# Obscure Methods

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-methods/494295>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [April 25, 2009, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-methods/494295 "2009-04-25T04:47:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-methods/494295/21 "2009-04-27T07:42:26Z")

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Is there a card no. 18 in the house?

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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-methods/494295/22 "2009-04-27T08:15:19Z")

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> [@Isamu](#):
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> Is there a card no. 18 in the house?

“Try an insane Nazi prototype for inspiration.”

This typically works pretty well for the fields of aerospace, speculative fiction and fantasy, and architecture.

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**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-methods/494295/23 "2009-04-27T08:45:31Z")

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> [@Ranchoth](#):
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> “Try an insane Nazi prototype for inspiration.”
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> This typically works pretty well for the fields of aerospace, speculative fiction and fantasy, and architecture.

Awesome - I’ve been looking for an excuse to pick up a copy of “My Tank is Fight”

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**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-methods/494295/24 "2009-04-27T14:34:27Z")

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I don’t think I’ve seen #8 yet…

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**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-methods/494295/25 "2009-04-27T15:18:13Z")

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34, please.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-methods/494295/26 "2009-04-27T15:45:08Z")

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#1.

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**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-methods/494295/27 "2009-04-27T17:03:20Z")

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Card #18: **You need a higher vantage point.**

Card #8: **As above, so below. Also sideways.**

Card #34: **Live free or die.**

Card #1: **Turn the end out.**

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**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-methods/494295/28 "2009-04-27T17:59:02Z")

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> [@brujaja](#):
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> Card #8: **As above, so below. Also sideways.**

Niiice.

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**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-methods/494295/29 "2009-04-27T18:39:51Z")

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(that’s quite a compliment, coming from someone with five “i” s in their name. thanks.)

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