Game - What's My Secret?

In My Humble Opinion
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Whew. Let’s see. Before I start answering questions, some more hints. I could be part of either a mechanical or an electronic device. These are slightly different, and which one I’m a part of may affect some of the answers to the questions. For simplicity, and since I think the electronic versions are much more prevalent today, I’ll say that I’m on one of the electronic ones.

“A pine cone with a transistor radio stuck in it. How about that?” Hmmm. If you’re guessing things like this, maybe my answer isn’t that obscure after all. No.

“Does the pointer point electrons (i.e., electrical) Does it point light? Sound? radio waves? infrared signals? Some other type of remote control?” Nope. I don’t actually point anything - I point like your finger points. Er, that is, if your finger is pointing.

“Does it point for the purposes of…” Nope. There’s no point in my pointing - I just happen to do it.

“Are the three main objects part of one indivisible unit? Are the four objects?” They’re all part of the same object, but I wouldn’t call it indivisible - you could dismantle it, though it wouldn’t be nearly as useful.

“Are the two objects which are non-pointers and non-pointees identical?” No.
“Are they mirror copies?” No.
“Are they similar?” Yes.

“Is it part of or related to a…” The only one on your list that fits is… Computer! That should round it down a lot for you.

“Is it commonly found in…” Well, wherever a computer is found.

“It’s a duck with a timex in a toaster, in the sink, with a remote control, doing the hokey pokey, next to the duck shaped frig, watching the Mightey ducks on a duck shaped tv.” Yes! Oh, no wait. Maybe - what’s a frig?

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A frig is a refrigerator (although I always spelled it “fridge”), referring back to Demigod’s “You’re a refridgerator, aren’t you? A big, duck-like refridgerator.”

So each item is part of a computer? The pointing object isn’t a mouse, is it? I can’t think of how a mouse can be late. Perhaps a duck-shaped mouse?

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Does this device (the electronic version), in the normal course of its operations, produce or use significant magnetic fields?

Can this device be dangerous, if handled by a human while operating?

Does this device, itself, perform any data processing purposes?

Can the object pointed at by the pointer change?

Does it change in the normal process of its functioning?

It the chaing in pointing the purpose of the object?

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Once again, I don’t see a clever way of narrowing this, and I still have no idea…

Are you a component of the computer?
With this yes/no stipulation, I guess I gotta list:
mouse?
keyboard?
other input device?
screen?
printer?
other output device?
modem?
serial card/port?
parallel card/port?
other communication device?
CPU?
Memory?
Disk?
Motherboard?
Other internal component?
Desk?
Other external component?

Is your existance essential to the operation of a computer?

Are you particular to a PC?
Macintosh?
Sun?
Other?
Laptop?
Desktop?
Are you found in all computers?

Are you physically touched by humans as part of normal operation?

Size: Is your largest dimension
>1 ft?
>6"?
>2"?
>1"?
>0.1"?
>0.01"?
Other, if very large or small.

Same question for your smallest dimension.

Are you typically a particular color?
which? (if yes/no is mandatory, I’ll walk these, like size above)

In the case of an electronic device, approx how many components are on it? i.e. thousands or 2? (again, if yes/no is mandatory, I can walk these)

In the case of a mechanical device, approx how many moving parts?

Would electronic versions be considered superior? I.e. are mechanical ones outdated?

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Alright, you’re really being exhaustive about this, and though that’s tedious, I guess I made it necessary - sorry about that. The electronic device is a keyboard. The mechancial analogue would be, of course, a typewriter. That should answer all your “Is the device…” questions. You probably would have guessed this soon after, so I’ll go ahead and tell you - I’m a key, and a very standard key at that. You should find me on every English keyboard. Now then, I’m not going to answer any “Are you Esc? Are you F1? Are you F2?” kind of litanies. In fact, I don’t think any more litanies should be necessary; you’re nearing the end. If you do have one in mind, though, don’t exert yourself asking it in Yes/No format - I’ll be kind. :slight_smile: I think that answers just about everything except…

“Can the object pointed at by the pointer change?” Nope.

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Well, I’m stumped, because I looked extensively at the keyboard before the last post. I considered the arrow keys, the carot (shift 6 on my keyboard), home, $, and others that had symbolic meaning. I’ll look again, but at this point, you’ve beaten me.

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::searching for the duck key:: um…i’m going to guess the backspace key…just because

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I hate to say it, but I think that this thread has come to the

END.

But please tell us, how the keys can be late or early?

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I STILL think I (giggle) satisfied the entire question.

I DID!

Dispute me!

Show me how my answer was wrong. I dare you! Okay, you can ask Slythe to move this to the Pit if you think you must but I honestly answered the question.

Anyone want to jump my ass that I was WRONG?! NO?!

Well, so, I was right then. You can send your love worship gifts to me at the following address:

{yeah right, like they’d let me put my address here!}

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OK, I still don’t know even after pondering each key a third time.

You say “you” are a key. I assume “you” are the pointing object. Correct?

Are the three objects (pointer, left, right) on one key?
Are the four on one key?

Is the pointee a key as well?

Are the left and the right keys as well?
If so, are they directly adjacent to the left and right?

Because a typewriter counts, I’m assuming the following keys are not relevant. True?
Function keys
ESC
Ctrl
Alt
Arrows
Insert
Delete
Home
End
PageUp
PageDown
PrntScreen
NumLock
Pause
Enter (you did say mechanical)
~ { } (I don’t think those are on a mechanical)
Achernar, if the answer is asinine, there’ll be answering to do…

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W

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Just a shot in the dark here. You are the “down” arrow key, and thus you are pointing at the person typing. I don’t know exactly why, but this sounds plausible. I can’t seem to think of anything else. However, my keyboard is of the ergonomic variety, so that might make a difference.

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In a way, the V key looks like a duck flying…it’s also alphabetically later than it’s adjacent keys, and points towards the typist…so i say V

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and if you want to be picky, the V key really points to the spacebar…now give me my 100 points for winning this silly game

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Hmmm, you’re pointing at the “?” key… :slight_smile:

Is that another sexual innuendo??
Or should that be “in your end, Ohhhh”? :wink:

–Just having fun here Byzantine, please don’t take me to the pit, K? BTW, I see you’re from SLC… Ever eaten at the Blue Iguana? :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

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All right, all in favor of giving up and getting the answer so we can either say, “hey that’s cool” or “sweet lord, I wasted how many precious minutes of my life for that”, say “Aye”

Aye.

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Well, Demigod#5 got it - the answer is Space Bar, and the late/early thing refers to the letters’ position in the alphabet. Here’s your 100 points. Sigh, I said a long time ago that it would be anticlimactic. Actually, I wish you hadn’t wasted so much time on this either. I wouldn’t feel nearly so bad if this had been overwith in 20 posts. As it is, it seems a lot sillier than it did when I came up with it. Thanks for playing everyone - next time you say something silly in a thread, I’ll back you up. How about that?

Moderator, if everyone starts flaming me, send this to the Pit please. If not, go ahead and close it. Thanks. :slight_smile:

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I’d just like to remind everyone that, after all of those duck comments, the answer really did involve a duck-like key. Do you remember in elementary school when the teachers would tell you you could draw a flying bird by making a bent V? Well, that’s my duck, dammit! His name is Ralph. I think he pooped on the spacebar.

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Hmmm, i dunno Achernar, i liked Byz’s answer a whole lot better. :smiley:

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wow…and i figured JBurton99 would be the one to back me up for winning with a duckish answer
oh well, unless another game starts, i guess this thread is pretty much dead