# The Feud of Randomness \[Closed\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 13, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269 "2008-03-13T19:31:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/41 "2008-03-13T22:38:07Z")

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1. F
2. 10
3. Texas
4. Saturn
5. Elephant
6. Berlin
7. the Dead Sea
8. Sycamore
9. Parmesan
10. US News and World Report

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**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/42 "2008-03-13T22:50:23Z")

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1. E
2. 7
3. California
4. Mars
5. Elephant
6. London
7. The Nile River
8. Oak
9. Cheddar
10. Time

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/43 "2008-03-13T23:02:32Z")

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1. Pick a letter in the American version of the alphabet

2. Pick a number from 0 to 20

3. Name a state

4. Name a planet besides Earth

5. Name an animal you would see in a zoo

6. Name a capital city in Europe

7. Name a body of water other than an ocean

8. Name a type of tree

9. Name a type of cheese you would buy at the store

10. Name a magazine you could suscribe to

11. J

12. 16

13. Ohio

14. Mars

15. Giraffe

16. Paris

17. Lake Erie (or just “lake” if Erie is too specific)

18. Oak

19. American

20. Men’s Health

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**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/44 "2008-03-13T23:33:00Z")

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1. A
2. 17
3. California
4. Mars
5. Lion
6. London
7. Lake Superior
8. The Larch
9. Cheddar
10. Time

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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:** [March 13, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/45 "2008-03-13T23:36:50Z")

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[QUOTE=garygnu]  
(You know, you don’t have a rule #3, but you keep referring to it.)  
[/QUOTE]

I believe it’s the Opal Amendment.

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**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/46 "2008-03-13T23:43:27Z")

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1. A
2. 10
3. New York
4. Mars
5. Lion
6. London
7. Lake
8. Oak
9. Cheddar
10. Time

Please, let me get in the top 50% this time.

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**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/47 "2008-03-13T23:52:02Z")

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1. Q
2. 17
3. Alabama
4. Eris
5. Orang utan
6. Prague
7. Mono Lake
8. Deciduous
9. Brie
10. Rolling Stone

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**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/48 "2008-03-14T00:12:03Z")

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1. E
2. 13
3. California
4. Mars
5. Lions
6. Paris
7. Lake
8. Maple
9. Cheddar
10. Time

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**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/49 "2008-03-14T01:03:44Z")

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1. Q
2. 6
3. Alabama
4. Venus
5. Elephant
6. Paris
7. River
8. Oak
9. Mozzarella
10. _Newsweek_

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**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/50 "2008-03-14T01:12:55Z")

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1. A
2. 10
3. California
4. Mars
5. Elephant
6. Paris
7. Mediterranean Sea
8. Oak
9. Cheddar
10. Time

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/51 "2008-03-14T01:13:27Z")

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1. Z
2. 7
3. California
4. Mars
5. Monkey
6. Paris
7. Sea
8. Oak
9. Swiss
10. Time

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/52 "2008-03-14T01:29:03Z")

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1. A
2. 10
3. Texas
4. Mars
5. Giraffe
6. Paris
7. Lake Erie
8. Oak
9. Cheddar
10. Time

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/53 "2008-03-14T01:32:24Z")

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Heh, I was really tempted to answer ‘the Larch’ for #8, but I’m glad I didn’t.

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**Author:** ![SylverOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SylverOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SylverOne)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/54 "2008-03-14T01:50:08Z")

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1.S  
2.13  
3.Montana  
4.Neptune  
5.Polar Bear  
6.Prauge  
7.Lake Erie  
8.Beech  
9.Swiss  
10.People

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**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/55 "2008-03-14T01:51:33Z")

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1. A
2. 10
3. New Jersey
4. Mars
5. Zebra
6. Paris
7. Lake
8. Oak
9. Cheddar
10. Time

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/56 "2008-03-14T01:52:25Z")

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[QUOTE=El\_Kabong]  
Heh, I was really tempted to answer ‘the Larch’ for #8, but I’m glad I didn’t.  
[/QUOTE]  
You and me both.

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**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/57 "2008-03-14T02:07:51Z")

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1. Z (not “Zed”)
2. 17
3. California
4. Mars
5. Monkey
6. Paris
7. Mediterranean Sea
8. Oak
9. Cheddar (“American Cheese” isn’t really)
10. Time Magazine

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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:** [March 14, 2008, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/58 "2008-03-14T05:37:39Z")

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1. Q

2. 7

3. California

4. Mars

5. Elephant

6. London

7. A lake (specifically? Lake Erie)

8. Oak

9. Cheddar

10. Time

didn’t want to corrupt my answers so I’m posting before I check to see if you already have 50. If you do, my apologies.

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**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/59 "2008-03-14T09:10:37Z")

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1. a
2. 1
3. California
4. Mars
5. Elephant
6. Paris
7. Lake
8. Oak
9. Cheddar
10. Time

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**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-of-randomness-closed/441269/60 "2008-03-14T09:16:45Z")

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1. A
2. 3
3. Ohio
4. Mars
5. Lion
6. London
7. Sea
8. Oak
9. Cheddar
10. Newsweek

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