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LightFang
May 28, 2008, 10:02 PM
For those of you who have not played this before, a concise description:

At the beginning of each round, the GM defines the set, or a rule which is used to determine the members of a set.

For example:

Rule: Any word which starts with the letter "A".

Thus "apple" is part of the set; "pear" is not.

The rest of the players have to guess this rule by making a post with these three contents:

1. A guess of the rule.
2. A guess of a member.
3. A guess of a nonmember.

For example, DarkFang may post this:

Rule: Words that begin with "L".
Member: Love
Nonmember: Hatred.

GMs have to update the list as players move along. Whoever guesses the rule correctly can be the next GM.

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Let's start with a simple one then.

"Limb" is a member of the set.
"Appendage" is not a member of the set.

Neverwonagame3
May 28, 2008, 10:20 PM
Four letter words?

Member: Lack
Non-Member: Obliterate

LightFang
May 28, 2008, 10:52 PM
Your rule is wrong.

Members: Limb, lack.
Nonmembers: Appendage, obliterate

Neverwonagame3
May 28, 2008, 11:10 PM
I'll then try the obvious one of words which start with L.

Members: Limb, lack, land
Nonmembers: Appendage, obliterate, war

LightFang
May 28, 2008, 11:11 PM
Your rule is wrong.

Members: Limb, lack, land, war
Nonmembers: Appendage, obliterate

flyingchicken
May 29, 2008, 12:04 AM
Monosyllabic vs polysyllabic?
Members: Limb, lack, land, war, think
Nonmembers: Appendage, obliterate, actuate

Perfection
May 29, 2008, 12:15 AM
Ends in a consonent
Member: Member
Nonmember: Igloo

LightFang
May 29, 2008, 12:21 AM
flyingchicken wins! You get to be GM now. :)

flyingchicken
May 29, 2008, 12:46 AM
This is going to be a tad hard to GM.

Members: Banana
Nonmembers: Jump

Perfection
May 29, 2008, 12:50 AM
Has at least one n

Members: Penis
Nonmembers: Butt

flyingchicken
May 29, 2008, 12:54 AM
Nope. :p

Members: Banana
Nonmembers: Jump, penis, butt

Neverwonagame3
May 29, 2008, 12:56 AM
Has at least two ns?

Members: Banana, nutritional
Nonmembers: Jump, penis, butt, arbitage

flyingchicken
May 29, 2008, 12:59 AM
Nay. :)

Members: Banana
Nonmembers: Jump, penis, butt, arbitrage (hint: "arbitage" doesn't cut it either), nutritional

Perfection
May 29, 2008, 01:04 AM
Triple vowel
Members: bikini
Nonmembers: thong

LightFang
May 29, 2008, 01:07 AM
Rule: If you move the first letter to the back of the word, it will spell the same thing.

Members: Banana, revive
Nonmembers: Jump, penis, butt, arbitrage, nutritional, cerise

flyingchicken
May 29, 2008, 01:08 AM
(edited for LightFang)

*shakes head*

Members: Banana, cerise
Nonmembers: Jump, penis, butt, arbitrage, nutritional, bikini, thong, revive

Perfection
May 29, 2008, 01:22 AM
Is this some word sum crap? Because I would be totally disapointed if it is.

flyingchicken
May 29, 2008, 01:24 AM
I dun gettit.

Perfection
May 29, 2008, 01:30 AM
word sums are where you take each letter and find it's position in the alphabet (so a=1, b=2, z=26 etc.) and then sum up the entire word to find some value.

Anyways my guess is food
Members: spuds
Nonmembers: pornography

flyingchicken
May 29, 2008, 01:33 AM
Naw, but (damning hint) close. :mischief: "Food" rule is wrong.

Members: Banana, cerise, spuds
Nonmembers: Jump, penis, butt, arbitrage, nutritional, bikini, thong, revive, pornography

Perfection
May 29, 2008, 01:36 AM
plants

Members: Oak
Nonmembers: mushrooms

flyingchicken
May 29, 2008, 01:39 AM
Members: Banana, cerise, spuds
Nonmembers: Jump, penis, butt, arbitrage, nutritional, bikini, thong, revive, pornography, oak, mushrooms

By "close," I meant the word-sum thing.

BananaLee
May 29, 2008, 09:18 PM
They're all fruits

Member: Punani
Non-Member: Vagina

flyingchicken
May 29, 2008, 09:41 PM
Rule is wrong, member/nonmember dead-on!

Members: Banana, cerise, spuds, punani
Nonmembers: Jump, penis, butt, arbitrage, nutritional, bikini, thong, revive, pornography, oak, mushrooms, vagina

flyingchicken
May 29, 2008, 09:43 PM
doublepostsorry

Neverwonagame3
May 29, 2008, 10:06 PM
Edible v.s non-edible.

Member: Chicken
Non-member: Steel

flyingchicken
May 29, 2008, 11:43 PM
Nyet.

Members: Banana, cerise, spuds, punani
Nonmembers: Jump, penis, butt, arbitrage, nutritional, bikini, thong, revive, pornography, oak, mushrooms, vagina, chicken, steel

Perfection
May 30, 2008, 11:21 PM
you don't think a potato has seeds do you?

flyingchicken
May 30, 2008, 11:48 PM
No, no I don't think potatoes have seeds.

Perfection
May 31, 2008, 12:05 AM
Monocots?

Members: Onions
Nonmembers: Juniper

flyingchicken
May 31, 2008, 12:55 AM
Neigh. Liek, neigh.

Members: Banana, cerise, spuds, punani
Nonmembers: Jump, penis, butt, arbitrage, nutritional, bikini, thong, revive, pornography, oak, mushrooms, vagina, chicken, steel, onions, juniper

Mise
May 31, 2008, 06:36 AM
I don't know the rule, but is "potatoes" a member?

Oh hell I guess for the sake of the game I'll make stuff up...

Rule is they're all slang words/euphemisms for something rude, as opposed to actual rude words.
Member: "meat and two veg"
Non-member: "potatoes"

flyingchicken
May 31, 2008, 06:53 AM
Rule is wrong. :)

Members: Banana, cerise, spuds, punani
Nonmembers: Jump, penis, butt, arbitrage, nutritional, bikini, thong, revive, pornography, oak, mushrooms, vagina, chicken, steel, onions, juniper, meat and two veg, potatoes

Hint compilation: word-sum as described by Perfection is close to the rule, but it's not the rule.

lutzj
May 31, 2008, 01:46 PM
Rule: Word for food item with <6 letters.
Member: apple
Nonmember: sporadic

flyingchicken
May 31, 2008, 02:08 PM
Nein.

Members: Banana, cerise, spuds, punani
Nonmembers: Jump, penis, butt, arbitrage, nutritional, bikini, thong, revive, pornography, oak, mushrooms, vagina, chicken, steel, onions, juniper, meat and two veg, potatoes, apple, sporadic

Perfection
May 31, 2008, 06:57 PM
Goddamnit, I don't want to calculate out stupid word sums. The set should not require me to do annoying addition.

Tasslehoff
May 31, 2008, 07:29 PM
Banana= 13+13+1+1+1+2= 31
Cerise= 3+5+18+9+19+5=50
spuds= 19+19+21+4+19=82
punani= 16+21+14+14+1+9=85

No clue...

flyingchicken
May 31, 2008, 10:22 PM
It's not word sums, but it is related.

You can avoid "annoying addition" by using Net toolz.

Mise
Jun 01, 2008, 11:26 AM
It's not word sums, but it is related.

You can avoid "annoying addition" by using Net toolz.
Lucky too, cos all of Tasslehoff's sums were wrong :p

Is it something to do with Hex? Or binary?

Perfection
Jun 01, 2008, 11:29 AM
It's not word sums, but it is related.

You can avoid "annoying addition" by using Net toolz.I googled for five minutes and couldn't find any.

flyingchicken
Jun 01, 2008, 02:03 PM
Hint: It's so shallow you might hate me for it.

I googled for five minutes and couldn't find any.Uh, sorry, more specifically, for the rule, not for word-sums as you described.

Perfection
Jun 01, 2008, 05:27 PM
No, I hate you already. So don't worry about that.

flyingchicken
Jun 01, 2008, 05:34 PM
Okay, maybe it's so shallow you might hate me even more. :p

Come on, keep on guessing.

Catharsis
Jun 01, 2008, 05:50 PM
Err...

Rule: Number of enclosed loops in word, when first letter is capitalised, is a prime number
Member: Received
Non-member: Antidote

flyingchicken
Jun 01, 2008, 05:59 PM
? -- edit: oh wait, got it, no.

Members: Banana, cerise, spuds, punani
Nonmembers: Jump, penis, butt, arbitrage, nutritional, bikini, thong, revive, pornography, oak, mushrooms, vagina, chicken, steel, onions, juniper, meat and two veg, potatoes, apple, sporadic, received, antidote

Stuck in Pi
Jun 01, 2008, 07:55 PM
Words that have two of the same letter in them?
Member: food
Nonmember: cat

flyingchicken
Jun 02, 2008, 01:07 AM
no

Members: Banana, cerise, spuds, punani, food
Nonmembers: Jump, penis, butt, arbitrage, nutritional, bikini, thong, revive, pornography, oak, mushrooms, vagina, chicken, steel, onions, juniper, meat and two veg, potatoes, apple, sporadic, received, antidote, cat

Perfection
Jun 02, 2008, 02:01 AM
What do you mean by shallow? Simple rules are good, complex rules aren't. Using obscure things is also not good.

flyingchicken
Jun 02, 2008, 02:55 AM
Do you people play boardgames?

Mise
Jun 02, 2008, 04:00 AM
Rule: They all have a scrabble score of 8.
Member: hairs
Non-member: tornadoes

flyingchicken
Jun 02, 2008, 04:07 AM
*bing bing bing* (appropriate accent) We have a winner!

Final list
Members: Banana, cerise, spuds, punani, food, hairs
Nonmembers: Jump, penis, butt, arbitrage, nutritional, bikini, thong, revive, pornography, oak, mushrooms, vagina, chicken, steel, onions, juniper, meat and two veg, potatoes, apple, sporadic, received, antidote, cat, tornadoes

Scrabble isn't obscure, is it? Anyway, congratulations Mise, you're our new GM. :D

Mise
Jun 02, 2008, 07:06 AM
Members: United Kingdom
Non-members: Republic of Ireland

Catharsis
Jun 02, 2008, 10:18 AM
Rule: Country whose head of state is a woman
Member: Federal Republic of Germany
Non-member: Russian Federation

Perfection
Jun 02, 2008, 12:22 PM
Scrabble isn't obscure, is it? Anyway, congratulations Mise, you're our new GM. :DNo not at all, good one :goodjob:

Rule: Starts with a vowel
Members: Ears
Nonmembers: Funkytown

Mise
Jun 02, 2008, 12:24 PM
Nope to both rules.

Members: United Kingdom, Federal Republic of Germany
Non-members: Republic of Ireland, Ears, Funkytown, Russian Federation



And yeah, flyingchicken's one was great :D

Neverwonagame3
Jun 03, 2008, 03:06 AM
Countries with former colonies? (Though I'd call Siberia a colony)

Members: United Kingdom, Federal Republic of Germany, Portugal
Non-members: Republic of Ireland, Ears, Funkytown, Russian Federation, United States of America

BananaLee
Jun 03, 2008, 03:38 AM
Cool countries

Members: Iceland
Non-Members: Zimbabwe

Catharsis
Jun 03, 2008, 03:43 AM
Rule: Same number of vowels as syllables (or perhaps countries that obey that rule)
Member: The Netherlands
Non-member: Belgium

Mise
Jun 03, 2008, 05:19 AM
Nope to all those rules.

Members: United Kingdom, Federal Republic of Germany, Portugal, United States of America, The Netherlands, Belgium, Iceland
Non-members: Republic of Ireland, Ears, Funkytown, Russian Federation, Zimbabwe

Catharsis
Jun 03, 2008, 05:40 AM
Rule: Membership of NATO
Member: Poland
Non-member: Djibouti

Mise
Jun 03, 2008, 06:50 AM
Rule: Membership of NATO
Member: Poland
Non-member: Djibouti
Yup! You're up.

Catharsis
Jun 03, 2008, 07:29 AM
Member: Lion
Non-member: Mouse

BananaLee
Jun 03, 2008, 07:52 AM
Animals in the zodiac

Member: Fish
Non-Member: Your grandmother

Love
Jun 03, 2008, 08:06 AM
Predators

Member: Desert Wolf
Non-Member: Elephant

Catharsis
Jun 03, 2008, 08:20 AM
Neither of those.

Member: Lion
Non-member: Mouse, fish, your grandmother, desert wolf, elephant

Perfection
Jun 03, 2008, 11:53 AM
Characters in the wizard of Oz?

Member: Toto
Non-member: Dogbert

Catharsis
Jun 03, 2008, 12:11 PM
Nah :(

Member: Lion
Non-member: Mouse, fish, your grandmother, desert wolf, elephant, Toto, Dogbert

Perfection
Jun 03, 2008, 01:26 PM
CATS

Member: Tiger
Non-member: Rat

Catharsis
Jun 03, 2008, 01:34 PM
Member: Lion
Non-member: Mouse, fish, your grandmother, desert wolf, elephant, Toto, Dogbert, tiger, rat

(Trust me, this isn't really obscure... you've just been unlucky so far.)

sirtommygunn
Jun 03, 2008, 01:39 PM
things that begin with the letter l?
member:llama
non-member:elephant

Catharsis
Jun 03, 2008, 01:45 PM
Member: Lion
Non-member: Mouse, fish, your grandmother, desert wolf, elephant, Toto, Dogbert, tiger, rat, llama, elephant

At what point should I add a couple more words to the member list?

Perfection
Jun 03, 2008, 01:54 PM
Words that can be written by element symbols?

Member: Cafe
Nonmember: Bistro

Catharsis
Jun 03, 2008, 01:57 PM
Good one. It's not that, though.

Member: Lion
Non-member: Mouse, fish, your grandmother, desert wolf, elephant, Toto, Dogbert, tiger, rat, llama, elephant, cafe, bistro

Love
Jun 03, 2008, 02:11 PM
Candy bars

Member: Mars
Non-member: Ipod

Perfection
Jun 03, 2008, 02:14 PM
If you remove the first letter you get another word

Member: Pa
Nonmember: Christmas

Catharsis
Jun 03, 2008, 02:17 PM
Nope. This might well be too obscure... I'll add in another one to the members list.

Member: Lion, cowboy
Non-member: Mouse, fish, your grandmother, desert wolf, elephant, Toto, Dogbert, tiger, rat, llama, elephant, cafe, bistro, Mars, iPod, pa, christmas

Love
Jun 03, 2008, 02:19 PM
Things who take siesta

Member: Mexican
Non-member: Chinese

Perfection
Jun 03, 2008, 03:18 PM
second to last letter is 'o'

Member: poo
Non-member: pee

Catharsis
Jun 03, 2008, 03:19 PM
Member: Lion, cowboy
Non-member: Mouse, fish, your grandmother, desert wolf, elephant, Toto, Dogbert, tiger, rat, llama, elephant, cafe, bistro, Mars, iPod, pa, christmas, Mexican, Chinese, poo, pee

Love
Jun 03, 2008, 03:23 PM
Seriously?

Perfection
Jun 03, 2008, 04:38 PM
Things you might see in a western movie?

Members: Horse
Nonmembers: Zebra

Catharsis
Jun 03, 2008, 04:56 PM
'Horse' is very close to being a member, as was 'tiger', but that's not the link.

Member: Lion, cowboy
Non-member: Mouse, fish, your grandmother, desert wolf, elephant, Toto, Dogbert, tiger, rat, llama, elephant, cafe, bistro, Mars, iPod, pa, christmas, Mexican, Chinese, poo, pee, horse, zebra

lutzj
Jun 03, 2008, 10:05 PM
I googled for five minutes and couldn't find any.

I googled your mom for five minutes...

lutzj
Jun 03, 2008, 10:12 PM
Things with enormous egos?

Member: Perfection
Nonmember: Dirt

Catharsis
Jun 04, 2008, 04:20 AM
Member: Lion, cowboy
Non-member: Mouse, fish, your grandmother, desert wolf, elephant, Toto, Dogbert, tiger, rat, llama, elephant, cafe, bistro, Mars, iPod, pa, christmas, Mexican, Chinese, poo, pee, horse, zebra, Perfection, dirt

BananaLee
Jun 04, 2008, 04:36 AM
They all love cows?

Member: Welshmen
Non-Member: Santa Claus

Catharsis
Jun 04, 2008, 04:51 AM
Nope. I shall add another member!

Member: Lion, cowboy, charger
Non-member: Mouse, fish, your grandmother, desert wolf, elephant, Toto, Dogbert, tiger, rat, llama, elephant, cafe, bistro, Mars, iPod, pa, christmas, Mexican, Chinese, poo, pee, horse, zebra, Perfection, dirt, Welshmen, Santa Claus

Love
Jun 04, 2008, 07:40 AM
Aggressive

Member: Canada Goose
Non-member: Puppy

Mise
Jun 04, 2008, 09:10 AM
Rule: Things that are unique to one part of the world only.

Member: Boris Johnston
Non-member: Conservatives

Love
Jun 04, 2008, 09:20 AM
Rule: Things thats only in KENYA!

Member: Kenyans
Non-member: Polarbear

Catharsis
Jun 04, 2008, 09:46 AM
Since 'polarbear' is the third 'almost' guess you've had, I'll be lenient. :evil:

Member: Lion, cowboy, charger, bear
Non-member: Mouse, fish, your grandmother, desert wolf, elephant, Toto, Dogbert, tiger, rat, llama, elephant, cafe, bistro, Mars, iPod, pa, christmas, Mexican, Chinese, poo, pee, horse, zebra, Perfection, dirt, Welshmen, Santa Claus, canada goose, puppy, Boris Johnson, Conservatives, Kenyans

merciary
Jun 04, 2008, 11:27 AM
Football teams

Member: Bengals

Non-member: a smiley face

Catharsis
Jun 04, 2008, 11:42 AM
Thank you. They're all NFL teams. merciary is up.

Member: Lion, cowboy, charger, bear, Bengals
Non-member: Mouse, fish, your grandmother, desert wolf, elephant, Toto, Dogbert, tiger, rat, llama, elephant, cafe, bistro, Mars, iPod, pa, christmas, Mexican, Chinese, poo, pee, horse, zebra, Perfection, dirt, Welshmen, Santa Claus, canada goose, puppy, Boris Johnson, Conservatives, Kenyans, a smiley face

merciary
Jun 04, 2008, 12:06 PM
Alright, I have no idea if people will get this but:

Member: Miller

Non-member: House

Mise
Jun 04, 2008, 12:37 PM
Types of beer?

Member: Budweiser
Non-member: Cameron

Catharsis
Jun 04, 2008, 12:52 PM
Canterbury Tales characters?
Member: Wife of Bath
Non-member: Executive

merciary
Jun 04, 2008, 01:36 PM
Wow, that was quick. Catharsis back to you.

Catharsis
Jun 05, 2008, 03:59 AM
Again, people might not get this, but:

Member: Strong
Non-member: Stiff

Love
Jun 05, 2008, 05:22 AM
Positive stuff

Member: Awesome
Non-member: Suck

BananaLee
Jun 05, 2008, 05:31 AM
Sometimes, stiff is positive...

Engineering terms which are often confused when used by stu-.. I mean laymen :p

Member: Tough
Non-Member: Fast

Catharsis
Jun 05, 2008, 06:03 AM
Member: Strong
Non-member: Stiff, awesome, suck, tough, fast

BananaLee
Jun 05, 2008, 06:17 AM
Six-letter words beginning with "S"

Member: Sexual
Non-Member: Asexual

Mise
Jun 05, 2008, 07:01 AM
Fundamental forces?

Member: Electroweak
Non-member: Telekinesis

Catharsis
Jun 05, 2008, 07:21 AM
Member: Strong
Non-member: Stiff, awesome, suck, tough, fast, sexual, asexual, electroweak, telekinesis

(If there aren't any correct guesses soon I'll add another one to the member list.)

Mise
Jun 05, 2008, 08:31 AM
Mr Men characters?

Member: Tickle
Non-member: Williams

Catharsis
Jun 05, 2008, 08:52 AM
Nope. I'll add another one in.

Member: Strong, omniscient
Non-member: Stiff, awesome, suck, tough, fast, sexual, asexual, electroweak, telekinesis, tickle, Williams

Love
Jun 05, 2008, 01:52 PM
Godly powers?

Member: Huge fertility
Non-member: Sterile

Catharsis
Jun 05, 2008, 02:03 PM
Close, but no cigar.

Member: Strong, omniscient
Non-member: Stiff, awesome, suck, tough, fast, sexual, asexual, electroweak, telekinesis, tickle, Williams, huge fertility, sterile

Perfection
Jun 05, 2008, 02:07 PM
superpowers?

Members: X-Ray Vision
Nonmembers: Turds

Catharsis
Jun 05, 2008, 02:11 PM
Member: Strong, omniscient
Non-member: Stiff, awesome, suck, tough, fast, sexual, asexual, electroweak, telekinesis, tickle, Williams, huge fertility, sterile, x-ray vision, turds

Gandhi was very close. It is something to do with a god.

Love
Jun 05, 2008, 03:01 PM
Is it a greek god?

Member: Lightning
Non-member: Wine

Catharsis
Jun 05, 2008, 04:14 PM
Nope.

Member: Strong, omniscient
Non-member: Stiff, awesome, suck, tough, fast, sexual, asexual, electroweak, telekinesis, tickle, Williams, huge fertility, sterile, x-ray vision, turds, lightning, wine

D'Artagnan59
Jun 05, 2008, 04:18 PM
Member: Fat
Non-member: European

Catharsis
Jun 05, 2008, 04:29 PM
Nuh-uh. Adding another one to the member-list:

Member: Strong, omniscient, most merciful in essence
Non-member: Stiff, awesome, suck, tough, fast, sexual, asexual, electroweak, telekinesis, tickle, Williams, huge fertility, sterile, x-ray vision, turds, lightning, wine, fat, European

Oh, and a clue: The link is to do with a modern religion.

BananaLee
Jun 05, 2008, 04:40 PM
Are we talking about Scientology?

Member: Whacked up
Non-Member: Not-for-profit

Catharsis
Jun 05, 2008, 04:42 PM
Not Jesus, no.

Member: Strong, omniscient, most merciful in essence
Non-member: Stiff, awesome, suck, tough, fast, sexual, asexual, electroweak, telekinesis, tickle, Williams, huge fertility, sterile, x-ray vision, turds, lightning, wine, fat, European, loves wine, loves Philistines, whacked up, not-for-profit

EDIT: Wha? You changed your post, I see. No, it's not Scientology either.

D'Artagnan59
Jun 05, 2008, 04:57 PM
Mormonism?

Catharsis
Jun 05, 2008, 05:08 PM
No. It is a very major world religion.

D'Artagnan59
Jun 05, 2008, 05:12 PM
Islam?????

Catharsis
Jun 05, 2008, 05:13 PM
I'll give it to you, because it's to do with Islam. The set was the 99 names of Allah.

You're up.

D'Artagnan59
Jun 05, 2008, 05:15 PM
Open Floor.

LightFang
Jun 05, 2008, 05:56 PM
Member: paper
Nonmember: guns

Stuck in Pi
Jun 05, 2008, 07:08 PM
things that start with P

Member: Panzer
Nonmember: nukes

Perfection
Jun 05, 2008, 07:20 PM
Things you find in a printer

Member: Ink
Nonmember: Toenails

reverend oats
Jun 05, 2008, 09:29 PM
Things made out of trees

Member- Furniture
Non-member- Mary Poppins

BananaLee
Jun 05, 2008, 10:10 PM
Things that don't kill people

Member: Cardboard
Non-Member: People

LightFang
Jun 06, 2008, 01:57 AM
All the rules are wrong.

Member: paper
Nonmember: guns, panzer, nukes, ink, furniture, mary poppins, cardboard, people

Love
Jun 06, 2008, 02:55 AM
Stuff in Rock, Paper, Scissor

Member: Scissor
Non-member: Mouse

Perfection
Jun 06, 2008, 08:24 AM
If you remove the first and last letter you get another word
members:members
nonmembers:nonmembers

Catharsis
Jun 06, 2008, 08:40 AM
Words that appear on Page 1 of Forum Games
Member: Ziggurat
Non-member: Obama

LightFang
Jun 06, 2008, 12:00 PM
gandhi wins.

Member: paper, scissor
Nonmember: guns, panzer, nukes, ink, furniture, mary poppins, cardboard, people, mouse

Love
Jun 06, 2008, 12:45 PM
Awesome!

Member: Boat
Non-member: Ocean

sirtommygunn
Jun 06, 2008, 01:39 PM
type of transportation
member:car
non-member:road

flyingchicken
Jun 06, 2008, 01:52 PM
Rule: Type of seafaring vehicle?
Member: Ship?
Nonmember: Gum?

Love
Jun 06, 2008, 02:15 PM
Wrong wrong

Tasslehoff
Jun 06, 2008, 05:18 PM
You can't just say wrong. You need to copy paste the member/nonmember list and put their guesses in the correct category.

Perfection
Jun 06, 2008, 06:17 PM
Things that float

member: stick
nonmember: sinkers

ggganz
Jun 06, 2008, 08:18 PM
Solid objects.
Member: Shoe
Nonmember: Whipped cream
Cool game BTW

Love
Jun 07, 2008, 08:35 AM
Your all wrong!
member: Boat
non-member: ocean, road, car, shoe, stick, whipped cream, sinkers, ship, gum

Mise
Jun 07, 2008, 12:05 PM
Military hardware that travel underwater?
Members: Submarine
Non-Members: tissue

Love
Jun 07, 2008, 12:20 PM
Wrong, one clue is that its a wooden boat. Not a boat made by steel and such.

member: (Wooden) Boat
non-member: ocean, road, car, shoe, stick, whipped cream, sinkers, ship, gum, submarine, tissue

flyingchicken
Jun 07, 2008, 01:03 PM
Things made of wood?

member: wooden car
nonmember: carbon fiber car

Love
Jun 07, 2008, 05:07 PM
Wrong, but right in a way. So just to mess with ya i added it. Oh, some non-members might work, but its still a wrong.

member: (Wooden) Boat, wooden car
non-member: ocean, road, car, shoe, stick, whipped cream, sinkers, ship, gum, submarine, tissue, carbon fiber car

BananaLee
Jun 07, 2008, 07:54 PM
THings that burn

Member: Wooden tyres
Non-Member: Steel tyres

Love
Jun 08, 2008, 04:49 AM
THings that burn

Member: Wooden tyres
Non-Member: Steel tyres

It was things that set fire, but i think you win this one :) its the same . .. .. .. . anyway.

BananaLee
Jun 08, 2008, 05:18 AM
Cool. Let's try this one - it may be easy, or stupidly hard

Member: Tempest
Non-Member: Tornado

Love
Jun 08, 2008, 05:25 AM
A huge storm?

Member: hurricane
non-member: Lightning

flyingchicken
Jun 08, 2008, 06:04 AM
Question to everybody: Are repeat rules okay?

... Not related with the question, I'll go with guessing: "bisyllabic vs others"?

Member: gopher
Nonmember: fragmentation

Mise
Jun 08, 2008, 06:15 AM
Shakespeare plays?

Member: Romeo and Juliet
Non-member: West Side Story

Or...

Atari games?

Member: Pong
Non-member: Hitman

BananaLee
Jun 08, 2008, 06:19 AM
Nope to all.

Member: Tempest, Hurricane, Lightning
Non-Member: Tornado, gopher, fragmentation, Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story, Pong, Hitman

Catharsis
Jun 08, 2008, 06:22 AM
Names of jets?

Member: Typhoon
Non-member: Ballerina

LightFang
Jun 08, 2008, 11:58 AM
Repeat rules? I guess they're ok. It's not really "my" game per se. Do whatever you want. Just, you know, if you repeat rules you'll be censured, since that makes you uncreative. :p

BananaLee
Jun 08, 2008, 05:42 PM
Repeat rules?

Repeat? eh?

The Tornado is a jet if I recall.. ;)

Member: Tempest, Hurricane, Lightning, Typhoon
Non-Member: Tornado, Gopher, Fragmentation, Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story, Pong, Hitman, Ballerina

LightFang
Jun 08, 2008, 05:53 PM
Rule: British aircraft are members.

Member: Whitworth
Nonmember: Malfunction

electric926
Jun 08, 2008, 05:57 PM
Weather that occurs in water?

Member: Tsunami
Nonmember: Drought

BananaLee
Jun 08, 2008, 08:54 PM
Member: Tempest, Hurricane, Lightning, Typhoon, Lancer
Non-Member: Tornado, Gopher, Fragmentation, Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story, Pong, Hitman, Ballerina, Whitworth, Malfunction, Tsunami, Drought, Impreza

Whitworth isn't an aircraft - they're manufacturers. But on with the game, they're not all Brit aircraft or weather over water. I've added another clue.

lutzj
Jun 08, 2008, 09:42 PM
Regional words for global phenomena?

Member: Soccer
Nonmember: Chicken

Perfection
Jun 08, 2008, 11:47 PM
Military aircraft?

Member: Spitfire
Nonmember: Concorde

BananaLee
Jun 08, 2008, 11:52 PM
Member: Tempest, Hurricane, Lightning, Typhoon, Lancer, Spitfire
Non-Member: Tornado, Gopher, Fragmentation, Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story, Pong, Hitman, Ballerina, Whitworth, Malfunction, Tsunami, Drought, Impreza, Soccer, Chicken, Concorde

Very very very close. It's aircraft of WW2, hence the Tornado (Panavia Tornado) being a non-member.

Floor's open to Perfection.

LightFang
Jun 08, 2008, 11:56 PM
Bleh, I was very close. :p

Perfection
Jun 09, 2008, 10:15 AM
Member: Red
Non-Member: Blue

sirtommygunn
Jun 09, 2008, 11:10 AM
rule: words that start with r
member:rocket
non-member:balloon

Love
Jun 09, 2008, 02:33 PM
Words with three letters in it?

Member: Two
non-member: Three

Perfection
Jun 09, 2008, 09:52 PM
WRONG AND WRONG
Member: Red
Non-Member: Blue, rocket, balloon, Two, Three

BananaLee
Jun 09, 2008, 10:59 PM
Names of characters from That 70s Show

Member: Eric
Non-Member: Ben

Perfection
Jun 09, 2008, 11:23 PM
WRONG
Members: Red
Non-Members: Blue, rocket, balloon, Two, Three, Eric, Ben

lutzj
Jun 09, 2008, 11:58 PM
Red

Member: Red
Nonmember: Dragons

Perfection
Jun 10, 2008, 12:25 AM
WRONG
Members: Red
Non-Members: Blue, rocket, balloon, Two, Three, Eric, Ben, Dragons

electric926
Jun 10, 2008, 12:49 PM
Words that rhyme with red?
Member: Bed
Nonmember: Czech Republic

reverend oats
Jun 10, 2008, 03:13 PM
Colors associated with emotions?

Member- Blue
Nonmember- Mauve

Love
Jun 10, 2008, 03:43 PM
Words in hangman that we will fail on?

Member: Bacon Burger With Peanut butter
Non-member: Poop

electric926
Jun 10, 2008, 06:19 PM
Great idea, reverend oats, but blue was the first non-member word :D

Perfection
Jun 10, 2008, 07:36 PM
WRONG WRONG WRONG
Members: Red
Non-Members: Blue, rocket, balloon, Two, Three, Eric, Ben, Dragons, Bed, Czech Republic, Mauve, Bacon Burger With Peanut butter, Poop

BTW poop is much harder in hangman then Bacon Burger With Peanut butter

Mise
Jun 12, 2008, 05:30 AM
Colours on a particular flag.

Members: Green
Non-members: Black

Mise
Jun 12, 2008, 05:33 AM
Colours on a certain thing.

Members: White
Non-members: Lilac

Mise
Jun 12, 2008, 05:36 AM
Words that relate to other members, but are different from non-members, in a specific and intensional way.

Member: Red
Non-member: Blue

Seriously... is it a "word" thing or is it a "colour" thing? Give us a clue!

Perfection
Jun 12, 2008, 09:10 PM
WRONG WRONG WRONG
Members: Red, Black, White
Non-Members: Blue, rocket, balloon, Two, Three, Eric, Ben, Dragons, Bed, Czech Republic, Mauve, Bacon Burger With Peanut butter, Poop, Green, Lilac

Love
Jun 13, 2008, 03:22 AM
Colors in the flag of Yemen?

Member: Red,Black,White
non-member: Pink

electric926
Jun 13, 2008, 06:33 AM
Colors on the flag of Egypt?

Member: Yellow
Nonmember: Purple

Perfection
Jun 13, 2008, 10:19 AM
WRONG WRONG
Members: Red, Black, White, Yellow
Non-Members: Blue, rocket, balloon, Two, Three, Eric, Ben, Dragons, Bed, Czech Republic, Mauve, Bacon Burger With Peanut butter, Poop, Green, Lilac, Pink, Purple

LightFang
Jun 13, 2008, 10:40 AM
Colors Perfection Likes

Members: Azure
Nonmember: Pterodactyl

kenken244
Jun 13, 2008, 11:25 AM
Colors that aren't blue

member: magenta
non-member: ocean

Perfection
Jun 13, 2008, 11:46 AM
WRONG WRONG (and a hint)
Members: Red, Black, White, Yellow, North
Non-Members: Blue, rocket, balloon, Two, Three, Eric, Ben, Dragons, Bed, Czech Republic, Mauve, Bacon Burger With Peanut butter, Poop, Green, Lilac, Pink, Purple, Azure, Pterodactyl, magenta, ocean

flyingchicken
Jun 13, 2008, 11:52 AM
Things related to the American Civil War?
Member: Slaves
Non-member: McDonalds

Catharsis
Jun 13, 2008, 11:54 AM
Names of seas?

Members: Mediterranean
Non-members: Chimney

Perfection
Jun 14, 2008, 12:56 AM
Catsup!
http://www.thetartgallery.com/catsup.jpg

Mise
Jun 15, 2008, 04:37 AM
?http://www.transinfo.qld.gov.au/qt/translin.nsf/files/nothing.gif/$file/nothing.gif

Catharsis
Jun 15, 2008, 05:38 AM
SORRY SORRY SORRY

Member: Harry Truman
Non-member: Herbert Hoover

Mise
Jun 15, 2008, 06:38 AM
Ohhhhh, Cat's up! Geddit.

kill fire
Jun 15, 2008, 05:10 PM
People whos first names begin with H but last names dont.

Members: Harry Potter

Nonmembers: Harry Humperharter

BananaLee
Jun 15, 2008, 05:30 PM
People whose names *aren't* brand names

Members: !Xobile
Non-Members: Henry Ford

Catharsis
Jun 15, 2008, 05:36 PM
Henry Ford is quite close to one of the members of the set, but not quite.

Member: Harry Truman
Non-member: Herbert Hoover, Harry Potter, Harry Humperharter, !Xobile, Henry Ford

Perfection
Jun 15, 2008, 07:23 PM
American WWII figures

Member: FDR
Nonmember: GWB

kill fire
Jun 15, 2008, 09:07 PM
Names that Cat picked

Members: Harry Truman

Nonmembers: Opi

electric926
Jun 16, 2008, 01:45 PM
Rule: 20th century figures

Member: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nonmember: Abe Lincoln

Catharsis
Jun 16, 2008, 01:51 PM
Member: Harry Truman, Harry Truman, Eisenhower
Non-member: Herbert Hoover, Harry Potter, Harry Humperharter, !Xobile, Henry Ford, FDR, GWB, Opi, Abe Lincoln

LightFang
Jun 16, 2008, 06:43 PM
Cold War US Presidents

Member: Nixon
Nonmember: Washington

Catharsis
Jun 17, 2008, 09:21 AM
Ooh, double-member. Not the right rule, though.

Member: Harry Truman, Harry Truman, Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Richard Nixon back again
Non-member: Herbert Hoover, Harry Potter, Harry Humperharter, !Xobile, Henry Ford, FDR, GWB, Opi, Abe Lincoln, Washington

electric926
Jun 17, 2008, 09:36 AM
Presidents involved in preventing the spread of Communism in Asia.

Member: Lyndon B. Johnson
Nonmember: George Bush

Catharsis
Jun 17, 2008, 06:09 PM
Member: Harry Truman, Harry Truman, Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Richard Nixon back again
Non-member: Herbert Hoover, Harry Potter, Harry Humperharter, !Xobile, Henry Ford, FDR, GWB, Opi, Abe Lincoln, Washington, Lyndon B. Johnson, George Bush

LightFang
Jun 17, 2008, 07:25 PM
Events/People in "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel
Member: Children of Thalidomide
Nonmember: The New Economy

BananaLee
Jun 17, 2008, 09:37 PM
Truman didn't appear twice in the song.
<_<
>_>

But it's a bloody clever set if it was..

LightFang
Jun 17, 2008, 11:45 PM
kill fire guessed Truman when it was already a member (how observant), so that's why he's on there twice.

At least, if I'm right, anyway. Richard Nixon back again was the clincher.

Catharsis
Jun 18, 2008, 05:32 AM
LightFang is right!

Member: Harry Truman, Harry Truman, Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Richard Nixon back again, children of thalidomide
Non-member: Herbert Hoover, Harry Potter, Harry Humperharter, !Xobile, Henry Ford, FDR, GWB, Opi, Abe Lincoln, Washington, Lyndon B. Johnson, George Bush, The New Economy

electric926
Jun 18, 2008, 12:46 PM
Nice word set. I would never have guessed that.

LightFang
Jun 18, 2008, 07:30 PM
Member: red
Nonmember: blue

kill fire
Jun 18, 2008, 09:49 PM
Colors that arent blue or any shade of blue

Member: yellow


Nonmember: indigo

LightFang
Jun 18, 2008, 10:04 PM
Wrong.

Members: red, yellow
Nonmembers: blue, indigo

choxorn
Jun 18, 2008, 10:17 PM
"Warm" Colors?

Member: Orange

Non-Member: Green

LightFang
Jun 18, 2008, 10:26 PM
Wrong.

Members: red, yellow.
Nonmembers: blue, indigo, Orange, Green

kill fire
Jun 18, 2008, 10:51 PM
Colors that are only 1 color on the color wheel apart


Members: green and blue

Nonmembers: black and orange

LightFang
Jun 18, 2008, 10:52 PM
Wrong.

Members: red, yellow
Nonmembers: blue, indigo, Orange, Green, green and blue, black and orange

kill fire
Jun 18, 2008, 11:33 PM
colors pee can be! (there are actually some kinds of beans that will turn your pee red)

Members: clear

Nonmembers: green

LightFang
Jun 19, 2008, 12:00 AM
Wrong.

Members: red, yellow
Nonmembers: blue, indigo, Orange, Green, green and blue, black and orange, clear, green

electric926
Jun 19, 2008, 07:29 AM
The two talking M&M's from the M&M commercials?

Member: Yellow
Nonmember: Pink

choxorn
Jun 19, 2008, 12:17 PM
Colors found in the condiments of hot dogs?

Member: Yellow

Non-Member: Yo Momma

LightFang
Jun 19, 2008, 07:47 PM
Wrong; wrong.


Members: red, yellow
Nonmembers: blue, indigo, Orange, Green, green and blue, black and orange, clear, green, Yellow, Pink, Yellow, Yo Momma

choxorn
Jun 20, 2008, 12:45 AM
Yellow's a member and a non-member? :p

LightFang
Jun 20, 2008, 12:57 AM
Yellow's already up there. I put all duplicates on the bottom to mess with you.

Members: red, yellow
Nonmembers: blue, indigo, Orange, Green, green and blue, black and orange, clear, green, Pink, Yo Momma

Perfection
Jun 20, 2008, 01:33 AM
seas?

members: black
nonmembers: butthole

LightFang
Jun 20, 2008, 01:50 AM
Wrong. I'll give you guys a clue.

Members: red, yellow, hammer
Nonmembers: blue, indigo, Orange, Green, green and blue, black and orange, clear, green, Pink, Yo Momma, black, butthole, screwdriver

Izipo
Jun 20, 2008, 02:02 AM
Stuff on the flag of China ?

Member : Star
Non-member : Teddy bear

BananaLee
Jun 20, 2008, 02:42 AM
Stuff on the flag of the Soviet Union?

Member: Sickle
Non-Member: your Nana

LightFang
Jun 20, 2008, 10:02 AM
Once I added the clue, it was incredibly easy.

BananaLee wins!

BananaLee
Jun 20, 2008, 05:05 PM
Cool.
Let's go again: -

Member: Ionian
Non-Member: Spartan

electric926
Jun 20, 2008, 05:46 PM
Rule: Seas

Member: Mediterranian
Nonmember: Pacific

Catharsis
Jun 20, 2008, 05:55 PM
Rule: Ancient Greek pillar designs

Member: Corinthian
Non-member: Psalms

Perfection
Jun 20, 2008, 07:33 PM
Rule: Starts with a vowel
Member: Eggs
Nonmember: Legs

BananaLee
Jun 21, 2008, 04:49 AM
No. No. No.

Member: Ionian
Non-Member: Spartan, Mediterrainean, Pacific, Corinthian, Psalms, Eggs, Legs

flyingchicken
Jun 21, 2008, 05:11 AM
Words that start with two vowels?
Member: Eel
Non-Member: Egalitarianism

electric926
Jun 21, 2008, 06:23 AM
Biotechnology Companies

Member: LAE BIO
Nonmember: McDonalds

BananaLee
Jun 21, 2008, 06:25 AM
No. No. Added another hint.

Member: Ionian, Lydian
Non-Member: Spartan, Mediterrainean, Pacific, Corinthian, Psalms, Eggs, Legs, Eel, Egalitarianism, LAE BIO, McDonalds

flyingchicken
Jun 21, 2008, 07:09 AM
Places adjectives about Anatolia?
Member: Ankaran
Non-member: Laconia

LightFang
Jun 21, 2008, 10:34 AM
Musical mode/scale names.

Member: Dorian
Nonmember: Spartan

electric926
Jun 21, 2008, 02:31 PM
Guitar Legato Scales

Member: Mixolydian
Nonmember: Athens

BananaLee
Jun 21, 2008, 04:22 PM
Lightfang's got it.

electric926 is close but too late ;)

electric926
Jun 21, 2008, 05:48 PM
Oh well, I'll get it next time! :mwaha:

LightFang
Jun 22, 2008, 12:48 AM
Member: Fender
Nonmember: Tire

BananaLee
Jun 22, 2008, 01:21 AM
Guitar brands

Member: Taylor
Non-Member: Sailor

choxorn
Jun 22, 2008, 01:35 AM
Parts of a car not touching the ground

Member: Window

Nonmember: Tire

electric926
Jun 22, 2008, 05:45 AM
American terms for vehicle parts

Member: Fender
Nonmember: Wing

Mise
Jun 22, 2008, 05:51 AM
Nouns that aren't also verbs:

Member: Windscreen
Non-member: Table

Love
Jun 22, 2008, 11:20 AM
Characters in Robots

Member: Cappy
non-member: Bender

LightFang
Jun 22, 2008, 12:37 PM
BananaLee won this one, meaning that I'm very, very predictable, or something.

In other news, I got a Squier Affinity Stratocaster for my birthday. It's beautiful. :)

Mise
Jun 22, 2008, 03:38 PM
I think the first thing that pops into most people's head when they see the word "Fender" (esp. capitalised!) is guitars :)

Is that your first guitar?

LightFang
Jun 22, 2008, 04:04 PM
It's my first electric guitar.

BananaLee
Jun 22, 2008, 04:36 PM
Schweet.. I chased a Fender J-Bass for a while, then I met the G&L L-2000. Twin Humbuckers, solid maplewood neck (so the damn thing won't warp), and good old-skool 21-fret neck :D

Anyway, here's another set. Sounds familiar? :p: -

Member: Spitfire
Non-Member: Hurricane

electric926
Jun 22, 2008, 07:41 PM
WWII Planes NOT named after weather events.

Member: Mustang
Nonmember: Typhoon

BananaLee
Jun 23, 2008, 05:23 AM
Nope.

Member: Spitfire, Mustang
Non-Member: Hurricane, Typhoon

Perfection
Jun 23, 2008, 10:49 AM
Words that lack H's

Member: cow
Nonmember: chow