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  1. The Forum for Long Running Games with set player rosters. Also a good place for Chess games or Mafia.

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  2. A group is picked every two weeks or so and their top songs do battle.

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  1. Six letter words - change one or two letters to make a new word

    I like these kind of games. To start us off: letter

    Started by Clothahump‎, 14 Feb 2020 01:58 PM
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  2. Seven letter words - change one or two letters to make a new word

    I'll start us off kneecap

    Started by Clothahump‎, 28 Jan 2020 11:18 AM
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  3. Is Chipper Jones a future HOF'er?

    That's it really, is Chipper Jones' career stats good enough for him to make it into the hall? I don't see him as a first ballot guy, but perhaps in the wake of the steroid era he'll make it in on the second or third try. What do you think?

    Started by Cluricaun‎, 05 Jun 2009 10:43 AM
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  4. When the first Steroid Era player makes it into the hall.........

    ...........So should Pete Rose. Fucking with the game is fucking with the game and that is my contention. It looks more and more like everyone in this era, with the hopeful exclusion of KGJ has boosted their stats with dope and it's just as bad...

    Started by Cluricaun‎, 07 May 2009 01:34 PM
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  5. The Bears sign Jay Cutler

    For Kyle Orton and two first round picks. Story here. I can't believe it. A real, actual, honest to goodness quarterback. On the Bears. Now we just need a wide reciever and an offensive line and we're set. In your face rest of the NFL....

    Started by Cluricaun‎, 02 Apr 2009 04:58 PM
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  6. Band Game

    1. Go to Wikipedia, click on random article. This is the name of your band 2. Go to Wikiquote, click on random page. The last 3-6 words of the first quote is the name of your album 3. Go Google and image search the words that will be the title...

    Started by Cluricaun‎, 04 Oct 2009 06:23 PM
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  7. Hey hey, it's Opening Day

    Yeah, I know that technically the season opened last night with the Sox beating the Evil Yankees, and while that was a good game and it felt like baseball season for sure, today is the full on Opening Day. The Cubbies face the Braves this...

    Started by Cluricaun‎, 05 Apr 2010 10:22 AM
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  8. Pimp My Avatar. April 12th-April 19th

    The contest begins... NOW! You have one week to pimp the chosen avatar. You can use any method available to you to create something new. ONE entry per poster and once your entry is received there will be no additional editing. A title...

    Started by Contest‎, 12 Apr 2009 10:09 AM
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  9. Does anyone plays erepublick?

    So there this "massive social online game" called erepublik, which left me slightly puzzled; there's nothing much you can do in the game at the beginning except to log in, click a button to work, buy some food, and wait for another day. Does anyone...

    Started by crazychop‎, 25 Apr 2009 11:54 AM
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  10. The A to Z of Bad Habits

    Apathy

    Started by criminey.jicket‎, 31 Mar 2009 07:57 PM
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  11. Ice Breaker: The Red Clan

    Did anyone else have fun with/pull their hair out over Ice Breaker ? If you've any hair left, you can give it up to Ice Breaker: The Red Clan. ::pulls on wig:: You'll know where I'll be. :D

    Started by criminey.jicket‎, 22 Mar 2009 07:44 PM
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  12. Daily Feuds - Any Interest?

    I love playing the feuds, enough to commit to running one here if there's any interest. Unless of course another SDMBohemian else has had a burning desire to do so longer than I've been posting here/there. Whaddya think?

    Started by criminey.jicket‎, 01 Mar 2009 07:14 AM
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  13. USA through to Confederations Cup semi-final

    USA's just knocked out Egypt and Italy from the Confederations Cup group stage (warm up tournament for the World Cup), in perhaps the strangest group stage ever. The Americans didn't have any points at the beginning of the night, but beat Egypt 3-0...

    Started by CRSP‎, 21 Jun 2009 03:30 PM
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  14. Dingbats

    Time for some dingbats (a.k.a. Rebus puzzles). If you aren't familiar with them, they're a "visual pun" of a well known phrase. For instance, the dingbat: BLU E Is a pun of "blue movie". The phrase should be obvious, when somebody...

    Started by CRSP‎, 24 Apr 2009 10:31 AM
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  15. Best football (soccer) goals

    Ronaldo's goal against Porto last night was pretty impressive, as was Adebayor's overhead kick in the last round. Any more good ones?

    Started by CRSP‎, 16 Apr 2009 05:27 AM
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  16. How do you learn to do cryptic crosswords?

    How exactly do you learn to do a cryptic crossword? I've looked at the overview article on Wikipedia, and without explanation I would never have understood what was going on. Do people normally get taught how to do them, are there books available,...

    Started by CRSP‎, 31 Mar 2009 07:23 AM
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  17. Champions League

    Arsenal's just gone through against Roma after a penalty shoot-out that went to sudden death. That puts Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal in the last eight, pretty good showing from the English teams. Who's the favourites to win, now? Man...

    Started by CRSP‎, 11 Mar 2009 05:37 PM
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  18. Six nations thread

    Is anybody watching the rugby? Wales just had their dreams of a Grand Slam crushed by the French. Does anybody have any predictions on eventual winner? That defeat just made a lot of teams, including England, viable contenders.

    Started by CRSP‎, 27 Feb 2009 05:24 PM
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  19. Xbox 360 games: any good ones to be released, soon?

    I'm growing tired of playing CoD:4. CoD:5 isn't all that good, from what I've heard, especially if you're played CoD:4 before. Are there any decent shooters on the horizon?

    Started by CRSP‎, 27 Feb 2009 07:32 AM
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  20. Fantasy Premier league

    The season is about to start soon. Is anybody playing fantasy football (it's free to enter). Is there enough interest for a Domebo league?

    Started by CRSP‎, 24 Jul 2009 05:17 AM
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  21. Harry Kalas, voice of the Philadelphia Phillies, has passed on

    That distinctive caller of Phillies games and member of the Hall of Fame is gone. Tributes to Harry. He collapsed in the press box at Nationals Stadium and after being transported to GWU Medical Center, was pronounced dead. Harry had that...

    Started by danceswithcats‎, 13 Apr 2009 03:52 PM
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  22. How would you prepare for Jeopardy! ?

    I'm trying out in a bit more than a month, and am trying to get myself more prepared. I have pretty good broad knowledge, but is there anything anybody would recommend hitting in a bit more depth? :)

    Started by Darth Sensitive‎, 19 May 2009 10:59 PM
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  23. Poll Poll: Wanna play a zombie game?

    I just rediscovered this bookmark after a while away from it, it's called Urban Dead, and it's all about surviving in a ruined British city that's been overrun by zombies. No getting ahead majorly by paying, and playtime is just a few minutes per...

    Started by Darth Sensitive‎, 19 Jul 2009 11:07 PM
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  24. Weekly Feud: What's In There? by 3acres

    DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Google is allowed, if you desire. Only answers that are "serious" will be scored. Joke answers...

    Started by Dolores Reborn‎, 11 Mar 2009 10:40 AM
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  25. Weekly Feud: Merv Griffin's Babies [game over]

    Ok - let''s try this. This Feud is about the game shows Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune, created by Merv Griffin. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS READ THE RULES! Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer,...

    Started by Dolores Reborn‎, 03 Mar 2009 02:51 PM
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    11 Mar 2009 08:10 PM Go to last post
  26. Wasting the 0-2 pitch...

    Just had a read of this article on mlb.com. The message is ingrained in pitchers at an early age, and the philosophy holds true in the big leagues: Get ahead in the count with two quick strikes, and then make sure that third pitch can't be hit. ...

    Started by dread pirate jimbo‎, 18 Jun 2009 03:22 PM
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  27. Who's Your All-Star Team(s) this year?

    I just got through the on-line voting for the MLB All-Star game and was curious as to who othr people like this season and your justifications (if any). Here's who I voted for: AL 1B - Morneau 2B - Iwamura 3B - Longoria SS - Bartlett C -...

    Started by dread pirate jimbo‎, 03 Jun 2009 03:35 PM
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  28. Spider Solitaire, the difficult level

    Does anybody here play Spider Solitaire at the difficult level, with all four suits? Do you ever win a game? I occasionally play the version that comes with Windows XP, and while I win fairly often at the medium level, with two suits, I have yet to...

    Started by Eleanor of Aquitaine‎, 28 May 2009 02:05 PM
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  29. Let's play Botticelli!

    The rules: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botticelli_(game) A previous SDMB thread, so you can see how it goes: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=626545 House rules: Please label indirect questions "IQ," and when you've...

    Started by Elendil's Heir‎, 30 May 2012 09:22 PM
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  30. Take the Declaration of Independence word challenge!

    Happy Independence Day to all my American friends. This isn't terribly difficult, but it's fun: ...

    Started by Elendil's Heir‎, 03 Jul 2012 09:56 PM
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  31. Very cool Scottish bicycle stunts

    Pretty amazing. I suppose the outtakes would show multiple contusions and/or compound fractures: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19zFlPah-o

    Started by Elendil's Heir‎, 20 Aug 2012 08:53 AM
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  32. Botticelli letters used so far

    A B - June 2012, July 2012 C - July 2012 D - June 2012 E - May 2012

    Started by Elendil's Heir‎, 29 Aug 2012 02:37 PM
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  33. Four letter words - change ALL the letters to make a new word

    I'll get us started. grin

    Started by Elendil's Heir‎, 21 Aug 2020 10:00 AM
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  34. FOUR letter words - change zero OR one letter to make a new word

    And off we go.... dope

    Started by Elendil's Heir‎, 15 Feb 2020 12:46 AM
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  35. Five letter words - change one or two letters to make a new word

    Well, why not? Let's start off with.... maple

    Started by Elendil's Heir‎, 15 Feb 2020 12:47 AM
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  36. WikiRace!

    Also known as Six Degrees of Wikipedia. How many clicks does it take you to get from Wikipedia article A to article B? Who can find the shortest route? For example: From Functional genomics to Adolf Hitler. Start: Functional Genomics 1....

    Started by Elyanna‎, 09 Apr 2009 11:03 PM
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  37. Raff-Dumbo Olympics: iSketch edition

    Raff-Dumbo Olympics: iSketch edition Welcome to the experimental Rabolympics! LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED. What is isketch? iSketch is online pictionary, where you draw hilariously bad pictures and others make hilariously bad guesses. ...

    Started by Elyanna‎, 24 Aug 2009 11:42 PM
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  38. introducing a bit of fun

    For the entertainment I propose, there is but one imperative. The cognitive content of our typing doesn't matter. The topic of conversation may be variable. But within the structure of our discourse, we should avoid one element. If you understand my...

    Started by Ensign Edison‎, 02 Mar 2009 02:39 AM
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  39. Question If U of West Virginia moved to more reasonable conference

    If they moved to the SEC or ACC, or even Big 10, what realignment dominoes would that set off?

    Started by Erictelevision‎, 12 Jan 2016 06:47 PM
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  40. Red face Realigned NBA

    If I realigned the NBA before this season, the 1st rd matchups would've been: ATL/NO HOU/WASH TOR/MEM SA/DAL GS/PHO CLEV/MILW POR/OKC

    Started by Erictelevision‎, 16 Jun 2015 02:41 PM
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  41. 2016 Baseball of Fame

    Congrats to Piazza and Griffey! Griffey broke Seaver's % record. (3 votes shy of 100%)

    Started by Erictelevision‎, 06 Jan 2016 06:24 PM
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  42. How much $$ would it take to get teams to, and back to, Seattle

    The Coyotes are worth $225M, and the Raptors are worth $920M. So that's 1.15B. How much would it cost to make Key Arena NBA worthy/replace, and put in NHL legal ice surface?

    Started by Erictelevision‎, 28 Apr 2015 08:51 PM
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  43. Knee injury recovery

    How much longer would it take to recover from tearing all 4 cruciate ligaments v. Both tendons and menisci?

    Started by Erictelevision‎, 28 Apr 2015 10:31 PM
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  44. Why is Vegas the de facto home of boxing?

    Back in the day, it moved around quite a bit, though Yankee Stadium was a popular venue. Do you think we'll ever get back to that, or has that shipped sailed?

    Started by Erictelevision‎, 04 May 2015 02:31 PM
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  45. NFL Draft trade question

    According to a trade calculator I found, the #1 pick is worth 3,000 points. How much are: the starting, back-up and #3 QB worth? To make the trades I tried worth it, the values needed are: 525 for the #3 1683 for the backup 2256 for the...

    Started by Erictelevision‎, 12 May 2015 03:28 PM
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  46. Cool Using sports-reference sites

    If you wanted to set parameters for a search on their sites, how would you go about that?

    Started by Erictelevision‎, 13 Jun 2015 09:23 PM
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  47. Moving the baseball draft back a couple weeks

    I think it would be better for baseball's draft to be more like other sports, with it's draft in the off-season. In this case, the college off-season. Would moving the draft back three weeks really be detrimental to MLB? The only bad side I see is...

    Started by Erictelevision‎, 23 Jun 2015 07:07 PM
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  48. Red face Progression of ease playing baseball positions

    I once saw a chart showing a progression of the way players would change positions. Anyone else ever see it? I believe it starts with 3B or LF, ending w/1B.

    Started by Erictelevision‎, 26 Jul 2015 03:10 PM
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  49. Red face 3 sport athletes in D-I

    I'm you knew many 3 sport athletes in HS, and maybe even college if you were at at smaller school. Can you think of any athlete who played 3 sports? (X-country and the two seasons of track are 1 sport)

    Started by Erictelevision‎, 26 Aug 2015 07:36 PM
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  50. Question Consecutive road games in the NFL, not going home between

    There was a team that had consecutive road games, both on East Coast I believe. The team, the Raiders I believe, stayed on East Coast to prepare for second game. Why don't more teams do this?

    Started by Erictelevision‎, 27 Sep 2015 01:04 PM
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