HALL OF CHAMPIONS
SPOOKYMILK SURVIVOR
I: Rachel “The Double-Dealer” Flynn
II: Ryan “The Snake” Fossum
III: Patrick “The Gentleman” Kozicky
IV: Brienne “The Submitter” Maner
V: Rusty “The Porn Star” Greene
VI: Brooks “The Unlikely Hero” Maki
VII: William “The Soulful” Schuth
VIII: Brooks “The Survivor” Maki
IX: Zack “The Ice Cream Man” Sauvageau
X: Pete “The Vacuum Cleaner” Bruzek
Turbo: Brooks “The 1956-1979 Montreal Canadiens” Maki
XI: Matt “The Cold-Hearted Motherf*&^er” Novak
All-Stars (XII): Andy “The Quiet Man” Rustleund
XIII: Sarah “Clarence’s Hope” Bizek
XIV: Dan “The Professional” Kautz
XV: Christina “Assault And” Pepper
XVI: Matt “The First-Time Player” Novak
XVII: Stacy “Saintly Patience” Snell
XVIII: Brian “Checkmate” David
XIX: Annette “Eammon for the Top” Barron
XX: Daniel “Neville “Smash “Hardware” Hardwood” Longbottom” Caouette
XXI: Pete “The Comeback Kid” Bruzek
XXII: Dan “The Even More Professional” Kautz
XXIII: Melissa “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” David
XXIV: Stacy “Fucking” Snell
GODS AND MORTALS
I: Dragging Rivet’s Name Through the Mud One Last Time: Matt Novak (Ultragrandpa) and Michael Rivet (Friph Flipher-Fiph)
II: Bahambo Number 5: Pete “Triple Crown” Bruzek and Michelle “Single Tiara…So Far” Pratt
BIG BROTHER
I: Brooks “Oh, for the Love of God” Maki
II: Michael “#DDB” Rivet
III: Pete “Fortune’s Fool” Bruzek
IV: Erin “All Seven and We’ll Watch Them Fall” Leslie
V: Jake “Littlefinger” Elliott
FALL, CAESAR
2014: Brooks “The Creator” Maki
2015: Matt “The Artist” Novak
2016: Matt “Waited Them Out” Novak
2017: Annette “I Would’ve Voted for You” Barron
THE ROYAL RUMBLE
2013: #21 Greg “The Gallant Glutton of Greatness” Johnson
2014: #29 Jonathon “Big Papa” Pope
2015: #8 Christina “Am I in This?” Pepper
2016: #22 Annette “No Backs Stabbed” Barron
2017: #30 Bernice “The Vulture” Nicaise
2018: #17 Carrie “Solid Gold” Bard
2019: #16 Jake “The Jabroni” Elliott
PLAY WITH THE PROSE
(Writing, non-elimination)
I: Sarah “Centipede Face” Johnson
II: Sarah “The Johnson Eliminator” Wreisner
III: Colin “Lonely Old Moon” Woolston
IV: Melissa “Not Sidebar Material” Diamond
V: Sama “No Family Reunions” Smith
VI: Sarah “Tumor Face” Wreisner
VII: John “Cult Following” Wreisner
VIII: Joshua “Peed the Bed” Longman
VIII: Annette “Oh, Right, That’s Who Won” Barron
WEREWOLF (most recent)
Werewolf Stats Spreadsheet
PUZZLE CHALLENGE
I (Pure): Matthew “The Obsessor” Gilman
I (Power): Kelly “The Novak-Destroyer” Wells
DIPLOMACY
I: Matt “Exploiter of Worlds” Novak (France)
Casa de Leche 
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April 20, 2012 at 4:04 pm
kg2005
Achievement unlocked: Put my [redacted] in a jar of peanut butter.
April 20, 2012 at 4:06 pm
kg2005
Funny, I don’t remember writing that.
April 20, 2012 at 4:08 pm
mbnovak
Why would it redact the word [redacted]?
April 20, 2012 at 4:09 pm
mbnovak
Hmm… Starts with a “pen”…
April 20, 2012 at 4:10 pm
mbnovak
Ends with a “cil.”
April 20, 2012 at 4:11 pm
kg2005
Gives my peanut butter that nice wooden taste.
April 20, 2012 at 4:12 pm
mbnovak
Funny, I’d think it’d be more likely to make your [redacted] taste like peanut butter.
April 20, 2012 at 4:13 pm
kg2005
You would have to tell me!
April 20, 2012 at 4:16 pm
mbnovak
That sounds like an awfully tempting offer.
April 20, 2012 at 4:16 pm
mbnovak
Oh wait… that’s really more Nibs’ thing.
April 20, 2012 at 4:09 pm
uberminz
Man, screw the In and Out, I wanna play THIS game.
April 20, 2012 at 4:04 pm
adobery
Ha.
April 20, 2012 at 4:06 pm
adobery
Two can play that game.KG IS THE GREATEST AND THIS IS A TERRIBLE PRECEDENT TO SET FOR ALL OF US
April 20, 2012 at 4:06 pm
adobery
Here’s my Gomez whack at it:
Salvation
Bamboo
Xenotransplantation
April 20, 2012 at 4:08 pm
uberminz
No, no, and no.
April 20, 2012 at 4:12 pm
uberminz
Also, what’s a Gomez whack? Does it unlock an achievement?
April 20, 2012 at 4:14 pm
kg2005
It’s generally a swing and a miss.
April 20, 2012 at 4:15 pm
uberminz
Aha. Good to know.
April 20, 2012 at 6:09 pm
meat
It’s generally a swing and a miss.
zinger.
April 20, 2012 at 4:13 pm
kg2005
Orange
Poop
Dinosaur
April 20, 2012 at 4:15 pm
uberminz
We may have to start future games with these three suggestions already answered. Like they do with RSTLN and E on Wheel of Fortune. Anyway:
No, no, and no.
April 20, 2012 at 4:16 pm
kg2005
That would save me three guesses at the beginning of every game.
April 20, 2012 at 4:19 pm
kg2005
The
When
It
April 20, 2012 at 4:21 pm
uberminz
Another triple-nope.
April 20, 2012 at 4:19 pm
mbnovak
Righteous
Magic
Salvation
April 20, 2012 at 4:22 pm
uberminz
Three Times Nope.
(Anyone know the reference there?)
April 20, 2012 at 4:22 pm
adobery
Parks and Rec?
April 20, 2012 at 4:23 pm
uberminz
Nah. Old hip-hop group called Three Times Dope. Not exactly successful.
April 20, 2012 at 4:20 pm
greekhouse
Erect
Tile
Disfunction
April 20, 2012 at 4:24 pm
uberminz
Uh. This is looking bad…no no and no.
April 20, 2012 at 4:21 pm
mbnovak
Also, Gilman, you aren’t by any chance from the city of the same name, are you?
Also, any interest in Werewolf?
April 20, 2012 at 4:23 pm
uberminz
I was born in NYC, grew up in Connecticut, and moved here in ’94. So no.
And Werewolf is interesting, but I tend to prefer my psychological games when done in person. I’ll keep an open mind, though.
April 20, 2012 at 4:33 pm
mbnovak
I think you should give it a try. Of course, I’m trying to recruit people for the Arrested Development themed game, so there’s that.
April 20, 2012 at 4:29 pm
greekhouse
Destroy
Chess
Pop
April 20, 2012 at 4:30 pm
uberminz
No, no, no.
How long before I should drop another three “in” words?
April 20, 2012 at 4:31 pm
greekhouse
Give us a little while.
April 20, 2012 at 4:31 pm
uberminz
Okay.
April 20, 2012 at 4:34 pm
kg2005
Interesting: This is the second site on google’s search results for the three words.
Also interesting: What will happen if someone checks my search history here at work.
April 20, 2012 at 4:35 pm
uberminz
But my own personal humor blogs and my online portfolio barely see any google-driven traffic.
April 20, 2012 at 4:38 pm
kg2005
Somebody found the site searching for “what challenges harrison bergeron face” today.
April 20, 2012 at 4:39 pm
uberminz
Yeah, that was me.
April 20, 2012 at 4:35 pm
mbnovak
I tried searching just the first two, knowing full well ahead of time that it was a dumb idea.
April 20, 2012 at 4:35 pm
mbnovak
Knowing
Dumb
Idea
April 20, 2012 at 4:37 pm
uberminz
No cubed.
April 20, 2012 at 4:37 pm
mbnovak
Not
Random
Words
April 20, 2012 at 4:38 pm
uberminz
Ahhhahaha! Bwahhahaha!!! no no no.
April 20, 2012 at 4:41 pm
freealonzo
Boston
Baseball
Field
April 20, 2012 at 4:42 pm
uberminz
Sorry. No, no, no.
April 20, 2012 at 4:43 pm
mbnovak
Three
More
Tries
April 20, 2012 at 4:48 pm
uberminz
No, no, no
April 20, 2012 at 4:44 pm
kg2005
Part
Of
Game
April 20, 2012 at 4:49 pm
uberminz
No, no, YES!!!!!!!!!
April 20, 2012 at 4:44 pm
mbnovak
Electric
Boogie
Woogie
April 20, 2012 at 4:49 pm
uberminz
No, no, no…
April 20, 2012 at 4:46 pm
greekhouse
Red
Sex
Marathon
April 20, 2012 at 4:47 pm
mbnovak
Commie
Pervert
Runner
Now that’s an insult!
April 20, 2012 at 4:52 pm
uberminz
Nyet, nyet, nyet.
April 20, 2012 at 4:51 pm
uberminz
No, no, no. I’m including this line just to avoid triggering the duplicate comment filter.
April 20, 2012 at 4:47 pm
freealonzo
injury
body
playing
April 20, 2012 at 4:52 pm
uberminz
Nix, Naw, nuh-uh.
April 20, 2012 at 4:47 pm
kg2005
Why
Not
Zoidberg
April 20, 2012 at 4:53 pm
uberminz
Good news, everyone! Still all incorrect!
April 20, 2012 at 4:55 pm
mbnovak
Old
Man
River
April 20, 2012 at 4:57 pm
uberminz
No.
Noo.
Nooo.
April 20, 2012 at 4:55 pm
mbnovak
Go
Away
Cookieman!
April 20, 2012 at 4:57 pm
uberminz
Cookieman can stay.
But: no, no, and no.
April 20, 2012 at 5:00 pm
adobery
Liver
Stimulate
Plastic
April 20, 2012 at 5:01 pm
uberminz
Still
Not
Right
April 20, 2012 at 5:01 pm
mbnovak
Huh… throwing out things really hasn’t worked. Still, I’ve got nothing else to try, and no one is calling me back at work…
Monopoly
Jump
Comment
April 20, 2012 at 5:03 pm
uberminz
Thing is, a lot of words have been close. And it’s not a small category by any means; people are just getting unlucky.
These three are all no as well.
April 20, 2012 at 5:05 pm
greekhouse
Burgandy
Hand Job
5K
April 20, 2012 at 5:06 pm
uberminz
No to the game. Yes to this weekend.
April 20, 2012 at 5:09 pm
greekhouse
Graft
Elephant
Bore
April 20, 2012 at 5:10 pm
uberminz
Oy vey. Three no’s.
Is it nearing hint time?
April 20, 2012 at 5:11 pm
greekhouse
I think so.
April 20, 2012 at 5:11 pm
mbnovak
Try
Save
Play
April 20, 2012 at 5:12 pm
uberminz
No
No
No.
Hint to follow.
April 20, 2012 at 5:13 pm
adobery
Aftermath: Atlantic Reprise
April 20, 2012 at 5:14 pm
uberminz
Sorry. Triple no.
April 20, 2012 at 5:13 pm
uberminz
Okay, here are three more words that DO fit the category:
Milky
Cook
Patriarchal
April 20, 2012 at 5:20 pm
mbnovak
Wow, that didn’t help me at all.
April 20, 2012 at 5:21 pm
uberminz
I promise it’s not “words I am thinking of right now.”
April 20, 2012 at 5:22 pm
bhiggum
Society
Reeds
Sister
April 20, 2012 at 5:23 pm
uberminz
No no…no…
I am starting to feel badly about this.
April 20, 2012 at 5:25 pm
adobery
At the least maybe we’ll all get an inkling of what if feels like to be KG.
Save us Spooky!
April 20, 2012 at 5:27 pm
mbnovak
That’s kind of what I was thinking.
April 20, 2012 at 5:29 pm
bhiggum
This is actually more intriguing to me than the last one. I like the fact that no one has gotten anything right yet.
April 20, 2012 at 5:32 pm
mbnovak
The word “game”. That’s it.
April 20, 2012 at 5:38 pm
kg2005
I got the first one right in the last one too. Look where it got me!
April 20, 2012 at 5:27 pm
adobery
Heh, these three new words still all fit in with my very first guess.
April 20, 2012 at 5:29 pm
uberminz
Maybe that means you were close with those first ones…
April 20, 2012 at 5:30 pm
mbnovak
What the heck?
April 20, 2012 at 5:33 pm
adobery
Nah, looking at my first guess further, apparently the theme is very inclusive.
April 20, 2012 at 5:34 pm
uberminz
Okay, never mind then.
April 20, 2012 at 5:28 pm
mbnovak
Roses
Free
Marbles
April 20, 2012 at 5:34 pm
uberminz
Three no.
April 20, 2012 at 5:34 pm
greekhouse
Spook
Broil
Matriarchal
April 20, 2012 at 5:39 pm
uberminz
No, no, yes.
April 20, 2012 at 5:39 pm
greekhouse
Alright!
April 20, 2012 at 5:42 pm
bhiggum
You suck.
April 20, 2012 at 5:44 pm
greekhouse
I suck for getting one right? You’re worse than a NY sports fan.
April 20, 2012 at 5:47 pm
bhiggum
Just wait to see what I do if you get in before me.
April 20, 2012 at 5:37 pm
bhiggum
Limp
Horse
Strain
April 20, 2012 at 5:40 pm
uberminz
All three, en-to-tha-nizzo.
April 20, 2012 at 5:39 pm
mbnovak
Symmetry
Check
Social
April 20, 2012 at 5:40 pm
uberminz
Triple Nope Social Club.
April 20, 2012 at 5:45 pm
greekhouse
Breast
Hut
Zombie
April 20, 2012 at 5:46 pm
uberminz
Another triple miss.
April 20, 2012 at 5:46 pm
bhiggum
My Google search history continues to get stranger:
Strait
Theory
Finch
April 20, 2012 at 5:47 pm
uberminz
Yo, that’s some straight theory, finch.
But no. No on all three.
April 20, 2012 at 5:47 pm
Grey
Congeal
Domestic
Hierarchy
April 20, 2012 at 5:49 pm
uberminz
Yes, no, no.
April 20, 2012 at 5:50 pm
greekhouse
Just to recap:
Connect
Ideal
Flaccid
Milky
Cook
Patriarchal
Matriarchal
Congeal
April 20, 2012 at 5:52 pm
uberminz
And game! Don’t forget game!
April 20, 2012 at 5:52 pm
uberminz
I’m generous. Here’s three more:
Screwy
Pastrami
Hideout
April 20, 2012 at 5:55 pm
adobery
Ya, I think I’ll just let the rest of you figure this out.
April 20, 2012 at 5:58 pm
greekhouse
This is something we all should know, right?
April 20, 2012 at 6:00 pm
uberminz
It’s probably just one of those thought-context differences. Like, when I realized what the previous game’s theme was, it was because I stopped thinking about the words one way and started thinking about them another way.
April 20, 2012 at 5:55 pm
Grey
Conflagrate
Hesitant
Contribute
April 20, 2012 at 5:56 pm
uberminz
Three more no.
April 20, 2012 at 5:55 pm
mbnovak
I think I’ve officially given up.
April 20, 2012 at 5:56 pm
uberminz
I’m really sorry you guys!
April 20, 2012 at 5:59 pm
kg2005
That’s a mistake. You’re not allowed to show weakness at the casa.
April 20, 2012 at 5:59 pm
mbnovak
Don’t be. I just honestly have no guesses even. The first one I had some thoughts about… this, I’ve got nothing.
April 20, 2012 at 5:59 pm
Grey
Pair
Pear
Caste
April 20, 2012 at 6:01 pm
uberminz
I wish I could say yes to any of these.
April 20, 2012 at 6:00 pm
kg2005
Matthew, email me about the survivor challenge whenever you feel is appropriate. I’m out for the weekend. I’ll be thinking about In and Out the entire time, though.
April 20, 2012 at 6:03 pm
uberminz
Did you not get my email from last night? Or is this a response to that email?
April 20, 2012 at 6:03 pm
Grey
What the hell is going on anyway?
I just logged on to make fun of greek.
April 20, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Grey
Obviously I got sidetracked.
April 20, 2012 at 6:04 pm
greekhouse
Me? KG is the one you should be making fun of.
April 20, 2012 at 6:05 pm
greekhouse
Fun
of
Greek
April 20, 2012 at 6:06 pm
uberminz
No. All of them.
Maybe it’s time to retire this little challenge.
April 20, 2012 at 6:08 pm
greekhouse
Screwed
Butt
Wise
April 20, 2012 at 6:10 pm
uberminz
Nooooooooooo
April 20, 2012 at 6:11 pm
mbnovak
No
Real
Theme
April 20, 2012 at 6:12 pm
uberminz
No
Decent
Responses
April 20, 2012 at 6:13 pm
mbnovak
That’s probably true. Still… I think this one shall elude me.
April 20, 2012 at 6:12 pm
greekhouse
Xatriarchal
Gamey
Salami
April 20, 2012 at 6:13 pm
uberminz
No no Nanette.
April 20, 2012 at 6:14 pm
greekhouse
I thought Xatriarchal would be in for sure.
April 20, 2012 at 6:14 pm
uberminz
Nope, but I see what you did there.
April 20, 2012 at 6:14 pm
greekhouse
Republic
Cheese
Baseball
April 20, 2012 at 6:16 pm
uberminz
No and no and also no. Baseball was already guessed, I think.
April 20, 2012 at 6:17 pm
daneekasghost
Pale
Feminine
Makeup
April 20, 2012 at 6:18 pm
uberminz
Three negative.
April 20, 2012 at 6:18 pm
greekhouse
Utter
Twitter
Flatter
April 20, 2012 at 6:18 pm
uberminz
No three times
(on the ceiling if you waaaant meeeee)
April 20, 2012 at 6:21 pm
greekhouse
Pale
Male
Yale
April 20, 2012 at 6:22 pm
uberminz
Know gnoe nough.
April 20, 2012 at 6:25 pm
daneekasghost
Clean
Parrot
Sample
April 20, 2012 at 6:28 pm
uberminz
no. none of ’em.
I am a lonesome man.
April 20, 2012 at 6:28 pm
adobery
May I recommend some peanut butter?
April 20, 2012 at 6:29 pm
adobery
Not crunchy though. You only make that mistake twice.
April 20, 2012 at 6:30 pm
uberminz
Let me make it once. Just to be on the same level with y’all.
April 20, 2012 at 6:32 pm
greekhouse
Galaxy
Atom
LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY
April 20, 2012 at 6:45 pm
uberminz
No, No, Jenkins. (also no.)
April 20, 2012 at 6:46 pm
meat
Leroy Jenkins. Man, that’s still funny.
April 20, 2012 at 6:32 pm
daneekasghost
Butler
Heat
Wrench
April 20, 2012 at 6:46 pm
uberminz
No, no, and no. Again.
April 20, 2012 at 6:44 pm
meat
Eat
at
joe’s
April 20, 2012 at 6:46 pm
uberminz
Your guesses are no.
April 20, 2012 at 6:52 pm
mbnovak
I’m curious about whether this is a “words from X” (like last time) or a “word describing X” or some other sort of category. I think that would help a lot. Or maybe not at all, because there isn’t really a theme.
April 20, 2012 at 7:11 pm
uberminz
It’s a “words that are X” I guess.
April 20, 2012 at 6:54 pm
greekhouse
Guess
Random
Words
April 20, 2012 at 7:11 pm
uberminz
No, no, no. I honestly think you’ve been on the right track with your recent guesses. (Prior to Leeeeroy, that is.)
April 20, 2012 at 7:23 pm
bhiggum
Sandwich
Throne
Treasure
April 20, 2012 at 7:24 pm
uberminz
No thrice, Bo Bice.
April 20, 2012 at 7:40 pm
uberminz
…aaaaand that’s how I alienated the entirety of Casa de Leche.
April 20, 2012 at 7:51 pm
bhiggum
Twins game started- I know that’s where a couple of us disappeared to. I’ll be back to try some more in a half-hour or so.
April 20, 2012 at 8:28 pm
bhiggum
Aged
Thief
Hall
April 20, 2012 at 9:05 pm
uberminz
None of them are good.
I’ll work up a few more examples.
April 20, 2012 at 9:30 pm
uberminz
Here’s an outpouring of “in” words. I sincerely hope people get this.
Matrimonial
Mollusc
Land
Paleobotany
Condemn
Walkabout
Scrutiny
Wine
Flaky
Coin
Valid
Invalid
Mind
Wand
Insecticide
April 20, 2012 at 9:34 pm
bhiggum
Under
Zoology
Institution
April 20, 2012 at 9:56 pm
uberminz
The third one was close. But it’s still no for all.
April 20, 2012 at 10:00 pm
bhiggum
I’m going to get one word eventually, and I’ll call that a win.
April 20, 2012 at 10:06 pm
bhiggum
Australia
Method
Convention
April 20, 2012 at 10:08 pm
uberminz
nnnnnnnnope
April 20, 2012 at 10:10 pm
adobery
OMG, finally.
Solemn, gizmo, fatwa
April 20, 2012 at 10:15 pm
uberminz
Three Negative
April 20, 2012 at 10:16 pm
adobery
ah…now I got it you effer 🙂
April 20, 2012 at 10:18 pm
adobery
came, mound, lava
April 20, 2012 at 10:37 pm
uberminz
Yes, yes, yes. You’re in, I do believe.
April 20, 2012 at 10:29 pm
bhiggum
foundation, science, way
April 20, 2012 at 10:38 pm
uberminz
Adobery, you want to take this one?
April 20, 2012 at 10:39 pm
adobery
3 nos
April 20, 2012 at 10:42 pm
uberminz
I’m so proud!
April 20, 2012 at 10:42 pm
adobery
Bravo on the theme Matthew. Going to lead to some….paranoia 😉
April 20, 2012 at 10:43 pm
uberminz
Ha!
And thanks.
April 20, 2012 at 11:26 pm
spookymilk
Yep, no fuckin’ idea on this one. I’ve only spent an hour with it or so, but I already want to kick it square in the taint.
Taint
Grovel
Obsequious
April 20, 2012 at 11:29 pm
adobery
no-no-no
April 20, 2012 at 11:34 pm
spookymilk
Ceremonial
Matter
The
April 20, 2012 at 11:39 pm
adobery
nope-nope-nope
April 20, 2012 at 11:42 pm
spookymilk
This game is stupid.
April 20, 2012 at 11:43 pm
uberminz
Your FACE is stupid.
April 20, 2012 at 11:46 pm
spookymilk
That’s it. You’re banned. Everyone is banned.
April 21, 2012 at 12:00 am
uberminz
April 21, 2012 at 12:16 am
bhiggum
Been saving that clip for a while, Mathew? It fits perfectly.
April 21, 2012 at 1:11 am
uberminz
Lemongrab is always there when I need him.
April 21, 2012 at 1:38 am
AMR
Patrimonial
Mine
Institute
April 21, 2012 at 1:40 am
uberminz
Whoops. I meant to respond directly: Yes, yes, no.
April 21, 2012 at 1:39 am
uberminz
Yes, Yes, No.
April 21, 2012 at 1:50 am
AMR
Walkabout and Paleobotany are really throwing me…
April 21, 2012 at 1:52 am
uberminz
Dunno what to tell you. If you think you have an idea, try some other guesses.
April 21, 2012 at 2:05 am
AMR
See below. The first few patterns I was seeing did not really fit those two at all (and probably some more).
Now I want to list 100 of them! (I’ll wait though.)
April 21, 2012 at 2:02 am
AMR
Got it!
Alecks
Correct
Paranoid
April 21, 2012 at 2:12 am
AMR
If I am now in, can you confirm that “Car” is out?
April 21, 2012 at 2:19 am
uberminz
I actually would count that as in.
April 21, 2012 at 2:20 am
AMR
Glad I asked
April 21, 2012 at 2:23 am
AMR
altricial?
April 21, 2012 at 2:26 am
uberminz
Yep.
April 21, 2012 at 2:14 am
adobery
Yes, yes, yes. You’re in.
April 21, 2012 at 9:28 am
spookymilk
Mnemonic
Wang
Azalea
April 21, 2012 at 9:34 am
adobery
No, no and no
April 21, 2012 at 9:34 am
spookymilk
Scratch this. I’ve got it.
April 21, 2012 at 9:37 am
spookymilk
Azaleas
Lanolin
Wind
April 21, 2012 at 9:39 am
adobery
no, yes, yes
April 21, 2012 at 9:39 am
spookymilk
Oh, for dumb, the first one isn’t. Hold on.
April 21, 2012 at 9:40 am
spookymilk
Florid
Hide
Lama
Argh, I can’t believe I did that with “azaleas.” Whoopsies
April 21, 2012 at 9:41 am
AMR
Yes, Yes, and Yes
You’re in!
April 21, 2012 at 9:41 am
adobery
yes x 3
Welcome to the party!
April 21, 2012 at 9:49 am
spookymilk
Time away did it for me, too. Woke up, took a look, spotted it (in one place first, obviously, based on my initial guess this morning). Soon enough, finished the job.
I’d been looking in the right way for a while last night, at least.
April 21, 2012 at 9:57 am
adobery
When it hits you it’s cool. I saw it differently than you first obviously.
April 21, 2012 at 9:42 am
spookymilk
Awesome theme, Gilman.
April 21, 2012 at 9:45 am
AMR
I concur with the spoonman.
April 21, 2012 at 9:48 am
bhiggum
I heartily disagree.
April 21, 2012 at 9:53 am
bhiggum
Because I don’t know what it is, not because the theme sucks.
April 21, 2012 at 10:25 am
uberminz
Thanks guys. Even you, Bret. Your hate is like rich pumpkin stew for my evil little heart.
April 21, 2012 at 9:52 am
bhiggum
Smart
Wrong
Rye
April 21, 2012 at 9:58 am
adobery
KG, KG, KG
April 21, 2012 at 10:03 am
bhiggum
How can you have pastrami without rye? That’s just wrong.
April 21, 2012 at 10:07 am
adobery
If you want a pastrami sandwich around here, ya gotta have it with some malooga.
April 21, 2012 at 10:12 am
bhiggum
I just know enough to stay away from the peanut butter.
April 21, 2012 at 10:17 am
spookymilk
Yep, peanut butter’s got nothin’ to offer here.
Walnut, though…you could put a walnut on it.
April 21, 2012 at 10:26 am
adobery
Y’know what would make it even better? Spice it up with a little cayenne.
April 21, 2012 at 10:27 am
uberminz
adobery: Mawhata?
April 21, 2012 at 10:33 am
adobery
not around here…you’re out
April 21, 2012 at 10:35 am
spookymilk
He’s asking you what malooga is, dude.
April 21, 2012 at 10:40 am
adobery
Ha ha, oops. It’s a Yemen flatbread.
April 21, 2012 at 11:20 am
uberminz
Yeah, see, we’re only up to Rwanda in my Breads of the World course at Cooks of Crocus Hill.
April 21, 2012 at 9:58 am
bhiggum
Here, let me do it for you- no, no, no. See, I’m good at this part!
April 21, 2012 at 10:26 am
uberminz
And I’m good at the part where I revel in your frustration.
April 21, 2012 at 12:47 pm
spookymilk
I would like to do the next one of these, by the way, but it’s another day shift here so I’ll only do that if I can start at around 5 Pacific.
Anyway, only three people have gotten this one, I think, so I’ve got ample time to think of a better theme than the one I’ve got.
April 21, 2012 at 1:23 pm
uberminz
Knock yourself out, whenever the time presents itself. I’m ready to go back to being not-in-the-know.
April 21, 2012 at 2:44 pm
AMR
I’ve got one. After I cracked this last night, I took my own and started writing out 50-100 words just to make sure that there were enough (and also to find some of the more fun ones). I’ll need to pick a night where I can be around as well.
April 21, 2012 at 1:12 pm
greekhouse
FUCK THIS GAME AND WHOEVER DECIDED TO BRING IT HERE!!11!!
April 21, 2012 at 1:23 pm
adobery
no, no, yes, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
April 21, 2012 at 1:24 pm
uberminz
“game” was guessed already.
April 21, 2012 at 1:39 pm
greekhouse
Institute
Pond
Meme
April 21, 2012 at 1:50 pm
uberminz
No, no, yesssssss.
April 21, 2012 at 2:22 pm
greekhouse
I picked Institute because you said Institution was close. I picked Pond because I was working on the theory that every word ending in “nd” was in. I don’t even remember why I picked Meme.
April 21, 2012 at 2:31 pm
uberminz
Because Courage Wolf said to.
April 21, 2012 at 2:32 pm
greekhouse
April 21, 2012 at 2:34 pm
uberminz
It’s good advice, actually. Ben’s a very giving lover.
April 21, 2012 at 2:41 pm
AMR
I picked institute last night for the same reason.
So even if it was right, it was wrong.
I think you’ve close to cracking this.
April 21, 2012 at 2:33 pm
greekhouse
dotcom
jello
smacks
April 21, 2012 at 2:34 pm
uberminz
We’re back to no, no, aaaaand no.
April 21, 2012 at 2:37 pm
greekhouse
bulb
greed
aplomb
April 21, 2012 at 2:38 pm
uberminz
Sorry. Three strikes.
April 21, 2012 at 2:41 pm
greekhouse
rat
mint
pepsi
April 21, 2012 at 2:42 pm
AMR
Destiny’s Child says “No, no, no.”
Also, “Bills, bills, bills”
April 21, 2012 at 2:46 pm
greekhouse
bills
nth
periphery
April 21, 2012 at 2:50 pm
AMR
nuh-uh, nuh-uh, nuh-uh.
I guess I was wrong when I thought you were close.
April 21, 2012 at 2:51 pm
greekhouse
So if somebody were to explain the theme to me, would I say “Oh, that makes sense” or is there a chance I would say “I have no fucking idea what that is”, cause right now, these all just seem like random words to me.
April 21, 2012 at 3:11 pm
AMR
No, if anyone tells you, you’ll go “Ohhh…. cool!”
April 21, 2012 at 3:25 pm
uberminz
Thanks for the vote of confidence, AMR.
April 21, 2012 at 2:54 pm
greekhouse
Lands
Wines
Ozone
April 21, 2012 at 3:10 pm
AMR
HET, HET, HET (imagine those are Cyrillic letters).
But hey, each of those was sortof close!
April 21, 2012 at 4:38 pm
greekhouse
inertia
flame
media
April 21, 2012 at 4:49 pm
uberminz
Welcome in, Greek. Welcome…….home.
April 21, 2012 at 4:52 pm
greekhouse
YEAH MOTHERFUCKERS!!! SUCK ON DEEZ NUTS!!!1!!11!!
April 21, 2012 at 5:39 pm
greekhouse
Dammit, I can’t believe I didn’t say “cocks”.
April 22, 2012 at 10:44 am
spookymilk
Wow, it’s right there. I can’t believe it hasn’t been said yet either.
Well, I suppose it has now, but you know.
April 22, 2012 at 11:58 am
greekhouse
Especially with people like–you know–me in the game.
April 22, 2012 at 12:10 pm
spookymilk
Yeah, I specifically meant you or me.
April 21, 2012 at 5:25 pm
bhiggum
Bland
College
Brownies
And I want greekhouse or spooky to tell me no, ’cause the rest of you bastards have had your turns.
April 21, 2012 at 5:32 pm
uberminz
Okay, fine. Greek or Spooky, either of you wanna tell him he’s got all three wrong again?
April 21, 2012 at 5:35 pm
greekhouse
All wrong.
April 21, 2012 at 6:03 pm
bhiggum
Giving
Up
Now
April 21, 2012 at 6:42 pm
greekhouse
Don’t quit now, you’re so close!
Also, triple no.
April 21, 2012 at 10:22 pm
mbnovak
I haven’t figured this out at all. I haven’t spent much time looking at it, but I’m not coming up with any theme at all. I’m pretty sure this is one I’m not going to get. Unless… is there some particular threesome that would be helpful?
April 21, 2012 at 10:46 pm
uberminz
There are a few posts I made of ONLY theme-positive words. Bunches of them. You may want to focus on the posts people made just before they “got it.” In those cases, they were onto something and testing possible theories. Looking those over might inspire some paths to explore for yourself. And don’t forget my response to your “words from X” question.
April 22, 2012 at 8:36 am
greekhouse
Yeah, look at this post:
The one that did it for me was “flaky” because that word just doesn’t seem to fit at all with the other words on that list.
April 22, 2012 at 10:32 am
adobery
Just THAT word didn’t seem to fit with the rest?
April 22, 2012 at 11:51 am
greekhouse
Especially that word. Looking closely at that word got me to the solution. Coin was another really weird one for me.
April 22, 2012 at 12:11 pm
spookymilk
It wasn’t any one word for me…it was the fact that the list was so damned random-looking, I had to make a doc with every acceptable word and stare at it. I’d noticed patterns the day before, but it wasn’t until yesterday morning that I saw what the patterns meant.
April 22, 2012 at 1:02 pm
greekhouse
When I started to get it, I would just look at the list and say “these words look like they go together and these words look like they go together”. But then I looked at flaky and said “WTF does that word go with?”
April 22, 2012 at 3:06 pm
AMR
Like i said above, it was “paleobotany” and “walkabout”.
I also could have come up with two more like “mine”, but I wasn’t sure how the longer words fit in, and it felt unfair to get in when I didn’t know whyat the pattern was.
Also, the fact that the alternate spelling “mollusc” was chosen was a key clue to me.
April 22, 2012 at 12:40 pm
mbnovak
I know. This is exactly what I’ve been doing, keeping in mind the “words that are X”.
Every theory that pops into my head (and admittedly, it’s been few) has been one that doesn’t actually work.
April 22, 2012 at 12:47 pm
spookymilk
I wouldn’t think about that too hard. I’m not even sure I’d frame it that way…I think I’d say something like “Words with,” though it certainly can be done that way. In any event, it takes more than a few words to explain. Don’t spend much time thinking about that. The only thing I can say is: look at the entire list in every way you can think to do so.
April 22, 2012 at 6:16 pm
mbnovak
I officially give up. I’ve thought up about a dozen good ideas for future challenges though.
Gilman, I’d congratulate you on stumping me, but I’m an idiot, and especially so at these types of things.
April 22, 2012 at 8:55 pm
uberminz
I’ll take what I can get.
April 22, 2012 at 9:51 pm
adobery
So Novak, would you say you concede?
April 22, 2012 at 10:27 pm
mbnovak
I just can’t find something that fits all the words. And I get that there have been all sorts of hints, but I’m not getting any closer… thanks though.
April 22, 2012 at 10:32 pm
mbnovak
Is there some sort of conditional rule? That’s where I’ve been thinking for a while, with no success.
April 22, 2012 at 10:39 pm
adobery
Just the condition that the words fit the theme.
April 22, 2012 at 10:13 pm
daneekasghost
Acme
Inland
tinier
April 22, 2012 at 10:21 pm
adobery
no, yes, no
April 22, 2012 at 10:26 pm
daneekasghost
Mace
Inflame
Incorrect
April 22, 2012 at 10:33 pm
spookymilk
No, Yes, Yes
April 22, 2012 at 10:39 pm
daneekasghost
line
inline
wide
April 22, 2012 at 10:40 pm
spookymilk
No, Yes, Yes again
April 22, 2012 at 10:42 pm
daneekasghost
the fuck?
April 22, 2012 at 10:43 pm
spookymilk
Sorry. I can’t tell if you’re really, really close or just the best guesser ever.
April 22, 2012 at 10:45 pm
adobery
One of the rare instances where you can be incorrect and correct and still be correct.
April 22, 2012 at 10:46 pm
mbnovak
Inertia
Rome
Shaky
April 22, 2012 at 10:48 pm
spookymilk
Yes No No
April 22, 2012 at 10:49 pm
daneekasghost
hand
malice
placeholder
April 22, 2012 at 10:51 pm
spookymilk
Nope on all of these.
April 22, 2012 at 10:51 pm
adobery
no, no, no.
I get the feeling you guys are trying to mimic but still have no clue.
April 22, 2012 at 10:51 pm
daneekasghost
does malice work or not?
April 22, 2012 at 10:52 pm
spookymilk
I get the feeling you suck at answering. MALICE IS A NO, BEEYOTCH
April 22, 2012 at 10:55 pm
adobery
Ya, I misread and had my submit button epiphany as always.
April 22, 2012 at 10:52 pm
daneekasghost
I get the feeling you guys are trying to mimic but still have no clue.
No shit. How else do you suggest I go about it?
April 22, 2012 at 10:53 pm
adobery
Settle down, didn’t mean anything by it.
April 22, 2012 at 10:55 pm
mbnovak
This one is extremely frustrating, since there’s something about the words themselves, which means it’s staring us in the face.
April 22, 2012 at 10:57 pm
adobery
You two are really close. Even the ones that are wrong are almost right.
April 22, 2012 at 10:58 pm
mbnovak
That’s just a function of mimicking. Even if I’ve got all 3 right they wouldn’t be because I know it.
April 22, 2012 at 10:52 pm
mbnovak
That’s correct… every theory I come up with, I can find plenty of words that don’t fit it.
April 22, 2012 at 10:51 pm
mbnovak
Shin
Band
Shout
April 22, 2012 at 10:52 pm
spookymilk
No
April 22, 2012 at 10:57 pm
mbnovak
I don’t want to say all the theories I’ve eliminated, since some of them would make good categories in the future, but I’ve considered a metric ton of ideas. This is paintful. I don’t think any amount of more words will make me see what is there.
April 22, 2012 at 10:59 pm
adobery
The long list of words Matthew posted were the most helpful. It was more of a visual thing.
April 22, 2012 at 11:00 pm
mbnovak
I’ve considered a number of visual things… I’ll give it another shot.
April 22, 2012 at 11:00 pm
spookymilk
This one’s been going on a long time, and if you really do want to give up, it might be fine if I emailed you the answer.
In any event, I’ll probably put one up tomorrow morning or late tonight, so there’s no real reason to string it out forever.
Did hj ever find out what the first theme was?
April 22, 2012 at 11:01 pm
mbnovak
Give me the night.
April 22, 2012 at 11:19 pm
daneekasghost
look
loin
lame
April 22, 2012 at 11:20 pm
uberminz
No, no, and a yes.
April 22, 2012 at 11:20 pm
spookymilk
No, No, Yes.
April 22, 2012 at 11:19 pm
uberminz
I think your best bet is to make the three words very similar and discover if some work while some don’t. D’ghost did that earlier, and it looked like a smart approach to me.
April 22, 2012 at 11:23 pm
daneekasghost
fluke
fluky
fluid
April 22, 2012 at 11:26 pm
spookymilk
No Yes Yes’m
April 22, 2012 at 11:28 pm
daneekasghost
my specialty!
April 22, 2012 at 11:26 pm
uberminz
No, yes, yes.
April 22, 2012 at 11:30 pm
daneekasghost
Are we absolutely sure that ‘line’ doesn’t work?
April 22, 2012 at 11:31 pm
daneekasghost
yes we are.
April 22, 2012 at 11:33 pm
daneekasghost
wacky
caulks
kayak
April 22, 2012 at 11:33 pm
daneekasghost
except kayak. that word isn’t really there. hang on.
April 22, 2012 at 11:34 pm
uberminz
Yep yep yippitty yep. So, you’re in, yeah?
April 22, 2012 at 11:34 pm
uberminz
Ugh. My bad about kayak. It’s out.
April 22, 2012 at 11:34 pm
spookymilk
Dude, kayak. No.
April 22, 2012 at 11:34 pm
daneekasghost
if kayak works, I guess not.
April 22, 2012 at 11:35 pm
kg2005
I think whenever you post a new one you should post the answer to the last one. It feels kind of dickish to hold out on people if they can’t figure it out.
April 22, 2012 at 11:36 pm
uberminz
I don’t have a problem with that.
April 22, 2012 at 11:37 pm
spookymilk
I’ll post both answers when I post mine tomorrow.
April 22, 2012 at 11:42 pm
mbnovak
Alright, I’m gonna go away from the computer for a while and not figure this out while I hang with my wife. See y’all tomorrow.
April 22, 2012 at 11:42 pm
daneekasghost
This time for real.
vaseline
cane
meshugga
April 22, 2012 at 11:43 pm
uberminz
You got it, mang. Well done.
April 22, 2012 at 11:46 pm
daneekasghost
having a list of all the ‘in’ words was very helpful once I bothered to go through and put them all in one place.
April 22, 2012 at 11:52 pm
uberminz
Indeed.
April 23, 2012 at 8:22 am
greekhouse
Meshuggah is awesome.
April 23, 2012 at 1:38 am
kg2005
Mega
Coal
Nemo
April 23, 2012 at 1:40 am
kg2005
And that was quite devious.
April 23, 2012 at 1:41 am
kg2005
Also, suck it, Novak.
April 23, 2012 at 10:22 am
mbnovak
Hey, I’ve been nothing but supportive of you, you feeble-minded diaper-wearing, fractured-shard of humanity.
April 23, 2012 at 10:34 am
kg2005
I just wanted to celebrate with you, maybe with some peanut butter.
April 23, 2012 at 1:46 am
AMR
yes, yes, yes, you’re in, in, in.
April 23, 2012 at 1:45 am
AMR
I just imagined a much more difficult variation on this theme that would make me numb. Absent a change in rules, not even the Peyton Manning of “In &
Out” would stand a chance.
April 23, 2012 at 9:48 am
spookymilk
I wouldn’t?!
April 23, 2012 at 6:12 am
mbnovak
Rewind
Infant
same
April 23, 2012 at 6:50 am
mbnovak
WHY IS NO ONE AWAKE AT 5 AM TO TELL ME I STILL AM WRONG?!?
April 23, 2012 at 8:01 am
AMR
You’re still:
wrong
wrong
wrong
April 23, 2012 at 10:48 am
mbnovak
I know when I’ve been beat. I knew it several days ago, I just didn’t have the good sense to stop trying. This is pretty much how I predicted this game would go for me. I had nightmares about it last night. But it was pretty much a wash, since I also had a dream where Kelly had this jar of peanut butter…
April 23, 2012 at 10:52 am
bhiggum
I’m just waiting to hear what the theme is so I know if I should smack myself in the forehead or just shrug and admit I would have never gotten it.
April 23, 2012 at 10:57 am
adobery
I don’t think this one is forehead smacking worthy.
April 23, 2012 at 11:00 am
mbnovak
With the number and depth of things I’ve considered (I mean, the phrases “parallel and intersecting lines” has entered my consciousness because of this one), I’m pretty sure I’ll not be smacking my forehead.
April 23, 2012 at 9:11 pm
greekhouse
I’d say it’s somewhere in the middle of those two. You shouldn’t feel bad for not getting it, but it’s not something that you might never figure out.
April 23, 2012 at 11:19 am
Beau
I had a dream where Kelly and the Milkmaid were getting divorced, and she was taking him to the cleaners. It was really sad.