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Initial Time We Play A Game With Two Letters For Five Consecutive Weeks

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Just in case the guy on KFAN has got his intellectual property ducks in a row with his Kickstarter thing, I will not refer to this game by the same name he has given his version. Instead, this will be the initial time I "host" a game for the second on this platform with the following rules:

1. I will give you two letters (for example, "K.P"). All the items that week will be a two-word answer in which each word begins with letter in the appropriate spot. The answer can be a person, place, thing, or other two-word phrase. For example, if "K.P." are the letters, then one answer might be Kirby Puckett. Another answer might be "Krakow, Poland." And so on.

2. I will provide six clues for each answer. The clues will be provided one-at-a-time.

3. If you believe you know the answer, make a Spoilered guess in the thread. The point will go to whomever correctly identifies the answer first. If you submit an incorrect response, then you can no longer submit for that particular answer.

4. The participant with the most correct answers at the end of the week wins. (If there is a tie, then I will have tiebreakers for only the participants in the tie.)

5. You're going to be on the honor system, but you should not be using the internet or other resources.

The letters will be revealed, and clues for the first phrase will commence at 9:00am.

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183 thoughts on “Initial Time We Play A Game With Two Letters For Five Consecutive Weeks”

      1. There's 2 conditions. You have to have a correct guess after one clue. And you have to not be Spooky.

          1. If you consider me main event... that doesn't seem like the kind of credit you'd usually give me though...

  3. Gah,I was in the wrong thread

    Initials are N.A.

    First phrase clues:
    1. Associated with Kentucky

    Next clue at 940

  4. First phrase clues:
    1. Associated with Kentucky
    2. Associated with math

    Next clue at 950

  5. First phrase clues:
    1. Associated with Kentucky
    2. Associated with math
    3. Associated with Wisconsin

    Next clue at 1000

  6. First phrase clues:
    1. Associated with Kentucky
    2. Associated with math
    3. Associated with Wisconsin
    4. Associated with archaeology

    Next clue at 1010

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      4. I thought of Noah's Ark right away, then the math thing threw me. I was a math major and I've never heard of that math problem.

        1. I assumed that was too obvious but thought I should take a shot before this zoom waiting room changes

  9. Second phrase clues:
    1. Associated with delta
    2. Associated with the atlas

    Next clue at 120

  10. Second phrase clues:
    1. Associated with delta
    2. Associated with the atlas
    3. Associated with Augustine

    Next clue at 130

      1. I haven't been able to come up with a single guess yet! A lot of times I'm away, but even after it's answered I rarely can figure it out without looking.

  15. Phrase three clues:
    1. Formed in 1934
    2. Employs more than 3,000 people

    Next clue at 320

  17. Phrase four clues:
    1. Partially "discovered" by Christopher Columbus

    Next clue at 910

        2. I honestly don't know if any other clues would have helped me. I know nothing about them except the name and location.

  19. Sorry, unexpected phone call

    Phrase five clues:
    1. A baritone player

    Next clue at 1025

  20. Sorry, unexpected phone call

    Phrase five clues:
    1. A baritone player
    2. Once sued Hallmark

    Next clue at 1035

    1. These seem like such random clues that I'm going to go with the most obvious N.A. I could think of...

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        1. I realized the only thing I knew about him is the same thing everyone knows about him, so anything else was going to be random.

  23. Phrase six clues:
    1. Associated with tests
    2. Associated with installations

    Next clue at 220

  24. Phrase six clues:
    1. Associated with tests
    2. Associated with installations
    3. Associated with filters

    Next clue at 230

  25. Phrase six clues:
    1. Associated with tests
    2. Associated with installations
    3. Associated with filters
    4. Typically proactive

    Next clue at 240

  26. Phrase six clues:
    1. Associated with tests
    2. Associated with installations
    3. Associated with filters
    4. Typically proactive
    5. Responsible for servers

    Final clue at 245

      1. I was fixated on computer/server hardware at 2 trying to think of a piece that fit N.A. It didn't occur to me it might be the person unil that last one though so I'm sure you would have beat me.

      3. I've been waiting for this entry! But I was too slow in getting to the site today.

        And also, I wouldn't have gotten it on that clue alone.

  32. Phrase eight clues:
    1. Incorporated in 1901
    2. Involved with Lend-Lease

    Next clue at 1020

  33. Phrase eight clues:
    1. Incorporated in 1901
    2. Involved with Lend-Lease
    3. Associated with gold

    Next clue at 1030

  34. Phrase eight clues:
    1. Incorporated in 1901
    2. Involved with Lend-Lease
    3. Associated with gold
    4. Associated with William Seward

    Next clue at 1040

        2. Seward = Seward's folly = Alaska... towns in Alaska that start with N.... Nome? Or Gnome? Realizing I don't actually know.... let's try it!

  37. Phrase nine clues
    1. Associated with Lincoln
    2. Began in mid-18th century

    Next clue at 120

  38. Phrase nine clues
    1. Associated with Lincoln
    2. Began in mid-18th century
    3. Associated with the Prado

    Next clue at 130

  39. Phrase nine clues
    1. Associated with Lincoln
    2. Began in mid-18th century
    3. Associated with the Prado
    4. Emphasizes the wall

    Next clue at 140

      3. I had the second word nailed but the first would’ve been a total guess, compounded by the fact that I don’t know enough about the second word to know the options for the first.

        1. First word was a somewhat-informed guess. I wouldn't have been surprised if it was completely wrong, but I did know that it fits with the Lincoln Memorial and fits the timing.

          1. See I was going for something along "Art Deco" since the state capitol in Lincoln, NE is that style and obviously the Prado is an art museum.

            I the only thing that came to mind was "Art Nouveau" so I just swapped it around.

  42. Phrase ten clues:
    1. Associated with a Gyllenhaal
    2. Associated with smell

    Next clue at 320

  43. Phrase ten clues:
    1. Associated with a Gyllenhaal
    2. Associated with smell
    3. Associated with Tom Ford

    Next clue at 330

  44. Phrase ten clues:
    1. Associated with a Gyllenhaal
    2. Associated with smell
    3. Associated with Tom Ford
    4. Some birds

    Next clue at 340

  45. Phrase ten clues:
    1. Associated with a Gyllenhaal
    2. Associated with smell
    3. Associated with Tom Ford
    4. Some birds
    5. Associated with Amy Adams

    Final clue at 345

  46. Phrase ten clues:
    1. Associated with a Gyllenhaal
    2. Associated with smell
    3. Associated with Tom Ford
    4. Some birds
    5. Associated with Amy Adams
    6. Some mammals

      1. ok, I really did cheat (again) and now I know what this has to be. Really. Really really.

            1. Yeah, I definitely had this thought too.

              I also considered "nominally aggressive."

                    2. Everyone knows bats and owls are notoriously good smellers. It's how they capture prey.

                    4. [M]ice compensate for their poor eyesight with a keen sense of hearing, and rely especially on their sense of smell to locate food and avoid predators.

                    5. I was kidding. This isn't at all true. Lots of notoriously great senses of smell among diurnal and crepuscular animals.
                      Hard to say it's a feature of nocturnal animals, particularly.

    1. I don't object to you leaving it unanswered for people who aren't around to take a stab at it later. Put up the answer tomorrow morning?

          1. I mean, I can think of some pretty hilarious guesses, but... I'm reasonably confident none of them are correct.

    2. Hey DPW, if it seems we're giving you crap -- we are! Still having a lot of fun with these though. I thought of a good one; might throw it out (unofficially) this weekend or something.

      1. I think the 140+ responses every time is proof enough on how much people enjoy them.

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