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yes you can..
potatomatopatoes?
potatomatopatoes?
honestrosewater
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Yay, finally.
You will chase this anser to a source of refreshment.
I don't mind if you google, BTW. I googled to check if the things on Legos were called studs- it's allowed unless stated otherwise, right?
You will chase this anser to a source of refreshment.
I don't mind if you google, BTW. I googled to check if the things on Legos were called studs- it's allowed unless stated otherwise, right?
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running water
honestrosewater
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No, but that's clever.Huckleberry said:running water
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Mirage?...
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Yeah, it's allowed. I try to refrain when Danger is playing though. He doesn't like it. One day when everyone has google chips in their brains Danger will be the smartest man on earth.
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Nope...Mk said:Mirage?...
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I'll need one hint to solve this. I think.honestrosewater said:Yay, finally.
You will chase this anser to a source of refreshment.
I don't mind if you google, BTW. I googled to check if the things on Legos were called studs- it's allowed unless stated otherwise, right?
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I don't mind if someone has a pretty good idea and wants to double-check, although I won't do it myself. (If I did, I would have gotten the damned hovercraft question.Huckleberry said:Yeah, it's allowed. I try to refrain when Danger is playing though. He doesn't like it.
That would pretty well put an end to game shows, so maybe it's not such a bad idea. (Except for 'Jeapardy', of course. I love that one.)Huckleberry said:One day when everyone has google chips in their brains Danger will be the smartest man on earth.
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Clue: What's good for the female is good for the male.
Okay, but this pretty much gives it away. I'm a careful speller.
You will chase this anser to a source of refreshment.
Okay, but this pretty much gives it away. I'm a careful speller.
You will chase this anser to a source of refreshment.
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Well, I know that anser is a goose genus, but I did think that it was a typo until you said otherwise. And the goose and gander thing is clear enough. What I don't know is what the wild goose chase is about. Unless you just mean a lake or something.honestrosewater said:Clue: What's good for the female is good for the male.
I got to go to sleep now. I'll check back tomorrow afternoon.
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Yeah, its either a lake, a bar, or the Himalayas. Strange combination?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar-headed_Goose
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar-headed_Goose
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Yes, you will chase a Bar-headed goose (a.k.a anser indicus) to a source of refreshment (a bar- the bar it's headed to... er um yeah). Eh, I could have done worse.Mk said:Yeah, its either a lake, a bar, or the Himalayas. Strange combination?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar-headed_Goose
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Mk
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You know what? That was really freakin stupid, and unsolvable due to technical limitations. (my last one I'm overwriting) I'll think of another.
honestrosewater: I liked yours, it was clever and creative.
honestrosewater: I liked yours, it was clever and creative.
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Ah, my genius is appreciated at last! I thought it was a real challenge to the non-googlers, but they must like a challenge anyway ;)Mk said:honestrosewater: I liked yours, it was clever and creative.
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This one Evo might get if she comes quick enough:
Franzbear is walking in a forest and comes a clearing, where she/he/it sees a person. Franzbear is terrified, and lost, after going down that wooden rollercoaster. She asks the person where she is and he replies: Kanguru. Franzbear stands there and looks at him befuddled, and feels even more lost than before. Franzbear shoots him, then jumps off a nearby cliff, because Franzbear is seemingly random. What country is Franzbear in, and of what heritage is the person Franzbear asks?
Franzbear is walking in a forest and comes a clearing, where she/he/it sees a person. Franzbear is terrified, and lost, after going down that wooden rollercoaster. She asks the person where she is and he replies: Kanguru. Franzbear stands there and looks at him befuddled, and feels even more lost than before. Franzbear shoots him, then jumps off a nearby cliff, because Franzbear is seemingly random. What country is Franzbear in, and of what heritage is the person Franzbear asks?
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I would guess the googlers will get this one before someone that doesn't have to does.
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Sorry, had to go.
Eratosthenes
Close enough. I was thinking of the shadow that was seen in the well at Alexandria, near the the library, but not in a deep vertical well near Syene (now Aswan), in southern Egypt, which is what clued him in.
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Close enough. I was thinking of the shadow that was seen in the well at Alexandria, near the the library, but not in a deep vertical well near Syene (now Aswan), in southern Egypt, which is what clued him in.
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I would expect Australia and Aboriginal.Mk said:What country is Franzbear in, and of what heritage is the person Franzbear asks?
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I happen to know this is the correct anser. Your turn.Danger said:I would expect Australia and Aboriginal.
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Franzbear is Cap'n Cook, I take it ?
Chew on this till Danger wakes up...
In the autumn of 1789, Dr. Jo pleaded for the use of this thing on grounds of humanity and "equality". What was it ?
Chew on this till Danger wakes up...
In the autumn of 1789, Dr. Jo pleaded for the use of this thing on grounds of humanity and "equality". What was it ?
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Would "Jo" be short for "Joseph"? And would this have anything to do with Robespierre's reign of terror during the French Revolution?Gokul43201 said:In the autumn of 1789, Dr. Jo pleaded for the use of this thing on grounds of humanity and "equality". What was it ?
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aye and aye...anser up and go next.zoobyshoe said:Would "Jo" be short for "Joseph"? And would this have anything to do with Robespierre's reign of terror during the French Revolution?
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Oh. In that case I have no idea.Gokul43201 said:aye and aye...
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...and I thought this was was going to go down quick and easy; you know, no pain at all !
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I have no idea what this joke about decapitation means.Gokul43201 said:...and I thought this was was going to go down quick and easy; you know, no pain at all !
During the conflict, he sometimes resorted to using old window panes.
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You certainly better be kidding there...zoobyshoe said:Oh. In that case I have no idea.

edit: Never mind; your next posts came up while I was writing that.

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This is not related to Gokul's quetion. It is a new clue altogether.zoobyshoe said:During the conflict, he sometimes resorted to using old window panes.
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This is not the guy that came up with DDT, is it ? I think not...and I'm off.zoobyshoe said:During the conflict, he sometimes resorted to using old window panes.
BTW, the previous anser, as unansered by Zoob, was the guillotine.
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