Playground Squares XII: Where the fun never ends. EVER!

[Lex-Kat]

First, the opening post....

DA RULES as written by Bookman, the true host of Playground Squares and whose spot as host I am merely keeping warm until he is ready to return.

This is just like Hollywood Squares except instead of celebrites, we play with Titans posters! I'm Various people are the hosts. We need 11 people to play, 9 of which must be TitanITPs crammed into squares. The other two can be whoever are contestants.

I'll Someone will ask the Titans people crammed in the squares the questions, chosen from categories based on GitP Trivia.

The contestants then decide if they agree or disagree with the answer given. If they're right, they get the square. If they're wrong, their opponent gets the square*.

A Contestant wins by getting three in a row, either diagonally, horizontally, or vertically. If neither contestant gets three in a row, or it is deemed impossible to reach three in a row by either contestant, the first to five squares wins.

It can be about the games, The Town FFRP, or OoTS anything at all. So... who all wants to play enter the madness?

*Unless it would cause the opponent to win the game. You must correctly Agree/Disagree to win the game.

NOTICE: No Lawyers allowed in Playground Squares, upon death by Flying Shark.

Starter Table


We need 2 new Contestants and 9 new Squares.


It has been pointed out to me that posting to be on the waiting list may discourage new players from joining. So I ask that the Current Squares and Contestants wait 24 hours before posting their interest to be in the next game. Thank you.

Exception: If a Square isn't asked a question in the course of the game, they are allowed to forego the 24 hour waiting period. :smallsmile:

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And now to the game currently in progress.......

Ding Ding Ding! The correct answer was indeed Doing All Right.

Bushranger, choose a Square and a Category. :smallsmile:


Meat the Beatles
Time to Play the Game!
Oh Canada!
It's not an Umbrella
Easter Egg Hunt



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[The Bushranger]

Oh, Penguinator! Er, Oh, Canada, Penguinator!

[Penguinator]

Oh, Penguinator! Er, Oh, Canada, Penguinator!

Oh, good. Part of my heritage. :smalltongue:

[Elemental]

Is it weird that I already miss the old thread?

[Lex-Kat]

Yes. :smallconfused:

[Castaras]

One note: Questions seem to have evolved from just OotS/forum trivia, and that should probably be noted in the opening post. :smallsmile:

[Lex-Kat]

:eek: I seem to have forgotten to ask the question. :eek:

Okay, Penguinator, here is your super hard Canadian Knowledge challenge:

With the passing of a Constitutional Act of 1867, the dominion of Canada was created by fusing the North American British colonies into one. Two of the Provinces were left unchanged, in name and boundaries.

The third, the Province of Canada, was split in two, and given two new distinct names and boundaries. One half became Ontario. What name was the other half gifted?

[Penguinator]

Ah, ce n'est pas difficile. C'est Québec.

(It's not difficult. It's Quebec.)

[The Bushranger]

Oui!


I mean, I Agree.

[Lex-Kat]

Ding Ding Ding! Oui, C'est Québec.

Felandria, choose a Square and a Category. :smallsmile:


Meat the Beatles
Time to Play the Game!
Where no woman has gone before
It's not an Umbrella
Easter Egg Hunt



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[Felandria]

Time to play the Game, Saposhiente.

[Lex-Kat]

Saposhiente, Paul Michael Levesque has been in professional wrestling since 1994, when he joined the WCW. In 1995 he traded to the WWF, as the Blue Blood; Hunter Hearst Helmsley, which he eventually shortened to Triple H.

He then went on to form Degeneration-X with Shawn Michaels, Chyna, and one other. What was the ring name of the fourth member?

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

OOOooooh, OOOOOOOOOH, I know this one! I think it was me!!

[Saposhiente]

Saposhiente, Paul Michael Levesque has been in professional wrestling since 1994, when he joined the WCW. In 1995 he traded to the WWF, as the Blue Blood; Hunter Hearst Helmsley, which he eventually shortened to Triple H.

He then went on to form Degeneration-X with Shawn Michaels, Chyna, and one other. What was the ring name of the fourth member?
Before the formation of Degeneration-X, but when he was already at the WWF, Rich Rude formed a rivalry with Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Rude had a routine where, before the match, he would make a show of removing his robe while insulting the males in the crowd. Later, Paul would talk at the WWF about "The Dominant Animal" (It wasn't Atreyu). Antics like these made Rich Rude perfect for Degeneration-X, a group infamous for breaking the rules, acting and speaking as they pleased.

Sorry about the delay! Writing about things that I (initially) knew nothing about is hard.

[Felandria]

Nice try.

But I know that fellows name was Rick Rude, not Rich.

Therefore, I disagree.

[Lex-Kat]

Ding Ding Ding! The correct answer was indeed Rick Rude, not Rich.

Bushranger, choose a Square and a Category. :smallsmile:


Meat the Beatles
Behold the Gauntlet
Where no woman has gone before
It's not an Umbrella
Easter Egg Hunt



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[Saposhiente]

P.S.

Later, Paul would talk at the WWF about "The Dominant Animal".
This statement is completely true. It, of course, refers to Dr. Paul E. at the World Wildlife Fund.

[The Bushranger]

Mangosta 71, I think some insects desire bacon, meaning we need to Meat the Beatles.

[Lex-Kat]

In 1966, Capitol Records released yet another fine Beatles album. Just one slight problem: They used a highly controversial cover for the album, known popularly as the Butcher Cover.

It had the Fab Four wearing white lab coats with various slices of meat strewn about their shoulders and laps. Paul has two headless baby dolls on his shoulders, one of the heads in his lap. George is standing behind them, holding up the other head. :smallyuk:

To fix the problem, they decided to glue a new image over the old. What is the real title of this infamous album?

[mangosta71]

Who disturbs my slumber?

Oh. Hi. Erm...let's just move along, shall we?

As the local repository of all knowledge related to the so-called Fab Four (all the better to mock their fanbase), I am, of course, well-versed in the intricacies surrounding their album makings.

This particular album came out on the heels of John's "more popular than Jesus" comment, which provoked the Vatican to publicly censure the group, and the controversial cover on top of that led to plunging sales and caused EMI to pull the album off the shelves. When it was re-released two years later as The White Album, it enjoyed their customary success. Just more evidence that, while you can judge a book by its cover, you'll often end up looking like an idiot if you do.

[The Bushranger]

I'll agree.

[Lex-Kat]

:smallconfused: What's this?BZZZZTT!! Someone answered wrong? :smalleek:

The correct answer was Yesterday and Today. And though I'm not 100% positive, I don't think they waited two years after pulling it to re-release it.

But, as it's a Winning Square, not one gets the block.

Felandria, choose a Square and a Category. :smallsmile:


The Gent
Behold the Gauntlet
Where no woman has gone before
It's not an Umbrella
Easter Egg Hunt



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[mangosta71]

I don't blame you. Even knowing that I was lying by the end of that I'd nearly convinced myself that I was telling the truth.

[Felandria]

Well, Amidus, let's go Where no woman has gone before.

[Amidus Drexel]

*snicker*
What?
Heh, nothing.
You dirty bastard.
You realize you're talking to yourself, right?
Pfft... bah... b- but... th... *explodes*
Booyah. :smallcool:

[Lex-Kat]

Amidus Drexel....

In 1965, Gene Roddenberry presented NBC with a new show, claiming it to be "Wagon Train in Space".

In the original pilot episode, no one; male or female, wore go-go boots and mini-skirts. Spock was just the chief scientist, not the second in command.

What was the character's name who was Capt. Pike's female second in command?

[Amidus Drexel]

Well, she's clearly talking about Star Wars.
You mean Star Trek.
I'd just like to mention that Battlestar Galactica is a thing. I know it's got nothing to do with this.
Oh, whatever.
Doesn't matter, it's a trick question.
Hrm? No it isn't.
Yes it is. There wasn't any female second in command.
Did you actually watch the pilot episode?
Well, yeah. I watched the whole first trilogy.
...
In fact, I don't remember there being a big chain of command anyway.
Well, technically it is a trick question, although for a different reason.
...oh, right. I suppose that counts as a trick...
Yeah, not naming your second command is a bit silly. I mean, they just called her Number Two. Utterly ridiculous, if you ask me.
*shakes head* Lazy writers...

[Felandria]

Well, she's clearly talking about Star Wars.
You mean Star Trek.
I'd just like to mention that Battlestar Galactica is a thing. I know it's got nothing to do with this.
Oh, whatever.
Doesn't matter, it's a trick question.
Hrm? No it isn't.
Yes it is. There wasn't any female second in command.
Did you actually watch the pilot episode?
Well, yeah. I watched the whole first trilogy.
...
In fact, I don't remember there being a big chain of command anyway.
Well, technically it is a trick question, although for a different reason.
...oh, right. I suppose that counts as a trick...
Yeah, not naming your second command is a bit silly. I mean, they just called her Number Two. Utterly ridiculous, if you ask me.
*shakes head* Lazy writers...

I agree....that it's ridiculous, because memory tells me that Picard would refer to Riker as Number One, and I think you're trying to deceive me, so I Disagree

[Lex-Kat]

BZZZZTT!! Ding! Ding! Ding! Sorry. But Amidus was telling the truth. You were correct to Disagree.

Captain Pike's second in command was known only as Number One in the original pilot.

Bushranger gets the Square, and also gets to choose a new Square and Category. Felandria wins the game. :smallbiggrin:


The Gent
Behold the Gauntlet
Diseased
It's not an Umbrella
Easter Egg Hunt



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[Felandria]

He clearly said Number Two, which I disagreed with, because I knew it was Number One, so how do I lose?

[Amidus Drexel]

Yeah, I was lying, there. :smalltongue:

[Lex-Kat]

Sorry, my mistake. :smallredface: Sheesh! :smallfrown:

And now, for a new board!

DA RULES as written by Bookman, the true host of Playground Squares and whose spot as host I am merely keeping warm until he is ready to return.

This is just like Hollywood Squares except instead of celebrites, we play with Titans posters! I'm Various people are the hosts. We need 11 people to play, 9 of which must be TitanITPs crammed into squares. The other two can be whoever are contestants.

I'll Someone will ask the Titans people crammed in the squares the questions, chosen from categories based on GitP Trivia.

The contestants then decide if they agree or disagree with the answer given. If they're right, they get the square. If they're wrong, their opponent gets the square*.

It can be about the games, The Town FFRP, or OoTS anything at all. So... who all wants to play enter the madness?

*Unless it would cause the opponent to win the game. You must correctly Agree/Disagree to win the game.

NOTICE: No Lawyers allowed in Playground Squares, upon death by Flying Shark.

Starter Table


We need 2 new Contestants and 9 new Squares.

It has been pointed out to me that posting to be on the waiting list may discourage new players from joining. So I ask that the Current Squares and Contestants wait 24 hours before posting their interest to be in the next game. Thank you.

Exception: If a Square isn't asked a question in the course of the game, they are allowed to forego the 24 hour waiting period. :smallsmile:


Don't have to wait
Count Dingdong
Mangosta71


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Contestants
1)
2) ThePhantom

Squares
1)
2) Sabeki
3) Felandria
4) Lord Magtok
5) The Bushranger
6) Amidus Drexel- Bottom Left corner
7) Penguinator
8) Elemental
9) Haleyintraining

[Penguinator]

Remember, kids, lying is bad. :smalltongue:

[Amidus Drexel]

Remember, kids, lying is bad. :smalltongue:

Does it count as a successful lie if I fool the host? :smallbiggrin: :smalltongue:

[Lex-Kat]

:smallannoyed: Yes. :smalltongue:

[Haleyintraining]

Could I get in on the next round? I can't think of anything more enjoyable than being crammed into a square (except perhaps being crammed into an apeirogon).

[ThePhantom]

May I be a contestant?

[Elemental]

Exception: If a Square isn't asked a question in the course of the game, they are allowed to forego the 24 hour waiting period?

Umm... For some reason, the fact that this is framed as a question feels slightly unsettling to me...

However... As the twenty-four hour waiting period is once again over, I again put forward my application for the prestigious position of square holder.
Plus, I would like to reassure new square denizens that it's less being crammed and more like forcefully contained in a claustrophobia, and occasionally vertigo, inducing box.
Okay... That doesn't make it sound any better, but I will say this, it is surprisingly comfortable if you bring cushions.

[Penguinator]

Into the square, again.

[Amidus Drexel]

Bottom-left corner, please. Or not. I'm not picky.

[The Bushranger]

Square me.

[Lord Magtok]

Square, please.

[Felandria]

Square.....

[Sabeki]

Oooh, squares! I'll join, and most likely gfail. EVERY. LAST. QUESTION.

[Lex-Kat]

Announcement!! I need one more Square, and one more Contestant to begin the game. If you find one of these, please capture them and report them to the nearest Playground Squares host. Thank you. :smallsmile:

[Fleeing Coward]

I'd like to register as both to gain a competitive advantage but if that's not possible. Give me one of the 2 spots :smalltongue:

[mangosta71]

Oh, I'm not signed up for this round yet. I guess I'll take the other spot. As I'm not overly concerned with which one I get, I assume FC and I will have an apathy duel. TO THE DEATH.

[Lex-Kat]

And the Fates (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=15901997&postcount=306) have decided.

The first Contestant to choose a Category and a Square goes first.

The Categories

The Gent
Behold the Gauntlet
Diseased
It's not an Umbrella
Easter Egg Hunt



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[ThePhantom]

Ah its nice to have a chance here.

Let's go with 2.Behold the Gauntlet, if Felandria would be so kind.

[Felandria]

Ah its nice to have a chance here.

Let's go with 2.Behold the Gauntlet, if Felandria would be so kind.

Sure thing, sweetie.

[mangosta71]

I challenge you, sir! *smacks with gauntlet*

[Lex-Kat]

:smallredface: Oh yeeeaah. My mistake. Mangosta, you can't be a Contestant, as you were there when some of these questions were asked in Trogland. :smallsigh: So you'll be taking Fleeing Coward's place in the lower right corner.

Now, back to the game.

Felandria, did you know that the characters in the original Gauntlet video game had names? The Valkyrie was named Thyra, the Elf was Questor, and the Wizard was Merlin! :smalleek:

Yup, that's right. Merlin is stuck wandering the maze-like Gauntlet, hunting for food and potions.

That leaves the Warrior. What mythological hero or god was he named after?

[Felandria]

:smallredface: Oh yeeeaah. My mistake. Mangosta, you can't be a Contestant, as you were there when some of these questions were asked in Trogland. :smallsigh: So you'll be taking Fleeing Coward's place in the lower right corner.

Now, back to the game.

Felandria, did you know that the characters in the original Gauntlet video game had names? The Valkyrie was named Thyra, the Elf was Questor, and the Wizard was Merlin! :smalleek:

Yup, that's right. Merlin is stuck wandering the maze-like Gauntlet, hunting for food and potions.

That leaves the Warrior. What mythological hero or god was he named after?

Well, I don't know if you're aware, but oftentimes the Gods have these parties, Greek, Roman, Norse, Rock, all of them.

Anyway, I was chatting with Jupiter and Aphrodite when I heard one of the others bragging about how the Warrior in Gauntlet was named after him.

I tell you, that Perseus is SUCH a glory hog.

[smellie_hippie]

*absent-mindidly wanders into the thread*

Oh look, a game! I recognize this game...

You think you recognize everything... moron. :smallsigh:

No really. It was a game I saw just a couple months ago. Of course it was hot... and there were lots of trees... and did I mention that I was really hot? :smallconfused:

Yes you did. :smallannoyed:

Oh, ok. Well it was pretty cool too. Not in any contradiction to the temperature outside, but cool as in a "that's cool" kinda thing.

Yeah. We get it.

Why are you here again? :smallconfused:

*stares at his shoes* What? Oh! I forgot! I brought cookies! :smallbiggrin:
*hands out cookies to host, contestants and squares*
Enjoy!

*wanders off whistling off-key...*

[ThePhantom]

Hmm, I don't think that Perseus is right. He's not quite epic enough for that game. I disagree.

Oohh, cookie. :smallsmile:

[Sabeki]

Yay, cookie! Nom nom nom...:smallbiggrin:

[Lex-Kat]

Ding! Ding! Ding! ThePhantom was correct to disagree. The correct God was Thor.

The Categories

The Gent
The Root of Evil
Diseased
It's not an Umbrella
Easter Egg Hunt



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ThePhantom|vs.|Fleeing Coward
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Penguinator|
Felandria|
Elemental
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The Bushranger|
HaleyinTraining|
Lord Magtok
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Amidus Drexel|
Sabeki|
Mangosta71
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[mangosta71]

Very well. As FC has usurped my place on the Councilplaying field, I shall usurp his cookie.

[Amidus Drexel]

Ooh, cookies!

Pros of being in a bottom square: extra crumbs. :smallcool:

[Sabeki]

Om crumb crumb... Delicious!

[Fleeing Coward]

Well, Amidus looks like The Root of Evil with an avatar like that. Besides he always lies so it's like a free square.

[Amidus Drexel]

Well, Amidus looks like The Root of Evil with an avatar like that. Besides he always lies so it's like a free square.

I would protest the sample size in your argument here... and I'm taking this for my collection of quotes. :smalltongue: :smallamused:

Hrm... now I want to listen to Money... *puts on Pink Floyd*

[Lex-Kat]

Money? No, no, no. This has nothing to do with money. This is all about the Evil Dead series. Or more accurately, the lead actor of that great (first three only) set of films.

Bruce Campbell played Ash Williams in the Evil Dead trilogy, but more recently has been seen on the successful teevee series Burn Notice as Sam Axe, ex-Navy Seal.

But he was on teevee waaaaaaay before that. In the `80s, What prime-time soap opera did Bruce guest star as Joel Bensen?

[Felandria]

Ooh, cookies!

Pros of being in a bottom square: extra crumbs. :smallcool:

Especially in the center row, bigger crumbs.

[Amidus Drexel]

Hrm... now, the real difficult choice here is for you to determine whether or not I would lie to you despite you normally thinking that I lie, or whether I'd tell you the truth in an attempt to double-bluff (or is it triple-bluff?) you. Of course, statistically speaking from the amount of things I could mention, the chance of the actual answer being given is negligible, but those statistics are meaningless if I know the correct answer. I think the most important bit of this is, would you place the poison in the goblet next to yourself, or in the one next to me... oh, look, what's that?

Hrm? Oh, as I was saying... I think we each drink from the one in front of ourselves. What say you?

Falcon Crest

[Fleeing Coward]

I wouldn't mind a drink but someone stole my cookie to go down with this. Besides, I still need a few years to build up my immunity.

Since I know I can't trust Amidus, it's pretty easy to just disagree even though I have no idea what the answer is :smallbiggrin:

[Cuthalion]

Would it be possible to join the next round? :smallsmile:

[Lex-Kat]

Would it be possible to join the next round? :smallsmile:
Of course. :smallsmile: I'll try to remember to PM you when the next round becomes available.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Fleeing Coward was correct to disagree. The correct answer was Knots Landing. I wonder if any of you even know of that show. :smallconfused:

It is ThePhantom's choice.

The Categories

The Gent
Mass Effect
Diseased
It's not an Umbrella
Easter Egg Hunt



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ThePhantom|vs.|Fleeing Coward
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Penguinator|
Felandria|
Elemental
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http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll99/Kwarkpudding/HiTPirate-1.png|
http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx289/Lilith_986/Mag.png|

The Bushranger|
HaleyinTraining|
Lord Magtok

F|
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http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/Mangosta71/MongoosePirate-1.png|

Amidus Drexel|
Sabeki|
Mangosta71
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[ThePhantom]

Well then, HaleyinTraining, would you please answer Mass Effect for me?

edited- my mistake

[Lex-Kat]

Psst. It's HaleyinTraining. :smallsmile:

[Haleyintraining]

Mass Effect. MASS EFFECT. DON'T YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT MASS EFFECT!

Grumble grumble.
Yeah, I'll answer it.

[Lex-Kat]

:smalleek: Woah! Woah! Woah! Calm down HiT, we're not gonna talk about that Mass Effect.

So, in 1995 Bioware wqas busy with their newest game, Jade Empire. So they handed off the reigns of Knights of the Old Republic to someone they trusted; Obsidian Entertainment.

There are plenty of mixed feelings about how well the game turned out. Glitches and a badly cut ending took away from all the improvements they'd made over the first game.

Of the original cast of characters, only one non-droid makes a return, and joins the second band of heroes/villains. What is Mandalore's name in Knights of the Old Republic I?

[Haleyintraining]

Grumble grumble grumble Mass Effect grumble

Okay, so let me tell you about this chick Madalore...

You know it's Mandalore, and he's a dude, right?

I know, I was getting to that part!

Okay, so Mandalore. He sure isn't a droid, that's positive. And well... let's see...

Do you even know what Knights of the Old Republic is?

OF COURSE I DO. IT'S STAR WARS, RIGHT?

I mean, ahem... so Mandalore... you sure it's not a girl? Sounds like Mandy...

...

Well, her name in Knights of the Old Republic 1 is Commander Shep--

MASS EFFECT!!!!

I mean, her his name is Canderous Ordo.

AKA Candy

No, not that.

Shut up.

[ThePhantom]

Ah, knights of the old republic, there's a Let's Play of that which is one of my favorites. That means I know things like that, and I agree.

[Lex-Kat]

Ding! Ding! Ding! The Phantom was correct, of course. Canderous Ordo is Mandalore.

Fleeing Coward, choose a Square and Category.

The Categories

The Gent
Diseased
It's not an Umbrella
Easter Egg Hunt



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ThePhantom|vs.|Fleeing Coward
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Penguinator|
Felandria|
Elemental
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P|
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The Bushranger|
HaleyinTraining|
Lord Magtok

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Amidus Drexel|
Sabeki|
Mangosta71
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[Sabeki]

I wonder who FC will pick?

[Amidus Drexel]

Mwahahahahahah, you've wasted your free square, Fleeing Coward! :smallevilgrin: :smallbiggrin: :smallamused:

[Fleeing Coward]

Obviously I'm going on an Easter Egg Hunt with Sa...Mangosta71 :smallamused:

[Lex-Kat]

Mangosta, perhaps you remember this one. :smallsmile:

An Easter Egg, as it concerns video games, is an intentionally hidden message, inside joke, or feature hidden somewhere in the game. The very first Easter Egg was added to a game that would influence future games of its genre for years to come.

What is the name of this Atari 2600 video game?

[Fleeing Coward]

Well, that's no fun. I actually know this one :smallamused:

[mangosta71]

Sheesh, can't a guy eat a pair of cookies in peace?

Anyway, I remember well when the Atari 2600 came out. The fact that I hadn't been born yet is a matter of no importance. It was a night in October. A Tuesday if memory serves.

Don't let the fact that this is a trick question throw you off, seeing as how the very first Easter egg in a video game was on a different system, and our host is in fact referring to the first widely known chicken-spawning device of the celebration of the vernal equinox. The game in question is Alfred Hitchcock's Adventure. As with all of his titles, Hitchcock himself appears in a brief cameo as the dragon.

[Sabeki]

Obviously I'm going on an Easter Egg Hunt with Sa...Mangosta71 :smallamused:

Dammit!!! ... I mean, good choice!

[Fleeing Coward]

I agree with Adventure been the answer even though I'm pretty sure Hitchcock had nothing to do with the creation of the game.

[Lex-Kat]

I don't believe in this so called other system you are talking about, in which in 2004 an older game was supposedly discovered to have an Easter Egg that predates the Adventure one. Which of course means...

Ding! Ding! Ding! Fleeing Coward was correct to Agree. Have a cookie. :smallsmile:

ThePhantom, choose a Category and a Square.

The Categories

The Gent
Diseased
It's not an Umbrella



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ThePhantom|vs.|Fleeing Coward
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Penguinator|
Felandria|
Elemental
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The Bushranger|
HaleyinTraining|
Lord Magtok

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F|

Amidus Drexel|
Sabeki|
Mangosta71
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[ThePhantom]

Well, going by the idea of tic-tac-toe, Sabeki, would you please answer 3.It's not an Umbrella for me?

[mangosta71]

Someone is actually playing to win? *smacks with gauntlet*

*steals cookie*

[Sabeki]

Under my UmbrellaBrella Brella Brella Ella...
Yesh. Yeah I will.

[Lex-Kat]

Well, since you are so ready to answer. It's not an Umbrella, it's a Parasol!

In Soulless, the first book of the Parasol Protectorate series, we meet Alexia Tarabotti. She is of British and Italian descent, living in London, England during the Victorian age, and she's Soulless. A Soulless human is someone who steals the soul from Vampires and Werewolves, taking away their supernatural ability and making them just base humans, and therefore easier to kill.

First published in 2009, who was the writer of this series of Steampunk Paranormal Romances?

[Sabeki]

Hmmm... Vampires. While I feel like the answer to this should come easily, I am having trouble remembering...
Well, the main character is of Italian and English descent, and as we all know, Italy is in the South of Europe. Therefor the author is Italian.
However! I know that Bram Stoker, an Englishman, wrote Dracula. Therefore, the author is British.
However however, we also know that the Italians live in the sun, AND the sun hurts vampires. A vampire wouldn't write a book they were killed in. Therefor, the writer is Italian.
However however However, Italy and England are not the only countries that vampires live in, therefore the author can be of any ethnicity.
So, I do believe that it is Gail something or other.
Can not remember her last name.
EDIT: Just remembered, last name Calliger. Gaile Calliger
(Gaile with an E, last post was wrong name :smallbiggrin:)

[ThePhantom]

I have read all of that series, through I don't fully remember the name of the author. However, I will disagree in this case.

[Lex-Kat]

Ding! Ding! Ding! And ThePhantom has won the game by correctly guessing that Gaile Calliger was not the author of the Parasol Protectorate, but that Gail Carriger was.


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ThePhantom|vs.|Fleeing Coward
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Penguinator|
Felandria|
Elemental
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The Bushranger|
HaleyinTraining|
Lord Magtok

F|
P|
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Amidus Drexel|
Sabeki|
Mangosta71
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[Lex-Kat]

We need 2 new Contestants and 9 new Squares.

It has been pointed out to me that posting to be on the waiting list may discourage new players from joining. So I ask that the Current Squares and Contestants wait 24 hours before posting their interest to be in the next game. Thank you.

Exception: If a Square isn't asked a question in the course of the game, they are allowed to forego the 24 hour waiting period. :smallsmile:

Exceptions
The Bushranger
Elemental
Lord Magtok
Penguinator


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Clone|vs.|Clone
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Clone|
Clone
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Clone|
Clone
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Clone|
Clone|
Clone
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Contestants
1) Castaras
2) Atreyu the Masked Contestant

Squares
1) Fleeing Coward
2) Amidus Drexel
3) Cuthalion
4) Felandria
5) Lord Magtok
6) Lentrax
7) Elemental
8) Penguinator (?)
9) The Bushranger

[The Bushranger]

Square me!

[Penguinator]

Maybe they'll love me this round. :smallfrown::smalltongue:

[Elemental]

I shall also continue my long career as a square. After all, someone's got to be.

[Amidus Drexel]

Don't the games normally go a bit further than that before they end? I thought you needed five squares to win. :smallconfused:

[Penguinator]

Don't the games normally go a bit further than that before they end? I thought you needed five squares to win. :smallconfused:

He had three in a row. :smallwink:

[Castaras]

Most who do the game try to fill all the squares and get the most, but you can win through getting 3 in a row.

[Fleeing Coward]

Well, clearly ThePhantom didn't trust me enough to not steal the game by going for 3 in a row if he didn't take the square right there.
To be fair though, I wouldn't trust myself either :smallamused:

[Lentrax]

I shall also continue my long career as a square. After all, someone's got to be.

As I recall the song, Elemental:

It's Hip To Be Square.

Speaking of squares, throw me in a box!

[Lord Magtok]

Square, if you would be so kind.

[Felandria]

Square me.

[Cuthalion]

Are there any squares left?

[Lex-Kat]

Yes, supposing that you wish to be a Square, there are 2 Squares left, as well as 2 Contestants. :smallconfused:

[Cuthalion]

Yes, supposing that you wish to be a Square, there are 2 Squares left, as well as 2 Contestants. :smallconfused:

In that case, put me in as a square, if my previous post was not clear enough. :smalltongue:

[Amidus Drexel]

Square me, please!

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

Ooooooh, can I be a contestant???

[Lex-Kat]

Is that... a Llama I see? :smallconfused: Of course you can be a Contestant, Mister Llama. Now if only we could get another, and one last Square.

[Fleeing Coward]

I'll volunteer for the last square.

[Castaras]

*lands in second contestant space in a blaze of lightning and pie*

I, the great and powerful PIE-O-MANCER, do challenge this Llama! Loser takes all!

Wait, I think I messed up. Hang on a sec.

*mumble mumble mumble*

Screw it, just make me a contestant.

[Lentrax]

That fills us up, yes?

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

Who are you talking to right now? Who is it you think you see? Do you know how many questions I answer a year? I mean, even if I told you, you wouldn't believe it. Do you know what would happen if I suddenly decided to stop answering questions? Trivia big enough that it could fill Wikipedia goes belly up. Disappears! It ceases to exist without me. No, you clearly don't know who you're talking to, so let me clue you in. I am not in trouble, Castaras. I AM the trouble! A contestant hits his buzzer and gets stumped and you think that of me? No. I AM THE ONE WHO ANSWERS!

Ummmmm....I mean...got any pie to share?

[Castaras]

*passes a pie*

And I choose the square at coordinates i,-i and the category of "101 ways to serve a hobbit", with my speciality being toast.

[Lex-Kat]

The Battle-Llama vs. the Pie-O-Mancer!


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Atreyu the Masked Llama|vs.|Castaras the Pie-O-Mancer

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Categories

A) Diseased (Cassie only)
B) The Gent (Cassie Only)
C) Tiramisu
D) Orange
E) Carrot
F) My Humps


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Elemental|
Felandria|
the Bushranger

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Amidus Drexel|
Count Dingdong|
Cuthalion

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Lord Magtok|
Fleeing Coward|
Penguinator
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[Castaras]

Magtok! Tell me about orange! Everything orange! ALL THE ORANGE.

[Lentrax]

Leaving the Playground.

Thought I'd at least let you know.

[Count Dingdong]

Well then if you're gone I'm willing to step in so you're not missing a square?

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

I appreciate the heads up, Lentrax. I wish you the best of luck in the future! May you find happiness.

I'll take Count Ding Dong and the tasty delicious carrot!!

[Lord Magtok]

Magtok! Tell me about orange! Everything orange! ALL THE ORANGE.

I, umm...err...it's a place in New Jersey? don'thurtme .-.

[Lex-Kat]

Leaving the Playground.
http://s8.postimage.org/9r4va4ei9/aria2.jpg
Thought I'd at least let you know.
As the Llama says, thanks for the heads up. :smallsmile: Hope you find happiness in your travels.

I'll take Count Ding Dong and the tasty delicious carrot!!
:smalleek: Um, you can't have them, as you seem to have ignored....

Magtok! Tell me about orange! Everything orange! ALL THE ORANGE.

Ah oranges. The fruit of the Gods. In Amazon Pixie culture, pixies would present their beloved with an orange as a sign of love and affection.

But here in America, when I think of oranges, I sometimes think of Orange County. Orange County, California. Home of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and Disneyland. Disneyland (Park), the only theme park built directly under the supervision of Walt Disney.

As big as Disney is today, it could not then finance this dream alone. Lord Magtok, what fledgling broadcast network helped fund the park, and also convinced Walt to drop the "ia" from Disneylandia?

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

:smalleek: Um, you can't have them, as you seem to have ignored....

That post wasn't there earlier. I swear!! Cassie snuck it in using her secret pie magics!!!!

[Lord Magtok]

As big as Disney is today, it could not then finance this dream alone. Lord Magtok, what fledgling broadcast network helped fund the park, and also convinced Walt to drop the "ia" from Disneylandia?

Well we Americans are hopelessly obsessed with our own country, so in all likelihood, it was either the National Broadcasting Company, or the American Broadcasting Company. Both of which are based in the good ol' USA, and not the same company, by the way. I think our baseball teams are divided up into matching categories or something, oddly enough. I blame Exachix. I don't have anything to back that up, but historically speaking, pointing fingers at wolves or things that look like wolves is almost always a good idea in this part of the playground.

Now, I haven't the foggiest clue which one of those two companies is actually responsible, so umm...hey, let's let dice (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4218659/) decide!

ABC it is!

[Castaras]

I will disagree. because i trust magtok to be untrustworthy in trusting truths that are untruthful.



cor blimey formatting is hard on a phone.

[Lex-Kat]

Nope. BZZZZZT! The correct answer was indeed ABC.

Llama, should I assume you still want that Carrot and a Count Dingdong?


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Atreyu the Masked Llama|vs.|Castaras the Pie-O-Mancer

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Categories

A) Diseased (Cassie Only)
B) The Gent (Cassie Only)
C) Tiramisu
D) I'm the Leprechaun!
E) Carrot
F) My Humps


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Elemental|
Felandria|
the Bushranger

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Amidus Drexel|
Count Dingdong|
Cuthalion

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http://www.giantitp.com/avatars/PirateGuy.gif|

Lord Magtok|
Fleeing Coward|
Penguinator
[/table]

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

Yes please! Bring forth the question! I believe in the Count!

[Lex-Kat]

Ah carrots! My favorite vegetable. But this question isn't about the lovely root itself, but about a particular rodent who also enjoys eating them. Or more precisely, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer character who was turned into a rat, Amy Madison. Count Dingdong, What is the name of this witch's mother, who is obsessed with cheerleading?

[Count Dingdong]

Ah carrots! My favorite vegetable. But this question isn't about the lovely root itself, but about a particular rodent who also enjoys eating them. Or more precisely, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer character who was turned into a rat, Amy Madison. Count Dingdong, What is the name of this witch's mother, who is obsessed with cheerleading?

Ah, Buffy. A pasttime of my family. I remember that episode fondly, way back in the early days of Season 1. The events of that episode carry on for a long while, since Amy-rat stays with the gang as they search for a cure. I'm bad with names, but the witch's mother is a bit easier to remember, since it's just a variant of my little sis's name.

Her name is Catherine. Cat and the rat... heh. :smallamused:

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

I remember most of what The Count says! I believe him and I AGREE!!!

[Lex-Kat]

Ding! Ding! Ding! Also known as Catherine the Great due to her cheerleading prowess.

Miss Pie-O-Mancer, please choose a Square and a Category.


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Atreyu the Masked Llama|vs.|Castaras the Pie-O-Mancer

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A||
C[/table]

Categories

A) Diseased (Cassie Only)
B) The Gent (Cassie Only)
C) Tiramisu
D) I'm the Leprechaun!
E) Big Fuzzy Dice
F) My Humps


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Ground|
Squares
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Elemental|
Felandria|
the Bushranger

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A|
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Amidus Drexel|
Count Dingdong|
Cuthalion

A|
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http://www.giantitp.com/avatars/PirateGuy.gif|

Lord Magtok|
Fleeing Coward|
Penguinator
[/table]

[Castaras]

That Gent, Bushranger!

[Lex-Kat]

Bushranger, ever hear the song "Keep on Dancing"? It was released in 1965 and was the biggest hit for The Gentrys, a group from Memphis, Tennessee. It reached #4 on the charts.

After the group broke up, one of its members went into Wrestling, as a manager, finding great success in the WWF during the 80s. While there, he wrote many of the entrance themes for the wrestlers, both those he managed, and those he didn't.

What is the name of this WWE Legend?

[Felandria]

*physically restrains self from answering question*

[Amidus Drexel]

I'm actually proud that I don't know the answer to this one. :smallamused: :smalltongue:

[The Bushranger]

Wrasslin'! A lot of people compare it to racin' but there ain't no comparison a'tall. However Ah can tell ya that the chap yer lookin' fer here was known as Luscious Johnny V, aka John L. Sullivan.

[Castaras]

I'm gonna disagree because I have no clue and 50/50 right?

[Lex-Kat]

Ding! Ding! Ding! The correct answer is Jimmy "Mouth of the South" Hart. The band was alsoo in the movie "It's a Bikini World", just before disbanding the first time.

And it's Mister Llama's turn to choose a Square and a Category.


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Atreyu the Masked Llama|vs.|Castaras the Pie-O-Mancer

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A||
C[/table]

Categories

A) Diseased (Cassie Only)
B) S Car Go
C) Tiramisu
D) I'm the Leprechaun!
E) Big Fuzzy Dice
F) My Humps


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Ground|
Squares
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C|

Elemental|
Felandria|
the Bushranger

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A|
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Amidus Drexel|
Count Dingdong|
Cuthalion

A|
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http://www.giantitp.com/avatars/PirateGuy.gif|

Lord Magtok|
Fleeing Coward|
Penguinator
[/table]

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

Yarr!! In honor of Speak Like a Pirate Day, I have to go with Captain Penguinator!

Since the bulgerats all be bored at night we'll play Pirate's Dice with Big Fuzzy Dice!!

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

Lex??? you okay? Hench-pixie??

[Lex-Kat]

:eek: What happened to me! One moment, I was thinking of a question for Big Fuzzy Dice, the next I was.... Hmmmmm. :smallconfused:

Penguinator, Big Fuzzy Dice are a staple of the 1950s. Though they did hit their peak in the 70s & 80s. Anyway, no show better represented the 50s like Happy Days, starring Ron Howard & later Henry Winkler*.

As everyone who's watched the show knows, Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli befriends Richard Cunningham and his friends, Ralph Malph and Warren "Potsie" Weber, and the show mostly rotates around their shenanigans and adventures.

Richard Cunningham has a sister, Joanie. But did you know he also had an older brother. What was the name of this lost son of the Cunninghams, and what did he do?
*Henry Winkler was on the show from the start, but was initially a secondary character.

[mangosta71]

And now all I can hear is Arnold Schwartzenegger chanting "Who is your daddy and what does he do?"

[Lex-Kat]

:smallconfused: Arnold Schwartzenegger?

[Penguinator]

Richard Cunningham has a sister, Joanie. But did you know he also had an older brother. What was the name of this lost son of the Cunninghams, and what did he do?

Chuck Cunningham Syndrome! ...I only know that from TV tropes. I don't know what he did, though. ...Football player?

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

Hmmmm, I'm going to disagree because I dont' think that's what he did.


Also, it sounds like Lex suffers from Summoner's Amnesia. Its a mental disorder that affects approximately 1/25 outsiders, although more often found in dryads, rather than pixies, but its not unheard of. Normally, whenever a fey is summoned by a mortal due to a Summon Monster spell, Spell-Like-Ability, or what have you, the summoned creature will remember its time on the Prime-Material Plane, but in some cases, the summoned creature will have no recollection of what happened. That's probably the case.

[Lex-Kat]

Ding! Ding! Ding! While it was Charles "Chuck" Cunningham, he was a college student who was constantly seen bouncing his basketball everywhere he went. That, or eating. :smalltongue:

And now it's Cassie's turn.


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Atreyu the Masked Llama|vs.|Castaras the Pie-O-Mancer

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A||
C[/table]

Categories

A) Diseased (Cassie Only)
B) S Car Go
C) Tiramisu
D) I'm the Leprechaun!
E) Chinese Checkers
F) My Humps


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Ground|
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C|

Elemental|
Felandria|
the Bushranger

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A|
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Amidus Drexel|
Count Dingdong|
Cuthalion

A|
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A|

Lord Magtok|
Fleeing Coward|
Penguinator
[/table]

[Castaras]

Elemental! A game of chinese checkers for you?

[Elemental]

Let me brush up on the rules, and then our armies of counter/marbles/tokens shall meet on the field of battle. And then proceed to charge non-violently while being as inconveniencing as possible. It shall be glorious!

[Lex-Kat]

Did you know that Chinese Checkers isn't a variant of Checkers? It's not even Chinese!! :eek: It was actually invented in 1892, based off an American board game invented in 1883/84, which itself is based off an English board game called Hoppity in 1854.

What was the original German name for this globe-hopping, non-Chinese, non-checkers game of star-crossed marbles?

[Elemental]

Well Lex, you've done a very good job of trying to tear down everything I know about the world, but I refuse to be fazed. Because I was already aware of this, after all, how better to boost sales than to give something an exotic name?

Now, if I recall correctly, and that is a big if, then the answer is likely to be Stern-Halma, which is in fact only half German as they decided to use a Greek word for the second half for some unfathomable reason.

[Castaras]

Apologies for forgetting about this.

I agree.

[Lex-Kat]

No problem. You likely forgot because I'm a bad pixie, and forgot it myself. :smallfrown:

Ding! Ding! Ding! Stern is German for Star and Halma is Greek for Jump. The original American game was just called Halma and was played on a basic 16 x 16 board, with the players starting in the four corners, instead of within the points of the star.

Now for the real questions. Will Atreyu take a chance and go for the win? Will he go for the block? Or will he choose one of the sides and play it relatively safe? Only time and the Llama will tell.


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Atreyu the Masked Llama|vs.|Castaras the Pie-O-Mancer

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A||
C[/table]

Categories

A) Diseased (Cassie Only)
B) S Car Go
C) Tiramisu
D) I'm the Leprechaun!
E) Playground Squares
F) My Humps


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Ground|
Squares
C|
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C|

Elemental|
Felandria|
the Bushranger

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A|
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Amidus Drexel|
Count Dingdong|
Cuthalion

A|
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A|

Lord Magtok|
Fleeing Coward|
Penguinator
[/table]

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

Gotta go for the block on this one!

Felandria for the block.

I love a good pun. Let's see what S car Go does.

[Felandria]

Yay!

I get a turn!

I was getting worried for a second there.

[Lex-Kat]

So first of all, EWWWWW!! :smallyuk: Escargot is just nasty. Nasty, nasty, nasty!! :yuk: Why did I ever name a category this? :smallsigh:

Okay, with that out of the way (nasty), on to the question.
Escargot is, as many people know, a French delicacy of cooked land snails. Which is, as previously stated, nasty. So I'll change the subject and instead talk about an S car, that goes.

This brings us to the Plymouth Superbird,
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Plymouth_Superbird.jpg/280px-Plymouth_Superbird.jpg
The car is a modified Plymouth Road Runner, and sister to the Dodge Charger Daytona. This car was built specifically to lure "King" Richard Petty back to Plymouth and away from their competitor, Ford.

What was the Year, Make, and Model of this 1 year Ford pitstop between Petty Plymouths?

[The Bushranger]

Long live The King!

[Felandria]

Wow.

I know so very little about cars, I didn't even know cars existed until I was too big to fit in them.

So I'm just going to flip through a book and pick a random car.


Okay, I found something called a 1969 Ford Torino Talladega, let's go with whatever that is.

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

That's a little too specific to be guesswork. I'm going to AGREE!

Also, don't you hate when your password rememberer system breaks and you have to remember your password for the first time in 3 years? Sorry about the delay, folks.

[Lex-Kat]

Ding! Ding! Ding! That is correct.

Castaras, please choose a Square and a Category. :smallsmile:


{table=head]
Atreyu the Masked Llama|vs.|Castaras the Pie-O-Mancer

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A||
C[/table]

Categories

A) Diseased (Cassie Only)
B) Nothing to see here
C) Tiramisu
D) I'm the Leprechaun!
E) Playground Squares
F) My Humps


{table=head]
Play|
Ground|
Squares

C|
A|
C|

Elemental|
Felandria|
the Bushranger

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A|
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3586/h7hg.png|

Amidus Drexel|
Count Dingdong|
Cuthalion

A|
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa24/vicban3d/fleechicken.png|
A|

Lord Magtok|
Fleeing Coward|
Penguinator
[/table]

[Dallas-Dakota]

But I'm the leprechaun!

[Castaras]

I pick Dallas Dakota then as my topic! :smalltongue:

And I pick the chicken.

[The Bushranger]

But at least you have chicken!

[Castaras]

bwuk .

[Lex-Kat]

You have found the super-secret (so secret, even I didn't know about it) category!! :biggrin:

Fleeing Coward, Dallas, South Dakota is located on the border of Nebraska, near the center of the state. As of 2010, there are only 120 people living in this dying near-village. There was 144 living there as of 2000, just to show it is indeed shrinking.

There's not really much else to say about it, other than it was named after Dallas, Texas. So let's move there, where there's more interesting facts to turn into a solid question.

Fleeing Coward, what was the name of the man who started the trading post that would eventually grow into a permanent settlement, then develop into the ninth largest city of the United States?

[Fleeing Coward]

Do I look American to you? I'd have to use Wikipedia or something to find the answer to that one and I'm clearly too lazy to do that.
Of course, you did tell me that it was John Neely Bryan but I'm not sure if I can trust you on that.

[Castaras]

I have no idea, being also not an american, so I guess I'll agree?

[Lex-Kat]

I am an American, and I wouldn't have gotten this without looking it up. Ding! Ding! Ding! John Neely Bryan is the correct answer.

Atreyu, please choose a Square and a Category. :smallsmile:


{table=head]
Atreyu the Masked Llama|vs.|Castaras the Pie-O-Mancer

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A||
C[/table]

Categories

A) Diseased (Cassie Only)
B) Nothing to see here
C) Tiramisu
D) I'm the Leprechaun!
E) Playground Squares
F) My Humps


{table=head]
Play|
Ground|
Squares

C|
A|
C|

Elemental|
Felandria|
the Bushranger

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A|
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3586/h7hg.png|

Amidus Drexel|
Count Dingdong|
Cuthalion

A|
C|
A|

Lord Magtok|
Fleeing Coward|
Penguinator
[/table]

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

We'll have to try Cuthalion and work with the mysteriously meta Playground Squares category.

[Lex-Kat]

Let's see how much the Llama remembers from the very first Playground Squares game, shall we? :smallamused:

Cuthalion, as you may or may not be aware, the very first Playground Squares thread was started on June 1st, 2006, with Valda, Adlav and Samiam: the Jacked-Up Trinity (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/member.php?u=2917) hosting. Recruitment for Squares and Contestants began at 12:11 PM, and the first Square joined the game almost 2 hours later: Lykan.

So the question is: What was the name of the first Contestant to choose a Square?

[Cuthalion]

Well, I'm not sure. I haven't been doing this for long. Now, I have seen quite a few people who came here way back in the day. But of the old crowd, I'd say, it was probably ClaimingLight.

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

I'm gonna disagree because I do not remember a Playgrounder by that name. I remember a DarkLightDragon, but that's as close as I remember.

[Lex-Kat]

Ding! Ding! Ding! Atreyu was correct to disagree. The correct answer was Dean of Illithids, known more recently as BelkarsDagger. And just for added knowledge, his opponent that game was indeed ClaimingLight.

Atreyu has won the game, as there is no way for Castaras to get 3 in a row, and Atreyu has the necessary 5 Squares in cases of ties.


{table=head]
Atreyu the Masked Llama|vs.|Castaras the Pie-O-Mancer

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A||
C[/table]

Categories

A) Diseased (Cassie Only)
B) Nothing to see here
C) Tiramisu
D) I'm the Leprechaun!
E)
F) My Humps


{table=head]
Play|
Ground|
Squares

C|
A|
C|

Elemental|
Felandria|
the Bushranger

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A|
A|

Amidus Drexel|
Count Dingdong|
Cuthalion

A|
C|
A|

Lord Magtok|
Fleeing Coward|
Penguinator
[/table]

[Lex-Kat]

We need 2 new Contestants and 9 new Squares.

It has been pointed out to me that posting to be on the waiting list may discourage new players from joining. So I ask that the Current Squares and Contestants wait 24 hours before posting their interest to be in the next game. Thank you.

Exception: If a Square isn't asked a question in the course of the game, they are allowed to forego the 24 hour waiting period. :smallsmile:

Exceptions
Amidus Drexel


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Clone|vs.|Clone
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C||
C[/table]

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Ground|
Squares

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Clone|
Clone|
Clone
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http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq237/Lex-kat/Avatars/Others/cloneAVT.png|
http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq237/Lex-kat/Avatars/Others/cloneAVT.png|

Clone|
Clone|
Clone
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http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq237/Lex-kat/Avatars/Others/cloneAVT.png|

Clone|
Clone|
Clone
[/table]

Contestants
1) Felandria
2) Elemental

Squares
1)
2) Atreyu the Masked Llama
3) Fleeing Coward
4) Penguinator
5) Bushranger, the
6) Sabeki- Middle
7) Mangosta71
8) Cuthalion
9) Amidus Drexel- Bottom Middle

[Amidus Drexel]

Square me. I'll go for the bottom middle. Best crumbs there.

[Cuthalion]

I'd like to get in, but won't be here for the next week or so. Sorry. :smallfrown:

[mangosta71]

I'll take a square.

Also, I'm somewhat disappointed that Cassie never took that Diseased category.

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

UNDEFEATED.....................in 2013.

[Sabeki]

I will take the square in the middle. BACK IN THE GAME!

[Elemental]

Seeing as the prescribed twenty-four hours have long since concluded, I once more offer myself up as a sacrifice to the almighty square gods.

Actually... Scratch that. I think I'll contest this time. Just to see how little I know about the questions that come up.

[Felandria]

Yeah, I'll try and continue my undefeated streak.

Besides those boxes are cramped.

[The Bushranger]

Square me!

[Penguinator]

To the squares! Awaaaay!

[Fleeing Coward]

I'm a square.

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

I'll be a square! Somewhere on the outside.

[Cristo Meyers]

I'll take the last square.

Let's get this show started!

[Cuthalion]

Ooh! I'm in as a contestant.

Square.

Nevermindthen.

[Lex-Kat]

Cuthalion, you were already listed as a Square. :smallsmile:

Ahem! Elemental vs. Felandria! Firsttopickacategoryandasquaregoesfirst!


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Elemental|vs.|Felandria
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E||
F[/table]


Categories
A) Diseased
B) Nothing to see here
C) Tiramisu
D) I'm the Leprechaun!
E) Dimes
F) My Humps

{table=head]
Play|
Ground|
Squares

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http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/Mangosta71/MongoosePirate-1.png|

Atreyu the Masked Llama|
Cuthalion|
Mangosta71

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http://i.imgur.com/8seMTIC.png|
http://www.giantitp.com/avatars/PirateGuy.gif|

the Bushranger|
Sabeki|
Penguinator

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa24/vicban3d/fleechicken.png|
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/AmidusDrexel/amidusdroixelpoix_zps87296118.png|
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/4834377831_89e8573cf3_m.jpg|

Fleeing Coward|
Amidus Drexel|
Cristo Meyers
[/table]

[Felandria]

Sabeki, you got change for a dollar, I need Dimes

[Sabeki]

Yeah, I think I have a few in my pocket... Nope, just the leftover money from the vault in WW :smalltongue:
I'll bite!

[Lex-Kat]

In 2004, the world of heavy metal lost what many believe to be a Guitar God, Dimebag Darrel. He himself laid claim to many influences; Ace Frehley (Kiss), Ty Tabor (King's X), Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Randy Rhodes (Ozzy Osbourne), Pete Willis (Def Leppard).

But an unlikely collaboration began in 1999, when he met "outlaw" country singer, David Allan Coe, and found they had many things in common. Between 1999 and 2003 the two, along with Vinnie Paul and Rex Brown, worked together when time permitted on an album that would latter be called "Rebel Meets Rebel". Sabeki, in what year was this Country Metal album released?

[Sabeki]

Doing a question during a time I was still alive? Lex, you're losing your touch :smalltongue:
The answer is 2006 of course! Or is it? Hahahahahahahshahah

[Felandria]

I agree......

[Lex-Kat]

Ding Ding Ding! Felandria was correct to agree.

Elemental, make your choices. :smallsmile:


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Elemental|vs.|Felandria
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E||
F[/table]


Categories
A) Diseased
B) Nothing to see here
C) Tiramisu
D) I'm the Leprechaun!
E) Dimes II
F) My Humps

{table=head]
Play|
Ground|
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[Elemental]

Atreyu, what are your thoughts concerning Tiramisu?

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

Quite a bit actually!! Good choice!

[Lex-Kat]

So you think you know about Tiramisu? :smallamused: Well, how about some possible history? While there are many theories as to the origin of this popular Italian dessert; Roberto Linguanotto and Francesca Valori of Treviso in 1967 or Carminantonio Iannaccone of Via Sottotreviso in 1969.

Meanwhile Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary gives 1982 as the first mention of the dessert, a year before Giovanni Capnist's 1983 cookbook I Dolci Del Veneto. But, there is a claim that it is much older than any of these claims. It is believed that the cake was originally created to honour Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosimo_III_de%27_Medici,_Grand_Duke_of_Tuscany)'s visit to a city some time between 1670 and 1723. Much, much older than 1967.

Atreyu, what city did Cosimo visit, that supposedly inspired this beloved treat?

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

My old roomie, Eric, Lord Xerxes on the boards was a culinary whiz and he talked A LOT about deserts. This one actually comes from Siena !

[Elemental]

Siena you say? Well... That sounds about right actually... So I agree.

[Lex-Kat]

Ding Ding Ding! Elemental was correct to agree.

And now it is Felandria's turn to choose. :smallsmile:


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Categories
A) Diseased
B) Nothing to see here
C) Tinkerbell
D) I'm the Leprechaun!
E) Dimes II
F) My Humps

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[Felandria]

So, Fleeing Coward, do you like My Humps?

[Lex-Kat]

Ahem! In 1848 Quartermaster Henry Wayne (no relation to John Wayne, as far as I can tell) suggested to Senator Jefferson Davis the idea of importing camels for use as pack animals.

It wasn't until 1855, and Senator Davis had become Secretary of War Davis, that the idea was approved to a tune of $30,000 to pay for the camels and their handlers.

Although by some accounts, the experiment was a success as far as their usefulness was concerned; the camels stench, bad disposition, and tendency to wander made them unpopular among the rank and file. So it is with no surprise that they were abandoned as soon as a reasonable excuse came along, the American Civil War.

And now we get to the question. What was the name of the U. S. President who appointed Jefferson Davis as Secretary of War?

[Fleeing Coward]

I'll plead the fifth in response to Felandria :smalltongue:

As for the answer to the other question, it would have been the 13th President of the United States and the last Whig President Millard Filmore who appointed him to the role in 1853.

As a disclaimer though, I do not and have never lived in the states so trusting me to provide the correct answer would be a mistake :smallamused:

[Felandria]

I'll plead the fifth in response to Felandria :smalltongue:

As for the answer to the other question, it would have been the 13th President of the United States and the last Whig President Millard Filmore who appointed him to the role in 1853.

As a disclaimer though, I do not and have never lived in the states so trusting me to provide the correct answer would be a mistake :smallamused:

That seems like a good reason to Disagree, so I will.

[Lex-Kat]

Good choice. Ding Ding Ding! The correct answer was Franklin Pierce, the 14th President.

Elemental, choose a Square and a Category.


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A) Diseased
B) Nothing to see here
C) Tinkerbell
D) I'm the Leprechaun!
E) Dimes II
F) Red or Blue

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[Elemental]

Mangosta, are you Red or Blue?
Well, I should say red or grey... But that's a whole different kettle of halberds.

[mangosta71]

Well, blue blends into shadows better, but bloodstains don't show so well on red...

[Lex-Kat]

Mangosta, "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't". The popular candy bar, Mounds, was created in 1920, 26 years before it's sister, Almond Joy.

These two candy bars, along with the York Peppermint Patty, were manufactured by Peter Paul until 1978 when they merged with Cadbury, who was later bought out by Hershey in 1988.

Back to the Almond Joy though, my personal favorite of the chocolate-covered coconut candy. As previously stated, the Almond Joy was created in 1946, replacing another bar that used diced almonds, instead of the two whole nuts that tops Almond Joy. What was the name of this 1936 creation?

[mangosta71]

The Almond Joy is perhaps the most blatant piece of false advertising ever constructed by the human mind. An honest representation of this vile monstrosity would reflect the fact that it's 90% coconut.

For a clue as to the name of its predecessor, one must look into the collective psyche of the time. 1936 was the height of the Great Depression, so names tended to be things that advertisers felt would kindly hope in the American Dream. Thus, their chocolate-covered coconut bar was called the Dream Bar. Kind of simplistic by modern standards of nomenclature, but since WWII we've invented subtlety.

[Elemental]

The Almond Joy is perhaps the most blatant piece of false advertising ever constructed by the human mind. An honest representation of this vile monstrosity would reflect the fact that it's 90% coconut.

Those monsters!

Anyway... As for the matter at hand, were it not a topic concerning American chocolate bars, I would probably have a greater chance of getting this right, perhaps by actually knowing the answer. However, I do not, so I will fall to gut instinct and intuition and Agree, though I will likely regret this decision.

[Lex-Kat]

Yes, regret. Regret that you chose correctly!! Mwa hahahahaha!!! :smallamused: You now have Mangosta's Square! How does that make you feel, little pony?

Ding Ding Ding! And Almond Joy's are delicious, not a monstrocity. :smallmad:

Felandria, choose a Square and a Category. In that order, please. :smallsmile:


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B) Nothing to see here
C) Tinkerbell
D) I'm the Leprechaun!
E) Dimes II


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Cristo Meyers
[/table]

[Elemental]

Definitely. Clearly, I should have disagreed as part of a brilliant scheme to lull Felandria into a false sense of security. As for how I feel? Elated, confused and a little bit sleepy. But the sleepiness may come from all the lullabies and music boxes I'm listening to.

I am certain that they are delicious, containing chocolate and coconut after all, but I really like almonds.

[Felandria]

Do you believe in Tinkerbell, Cuthalion?

[Cuthalion]

I do not believe in fairies.

I do not believe in fairies.

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I do not believe in fairies.

Well, that takes care of most o' 'em.

[Lex-Kat]

:smallmad: Killing my sisters and brothers is not funny.

In 2004, Great Ormond Street Hospital held a competition to find a writer of the Official (The rights were given to them by J. M. Barrie in 1929) sequel to Peter and Wendy, the novelization of the Peter Pan play.

The winner was Geraldine McCaughrean, and Peter Pan in Scarlet was released in 2006, to mostly positive reviews, even with the few continuity problems. But the most important part of the novel is that Tinker Bell lives!

Yes, in case you didn't know it, by the end of Barrie's novel it is indicated by Pan that Tinker Bell is no more, as Fairies do not live long. :smallfrown:

But, in Peter Pan in Scarlet, one fairy rectifies this mistake (in my opinion) on Barrie's part. Cuthalion, what is the name and motivation of the fairy who brings Tinker Bell (Officially) back to life?

[Cuthalion]

I never read that book. Perhaps... well, I shall come up with something. How about, say.... Glitterdust?

[Felandria]

I never read that book. Perhaps... well, I shall come up with something. How about, say.... Glitterdust?

Well, I think Glitterdust is a spell, so I will Disagree

[Lex-Kat]

That is correct. Ding Ding Ding! The hero's name is Fireflyer.

Elemental, choose a Square and a Category. In that order, please. :smallsmile:


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B) Nothing to see here
C) All in the Family
D) I'm the Leprechaun!
E) Dimes II


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[Elemental]

Nonsense! I shall choose them in whatever order I want. Or will that cause the utter destruction of the Universe as we know it?

In any case, I've got Two Dimes for Amidus. Well, I don't, but if he were ever to visit I'd give him a selection of Australian coins.


Damn... Technically I chose the square first...

[Amidus Drexel]

Woo, money! :smallcool:
Aw hell yeah. :smallcool:
Yeah, yeah, we've got a question to answer.
Bring it. I've got this.

[Lex-Kat]

I need to start writing down what I'm thinking about when I create these categories. :smalleek:

[mangosta71]

I dunno, the questions seem to have the same relation to the categories that my answers tend to have to the question.

[Lex-Kat]

The March of Dimes Foundation, known world-wide for it's dedication to the health of babies and infants, and research into preventative measures for birth defects and premature birth. Originally called the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, this not-for-profit group has undergone changes in both name and mission.

Through research and educational efforts, the Foundation was able to combat and defeat it's first nemesis, by 1955. Amidus Drexel, what paralyzing ailment was this institution originally created to fight at its inception?

[Amidus Drexel]

Now, having done some in-depth research on this question (I asked some guy at the gas station), I can say with some certainty that I am now an expert in this field.

Now, one might think that this paralyzing disease was polio, but that wasn't completely eradicated until the 80's. The disease that the March of Dimes was started for was Guillain-Barré syndrome.

[Elemental]

I disagree.
'Twas Polio, also known as Infantile Paralysis. Though the illness you named does sound rather scientific, so I could be wrong.

[Lex-Kat]

Ding Ding Ding! You were correct to disagree with Amidus, and Polio is indeed the correct answer.

It was, in fact, Franklin D. Roosevelt himself who helped found the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, because he himself had the ailment.

As for Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), in recent years there has been a theory that actually this is what FDR suffered from. The reason for this is that Poliomyelitis typically affects children, and he was 39 when he first started exhibiting the symptoms. These same symptoms can be found for GBS victims, which was, and still is, a lesser known disease.

It'd be like getting Chicken Pox when you are 39 years old. Not impossible, but very unlikely and uncommon.

Aaaaanyway.... Felandria, please choose a Category and a Square. :smallsmile:


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B) Nothing to see here
C) All in the Family
D) I'm the Leprechaun!


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[Felandria]

Are you sure there's Nothing to see here, Penguinator?

[Penguinator]

Are you sure there's Nothing to see here, Penguinator?

Positive. You will find no bodies under the floorboards.

[Lex-Kat]

So many ideas to choose from. Shall I ask a question about Tell-Tale Heart, or possibly Edgar Allan Poe himself? Should I look for the inventor of eyeglasses, which I did, and not too surprisingly, it's uncertain or unknown who invented them. So we move on to Benjamin Franklin, the undisputed inventor of bifocals.

But nay, I say. Let's focus once again on murder! :smallamused:

On February 14th, 1926, while most people in Chicago were looking for love and romance, five members of Bugs Moran's North Side Gang, plus two collaborators, were gunned down inside a garage, unarmed.

There were witnesses who testified they saw two cops walk with two nicely dressed gentlemen into the garage, and then later back out. One of the North Siders heading to the garage wrote down the license number of the cop car parked outside, before leaving the neighborhood. And Frank Gusenburg survived fourteen hits, was rushed to the hospital, and stabilized. Only to not give up the names of those who'd just attempted to kill him (and succeeded, dying three hours later), stating "I'm not talking." or "Nobody shot me."

So who killed Peter Gusenberg, Frank Gusenberg, Albert Kachellek, Adam Heyer, Reinhardt Schwimmer, Albert Weinshank, and John May? More importantly, who ordered the hit? Well to anyone who has read or heard about this, the answer can only be one man: Alphonse Gabriel Capone.

Well, this has gotten to be a long question. So we'll end it here. Penguinator, do you happen to know the name of the Detroit gang who is believed to have taken part in the most infamous Valentine's Day murder?

[Penguinator]

Due to personal experience with bandanas and gang affiliations, I believe it to be the Paisley Gang.

[Felandria]

Ooh, this is one of those things I actually know.

It was the Purple Gang, so I Disagree

[Lex-Kat]

Ding Ding Ding! Correct! The strangely named Purple Gang were the co-culprits.

And now, Elemental can once again choose a Category and a Square. :smallsmile:


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C) All in the Family
D) I'm the Leprechaun!


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[Elemental]

I'll take The Bushranger for Two thousand Peas in a Pod, Lex!

[Penguinator]

Due to personal experience with bandanas and gang affiliations, I believe it to be the Paisley Gang.

Personal experience being yelled at in high school for wearing a paisley bandana on "Talk Like a Pirate Day" and getting griped at about gangs.

[The Bushranger]

Peas? Pods? Wha?

[Lex-Kat]

The pod? The Colosseum. The peas? Piscus and Verus.

On the inaugural opening day of the Colosseum in 80 A.D., these two gladiators fought for hours on end, neither having the advantage over the other.

Marcus Valerius Martialis wrote of their combat, the only known recorded fight of the day:

"While Priscus continued to draw out the contest, and Verus likewise, and for a long time the struggle was evenly balanced on both sides, discharge was demanded for the stout fighters with loud and frequent shouting; but Caesar obeyed his own law (the law was that once the palm had been set up the fight had to proceed until a finger was raised): he did as he was allowed, making frequent awards of plate. Still, a resolution was found for the contest, equal they fought, equal they yielded. To both Caesar awarded the wooden sword and the palm: thus courage and skill received their reward. This has happened under no emperor but you, Caesar: two men fought and two men won."

While in modern times it is called the Colosseum, in the age of the Roman Empire, it was called the Flavian Amphitheatre, due to when it was built, during the Flavian Dynasty. According to one of the more popular theories, it was called the Colosseum due to its proximity to the Colossus Solis, a statue dedicated to the Roman sun god, Sol.

But Sol isn't who the statue was originally modelled. It was originally created in the likeness of one of the first five Emperors of Rome.And that is the question, Bushranger. Which Emperor's head first adorned the Colossus Solis?

[The Bushranger]

Clearly it was Lord Refa.

...what?

Oh, Roman, not Centauri?

Caligula! Peel me a grape!

[Elemental]

I disagree.
It was the vanity of Nero, not the madness of Caligula.

[Lex-Kat]

Ding Ding Ding! Well then. Seems I need to start asking even tougher questions. :smallconfused: Apparently.

Felandria, choose your category to ask Cristo.


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C) All in the Family
D) I'm the Leprechaun!


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[Felandria]

Let's go with All in the Family

[Lex-Kat]

Many know the infamous and highly disgusting king who fathered King Edward VI, Queen (Bloody) Mary I, and Queen Elizabeth I (who may or may not have been married to the Doctor :smallwink:).

And some may also know of the "Nine Day Queen" Lady Jane Grey, whose reign lasted between the death of Edward and the arrival of Mary. She was only 16 or 17. But Lady Jane was not the first woman to almost sit on the throne as Queen.

Four hundred years and twelve days prior, the only legitimate daughter of Henry I, Matilda, fought for her place on the throne from the usurper Stephen of Blois. His reign lasted from 1135 to 1154, to be succeeded by Matilda's son, Henry II.

Cristo, In which year during the reign of king Stephen did Matilda nearly retake the throne that should have been rightfully hers to begin with?

[Cristo Meyers]

Sounds like a problem straight out of Crusader Kings 2...

...and like most problems in Crusader Kings 2, it's nothing that couldn't be solved by a bit of familicide. An attempt on Stephen's life left him in a weakened position and he was captured in 1143, so Matilda ascended to the throne.

She ascended for all of about six months, but still, she ascended.

[Felandria]

Sounds like a problem straight out of Crusader Kings 2...

...and like most problems in Crusader Kings 2, it's nothing that couldn't be solved by a bit of familicide. An attempt on Stephen's life left him in a weakened position and he was captured in 1143, so Matilda ascended to the throne.

She ascended for all of about six months, but still, she ascended.

I disagree

[Lex-Kat]

It's been so long, need to look up the answer myself. Ding Ding Ding! Ah yes. It was 1141 when Lady Matilda, not to be confused with Stephen's wife, Queen Matilda, very nearly was crowned as the new Queen.

Game over. Congratulations Felandria.


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A) Diseased
B) ?
C) .
D) !


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[Lex-Kat]

So, I gotta ask. Are the Contestants just lucky, or are some of you under the misunderstanding that you're supposed to look up the answers? :smallconfused: Because it's kinda baffling to me that no matter the question, no matter the Square's answers, way too many are choosing to Agree/Disagree correctly.

I just wonder.. if I'm wasting my time asking these questions. :smallsigh:

[Felandria]

So, I gotta ask. Are the Contestants just lucky, or are some of you under the misunderstanding that you're supposed to look up the answers? :smallconfused: Because it's kinda baffling to me that no matter the question, no matter the Square's answers, way too many are choosing to Agree/Disagree correctly.

I just wonder.. if I'm wasting my time asking these questions. :smallsigh:

Most of them I know, otherwise I guess using logical deduction.

[mangosta71]

I consider the idea of anyone just knowing all of the answers to be highly implausible, and any claims to the contrary insulting to my intelligence.

With 50/50 odds, the probability of getting 9 in a row is 1/512. To go two games in a row in that manner is 1/262144. So, no, using agree/disagree instead of a multiple choice format does not explain away the statistical anomaly.

[Count Dingdong]

Well, there was that one answer where I tricked people into misremembering the question (even though it was just the previous post) and got them to get it wrong... but then... well, you guys said that was against the spirit of the game (giving an answer to a similar question, so people misremember) and reversed the decision. But I digress...

Anyway, it's possible people aren't being tricky enough with their wrong answers? Psychology-wise, it's easier to try and trick someone into thinking a wrong answer is right than to trick someone into thinking a right answer is wrong, which in my mind explains the slew of disagrees at the end. It might also have been something where squares thought someone would see so many "disagrees" in a row and choose to instead randomly pick "agree"? Or maybe that it's more fun to try and trick someone with a made-up answer? Who knows? Maybe it was blind luck? :smalleek:

Or it could be that people did indeed know many of the answers. I'm always surprised on Jeopardy with how much people know (and at times how much they don't know!). Something difficult to one person can be extremely easy to another, so it's difficult coming up with difficult questions. Go varied and obscure, and hope people don't know what you know. I for one thought your questions were difficult and interesting. I knew a few but definitely not all of them.

[Elemental]

In my defence, I answered four questions there, one was a guess, another a hunch based of geography and two I already knew the answer to.

[mangosta71]

The questions are varied and obscure, which is why it's so incredible that anyone would just happen to know the answers to all of them.

For myself, I make up a weird, random story that's only tangentially related to the question, and whether the answer I give is accurate or not depends on a coin flip; that way nobody knows whether they should agree or disagree based simply on the fact that I'm answering.

[Lex-Kat]

Just to clarify, I'm not accusing anyone of cheating, though it may sound like I am. I'm not a History Major or anything. I look these things up, bounce from one idea to another allowing links to lead me to other links until I come to something I think is obscure enough to not be common knowledge.

Part of the reason I do this is a bit of a teaching thing. *shrug* I hoping that the Contestants, Squares, and the Audience may be learning a little as they play/watch. So it doesn't 100% bother me. Maybe 7%? :smalltongue:

[The Bushranger]

I just guess.

And since it's been over 24h...I can has constestant?

[Cuthalion]

Plz cn 1 haz othr cntstnt slot?