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  • DrPlacebo
    Member
    • Feb 2019
    • 253

    #106
    Originally posted by bwt1213

    Berserk is a condition, not a verb. And a person who is berserk is a berserker. If I remember correctly, the "berserker" came first. You may want to read up on the fascinating and repellent ways a berserker was created, and always with the consent of the would-be berserker. Berserkers were supposedly a real force on the battlefield, though they usually did not survive.
    I can no longer see the word "berserker" without that scene from Clerks running through my head.

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    • DrPlacebo
      Member
      • Feb 2019
      • 253

      #107
      On the same board where I unexpectedly scored points for HYPERMODEST, I tried a few more HYPER- words with much less success...

      No points for HYPERSOUR, HYPERDOME, or HYPERMOUSE.

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      • JedMedGrey
        Member
        • Dec 2020
        • 128

        #108
        Dang! I swear there was a HYPERMOUSE running around in here a few days ago!

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        • DrPlacebo
          Member
          • Feb 2019
          • 253

          #109
          If you're from Pittsburgh, you may be disappointed to learn that YINZ doesn't score points.

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          • DrPlacebo
            Member
            • Feb 2019
            • 253

            #110
            A euphonium cannot, unfortunately, be referred to as a MINITUBA.

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            • DrPlacebo
              Member
              • Feb 2019
              • 253

              #111
              Living in California, I probably need to remind myself now and then that DUDITY is not actually an English word.

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              • dannyb
                Member
                • Feb 2019
                • 257

                #112
                " . . .Or El Duderino, if you're not into the whole brevity thing.โ€โ€‹

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                • dannyb
                  Member
                  • Feb 2019
                  • 257

                  #113
                  Apparently Guanito does not refer to any of the inhabitants of the islands claimed by the US trough the Guano Islands Act of 1856.

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                  • DrPlacebo
                    Member
                    • Feb 2019
                    • 253

                    #114
                    Pardon me, would you have any Grey POUPON?

                    The word list doesn't.

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                    • BoggleOtaku
                      Member
                      • Feb 2019
                      • 174

                      #115
                      Tried COUNTERSPIN; it fell flat.

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                      • DrPlacebo
                        Member
                        • Feb 2019
                        • 253

                        #116
                        No points for MOTHMEN.

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                        • Brisul
                          Member
                          • Feb 2019
                          • 153

                          #117
                          Who is MPD? This person's scores are off the charts. It appears that this player has only been on the site for a little more than a year.

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                          • Naboka
                            Premium Member
                            • Mar 2019
                            • 736

                            #118
                            Originally posted by Brisul
                            Who is MPD? This person's scores are off the charts. It appears that this player has only been on the site for a little more than a year.
                            Without a drug test, my suspicion is the Barry Bonds of Wordtwist. Or the Lance Armstrong of Wordtwist.

                            Seems to also play as Chubtrub, which might be closer to the individual's actual skill level. Though that is weighted because Chubtrub plays the low-scoring games played by Turbo, Megaword, boysmom, ThunderRock and other top scorers. That, I'm guessing would allow mpd's average to stay high without being tarnished by 300, 400 point games while also beating the best.

                            But, if you have access to Barry's-boost, then who knows. A lot of very talented people have sought to move from being excellent to the greatest. They're competively driven. So does Chubtrub stay at their skill level or do they seek assistance when the challenge seems to warrant?

                            I don't know. Just guessing. Mpd replied to one of my posts and the reply struck me as vaguely spurious, with enough specious comments that just created more doubt.

                            Don't think anyone comes here and is that good that quick. Suspect this a return player, maybe Nobody or someone like that.

                            I posted a while back about tests I ran with my brother-in-law who's a computer wizard who works for Apple. With his primative program we could score ungodly amounts of points. It was shocking.

                            And tempting.

                            But where's the challenge?

                            A competive player is... competetive. Challenge is meaningless. Winning is all. When you watch a player spending their time seeking out the top players to beat THEM rather than just meeting the challenge of the games presented regardless of who's played that game, you recognise that competition is driving the person. They're playing against individuals rather than the game. It's personal.

                            In the whole world there must be individuals who could come here and honestly deliver jaw-dropping scores fairly quickly. That's a certainty. And I wish with all my heart they would show up and teach us how to be better players.

                            But, in this case, forgive my suspicions, but I'd have to see video of fingers on the keyboard.

                            Without concrete evidence, it's just hunch, conjecture and speculation. People do win the lottery. But if you were to bet about your brother winning the next one, you'd be well served to bet the odds.

                            The odds here are pretty slim.

                            However, excellent players here have been wrongly accused in the past. Megaword, Lalatan, Estive, you. So, do we err with trust or distrust?

                            Dunno.



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                            • Brisul
                              Member
                              • Feb 2019
                              • 153

                              #119
                              Originally posted by Naboka

                              Without a drug test, my suspicion is the Barry Bonds of Wordtwist. Or the Lance Armstrong of Wordtwist.

                              Seems to also play as Chubtrub, which might be closer to the individual's actual skill level. Though that is weighted because Chubtrub plays the low-scoring games played by Turbo, Megaword, boysmom, ThunderRock and other top scorers. That, I'm guessing would allow mpd's average to stay high without being tarnished by 300, 400 point games while also beating the best.

                              But, if you have access to Barry's-boost, then who knows. A lot of very talented people have sought to move from being excellent to the greatest. They're competively driven. So does Chubtrub stay at their skill level or do they seek assistance when the challenge seems to warrant?

                              I don't know. Just guessing. Mpd replied to one of my posts and the reply struck me as vaguely spurious, with enough specious comments that just created more doubt.

                              Don't think anyone comes here and is that good that quick. Suspect this a return player, maybe Nobody or someone like that.

                              I posted a while back about tests I ran with my brother-in-law who's a computer wizard who works for Apple. With his primative program we could score ungodly amounts of points. It was shocking.

                              And tempting.

                              But where's the challenge?

                              A competive player is... competetive. Challenge is meaningless. Winning is all. When you watch a player spending their time seeking out the top players to beat THEM rather than just meeting the challenge of the games presented regardless of who's played that game, you recognise that competition is driving the person. They're playing against individuals rather than the game. It's personal.

                              In the whole world there must be individuals who could come here and honestly deliver jaw-dropping scores fairly quickly. That's a certainty. And I wish with all my heart they would show up and teach us how to be better players.

                              But, in this case, forgive my suspicions, but I'd have to see video of fingers on the keyboard.

                              Without concrete evidence, it's just hunch, conjecture and speculation. People do win the lottery. But if you were to bet about your brother winning the next one, you'd be well served to bet the odds.

                              The odds here are pretty slim.

                              However, excellent players here have been wrongly accused in the past. Megaword, Lalatan, Estive, you. So, do we err with trust or distrust?

                              Dunno.


                              What a well thought out and well written response! Thank you for taking the time!

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                              • DrPlacebo
                                Member
                                • Feb 2019
                                • 253

                                #120
                                I still feel like RETAILISM is a thing, even though it got no points.

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