# Themeless Feud \[Closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 18, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837 "2008-03-18T21:28:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/61 "2008-03-19T12:49:35Z")
[QUOTE=faithfool] Hey! 🙂 What did I do wrong to get penalized and do I need to bang erasers to get outta this corner? [/QUOTE] > [@THE RULES](#): > > A. Read all the rules > B. Post your answers before reading the thread > C. Post your answers like this: > > 1. Answer > 2. Answer, etc > Do not repeat the questions, do not add extraneous fluff amongst your answers. > C. Scoring - Any answer duplicated by anyone else is worth 100 points divided by the number of entrants. > D. The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at 10 AM Central on 3/20/08 whichever comes first. (I won’t be able to score until early Thursday morning, or maybe late Wednesday night.) > **E. The penalty. See rule C, the first. If you fail to post answers correctly causing me extra work in the scoring, you get the honor of incurring a penalty. That penalty is 10% of your final point total. I only do this with the goal of making sure people read the rules.** Bolding mine ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/62 "2008-03-19T12:54:14Z")
Ah, I see. I had read that initially as DO repeat the questions. I apparently have comprehension problems. Thank you for your help. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/63 "2008-03-19T13:00:26Z")
Dammit, I knew I was getting too picky on interpreting “a type of fruit” as being a broader category than simply “a kind of fruit” (I first entered “orange”, then changed it to “citrus”). I do too many word puzzles that are sensitive to specific phrasing. “Daisy” was the first thing I thought of for the flower, but then realized they were mostly WHITE, which didn’t stop a lot of people even on the SDMB. I guess I gotta give less credit for being categorically correct in these games, and just go with “first thing I think of”. Sunflower seems obvious in retrospect. D’oh! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/64 "2008-03-19T13:12:15Z")
Oh! I guess I should post the answers, too. 1. Beagle 10 2. Collie 2 3. Dalmatian 1 4. German shepherd 1 5. Golden Retriever 4 6. Great Dane 1 7. Jack Russell Terrier 1 8. Labrador 23 9. Poodle 4 10. Pug 1 11. Shih tzu 1 12. terrier 1 13. Cherry 3 14. Mahogany 5 15. Maple 7 16. Oak 30 17. pine 5 18. buttercup 4 19. daffodil 18 20. Daisy 8 21. Dandelion 6 22. Marigold 1 23. Rose 1 24. Sunflower 7 25. Tulip 4 26. Yellow rose 1 27. Bowie 11 28. Bowknife 1 29. buck 1 30. Butcher 5 31. butter 4 32. carving 1 33. Chef’s 5 34. Dagger 1 35. Dirk 1 36. pocket 4 37. Scalpel 1 38. Steak 6 39. swiss army 9 40. August 9 41. January 1 42. July 34 43. June 6 44. Blue 25 45. green 13 46. pink 1 47. Purple 1 48. Red 6 49. yellow 4 50. Cereal 5 51. Cheese 1 52. Egg Salad 1 53. Gazpacho 1 54. ice cream 34 55. Salad 5 56. Sushi 1 57. watermelon 2 58. Brakes 1 59. Carburetor 1 60. drive chain 1 61. Engine 1 62. Exhaust 2 63. Gas tank 3 64. handlebars 16 65. Headlight 2 66. Kickstand 4 67. Muffler 2 68. Seat 3 69. tailpipe 1 70. Throttle 1 71. Tires 2 72. Wheel 10 73. nail clipper 5 74. Nail file 38 75. nail polish 4 76. orange stick 1 77. Scissors 2 78. Apple 33 79. Banana 8 80. Citrus 1 81. Durian 1 82. Grapes 1 83. Orange 4 84. strawberry 2 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/65 "2008-03-19T13:20:28Z")
ah - I see you counted emery board and nail file as the same - well, thankyou, but most manicurists would argue they are quite different, as are the 3-D rectangles that file shape and buff and are somtimes purple. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/66 "2008-03-19T13:28:44Z")
Sigh, daffodils. My new mortal enemy. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/67 "2008-03-19T13:39:08Z")
I got penalized? Um…what’d I do? Was it the use of parenthesis? ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/68 "2008-03-19T13:48:31Z")
1. Labrador 2. Oak 3. Daffodil 4. Fish knife 5. August 6. Blue 7. Ice cream 8. Kick start 9. Nail file 10. Apple ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/69 "2008-03-19T13:51:52Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] ah - I see you counted emery board and nail file as the same - well, thankyou, but most manicurists would argue they are quite different, as are the 3-D rectangles that file shape and buff and are somtimes purple. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I debated that, but ultimately decided that they are essentially the same tool. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/70 "2008-03-19T13:58:59Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] I got penalized? Um..what’d I do? Was it the use of parenthesis? [/QUOTE] Yep. Answers should be in the form of: 1. Answer 2. Answer and so on, with no extra comments in the answer portion (Blue, no - yellow!), and you used periods at the end of your answers. **Yllaria** and **Biffy** , you didn’t use any numbers. **Fretful** , you put periods at the end of your answers. It makes for extra work when cutting and pasting into the scoring spreadsheet. ---
**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/71 "2008-03-19T14:02:14Z")
Wow!!! I’m excited. I’m one of those “invisible” people that few of you even know. So it’s probably appropriate that I tie for a win in a themeless area. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/72 "2008-03-19T14:18:56Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Yep. Answers should be in the form of: 1. Answer 2. Answer and so on, with no extra comments in the answer portion (Blue, no - yellow!), and you used periods at the end of your answers. **Yllaria** and **Biffy** , you didn’t use any numbers. **Fretful** , you put periods at the end of your answers. It makes for extra work when cutting and pasting into the scoring spreadsheet. [/QUOTE] iwasrobbednowillneverputanypunctuationorcapitalizationinanythingeveragain ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/73 "2008-03-19T14:20:59Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] iwasrobbednowillneverputanypunctuationorcapitalizationinanythingeveragain [/QUOTE] using the space bar _is_ allowed, however… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/74 "2008-03-19T14:31:47Z")
Wow, I can’t believe I’m the only person who said “carburetor” for “part of a motorcycle”! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/75 "2008-03-19T14:42:24Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] 1. pink 1 [/QUOTE] Yay, I’m unique… > [@Mullinator](#): > > Sigh, daffodils. There was a woman at the grocery store the other day selling daffodils for the American Cancer Society. I picked up a “bunch” (10 flowers) and a vase and they’re blooming quite nicely on my dining room table. Without that I wouldn’t have thought of them and would probably have picked daisy. Stupid cancer. 😛 ---
**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:** [March 19, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/76 "2008-03-19T14:58:24Z")
1. Labrador 2. Pine 3. Daffodil 4. Swiss Army 5. August 6. Blue 7. Gazpacho 8. Handlebars 9. nail clippers? 10. Apple ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/77 "2008-03-19T16:35:24Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] **Yllaria** and **Biffy** , you didn’t use any numbers. [/QUOTE] Well goddammit, why didn’t you just say “Answers must be numbered.” I thought you were saying you wanted nothing in the box but the answers in order. Now I’m pissed off and deserve to get penalized again for being a poor sport. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/78 "2008-03-19T16:40:38Z")
> [@](#): > > Ladies and gentlemen, we have a tie for first place! > > 1. Happy Lendervedder 482.00 > 2. as\_u\_wish 482.00 Yessssssss! YES! YES! YES! YES! In your face you big sucka losers! How does it taste to have me whoop on your filthy asses and smack you in the teeth for good measure? You all suck-- I mean, good game guys. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/79 "2008-03-19T16:49:28Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Lendervedder] Yessssssss! YES! YES! YES! YES! In your face you big sucka losers! How does it taste to have me whoop on your filthy asses and smack you in the teeth for good measure? You all suck-- I mean, good game guys. [/QUOTE] :rolleyes: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837/80 "2008-03-19T18:03:59Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] **Yllaria** and **Biffy** , you didn’t use any numbers. **Fretful** , you put periods at the end of your answers. [/QUOTE] Dang, that’s harsh. Are you gonna penalize players for improper use of capital/lowercase letters as well? :mad: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themeless-feud-closed/441837.md?page=5)