tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post112002896210752688..comments2023-10-03T19:47:34.084+11:00Comments on Dialectic: The Rules GameEditorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13986439579966977930noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1121228353533572072005-07-13T14:19:00.000+10:002005-07-13T14:19:00.000+10:00So it is Wednesday and the list is melon, lemon, m...So it is Wednesday and the list is melon, lemon, monkey, nectarine, citrus, tamorillo, mustard, superman, peach, crayon, remembrancer, magic, and gun. <BR/><BR/>The question, which you have been trying to crack, is what made one object acceptable and not another - well the rule is that the noun had to start with the second consonant of the previous correct answer. In explaination, the second MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068975650320612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1121057104754729862005-07-11T14:45:00.000+10:002005-07-11T14:45:00.000+10:00Ah well there goes 12 days of my life I'll never g...Ah well there goes 12 days of my life I'll never get back.Samuel Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348284792143801649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1121047615167633292005-07-11T12:06:00.000+10:002005-07-11T12:06:00.000+10:00Yes, Samuel, you may take a gun.Yes, Samuel, you may take a gun.MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068975650320612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1121035850847985322005-07-11T08:50:00.000+10:002005-07-11T08:50:00.000+10:00I'm taking a gun. (Surely this time......)I'm taking a gun. <BR/><BR/>(Surely this time......)Samuel Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348284792143801649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1121033260078746002005-07-11T08:07:00.000+10:002005-07-11T08:07:00.000+10:00Craig - you may take magic. Coolie - you would hav...Craig - you may take magic. Coolie - you would have been able to take marijuana if Craig hadn't gotten in first with magic (and elephant isn't even close).<BR/><BR/>So, now, the list is melon, lemon, monkey, nectarine, citrus, tamorillo, mustard, superman, peach, crayon, remembrancer, and magic.MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068975650320612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1121009382781412132005-07-11T01:29:00.000+10:002005-07-11T01:29:00.000+10:00If this rule is to change every time there is a ru...If this rule is to change every time there is a rule figured out I'll be very upset Martin.<BR/><BR/>I might take marijuana. I think Craig and myself have either figured out a rule or we are just hedging our bets. But there are 3 e's so I'll take an elephant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120990651591000212005-07-10T20:17:00.000+10:002005-07-10T20:17:00.000+10:00I would like to take 'magic' to Grandma's house. C...I would like to take 'magic' to Grandma's house. <BR/><BR/>Craig.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120956108538353092005-07-10T10:41:00.000+10:002005-07-10T10:41:00.000+10:00Sorry Samuel and Mr McCool, but neither of your su...Sorry Samuel and Mr McCool, but neither of your suggestions accord with the rule.<BR/><BR/>So, it is my turn again: I am going to Grandma's house and I am taking a Remembrancer (according to the dictionary it is 'an officer collecting debts due to the sovereign'). This makes the list of objects: melon, lemon, monkey, nectarine, citrus, tamorillo, mustard, superman, peach, crayon, and RemembrancerMHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068975650320612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120907864104638532005-07-09T21:17:00.000+10:002005-07-09T21:17:00.000+10:00Cooly, being as cool as he is is taking a luxury y...Cooly, being as cool as he is is taking a luxury yacht (understanding that the luxury is irrelevant, it just sounds cooler).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120879852277613462005-07-09T13:30:00.000+10:002005-07-09T13:30:00.000+10:00I am going to take yogurt.(This had better be righ...I am going to take yogurt.<BR/>(This had better be right!)Samuel Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348284792143801649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120859817542767182005-07-09T07:56:00.000+10:002005-07-09T07:56:00.000+10:00Rose - Am certain that I am taking the crayon, giv...Rose - Am certain that I am taking the crayon, given that the last item was a peach, so I think that you may have demonstrated that the rule is nowhere near as self-evident as you thought.<BR/><BR/>Nice attempt at community correction though.MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068975650320612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120808451696111922005-07-08T17:40:00.000+10:002005-07-08T17:40:00.000+10:00Are you sure you are taking a crayon??? I'm a litt...Are you sure you are taking a crayon??? I'm a little confused? Are you not taking an apple this time instead, or have I got another rule which works perfectly (except for crayon) but isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120712309166945232005-07-07T14:58:00.000+10:002005-07-07T14:58:00.000+10:00Samuel, you may not take a tangerine. Peter, you w...Samuel, you may not take a tangerine. Peter, you wanted to take a dog (I considered that it was described as having solved crimes irrelevant [though I do get your point, and had it been considered ... then you may have been allowed to come]), and it may be next week before I get to my point at the present rate. But the game will continue until then.<BR/><BR/>And I am going to grandma's house and MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068975650320612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120602004694302242005-07-06T08:20:00.000+10:002005-07-06T08:20:00.000+10:00Arg, If she can take a peachm, why can't I take an...Arg, If she can take a peachm, why can't I take an apple? Clearly it is not just fruit! <BR/> Having said that, can I take a tangerine?Samuel Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348284792143801649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120598759397488062005-07-06T07:25:00.000+10:002005-07-06T07:25:00.000+10:00Kathryn - You may take a peach.Kathryn - You may take a peach.MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068975650320612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120545427274170922005-07-05T16:37:00.000+10:002005-07-05T16:37:00.000+10:00i'm staying on the fruit tangent and taking a peac...i'm staying on the fruit tangent and taking a peach<BR/>kathrynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120508031767808002005-07-05T06:13:00.000+10:002005-07-05T06:13:00.000+10:00Rosie - You may take superman.Rosie - You may take superman.MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068975650320612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120485862181094332005-07-05T00:04:00.000+10:002005-07-05T00:04:00.000+10:00I'm bringing Superman, that way I can fly to Grand...I'm bringing Superman, that way I can fly to Grandma's house. : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120443734905001272005-07-04T12:22:00.000+10:002005-07-04T12:22:00.000+10:00I hate this game so much.I hate this game so much.Samuel Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348284792143801649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120440326777952592005-07-04T11:25:00.000+10:002005-07-04T11:25:00.000+10:00Appologies Ladies and Gentlemen. You will have to ...Appologies Ladies and Gentlemen. You will have to discard my previous post - I became confused - and thus the posts by Rose and Michael are irrelevant. At the moment a melon, a lemon, a monkey, and a nectarine have been permitted (Thank you Peter, for mixing up the order in your post). It was early in the morning, and I am rather drained at present.<BR/><BR/>Michael you may bring citrus, and MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068975650320612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120431536318536792005-07-04T08:58:00.000+10:002005-07-04T08:58:00.000+10:00Was it the 'lonely monkey' or just the monkey that...Was it the 'lonely monkey' or just the monkey that was alowwedt to come?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120428701112176942005-07-04T08:11:00.000+10:002005-07-04T08:11:00.000+10:00So, I'm going to be blunt. Not one of you is commi...So, I'm going to be blunt. Not one of you is comming. But, I am going to Grandma's house and I am taking napalm.MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068975650320612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120223472914829372005-07-01T23:11:00.000+10:002005-07-01T23:11:00.000+10:00ok melon,lemon,monkey,nectarine, citrus(if micheal...ok melon,lemon,monkey,nectarine, citrus(if micheal is right)<BR/><BR/>well quite obiously i'd take a tamorillo<BR/><BR/>then if i'm correct i'd train the monkey to make marmalade to take to grandmas house<BR/><BR/>kathyrnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120186888498154182005-07-01T13:01:00.000+10:002005-07-01T13:01:00.000+10:00I'm attempting to smuggle in an orange?I'm attempting to smuggle in an orange?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098115.post-1120178307660124382005-07-01T10:38:00.000+10:002005-07-01T10:38:00.000+10:00Samuel - no to the penguin and the pokemon; Peter ...Samuel - no to the penguin and the pokemon; Peter - no to the chopsticks (the Dwarf don't count); Rose - will allow one monkey (avoid adjectives in future), though don't waste your time with the lemonade.<BR/><BR/>And ... I am going to Grandma's house and I am taking a nectarine.<BR/><BR/>[As a quick note: while you can still make guesses, I won't be back to check this until Monday. And a furtherMHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068975650320612418noreply@blogger.com