Author Topic: million dollar words (Read 8618 times)

toetyper · « **on:** December 03, 2007, 12:32:31 PM »

so im assuming theyre going to have the million dollar prize in a cashword style game. im trying to think of really hard words and the 3 clues i would give
1 set of clues i came up with---

MAGELLAN

ENCIRCLE

MOIL

highlight for answer--- CIRCUMNAVIGATE

MikeK · « **Reply #1 on:** December 03, 2007, 12:37:39 PM »

Even without the lack of highlighting, I would've had this on 2 clues. Hopefully the powers that be will dig into the Merv Griffin's Crosswords dictionary and pull out some of the arcane words I've seen on that show. Leanto? Never heard of it until I saw it twice in a week on MG's CW, and again that weekend on one of The Discovery Channel's survival shows.

/When writing out the check for the million, my last name has 2 S's. kthx

clemon79 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 03, 2007, 01:25:56 PM »

[quote name=\'toetyper\' post=\'171183\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 09:32 AM\']
highlight for answer--- CIRCUMNAVIGATE
[/quote]
Pwned.

clemon79 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 03, 2007, 01:27:51 PM »

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'171184\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 09:37 AM\']
Leanto? Never heard of it until I saw it twice in a week on MG's CW, and again that weekend on one of The Discovery Channel's survival shows.[/quote]
Really? Huh. I remember it being referenced in one of the Danny Dunn books I used to read when I was little.

MikeK · « **Reply #4 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:15:16 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'171187\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 01:27 PM\']
[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'171184\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 09:37 AM\']
Leanto? Never heard of it until I saw it twice in a week on MG's CW, and again that weekend on one of The Discovery Channel's survival shows.[/quote]
Really? Huh. I remember it being referenced in one of the Danny Dunn books I used to read when I was little.[/quote]
Never, even in the ~6 years I was in scouting, not that Cub/Boy Scouts would use leantos on a regular basis.

tvmitch · « **Reply #5 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:17:11 PM »

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'171189\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 02:15 PM\']
Never, even in the ~6 years I was in scouting, not that Cub/Boy Scouts would use leantos on a regular basis.
[/quote]
We made lean-tos all the time when I was in Scouts. Not that they accomplished anything. I think the Scoutmaster was really into survival techniques.

/initially read the word as "lee-an-toe"

MikeK · « **Reply #6 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:25:32 PM »

[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'171190\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 02:17 PM\']We made lean-tos all the time when I was in Scouts. Not that they accomplished anything. I think the Scoutmaster was really into survival techniques.[/quote]
Apparently. My Scoutmasters, initially a good friend's father and then my dad, are definitely not survivalists. They're the type who brought a battery-powered TV to the week-long summer camp. Talk about roughing it, without cable and all. :-D

tvwxman · « **Reply #7 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:29:30 PM »

[quote name=\'toetyper\' post=\'171183\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 12:32 PM\']
so im assuming[/quote]

Don't. You don't know the format, "I" don't know the format, "THEY" don't know the format yet.

clemon79 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 03, 2007, 04:09:31 PM »

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'171191\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 11:25 AM\']
Talk about roughing it, without cable and all. :-D
[/quote]
It should surprise nobody here to know that my very first criteria when selecting a hotel room is whether they provide Internet access.

I do not camp.

chris319 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 03, 2007, 05:05:22 PM »

Quote

They're the type who brought a battery-powered TV to the week-long summer camp. Talk about roughing it, without cable and all.

A true survivalist would bring a sat dish. "You boys want to learn how to aim a satellite dish?" That's an important skill right there.

MikeK · « **Reply #10 on:** December 03, 2007, 06:19:31 PM »

Going back to the original post...

[quote name=\'toetyper\' post=\'171183\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 12:32 PM\']MAGELLAN

ENCIRCLE

MOIL

highlight for answer--- CIRCUMNAVIGATE[/quote]
If you mean mohel, that's a so-so clue for circumsize. Otherwise, it's a desperation clue which could easily confuse your partner.

And if you're confusing circumsize with circumnavigate...ow.

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #11 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:26:42 PM »

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'171224\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 03:19 PM\']
And if you're confusing circumsize with circumnavigate...
[/quote]
...never become a rabbi.

/"What's that rabbi doing to our baby???"

dzinkin · « **Reply #12 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:38:25 PM »

[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'171240\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 08:26 PM\']
[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'171224\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 03:19 PM\']
And if you're confusing circumsize with circumnavigate...
[/quote]
...never become a rabbi.

/"What's that rabbi doing to our baby???"
[/quote]
<Stan Marsh> They're gonna chop off his wee-wee! </Stan Marsh>

DoorNumberFour · « **Reply #13 on:** December 03, 2007, 10:03:47 PM »

[quote name=\'dzinkin\' post=\'171241\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 08:38 PM\']
[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'171240\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 08:26 PM\']
[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'171224\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 03:19 PM\']
And if you're confusing circumsize with circumnavigate...
[/quote]
...never become a rabbi.

/"What's that rabbi doing to our baby???"
[/quote]
<Stan Marsh> They're gonna chop off his wee-wee! </Stan Marsh>
[/quote]

"But they're making a map of it first!"

/not to scale

TLEberle · « **Reply #14 on:** December 03, 2007, 10:07:19 PM »

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'171224\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 03:19 PM\']If you mean mohel, that's a so-so clue for circumsize. Otherwise, it's a desperation clue which could easily confuse your partner.[/quote]But "penis-chopper" is hyphenated, so that's out...

On to my real point: on the older versions, would a non-sensical clue such as "mohel" garner a buzz, or was it just the Winner's Circle where clues had to be logical?