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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: toetyper on December 03, 2007, 12:32:31 PM
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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
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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
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[quote name=\'toetyper\' post=\'171183\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 09:32 AM\']
highlight for answer--- CIRCUMNAVIGATE
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Pwned.
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[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.
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[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.
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[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.
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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"
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[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
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[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.
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'171191\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 11:25 AM\']
Talk about roughing it, without cable and all. :-D
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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. :)
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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.
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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.
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'171224\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 03:19 PM\']
And if you're confusing circumsize with circumnavigate...
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...never become a rabbi.
/"What's that rabbi doing to our baby???"
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[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...
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...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>
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[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
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[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?
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[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'171251\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 10:07 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?
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Just Winners' Circle, where the clues had to be something that did, indeed, fit the subject. Password's original penalty was just a severe look from Ludden, which is worse than it sounds. On Super Password's Cashword, though, the third clue was often a rhyme--totally legal, except that you couldn't say it was a rhyme. And it had to be a real word, not "burkumthighs."
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'171192\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 02:29 PM\']
You don't know the format, "I" don't know the format, "THEY" don't know the format yet.
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But *I* will know a little bit more about it tomorrow--as I am playing runthroughs tomorrow afternoon.
Yeah, it means I give up eligibility to be a contestant in the first run of shows, but I'm takin' one for the team here: I hope we run-through folks will help 'em find the flaws and fix 'em before they get to air, and the show will get a longer run.
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[quote name=\'Clay Zambo\' post=\'171260\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 07:59 PM\']
[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'171192\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 02:29 PM\']
You don't know the format, "I" don't know the format, "THEY" don't know the format yet.
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But *I* will know a little bit more about it tomorrow--as I am playing runthroughs tomorrow afternoon.
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I bet you'll be pleasantly surprised. At last word, the big money would not be given away via "cash word". It's a far better twist on the "lightening round"... featuring REAL LIGHTENING!! (not).
Randy
tvrandywest.com
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[quote name=\'tvrandywest\' post=\'171263\' date=\'Dec 4 2007, 12:44 AM\']
I bet you'll be pleasantly surprised. At last word, the big money would not be given away via "cash word". It's a far better twist on the "lightening round"... featuring REAL LIGHTENING!! (not).
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Aaaand my day is made. I lol'd. :)
(You'll have so many dollars! 400 ONE MILLION DOLLARS!)
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[quote name=\'tvrandywest\' post=\'171263\' date=\'Dec 4 2007, 12:44 AM\']
I bet you'll be pleasantly surprised. [/quote]
Pleasantly doesn't begin to describe it. I had an absolute blast. And that was even in the game where I "lost" the bonus money I was playing for.
They're vacillating between two possible scenarios for the million-dollar element--maybe more, but I played two different versions--but everything up 'til then seems to be set, and it's delightful. It's Password. Not exactly as we remember it, but very, very close. And there's a million dollars at the end. They're making it work.
I can't wait to see the final version.
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[quote name=\'Clay Zambo\' post=\'171335\' date=\'Dec 5 2007, 06:56 AM\']
It's Password. Not exactly as we remember it, but very, very close.[/quote]
Is it vanilla Password, or Password Plus? (If you can't say, that's cool too.) I just wanna know if the Password Puzzle element is still in there.
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Any word on when they will start taping? I saw some announcements from CBS regarding schedule changes for early 2008, and did not see Password on it.
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[quote name=\'Clay Zambo\' post=\'171335\' date=\'Dec 5 2007, 06:56 AM\']
[quote name=\'tvrandywest\' post=\'171263\' date=\'Dec 4 2007, 12:44 AM\']
I bet you'll be pleasantly surprised. [/quote]
Pleasantly doesn't begin to describe it. I had an absolute blast. And that was even in the game where I "lost" the bonus money I was playing for.
They're vacillating between two possible scenarios for the million-dollar element--maybe more, but I played two different versions--but everything up 'til then seems to be set, and it's delightful. It's Password. Not exactly as we remember it, but very, very close. And there's a million dollars at the end. They're making it work.
I can't wait to see the final version.
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;-)
Randy
tvrandywest.com
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[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'171251\' date=\'Dec 3 2007, 09:07 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...
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Does Ed Ames know about this?
/That reminds me--I need to cut off my Slauson.
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'171357\' date=\'Dec 5 2007, 01:05 PM\']Does Ed Ames know about this?
/That reminds me--I need to cut off my Slauson.[/quote]
2 Carson references in one post. Very nice.
/The real Carson who was on NBC late nights, not the Carson on NBC nowadays
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'171367\' date=\'Dec 5 2007, 02:04 PM\']
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'171357\' date=\'Dec 5 2007, 01:05 PM\']Does Ed Ames know about this?
/That reminds me--I need to cut off my Slauson.[/quote]
2 Carson references in one post. Very nice.
/The real Carson who was on NBC late nights, not the Carson on NBC nowadays
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You mean Carson the Scab?
(OK, so he's not a WGA member, but still...)
/"Hi, I'm Carson Daly and I'm a tool."
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'171376\' date=\'Dec 5 2007, 03:44 PM\']You mean Carson the Scab?
(OK, so he's not a WGA member, but still...)
/"Hi, I'm Carson Daly and I'm a tool."[/quote]
I was gonna say "Carson the Coma-Inducing MTV Prettyboy Whose Show is as Funny as a Funeral", but your title is much more compact.
/Carson's a tool?
//"What's a hoe?"
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'171346\' date=\'Dec 5 2007, 11:19 AM\']
Is it vanilla Password, or Password Plus? (If you can't say, that's cool too.)
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We didn't have to sign a non-disclosure, but I know the staff are at least lurkers here; perhaps it's best that I don't spill all the beans. I think it's safe to say this much: at least so far, no puzzles. Classic Password. A thing of beauty.
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[quote name=\'Clay Zambo\' post=\'171394\' date=\'Dec 5 2007, 03:20 PM\']
We didn't have to sign a non-disclosure, but I know the staff are at least lurkers here; perhaps it's best that I don't spill all the beans. I think it's safe to say this much: at least so far, no puzzles. Classic Password. A thing of beauty.
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That's all I wanted to know. Very interesting.
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It's a far better twist on the "lightening round"... featuring REAL LIGHTENING!!
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/ineedhel...p?date=20071128 (http://\"http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/ineedhelp.asp?date=20071128\")