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Welcome to the ISETV Skills Assessment Exercises. I have made you a spectator by default. If you are the designated representative of your investment team, I will need to verify your credentials before making you a speaker. Please whisper these credentials to Trelix.
 
Julius says:
Our answer is: Madagascar
 
PlaidBot says:
hey purple forgot your password ?
 
DiscoBunny says:
Tell me, I won't let anyone know. I just a cute bunny...
 
Host Trelix says:
Welcome to the second ISETV chat session.
 
Host Trelix says:
I am Trelix R. Saratreet, the chief psychic of the Los Angeles office.
 
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Claus was supposed to have conducted this chat,
 
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but the federal authorities raided our New York office earlier today,
 
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Claus was supposed to have conducted this chat,
 
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Backing up:Claus was supposed to have conducted this chat,
 
DiscoBunny says:
Turn off auto-ignore
 
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but the federal authorities raided our New York office earlier today,
 
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and we have not heard from him since.
 
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So it is apparently up to me to run this chat.
 
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Until Claus returns, his e- mail will be routed to me, and I will
 
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do my best to field all of your questions.
 
AndyGibb says:
Don't let The Man keep you down, Trelix.
 
Host Trelix says:
I'm sure that you are all aware of the problems that we have
 
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been having with the authorities:
 
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they have dismantled our Roswell office; they have repeatedly tried to shut down our web site;
 
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they have sent an agent posing as a news reporter to infiltrate our investment activities;
 
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and now they have effectively shut down our main office in New York.
 
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Needless to say, this constant harassment has prevented us from being able to pinpoint
 
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the exact location of the upcoming visitation.
 
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This task has now fallen entirely on the shoulders of us here in Los Angeles
 
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to locate the site of the upcoming visitation.
 
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As you already know, the purpose of these chat sessions is to determine
 
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which investment teams are proficient enough to place out of the more basic levels of our training exercise in two weeks .
 
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However, interacting with extra-terrestrials requires a broad range of skills:
 
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creative communication, language building, and of course, telepathic aptitude.
 
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So I have designed three different exercises that will test you in these areas.
 
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Not all teams will participate in every exercise.
 
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You have been divided into divisions based on your performance in your last chat.
 
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West division contains Purple , Pink, Plaid, and Grey;
 
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MidWest contains Black, Yellow , Silver and White;
 
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East contains Blue, Green, Red , Orange, and Rainbow.
 
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Purple, Black, and Blue are the top seeds for each division.
 
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The top seeded investment team in each division will pick an exercise
 
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for the first round of play for that division.
 
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Once an exercise has been performed in a division for a round, it cannot be selected
 
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by that same division for round 2.
 
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The winner of round 1 for each division will pick the exercise for round 2.
 
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Your team must win at least one of these rounds in order to progress to the Championship Round.
 
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The ISETV staff will only accept responses from one designated investor per team.
 
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All of the exercises have time limits for each response; these time limits will be strictly enforced.
 
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The western division goes first.
 
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Purple, as the #1 seed, you must choose the category:
 
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Creative communication, Language building, or Telepathic aptitude.
 
PeopleEater says:
Language building
 
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In this game, the teams will progress in a set order.
 
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The first team submits a letter, which will be the last letter of the word that is being built.
 
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The next team then submits another letter, which is the second-to-the last letter,
 
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the third team adds on the third-to-the last letter, and so on.
 
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If a team adds on a letter that finishes an Englishword (excluding words of three or fewer letters),
 
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that team loses and we begin a new word with the
 
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remaining teams in the Bracket . For example:
 
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Blue: K
 
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Green: N
 
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Red: U
 
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Orange: K
 
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Rainbow: S
 
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In this example, team Rainbow finishes the word "Skunk" and drops out of the game.
 
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The next team then starts the game anew by providing the last letter for a new word.
 
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If it is a given team's turn and that team believes that the played letters do not form
 
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the end of any English word, that team should type "challenge."
 
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At that point, the team that added on the most recent letter must type
 
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in a word that ends with the letters that have been played.
 
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If the challenged team is able to come up with a word, the challenging team loses and drops out of the game.
 
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If the challenged team cannot come up with a word, then the challenged team loses and drops out of the game. For example :
 
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Blue: H
 
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Greeen: T
 
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Red: G
 
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Orange: Challenge
 
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Red: Strength
 
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In this example, Orange lost and was dropped out of the game after Red responded.
 
Julius says:
This is just an example, right ?
 
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After the last team has submitted its letter or challenge, the next team has twenty seconds to type in a letter,
 
Host Trelix says:
yes
 
FireHazard says:
GORED!
 
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a challenge or (if the team has been challenged) a response to the challenge. If a team runs over this limit, the team loses and drops out of the game.
 
Julius says:
I had flashbacks to the last chat
 
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The teams again are Purple, Pink Plaid and Grey.
 
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You have 1 minute to read these instructions and prepare before we begin.
 
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proper nouns do not count.
 
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Purple please start, then Pink , Plaid, Grey, then Purple again, etc.
 
PeopleEater says:
S
 
Anonymous is now known as little_green_men.

PinkTeam says:
s
 
PlaidBot says:
Y
 
AndyGibb says:
b
 
Host Trelix says:
that's it, Purple. You're out .
 
PinkTeam says:
h
 
PlaidBot says:
S
 
AndyGibb says:
I
 
PlaidBot says:
L
 
PinkTeam says:
r
 
AndyGibb says:
challenge
 
PinkTeam says:
boorish
 
Host Trelix says:
Plaid, you went out of order .
 
PlaidBot says:
Its not us
 
AndyGibb says:
So what now?
 
PinkTeam says:
plaidbot said s and l
 
Host Trelix says:
Exactly. The new order is Pink and Grey.
 
Host Trelix says:
Pink please start.
 
PinkTeam says:
h
 
AndyGibb says:
a
 
PinkTeam says:
h
 
AndyGibb says:
o
 
PinkTeam says:
challenge
 
Host Trelix says:
Grey, you have 10 seconds to respond with a word.
 
AndyGibb says:
42?
 
Host Trelix says:
Pink, you are the winner!
 
Host Trelix says:
The midwest division is next .
 
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Black, please choose an exercise.
 
Onyx says:
telepathic aptitude
 
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In this game, I will be thinking of an object. It could be any kind of object in the universe, alive or dead, real or imaginary.
 
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The teams must try and determine what the object is using their telepathic powers.
 
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Because I realize that your telepathic powers are not quite as developed as my own,
 
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I will allow teams to ask me questions about the object.
 
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Teams must take turns asking questions in a designated order, and they may only ask yes-or-no questions.
 
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A team may only attempt to name the object during their turn,
 
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and their attempt to name the object counts as their question. For example:
 
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Black: Is the object a living creature?
 
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ME: Yes.
 
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Yellow: Is the object bigger than a breadbox?
 
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ME: Yes.
 
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Silver: Is the object Barry Sanders?
 
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ME: Yes.
 
Host Trelix says:
In this example, the Silver team was able to display great telepathic powers in deducing the object with very little information.
 
Host Trelix says:
I do not expect any of you to be able to win this game so quickly; it is likely that it may take twenty or more questions before you can deduce the object.
 
PinkTeam says:
silver has game
 
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After I've answered a question , the next team has thirty seconds to ask me their question.
 
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If a team runs over this limit , the team loses and drops out of the game.
 
Host Trelix says:
You have thirty seconds to read these instructions and prepare before we begin.
 
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Again, the order is Black, Yellow, Silver, and White, followed by Black, etc.
 
Host Trelix says:
Black, please go first.
 
Onyx says:
Does the object appear on earth?
 
Host Trelix says:
Yes.
 
DiscoBunny says:
Is it a mineral?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
MacLeod says:
is it a living creature
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
Onyx says:
Does it fly?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
kermit says:
If a guess is wrong, does the guessing team lose?
 
WhiteGhost says:
is it a man-made object?
 
DiscoBunny says:
Is it man made?
 
WhiteGhost says:
we got cut off there?
 
WhiteGhost says:
black jumped the gun on us.
 
Host Trelix says:
Hang on.
 
Onyx says:
Yes, I did.
 
Host Trelix says:
To be clear, the order is Black, Yellow, Silver, White. White, please go next.
 
WhiteGhost says:
is it man made?
 
Host Trelix says:
Yes.
 
Onyx says:
Is it a building?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
DiscoBunny says:
Can it contain things?
 
Host Trelix says:
Yes
 
MacLeod says:
is there more than one on earth
 
Host Trelix says:
Yes
 
WhiteGhost says:
is it an art object?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
Onyx says:
Is it a breadbox?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
Host Trelix says:
Yellow is out of time.
 
Host Trelix says:
Silver please go.
 
MacLeod says:
is it bigger than a bread box
 
Host Trelix says:
Yes
 
WhiteGhost says:
can it be lifted by a person ?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
Onyx says:
Is it a dumpster?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
MacLeod says:
is it bigger than a small car
 
DiscoBunny says:
Is it bigger than a dumpster ?
 
Host Trelix says:
Yes. It is bigger than a dumpster and a small car. White please go
 
WhiteGhost says:
is it blue?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
Onyx says:
Is it a boat?
 
Host Trelix says:
No, but you are all getting closer.
 
DiscoBunny says:
Does it float?
 
Host Trelix says:
No. It would definitely sink .
 
MacLeod says:
does it ordinarily contain people
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
WhiteGhost says:
is it a train?
 
Host Trelix says:
No, it is not a mode of transportation.
 
Onyx says:
Is it made of metal?
 
Host Trelix says:
Yes.
 
DiscoBunny says:
Is it square?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
MacLeod says:
is it round
 
Host Trelix says:
Yes!
 
WhiteGhost says:
is it a water tower?
 
Host Trelix says:
Yes!!!!
 
Host Trelix says:
white wins this round. The east division goes next.
 
Host Trelix says:
The east division includes Blue, Green, Red, Orange, and Rainbow.
 
Host Trelix says:
Blue, please pick an exercise .
 
Team_Blue says:
Trelix, we'll take Language Building.
 
Host Trelix says:
Go for it.
 
Team_Blue says:
z
 
kermit says:
t
 
FireHazard says:
a
 
Julius says:
challenge
 
Host Trelix says:
Red, please provide a word.
 
FireHazard says:
ersatz
 
Host Trelix says:
Orange, you're out.
 
Host Trelix says:
Rainbow, please start again.
 
sanjoy says:
m
 
kermit says:
a
 
Team_Blue says:
a
 
Host Trelix says:
You guys went out of order.
 
FireHazard says:
i CHALLENGE
 
kermit says:
l
 
Host Trelix says:
Blue, please provide a word.
 
Team_Blue says:
no, that's green
 
Team_Blue says:
but i have a word if you want it
 
kermit says:
bedlam
 
Host Trelix says:
Let's start again, with Blue, Green, Red, and Rainbow. Please wait for the previous team before adding a word.
 
Host Trelix says:
letter
 
Host Trelix says:
Blue please go
 
Team_Blue says:
m
 
kermit says:
e
 
FireHazard says:
t
 
sanjoy says:
o
 
Team_Blue says:
challenge. sure.
 
sanjoy says:
totem
 
Host Trelix says:
Blue, you're out. Green please start.
 
kermit says:
e
 
FireHazard says:
x
 
sanjoy says:
u
 
kermit says:
l
 
sanjoy says:
it's a word.
 
kermit says:
latin
 
sanjoy says:
it's in webster
 
FireHazard says:
we're waiting 'til host makes a call here..
 
Host Trelix says:
Luxe is indeed a word.
 
Host Trelix says:
Green is out.
 
Host Trelix says:
Red please start.
 
FireHazard says:
s
 
sanjoy says:
s
 
FireHazard says:
i
 
sanjoy says:
l
 
FireHazard says:
r
 
sanjoy says:
challenge
 
FireHazard says:
corliss
 
PinkTeam says:
liss is a word, right?
 
Host Trelix says:
hold on
 
sanjoy says:
don't know. My dictionary has only bliss (not liss or corliss)
 
sanjoy says:
Corliss is a city in Penna.
 
PinkTeam says:
To free, as from care or pain , to relieve
 
Host Trelix says:
corliss is not in the dictionary. liss is not a word.
 
Host Trelix says:
Rainbow won this round!!
 
Host Trelix says:
We're back to the West division. Pink, please pick an exercise.
 
PinkTeam says:
communication
 
Host Trelix says:
I will start you off with the first line of an original poem that we are writing together.
 
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I will then call on one of the teams in your group to write the next line of the poem.
 
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The line must contain exactly the same number of syllables as the line before it, and its last word must rhyme with the last word of the line before it.
 
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The line must also continue the narrative of the poem.
 
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For example, if I write:
 
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"Lost in her sorrow, she swallowed the pill"
 
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Purple
 
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Then Purple must respond with an appropriate line:
 
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"Hoping to receive a jubilant thrill"
 
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I will then designate the color of the next team that must respond.
 
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I might (or might not) also change the word which must be rhymed at the end of the line.
 
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For example:
 
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"now rhyme with test" ;
 
PlaidBot says:
does it have to rhyme with the last word or last syllable of the last word?
 
Host Trelix says:
It just needs to rhyme with the last syllable.
 
Host Trelix says:
"Pink"
 
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Then Pink would have to respond appropriately:
 
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"Her thrill was unending , one of the best"
 
Host Trelix says:
The number of required syllables for the line will never change.
 
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A team will have thirty seconds to respond. If a team runs overtime, or if their line does not rhyme properly or have the correct number of syllables,
 
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or if it does not at least loosely correspond to the narrative, the team drops out and the remaining teams will continue playing. That team that lasts the longest wins and advances to the Championship Round.
 
PinkTeam says:
are spelling based rhymes ok? e.g pain and again
 
Host Trelix says:
You have 1 minute to review these instructions before we begin.
 
Host Trelix says:
Pain and again do not rhyme. It must be phonetic.
 
Host Trelix says:
The order for this will be: Purple, Pink, Plaid, Grey.
 
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Purple please start. The first line is "I search the vast cosmos for signs of life"
 
PeopleEater says:
and nowhere do I find a sign of strife
 
PinkTeam says:
except when i go fighting with my wife
 
Host Trelix says:
Plaid, please rhyme with boy, 10 syllables still.
 
PlaidBot says:
i think of space as one enormous toy.
 
Host Trelix says:
Grey, you're out.
 
Host Trelix says:
Purple -- please go.
 
PeopleEater says:
an astronomer's life is one of joy
 
PinkTeam says:
which gives a gift to the field of troy
 
Host Trelix says:
Pink, that's only 9 syllables . YOu're out.
 
PinkTeam says:
doh
 
PlaidBot says:
i've dreamed of the stars since i was a boy
 
PeopleEater says:
and in this field I have found my employ
 
Host Trelix thinks: Plaid, please rhyme with "fun" -- 10 syllables.

PlaidBot says:
i search all the heavens for a bright sun
 
PeopleEater says:
this solar system is second to none
 
PlaidBot says:
until i find stars my life won 't be done
 
Host Trelix says:
Purple, please rhyme with & quot;seem" 10 syllables
 
PeopleEater says:
the cosmos and I must strive to be one
 
FireHazard says:
GONE! (show no mercy...)
 
FireHazard says:
:)
 
PeopleEater says:
into my eyes the sun becomes a gleam
 
PlaidBot says:
from kirk and from spock we learn how to beam
 
Host Trelix says:
Plaid, please rhyme with
 
Host Trelix says:
Sorry ...keep going
 
PeopleEater says:
lessons from them were great to the extreme
 
Host Trelix says:
Plaid please rhyme with " fit" 10 syllables
 
PlaidBot says:
wherever i go i cannot transmit
 
PeopleEater says:
I promised my father never to quit
 
PlaidBot says:
troubles and troubles will never be split
 
PeopleEater says:
his memory I never shall omit
 
PlaidBot says:
when deep in the stars you need a permit
 
Host Trelix says:
Purple, please rhyme with & quot;radio"
 
PeopleEater says:
he once courted a beauty of a lady-o
 
Host Trelix says:
too long. sorry
 
Host Trelix says:
Plaid has it!!
 
Host Trelix says:
The next division is midwest .
 
Host Trelix says:
White, please pick an exercise .
 
WhiteGhost says:
language building
 
Host Trelix says:
The order will be Black, yellow, silver, white. Black please go.
 
Onyx says:
t
 
DiscoBunny says:
s
 
MacLeod says:
i
 
WhiteGhost says:
e
 
Onyx says:
g
 
WhiteGhost says:
geist is a word.
 
Host Trelix says:
hang on
 
Host Trelix says:
Geist is not in the dictionary .
 
MacLeod says:
yes it is
 
DiscoBunny says:
challenge
 
sanjoy says:
nor in mine.(Webster)
 
MacLeod says:
it's in bookshelf 98
 
Host Trelix says:
We're using the official ISETV dictionary.
 
Onyx says:
zeigeist
 
PinkTeam says:
can i get one of those?
 
WhiteGhost says:
incorrect spelling.
 
Host Trelix says:
Hang on.
 
Onyx says:
zeitgeist
 
Host Trelix says:
Yellow is out.
 
Onyx says:
typo, sorry
 
DiscoBunny says:
this sucks
 
Host Trelix says:
Silver please start a new word .
 
MacLeod says:
v
 
WhiteGhost says:
i
 
Onyx says:
h
 
MacLeod says:
h
 
WhiteGhost says:
challenge
 
MacLeod says:
gong us
 
Host Trelix says:
Black please start a new word .
 
Onyx says:
k
 
WhiteGhost says:
l
 
Onyx says:
i
 
Host Trelix says:
white you're out
 
Host Trelix says:
Black wins!
 
WhiteGhost says:
drat.
 
sanjoy says:
is ilk a word?
 
Host Trelix says:
Timing.
 
WhiteGhost says:
what was the rule on 3 letter words?
 
Host Trelix says:
The last division is East.
 
Host Trelix says:
Rainbow, please pick an exercise.
 
sanjoy says:
20 questions
 
sanjoy says:
i mean telepathy
 
FireHazard says:
host, please repeat the order
 
Host Trelix says:
The order will be blue, green , red, orange, rainbow. Blue, please start with a queestion.
 
Team_Blue says:
Is it a living thing?
 
Host Trelix says:
Yes
 
kermit says:
is it human?
 
Host Trelix says:
Not necessarily.
 
FireHazard says:
does it move?
 
Host Trelix says:
Not on it's own.
 
Julius says:
Is it an occupation?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
sanjoy says:
is it over 200 lbs?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
Team_Blue says:
is it telepathic?
 
Host Trelix says:
No
 
kermit says:
is it a fetus
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
FireHazard says:
is there one in my building?
 
Host Trelix says:
Yes
 
Julius says:
Is it the Internet?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
sanjoy says:
i s it carnivorous?
 
Host Trelix says:
Not by itself.
 
Team_Blue says:
Is it cloth?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
kermit says:
is it DNA?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
FireHazard says:
is it PART of a living thing ?
 
Host Trelix says:
Yes!!!
 
Julius says:
Is it a cell?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
sanjoy says:
is it a stomach?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
Team_Blue says:
is it a mouth?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
kermit says:
is it a brain?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
FireHazard says:
is it a face?
 
Host Trelix says:
No....
 
Julius says:
Is it a foot?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
sanjoy says:
is it intestines?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
Team_Blue says:
Is it a head?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
kermit says:
is it an eye
 
Host Trelix says:
No. but you're getting close ...
 
FireHazard says:
is it a nose?
 
Host Trelix says:
No, but you're getting even closer...
 
Julius says:
Is it an ear?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
sanjoy says:
is it a tongue?
 
Host Trelix says:
No.
 
Team_Blue says:
is it a tooth?
 
Host Trelix says:
Yes!!!
 
Host Trelix says:
We're on to the championship round.
 
kermit says:
that was our next guess
 
Host Trelix says:
The pink, plaid, black, white , blue and rainbow teams will go to the next round.
 
PinkTeam says:
test
 
Host Trelix says:
Only these teams may participate in the Championship Round.
 
Host Trelix says:
Everyone else may observe.
 
Host Trelix says:
The Championship Round consists of one question. The first team to provide the correct answer wins the round and this chat session.
 
Host Trelix says:
However, if a team submits an incorrect answer, the team immediately loses. In other words, you can only submit one answer, so make sure that it is correct!
 
Host Trelix says:
The question is:
 
Host Trelix says:
What is the
 
Host Trelix says:
declination of the Earth's axis in degrees, times two, and then rounded to the nearest degree
 
Host Trelix says:
minus the year (A.D.) in which Emperor Claudius of Rome was killed,
 
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plus the largest prime factor of 1,362,295.
 
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divided by the sum of the number of Super Bowls lost by Green Bay, Dallas, and San Francisco,
 
Host Trelix says:
times the smallest number of randomly selected people (none of whom were born in a leap year) for whom the probability is better than 1/2 that at least two of them were born on the same day of the year?
 
Host Trelix says:
That's it, go for it!!!
 
sanjoy says:
-53
 
Host Trelix says:
That's wrong. Sorry.
 
PinkTeam says:
287.5
 
Host Trelix says:
Pink is out.
 
Host Trelix says:
No whispering please
 
PlaidBot says:
230
 
Host Trelix says:
Plaid got it!! congratulations
 
Host Trelix says:
You've won the chat.
 
WhiteGhost says:
so what were the component answers? (if we might ask.)
 
Host Trelix says:
Answer is as follows
 
Host Trelix says:
23.5 x 2 = 47
 
Host Trelix says:
47-54 = -7
 
Host Trelix says:
-7 + 47 = 40
 
Host Trelix says:
40/4 = 10
 
Host Trelix says:
10 * 23 = 230
 
Host Trelix says:
There you go.
 
Host Trelix says:
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