Puzzle #537

[mrspunkysmom]

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 are unable to host the next puzzle, you may pass it to the member with the next highest points)

Here’s the puzzle!


−−− −− −−− − −−−−−−−− −−−−− −−−−− −−−−−−:
“−− −−−− −− −−−−−−−−−−, −−−− −− −−−−−:
−−−− −− −− −−−−−, −− −−−−−−, −−− −−−−−−−!”
−−−−−−− −−−−−− −−−−−−−. −−−−− −−− −−−−−
−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−−, −−−−−−−−− −−− −−−−
−−− −−−− −−− −−−−− −−−−− −−−−−−− −−− −−−−.

−−−−− −−−−−− −−−−−−−, −−−− −−−−−−−−−−



Letters to guess:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

[Felicia's Mom]

E, please

[Karen]

A, please!

[mrspunkysmom]

A−− −− −−e −e−e−−−a− −−e−e −−−−− a−−ea−:
“−− −a−e −− −−−−a−−−a−, −−−− −− −−−−−:
−−−− −− −− −−−−−, −e −−−−−−, −−− −e−−a−−!”
−−−−−−− −e−−−e −e−a−−−. −−−−− −−e −e−a−
−− −−a− −−−−−−a− −−e−−, −−−−−−e−− a−− −a−e
−−e −−−e a−− −e−e− −a−−− −−−e−−− −a− a−a−.

−e−−− −−−−−e −−e−−e−, −−−− −−−−a−−−a−


Letters to guess:

BCD FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Felicia’s Mom = 27 E = 54
Karen = 21A = 42

[Pinot's Mom]

How about an I?

[sana]

I'd like an O! :D

[kokopup]

H Please

[mrspunkysmom]

A−− o− −he −e−e−−a− −he−e −o−−− a−−ea−:
“−− −a−e i− O−−−a−−ia−, −i−− o− −i−−−:
−oo− o− −− −o−−−, −e −i−h−−, a−− −e−−ai−!”
−o−hi−− −e−i−e −e−ai−−. −o−−− −he −e−a−
O− −ha− −o−o−−a− −−e−−, −o−−−−e−− a−− −a−e
−he −o−e a−− −e−e− −a−−− −−−e−−h −a− a−a−.

−e−−− −−−−he −he−−e−, −−o− O−−−a−−ia−


Letters to guess:

BCD FG JKLMN PQRSTUVWXYZ

Felicia’s Mom = 27 E = 54
Karen = 22A = 44
Pinot’s Mom = 10I = 20
Sana = 17O = 34
Kokopup = 10H = 10

Oops: Made 3 corrections, one was an extra letter, and the other two were the missed A and Karen's points.

[wombat2u2004]

R please

[Randi]

N, please! :)

[kokopup]

T Please

[mrspunkysmom]

An− on the −e−e−ta− the−e −or−− a−−ear:

“−− na−e i− O−−−an−ia−, −in− o− −in−−:
−oo− on −− −or−−, −e −i−ht−, an− −e−−air!”

Nothin− −e−i−e re−ain−. Ro−n− the −e−a−
O− that −o−o−−a− −re−−, −o−n−−e−− an− −are
The −one an− −e−e− −an−− −tret−h −ar a−a−.

−er−− −−−−he −he−−e−, −ro− O−−−an−ia−



Letters to guess:

BCD FG JKLM PQ S UVWXYZ

Felicia’s Mom = 27 E = 54
Karen = 22A = 44
Pinot’s Mom = 10I = 20
Sana = 17O = 34
Kokopup = 10H + 11T = 10 + 21 = 31
Wombat = 12 R = 12
Randi = 18N = 18

[kokopup]

S please

[mrspunkysmom]

An− on the −e−esta− these −or−s a−−ear:

“−− na−e is O−−−an−ias, −in− o− −in−s:
−oo− on −− −or−s, −e −i−ht−, an− −es−air!”

Nothin− −esi−e re−ains. Ro−n− the −e−a−
O− that −o−ossa− −re−−, −o−n−−ess an− −are
The −one an− −e−e− san−s stret−h −ar a−a−.

−er−− −−sshe She−−e−, −ro− O−−−an−ias


Letters to guess:

BCD FG JKLM PQ UVWXYZ

Felicia’s Mom = 27 E = 54
Karen = 22A = 44
Pinot’s Mom = 10I = 20
Sana = 17O = 34
Kokopup = 10H + 11T + 21S = 10 + 11 + 21 = 42 oops
Wombat = 12 R = 12
Randi = 18N = 18

[mrspunkysmom]

See y'all tomorrow evening.

[kokopup]

pm SENT

[mrspunkysmom]

Congratulations, kokopup! :D You'll host the next puzzle?

Although dismal this is one of my favorite quotes. Shelley's Ozmandias is often quoted out of context which gives Ozymandias's quote a different meaning.

A character in a book quoted the line and it didn't fit with the finale of the book so I bought a book of Shelley's poems so I could figure out what he meant. ( Since language and Literature aren't my thing, this is a step up for me. :D )

"This way, too, you shall pass."

Next one will be more positive.





And on the pedestal these words appear:

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

Percy Bysshe Shelley, from Ozymandias