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"The Sounds of Silence" (Simon & Garfunkel) This may be a bit more obscure, though it was a big hit for one of my favorite groups (and another group about a decade earlier): Took a walk and passed your house... George

I have seen "Scent of a Woman"; and now that you mention it, the lines do seem familiar. Do you want to try another, or open it up as a "Free Post"? George

It's obviously the original series episode "Devil in the Dark," where we meet teh rock-dissolving Horta species. Human, you don't have to give so much detail in the clues. Just give the quotes! I'll get a new one up soon. George

Yep. I've seen at least four of these here. Used one or two, myself! ;) George

Well done! George

How about "RoboCop"? George P.S. Human, it's your turn on the Star Trek thread...

Did Mel Brooks ever do a TV show? I have no idea what this one is, but it sure sounds like his work! George

The Way has its own website. There are a couple of pro-TWI forums out there, too, but you won't be allowed to "tackle" them there. George

It's been a long time since I've read anything from TWI's Publications Dept., but I imagine that a good deal of the problem with citations there is the lack of a traceable source for an original citation. "In Rev. ABC's article about DEF's study on GHI's paper concerning Origen's commentary on Galatians..." Assuming it wasn't all word-of mouth to begin with, it might be hard for someone at HQ actually to FIND an original source for a quote. You just have to read it in the original! George

Ahnold End of Days Gabriel Byrne This game can be played like solitaire, but it's more fun when others join in! George

This one's been "free" for a while. Any takers? For the newer viewers, I've posted instructions in a "How to Play..." thread, which is now "pinned" at the top of this forum. George

Now that I've posted the thread on how to play Pictionary (etc.), I'm bumping this one back up. George

More about the Pictionary threads: Not every browser behaves the same, so a picture you post may not show up when someone else looks at it. It's a good idea to tell the number of pictures you post, so someone looking at it won't have to guess from a partial puzzle. I also like to list how many actual names are needed. If I see a picture of, say, Catherine Bell smiling, is the clue "Girl," "Babe," "Smoking Hot," "Smile," or "Bell"? I usually also mention if character names are needed, say, "Fife" for Don Knotts (unless I mean "Don" or "Knotts"). George

Here in the Greasespot Gallery and Reading Room, there are a number of "game" threads for your amusement. Most of these threads have gone on for a few years, and so sometimes it's tough for a new person to join the fray. Here, I shall outline some general rules for gameplay, with more specifics for the individual threads. GENERAL: Most of the threads involve the giving of clues, either in the form of a line from a song, movie, or TV show, or pictorially. The person who correctly identifies what the clues represent then gets to post the next puzzle. It is incorrect form to jump in, out of the blue, with your own puzzle while another is going on. (This is a common "rookie" mistake. New players are always welcome, but wait your turn.) It is good form to wait for confirmation by the cluegiver that you have the right answer, but you may go ahead if you're sure you are correct. (This is especially true in the "...Remembered from One Line" threads, where the clues are supposed to be easy.) It is also not allowed (though, of course, there is no way to police this) to "google" the answer. These games are tests of your memory, not your websurfing skills! :) It is perfectly acceptable,however, for the cluegiver to google quotes, in order to get accuracy in the clues. In a similar vein, in the Pictionary threads, one should not right-click a picture to get its Properties and, hence, its meaning. If no one has figured out your clues, and you will be away from your computer for a while, just give the answer and declare a "Free Post." Anyone then can start with a new clue. Similarly, if you have no intention of posting the next puzzle, don't answer the current one. NAME THAT... threads: In these, the cluegiver gives quotes from a movie, TV show, or Star Trek episode. It's easy enough to find the quotes. Just google "[name of movie, etc]" "quotes", and you'll get a number of hits from various sites, like IMDb, TV.com, Memory-Alpha.com (for Star Trek), and so on. I find it best to have two browser windows open, to make it easy to copy-and-paste from the source site to here. Obviously, you will not want to give song lyrics which include the title, or quotes which include the name of the character that a film or show is named for. (E.g., "Hey, Quincy! Could you come over here, please?") I would usually post two or three lyrics/quotes at first, perhaps a bit obscure, then more every couple of days, making it easier and easier, until someone gets it. Songs in "Name that Tune" are limited to songs that actually made it on the airwaves, not your favorite album cut. Although the songs don't have to be overwhelmingly famous, giving really obscure songs tends to eliminate most players. Also, experience shows that most players are pretty familiar with songs up to the early 90's, with the "sweet spot" probably in the 60's and 70's. Rock or C&W tunes are fine, and the occasional show tune pops up, as well. A correct answer in "Name that Tune" has title and artist. If a number of artists have recorded the song, any one is fine, unless a lyric specifically marks the tune as one particular version. (E.g., the BJ Thomas and Blue Swede versions of "Hooked on a Feeling" have some differences which would identify the version.) In "Name that Flick," a correct answer is the title, and some identifier if two or more movies have the same title. (E.g., "Batman" Adam West version vs. Michael Keaton version.) Same for "Name that TV Show," now that a lot of shows are remakes of older ones. In "Name that Star Trek Episode," a correct answer includes the series (original, NG, DS9, Voyager, or Enterprise, not the cartoon or any of the movies) and either the title or enough of a description to identify the episode. "Kirk hits on a girl" wouldn't be sufficient (as it describes about half of the original series episodes); but "Kirk hits on a girl he fights in a three-point-star-shaped arena" would be enough to identify the episode ("The Triskelions"). Most players seem pretty familiar with original and NG episodes, and somewhat less with DS9. I throw in the occasional Voyager or Enterprise episode to keep it honest, but there aren't many takers for those. ...REMEMBERED FROM ONE LINE threads: Songs should be so easy that they are remembered from their first line. If the first line is the name of the song, another line can be given. In this case, the burden is on the cluegiver to make it easy, not on the answerer to figure it out. Usually, there is no need to wait for confirmation for a correct answer. Ditto for Flicks, though the line will usually not be the first line of the film. The line should be memorable enough that anyone who has seen the film will get it, and often even those who haven't seen it, because the tag line is well-known. ...PICTIONARY threads: These were very popular when they were started but have dropped off a lot recently. Perhaps as well as the older players losing interest, I think "newbies" aren't sure how to post the clues, so here's the deal. First, the general idea: post pictures from the internet, which when sounded out give the name of a movie or TV show. You can be straightforward, giving "I Spy," for example, as EYE + SPY: But you can also be a bit more clever using ICE + PIE: Sound matches don't have to be exact. d for t or th, v for f, etc. On the other hand, don't use whole words when the sound is only part of it. Don't use a jaguar for the letter J. (On the other hand, a blue jay would be quite appropriate.) How to do it: Open the Reply window and open another browser window, with a search engine that gives images. (I imagine that they all do.) I prefer Google. Yahoo gives all sorts of Flickr images that don't seem to work well here. Type in what you want to see and click Search. You'll get pages of image thumbnails. Find one you'd like to use (note: the size of the full image is usually given with the thumbnail. I find that images around 400x400 are a good size, but larger or smaller is okay). Click on the thumbnail, and the page where the actual picture resides should come up. Right-click the picture to get its Properties. Select and copy the URL, and come back to the Greasespot window. Among the icons above the Reply window is a picture (two to the right of the smiley). Click on it, and paste the URL of the picture in the box, then click Insert Image. You won't see the picture in the Reply box, just the URL surrounded by "img" in brackets. Repeat the process until you have all the pictures you want. Before you hit "Add Reply," I would suggest hitting "Preview Post." This will show you how the final post will look, and let you know if any pictures didn't work out. (I find that, as well as Flickr photos, pictures taken from blogs don't work well.) You can go back to the Reply window and fix or replace any URLs. When Preview Post gives you what you want to see, go ahead and Add Reply. Additional hints: I tend to use one picture per line, unless I want a "plural" sound. For example, I might use pictures of Anna Kournikova, Anna Torv, and Ana Gasteyer on the same line for the sound "anas" (as in "Bananas"). Although I have a predilection for cheesecake photos of beautiful women, we don't want any nudity or offensive pictures. Also be aware that if someone finds that you've used his picture without approval, he might change it with something nasty! (This isn't usually a problem, but it happens from time to time.) This isn't Politics 'n Tacks, so try not to be too political, although the use of GW Bush for "duh" and Barry O for "um" has become fairly standard. WHAT MOVIE IS THIS?: This one is pretty tough, as it puts a real burden on the cluegiver. The idea is to describe what happens in a movie without really telling why it happens. The first post in the thread gives an excellent example: A woman traveling in a foreign land kills the first person she comes upon, then teams up with three strangers to kill again. It's "The Wizard of Oz." Obviously, the real story isn't Dorothy on a killing spree, but it does describe what happens. If the clue were: A girl's house falls on someone, and she teams with three strangers to find her way home, it wouldn't have been nearly as interesting. There should be a real "Ah hah!" moment when you figure one of these out. Again, it's tough on the cluegiver not to be obvious without being too cryptic, either. TRIPLE MOVIE LINKS: Each post is three lines. If the last line of the previous post is an actor or actress, the reply begins with a movie that person was in, followed by another person in that movie, followed by a different movie featuring the latter actor. If the last line of the previous post was a movie, the reply begins with a person in that movie, followed by another movie that person is in, followed by a different person from the latter movie. For example, My Fair Lady Rex Harrison Dr. Dolittle can be followed by Richard Attenborough Jurassic Park Laura Dern (but not Eddie Murphy etc. since it's a different "Dr. Dolittle") Also, the same actor or film should not be used in close succession. And sequels probably shouldn't be used together, like Star Trek Leonard Nimoy Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home There's some disagreement about whether a person can be used if his part is a voice-over, as in a cartoon. My preference is no. If a person appears in a movie, although uncredited, that's fine, though you may be forced to prove it if someone challenges you. There you have it. Game on! George

Bumping this back up. Any more lines for us, Soul searcher? George

As is the case with "Songs Remembered...," sometimes what's very obvious to one person is completely off another's radar. Whatever the movie is that you're quoting, and it may be quite famous, I haven't seen it. In general, if it appears that everyone is clueless, it's best just to post the answer. You can also then decide if you want to try another movie or open it up as a "Free Post" for someone else to jump in. (Always wait a few days before giving up on a clue, though. Not everyone checks in here several times a day!) George

I presume you meant a "rogue" cop. "The Gauntlet?" George

Although I was unaware of any particular adulterous activity, I did find it odd that any attempt to discuss fornication always got side-tracked to "spiritual" fornication. (If "regular" fornication is OK, why is it used figuratively to describe something so wrong?) And, there were always the "no longer under the law" excuses. Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? <_< George

That will teach you to be careful what you ask for! George

I don't think the "keys" were bad. I imagine, though, that had someone just given me a copy of How to Enjoy the Bible, I'd have done as well. George

Frightened? No Clueless? YES! :P George

Actually, there were a few NG episodes which involved Shakespeare, usually with Data acting out some role. The quotes, however, are indeed from the original series episode, "The Conscience of the King." Witnesses to war crimes were being killed whenever a particular acting troupe was on their planets. Although the lead actor was, in fact, the war criminal Kodos, it was his daughter who had been murdering the witnesses. You're up, my man. If you can't remember enough lines from an episode, feel free to google. It's okay to do that when giving clues, just not when answering! George

Wierwille always taught that one would go to the bema to receive rewards, and that there was no punishment for Christians. He never seemed to mention that Jesus Christ appeared at Pilate's bema and definitely did not get rewards (though, I guess he did receive a "crown"). I think Martindale actually had it closer, saying that appearing at the bema could be like a trip to the principal's office. I Cor. 3:10-15 indicates that anything we wrongly add to the true foundation, Jesus, will be burned away, although we will still be saved. And the right things built upon the Foundation will garner rewards. How will the "stubble" be burned away? I don't know. I doubt it's anything like the RC idea of Purgatory, but there will be an accounting. George

Sorry. I could guess an oldie (1955-1980) or some more recent (80's) stuff, and I know a lot of country songs. Nothing new, though. George

I'll give it to you if you tell me which Star Trek series it's from (original, Next Gen, DS9, Voyager, or Enterprise). George