes them bleed profusely. He reaches into to his stillsuit buttpouch and shows them all the damage....

:P
.....Then annoints his fellow Fedaykin in a ritual that can only be described as.....personal.
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This is NOT what I intended for this topic.

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Hot Caladanian curries bring a whole new meaning to "The Spice Must Flow"
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All we need now is Spicelon to join into the fray... :puke:
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I've wondered for a long time how to conduct a "Trivia Contest", not on Dune,
but just in general, on a message board like this ....

all I have ever been able to come with would be "Honor Code Trivia",
wherein everyone must be honor-bound to not Google the answers ...

I'm always fascinated by what little bits of facts are stored in my brain that
can be recalled when some-one asks a question, & I know the answer ...

sometimes, it makes to sense to me - if we're in a bar, and some one says,
"Hey, what year was the Alamo ?", meaning the battle, I can immediately
answer "1836" and understand why I would know this ...

other times, I know the answer to something without having the slightest clue
as to when or why I would've learned it - something I just "picked up" along the way ...

sometimes I surprise myself - a conversation or question will trigger something, a memory,
or related event, and I will say "Don't why I know this, but ...."

also, I enjoy general knowledge trivia games (used the beat the living dogshit outta my boys
at Trivial Pursuit) and Jeopardy! .... for a long time, I used to stop in a bar when the show
was on at 5:30pm and me and some old guys would watch and call out answers and bet shots ...
for one thing, I do enjoy showing off my vast and wide knowledge, but I also got a kick of other
smart people, esp if they knew something about a topic I knew nothing about - and then there
was always the bubba in the back who would call out an answer to something you'd've bet your
farm he didn't know ...

again, tho, the only way to do that here would be on the "Honor System" ....
and I just don't think I'd trust some of you asshats around here ....
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People never believe me when I tell them that I can not cheat at games ... I just can't, it is true! I am in for the Honour system trivia game.
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