# 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\
**Page:** 6

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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 11, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/101 "2006-08-11T16:08:24Z")

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this one is for giggles:[ul]  
[li]" “[/li][li]” “[/li][li]” “[/li][li]” "[/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 11, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/102 "2006-08-11T16:12:45Z")

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> [@Ghanima](#):
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> Uhh, En Vogue, oh, Halle, Halle, Halle Berry…
> 
> Yo, uhh, your Auntie Clarisse…?

I’m gonna need a clue here…

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**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/103 "2006-08-11T16:13:45Z")

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Line  
Bette Midler  
Any  
Trellis  
Kennedy

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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, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/104 "2006-08-11T16:15:25Z")

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> [@anyrose](#):
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> this one is for giggles:[ul]  
> [li]" “[/li][li]” “[/li][li]” “[/li][li]” "[/li][/ul]

Does it matter that the quotes are for different lengths of spaces?

I count 1, 3, 29, and 2, and nothing obvious comes to mind. Is that the funny part?

If so, he he.

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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, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/105 "2006-08-11T16:16:26Z")

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> [@Draelin](#):
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> Line  
> Bette Midler  
> Any  
> Trellis  
> Kennedy

rose

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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 11, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/106 "2006-08-11T16:44:38Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> Does it matter that the quotes are for different lengths of spaces?
> 
> I count 1, 3, 29, and 2, and nothing obvious comes to mind. Is that the funny part?
> 
> If so, he he.

no, it doesn’t matter

Give up?

“Things a mime says” _BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA_

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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, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/107 "2006-08-11T16:56:01Z")

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> [@anyrose](#):
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> “Things a mime says” _BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA_

:rolleyes:

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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, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/108 "2006-08-11T16:59:51Z")

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milk  
funny  
neck  
jaw  
pick

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**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/109 "2006-08-11T17:13:40Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> milk  
> funny  
> neck  
> jaw  
> pick

Bone

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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, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/110 "2006-08-11T17:14:33Z")

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> [@Draelin](#):
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> Bone

Yo

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**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/111 "2006-08-11T17:42:09Z")

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Restaurant doors  
Open Marriages  
Children on a Playground  
Baseball Players

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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, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/112 "2006-08-11T17:45:17Z")

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> [@Draelin](#):
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> Restaurant doors  
> Open Marriages  
> Children on a Playground  
> Baseball Players

things that swing or play on swings or are known as swingers or something to do with swing…

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**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/113 "2006-08-11T17:46:22Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> things that swing or play on swings or are known as swingers or something to do with swing…

You had it the first time. 🙂

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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, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/114 "2006-08-11T18:01:23Z")

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toilet  
trick  
dear  
ford  
demi

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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, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/115 "2006-08-11T18:49:36Z")

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> [@anyrose](#):
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> “Things a mime says” _BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA_

**anyrose** , go sit in the corner and think about what you’ve done.

[ul]  
[li] a plumber[/li][li] a refrigerator repairman[/li][li] a teenage boy[/li][/ul]

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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, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/116 "2006-08-11T18:52:19Z")

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> [@Monstre](#):
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> **anyrose** , go sit in the corner and think about what you’ve done.
> 
> [ul]  
> [li] a plumber[/li][li] a refrigerator repairman[/li][li] a teenage boy[/li][/ul]

Visible crack.

Now if only I could figure out:

> [@Zeldar](#):
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> toilet  
> trick  
> dear  
> ford  
> demi

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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, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/117 "2006-08-11T18:54:14Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> toilet  
> trick  
> dear  
> ford  
> demi

Johns.

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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, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/118 "2006-08-11T18:57:05Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> lumber  
> bumper  
> high  
> lord  
> knife

These were on page 2 and nobody has them yet, so I’m “bumping” them over here.

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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, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/119 "2006-08-11T18:58:12Z")

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> [@twickster](#):
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> Johns.

You so smart! 😉

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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, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/120 "2006-08-11T19:03:29Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> These were on page 2 and nobody has them yet, so I’m “bumping” them over here.

Ohhh, I’m a lumber **Jack** and I’m OK…

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