Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
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Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
It's time for another Think Different contest!
I'll put 12 questions in the next post. The goal of any Think Different game is to give correct answers that are given by very few other players; your score is based on the number of players that match your response (lower is better). As always, please do not use any outside resources (web searching, other people, etc.) to help you answer the questions.
The rules, as I've used them in all of my TD games:
For each question, your raw total will be the number of players who gave that answer. I will then scale these raw totals so that the most common correct answer - the sheep - is worth 30 points. For instance, if 10 players give the sheep answer, all raw totals on that question will be scaled by a factor of 3, so a singleton will be worth 3 points.
All incorrect answers will be worth 45 points.
One small twist that I used last time I hosted: I will be playing the game alongside all of you! I'm making my answers public and pretty sheepish - I'm not actually trying to win - but my answers count in the scoring as much as anyone else's. In other words, you will not get a singleton if you duplicate my answer. There are no drops in this game, since you can always copy my answer and be guaranteed a correct response.
Your final score will be the sum of your scores on the questions. Any ties will be broken by order of entry. This ensures that, if you simply copy all of my answers, I'll beat you.
Please send entries via PM to me by 11:59 PM CDT, on Monday, May 14.
I'll put 12 questions in the next post. The goal of any Think Different game is to give correct answers that are given by very few other players; your score is based on the number of players that match your response (lower is better). As always, please do not use any outside resources (web searching, other people, etc.) to help you answer the questions.
The rules, as I've used them in all of my TD games:
For each question, your raw total will be the number of players who gave that answer. I will then scale these raw totals so that the most common correct answer - the sheep - is worth 30 points. For instance, if 10 players give the sheep answer, all raw totals on that question will be scaled by a factor of 3, so a singleton will be worth 3 points.
All incorrect answers will be worth 45 points.
One small twist that I used last time I hosted: I will be playing the game alongside all of you! I'm making my answers public and pretty sheepish - I'm not actually trying to win - but my answers count in the scoring as much as anyone else's. In other words, you will not get a singleton if you duplicate my answer. There are no drops in this game, since you can always copy my answer and be guaranteed a correct response.
Your final score will be the sum of your scores on the questions. Any ties will be broken by order of entry. This ensures that, if you simply copy all of my answers, I'll beat you.
Please send entries via PM to me by 11:59 PM CDT, on Monday, May 14.
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
No theme here, just a bunch of questions I had lying around.
1. Can you believe this question hasn't been used in any previous TD? Name one of the 10 plagues of Egypt as they are described in the book of Exodus. Be fairly specific; if your answer could describe more than one plague, it will be marked incorrect.
My answer: locusts
2. There are a lot of rivers that share a name with a US state. Some of those rivers pass by state capitals. Name a US state capital that lies on a river of length at least 50 miles that shares its name with a state.
My answer: St. Paul
The name of the river does not have to match the name of the state whose capital you are naming. For instance, St. Paul is the capital of Minnesota but lies on the Mississippi River; this is a perfectly acceptable answer. (It kind of lies on the Minnesota River as well, which would also qualify it.) My arbiter for "lies on" will be the city limits as drawn on Google Maps.
3. Name an ancient Greek for whom some object, theorem, or concept in modern mathematics is named.
My answer: Pythagoras
Anyone living before 1000 AD is ancient enough, and anyone who wrote primarily in Greek is Greek enough, even if they didn't live in Greece. All of the most 'obvious' Greek mathematicians are valid answers, if you're worried about thinking of things named after them.
4. Give an uncapitalized, unhyphenated word that has two double letters that are alphabetically consecutive (e.g., 'ZIZZLVARYYA' has a double Z and a double Y, and Y and Z are consecutive in the alphabet), subject to the restrictions below.
My answer: coffee
Your answer cannot end in -ness, -less, or -lly. It must have its own entry at dictionary.com; for instance, this eliminates the word 'bootstrapped' since it only appears in the entry on 'bootstrap', as well as alternate spellings ('pappoose'). Finally, any answer that contains another answer as a substring will be grouped with it; for instance, 'coffeeshop' will be grouped with 'coffee'.
5. In my estimation, the Toy Story series has risen into the pantheon of great trilogies. Name someone who was credited as a voice actor in at least two of the three Toy Story movies.
My answer: Tom Hanks
6. In an effort to find something even more dreaded than a country music question... The first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album was given in 1996. Name a rapper or rap group that has won this award.
My answer: Eminem
Helpful hints: Only 9 different acts have won in this category. Here is a complete list of artists that have been nominated for the award but have never won: 2Pac, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Skee-Lo, A Tribe Called Quest, Coolio, LL Cool J, Missy Elliott, Wyclef Jean, Notorious BIG, Wu-Tang Clan, Big Punisher, Jermaine Dupri, Mase, Busta Rhymes, Nas, The Roots, DMX, Dr. Dre, Nelly, Eve, Ja Rule, Mystikal, Petey Pablo, 50 Cent, Beastie Boys, Common, Lupe Fiasco, Pharrell, T.I., Flo Rida, Mos Def, Q-Tip, B.o.B., Drake, and Nicki Minaj.
7. For the last 100 years or so, the President pro tem of the US Senate has almost always been the senior senator from the majority party. The one exception was Milton Young, elected President pro tem for one day right before he retired. (Awwww.) Name someone who has been President pro tem of the US Senate since the end of World War II.
My answer: Milton Young
8. Baltimore's Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened its doors in 1992, issuing in the era of the "mallpark" in Major League Baseball. Name a MLB team that will play most of its 2012 home games in a stadium that was erected earlier than 1992.
My answer: Boston Red Sox
9. James Michener uses a lot of geographical references in his titles. Give a place name that appears in a Michener fiction title.
My answer: (South) Pacific
The place can be real or fictional, as long as the title intends it to be used as a proper noun place name. (In other words, don't answer "The" claiming that it's the name of some creek in India.) I'll rule right now that "Paradise" doesn't count.
10. Name a non-extinct species in the family Ursidae.
My answer: The good old American black bear (Ursus americanus)
Subspecies will be grouped with others in their species. Scientific names are not required.
11. The Tropic of Capricorn passes through land belonging to 10 countries. Name one.
My answer: Australia
12. Peter the Great was proclaimed the first Emperor of Russia on November 2, 1721. Name someone who reigned as Emperor/Empress of Russia for at least 2 years. Be specific with a regnal number or epithet if necessary; you will be marked wrong if your answer could refer to multiple emporers.
My answer: Peter the Great
The 2 years criterion is mostly to weed out pretenders and other disputed rulers. Claimants to the throne who did not actually reign are ineligible.
1. Can you believe this question hasn't been used in any previous TD? Name one of the 10 plagues of Egypt as they are described in the book of Exodus. Be fairly specific; if your answer could describe more than one plague, it will be marked incorrect.
My answer: locusts
2. There are a lot of rivers that share a name with a US state. Some of those rivers pass by state capitals. Name a US state capital that lies on a river of length at least 50 miles that shares its name with a state.
My answer: St. Paul
The name of the river does not have to match the name of the state whose capital you are naming. For instance, St. Paul is the capital of Minnesota but lies on the Mississippi River; this is a perfectly acceptable answer. (It kind of lies on the Minnesota River as well, which would also qualify it.) My arbiter for "lies on" will be the city limits as drawn on Google Maps.
3. Name an ancient Greek for whom some object, theorem, or concept in modern mathematics is named.
My answer: Pythagoras
Anyone living before 1000 AD is ancient enough, and anyone who wrote primarily in Greek is Greek enough, even if they didn't live in Greece. All of the most 'obvious' Greek mathematicians are valid answers, if you're worried about thinking of things named after them.
4. Give an uncapitalized, unhyphenated word that has two double letters that are alphabetically consecutive (e.g., 'ZIZZLVARYYA' has a double Z and a double Y, and Y and Z are consecutive in the alphabet), subject to the restrictions below.
My answer: coffee
Your answer cannot end in -ness, -less, or -lly. It must have its own entry at dictionary.com; for instance, this eliminates the word 'bootstrapped' since it only appears in the entry on 'bootstrap', as well as alternate spellings ('pappoose'). Finally, any answer that contains another answer as a substring will be grouped with it; for instance, 'coffeeshop' will be grouped with 'coffee'.
5. In my estimation, the Toy Story series has risen into the pantheon of great trilogies. Name someone who was credited as a voice actor in at least two of the three Toy Story movies.
My answer: Tom Hanks
6. In an effort to find something even more dreaded than a country music question... The first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album was given in 1996. Name a rapper or rap group that has won this award.
My answer: Eminem
Helpful hints: Only 9 different acts have won in this category. Here is a complete list of artists that have been nominated for the award but have never won: 2Pac, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Skee-Lo, A Tribe Called Quest, Coolio, LL Cool J, Missy Elliott, Wyclef Jean, Notorious BIG, Wu-Tang Clan, Big Punisher, Jermaine Dupri, Mase, Busta Rhymes, Nas, The Roots, DMX, Dr. Dre, Nelly, Eve, Ja Rule, Mystikal, Petey Pablo, 50 Cent, Beastie Boys, Common, Lupe Fiasco, Pharrell, T.I., Flo Rida, Mos Def, Q-Tip, B.o.B., Drake, and Nicki Minaj.
7. For the last 100 years or so, the President pro tem of the US Senate has almost always been the senior senator from the majority party. The one exception was Milton Young, elected President pro tem for one day right before he retired. (Awwww.) Name someone who has been President pro tem of the US Senate since the end of World War II.
My answer: Milton Young
8. Baltimore's Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened its doors in 1992, issuing in the era of the "mallpark" in Major League Baseball. Name a MLB team that will play most of its 2012 home games in a stadium that was erected earlier than 1992.
My answer: Boston Red Sox
9. James Michener uses a lot of geographical references in his titles. Give a place name that appears in a Michener fiction title.
My answer: (South) Pacific
The place can be real or fictional, as long as the title intends it to be used as a proper noun place name. (In other words, don't answer "The" claiming that it's the name of some creek in India.) I'll rule right now that "Paradise" doesn't count.
10. Name a non-extinct species in the family Ursidae.
My answer: The good old American black bear (Ursus americanus)
Subspecies will be grouped with others in their species. Scientific names are not required.
11. The Tropic of Capricorn passes through land belonging to 10 countries. Name one.
My answer: Australia
12. Peter the Great was proclaimed the first Emperor of Russia on November 2, 1721. Name someone who reigned as Emperor/Empress of Russia for at least 2 years. Be specific with a regnal number or epithet if necessary; you will be marked wrong if your answer could refer to multiple emporers.
My answer: Peter the Great
The 2 years criterion is mostly to weed out pretenders and other disputed rulers. Claimants to the throne who did not actually reign are ineligible.
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
This space reserved for errata, clarifications, and odds and ends.
#4: I've added a clarification. Let me know if you have any questions as to what I'm trying to get at. I've also added the proviso that the word be unhyphenated.
#2: I've added the criterion that the river must be at least 50 miles long.
#9: Remember that the place name should be a proper noun.
#8: I want the team name, not the stadium name.
#4: I've added a clarification. Let me know if you have any questions as to what I'm trying to get at. I've also added the proviso that the word be unhyphenated.
#2: I've added the criterion that the river must be at least 50 miles long.
#9: Remember that the place name should be a proper noun.
#8: I want the team name, not the stadium name.
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
Ignore my "header," gftt: I see it now!
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
Bump. Number of entries is in double figures now - come and join them!
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
Hey folks, I'm brand new to this board and would like to play this TD, but am still under the newby-3-post-probation that forbids sending PMs. Goforthetie, any other way I can send this directly to you? If not, I'll just have to think of something clever to add on a couple of other threads so they'll know I'm not a spambot trying to market miracle prescriptions and wait until they give me full access.
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
SkeeBall should be good to go at this point.
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
Much appreciated, thanks! Also, I should mention that I'm taking a great supplement that helped me lose 15 pounds in just 10 days! I was skeptical at first, but you would not believe the results.
(kidding, kidding)
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
I think you will fit in just fine around here.SkeeBallRaif wrote:Much appreciated, thanks! Also, I should mention that I'm taking a great supplement that helped me lose 15 pounds in just 10 days! I was skeptical at first, but you would not believe the results.
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If I had 50 cents for every math question I got right, I'd have $6.30 by now.
If I had 50 cents for every math question I got right, I'd have $6.30 by now.
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Did you hear about this supplement from the African government official who needs your helpSkeeBallRaif wrote:Much appreciated, thanks! Also, I should mention that I'm taking a great supplement that helped me lose 15 pounds in just 10 days! I was skeptical at first, but you would not believe the results.
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I got an email just today from a "15 year old English girl" who needs honest and loyal me to claim the vast sums left to her in her father's will. Apparently, English law will not allow a minor to claim the funds. Sadly, "Barbara " lost her mother at birth, and her step-mother is a druggie and not to be trusted. Oh, her lawyer also tried to steal her inheritance - that's why she needs me. She promises to send me photos so I will know her. Am I lucky or what?
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
Why not just post a comment in a game thread, assuming you watch the show?
Some virus got into the Yahoo mail account I used to register for this board and sent some spam mail to anyone I ever e-mailed it from. I rarely use it for e-mail, but I had e-mailed Mark Barrett's mother and one other person on here from it and it appears they got it, based on the list in the e-mail my home account got. Sorry about that, guys.
Some virus got into the Yahoo mail account I used to register for this board and sent some spam mail to anyone I ever e-mailed it from. I rarely use it for e-mail, but I had e-mailed Mark Barrett's mother and one other person on here from it and it appears they got it, based on the list in the e-mail my home account got. Sorry about that, guys.
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It wasn't just you: I got a spam email last week from Schliemann's yahoo account, too (just to be clear, I didn't get one from you as you've never emailed me).Bamaman wrote:Why not just post a comment in a game thread, assuming you watch the show?
Some virus got into the Yahoo mail account I used to register for this board and sent some spam mail to anyone I ever e-mailed it from. I rarely use it for e-mail, but I had e-mailed Mark Barrett's mother and one other person on here from it and it appears they got it, based on the list in the e-mail my home account got. Sorry about that, guys.
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
3 days to go! Some great answers in already, but many singletons still remain - claim yours today!
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
Technically there are just a couple hours to go, but the first reveal will start in the morning... so come one, come all!
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
... and we're off! We had 32 players in this game.
1. Name one of the 10 plagues of Egypt as they are described in the book of Exodus.
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Clearly too many people have seen Magnolia.
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frogs (10 -> 30 pts)
Paucle
MarkBarrett
gamawire
Woof
Creed Bratton
gloriaclemente
Woppy T
Bamaman
spell4yr
billy pilgrim
boils (5 -> 15 pts)
Le Master
Peggles
econgator
plasticene
xxaaaxx
diseased/dead livestock (3 -> 9 pts)
Magna
SkeeBallRaif
DadofTwins
darkness (3 -> 9 pts)
jpahk
Austin Powers
dhkendall
locusts (3 -> 9 pts)
goforthetie
Turd Ferguson
Vanya
Nile turned to blood (3 -> 9 pts)
debramc
RandyG
cbec
death of the first-born (3 -> 9 pts)
Cortina431
amorris525
jeff6286
hail (1 -> 3 pts)
cheezguyty
wild beasts (1 -> 3 pts) ("flies" would also have been accepted, as an alternate translation)
TreehugginCowgirl
INCORRECT ANSWERS:
None!
CORRECT ANSWERS NOT GIVEN:
gnats
1. Name one of the 10 plagues of Egypt as they are described in the book of Exodus.
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Clearly too many people have seen Magnolia.
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frogs (10 -> 30 pts)
Paucle
MarkBarrett
gamawire
Woof
Creed Bratton
gloriaclemente
Woppy T
Bamaman
spell4yr
billy pilgrim
boils (5 -> 15 pts)
Le Master
Peggles
econgator
plasticene
xxaaaxx
diseased/dead livestock (3 -> 9 pts)
Magna
SkeeBallRaif
DadofTwins
darkness (3 -> 9 pts)
jpahk
Austin Powers
dhkendall
locusts (3 -> 9 pts)
goforthetie
Turd Ferguson
Vanya
Nile turned to blood (3 -> 9 pts)
debramc
RandyG
cbec
death of the first-born (3 -> 9 pts)
Cortina431
amorris525
jeff6286
hail (1 -> 3 pts)
cheezguyty
wild beasts (1 -> 3 pts) ("flies" would also have been accepted, as an alternate translation)
TreehugginCowgirl
INCORRECT ANSWERS:
None!
CORRECT ANSWERS NOT GIVEN:
gnats
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2. Name a US state capital that lies on a river that shares its name with a state.
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Got 'em all! Nice work.
I should note here that Magna originally offered the very nice answer of Oklahoma City - a 7-mile stretch of the North Canadian River being renamed the Oklahoma River by fiat of the Oklahoma Legislature - but was denied due to the 50-mile rule.
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Little Rock (6 -> 30 pts) (Arkansas River)
cbec
Le Master
Peggles
Creed Bratton
Magna
Vanya
Hartford (4 -> 20 pts) (Connecticut River)
RandyG
Paucle
Woppy T
DadofTwins
Austin (4 -> 20 pts) (the other Colorado River)
debramc
econgator
gamawire
TreehugginCowgirl
Jefferson City (3 -> 15 pts) (Missouri River)
Cortina431
MarkBarrett
Turd Ferguson
Trenton (3 -> 15 pts) (Delaware River)
plasticene
jeff6286
Woof
St. Paul (3 -> 15 pts) (Mississippi River)
amorris525
gloriaclemente
goforthetie
Montgomery (2 -> 10 pts) (Alabama River)
Bamaman
cheezguyty
Frankfort (2 -> 10 pts) (Kentucky River)
dhkendall
SkeeBallRaif
Topeka (1 -> 5 pts) (Kansas River)
Austin Powers
Bismarck (1 -> 5 pts) (Missouri River)
spell4yr
Pierre (1 -> 5 pts) (Missouri River)
billy pilgrim
Baton Rouge (1 -> 5 pts) (Mississippi River)
xxaaaxx
INCORRECT ANSWERS:
Sacramento
jpahk
CORRECT ANSWERS NOT GIVEN:
None!
Standings after 2 questions (reverse order):
Creed Bratton 60
jpahk 54
gamawire 50
Paucle 50
Woppy T 50
MarkBarrett 45
Le Master 45
Peggles 45
gloriaclemente 45
Woof 45
Bamaman 40
cbec 39
Magna 39
Vanya 39
econgator 35
spell4yr 35
billy pilgrim 35
plasticene 30
debramc 29
RandyG 29
DadofTwins 29
Cortina431 24
Turd Ferguson 24
amorris525 24
jeff6286 24
The following people are beating me at my own game:
TreehugginCowgirl 23
xxaaaxx 20
dhkendall 19
SkeeBallRaif 19
Austin Powers 14
cheezguyty 13
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Got 'em all! Nice work.
I should note here that Magna originally offered the very nice answer of Oklahoma City - a 7-mile stretch of the North Canadian River being renamed the Oklahoma River by fiat of the Oklahoma Legislature - but was denied due to the 50-mile rule.
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Little Rock (6 -> 30 pts) (Arkansas River)
cbec
Le Master
Peggles
Creed Bratton
Magna
Vanya
Hartford (4 -> 20 pts) (Connecticut River)
RandyG
Paucle
Woppy T
DadofTwins
Austin (4 -> 20 pts) (the other Colorado River)
debramc
econgator
gamawire
TreehugginCowgirl
Jefferson City (3 -> 15 pts) (Missouri River)
Cortina431
MarkBarrett
Turd Ferguson
Trenton (3 -> 15 pts) (Delaware River)
plasticene
jeff6286
Woof
St. Paul (3 -> 15 pts) (Mississippi River)
amorris525
gloriaclemente
goforthetie
Montgomery (2 -> 10 pts) (Alabama River)
Bamaman
cheezguyty
Frankfort (2 -> 10 pts) (Kentucky River)
dhkendall
SkeeBallRaif
Topeka (1 -> 5 pts) (Kansas River)
Austin Powers
Bismarck (1 -> 5 pts) (Missouri River)
spell4yr
Pierre (1 -> 5 pts) (Missouri River)
billy pilgrim
Baton Rouge (1 -> 5 pts) (Mississippi River)
xxaaaxx
INCORRECT ANSWERS:
Sacramento
jpahk
CORRECT ANSWERS NOT GIVEN:
None!
Standings after 2 questions (reverse order):
Creed Bratton 60
jpahk 54
gamawire 50
Paucle 50
Woppy T 50
MarkBarrett 45
Le Master 45
Peggles 45
gloriaclemente 45
Woof 45
Bamaman 40
cbec 39
Magna 39
Vanya 39
econgator 35
spell4yr 35
billy pilgrim 35
plasticene 30
debramc 29
RandyG 29
DadofTwins 29
Cortina431 24
Turd Ferguson 24
amorris525 24
jeff6286 24
The following people are beating me at my own game:
TreehugginCowgirl 23
xxaaaxx 20
dhkendall 19
SkeeBallRaif 19
Austin Powers 14
cheezguyty 13
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
Frankfort is a lovely answer, and it feels like a shame that it wasn't a singleton.
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
It probably should've been . . . I only picked Frankfort because I thought it was on the Ohio River, not the Kentucky (duh). After I submitted it, I checked a map of the Ohio and assumed I was wrong. Oh well, I'll take it!Austin Powers wrote:Frankfort is a lovely answer, and it feels like a shame that it wasn't a singleton.
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
Exactly the same thought process with the other person who picked Frankfort.SkeeBallRaif wrote:It probably should've been . . . I only picked Frankfort because I thought it was on the Ohio River, not the Kentucky (duh). After I submitted it, I checked a map of the Ohio and assumed I was wrong. Oh well, I'll take it!Austin Powers wrote:Frankfort is a lovely answer, and it feels like a shame that it wasn't a singleton.
So, you can resume thinking that "Frankfort" was a good answer, AP, as SkeeBall and I lucked into it.
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Re: Think Different Contest #149: Beating me at my own game (again!)
...frogs. Not locusts, not firstborn, frogs. OK then