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topic: pooja's Research is Your Friend Guess That Movie Game |
pooja
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post #1
on November 12, 2005 - 9:18 AM PST
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I've given Uncle's parameters some thought, and I think I've come up with a good twist on it. I can't just play a straight game and I love twists. So here it is...
I'm going to present a series of clues or riddles. The correct answer to each (a word or a phrase) will provide a clue to finding my movie. One guess per player per round.
Let's play!
1. A Joni Mitchell CD |
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Eoliano
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post #2
on November 12, 2005 - 9:30 AM PST
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> 1. A Joni Mitchell CD
Court & Spark |
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pooja
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post #3
on November 12, 2005 - 9:44 AM PST
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> On November 12, 2005 - 9:30 AM PST Eoliano wrote:
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> > 1. A Joni Mitchell CD
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> Court & Spark
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Sorry, Uncle, that's wrong. I love that album, though... it's got some great songs.
Help me I think I'm falling
in love a-gain...
I much prefer the earlier folky Joni albums to the later jazzier ones... |
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pooja
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post #4
on November 12, 2005 - 9:48 AM PST
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I should ask you to hold off on more guesses and give some other players a chance... there are only a few album names to go through, after all.
Also, I just reviewed my clues and "played" the game through myself, and it's a bit easy. So I'm going to throw in ONE clue somewhere down the line that is going to be a red herring. If you indulge me this one change, I promise I shall not make any rule changes for the duration of the game. |
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Eoliano
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post #5
on November 12, 2005 - 9:49 AM PST
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> I much prefer the earlier folky Joni albums to the later jazzier ones...
Was that meant to be a hint?
1. A Joni Mitchell CD
Blue |
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pooja
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post #6
on November 12, 2005 - 9:53 AM PST
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Ah, I guess I should just refrain from posting a response until some others have played!
Do you like Joni Mitchell, Uncle? You're quick with the album titles... |
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Eoliano
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post #7
on November 12, 2005 - 9:57 AM PST
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| Too late! We must have posted a few seconds apart. |
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Eoliano
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post #8
on November 12, 2005 - 10:02 AM PST
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> Ah, I guess I should just refrain from posting a response until some others have played!
No sweat.
> Do you like Joni Mitchell, Uncle? You're quick with the album titles...
Yes, I've always consider her a wonderful singer/songwriter and a damned fine painter too. I was fortunate to have met her and even cooked for her and her parents! |
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pooja
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post #9
on November 12, 2005 - 10:39 AM PST
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| Wait... where's woozy? He just posted in his own game, but he didn't come over here... I guess he needs his first cup of coffee first! |
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Eoliano
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post #10
on November 12, 2005 - 10:53 AM PST
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> Wait... where's woozy? He just posted in his own game, but he didn't come over here... I guess he needs his first cup of coffee first!
You're right, he is probably having his coffee, that, and maybe he was irritated by my sticky wicket comment... |
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woozy
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post #11
on November 12, 2005 - 10:57 AM PST
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> On November 12, 2005 - 9:18 AM PST pooja wrote:
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> I've given Uncle's parameters some thought, and I think I've come up with a good twist on it. I can't just play a straight game and I love twists. So here it is...
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Ah, well from experience, I've found twists that I think will be fun and straightforward once one gets the hang of them, were percieved to be nasty and complicated. So this may not be as simple as you think. For example, I once did "The Muppets go Mideveal" (featuring Troy McClure) and answered questions in the Simpsons Universe ("is the movie animated" --- "In the context of its existance, no") It wasn't percieved as straightforward as I thought it was.
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> Let's play!
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> 1. A Joni Mitchell CD
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The Hissing of Summer Lawns?
> Ah, I guess I should just refrain from posting a response until some others have played!
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Don't worry too much. Enthusiasm might vary at differing times. Perhaps we can ask yes no questions to determine the album. After all there are a lot of albums and it's not much fun to go "Herija? Don Juans Reckless Daughter? Clouds? Mood Indigo?..." At least not at first. (although later when we get a sense of where the game is going and the "tip of the tongue" feeling is tingly, things may be different...) Hmmm, someone should guess "Both Sides now" and maybe the movie is told through two different percpectives, perhaps ...This Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth Perkins piece.
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> Yes, I've always consider her a wonderful singer/songwriter and a damned fine painter too. I was fortunate to have met her and even cooked for her and her parents!
Ooh, do tell!
> On November 12, 2005 - 10:53 AM PST Eoliano wrote:
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> > Wait... where's woozy? He just posted in his own game, but he didn't come over here... I guess he needs his first cup of coffee first!
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> You're right, he is probably having his coffee, that, and maybe he was irritated by my sticky wicket comment...
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No, I wasn't irritated. I was just posting a multi post response. Those take time.
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pooja
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post #12
on November 12, 2005 - 11:06 AM PST
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Oh, speak of the devil! Don't be shy about admitting being irritated by that sticky wicket woozy.
Sometimes I get an itchy rash from the glue on band-aids. Just some brands. I have a soothing lotion scented with patchouli that does wonders, but I'm still very careful about cutting myself. Usually, applying steady pressure to a cut for a couple of minutes stops the bleeding anyway.
One of my housemates insists on keeping all the cooking knives in our kitchen deadly sharp, so I have to be alert even for peeling an apple.
> Perhaps we can ask yes no questions to determine the album. After all there are a lot of albums and it's not much fun to go "Herija? Don Juans Reckless Daughter? Clouds? Mood Indigo?..." At least not at first.
What's the point? Uncle Eo is correct, and we shall move on.
1. BLUE
Eoliano - 1 point
2. A musical group. |
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pooja
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woozy
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pooja
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post #15
on November 12, 2005 - 11:35 AM PST
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Sorry, wooze! My movie is not The Fantastic Four. Good try, but maybe you should pay attention to solving some clues first.
1. BLUE
Eoliano +1 point
woozy -1 point (for a wrong title guess)
2. A musical group.
2. An outfit.
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Eoliano
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post #16
on November 12, 2005 - 11:40 AM PST
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> > Yes, I've always consider her a wonderful singer/songwriter and a damned fine painter too. I was fortunate to have met her and even cooked for her and her parents!
> Ooh, do tell!
She ate at my restaurant several times and I usually took the order myself though she was gracious enough to take the time to thank me personally and so we chatted at the bar. Needless to say, I was practically speechless (and entirely smitten!). Although she's wasn't the only celebrity that I have cooked for, she was one the loveliest and friendliest.
> What's the point? Uncle Eo is correct, and we shall move on.
1. BLUE
Eoliano - 1 point
That was going to be my first guess but I thought it too easy and so demurred.
2. A musical group.
The Grateful Dead |
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Eoliano
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post #17
on November 12, 2005 - 11:41 AM PST
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2. An outfit.
Like clothing? |
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woozy
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post #18
on November 12, 2005 - 11:42 AM PST
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> 1. BLUE
> Eoliano +1 point
> woozy -1 point (for a wrong title guess)
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> 2. A musical group.
> 2. An outfit.
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Sooo, we have two clues in the open? Musical Group and outifit?
Abba?
and
Wedding Dress?
Muriel's Wedding? (um, what's the deal with points ... asks the guy soon to have negative two points....) |
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pooja
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post #19
on November 12, 2005 - 11:45 AM PST
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| woozy made a sporting stab at guessing the title of the film. He lost a point with the wrong title, but earned everyone another clue for #2. So both (2.) clues refer to the same word/phrase. |
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pooja
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post #20
on November 12, 2005 - 11:48 AM PST
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1. BLUE
Eoliano +1 point
woozy -2 points
2. A musical group.
2. An outfit.
2. Originally French (I think)
> Muriel's Wedding?
Sorry!
;-)
> ... asks the guy soon to have negative two points....)
You got THAT right at least!
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