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| Not quite a connecting wall, v1 | |
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| CJ | Jun 1 2012, 04:52 PM Post #1 |
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Some of you will be familiar with the "Connecting Wall" contests that have been going on in this forum. You get a grid with, say, 16 words, which can be grouped into four groups of four, and the goal is to identify the four groups and work out what connects them. However, someone (I can't remember who), realized that it was just as much fun for people to invent their own combos as it was to try and find the pre-existing ones, and so inventing imaginative combos became a secondary goal of the connecting walls. But, since inventing combos is good fun too, why not start a contest built around it? Here we have a smaller wall, consisting of nine words: ![]() The goal is simple: take some of these words, and try to form some kind of link between them. To take an example of what I'm talking about, for those of you who don't know: Drive / Crash / Loop - all to do with Hot Wheels toys. There are no main combos here - let your imagination run wild! Now, for the boring bit:
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| Pyrite | Jun 1 2012, 05:35 PM Post #2 |
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First off, I'd like to request that I don't receive any extra posts for this. Anyway, here's my combo: Green/Set/Ball/Drive/Out/Star/Loop - Tennis Set, Ball, Out, Loop should all be obvious. Green as in the grass. Drive is a tennis shot (as is Loop). And tennis stars are the most famous players. And maybe Crash for crashing out of a competition. |
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| CJ | Jun 1 2012, 05:39 PM Post #3 |
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Wow. 7 words, and a reasonably good link. I think that'll be difficult to beat! Also, your request not to receive extra posts will be granted. |
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| HeroineDark | Jun 1 2012, 06:16 PM Post #4 |
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Give the order to deploy the glaive.
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Drive/Green/Ball - Golf Ball/Out/Star/Set - First letters spell out BOSS |
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Jun 1 2012, 06:22 PM Post #5 |
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drive/ball/out/derby/stars: Homerun derby (it's part oif baseball if you don't know; you hit and drive the ball out to the stars and try to do it over and over again; the star part is metaphorical for "far and out of the stadium")
Edited by thecostumedanceparty, Jun 1 2012, 06:24 PM.
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| Pyrite | Jun 2 2012, 08:17 PM Post #6 |
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Drive/Ball/Out - Cricket For those who aren't familiar with cricket: a cricketer plays a cover drive shot, but the ball is caught, so he's out. Just throwing another one out there... Edited by Pyrite, Jun 2 2012, 11:16 PM.
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| CJ | Jun 11 2012, 04:30 PM Post #7 |
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Wow, I forgot to judge this! 1) PL-Stokie: Green/Set/Ball/Drive/Out/Star/Loop - Tennis (I was impressed that anyone could connect 7 words!) 2) thecostumedanceparty: drive/ball/out/derby/stars: Homerun derby 3) HeroofDarkness; Drive/Green/Ball - Golf (Not her longest combo, but I feel that the links in this one were stronger) Certainly a common theme in these combos! Normally, PL would do the next one, but since he's on study leave, Adam can do it instead. |
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Jun 11 2012, 05:39 PM Post #8 |
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I'm still mystified as to how the words "loop" fit into tennis. |
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| CJ | Jun 11 2012, 06:25 PM Post #9 |
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It's a type of tennis shot, characterised by heavy topspin. |
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| Pyrite | Jun 19 2012, 09:56 PM Post #10 |
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Do you want me to do the next one, since I'm back? |
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| CJ | Jun 19 2012, 09:56 PM Post #11 |
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Since Adam hasn't done one, I suppose you can. |
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| Pyrite | Jun 19 2012, 10:06 PM Post #12 |
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OK, I've tried to avoid making them too disimilar.
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| CJ | Jun 19 2012, 10:13 PM Post #13 |
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Note / Print / Spell / Letter / Symbol / Character - Microsoft Word You can use it to write notes and letters (in a font called Symbol if so desired), and then print them. It will help you to spell correctly, and introduce you to a paperclip character. |
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Jun 19 2012, 10:17 PM Post #14 |
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Game. Set. Match! No point for me to even try. Edited by thecostumedanceparty, Jun 19 2012, 10:17 PM.
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| Pyrite | Jun 19 2012, 10:31 PM Post #15 |
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6/9 words with a good reasoning. Good start, but let's see what others can come up with.
Edited by Pyrite, Jun 19 2012, 10:36 PM.
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Jun 20 2012, 02:04 AM Post #16 |
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I'll try, but I don't think that can be beaten. |
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| Pyrite | Jun 20 2012, 03:09 PM Post #17 |
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BTW: I'll end this on the 25th. |
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Jun 20 2012, 03:15 PM Post #18 |
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I'd actually prefer if they were dissimilar. I find note and letter too close in meaning... |
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| Pyrite | Jun 23 2012, 02:14 PM Post #19 |
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OK, next time I do one, I'll make them all disimilar. |
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Jun 23 2012, 03:14 PM Post #20 |
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Whatever you do is up to you. That was just my opinion. |
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| HeroineDark | Jun 23 2012, 06:09 PM Post #21 |
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Note / Print / Spell / Letter / Symbol / Character / Link - Book about Zelda :p |
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| Pyrite | Jun 23 2012, 08:38 PM Post #22 |
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Nice! Still two days left! |
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| CJ | Jun 27 2012, 12:04 PM Post #23 |
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Well, it's the 27th now, so you may want to judge this. |
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| Pyrite | Jun 27 2012, 12:18 PM Post #24 |
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Argh...I forgot!! Well, both entries were really good, so it's a tough decision... 1) CJ: Note / Print / Spell / Letter / Symbol / Character - Microsoft Word - 108 posts 2) HeroofDarkness: Note / Print / Spell / Letter / Symbol / Character / Link - Book about Zelda - 98 postsSo CJ, you can do the next one. |
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| CJ | Jun 27 2012, 03:31 PM Post #25 |
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TBH, I thought HoD would win! Anyway, here's the next one. Ten words this time, instead of nine: ![]() One final note: 'piggyback combos' (that is, just extending someone else's combo instead of forming your own, and using the same or similar reasoning to them) won't be accepted. Good luck! |
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| Pyrite | Jun 29 2012, 10:30 PM Post #26 |
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It did take me a while to decide. Information/Class/Egpyt - An Egyptology Class. Air/Extra/Beach/Class - All followed by "time". Edited by Pyrite, Jun 29 2012, 10:30 PM.
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1) PL-Stokie: Green/Set/Ball/Drive/Out/Star/Loop - Tennis (I was impressed that anyone could connect 7 words!)
2) thecostumedanceparty: drive/ball/out/derby/stars: Homerun derby
3) HeroofDarkness; Drive/Green/Ball - Golf (Not her longest combo, but I feel that the links in this one were stronger)

12:54 AM Jul 11