Author Topic: Another Pyramid hypothetical (Read 7311 times)

BrandonFG · « **on:** August 22, 2009, 07:23:40 PM »

While cleaning the bathtub, a new category occurred to me...THINGS WITH A RING (stop laughing, my bathtub looks fine!).

"An engaged woman's finger"...

Too descriptive or just fine?

tpirfan28 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 22, 2009, 07:33:53 PM »

A tremendously legal clue.

(The finger of an engaged woman - buzz)

Chief-O · « **Reply #2 on:** August 22, 2009, 08:11:50 PM »

Fine with me.

knagl · « **Reply #3 on:** August 22, 2009, 08:17:04 PM »

Ding.

TLEberle · « **Reply #4 on:** August 22, 2009, 08:20:28 PM »

Anytime I see one of these things, the question I ask is "Why should that clue be disqualified?" If you can't answer that, it's good. It's easier to do it that way rather than trying to make a clue "good."

BrandonFG · « **Reply #5 on:** August 22, 2009, 10:28:35 PM »

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'223789\' date=\'Aug 22 2009, 08:20 PM\']Anytime I see one of these things, the question I ask is "Why should that clue be disqualified?" If you can't answer that, it's good.[/quote]
No doubt about that, but I see myself in the chair giving clues and asking myself would it make the difference between me winning $10,000/25,000 or $750, and whether the judge will say you're being too descriptive.

/Of course, if I had that many reservations, I'd just keep it simple and play it safe, i.e. Saturn, a dirty bathtub...

dale_grass · « **Reply #6 on:** August 22, 2009, 11:30:14 PM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'223785\' date=\'Aug 22 2009, 06:23 PM\']While cleaning the bathtub, a new category occurred to me...[/quote]
Coincidentally, while cleaning the toilet, I wondered if Christopher Knight would get any more hosting gigs.

TLEberle · « **Reply #7 on:** August 22, 2009, 11:59:51 PM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'223804\' date=\'Aug 22 2009, 07:28 PM\']No doubt about that, but I see myself in the chair giving clues and asking myself would it make the difference between me winning $10,000/25,000 or $750, and whether the judge will say you're being too descriptive.[/quote]First off, I love the idea that you're willing to back yourself by giving the clues. second, as much as I'd love to say "Bah, you won't be thinking that in the heat of the moment," I don't quite believe it myself.

But...

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/Of course, if I had that many reservations, I'd just keep it simple and play it safe, i.e. Saturn, a dirty bathtub...

I think this is the key. For every person that comes here and says "is this legal?" we can come up with a bunch of bulletproof, legal, and decent clues. The Olympic flag, a freshly-cut tree, the gas giant planets, and so on. The second you deviate from that and go into this "Ooh, I have a chance to be clever here" is when you risk giving up the big bucks either because you violated the rules or because the Receiver doesn't connect the dots in time.

Jay Temple · « **Reply #8 on:** August 23, 2009, 01:20:45 AM »

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'223813\' date=\'Aug 22 2009, 10:59 PM\']The second you deviate from that and go into this "Ooh, I have a chance to be clever here" is when you risk giving up the big bucks (snip) because the Receiver doesn't connect the dots in time.[/quote]
like with my clue for THINGS THAT ARE TRANSPARENT: "a Sarbanes-Oxley-compliant business practice"

But I don't think "an engaged woman's finger" goes that far. It's just a solid clue, not a "trying-to-be-clever" clue.

TLEberle · « **Reply #9 on:** August 23, 2009, 01:28:30 AM »

[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' post=\'223823\' date=\'Aug 22 2009, 10:20 PM\']like with my clue for THINGS THAT ARE TRANSPARENT: "a Sarbanes-Oxley-compliant business practice"

But I don't think "an engaged woman's finger" goes that far. It's just a solid clue, not a "trying-to-be-clever" clue.[/quote]Right. There's a line there, and it's fuzzy. If you're thinking about if the clue will get zapped, keep digging, because you are spending time debating instead of cluing.

Bill Neuweiler · « **Reply #10 on:** August 23, 2009, 01:33:28 AM »

I would like to think I've got the phrasing down. When I play along, I'll hesitate if I think my clue is synom with the answer--I might avoid "Polished Shoes" for "Things that Shine"--right or wrong I'd try to err on the side of caution.

GameShowGuru · « **Reply #11 on:** August 23, 2009, 02:09:38 AM »

Here's one if you want to be really clever and you have a very saavy partner:

The Godfather

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #12 on:** August 23, 2009, 05:20:58 AM »

If you're nervous about "An engaged woman's finger", just go with "Your fiancee's finger" and call it good.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #13 on:** August 23, 2009, 07:31:35 AM »

[quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'223834\' date=\'Aug 23 2009, 05:20 AM\']If you're nervous about "An engaged woman's finger", just go with "Your fiancee's finger" and call it good.[/quote]

What if your partner doesn't have a fiancee?

A telephone, a boxing arena.

/Boxing is a sport in which two big muscular guys get into a ring to fight over a purse.

Ian Wallis · « **Reply #14 on:** August 23, 2009, 12:01:55 PM »

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Right. There's a line there, and it's fuzzy. If you're thinking about if the clue will get zapped, keep digging, because you are spending time debating instead of cluing.

What I might have done is try the clues I know for sure are legal, and if the seconds kept ticking by and my partner wasn't getting it, then give the clue I'm not sure about. By that time there's probably only a few seconds left anyway and if you get buzzed, you probably wouldn't have won it. If my partner gets it at the last second, then I've got a big win!