Then there was the time Howard ruled that "cat" was the opposite of "dog". Allen called him on it, and rightfully so. I'm not sure how much of that incident was left in the show. Anybody? I seem to recall Allen remarking that it was a rare occurrence indeed for Howard to admit he was wrong.
I can see why winter and summer may be considered opposites. One is a cold season and the other a warm season. However, the seasons are not direct opposites, just times of the year in succession. It's like saying November and July are opposites.
Summer is the three-month period in which the days are longest and nights are shortest.Winter is the three-month period in which the days are shortest and nights are longest.They don't get more opposite than that.The interesting side question is whether spring and fall are opposites. They're both defined by equinoxes, which means simply that the day and night are as nearly equal as they're going to get. The difference is that the lengths are trending in opposite directions on those two days.
Quote from: DrBear on February 21, 2012, 09:05:00 PM"Dixie"Cup./k, sorry.
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The context with which spring or fall are passwords do not necessarily translate to the seasons. You could say bounce for spring or stumble for fall without the season being a consideration.
Quote from: Jimmy Owen on February 22, 2012, 11:58:55 PMThe context with which spring or fall are passwords do not necessarily translate to the seasons. You could say bounce for spring or stumble for fall without the season being a consideration.You could say "spine" for "back", too, but I assure you your ass is still gonna get buzzed if you try "front" in a no-opposite's game.
Wouldn't "autumn" be a more appropriate password if you wanted the season? At least that word doesn't have a double meaning.
On a related note, has anyone on Password ever gotten away with a clue for a homophone of the word? For instance, a clue for "flower" when the word is "flour"?
I agree, that's the flaw in Password Plus. If the puzzle clue password is "fall" and the puzzle is "Humpty Dumpty," the word fall does not refer to the season of fall but the action.
Quote from: Twentington on February 23, 2012, 11:54:35 AMOn a related note, has anyone on Password ever gotten away with a clue for a homophone of the word? For instance, a clue for "flower" when the word is "flour"?There's nothing to get away with. You can say any single word (within the boundaries of a legal clue) that you want. Nowhere in said boundaries does it say that it must be a logical clue for the word inside of the wallet.