| Author | Message | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 404 Registered: 2-2009 |
That's right folks, yet another neologistic puzzle... Have fun! It takes a lot of skill to pinicla, but thankfully it is only required in a very specific situation. I have heard tales of people (entire groups, even) who attempt to develop the ability to pinicla, but I have never actually seen it done. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7654 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does it require a certain amount of strength to pinicia? Of speed? Of mental ability? Is science relevant? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1519 Registered: 11-2003 |
Age relevant? Gender? Profession? Hobbies? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 407 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin Does it require a certain amount of strength to pinicia? no Of speed? no with a slight ish Of mental ability? yes Is science relevant? nope Eli Age relevant? no Gender? no Profession? possibly this Hobbies? or this | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7707 Registered: 4-2010 |
LTPF relevant? Does pinicia-ing involve collecting something? Does it involve antiques? Performing a task? That is considered impossible? Or nearly so? Like discerning colors by touch? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 410 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin LTPF relevant? not this time :-) Does pinicia-ing involve collecting something? no Does it involve antiques? no Performing a task? yes That is considered impossible? Or nearly so? some might consider it so, or at the very least extremely difficult Like discerning colors by touch? not nearly this impossible, however | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7716 Registered: 4-2010 |
Blowing bubbles from one's saliva? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 414 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin Blowing bubbles from one's saliva? no... actually, I thought that was quite easy. You may want to narrow the profession/hobby that people might pinicla in. That should head you in a good direction. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7726 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the profession related to media? Entertainment? Religion? Sports? Food? Transportation? Business? Communication? Education? Philosophy? Art? Science? Law? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 415 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin Is the profession related to media? Entertainment? this one Religion? Sports? Food? Transportation? Business? Communication? Education? Philosophy? Art? with perhaps a bit of this Science? Law? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7735 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do actors pinicia? Singers? Writers? Comedians? Magicians? Circus performers? Clowns? Talent shows relevant? "Reality" talent shows relevant (America's Got Talent, American Idol, etc.)? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 419 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin Do actors pinicia? yes! Singers? Writers? Comedians? Magicians? Circus performers? Clowns? Talent shows relevant? "Reality" talent shows relevant (America's Got Talent, American Idol, etc.)? rest are no or irrel | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7743 Registered: 4-2010 |
Acting in a specific role relevant? With a specific accent? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 150 Registered: 7-2010 |
Showing a certain emotion at the push of a button? Or hiding it? Joy? Anger? Sadness? Compassion? Excitement? Amusement? Nervousness? Crying voluntarily? Telling lies without blushing? Talking in a certain way? Like, extremely fast? Or with a voice different from your normal one? In a certain pitch? With your mouth full? Is learning text by heart relevant? Is doing certain things with your body? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 426 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin Acting in a specific role relevant? there are only a certain number of roles in which it would be appropriate/useful With a specific accent? no Potato Showing a certain emotion at the push of a button? no Or hiding it? this can be involved Joy? Anger? Sadness? Compassion? Excitement? Amusement? Nervousness? with this... no to the other emotions Crying voluntarily? no Telling lies without blushing? no, slight ish Talking in a certain way? yes Like, extremely fast? Or with a voice different from your normal one? In a certain pitch? With your mouth full? but no to all these Is learning text by heart relevant? hmm... yope Is doing certain things with your body? other than speaking, no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8062 Registered: 4-2010 |
Talking in a robotic voice? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 429 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin Talking in a robotic voice? no Think of it more as a method of speaking rather than a way of modulating your voice... I hope that makes sense | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8132 Registered: 4-2010 |
In a monotone? Speaking loudly? Softly? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 221 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is hyperventilation relevant? Or the voice shaking when one is being nervous? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 433 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin In a monotone? Speaking loudly? Softly? no to all Potato Is hyperventilation relevant? Or the voice shaking when one is being nervous? no and no Hmm... I think my attempt to hint failed. It is more important what is being said than the quality of voice. Figuring out which roles someone could pinicla in would be a MAJOR help. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8272 Registered: 4-2010 |
Could a male pinicia in one of these roles? A woman? A child? An animal? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 438 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin Could a male pinicia in one of these roles? yes A woman? yes A child? yes, though there are very few child roles in which it is possible An animal? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8287 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it relevant whether the role is a lead role? A minor role? Playing a mute character relevant? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 441 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin Is it relevant whether the role is a lead role? no A minor role? no -- you could pinicla in either Playing a mute character relevant? it is impossible to pinicla in a mute role | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8290 Registered: 4-2010 |
Can one pinicia if portraying a married person? A single person? An anthropomorphic animal? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 444 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin Can one pinicia if portraying a married person? A single person? An anthropomorphic animal? yes to all, yes to yesish on the animal -- I'm not sure whether any of the roles in question qualify as that You're looking for a more "meta" detail about the roles, rather than anything about the content of the roles | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8294 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the character's profession relevant? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 447 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin Is the character's profession relevant? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8302 Registered: 4-2010 |
Question - what do you mean by "'meta' detail about the roles"? Because I'm going in circles now. | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 451 Registered: 2-2009 |
It's something that connects all the roles, but there's nothing about the characters themselves that is relevant (e.g. age, gender, etc.) They are from a number of different plays -- think of how the plays could be connected... | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 452 Registered: 2-2009 |
It's something that connects the roles, but it's not related to the characters themselves (e.g. age, gender). Think about what might connect the plays that they appear in... | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1461 Registered: 9-2010 |
the plays of William Shakespeare? plays by some other famous playwright? if Shakespearean: his tragedies? comedies? histories? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 453 Registered: 2-2009 |
This isn't the double post you're looking for... ::does Jedi handwave:: | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 999 Registered: 9-2009 |
Does this involve singing? Historical plays relevant? In your opinion could mr Pavarotti pinicla? Mr Robert Redford? Mr Charles Chaplin? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 460 Registered: 2-2009 |
whoops! Never saw the crosspost 'til now... Kayleetonkslupin the plays of William Shakespeare? YES! plays by some other famous playwright? if Shakespearean: his tragedies? comedies? histories? any/all of them Rbruma Does this involve singing? no Historical plays relevant? other than those of Mr. W.S. above, no In your opinion could mr Pavarotti pinicla? highly doubtful Mr Robert Redford? very unlikely on film Mr Charles Chaplin? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8421 Registered: 4-2010 |
Can one act in any Shakespeare role to pinicia? Men acting in women's roles relevant? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 464 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin Can one act in any Shakespeare role to pinicia? any speaking role, yes Men acting in women's roles relevant? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8666 Registered: 4-2010 |
Speaking in a Ye Olde Englishe accent relevant? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 467 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin Speaking in a Ye Olde Englishe accent relevant? nope | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8675 Registered: 4-2010 |
Gesturing while saying lines relevant? Memorizing lines relevant? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 470 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin Gesturing while saying lines relevant? noMemorizing lines relevant? yope -- this is definitely the direction to explore | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8680 Registered: 4-2010 |
Prompting relevant? Forgetting lines on stage? Saying the wrong line? Mouthing other actors' lines? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 472 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin Prompting relevant? no Forgetting lines on stage? yes Saying the wrong line? yope Mouthing other actors' lines? no Nearly there! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8690 Registered: 4-2010 |
Forgetting all your lines? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2054 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is the meter of the forgotten line relevant? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 474 Registered: 2-2009 |
Balin Forgetting all your lines? possibly, but it's not really relevant how much you forget Noel Is the meter of the forgotten line relevant? yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8986 Registered: 4-2010 |
Speaking of forgetting lines, I'd forgotten all about this puzzle - sorry. Ad-libbing relevant? Ad-libbing a forgotten line in the correct meter? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 478 Registered: 2-2009 |
Speaking of forgetting lines, I'd forgotten all about this puzzle - sorry. That's all right; I was going to post something in the chatroom, but I forgot :-) Plus, you pretty much just finished it up... Ad-libbing relevant? Ad-libbing a forgotten line in the correct meter? TA-DA! ********SPOILER******** Pinicla is a backwards near-acronym for "to ad-lib convincingly in iambic pentameter." I have been around theatre people all my life, and I was an English major in undergrad, so I am slightly familiar with the plays of this one little-known playwright from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras who tended to write in iambic pentameter. I have heard tales of those who develop an ability to ad-lib in the correct meter when they blank on their lines, including members of the Royal Shakespeare Company, but I've never seen it done. (Then again, I may have seen it done and simply not realized it, were it done convincingly enough.) It would definitely take a lot of skill to do it convincingly, since it would require an actor to, within a very short amount of time, realize they have forgotten a line, get over whatever sense of panic they feel, and think of a line that rhymes (if necessary) and keeps the rhythm. This seems like a massive undertaking for my poor little brain to wrap itself around, so I bow to whosoever has developed the talent. And I also tip my hat -- proverbially, anyway, since it's difficult to do so literally with the watch cap I'm currently wearing ;-) -- to Balin for solving most of this, and to Kaylee and Noel for contributing some major breakthroughs! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9055 Registered: 4-2010 |
Awesome puzzle, and certainly a great addition to the LTPF Neologistic-tionary! And a BLOOPER on my part that is not exactly "forgetting," but embarrassing nonetheless...I misspelled the word throughout the whole puzzle (as "pinicia" rather than "pinicla"). But this was sure a puzzle quite well done, I cannot wait to see your next new one! | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 485 Registered: 2-2009 |
I'm not too worried about it Balin :-) I saw, and wondered how long it would be before you realized it, but it didn't offend me or anything. I just chalk it up to the difficulties of reading bolded and italicized sans serif fonts, and the persistence of first impressions (ooh, that made it sound cool, didn't it?). | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9211 Registered: 4-2010 |
You know, it really did! | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 551 Registered: 8-2010 |
Well, I don't really think it takes much skill, If my mind tells me right. But then again, It took a bit of time to write this, so Piniclaing this is not. I'm humbled. |
