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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
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 Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2002 8:22 am Post subject: 1 |
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All 16 have one thing in common, apart form the fact that they are or were regulars here. However, within that common theme, one is unique. Who and why?
AGAMEMNON
AMB
COYOTE
FERRIS
GOMEZ
HYTOFRY
LEPTON
MACROS
MERCURIA
MIKKO
MITH
MITHRANDIR
MOLE
PALADIN
PORRO
RYOUSHI
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mole
Subterranean Member
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2002 8:29 am Post subject: 2 |
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Mercuria is the only female Daedalian there, I think...  But I guess that's not the answer - it'd be something to do with the names only. |
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mith
Pitbull of Truth
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2002 2:04 pm Post subject: 3 |
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I'm on there twice?  |
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2002 2:07 pm Post subject: 4 |
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| That's why I included Mole and Ryoushi.... |
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mith
Pitbull of Truth
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2002 2:09 pm Post subject: 5 |
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| Bah, I even *looked* for mole and somehow missed him. |
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Ferris
Daedalian Member
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2002 8:02 pm Post subject: 6 |
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Guess:
Mikko: only one who doesn't have any alternate identity?
Weak, I know, but - hey... |
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Taflinel
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2002 9:38 pm Post subject: 7 |
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Stupid one but AMB is the only one not currently registered on the GL
Ta ta |
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Macros
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2002 10:55 pm Post subject: 8 |
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| something to do with meeting other glers irl? |
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mith
Pitbull of Truth
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 12:22 am Post subject: 9 |
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| We're all insane, Hy is the most insane? |
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 12:48 am Post subject: 10 |
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All wrong
And please look at my exact phrasing - it is not a simple odd-one-out, they all have something in common, but for one of them that is different than the rest. |
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 2:00 am Post subject: 11 |
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I will start adding some more clues.
PABLO could have been included in the list as well, but as usual, MIKE did not make the list at all.
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ralphmerridew
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 2:07 am Post subject: 12 |
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Well, I just noticed that most of them seem to contain other words
AGAMEMNON-game
AMB-am
COYOTE-coy
FERRIS-err
GOMEZ-go,me
HYTOFRY-to,fry
LEPTON-to
MACROS-ma,macros
MERCURIA-?
MIKKO-?
MITH-it
MITHRANDIR-it,ran
MOLE-mole
PALADIN-pal,lad,din
PORRO-or
RYOUSHI-you
Is this connected to the answer, or is it complete coincidence? |
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 2:10 am Post subject: 13 |
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| The latter.... |
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 2:14 am Post subject: 14 |
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| And I could have added one of my alter egos Fire Rooster to the list (much to my surprise actually), but not Dragon. |
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Lepton
1:41+ Arse Scratcher
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 2:54 am Post subject: 15 |
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Anything to do with vowel count?
(Ryoushi being the only one with more than 1/2 vowels) |
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 3:06 am Post subject: 16 |
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| Nope - and the fact that Fire Rooster qualifying for the list surprises me is a clear clue that it is not something straightforward like vowel counts etc. |
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Coyote
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 3:09 am Post subject: 17 |
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Mmmmff... well, my theory has been shot down it seems, before I even got a chance to post it! Still, I think I'll post it anyway, based on the twin concepts of (a) All "Find the odd one out" puzzles like this have alternate solutions, and (b) My proposed solution will either eliminate a set of false trails or provide a catalyst for finding the 'right' answer.
So. My thought was that all the names posted had at least one letter that exhibited symmetry along the vertical axis. MITH was the only one where all letters exhibited that symmetry.
Actually, having re-read the posts, I'm not all that sure I'm wrong anyway...Counter-examples DP gave were MIKE, (written in italics to destroy the symmetry...and besides, as was pointed out, MIKE is always left off all the lists anyway, so how convincing could he be as a counter-example??), and Dragon, given in lower case and italics!
On the other hand, Fire Rooster was suggested as a candidate for the list, and although it's not written in ALL CAPS, there are letters in it that have vertical symmetry.
So how 'bout it, DP?? Even if my guess is wrong, can I at least get points for a guess that has remained logically consistent, even after the addition of a few hints?
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 3:26 am Post subject: 18 |
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* gives Coyote some points, just to keep him happy *
Whilst I agree that there may me multiple solutions, the one I am looking for has nothing to do with bold, capitals, italics, shapes of letters or the like.
And by the way, whilst PURGATION would be appropriate in the list, his brother MUDSTER would not. |
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stoatboy
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 8:50 pm Post subject: 19 |
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Is the addition of FIRE ROOSTER surprising because it is a (and the only, so far) two-word alias?
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 10:15 pm Post subject: 20 |
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| No. I had expected that Dragon Phoenix would be in the list, but I found out that my name is a borderline case whether or not it can be included. |
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HyToFry
Drama queen
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 10:59 pm Post subject: 21 |
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I got nothing... and I mean nothing.  |
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Sofis
Beautiful and Decadent
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 11:56 pm Post subject: 22 |
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I find it interesting that http://www.mithrandir.com makes a reference to the wedding of someone named Kate. Also, there's a copyright notice in Swedish on the site.
[This message has been edited by Sofis (edited 02-28-2002 06:56 PM).] |
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Lepton
1:41+ Arse Scratcher
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mole
Subterranean Member
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| Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2002 4:22 am Post subject: 24 |
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In fact, all of the people in the list have them. I think you got it.
Now, the most unique? Hy, beacuse he actually owns his site maybe? |
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Lepton
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Lepton
1:41+ Arse Scratcher
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| Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2002 4:26 am Post subject: 26 |
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| heh....funny guy, Mole.... |
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
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| Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2002 5:34 am Post subject: 27 |
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| Yes, that's it. Well done Sofis (who most likely saw the answer given his post), Mole and Lepton (who almost simulposted the right answer). |
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Jen Aside
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groza528
No Place Like Home
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| Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2002 10:41 am Post subject: 29 |
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| there's a www.groza.com, but not groza528 |
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Sofis
Beautiful and Decadent
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| Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2002 1:00 pm Post subject: 30 |
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| Well done Sofis (who most likely saw the answer given his post) |
Yep . I thought I'd leave it for someone else to finish up (mostly because I couldn't be bothered to check all of them ). |
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impossibleroot
Hi-Keeba!
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| Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2002 1:07 pm Post subject: 31 |
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I own http://www.impossibleblue.com , making me the root user, thus...
I liked that puzzle a lot. |
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