Move in potentia
I feel that there might be a T but that would be dependent on there being an S. I shall monitor the ethereal until a decision is rendered...
S*Express
Probably an S...
S _ A _ _ L A
S _ A _ _ L A
Dear Collective Consciousness
Is it an 18th-century satirical novel?
Potential revealed
Would there mayhaps be a T now?
S _ A T _ L A
Oh yes.
None
I think we're converging on something. There is a U, I fancy.
Taking the "P"
Aye - See "U" Jimmy
S _ A T U L A - is it Mornington Dictionary Hangman then?
S _ A T U L A - is it Mornington Dictionary Hangman then?
S _ A T U L A, I state "H".
WTF?
[Projoy] Where in the name of Brian McBride did you get these graphics?
No P
Apparantly there's no P, which means we either have to do some Mornington Dictionary, or maybe start inserting/removing letters. [Projoy] Shame you weren't at the Pilg on Saturday; I already owe you a pint for the mc5 logo, and these graphics are wonderful.
Der Führer
Ah ha! There he is. I reckon this has to be a SWATULA. - An implement used by Nazi surgeons in the operating theatre. It assists in the elimination of insects.
RUBBISH!
[BtD] Negative - I suggest SHATULA, a device for scooping poo out of a litterbox.
None
No, no, it's quite clearly a reference to SCATULA, the rockingest jazz-singin' cat on the vampire scene, man.
[Collective Consciousness] I take it by your silence that it wasn't SHAMELA, then?
[Collective Consciousness] I take it by your silence that it wasn't SHAMELA, then?
None
Personally, I have a sneaky suspicion it's S7ATULA (the 7 is silent).
Adjudication
Seems like we need an adjudication. This is jolly good fun though, and I look forward to the next one.
None
Isn't the point of the game that we adjudicate ourselves?
Well...
[MF] Yes. But someone presumably has to have the final word?? I mean I feel that DrQu+xum has a point, but I quite like your answer too.
bossybossybossy
Aaaaaargh! I'm really crap at being on a committee (or even working on a team for that matter - that's why I just don't do it). I know which word I want it to be and I just don't understand why you lot are dithering about agreeing with me!!!!*Fails dismally to see the point of the game if it takes more than a week to spell 'spatula' and heads off to Ikea for retail therapy and a large hotdog*
cock
[pen] Sorry, I put the cock up it by denying the P earlier. Any chance that decision be revoked?
the long grass
Let's treat that one as a practice run, shall we, and set a fresh one...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Crystal ball moment
I feel an F coming on.
visions of darkness and light
i sense the presence of an L.
Arrested for impersonating Carol Vorderman (sp?)
_ F _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll leave the L to someone else.
I'll leave the L to someone else.
A nice day in L
_ F _ _ _ _ _ _ L
Congratulations! 2/2
Congratulations! 2/2
Time for a vowel
Is there an E anywhere?
Dis-E's
No. 
An A, on the other hand?
An A, on the other hand?
Hey
_ F _ _ _ _ _ A L
If the word contains say two L's or F's, do they have to guessed again? I'll try an R
If the word contains say two L's or F's, do they have to guessed again? I'll try an R
WTF
I'm sure that's one too few "F"s, you know.
2F or not 2F
Yes, my fault. The word I had in mind has more than one F.
Words Worth
Hmmm - perhaps it's about what's more fun.. if we plough on till we eliminate all possible real english words then we'll certainly get a few interesting new words emerging... or we could insist we only allow letters if it doesn't prevent the word from being "real" - with a common reference perhaps like the dictionary on the crossword solver link from earlier. It seems to me that this latter is somewhat against the spirit of the idea of the game, and also more prone to getting cocked up and annoying us. Perhaps the best answer is to bumble along and resort to Mornington Dictionary when all others fail us?
By way of case in point, and cos it's amusing to my inner-schoolboy, as far as I can work out the last "real" word the first game could have yielded was "Ejacula"
Is there a "T"?
By way of case in point, and cos it's amusing to my inner-schoolboy, as far as I can work out the last "real" word the first game could have yielded was "Ejacula"
Is there a "T"?
clarification
That's T for Tenacious for those whose browsers like mine make it indistinct from the quotemarks...
hanging loose
This is an interesting one, the word is decided on by the collective and we have a player thinks they have made an error but I agree with blamelewis, in that the final word may be from the Mornington Dictionary and what to Projoy may be considsered as mistake when in reality it was the MC subjective consciousness moving in mysterious and serendipitous ways.
It also has allowed two guesses without the first being resolved.
It also has allowed two guesses without the first being resolved.
Slightly confused as to who has set this ... (the settee ?)
Whith that "F" in position two, I think O is surely helpful.
Hmmm....
Lots of guesses. I think we should have a strict guess, place or hang, rotation here. We have:
- A dangling R.
- The possibility of an extra F.
- An undecided T.
- An unjudged O.
Guess
Is it "Officinal"?
Effin and blind
[MF] I don't think so - but I feel we're stuck with the single "F" which means:
The story Sofa
_ F _ _ _ _ _ A L
Guessed incorrectly: E, R
Guessed but still to be decided: T, O
Incorrect word guess: Officinal [MF] Is that a real word or perhaps a handy office urinal for executive stress relief?
State of hungness:
The story Sofa
_ F _ _ _ _ _ A L
Guessed incorrectly: E, R
Guessed but still to be decided: T, O
Incorrect word guess: Officinal [MF] Is that a real word or perhaps a handy office urinal for executive stress relief?
State of hungness:
Officinal?
[blamelewis] I have one -- It's the box that Windows 2000 Advanced Server came in. :)
Aligning my Wah with the cosmic consciousness...
My babula-sense tells me that if there is only one A and only one F then I don't know what the word is. Especially if there's no E.
In that case...
Projoy's guess at an extra F must leave us with a new...
[blame] Yes, that's right
[blame] Yes, that's right
None
It's risky, but I feel certain this is an awkward one. I'm not going to suggest 'Q': although I do feel there's one in there I'd like to get your views first. A 'Q' would suggest a 'U' unless it has some Arabic origin.
ILOVEU
Yes, there is a U, and it goes in that place you're thinking of, too. I'll let you do the honours.
Still confused
Er - as Projoy set this, and he reckons there should be two Fs then surely there are two Fs - and in any case restating an already used letter should not incur a penalty - as all instances of the letter should be shown by the hangman at the time.
BTW Officinal certainly is a valid word, concerned with medicines, especially those that are kept ready for dispensing.
BTW Officinal certainly is a valid word, concerned with medicines, especially those that are kept ready for dispensing.
valid words
Very amused to hear Ian Wright, commenting on a football match, describe the play as "effervescent, is that a word?"
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[IS,P!] Barry Cryer playing Scrabble:- "I've got A-W... O-R-D... is that a word?"
[Blob] But Projoy didn't set this, he just wrote out 9 dashes. The Collective Consciousness set it, and only the Collective Consciousness knows what it is. As for the extra F - well, the hangman didn't show two Fs immediately, and I thought the hangman's decision was final (otherwise we could just be changing letters around, or adding and discarding them, which would be a very different, if better, game). Anyway, no possible word exists in the language, even if there are two Fs. Unless it's something like the famed Astaire/Rogers vehicle, "O Funny Gal!"
[Blob] But Projoy didn't set this, he just wrote out 9 dashes. The Collective Consciousness set it, and only the Collective Consciousness knows what it is. As for the extra F - well, the hangman didn't show two Fs immediately, and I thought the hangman's decision was final (otherwise we could just be changing letters around, or adding and discarding them, which would be a very different, if better, game). Anyway, no possible word exists in the language, even if there are two Fs. Unless it's something like the famed Astaire/Rogers vehicle, "O Funny Gal!"
From Martha, With Thanks
I play... u. I'll leave the Q for anyone daring enough.
None
Does the Collective Consciousness consider that OFTOQUIAL might be a word?
Oftoquial
I believe it does, but what could it mean?
Red Tape
OFTOQUIAL is little known low profile regulator of conversational or infomal spoken english. Its full title would be the Office of Fair Trading of Colloquial, but shortened in the same manner as OFTWAT, OFTTEL and OFTGAS. "Awigh' guv'".
Plausibly
Although I was wondering if it were a word that is frequently said, but never written down.
Not quite
It's actually a seafarer's corruption of "aft-o-keel", the front beam of the ship's hull. "Aft-o-keel-hauling" was the pirate's worst punishment, where they strapped you to the front of the ship and rammed you into whatever galleons happened to be passing.
Baaah
Would that it were, would that it were. Nay nay nay. So, well, we have a word that's frequently uttered but never writ, a piece of nautical architecture, or a high-profile governmental regulatory unit. So, well, so, across to the other team and a turn of speed if you would.
New one...
[Collective us] Bravo!
A quickie...
_ _ _ _ _
A quickie...
_ _ _ _ _
Guess
Is it "Elbow"?
None
OMG - Mornington Dictionary Hangman ! What a challenge.
OK, okay
It's not likely to be Elbow. I withdraw my guess.
So, is it "Xyzzy"?
So, is it "Xyzzy"?
Too obvious
[MF] I say not . . . . although I have a feeling that S is in it.
S
Indeed there is, the word is infact a plural. _ _ _ _ S It remains to be found what the root is though.
None
Is the collective conciousness sure that there's only one S? My small corner of the collective thinks there is one more .
None
What, you mean it's S---s?
None
Absolutely : S _ _ _ S which makes me think there's an A in there.
My God, it's full of...
Absolutely. S _ A _ S
Positions vacant
Might one of the two be an M?
I think so
Which leaves S _ A M S. I suppose the last letter could be C, E, H, L or P.
Logic
Well, logic dictates that at least four of those guesses are wrong, so...
I'll leave it to the conciousness to decide which is right.
I'll leave it to the conciousness to decide which is right.
Hang on...
How do we know it's not SNAMS, army codeword for the South Vietnam vets who sat around in Saigon complaining of the lack of sick animals?
C E H L P
If put into the word, each letter would generate a word found in any accepted dictionary, therefore it can be none of them. I agree with Snams.
Is that a win then?
So the scores on the doors are:
Me: 1Everything to play for as we move into Round 3:
Raak: 1
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (2 words)
None
Let's go for an E then - must be at least one in the two words.
Give us a break
Shouldn't we know where the break of words is or is that also up to the collective? Do wrong guesses as to the break location lead to a hanging?
Have a break . . .
I would imagine that the break will make itself known given time.
Good guess!
There is indeed at least one E. In fact there are four!
_ E _ E _ _ _ _ _ E E _
_ E _ E _ _ _ _ _ E E _
None
Does the latter part have at least one T-shaped hole in it?
Close.
None
Is there an S?
None
_ E _ E S S _ _ _ E E _ T
I'll make a guess at the word division: is it (6,6)?
None
Any C's?
Chemistry
I get the feeling this is one of those trick scientific words. I believe a digit is required here, bordered by dashes. I therefore propose -4-.
optional
Hemmed in here a bit by early multiple letter answers but I'll try for a full guess.
CELESSIC FEEL
A modern day tv audiece condition, brought on by overdosing on 'Celebrity TV'. As the empathy between the viewer and celeb increases, the veils of status disappear till the viewer mistaken with delusion begins to feel that anyone these days can be a celebrity.
What else?
That seems like a prefectly good definition to me. And, I think, with the scaffold silent in the breeze it's probably time to put this game in a cupboard where it can mature a while until the next time Hitler can be hanged.
None
*shouts, screams, generally goes wild for Projoy*