Let's play a game...

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Is someone deleting posts? If yes, it seems to be making things wacky, e.g. the red "new" indicator is landing on the wrong post, causing me to miss earlier posts I didn't see.

A suggestion: instead of deleting a post that has become irrelevant, if that's what is happening, use the strikethrough html. It's < s > and < /s >.

[Justanotherbiblophile]

Yeah, I'm deleting the 'currently unguessed' ones, and posting new ones.

[Valerie]

I'm trying to play, but people keep guessing the ones I know before I can get there!

If someone gets one right, can the correct answer be posted in the comment where they're told they're right? Otherwise you have to go back through the posts to find what they wrote, as you can't see the name with the spoilers hidden. Which could get time-consuming as the thread gets bigger. Or maybe we could have a pinned post with the solved questions and their answers?

[Michele]

Justanotherbiblophile wrote: "Yeah, I'm deleting the 'currently unguessed' ones, and posting new ones."

Why bother?

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Valerie wrote: "Or maybe we could have a pinned post with the solved questions and their answers? "

An entire thread can be pinned (made sticky), but not a post as far as I'm aware.

[Sophie]

the first post could be edited to add the solved questions and their answers.

I agree that deleting posts is confusing and causes the "unread" counter to go all weird. Just leave them or edit them to have placeholder text.

[Justanotherbiblophile]

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[Justanotherbiblophile]

I was deleting them, because that was one-click, instead of doing work :P /lazy

[Cynthia]

I would just leave them :)

[Michele]

Yeah, I think it's ok to leave them -- to find the most recent you just go to the end of the comment list and work backwards.

[Michele]

Valerie wrote: "If someone gets one right, can the correct answer be posted in the comment where they're told they're right?"

That makes sense, but could we still put the answer under a spoiler tag in case new visitors to the thread want to guess before seeing the answer?

I see that the very first post in this thread is now being updated with all questions and answers -- nice! It may get very very long though :)

[Aaron]

I can't really see a way to give a hint without giving it away, and I think the wording is a touch unfair...just one word would make all the difference but doing so now would give it away instantly so I would honestly say pull it off it's a touch unfair.

Michele wrote: "Ooh! Is #16 [spoilers removed]?"

Yes.

[Cynthia]

Aaron, I'm thinking for #12 is it (view spoiler)[ One of the Narnia books? (hide spoiler)] Or maybe (view spoiler)[ The Hobbit? I'm thinking of Fili, Kili, and Thorin. (hide spoiler)]

[Michele]

Aaron wrote: "Yes"

Yay! That was a brilliant description :)

[Justanotherbiblophile]

Although, Aaron, we should be writing the 'you are correct' with the actual answers to the question, as suggested.

Also, I agree, brilliant :D

[Justanotherbiblophile]

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[Juels]

I'm going out on a limb with this guess.

#12 (view spoiler)[ 1984 (hide spoiler)] ?

[Bargle]

#12 (view spoiler)[ The Bobbsey Twins (hide spoiler)]?

[Aaron]

Juels wrote: "I'm going out on a limb with this guess.

#12 [spoilers removed] ?"

That's it.

[Justanotherbiblophile]

Juels does pretty good out on those limbs...

Sadly I don't have one ready to go, and we're all out.

[Aaron]

I'll make a bunch on friday it's rough to follow the thread during the weekday.

[Juels]

I've been trying to come up with some, but it is harder than I expected.

[Cynthia]

Since we needed another stumper, here you go guys.

18. A young girl gets taken away to a place riddled with bad creatures.

[Valerie]

19. A son leaves home to search for a missing parent. The search is complicated by misinformation and mistaken identity.

[Cynthia]

Valerie wrote: " 19. A son leaves home to search for a missing parent. The search is complicated by misinformation and mistaken identity. "

God I think I know that one, it was on my 10th grade reading list but I can't remember the name of it.

[Cynthia]

Valerie, is it (view spoiler)[ Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother (hide spoiler)]?

[Valerie]

Cynthia wrote: "Valerie, is it [spoilers removed]?"

No, sorry. :-)

[Kris]

#19. (view spoiler)[Are You My Mother? (hide spoiler)]

[Valerie]

Kris wrote: "#19. [spoilers removed]"

Yep, that's it!

[Justanotherbiblophile]

Hey Courtney, you should use the < spoiler > tag to hide your answer...

[Justanotherbiblophile]

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[Justanotherbiblophile]

No angle-brackets? Man, iPhones are so broken.

[Kris]

Courtney wrote: "Justanotherbiblophile wrote: "Hey Courtney, you should use the tag to hide your answer..."

You can't on an Iphone"

Try pressing the "123" key (if you're viewing letters on the keyboard), then the "#+=" key. Special characters are hidden on an iPhone.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Cynthia wrote: "Since we needed another stumper, here you go guys.

18. A young girl gets taken away to a place riddled with bad creatures."

(view spoiler)[Alice in Wonderland? (hide spoiler)]

[Cynthia]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "Since we needed another stumper, here you go guys.

18. A young girl gets taken away to a place riddled with bad creatures."

[spoilers removed]"

No

[Justanotherbiblophile]

Dang, I thought Lobstergirl had it.

[Cynthia]

I thought it was a really good guess too :)

[Kris]

Cynthia wrote: "I thought it was a really good guess too :)"

Me three. Are you sure that's not the right answer? ;) Okay, how about...

#18. (view spoiler)[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets> (hide spoiler)]

[Cumbling Michael]

20. The smell of immortality... or root vegetables?

[Justanotherbiblophile]

Heh,#20 is easy (view spoiler)[Known Space; Protector, or Ringworld. (hide spoiler)]

[Cumbling Michael]

Cumbling Michael wrote: "20. The smell of immortality... or root vegetables?"

Sorry, but no. You need to think outside the genre. Also, every word in the clue has significance.

Michael

[Justanotherbiblophile]

The only words that don't have special significance to that guess are 'the' 'of' '...' and 'or'. Since all the rest match. :P

How about (view spoiler)[Jitterbug Perfume (hide spoiler)]?

[Cumbling Michael]

You got it. You are correct. Seriously, that is some compendious knowledge you're carrying around.

[Justanotherbiblophile]

Meh, my name's not on all the correct guesses :P But, yes thanks for the compliment.

[Justanotherbiblophile]

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[Cumbling Michael]

OK. how about:

21. A long walk for linemen harassed by robot bird.

[Justanotherbiblophile]

22) A man goes off to war, after a long journey, returns home to his faithful wife and dog.

[Cumbling Michael]

Cynthia wrote: "Since we needed another stumper, here you go guys.

18. A young girl gets taken away to a place riddled with bad creatures."

Perhaps (view spoiler)[ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (hide spoiler)]

[Justanotherbiblophile]

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[Cumbling Michael]

22 sounds a lot like (view spoiler)[ Homer's Odyssey (hide spoiler)]