# 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:** 9

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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 12, 2006, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/161 "2006-08-12T12:41:54Z")

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> [@anyrose](#):
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> [ul]  
> [li]frame[/li][li]out[/li][li]deep[/li][li](the giveaway clue: )Mister[/li][/ul]

I can’t make “frame clean” or “clean frame” make sense, but CLEAN works for the others.

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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 12, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/162 "2006-08-12T12:45:26Z")

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desert  
stone  
sly  
red

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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 12, 2006, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/163 "2006-08-12T12:49:15Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> desert  
> stone  
> sly  
> red

Fox.

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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 12, 2006, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/164 "2006-08-12T12:53:07Z")

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Bluesy note  
Unsuccessful joke  
Stephen Wright’s affect  
Champagne, the next morning  
Iowa’s terrain  
Pinup’s stomach

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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 12, 2006, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/165 "2006-08-12T12:59:24Z")

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> [@twickster](#):
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> Bluesy note  
> Unsuccessful joke  
> Stephen Wright’s affect  
> Champagne, the next morning  
> Iowa’s terrain  
> Pinup’s stomach

flat

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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 12, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/166 "2006-08-12T13:03:01Z")

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soupy  
tax  
clearance  
white

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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 12, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/167 "2006-08-12T13:07:15Z")

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Sales.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/168 "2006-08-12T14:59:24Z")

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> [@anyrose](#):
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> [ul]  
> [li]frame[/li][li]out[/li][li]deep[/li][li](the giveaway clue: )Mister[/li][/ul]

Freeze (and I needed the giveaway clue to solve it).

Bay  
Hornet  
Kate

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/169 "2006-08-12T15:04:44Z")

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> [@Sternvogel](#):
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> Freeze (and I needed the giveaway clue to solve it).
> 
> Bay  
> Hornet  
> Kate

Green?

Christopher  
Turn  
Peak

Sweet Betsy

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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 12, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/170 "2006-08-12T15:24:50Z")

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> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
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> Green?
> 
> Christopher  
> Turn  
> Peak
> 
> Sweet Betsy

Pike

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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 12, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/171 "2006-08-12T15:27:17Z")

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pendulum  
tar  
bull  
barbecue

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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 12, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/172 "2006-08-12T15:50:28Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> pendulum  
> tar  
> bull  
> barbecue

Things to use with “pit”.

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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 12, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/173 "2006-08-12T15:53:18Z")

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> [@Monstre](#):
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> Things to use with “pit”.

Yeah, or just pit by itself. I started to add brad, but didn’t want to give it away.

How about:

angel  
devil  
fish  
cat

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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 12, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/174 "2006-08-12T15:57:47Z")

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[ul]  
[li] contact lenses[/li][li] diapers[/li][li] cameras[/li][li] razors[/li][/ul]  
(Hint: This is not a one-word answer).

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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 12, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/175 "2006-08-12T15:59:21Z")

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> [@Monstre](#):
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> [ul]  
> [li] contact lenses[/li][li] diapers[/li][li] cameras[/li][li] razors[/li][/ul]  
> (Hint: This is not a one-word answer).

things you can’t take on a plane, maybe?

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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 12, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/176 "2006-08-12T16:00:34Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> things you can’t take on a plane, maybe?

better yet: disposable stuff

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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 12, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/177 "2006-08-12T16:40:49Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> better yet: disposable stuff

Close, but not exactly what I was getting at.

Hint:

I have a digital camera, and I certainly don’t consider it disposable!

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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 12, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/178 "2006-08-12T16:46:42Z")

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> [@Monstre](#):
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> Close, but not exactly what I was getting at.
> 
> Hint:
> 
> I have a digital camera, and I certainly don’t consider it disposable!

Things you _can_ buy in disposable versions?

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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 12, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/179 "2006-08-12T16:51:52Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> Things you _can_ buy in disposable versions?

Yep – Things that come in both disposable and non-disposable varieties…

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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 12, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/180 "2006-08-12T16:59:32Z")

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> [@Monstre](#):
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> Yep – Things that come in both disposable and non-disposable varieties…

Good deal.

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pike  
tuck  
layout  
twist

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