Puzzle #460

[Grace]

PUZZLE 460


Attention new players! Read the rules before you join, please, and be prepared to host the next if you win!

These are the rules:

1. You may only guess one letter at a time.

2. After you have guessed a letter, you must wait for another player to guess a letter before you can go again. (see also rule #9)

3. The host of the game responding to a guess does not count as a turn. Should you choose a letter, then receive a response from the member host, you must wait for the next member to guess a letter.

4. One point will be awarded for each correct letter, 2 points for vowels.

5. Only six misses are allowed in the game.

6. If you wish to guess the phrase, send it to me via Pet Talk Private message. (This is accessible via the 'PM' or 'Profile' buttons on any of my posts). DO NOT post it on the forum. If you wish to guess a letter, post it on the forum.

7. You must have submitted a correct letter to submit your solution. Unlike letters, if you submit a wrong solution, you are disqualified from continuing in that puzzle.

8. The player who correctly guesses the phrase wins the game. If no one has guessed it correctly after six misses, then the player with the most points wins the game.

9. Only 5 guesses allowed in total until the host updates the puzzle. Any guess after 5, before the next update, won't be counted as a guess. And as always, someone else has to guess a letter before you can guess another letter.

And here is what you win ... you get to create the next puzzle.

(Should you win the game and do not care to host the next puzzle, you may pass it to the member with the next highest points)

Here is the puzzle –

------ ---‘- --- ----- -------- ---, --- -‘- ---- --
---‘- -- --- ----. - ----- --- ---- ------- --- -------- ---,
-------- --- ------ -------, ------ ----- -- ---- -- ------- ----, --- ---- ----- -- ---------. ------- ---- -- ---
---- ---- -- ---- -----. ------- ----‘- --- ------ --
--- ---------: ---- ---- ----. ------ ----. --- ---‘-
------ -- ---- --- ----- --- ------ ----- ---- -- -
-----.

------ --------

Letters available
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

[Pinot's Mom]

"e" please! :)

[Karen]

A, please!

[Grace]

Here is the puzzle –

------ ---‘- --- ----- -------- ---, --- -‘- ---e -e
---‘- -e --- ----. - ----- --- ---- -e----e ---
------e- --e,
----e-e- --- ----e- ------e, ------ ----- -- ---- -- ------- ----, --- ---- ----- -- ---------.
------- ----
-- --e ---- ---- -e e-e- -----. -e----- ----‘- --e -e--e- --
--- ----e----: ---e ---e ----. -e---- ----. --- ---‘-
----e- -- ---- --- --e-- --e ------ e-e-- ---e -- -
----e.

------ --------

Letters available
ABCDFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Pinot’s Mom: E/30 = 60

[Grace]

------ ---‘- --- ----- ------a- -a-, a-- -‘- ---e -e
---‘- -e --- -a--. - ----- -a- --a- -e----e ---
a--a--e- a-e, -a--e-e- a-- ----e- -a----e, ------ ----- -- ---- -- ------- ----, --- --a- ----- -- ---------. ------- ---- -- --e
---- ---- -e e-e- -----. -e--a-- --a-‘- --e -e--e- --
--- ----e----: -a-e ---e ----. -ea--- ----. --- ---‘-
----e- -- ---- a-- --e-- --e -a---- e-e-- ---e -- a
----e.

A----- --------

Letters available
BCDFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Pinot’s Mom: E/30 = 60
Karen: A/21 = 42

[Killearn Kitties]

Could I have some S's please?

[lvpets2002]

:) " C " please

[Karen]

I, please - love those vowels!

[Grace]

----i- is-‘- --- -i-s- --s-i-a- ca-,
a-- I‘- s--e –e ---‘- -e --- -as-.
I c---- sa- --a- -es-i-e –is a--a-ce- a-e,
-ia-e-es a-- -i--e- -ai---e, ----i- s---s -- si--
-- s---i-- ----, --- --a- ----- -- ---ic---s. S---i---
---- is –e ---- si-- -e e-e- s---s. -e--a-s --a-‘s –e sec-e- -- -is ----e-i--: -a-e -i-e s---.
-ea--- s---. --- ---‘- ----e- -- s--- a—
s-e-- --e ca--i- e-e-- --ce i- a --i-e.

A----- -----i--

Letters available
BDFGHJKLMNOPQRTUVWXYZ

Pinot’s Mom: E/30 = 60
Karen: A/21, i/50 = 92
Killearn Kitties: S/27 = 27
Lvpets2002: C/7 = 7

[Randi]

Hello there! O, please! :)

[Pinot's Mom]

"T" please! :)

[lvpets2002]

:) " B " please

[Grace]

----i- is-‘t o-- -i-st -os-ita- cat,
a-- I‘- s--e be -o-‘t -e o-- -ast.
I co--- sa- t-at -es-ite –is a--a-ce- a-e,
-iabetes a-- -i--e- -ai---e, ----i- s-o-s -o si--
o- s-o-i-- -o--, b-t t-at -o--- -- ---ic-o-s. S-o-i---
-o-- is t-e o--- si-- -e e-e- s-o-s. -e--a-s
t-at‘s t-e sec-et to -is -o--e-it-: ta-e -i-e
s-o-.
-ea--- s-o-. B-t -o-‘t -o--et to sto- a—
s-e-- t-e cat-i- e-e-- o-ce i- a --i-e.

A--o-- --ot-i--

Letters available
DFGHJKLMNPQRUVWXYZ

Pinot’s Mom: E/30, T/29 = 89
Karen: A/21, i/50 = 92
Killearn Kitties: S/27 = 27
Lvpets2002: C/7, B/4 =11
Randi: O/27 = 54

[Killearn Kitties]

N please.

[lvpets2002]

:) " U " please

[Karen]

R, please

[Grace]

I decided to separate this into 2 parts - hopefully it will make it easier for you, as well as for me :) Also - I just checked and rechecked this entire thing. I had made a couple of scoring errors - and fixed them, I hope. And I had put a B in the wrong place - corrected that.

Remind me the next time I post the puzzle to make sure it only has 3 - 4 words :):):)


-u--i- isn‘t our -irst -os-ita- cat,
an- I‘- sure -e -on‘t be our -ast.
I cou-- sa- t-at -es-ite –is a--ance- a-e,
-iabetes an- -i-ne- -ai-ure, -u--i- s-o-s no
si-n o- s-o-in- -o-n, but t-at -ou-- be -u-icrous.

S-o-in- -o-n is t-e on-- si-n -e e-er s-o-s.
-er-a-s t-at‘s t-e secret to -is -on-e-it-:
ta-e -i-e s-o-. Rea--- s-o-.
But -on‘t -or-et to sto- an-
s-e-- t-e catni- e-er- once in a --i-e.

Arno-- --otnic-

Letters available
DFGHJKLMPQVWXYZ

Pinot’s Mom: E/31, T/29 = 91
Karen: A/21, i/25, R/13 = 105
Killearn Kitties: S/27, N/18 = 45
Lvpets2002: C/8, B/5, U/11 = 35
Randi: O/27 = 54

[Pinot's Mom]

"L" please! :)

[Grace]

Lu--i- isn‘t our -irst -os-ital cat,
an- I‘- sure -e -on‘t be our last.
I coul- sa- t-at -es-ite –is a--ance- a-e,
-iabetes an- -i-ne- -ailure, Lu--i- s-o-s no
si-n o- slo-in- -o-n, but t-at –oul- be
lu-icrous.

Slo-in- -o-n is t-e onl- si-n -e e-er s-o-s.
-er-a-s t-at‘s t-e secret to -is lon-e-it-:
ta-e li-e slo-. Reall- slo-.
But -on‘t -or-et to sto- an-
s-ell t-e catni- e-er- once in a --ile.

Arnol- -lotnic-

Letters available
DFGHJKMPQVWXYZ

Pinot’s Mom: E/31, T/29, L/22 = 113
Karen: A/21, i/25, R/13 = 105
Killearn Kitties: S/27, N/18 = 45
Lvpets2002: C/8, B/5, U/11 = 35
Randi: O/27 = 54

[Killearn Kitties]

I have taken a stab at it and sent a guess to Grace. I hope it doesn't turn out the same as Karen's Jacques Yvert quote where I guessed the name correctly, but got an easy word in the puzzle wrong. :D

[Grace]

Killearn Kitties has it right :)

Ludwig isn‘t our first hospital cat,
and I‘m sure he won‘t be our last.
I could say that despite his advanced age,
diabetes and kidney failure, Ludwig shows no
sign of slowing down, but that would be
ludicrous.

Slowing down is the only sign he ever shows.
Perhaps that‘s the secret to his longevity:
take life slow. Really slow.
But don‘t forget to stop and
smell the catnip every once in a while.

Arnold Plotnick

[Killearn Kitties]

Hurray! I will look something out tonight and hopefully start the new puzzle tomorrow.