# The $25,000 Pyramid Game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 10, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162 "2006-08-10T15:08:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/61 "2006-08-10T19:31:15Z")

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The 1983-1990 NY Mets

Neopolitan Ice Cream

A track from The Magical Mystery Tour

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**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/62 "2006-08-10T19:52:29Z")

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> [@Hampshire](#):
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> The 1983-1990 NY Mets
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> Neopolitan Ice Cream
> 
> A track from The Magical Mystery Tour

Things with Strawberry in it?  
King Lear  
The Blank on the hill  
George Bush

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/63 "2006-08-10T19:56:53Z")

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> [@kingpengvin](#):
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> Things with Strawberry in it?  
> King Lear  
> The Blank on the hill  
> George Bush

I assume “blank” is a fill-in-the thing. If so, FOOL?

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/64 "2006-08-10T19:59:31Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> Charley  
> Race  
> Saw  
> Collar

Horse

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/65 "2006-08-10T20:04:16Z")

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> [@anyrose](#):
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> Horse

Yep

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**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/66 "2006-08-10T20:32:01Z")

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[link]  
[li] the Empire State Building[/li][li] Terrell Owens’ ego[/li][li] Ben, a clock[/li][li] Bill Gates’ fortune[/li][li] Mac (a fast food sandwich)[/li][li] the contents of my trousers :D[/li][/link]

C’mon people, say it! 😉

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**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/67 "2006-08-10T20:33:03Z")

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[li] the Empire State Building[/li][li] Terrell Owens’ ego[/li][li] Ben, a clock[/li][li] Bill Gates’ fortune[/li][li] Mac (a fast food sandwich)[/li][li] the contents of my trousers :D[/li][/ul]

(grrrrr! Things that screw up their damn coding…)

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/68 "2006-08-10T20:37:20Z")

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> [@Monstre](#):
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> [ul]  
> [li] the Empire State Building[/li][li] Terrell Owens’ ego[/li][li] Ben, a clock[/li][li] Bill Gates’ fortune[/li][li] Mac (a fast food sandwich)[/li][li] the contents of my trousers :D[/li][/ul]
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> (grrrrr! Things that screw up their damn coding…)

I’m going with big.

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**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/69 "2006-08-10T20:42:50Z")

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Uhh, En Vogue, oh, Halle, Halle, Halle Berry…

Yo, uhh, your Auntie Clarisse…?

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**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/70 "2006-08-10T22:29:10Z")

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[ul]  
[li] stone[/li][li] light[/li][li] key [/li][li] quick[/li][/ul]

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/71 "2006-08-10T22:30:54Z")

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> [@StarvingButStrong](#):
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> [ul]  
> [li] stone[/li][li] light[/li][li] key [/li][li] quick[/li][/ul]

lime

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**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/72 "2006-08-10T23:11:27Z")

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[ul]  
[li] chaos[/li][li] panic[/li][li] hilarity[/li][li] the giveaway clue (only view if needed)penis[/li][/ul]

Things that \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/73 "2006-08-11T00:21:47Z")

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> [@Monstre](#):
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> [ul]  
> [li] chaos[/li][li] panic[/li][li] hilarity[/li][li] the giveaway clue (only view if needed)penis[/li][/ul]  
> Things that \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

ensue!!

A League of Their Own  
Philadelphia  
Saving Private Ryan

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/74 "2006-08-11T01:43:05Z")

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> [@Bricker](#):
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> ensue!!
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> A League of Their Own  
> Philadelphia  
> Saving Private Ryan

Tom Hanks movies – but that’s too easy, is there something I’m missing?

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/75 "2006-08-11T02:12:33Z")

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A Restaurant  
A Church  
Litter  
Arrest  
Draft Dodging

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**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/76 "2006-08-11T04:34:53Z")

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> [@Leaffan](#):
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> A Restaurant  
> A Church  
> Litter  
> Arrest  
> Draft Dodging

Things featured in “Alice’s Restaurant”?

- Silver
- Step
- Sand
- lime

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**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/77 "2006-08-11T05:34:53Z")

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[ul]  
[li] Mick Jagger[/li][li] Sandra Bernhard[/li][li] Steven Tyler[/li][li] a frog[/li][/ul]

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**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/78 "2006-08-11T05:45:47Z")

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> [@StarvingButStrong](#):
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> - Silver
> - Step
> - Sand
> - lime

Things that can end in “stone”?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/79 "2006-08-11T10:39:11Z")

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> [@Monstre](#):
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> [ul]  
> [li] Mick Jagger[/li][li] Sandra Bernhard[/li][li] Steven Tyler[/li][li] a frog[/li][/ul]

Things (sic) whose mouths are way too big.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/80 "2006-08-11T10:52:15Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> I won’t blame you for not knowing this one, but it’s some valuable information:
> 
> “Shit won’t float uphill”  
> “Payday is Friday”  
> “The boss is an asshole”

The only things you need to know to be a plumber. (Quoted to me by a maintenance man where I worked).

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