| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12425 Registered: 4-2010 |
I'm sure many of you know of the puzzle where you have to figure out what the following symbol means: -=+ As we all know, it means "less is more." (If you didn't know it before, you know it now.) But I've got a symbol for you: -=- What is this symbol? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3275 Registered: 9-2010 |
It's -=- of course...:-D Alternatively, it's "less is less"? I can't think of anything less obvious at the moment. | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 724 Registered: 9-2008 |
Is it a common phrase? A sleeping elephant? | ||
| Tortiekitten (Tortiekitten)
New member Username: Tortiekitten Post Number: 284 Registered: 11-2010 |
it's a duck :-) | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 727 Registered: 9-2008 |
LOL! Of course, I see the duck! | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3276 Registered: 9-2010 |
no, it's an unladen swallow! do coconuts migrate? | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 728 Registered: 9-2008 |
Migrating coconut? -0- | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3277 Registered: 9-2010 |
of course, if it's a duck, it must weigh the same as a witch!! right?? | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 729 Registered: 9-2008 |
Witch? -^< | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3278 Registered: 9-2010 |
She turned me into a newt!! <>=<=<-- I got better... | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 730 Registered: 9-2008 |
Where is Balin? Pretty soon, he is going to show up here and start telling us that "No means no." Very nice newt, Kaylee! Can you do an alligator? | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 731 Registered: 9-2008 |
/\__/\ _x_x_ vvvvv vvvvv .^^^ __l l__ I was trying for "alligator" and found an "owl". oops! | ||
| Tortiekitten (Tortiekitten)
New member Username: Tortiekitten Post Number: 285 Registered: 11-2010 |
,O, (-o-) >( )< O O Moogle! | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 761 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it a hotdog? Is it one single word? Several words? A phrase? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 225 Registered: 2-2011 |
"=" = is? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12432 Registered: 4-2010 |
It's -=- of course...:-D I walked right into that one... Alternatively, it's "less is less"? No I can't think of anything less obvious at the moment. Is it a common phrase? No, FA A sleeping elephant? No it's a duck :-) No, same FA no, it's an unladen swallow! What do you mean? African or European swallow? (aka No) do coconuts migrate? Well... (leaving the rest of this discussion up there to save space) Is it a hotdog? No Is it one single word? Several words? A phrase? No to all "=" = is? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12433 Registered: 4-2010 |
Come to think of it, Gregoryuconn's first post could be answered Yes. (Where I wrote "I walked right into that one...") | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2393 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is it an image of something (e.g. it kind of looks like a hot dog)? A mathematical equation? A logical argument? something philosophical? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3347 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it an aerial view of someone riding a bike? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12436 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it an image of something (e.g. it kind of looks like a hot dog)? A mathematical equation? A logical argument? something philosophical? No to all Is it an aerial view of someone riding a bike? No | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3279 Registered: 9-2010 |
since when has Mr. Coke popped in on this puzzle?! *pokes Balin* | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12437 Registered: 4-2010 |
since when has Mr. Coke popped in on this puzzle?! *pokes Balin* For the record, it was early morning, I was tired, and I misread your username (they're both long, but no excuse on my part). And that's a BLOOPER - it was Kaylee's, not Gregory's, which could be answered yes. *pokes self* | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3280 Registered: 9-2010 |
*cuddles Balin and offers cheezburgur* it's all right balin kitteh. *hugs muchly* here, watch with me | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 234 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it a formula? musical notation? ballet notation? a play in some sport? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 826 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is it a picture? Or no means no? Like what my mother always told me about having sex and kissing with girls... | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 395 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is it supposed to be a face (you know, the both - kind of look like eyes xD)? Is magnetic repulsion relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12439 Registered: 4-2010 |
is it a formula? musical notation? ballet notation? No to all, but it could theoretically be considered "notation" (-ish) a play in some sport? No Is it a picture? No Or no means no? No, but that's a very good idea - 10 points for the Huskies. Like what my mother always told me about having sex and kissing with girls... As did mine... Is it supposed to be a face (you know, the both - kind of look like eyes xD)? No, but it does look that way, doesn't it? Is magnetic repulsion relevant? No | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 743 Registered: 9-2008 |
Is it usually hand-written or typed? Is there something else relevant usually found on either side of the symbol? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12456 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it usually hand-written or typed? Typed - good q Is there something else relevant usually found on either side of the symbol? Yes, on its right but not left, as well as... | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 398 Registered: 7-2010 |
"[...] as well as..." Above the symbol? Below? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2395 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is it part of a programming code? A computer language? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12458 Registered: 4-2010 |
"[...] as well as..." Above the symbol? Below? Both, but the more relevant stuff is above it. Is it part of a programming code? Noish/Yopish A computer language? No | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2397 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is it part of a code? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 250 Registered: 2-2011 |
a diagram? a table? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12466 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it part of a code? Not exactly a diagram? a table? Neither | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 780 Registered: 12-2010 |
Any special alphabets relevant? Do you find it in books? On the internet? In typed documents? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12476 Registered: 4-2010 |
Any special alphabets relevant? No Do you find it in books? No On the internet? Yes In typed documents? No | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 786 Registered: 12-2010 |
Do you find it in forums? on blogs? in comment threads? on news sites? Do you directly see it? Or do you have to view the source code? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12485 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do you find it in forums? You could see it here, but I see it most somewhere else - see below on blogs? Ditto in comment threads? Ditto, and this is closest on news sites? Haven't seen it here Do you directly see it? Yes Or do you have to view the source code? The site where I see this most is on a game site. Work from there. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12487 Registered: 4-2010 |
I should also point out - I'm the only one I know of who uses this symbol. That might also help narrow it down. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 253 Registered: 2-2011 |
did you invent the symbol? is it generally understood by others on the game site? have you explained it to them? is the meaning obvious from the context? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12492 Registered: 4-2010 |
did you invent the symbol? Yes is it generally understood by others on the game site? Yes, possible slight FA have you explained it to them? No, because... is the meaning obvious from the context? Yes, same possible slight FA | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 403 Registered: 7-2010 |
Game site: As in video/computer games? Sports? Tabletop games? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12499 Registered: 4-2010 |
Game site: As in video/computer games? Computer games (as in online games, not ones on a CD) Sports? Tabletop games? | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 761 Registered: 9-2008 |
Is the symbol used for your eyes only? Are you making notes that other players do not read? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12510 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the symbol used for your eyes only? No Are you making notes that other players do not read? No, and this is important. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3795 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the way it looks important? Or would it work if the symbols for "minus" and "equals" were completely different? does it symbolize a rolling pin? A face? An object? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12518 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the way it looks important? Yesish Or would it work if the symbols for "minus" and "equals" were completely different? No - good q does it symbolize a rolling pin? No A face? No An object? No | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 264 Registered: 2-2011 |
does it symbolise a part of an object so that with the rest of the symbols around it you get a whole image? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12522 Registered: 4-2010 |
does it symbolise a part of an object so that with the rest of the symbols around it you get a whole image? No HINT: The puzzle statement asks, "What is this symbol?", not, "What does this symbol mean?" | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3298 Registered: 9-2010 |
oh, so it does...a dash, an equals sign, and another dash? (substitute "dash" with "horizontal line" if you like) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12531 Registered: 4-2010 |
oh, so it does...a dash, an equals sign, and another dash? (substitute "dash" with "horizontal line" if you like) Yes, it is. But what is it used for? RECAP: I use the symbol -=- on a certain game website when writing something that other people will see. What am I writing, and how is the symbol used in that? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 268 Registered: 2-2011 |
morse code? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12538 Registered: 4-2010 |
morse code? No | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3300 Registered: 9-2010 |
Well, you asked what it was, not what it was used for, and I obliged. =P Are you writing something for a computer game walkthrough? I vaguely remember you running a puzzle about posting and writing those... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12542 Registered: 4-2010 |
Well, you asked what it was, not what it was used for, and I obliged. =P True, true... Are you writing something for a computer game walkthrough? Yes! I use the symbol when writing walkthroughs. I vaguely remember you running a puzzle about posting and writing those... Yes, that was my "japer" neologism. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12557 Registered: 4-2010 |
You are almost at the end. If you need it, I'll give you the website. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3311 Registered: 9-2010 |
please, balin kitteh? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12560 Registered: 4-2010 |
OK: This is the website. And use what you know about my ESPN.com username (it's around here somewhere) to find one of my waltkhroughs. | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 767 Registered: 9-2008 |
Alternate action? Also possible? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12563 Registered: 4-2010 |
Alternate action? Also possible? I have used it for both of these, but I'm looking for something more general than this. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12629 Registered: 4-2010 |
RECAP since you're really, really close: On the website freegamesnews.com, I occasionally write walkthroughs (under the username "DNOMN8R"). In this process, I use the symbol -=-. The answer is a very general reason. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3346 Registered: 9-2010 |
like bullet points in making a list? (Word documents usually use dots or other symbols) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12630 Registered: 4-2010 |
like bullet points in making a list? (Word documents usually use dots or other symbols) Yesish - you're missing one key detail. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12652 Registered: 4-2010 |
What the hey, you're close enough. **********SPOILER********** When writing walkthroughs, I use a hyphen at the beginning of each line to set apart the steps in the walkthrough (the hyphens act as bullet points). However, there are times when I need to indent a step, either to show substeps, an alternate action, a warning, or something else. In order to indent a step, I use -=-, because if you try to use multiple hyphens, it auto-formats to one and so does not indent (I found this out the hard way). Nice job everyone. |
