There is only one rule. Break it and you lose. When you post, it doesn't matter what topic you use; only that you do not break the rule.
Recognize the rule and win. Simple, right? But what is the rule? I followed it here. Did you notice?
A Simple Game
There is only one rule. Break it and you lose. When you post, it doesn't matter what topic you use; only that you do not break the rule.
Recognize the rule and win. Simple, right? But what is the rule? I followed it here. Did you notice?
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
I think I know the rule. The rule is hard. I may not last long.
I don't think so, therefore I'm probably not.
But you did decipher the rule and that's a good start! I think we can keep this going. Maybe it will last all day? I doubt it could last much longer.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
I'm not sure if I know the rule, but I am posting anyway.
That is good. I do not think you broke the rule.
I don't think so, therefore I'm probably not.
Nope, you didn't break the rule.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
Am I still heading in the right direction?
No. I'm afraid you just lost.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
I think you just broke the rule. The rule, she is evil.
I don't think so, therefore I'm probably not.
Am I just dumb or is it very tricky?
Last edited by ivan astikov; 07 Sep 2009 at 01:53 PM.
It isn't tricky if you know the rule. It's simply avoiding something.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
My vote is tricky. I must rewrite every post several times. Rulebreakers arrive all the time. I must be vigilant.
I don't think so, therefore I'm probably not.
They are sneaky, that's true. You must word things oddly. Otherwise, they appear.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
At first I thought it was never use an exclamation mark, but that is wrong. Is this wrong too?
Nope. It is not a punctuation rule.
I don't think so, therefore I'm probably not.
Your first sentence breaks the rule and your second one doesn't.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
Was post #10 wrong? Is this one wrong?
This one is right and so was #10.Originally posted by ivan astikov
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
I thought my first was right and my second wrong? I bet this is wrong too, eh?
Your first quoted sentence there is wrong. Your second quoted sentence is right.
Both sentences I quoted are right.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
I have not lost yet. Who is proud? I am proud.
I don't think so, therefore I'm probably not.
You have every right to be proud! It's unfortunate that no one else wants to play.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
I want to play. I do not know the rule. I hope I can learn. Can I?
You have it! At least, you have it now. You may lose it shortly. Stickler says it's tricky.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
Study carefully. The posts that failed have a difference. What is that error?
I don't think so, therefore I'm probably not.
1. The posts that failed are different.
2. The sentences that failed have a difference.
3. Inner Stickler says it's tricky.
4. What is their error?
5. I did study carefully.
6. Which of these sentences win?
7. Which of these sentences lose?
8. I do not know the rule yet.
9. Can you tell I do not know the rule yet?
Those sentences win, each one. The sentence construction gets quite tricky. This game requires that you not use a particular thing. Avoiding that thing creates very awkward sentences.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
No one else wants to play? Pity.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
It cannot be that hard. I figured it out. What sentence booted ivan? Check post 7.
I don't think so, therefore I'm probably not.
Indeed; post #7 has the flaw.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
"Am I" passes.
"still": "st" passes. "ill" passes.
"heading": "ea" passes. "ing" passes.
"in" - prepositions (at, to) pass.
"the": passes
"right": passes
"direction": 3-syllable words pass. Words with repeated vowels pass. Words with "tion" pass.
I do not pass.
You are very focused. Can you broaden your gaze? Discrete pieces may survive.
I don't think so, therefore I'm probably not.
Should I say the posts that pass out loud?
Bites this thread, ahead.
...why are you biting?
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
Why won't you just tell me the rule? This thread is cabbaging my head! Have I broke the rule again?
You haven't. Those three sentences all pass.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
But my head is still cabbaged. How about now?
The rule is not:
*avoiding a certain letter
*avoiding punctuation
*avoiding words of X letter length
*avoiding words of Y syllables
*avoiding double vowels
*avoiding triple consonants
*avoiding repeating letters
*avoiding words that start with vowels
*avoiding constructs like -ing or -ion
*avoiding words where the vowels appear in ascending/descending order
The rule is:
*something frequently occuring
*obvious enough that it can be guessed after one post
*damned if I know
Something tells me we haven't seen the last of foreshadowing.
So, how did AW do there, Zuul? Am I still getting it right by accident?
Your second sentence fails.
You have described what the rule is not correctly. Your tenth bullet point uses the losing construction.
Your second sentence fails.
Last edited by Zuul; 09 Sep 2009 at 09:04 AM.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
I will bump this thread. I am still confused. No one answered post #33. Does the sound or meter matter?
I missed #33, sorry! Reciting the posts isn't required. The sound and meter don't matter either.
Every game sentence is missing something. If you notice the odd sentence construction, you might notice what I'm avoiding.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
I presume if you had said 'incorrectly' instead of 'not correctly', you would have broken the rule. Am I right?
No, it wouldn't have broken the rule. The post was describing the things the rule is not. So, it described "what the rule is not" correctly.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
Oh duh! Carry on.
Incidentally, have I broken the rule here?
You have not. Sentences which have broken the rule:
Incidentally, have I broken the rule here?
Am I still heading in the right direction?
At first I thought it was never use an exclamation mark, but that is wrong.
How about now?
*avoiding words where the vowels appear in ascending/descending order
Am I still getting it right by accident?
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
I think I am on to it. I am, aren't I?
On second thoughts, I still dumb.
I think Ivan is still dumb. Will you tell me if this is correct?
Huh. I see a pattern in the wrong sentences, but I may be wrong. Are these lines correct?
ETA: fuck it, nevermind.
Something tells me we haven't seen the last of foreshadowing.
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