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Vaskez · 11-28-2004, 11:23 AM

Haha, I like the literacy test that you have to take to enter the chat. Unfortunately many people on here won't be able to enter the chat as they don't know the difference between "your" and "you're" and "there", "their" and "they're" [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Illumina Drathiran'ar · 11-28-2004, 12:20 PM

That made me happier than I can ever say.

However, it saddened me that the answers were not checked by hand. Under the question "What color was George Washington's favorite black horse?" I had written the following answer:

"Ha ha! A trick question! You see, little people know that George Washington was colorblind, and as such he had no idea what color his favorite black horse was."

Needless to say the computer claimed I got it wrong.

Vaskez · 11-28-2004, 12:36 PM

Heh, you can't expect them to check all the answers manually! There are like 100,000 players (apparently) at least. Also, your answer IS wrong, or at least you're not answering the question they asked. They asked what colour the horse was, not what colour George W. perceived it as.

SomeGuy · 11-28-2004, 12:44 PM

And even if he was colorblind, he could still see black. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

KoL is pretty cool, i'm a discobandit [img]tongue.gif[/img]

dplax · 11-28-2004, 12:51 PM

Beware dplax the pastamancer!

Vaskez · 11-28-2004, 01:02 PM

Heh I'm a disco bandit too. We'll see if I can be bothered to play this any more (since my turns have run out for today). If I can, then y'all better make way for Vaskez the disco bandit

Illumina Drathiran'ar · 11-28-2004, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vaskez:
Heh, you can't expect them to check all the answers manually! There are like 100,000 players (apparently) at least. Also, your answer IS wrong, or at least you're not answering the question they asked. They asked what colour the horse was, not what colour George W. perceived it as.

I do feel that my answer was more correct than the answer they asked for in a situation like that.

Aelia Jusa · 11-28-2004, 04:12 PM

Hmmm. Well, I think your answer was wrong, because as Vaskez said, they asked for what colour the horse was, not what colour GW thought it was. However, it may not have been black, because GW may have not been able to tell what colour it was (though, as Someguy said, people who are colourblind can tell black, it's red/green they have trouble with IIRC

), so he might have introduced his horse as his 'favourite black horse', thinking it was black, but in fact it was not black at all. But what colour he thought it was has no bearing on what colour it actually was, so the colour it actually was is the answer you should have given, not that GW would have been unsure of its true colour [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img] . You also should have said 'few people know' rather than 'little people know', unless you meant little people as in dwarves... [img]graemlins/uhoh1.gif[/img]

armageddon272 · 11-28-2004, 04:17 PM

Geez, that is a great link. Its even more fun than Outwar (although doesn't look nearly as cool)

Illumina Drathiran'ar · 11-28-2004, 04:33 PM

Aelia, this game features ninja snowmen and sabre-toothed limes. I was simply supplying the answer while in the proper mindset.

As for the "fewer" thing... Come to think of it, I think I did say fewer... But "fewer" and "lesser" have always given me problems, oddly enough.

11-28-2004, 11:23 AM	#11
Vaskez Takhisis Follower Join Date: April 30, 2001 Location: szép Magyarország (well not right now) Posts: 5,089	Haha, I like the literacy test that you have to take to enter the chat. Unfortunately many people on here won't be able to enter the chat as they don't know the difference between "your" and "you're" and "there", "their" and "they're" [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ Too set in his ways to ever relate If he could set that aside, there'd be heaven to pay But weathered and aged, time swept him to grave Love conquers all? Damn, I'd say that area's gray

11-28-2004, 12:20 PM	#12
Illumina Drathiran'ar Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2002 Location: I can see the Manhattan skyline from my window. Age: 38 Posts: 4,673	That made me happier than I can ever say. However, it saddened me that the answers were not checked by hand. Under the question "What color was George Washington's favorite black horse?" I had written the following answer: "Ha ha! A trick question! You see, little people know that George Washington was colorblind, and as such he had no idea what color his favorite black horse was." Needless to say the computer claimed I got it wrong. __________________ http://cavestory.org PLAY THIS GAME. Seriously. http://xkcd.com/386/ http://www.xkcd.com/406/ My heart is like my coffee. Black, bitter, icy, and with a straw.

11-28-2004, 12:36 PM	#13
Vaskez Takhisis Follower Join Date: April 30, 2001 Location: szép Magyarország (well not right now) Posts: 5,089	Heh, you can't expect them to check all the answers manually! There are like 100,000 players (apparently) at least. Also, your answer IS wrong, or at least you're not answering the question they asked. They asked what colour the horse was, not what colour George W. perceived it as. __________________ Too set in his ways to ever relate If he could set that aside, there'd be heaven to pay But weathered and aged, time swept him to grave Love conquers all? Damn, I'd say that area's gray

11-28-2004, 12:44 PM	#14
SomeGuy Unicorn Join Date: May 14, 2002 Location: Oklahoma, USA Age: 33 Posts: 4,238	And even if he was colorblind, he could still see black. [img]tongue.gif[/img] KoL is pretty cool, i'm a discobandit [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ \"I firmly believe that any man\'s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.\"<br />-Vince Lombardi

11-28-2004, 12:51 PM	#15
dplax Jack Burton Join Date: July 19, 2003 Location: an expat living in France Age: 38 Posts: 5,577	Beware dplax the pastamancer! __________________

11-28-2004, 01:02 PM	#16
Vaskez Takhisis Follower Join Date: April 30, 2001 Location: szép Magyarország (well not right now) Posts: 5,089	Heh I'm a disco bandit too. We'll see if I can be bothered to play this any more (since my turns have run out for today). If I can, then y'all better make way for Vaskez the disco bandit __________________ Too set in his ways to ever relate If he could set that aside, there'd be heaven to pay But weathered and aged, time swept him to grave Love conquers all? Damn, I'd say that area's gray

11-28-2004, 04:12 PM	#18
Aelia Jusa Iron Throne Cult Join Date: August 23, 2001 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 42 Posts: 4,867	Hmmm. Well, I think your answer was wrong, because as Vaskez said, they asked for what colour the horse was, not what colour GW thought it was. However, it may not have been black, because GW may have not been able to tell what colour it was (though, as Someguy said, people who are colourblind can tell black, it's red/green they have trouble with IIRC ), so he might have introduced his horse as his 'favourite black horse', thinking it was black, but in fact it was not black at all. But what colour he thought it was has no bearing on what colour it actually was, so the colour it actually was is the answer you should have given, not that GW would have been unsure of its true colour [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img] . You also should have said 'few people know' rather than 'little people know', unless you meant little people as in dwarves... [img]graemlins/uhoh1.gif[/img] __________________

11-28-2004, 04:17 PM	#19
armageddon272 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: September 20, 2004 Location: Maine, feel sorry for me Age: 33 Posts: 1,163	Geez, that is a great link. Its even more fun than Outwar (although doesn't look nearly as cool)

11-28-2004, 04:33 PM	#20
Illumina Drathiran'ar Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2002 Location: I can see the Manhattan skyline from my window. Age: 38 Posts: 4,673	Aelia, this game features ninja snowmen and sabre-toothed limes. I was simply supplying the answer while in the proper mindset. As for the "fewer" thing... Come to think of it, I think I did say fewer... But "fewer" and "lesser" have always given me problems, oddly enough. __________________ http://cavestory.org PLAY THIS GAME. Seriously. http://xkcd.com/386/ http://www.xkcd.com/406/ My heart is like my coffee. Black, bitter, icy, and with a straw.

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