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Post by Edge »

MQG
Aunflin: 16
Ghost: 16
Brad: 12
jweb: 6
torybear: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
Kvetch: 3
SuperEnigmatix: 3
EJSarao: 2
Norseraider: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Karhey: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Edge: 1
Kilt: -1
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The weekly SHerlock Winner:

Aunflin: 17
Ghost: 16
Brad: 12
jweb: 6
torybear: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
Kvetch: 3
SuperEnigmatix: 3
EJSarao: 2
Norseraider: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Karhey: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Edge: 1
Kilt: -1

Edge make sure you give Aunflin his MQG point.
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Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 16
Brad: 12
jweb: 6
torybear: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
Kvetch: 3
SuperEnigmatix: 3
EJSarao: 2
Norseraider: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Karhey: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Edge: 1
Kilt: -1

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Torybear wins a Sherlock for correctly identifying the quote in the MQG. :clap:

Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 16
Brad: 12
torybear: 7
jweb: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
Kvetch: 3
SuperEnigmatix: 3
EJSarao: 2
Norseraider: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Karhey: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Edge: 1
Kilt: -1
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Edge wins a Sherlock for correctly identifying the quote in the MQG.

Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 16
Brad: 12
torybear: 7
jweb: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
Kvetch: 3
SuperEnigmatix: 3
EJSarao: 2
Norseraider: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Karhey: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Edge: 2
Kilt: -1
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Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 16
Brad: 12
torybear: 7
jweb: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
Kvetch: 3
SuperEnigmatix: 3
EJSarao: 2
Norseraider: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Edge: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Karhey: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Learion: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Kilt: -1
It's a metaphor of human bloody existence, a dragon. And if that wasn't bad enough, it's also a bloody great hot flying thing.
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Cho and Ghost each get a point from VolleyBall 2004

Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 17
Brad: 12
torybear: 7
jweb: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
Kvetch: 3
SuperEnigmatix: 3
Edge: 2
EJSarao: 2
Norseraider: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
Cho Chiyo: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Karhey: 1
Learion: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Kilt: -1
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Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 17
Brad: 12
torybear: 8
jweb: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
Kvetch: 3
SuperEnigmatix: 3
Edge: 2
EJSarao: 2
Norseraider: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
Cho Chiyo: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Karhey: 1
Learion: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Kilt: -1
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Post by Kahrey »

For correctly guessing 20 Qustions game:

Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 18
Brad: 12
torybear: 8
jweb: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
Kvetch: 3
SuperEnigmatix: 3
Edge: 2
EJSarao: 2
Norseraider: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
Cho Chiyo: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Kahrey: 1
Learion: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Kilt: -1


Only one more point and Aunflin no longer carries the lead.
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Edge, MQG.
PS to torybear: I'm owed one too...

Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 18
Brad: 12
torybear: 8
jweb: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
Kvetch: 3
SuperEnigmatix: 3
Edge: 3
EJSarao: 2
Norseraider: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
Cho Chiyo: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Kahrey: 1
Learion: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Kilt: -1
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Post by Hunter B »

Dorrin for the MQG


Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 18
Brad: 12
torybear: 8
jweb: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
Kvetch: 3
SuperEnigmatix: 3
Edge: 3
EJSarao: 2
Norseraider: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
Cho Chiyo: 1
Dorrin: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Kahrey: 1
Learion: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Kilt: -1

p.s. Edge still owes me one........
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Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 18
Brad: 12
torybear: 8
jweb: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
Kvetch: 3
SuperEnigmatix: 3
Edge: 3
Hunter Berwick: 3
EJSarao: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
Cho Chiyo: 1
Dorrin: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Kahrey: 1
Learion: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Kilt: -1

Sorry, Norsehunterraiderberwick :cry:
And thanks for the reminder. :oops:
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It's alright dude. I was just kidding.
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Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 18
Brad: 12
torybear: 8
jweb: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
Kvetch: 3
SuperEnigmatix: 3
Edge: 3
Hunter Berwick: 3
EJSarao: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
Cho Chiyo: 1
Dorrin: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Kahrey: 1
Learion: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Kilt: -1
RecluceMage: 1
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Post by Kvetch »

Is torybear still around? if so, I'm owed a sherlock.
(rearranging, correcting names)

Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 18
Brad: 12
torybear: 8
jweb: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
Kvetch: 3
SuperEnigmatix: 3
Edge: 3
Hunter Berwick: 3
EJSarao: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
PirateQueen ChoChiyo: 1
Dorrin: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Kahrey: 1
Learion: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
RecluceMage: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Kilt: -1
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Post by RecluceMage »

I don't know, but I'll take care of the one Tory owes you, and the one you just got from MQG, plus consolidate my own winnings.

Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 18
Brad: 12
torybear: 8
jweb: 6
Kvetch: 5
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
SuperEnigmatix: 3
Edge: 3
Hunter Berwick: 3
Recluce Mage: 3 (formerly known as EJSarao)
Uncle Beard: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
PirateQueen ChoChiyo: 1
Dorrin: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Kahrey: 1
Learion: 1
MidasKnight: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Kilt: -1
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Post by MidasKnight »

I'm still owed one from my rare MQG win.
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since YOU owe me one from one of my MQG wins *ages* ago, lets call it quits, eh?
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Post by MidasKnight »

I do?

I don't even remember who owes me mine.

I seem to remember not giving someone a Sherlock and then doing it later. That wasn't you?
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MK: no, you never did (unless you did it on the sly with a long gap between my last reminder and you actually giving it to me) I think it is fair to give you your missing point, even if you can't remember the awarder, so:

Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 18
Brad: 12
torybear: 8
jweb: 6
Kvetch: 5
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
SuperEnigmatix: 3
Edge: 3
Hunter Berwick: 3
Recluce Mage: 3 (formerly known as EJSarao)
Uncle Beard: 2
MidasKnight: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
PirateQueen ChoChiyo: 1
Dorrin: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Kahrey: 1
Learion: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Kilt: -1

wanna give me mine?
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Post by MidasKnight »

I don't care, I just thought I already did.

Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 18
Brad: 12
torybear: 8
jweb: 6
Kvetch: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
SuperEnigmatix: 3
Edge: 3
Hunter Berwick: 3
Recluce Mage: 3 (formerly known as EJSarao)
Uncle Beard: 2
MidasKnight: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
PirateQueen ChoChiyo: 1
Dorrin: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Kahrey: 1
Learion: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Kilt: -1
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cheers MK. I think that is all of the sherlock backlog dealt with
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Learion, MQG.

I think I'm owed one by Ghost, for Gerlich

Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 18
Brad: 12
torybear: 8
jweb: 6
Kvetch: 6
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
Gil Galad: 4
SuperEnigmatix: 3
Edge: 3
Hunter Berwick: 3 (formerly known as Norseraider)
Recluce Mage: 3 (formerly known as EJSarao)
Learion: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
MidasKnight: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
PirateQueen ChoChiyo: 1
Dorrin: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Kahrey: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Kilt: -1
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Post by Ghost »

Kvetch wrote:I think I'm owed one by Ghost, for Gerlich
Actually I didn't write my post clear enough, I meant that Gil galad should get a point if he was right about two Gairloch(s) when Mr. Modisett didn't remeber that there was two.

Aunflin: 18
Ghost: 18
Brad: 12
torybear: 8
jweb: 6
Kvetch: 6
Gil Galad: 5
felonius: 4½
Crispind: 4
Ean143: 4
SuperEnigmatix: 3
Edge: 3
Hunter Berwick: 3 (formerly known as Norseraider)
Recluce Mage: 3 (formerly known as EJSarao)
Learion: 2
Uncle Beard: 2
MidasKnight: 2
Antangil: 1
BKM: 1
PirateQueen ChoChiyo: 1
Dorrin: 1
Holmes: 1
Joolee: 1
Kagnok: 1
Kahrey: 1
Mrdude: 1
Nancy: 1
Trebor: 1
Magicfan241: ½
Kilt: -1
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Post by Kvetch »

fair 'nuff - He did remember rather more than I.
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