Puzzle #552

Puzzle #552

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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

A, please!

E please

O, please. :)

--a---e-- -a- -ee- a-- -----e -o-a--- --- o-- -eo--e,
--- --e-- a-- --o----a--e- -o-a--- --o-e o- -o----a--,
--o -e-e- -o- -a-- -ea----- ---- ---.
-e ----e- ----e-- ---- ---- -----e -o--a--, a-- -o- -o -a- --- -e
-a- a -e-e----, a-- o-e e-e- --o---- --- -o -o -oo- -o- --a--oe-e-
-e ----- -a-e -o-e.

--e --o-- o- --a---e--, --e-'- ---e--.
E------ --a---a--o- -- -o-- -o-e-.

Karen A21 = 42
kokopup E33 = 66
mrspunkysmom O27 = 54

Letters to guess:

BCD FGHIJKLMN PQRSTUVWXYZ

D, please.

--a---e-- -a- -ee- a-d -----e -o-a-d- --- o-- -eo--e,
--- --e-- a-d --o----a--ed -o-a-d- --o-e o- -o---da--,
--o -e-e- -o- -a-- dea----- ---- ---.
-e ----ed ----e-- ---- ---- -----e -o--a--, a-d -o- -o -a- d-d -e
-a- a -e-e---d, a-d o-e e-e- --o---- --- -o do -oo- -o- --a--oe-e-
-e ----- -a-e do-e.

--e --o-- o- --a---e--, --e-'- ---e--.
E------ --a---a--o- -- -o-- -o-e-.

Karen A21 = 42
kokopup E33 = 66
mrspunkysmom O27 = 54
Felicia's Mom D15 = 15

Letters to guess:

BC FGHIJKLMN PQRSTUVWXYZ

:) "I" please

N, please. :)

--a-n-e-- -a- -ee- and --i--e -o-a-d- -i- o-n -eo--e,
--- --e-n and --o----ained -o-a-d- --o-e o- -o---da--,
--o ne-e- -o- -ai- dea-in-- -i-- -i-.
-e ---ied -i--e-- ---- -i-- -in--e -o--a--, and -o- no -an did -e
-a- a -e-e-i-d, and one e-e- --o---- -i- -o do -oo- -o- --a--oe-e-
-e -i--- -a-e done.

--e --o-- o- --a-n-e--, --e-'- --ie--.
En--i-- --an--a-ion -- -o-n -o-e-.

Karen A21 = 42
kokopup E33 = 66
mrspunkysmom O27 N20 = 74
Felicia's Mom D15 = 15
lvpets2002 I18 = 36

Letters to guess:

BC FGH JKLM PQRSTUVWXYZ

L, please.

S, please. :)

--a-n-ell -as -ee- and -li--e -o-a-ds -is o-n -eo-le,
--- s-e-n and --oss--ained -o-a-ds --ose o- -o--ldal-,
--o ne-e- -o- -ai- dealin-s -i-- -i-.
-e --sied -i-sel- ---- -i-- sin-le -o--a-s, and -o- no -an did -e
-a- a -e-e-ild, and one e-e- --o---- -i- -o do -oo- -o- --a-soe-e-
-e -i--- -a-e done.

--e S-o-- o- --a-n-ell, --e-'s --ies-.
En-lis- --ansla-ion -- -o-n -oles.

Karen A21 = 42
kokopup E33 = 66
mrspunkysmom O27 N20 S20 = 94
Felicia's Mom D15 L15 = 30
lvpets2002 I18 = 36

Letters to guess:

BC FGH JK M PQR TUVWXYZ

:) "B" please

H please

PM sent

Hey at least I got the most points! :D

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Hey at least I got the most points!

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If I got the puzzle right you are more than welcome to take the next puzzle.

I have be present for Xterra's race this weekend at Oak Mountain. I was the person that brought all the players together so that Oak Mountain could host the Southeastern Championships. There is a lot of money involved in hosting a race so I need to be there. This was a 4 year process in the making, and now we are about to have our forth year putting this on. We have Xterra this weekend then week after next we have the Bump & Grind.

http://www.xterraplanet.com/races/race.cfm?race_id=1384
http://www.bumpngrindrace.com/

What an odd name for a bike race. No, my mind didn't go in the gutter, but I wonder what is being bumped and ground, except your whole body night feel like that when you're done. :D

Have fun. I'm cleaning this weekend and doing a little tutoring on the side.

PS almost forgot, yeah, if you got it right I'll host for you gladly.

ANDDDDDDDDDDDD Bill wins yet again :D
Icelandic Sagas are a favourite read of mine, so I thought I'd throw one at you all this time.

The puzzle.........

Hrafnkell was meek and blithe towards his own people,
but stern and crossgrained towards those of Jokuldalr,
who never got fair dealings with him.
He busied himself much with single combats, and for no man did he
pay a weregild, and one ever brought him to do boot for whatsoever
he might have done.

The Story oF Hrafnkell, Frey's Priest.
English Translation by John Coles.

mrspunkysmom

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What an odd name for a bike race. No, my mind didn't go in the gutter, but I wonder what is being bumped and ground, except your whole body night feel like that when you're done.

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If you ever rode a Mountain Bike over the terrain like Oak Mountain then you would know why it is named "Bump & Grind". There is nothing smooth about a rocky decent at 30 mph off of the mountain, and no tougher grind that the 1600 ft of climbing needed to make that decent. If you want a Endorphins high try mountain biking.

Wom, I have trouble enough with modern English. Icelandic? Really?

A true story. Sophomore year of college. I was smart enough to sign up for the same professor for each English course. The Freshman courses were writing and grammar courses required for all. I figured I would benefit and I did, so I elected not to opt out of the classes with a CLEP grade.

Anyway, back to British Lit in the Sophomore year. I'm a good student but Chaucer had me flummoxed. I am a mathematician (and more than likely somewhat autistic) so being "literal" is the norm. I have since taught myself to read between the lines and beyond the story, but that wasn't happening at age 19. I was failing. The professor loaned me her 20th century translation of Chaucer so I could pass the quizzes and tests. I don't know how I made it through Shakespeare, though. I switched to American Lit the next semester.

Funnily enough, I was invited (and did so) to read and comment on Freshman student journals for the English department my senior year. There were English majors who were denied that privilege.

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Originally Posted by mrspunkysmom

Wom, I have trouble enough with modern English. Icelandic? Really?

A true story. Sophomore year of college. I was smart enough to sign up for the same professor for each English course. The Freshman courses were writing and grammar courses required for all. I figured I would benefit and I did, so I elected not to opt out of the classes with a CLEP grade.

Anyway, back to British Lit in the Sophomore year. I'm a good student but Chaucer had me flummoxed. I am a mathematician (and more than likely somewhat autistic) so being "literal" is the norm. I have since taught myself to read between the lines and beyond the story, but that wasn't happening at age 19. I was failing. The professor loaned me her 20th century translation of Chaucer so I could pass the quizzes and tests. I don't know how I made it through Shakespeare, though. I switched to American Lit the next semester.

Funnily enough, I was invited (and did so) to read and comment on Freshman student journals for the English department my senior year. There were English majors who were denied that privilege.

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Where did you do college ???
Icelandic ??? Well, I could have posted the puzzle in Old Norse, that would have stumped you....eh ??? ;)

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Originally Posted by wombat2u2004

Where did you do college ???
Icelandic ??? Well, I could have posted the puzzle in Old Norse, that would have stumped you....eh ??? ;)

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Har

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Originally Posted by wombat2u2004

Where did you do college ???
Icelandic ??? Well, I could have posted the puzzle in Old Norse, that would have stumped you....eh ??? ;)

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It did stump me. Th' furrin werds made my brain cells spasm. I wuz abl' t' suss out enuff common words to google the phrase an' got lucky.

Icelandic is a word. :confused: Didn't care enough at the moment to research the actual name of their language. SAD tsk tsk