| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7646 Registered: 4-2010 |
A combination neologism and theory puzzle.... My English teacher related to me (and my class) the "First Rule of Loirpsing." What does the verb "to loirpse" mean, and what is the rule? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1104 Registered: 9-2010 |
Buttercup, don't break my heart? All right, probably wrong kind of puzzle. Does Loirpsing have anything to do with: Writing? If so: - Reports? - Essays? - Projects of some other sort? Reading? If so: - Textbooks? - Assigned reading? Researching? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7657 Registered: 4-2010 |
Buttercup, don't break my heart? All right, probably wrong kind of puzzle. Well, the title is relevant, and it does refer to the next word in the song.... Does Loirpsing have anything to do with: Writing? If so: - Reports? - Essays? - Projects of some other sort? Reading? If so: - Textbooks? - Assigned reading? Researching? No to all - this has nothing to do with his job as an English teacher. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1162 Registered: 6-2008 |
Are flowers relevant? or measuring cups of butter? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2289 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is it relevant that loirpse has an anagram, whose name we must not speak? | ||
| Visconti (Visconti)
New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 316 Registered: 2-2005 |
baby? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7662 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are flowers relevant? or measuring cups of butter? Neither Is it relevant that loirpse has an anagram, whose name we must not speak? No, but is how I came up with the word - couldn't come up with anything else. baby? No | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 149 Registered: 7-2010 |
Was he giving real advice? Or was he only joking? Is school relevant at all? Is carreer? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7691 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he giving real advice? Or was he only joking? Both, really - it's a humorous bit of advice that makes perfectly logical sense. Is school relevant at all? No Is carreer? Yope, in that it only applies to one particular profession. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 328 Registered: 9-2010 |
Cooking? With butter? Margarine? Cholestorol? Fat? Heart attacks? Dying? Getting fat? Really fat? Having a blood pressure of 160 over 111? Weighing 400 pounds because you eat a cup of butter every day? Oh, since I just made a Capitol Steps reference in another puzzle, is "I Wrecked My Heart on Spam and Crisco" relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7695 Registered: 4-2010 |
Cooking? With butter? Margarine? Cholestorol? Fat? Heart attacks? Dying? Getting fat? Really fat? Having a blood pressure of 160 over 111? Weighing 400 pounds because you eat a cup of butter every day? No to all - think about how "Buttercup" is used in the song. Oh, since I just made a Capitol Steps reference in another puzzle, is "I Wrecked My Heart on Spam and Crisco" relevant? Not one bit, as long as you don't try to negate those two by drinking lots of Diet Koch. (Couldn't resist....) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1141 Registered: 9-2010 |
Are The Foundations relevant? "Buttercup" = a woman? The singer's girlfriend? Lover? Diet Coke relevant, since you couldn't resist it? Cherry Coke? Mr. Coke? Mr. Koch? Mr. Kotch? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2326 Registered: 3-2006 |
The first rule of dumping one's girlfriend/boyfriend/significant other is ... ... if it's a few days before your birthday, always wait for your present first? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7750 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are The Foundations relevant? No "Buttercup" = a woman? Yes - fictional and HAF, in this puzzle. The singer's girlfriend? Lover? Neither, though she is a girlfriend/lover in the work of fiction she is from (which should be quite obvious now). Diet Coke relevant, since you couldn't resist it? Cherry Coke? Mr. Coke? Mr. Koch? Mr. Kotch? No to all - neither Koch nor Coke is relevant. The first rule of dumping one's girlfriend/boyfriend/significant other is ... No ... if it's a few days before your birthday, always wait for your present first? No, although I do know a case where this occurred right before Christmas. That person was steamed.... | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1152 Registered: 9-2010 |
The Princess Bride? "Inconceivable!" "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."? "Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line"? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7760 Registered: 4-2010 |
The Princess Bride? ...is VERY MUCH relevant! "Inconceivable!" "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."? "Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line"? "Have fun stormin' da castle!" "Think it'll work?" "It would take a miracle. Bye!" | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1169 Registered: 9-2010 |
Inigo Montoya? Domingo Montoya? "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."? Count Rugen, the six-fingered man? Fezzik? Andre the Giant? Westley? Cary Elwes? Buttercup? Robin Wright? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7788 Registered: 4-2010 |
Inigo Montoya? Domingo Montoya? "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."? Count Rugen, the six-fingered man? Fezzik? Andre the Giant? Westley? Cary Elwes? Buttercup? Robin Wright? Hmmm...one specific scene from the movie is relevant, and it involves Buttercup and two characters you did not mention. No to rest. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1183 Registered: 9-2010 |
Vizzini? Humperdink? (I'm sure I spelled his name wrong, but who cares, you know who I mean) Mad Max? His wife? Do the narrator/grandfather and grandson count, as they're not in the story? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7804 Registered: 4-2010 |
Vizzini? Humperdink? This, but none of the others mentioned. (I'm sure I spelled his name wrong, but who cares, you know who I mean) Mad Max? His wife? Do the narrator/grandfather and grandson count, as they're not in the story? Well, it's neither of them, so whether they count is irrel. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1184 Registered: 9-2010 |
Uh...the...crud, I can't remember. The executioner-Machine-guy? By the way, the Giants won!!! Another shutout...Giants 4, Rangers 0. Now the overall tally of games is Giants 3, Rangers 1. *crosses fingers for tomorrow* | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1984 Registered: 7-2009 |
The king? the queen? the old lady who boos in the dream sequences? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7814 Registered: 4-2010 |
Uh...the...crud, I can't remember. The executioner-Machine-guy? The king? the queen? the old lady who boos in the dream sequences? No to all | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1986 Registered: 7-2009 |
Hmm, I'm completely blanking on his name, but we seem to have skipped the bald guy who kidnaps her. Is it him? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7850 Registered: 4-2010 |
Hmm, I'm completely blanking on his name, but we seem to have skipped the bald guy who kidnaps her. Is it him? Not Vizzini either. To help, the character is just in one (quotable) scene. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1990 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is it that scene when Buttercup finds out the ships weren't really sent, and she gives Humperdink cinema's greatest verbal lashing of all time? That's certainly the opposite of building someone up, but... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7886 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it that scene when Buttercup finds out the ships weren't really sent, and she gives Humperdink cinema's greatest verbal lashing of all time? That's certainly the opposite of building someone up, but... Nope - there's still one character involved that you haven't mentioned. Though that was indeed a truly epic verbal lashing. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1217 Registered: 9-2010 |
Okay, so, going by Wiki's character list, we have (I'll put characters in italics who've already been called irrelevant) : Cary Elwes as Westley Robin Wright as Buttercup Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdinck Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya Christopher Guest as Count Tyrone Rugen André the Giant as Fezzik Wallace Shawn as Vizzini Peter Falk as The Grandfather/Narrator Fred Savage as The Grandson Billy Crystal as Miracle Max Carol Kane as Valerie, Max's wife Margery Mason as The Ancient Booer, a woman in Buttercup's dreams who mocks her for giving up true love. Mel Smith as The Albino, assistant torturer to Count Rugen Peter Cook as The Impressive Clergyman, the clergyman at Humperdinck and Buttercup's wedding; he cannot pronounce his R's or L's and is forced to cut to the end of the ceremony proceedings by the prince. Anne Dyson as The Queen, mother of Prince Humperdinck. Malcolm Storry as Yellin, a soldier of Florin. Willoughby Gray as The King, father of Prince Humperdinck Betsy Brantley as The Mother | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1218 Registered: 9-2010 |
(My money's on the apparently (Not-Very-)Impressive Clergyman) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7899 Registered: 4-2010 |
(My money's on the apparently (Not-Very-)Impressive Clergyman) Right on the money - the relevant scene is the wedding scene. Now what does this have to do with loirpsing and the rule? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1258 Registered: 9-2010 |
Does loirpsing have to do with weddings? With wedding vows? With relationships? With being too hasty in getting married? Getting involved with the wrong person? Throwing away true love? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7939 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does loirpsing have to do with weddings? This, No to rest. And I forgot to mention that the most relevant character in that scene is the Impressive Clergyman. With wedding vows? With relationships? With being too hasty in getting married? Getting involved with the wrong person? Throwing away true love? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1264 Registered: 9-2010 |
From Wikipedia: "The Impressive Clergyman, the clergyman at Humperdinck and Buttercup's wedding; he cannot pronounce his R's or L's and is forced to cut to the end of the ceremony proceedings by the prince." Mispronunciation of vows relevant? Especially of R's or L's? Being forced to cut to the end early relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7949 Registered: 4-2010 |
Mispronunciation of vows relevant? Yope Especially of R's or L's? Again, Yope Being forced to cut to the end early relevant? No. Remember that the rule applies to people who are loirpsing in real life. And only certain people loirpse (HINT). | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1265 Registered: 9-2010 |
Accents relevant? Learning new languages? English as a second language? English speakers learning a different language? Two nations divided by a common language (and the Atlantic Ocean)? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7951 Registered: 4-2010 |
Accents relevant? Learning new languages? English as a second language? English speakers learning a different language? Two nations divided by a common language (and the Atlantic Ocean)? No to all. Remember, loirpsing involves weddings. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7952 Registered: 4-2010 |
Whoops - should be a Yope to accents. BLOOPER. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8142 Registered: 4-2010 |
BIG HINT: What is the Impressive Clergyman's role at the wedding? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1375 Registered: 9-2010 |
I can't remember, and Wiki just says "the clergyman." I can't find my copy of it to watch. I did find this on IMDb, which was fun, though unrelated: "The giant rodents were created with diminutive actors inside rat suits. On the day Westley was supposed to battle the giant rat, the "rat actor" was pulled over for speeding and subsequently arrested, and actually had to be bailed out of jail by the filmmakers so the scene could be filmed." Oh, and the director voiced all the ROUS-es. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8147 Registered: 4-2010 |
Hmmm...rewording HINT (because this puzzle is fading): Why is there even a clergyman at the wedding in the first place? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1379 Registered: 9-2010 |
I suppose...to officiate? Really, I need to rewatch...*sighs* I can't even remember. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8155 Registered: 4-2010 |
I suppose...to officiate? Really, I need to rewatch...*sighs* I can't even remember. Exactly! "Loirpsing" is officiating a wedding. Now what is the first rule of doing this? And it directly involves that scene.... | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1385 Registered: 9-2010 |
Never allow the ceremony to be rushed? Read the whole ceremony? Properly? Enunciate correctly? I remember the guy had a hard time pronouncing things... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8164 Registered: 4-2010 |
Never allow the ceremony to be rushed? No Read the whole ceremony? No Properly? No Enunciate correctly? Yope I remember the guy had a hard time pronouncing things... And that is relevant.... | ||
| Tortiekitten (Tortiekitten)
New member Username: Tortiekitten Post Number: 8 Registered: 11-2010 |
hmmmm...the first rule of officiating a wedding is...always pronounce names correctly? and if reading it don't read the part that says "note the spelling"...lol | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8300 Registered: 4-2010 |
hmmmm...the first rule of officiating a wedding is...always pronounce names correctly? and if reading it don't read the part that says "note the spelling"...lol Not exactly; the rule is very tongue-in-cheek. But this is close enough. **********SPOILER********** According to my high school English teacher, who is also an ordained minister, the first rule of officiating a wedding ("loirpsing", as I dubbed it) is this: Never, ever, ever, watch The Princess Bride, especially the wedding scene, because if you do, you will want to start every wedding with "Mawwaige." Excellent job to the Nield sisters, Kaylee and Tortie, for all the hard work. | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 449 Registered: 2-2009 |
I went to a wedding a few weekends ago, and I can honestly say, I was waiting/hoping for the minister to say "Mawwaige" the entire time... so disappointed when he didn't. Good puzzle Balin! Any puzzle involving TPB is, of course, inconceivable, so they tend to make good ones ;-) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1455 Registered: 9-2010 |
*falls off chair laughing* Well, that was unexpected to say the least! I officially love your English teacher's rules. :-P He must have been awesome. |
