Talk:2032: Word Puzzles - Revision history

CrypticGuide at 03:45, 24 March 2023

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ColorfulGalaxy at 21:28, 20 February 2023

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Dgbrt at 21:04, 3 November 2018

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Ciphergoth: :I would support marking this correct. ~~~~

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:I would support marking this correct. ~~~~

GreatWyrmGold: I want to reduce the number of incomplete explanations, even if only by pointing out how they're actually complete.

2018-11-03T19:42:50Z

I want to reduce the number of incomplete explanations, even if only by pointing out how they're actually complete.

Ciphergoth: Of course another reason it sounds like a word puzzle is simply that the whole scenario sounds impossibly contrived! ~~~~

2018-10-23T04:35:28Z

Of course another reason it sounds like a word puzzle is simply that the whole scenario sounds impossibly contrived! ~~~~

172.69.62.226 at 00:13, 11 October 2018

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172.68.65.90 at 12:59, 17 August 2018

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N0lqu at 18:56, 16 August 2018

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Dgbrt at 16:59, 15 August 2018

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	See: [[User:ColorfulGalaxy/Cryptic\|List of XKCD-related cryptic clues]].		See: [[User:ColorfulGalaxy/Cryptic\|List of XKCD-related cryptic clues]].
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		+	: You can also see my user page for a cryptic clue guide. [[User:CrypticGuide\|CrypticGuide]] ([[User talk:CrypticGuide\|talk]]) 03:45, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

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	:I would support marking this correct. [[User:Ciphergoth\|Ciphergoth]] ([[User talk:Ciphergoth\|talk]]) 20:50, 3 November 2018 (UTC)		:I would support marking this correct. [[User:Ciphergoth\|Ciphergoth]] ([[User talk:Ciphergoth\|talk]]) 20:50, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
	::Thanks for your input, if not done by you I will remove the incomplete tag. --[[User:Dgbrt\|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt\|talk]]) 21:04, 3 November 2018 (UTC)		::Thanks for your input, if not done by you I will remove the incomplete tag. --[[User:Dgbrt\|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt\|talk]]) 21:04, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
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		+	See: [[User:ColorfulGalaxy/Cryptic\|List of XKCD-related cryptic clues]].

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	:I would support marking this correct. [[User:Ciphergoth\|Ciphergoth]] ([[User talk:Ciphergoth\|talk]]) 20:50, 3 November 2018 (UTC)		:I would support marking this correct. [[User:Ciphergoth\|Ciphergoth]] ([[User talk:Ciphergoth\|talk]]) 20:50, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
		+	::Thanks for your input, if not done by you I will remove the incomplete tag. --[[User:Dgbrt\|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt\|talk]]) 21:04, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

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	Is there any reason to think this explanation is actually incomplete, or were we just waiting to see if there as a real puzzle here? [[User:GreatWyrmGold\|GreatWyrmGold]] ([[User talk:GreatWyrmGold\|talk]]) 19:42, 3 November 2018 (UTC)		Is there any reason to think this explanation is actually incomplete, or were we just waiting to see if there as a real puzzle here? [[User:GreatWyrmGold\|GreatWyrmGold]] ([[User talk:GreatWyrmGold\|talk]]) 19:42, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
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		+	:I would support marking this correct. [[User:Ciphergoth\|Ciphergoth]] ([[User talk:Ciphergoth\|talk]]) 20:50, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

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	Of course another reason it sounds like a word puzzle is simply that the whole scenario sounds impossibly contrived! [[User:Ciphergoth\|Ciphergoth]] ([[User talk:Ciphergoth\|talk]]) 04:35, 23 October 2018 (UTC)		Of course another reason it sounds like a word puzzle is simply that the whole scenario sounds impossibly contrived! [[User:Ciphergoth\|Ciphergoth]] ([[User talk:Ciphergoth\|talk]]) 04:35, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
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		+	Is there any reason to think this explanation is actually incomplete, or were we just waiting to see if there as a real puzzle here? [[User:GreatWyrmGold\|GreatWyrmGold]] ([[User talk:GreatWyrmGold\|talk]]) 19:42, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

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	:Also ARIA occurs backwards in "au pAIR At the start" and the alt-text's "AIRAsian arena." Not sure if it's necessarily a cryptic, since it could just be wordplay without a definition.[[Special:Contributions/172.69.62.226\|172.69.62.226]] 00:13, 11 October 2018 (UTC)		:Also ARIA occurs backwards in "au pAIR At the start" and the alt-text's "AIRAsian arena." Not sure if it's necessarily a cryptic, since it could just be wordplay without a definition.[[Special:Contributions/172.69.62.226\|172.69.62.226]] 00:13, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
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		+	Of course another reason it sounds like a word puzzle is simply that the whole scenario sounds impossibly contrived! [[User:Ciphergoth\|Ciphergoth]] ([[User talk:Ciphergoth\|talk]]) 04:35, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

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	I saw this comment on the Guardian's cryptic crossword blog[https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/crossword-blog/2018/aug/06/crossword-roundup-donald-trump-in-nine-squares#comment-119413228], which makes the point that it contains both the short vowel-heavy words American crosswords are notorious for using ("aria", "Eno", "opera", "era", arguably "au pair") and the common cryptic indicators ("parts of", "composed", "at the start"). In addition I see some semordnilaps ("parts", "Eno", "star", "live era", arguably "opera"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sator_Square]) and other anagrammable words ("this"="hits"="shit"="Sith", "Brian"="brain"="bairn"="Rabin", "post"="pots"="opts"="stop"="spot"="tops"). Also "star"+"p"="parts", "star"+"t"="start", "op"+"era"="opera", and "opera" in Spanish sounds like "au pair, ah" at least according to this[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W3Zwi9Otac] pronunciation video. There are many potential wild goose chases here.		I saw this comment on the Guardian's cryptic crossword blog[https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/crossword-blog/2018/aug/06/crossword-roundup-donald-trump-in-nine-squares#comment-119413228], which makes the point that it contains both the short vowel-heavy words American crosswords are notorious for using ("aria", "Eno", "opera", "era", arguably "au pair") and the common cryptic indicators ("parts of", "composed", "at the start"). In addition I see some semordnilaps ("parts", "Eno", "star", "live era", arguably "opera"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sator_Square]) and other anagrammable words ("this"="hits"="shit"="Sith", "Brian"="brain"="bairn"="Rabin", "post"="pots"="opts"="stop"="spot"="tops"). Also "star"+"p"="parts", "star"+"t"="start", "op"+"era"="opera", and "opera" in Spanish sounds like "au pair, ah" at least according to this[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W3Zwi9Otac] pronunciation video. There are many potential wild goose chases here.
	[[Special:Contributions/172.68.65.90\|172.68.65.90]] 12:59, 17 August 2018 (UTC)		[[Special:Contributions/172.68.65.90\|172.68.65.90]] 12:59, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
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		+	:Also ARIA occurs backwards in "au pAIR At the start" and the alt-text's "AIRAsian arena." Not sure if it's necessarily a cryptic, since it could just be wordplay without a definition.[[Special:Contributions/172.69.62.226\|172.69.62.226]] 00:13, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

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	:: Dangit anyway, I'm starting to feel like a Cueball! I now see the page IS linked at the top, but it's not obvious it's to the My Hobby series page - I thought it linked to some webpage on the word "hobby" instead. I'll rework it slightly to be clearer. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht\|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht\|talk]]) 13:36, 15 August 2018 (UTC)		:: Dangit anyway, I'm starting to feel like a Cueball! I now see the page IS linked at the top, but it's not obvious it's to the My Hobby series page - I thought it linked to some webpage on the word "hobby" instead. I'll rework it slightly to be clearer. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht\|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht\|talk]]) 13:36, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
	:::You're talking about the category "My Hobby" which is always shown at the bottom of the comic page. Your rework is clearer - I just thought the simple word "hobby" for that link would be enough. Nevertheless the "My Hobby" category is not only about word puzzles, so I changed your edit slightly. --[[User:Dgbrt\|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt\|talk]]) 16:59, 15 August 2018 (UTC)		:::You're talking about the category "My Hobby" which is always shown at the bottom of the comic page. Your rework is clearer - I just thought the simple word "hobby" for that link would be enough. Nevertheless the "My Hobby" category is not only about word puzzles, so I changed your edit slightly. --[[User:Dgbrt\|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt\|talk]]) 16:59, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
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		+	I saw this comment on the Guardian's cryptic crossword blog[https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/crossword-blog/2018/aug/06/crossword-roundup-donald-trump-in-nine-squares#comment-119413228], which makes the point that it contains both the short vowel-heavy words American crosswords are notorious for using ("aria", "Eno", "opera", "era", arguably "au pair") and the common cryptic indicators ("parts of", "composed", "at the start"). In addition I see some semordnilaps ("parts", "Eno", "star", "live era", arguably "opera"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sator_Square]) and other anagrammable words ("this"="hits"="shit"="Sith", "Brian"="brain"="bairn"="Rabin", "post"="pots"="opts"="stop"="spot"="tops"). Also "star"+"p"="parts", "star"+"t"="start", "op"+"era"="opera", and "opera" in Spanish sounds like "au pair, ah" at least according to this[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W3Zwi9Otac] pronunciation video. There are many potential wild goose chases here.
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 :::Nevertheless everyone is welcome to add more interpretations, but please don't write it like a comment. Think about the readers.
 :::--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 20:22, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
 Although Randall says he is messing with us, the fact that he is so much cleverer than any of the rest of us means that Cueball's statement might even be a legitimate cryptic clue.  --John [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.214|108.162.219.214]] 18:40, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

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	: Ok, I see the link to that page was shared in an earlier discussion post, and this comic was added to that page. Now we just need to consider whether or not a link should be added somehow in the explanation, similar to the link in 1995: MC Hammer [[User:Ianrbibtitlht\|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht\|talk]]) 13:28, 15 August 2018 (UTC)		: Ok, I see the link to that page was shared in an earlier discussion post, and this comic was added to that page. Now we just need to consider whether or not a link should be added somehow in the explanation, similar to the link in 1995: MC Hammer [[User:Ianrbibtitlht\|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht\|talk]]) 13:28, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
	:: Dangit anyway, I'm starting to feel like a Cueball! I now see the page IS linked at the top, but it's not obvious it's to the My Hobby series page - I thought it linked to some webpage on the word "hobby" instead. I'll rework it slightly to be clearer. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht\|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht\|talk]]) 13:36, 15 August 2018 (UTC)		:: Dangit anyway, I'm starting to feel like a Cueball! I now see the page IS linked at the top, but it's not obvious it's to the My Hobby series page - I thought it linked to some webpage on the word "hobby" instead. I'll rework it slightly to be clearer. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht\|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht\|talk]]) 13:36, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
		+	:::You're talking about the category "My Hobby" which is always shown at the bottom of the comic page. Your rework is clearer - I just thought the simple word "hobby" for that link would be enough. Nevertheless the "My Hobby" category is not only about word puzzles, so I changed your edit slightly. --[[User:Dgbrt\|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt\|talk]]) 16:59, 15 August 2018 (UTC)