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Post by Hedgehog on Apr 11, 2021 0:45:17 GMT
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PHONY, possibly FUNNY?
Note -> tone -> phon- Phony rhymes with funny -> I'm laughing Phony is a near homonym for funny
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Post by Hedgehog on Apr 11, 2021 0:52:39 GMT
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XXXXX XXXX
Spooner sees a set is pretty much all S-sounds, so swapping letters in there doesn't really get me anywhere. Almost nothing goes with "identical". That leaves me with "wide-brimmed hats" and "set of two". The former feels like the literal part.
wide-brimmed -> bride whim? Veil? Tiara? Doesn't satisfy the "set of two" portion. Tiara pair? Not a wide-brimmed hat.
Tet of soo? Nah. -brimmed hats -> himmed brats or hrimmed bats, neither makes sense.
Stuck. Going back to the wiki in vain.
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Post by Hedgehog on Apr 11, 2021 0:56:12 GMT
Everything but "identical" and "Spooner" himself are monosyllabic, so we're not dealing with a "flutter by" situation.
Sees a set...set a see...cetacean? Whale is five letters. I think I'm overboard at deadline.
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Post by Hedgehog on Apr 11, 2021 0:59:45 GMT
21 TIARA PAIR
Fuck this. That's not right, though something to do with tiara might be.
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Post by Hedgehog on Apr 14, 2021 0:58:34 GMT
OH SHIT Go south on the idol map to whatever is there
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Post by Hedgehog on Apr 16, 2021 23:01:29 GMT
Move east to G10
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Post by Hedgehog on Apr 17, 2021 22:43:42 GMT
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Post by Hedgehog on Apr 17, 2021 22:44:03 GMT
That game is a pain in the ass with clunky controls. Good choice.
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Post by Hedgehog on Apr 20, 2021 0:14:54 GMT
Very unlikely to be first, just saw this. Too focused on winning the challenge!
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Post by Hedgehog on Apr 20, 2021 0:44:15 GMT
East to H10
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Post by Hedgehog on Apr 22, 2021 0:45:31 GMT
North to H9
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Post by Hedgehog on Apr 26, 2021 23:23:50 GMT
The Dragon Beetle
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea Family:Draconidae Genus: Draconidae
Species: D. ignus Binomial name: Draconidae ignus
The modern dragon beetle is the sole extant member of its family and genus, but is related to more-familiar fellow scarab beetles such as the stag beetle (Lucanidae) and rhinoceros beetle (Dynastinae). The average adult dragon beetle is relatively unremarkable in size compared to these relatives, reaching a length of 30-60 centimeters. It is known for its distinctive carapace, with brilliant scarlet and azure sections, as well as iridescent combinations of the two on the abdomen. Dyes derived from its ground carapace were prized in antiquity for their resilience and remarkable hue, and were usually reserved for nobility given the difficulty encountered in harvesting specimens.
By far the most unusual feature of the dragon beetle, however, is what gives it its name - unique in the animal kingdom, the dragon beetle is capable of defending itself with fire. On either side of its impressive mandibles are glands which, when expressed, expel a stream of chemicals at an assailant. The exact composition of these chemicals is not known, as specimens are rarely obtained alive for study, but it is believed that they consist of alkaline liquids, notably sodium and potassium, mixed with water. These chemicals, when combined in volatility and exposed to atmospheric oxygen, combust spectacularly. The dragon beetle is known to defend itself fiercely, and even entomologists give it a wide berth. Few animals are willing to contend with a dragon beetle, and several species of smaller insects and even a few diminutive mammals have learned to seek its protection in extremis. The beetle, for its part, appears not to consider these smaller animals to be threats, and readily faces down predators which enter its territory. This has produced a number of interesting symbiotic relationships, documented elsewhere. Mature dragon beetles form what appear to large and complex eusocial communities which entomologists refer to as clans. Clans answer to a central matriarch and share a territory of up to a square kilometer in size and brook no outsider dragon beetle to enter. However, the larval form is known to travel to a new territory and is accepted into its new clan after pupating. The resilience and versatility of the dragon beetle is such that fossils have been discovered alongside other scarab-form beetles as far back as the Jurassic era, when it is believed to diverged from its relatives. The dragon beetle is found throughout Eurasia wherever leafy plants may be found for it to eat, with only Arctic conditions beyond its reach. It has even been known to burn out and evict larger animals from their burrows in tundra conditions. The dragon beetle has no natural predators, though it does not coexist well with humans. As such, its principal threat is habitat loss. Despite this, populations thrive in forests, mountains, and wilderness across Eurasia, with some imported specimens reported to have established clans in the American wilderness.
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Post by Hedgehog on Apr 26, 2021 23:49:53 GMT
Updated, likely finalized.
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Post by Staphylococcus #489 on Apr 27, 2021 15:03:34 GMT
Hiya, are you single or did one of the dinners catch your fancy?
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Post by Hedgehog on Apr 27, 2021 15:45:55 GMT
...dinners?
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