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Title: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: BlackScorpion on January 23, 2013, 07:59:39 PM
I'm having trouble concentrating on my reading; therefore, I thought of an idea for a thread: in this thread, riddles, trivial information, as well as tips will be posted.

To begin with, I'll post a riddle.  Actually, here is a correction: I will post a riddle relayed in series.

http://www.mcgov.co.uk/zahada.html

Zahads is my favorite series of riddles available electronically (I've gotten farther in it than in any other series of riddles available electronically because Zahada is more user friendly than the others).
Title: Re: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: Black Water on January 23, 2013, 08:05:49 PM
What is an ITT?
Title: Re: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: BlackScorpion on January 23, 2013, 08:07:26 PM
Quote from: Peanut on January 23, 2013, 08:05:49 PM
What is an ITT?

It's an initialism that means "in this thread."
Title: Re: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: Black Water on January 23, 2013, 08:12:04 PM
Ah, lol, I thought it was something along the lines of intellecutal trivia tournement persay, so were is the riddle :-D
Title: Re: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: BlackScorpion on January 23, 2013, 08:24:33 PM
Quote from: Peanut on January 23, 2013, 08:12:04 PM
Ah, lol, I thought it was something along the lines of intellecutal trivia tournement persay, so were is the riddle :-D

Here (http://www.mcgov.co.uk/zahada.html).
Title: Re: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: Are§ on January 23, 2013, 08:36:58 PM
is it bad if i cant even get past "the rules" one?

Edit: NEVERMIND, I'm not stupid afterall. got it  8)
Title: Re: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: BlackScorpion on January 23, 2013, 08:38:52 PM
Quote from: Are§ on January 23, 2013, 08:36:58 PM
is it bad if i cant even get past "the rules" one?

It's because it's not just the rules.
ETA: Nice. :-)
Title: Re: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: {212th} Ldr. Norris on January 24, 2013, 07:08:12 AM
These are fun  :D I will have more time later today to do more
Title: Re: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: Darth Verik on January 24, 2013, 11:58:26 AM
Awesome! I love these kind of things.

Here's an classic one (and a very easy one as well)

"This thing all things devours:
Birds, trees, beasts, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays kings, ruins town,
And beats high mountains down."
Title: Re: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: Unit 33 on January 24, 2013, 12:19:48 PM
Quote from: Darth Verik on January 24, 2013, 11:58:26 AM
Awesome! I love these kind of things.

Here's an classic one (and a very easy one as well)

"This thing all things devours:
Birds, trees, beasts, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays kings, ruins town,
And beats high mountains down."
Time

Come on I've read the Hobbit too you know.

Why was the hearse horse hoarse?
Title: Re: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: Darth Verik on January 24, 2013, 12:36:15 PM
coffin...

Lol, where are the really difficult ones! I'm now at number 9 of that game you send. (btw i sometimes really hate my lack of English...)

"I turn polar bears white
And I will make you cry.
I make guys have to pee
And girls comb their hair.
I make celebrities look stupid
And normal people look like celebrities.
I turn pancakes brown
And make your champagne bubble.
If you squeeze me, I'll pop.
If you look at me, you'll pop"

Its in my vocabulary only one lvl higher then the one from the hobbit (also...i told you it was a classic one...that was a hint :P)
Title: Re: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: BlackScorpion on January 24, 2013, 06:57:30 PM
Quote from: Darth Verik on January 24, 2013, 12:36:15 PM
coffin...

Lol, where are the really difficult ones! I'm now at number 9 of that game you send. (btw i sometimes really hate my lack of English...)

"I turn polar bears white
And I will make you cry.
I make guys have to pee
And girls comb their hair.
I make celebrities look stupid
And normal people look like celebrities.
I turn pancakes brown
And make your champagne bubble.
If you squeeze me, I'll pop.
If you look at me, you'll pop"

Its in my vocabulary only one lvl higher then the one from the hobbit (also...i told you it was a classic one...that was a hint :P)

Is this water?

To pass along a tip for those writing essays: if you read the beginning of a piece, its conclusion, and the topic sentences of the paragraphs, you will get more than enough information to hold a conversation on the subject of your research.
Title: Re: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: Joseph on January 24, 2013, 10:31:22 PM
Where are the Other Minutae? I'm disappointed!

(Helpful Hint: If anyone needs a fast essay for a "cultural studies" type class, try this website: http://www.elsewhere.org/pomo/)
Title: Re: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: BlackScorpion on January 25, 2013, 08:32:03 AM
Quote from: Joseph on January 24, 2013, 10:31:22 PM
Where are the Other Minutae? I'm disappointed!

(Helpful Hint: If anyone needs a fast essay for a "cultural studies" type class, try this website: http://www.elsewhere.org/pomo/)

It's just meant as a general tips and tricks thread, but for endeavors not limited to video games.
That's an interesting website... it just generates random essays?  I Googled a portion of an essay and one of the results was a very similar portion of another essay hosted at the same website.
Title: Re: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: Joseph on January 25, 2013, 10:20:41 AM
Yes, there's information about the site at the bottom. The work that led to the generator was written up in "On the Simulation of Postmodernism and Mental Debility Using Recursive Transition Networks" (lol)
Title: Re: ITT: Riddles, Trivia, and Other Minutiae
Post by: BlackScorpion on January 26, 2013, 03:36:27 PM
Now, with Google's search engine features being extraordinarily accessible, most people who are able to use the internet are able to conduct a search.  But... can they do so effectively?

I live with my disgrace are lyrics from a song.  But what song?

Let's find out how to find out.

First, we can Google the lyrics in italic. (http://bit.ly/10RdXOl)  But the answer isn't there.

If we Google I live with my disgrace lyrics (http://bit.ly/10Reccm) the answer still isn't there.

So, what can we Google to find the answer?  What can we do?  We can put brackets around information to create search terms.  If we Google "I live with my disgrace" + "lyrics" (http://bit.ly/10RezUd), we find the answer.
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