| Author | Message | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1464 Registered: 6-2005 |
While playing WordSense on Yahoo (their own rendition of Scrabble) I discovered an answer to a word related question that was posed long ago. "I know you can be over______, and you can be under______, but can you ever just be _______?" And the answer is: Yes! You can!!! What is the word? Bonus points if you can name where the question came from. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 717 Registered: 12-2004 |
stimulated? paid? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 718 Registered: 12-2004 |
rated? mine? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 719 Registered: 12-2004 |
weight? spread? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 725 Registered: 12-2004 |
age? bejeweled? sweet? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 726 Registered: 12-2004 |
Title relevant? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1265 Registered: 4-2007 |
I think I might know it...should I post it or email or what? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 727 Registered: 12-2004 |
Email it so that you don't spoil it for me, of course. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 728 Registered: 12-2004 |
Holiday in Cambodia relevant? Staffed? Handed? Diabolical? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 729 Registered: 12-2004 |
whelmed? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 730 Registered: 12-2004 |
sexed? most? sized? water? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1465 Registered: 6-2005 |
whelmed? Yes. Anybody care to go for the bonus points? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 732 Registered: 12-2004 |
I will! | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 733 Registered: 12-2004 |
Literature? Cinema? The arts? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1466 Registered: 6-2005 |
Literature? Cinema? This one. The arts? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 734 Registered: 12-2004 |
Do I have to be more specific? A movie? Nonfiction? Fiction? A documentary? A drama? A comedy? A Sci-fi western thriller romantic mystery? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1468 Registered: 6-2005 |
Do I have to be more specific? That's the idea. A movie? Yes. Nonfiction? Fiction? A documentary? A drama? A comedy? Mostly this category. A Sci-fi western thriller romantic mystery? | ||
| Vagary (Vagary)
New member Username: Vagary Post Number: 12 Registered: 11-2008 |
Release date: 70's? 80's, 90's, recent? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 736 Registered: 12-2004 |
Was the movie released... Prior to 1800? Between 1800 and 1899? Between 1900 and 1950? 1951-present? Was [one of] the star[s] of the movie... Chuck Norris? Oscar Wilde? Jodie Foster? Ronald Reagan? Barack Obama? Julius Caesar? Rick James? | ||
| Vagary (Vagary)
New member Username: Vagary Post Number: 13 Registered: 11-2008 |
....Robin Williams? Billy Crystal? Joe Pesci? Danny DeVito? Glenn Close? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 737 Registered: 12-2004 |
Samuel L. Jackson? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 738 Registered: 12-2004 |
Adam Sandler? Bruce Willis? Michael J. Fox? Mile E. Cyprus? Ted Bundy? Jesse Jackson? Michael Jackson? Alex Trebek? Jerry Seinfeld? Robert De Niro? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 739 Registered: 12-2004 |
Paris Hilton? Andre the Giant? Charles Montgomery "Monty" Python? Steve Irwin? Benjamin Bailey? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1469 Registered: 6-2005 |
Release date: 70's? 80's, 90's, recent? 90s Was the movie released... Prior to 1800? Between 1800 and 1899? Between 1900 and 1950? 1951-present? This. Was [one of] the star[s] of the movie... Chuck Norris? Oscar Wilde? Jodie Foster? Ronald Reagan? Barack Obama? Julius Caesar? Rick James? None of these ....Robin Williams? Billy Crystal? Joe Pesci? Danny DeVito? Glenn Close?Or these. Samuel L. Jackson?Definately not. | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1470 Registered: 6-2005 |
Adam Sandler? Bruce Willis? Michael J. Fox? Mile E. Cyprus? Ted Bundy? Jesse Jackson? Michael Jackson? Alex Trebek? Jerry Seinfeld? Robert De Niro? Paris Hilton? Andre the Giant? Charles Montgomery "Monty" Python? Steve Irwin? Benjamin Bailey? None of these either | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 744 Registered: 12-2004 |
Fiction? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1471 Registered: 6-2005 |
Fiction? Yes, same as most romantic comedys | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 748 Registered: 12-2004 |
Was it a romantic comedy? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1472 Registered: 6-2005 |
Was it a romantic comedy? Yes | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 749 Registered: 12-2004 |
Dang it. I'm stumped. Was it {insert LTPF list of romantic comedies released in the 90's}? I'll figure it out eventually, even if I've never heard of the movie. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 750 Registered: 12-2004 |
When Harry Met Sally? Wait... that was '89. Dang it! You know I haven't seen any of these movies! | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1474 Registered: 6-2005 |
Dang it. I'm stumped. Was it {insert LTPF list of romantic comedies released in the 90's}? Yes. Yes it was. I'll figure it out eventually, even if I've never heard of the movie. When Harry Met Sally? No Wait... that was '89. Dang it! You know I haven't seen any of these movies! There are still some things you can do to narrow down your choices. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 752 Registered: 12-2004 |
Was the language English? Did it win any Academy Awards? Did any of the actors win any academy awards in their lifetimes? Did I see this movie? Is it banned in Boston? Is the word "the" in the title of the movie? How about "a" or "an" (the articles)? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1475 Registered: 6-2005 |
Was the language English? Yes. Did it win any Academy Awards? No. Did any of the actors win any academy awards in their lifetimes? Not yet. Did I see this movie? Couldn't say. Is it banned in Boston? No. Is the word "the" in the title of the movie? No. How about "a" or "an" (the articles)? No. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 757 Registered: 12-2004 |
Are there any propositions in the title? Is it a one-word title? A title that is simply a symbol? Is it "The Movie Formerly Known as Gone With the Wind"? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1476 Registered: 6-2005 |
Are there any propositions in the title? You mean prepositions? Yes. Is it a one-word title? No. A title that is simply a symbol? No. Is it "The Movie Formerly Known as Gone With the Wind"? Oh Rett! ... No. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 760 Registered: 12-2004 |
I do mean prepositions. My fingers don't like typing that word for some reason. Was the movie STUDIO? disney? uinivsersal? someithn?g ?Something else? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1477 Registered: 6-2005 |
I do mean prepositions. My fingers don't like typing that word for some reason. Was the movie STUDIO? disney? Technically this one, but under another lable uinivsersal? someithn?g ?Something else? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 766 Registered: 12-2004 |
One of Disney's labels eh? I don't know if we have an LTPF list for that, but I shall establish it. {LTPF list|Disney Labels List1= Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group Walt Disney Pictures Touchstone Pictures Hollywood Pictures Miramax Films Miramax Family Films Dimension Films Miramax Television Disneynature Animation Walt Disney Animation Studios Pixar Animation Studios DisneyToon Studios Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Buena Vista International Miravista Films Patagonik Film Group Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment Walt Disney Home Entertainment Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Touchstone Home Entertainment Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment Miramax Home Entertainment Dimension Home Video ABC Video Buena Vista Home Entertainment } Was it any of these? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1483 Registered: 6-2005 |
Touchstone Pictures This one | ||
| Howardwoman (Howardwoman)
New member Username: Howardwoman Post Number: 147 Registered: 1-2008 |
Jerry McGuire? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 315 Registered: 5-2007 |
Sounds to me like "10 Things I Hate About You". The answer to the question "can you ever just be whelmed?" is "yes" - to "whelm" is variously: "to throw (something) over violently or in a heap upon something else, esp. so as to cover or to crush or smother it"; or "to cover completely with water or other fluid so as to ruin or destroy; to submerge, drown; occas. to sink (a boat)"; or "to engulf or bear down like a flood, storm, avalanche, etc.; hence, to involve in destruction or ruin". "Overwhelm" is the more usual figurative term these days; "underwhelm" is a jocular back-formation [OED]. This information brought to you by woubits inc, pedants to the gentry since 1903, and possibly earlier still. | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1484 Registered: 6-2005 |
Sounds to me like "10 Things I Hate About You". That's the one. ********************SPOILER****************** 10 points to Doctapeppa for getting 'whelmed' right out of the starting gate! Another 10 points to Woubit for putting this puzzle out of its misery. All of the information below is exactly where this was going: The answer to the question "can you ever just be whelmed?" The response given in the movie by ditzy Bianca was: "I think you can in Europe." "yes" - to "whelm" is variously: "to throw (something) over violently or in a heap upon something else, esp. so as to cover or to crush or smother it"; or "to cover completely with water or other fluid so as to ruin or destroy; to submerge, drown; occas. to sink (a boat)"; or "to engulf or bear down like a flood, storm, avalanche, etc.; hence, to involve in destruction or ruin". "Overwhelm" is the more usual figurative term these days; "underwhelm" is a jocular back-formation [OED]. |
