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Re: Passing the time

#201 Post by Scurra » Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:47 pm

Now tell us how well you did. :D

(It's probably not good for me to admit that I got about half of the boards completely right (10 points) on my first pass... Although given that they are all boards from the show, it may just be a good memory. I didn't consciously remember any though.)
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#202 Post by Bunnylump » Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:59 pm

I didn't keep count. But I did get quite a few 10s. And as you know I have the world's worst memory, so I'm doing it fresh each time. :lol: I must say I'm not surprised you're good at this. I'm convinced your brain is full of filing cabinets with random (and useless) trivia stored in it.* Mine's just a big heap of crossed wires, with dull patches and the occasional short circuit... :lol:

*But then because I spend all day having to take in stuff, inwardly absorb it and then refigure it so that kids can understand it, I have to have a system whereby I blot excess information out and automatically relocate it into my mind's recycle bin. Otherwise I'd implode. :lol:
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Re: Passing the time

#203 Post by Bunnylump » Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:59 pm

This isn't really "passing the time", but it really made me laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx1XIm6q4r4
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#204 Post by LAT » Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:03 pm

That was totally daft! :lol:
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#205 Post by Bunnylump » Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:19 pm

Probably why I liked it... :lol: (Yes I do have a weird sense of humour). But then get this. My 22 year old daughter has just been out tonight for a real rave of an evening. They all went to the pub...and took their KNITTING with them! :shock: :shock: :shock:
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#206 Post by strep98 » Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:00 am

Bunnylump wrote:This is good. :D
http://www.bbc.co.uk/onlyconnect/quiz/

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Re: Passing the time

#207 Post by Bunnylump » Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:04 am

Oh, and isn't Victoria Coren a delightful mix of sarcasm and irritating smugness? :lol: I must say, though, that I had to turn the sound off when I did this website. They use the same sarcastic comment from her each time you don't solve one, and by the end I would have happily punched her... :lol:
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Re: Passing the time

#208 Post by clvrlad » Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:08 pm

Bunnylump wrote: They all went to the pub...and took their KNITTING with them! :shock: :shock: :shock:
nice to know your such a good example to your daughter ;-)
Bunnylump wrote:I would have happily punched her... :lol:
or not :roll:
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Re: Passing the time

#209 Post by Bunnylump » Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:29 pm

No, Clvrlad, I didn't take knitting to the pub, AND I am not the teetotaller of the family. It's her who shows me a good example. I don't choose to FOLLOW it but there you go. They do say that children react to try to be the opposite of their parents, don't they? See, I've done her a favour by being me. :D :lol: (It didn't work with the other one though... :roll:
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Trust me. Try it with the sound on and just you see how long it would take you to want to punch her. I am actually a pacifist, but I could be tempted to change the habit of a lifetime... :lol:
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Re: Passing the time

#210 Post by Scurra » Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:53 pm

Well the easy solution is not to get any of the answers wrong :lol:



For those who enjoyed the previous games in this series:

Dismantling an Alarm Clock

Click on the screwhead to start.
(Note that the top and side of the clock have clues on them but you aren't really told this.)
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Re: Passing the time

#211 Post by giraffe » Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:54 pm

How do you get to the top and sides? I only seem to have front and back.
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Re: Passing the time

#212 Post by Scurra » Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:04 pm

On the back of the clock you can click on the narrow sides - but there's nothing to show you that you can, so you may need to try in several places before you find the right spot. I only found the top by accident, and then tried to see if the sides had anything as well.
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Re: Passing the time

#213 Post by giraffe » Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:30 pm

I can see the top now, but the sides won't show.
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Re: Passing the time

#214 Post by Scurra » Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:34 pm

It's possible that you can only see the side when you need the clue that is on there?
I honestly can't remember now.
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Re: Passing the time

#215 Post by giraffe » Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:57 pm

Probably, I've sorted out one side, but it doesn't seem to have revealed the other side, so I'm clearly doing something wrong.
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Re: Passing the time

#216 Post by Wulfruna » Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:09 pm

There are more hidden screws than meet the eye..... You have to solve each part before you can move on to the next. The clue on the side relates to the colours on the inside. I don't think there is anything on the other side - once you've solved the clue on the first side, the rest is all inside the clock, I think.
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Re: Passing the time

#217 Post by maisie ladybird » Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:46 pm

Just come across this

http://www.tenthleaf.com/index.php

I can't get past chapter 1 yet, but it looks quite interesting, so I might persevere.
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Re: Passing the time

#218 Post by Scurra » Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:18 pm

Not a game, but I've been rather enjoying this:

http://www.suchtweetsorrow.com

It's early days yet, but there are some nice ideas.
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Re: Passing the time

#219 Post by Scurra » Fri May 21, 2010 8:35 pm

It's the 30th anniversary of PacMan.
So, for today only... Insert a coin:
http://www.google.co.uk
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Re: Passing the time

#220 Post by MBH » Fri May 21, 2010 11:27 pm

I've just seen that and enjoyed a game before logging on here :) I've still 'got it'.

Very clever use of the graphic - totally in the spirit of the original, but unique to Google.
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