notnowcato Posted 21 February, 2014 Share Posted 21 February, 2014 Mike Hunt. Does he? I once worked with a Michael Hunt - true story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 21 February, 2014 Share Posted 21 February, 2014 I was in a pub the other day and the gents' toilet was out of order. The landlord suggested that I use the ladies, but I couldn't - they just wouldn't keep still. But it's not just words that get me all hotted up - numbers can have a similar effect. I can never solve a complicated calculation without a sly drool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 22 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 22 February, 2014 Mike Hunt. Does he? I once worked with a Michael Hunt - true story. Umm, yeah, you see, as a team we're not quite getting to the nub of the 'humour' here. And when we miss it, team, and I think I can speak for the team as a whole as well as for each and every one of you, when we miss the humour we can expect Cannon and Ball to come in here trolling it up. If I didn't know better notnowcato, I'd think you were trying to do this to derail the thread. BTW, did you know that "To Wanc Onto" is an anagram of notnowcato? Sort of describes what you just did to my thread, n'est-ce pas? Simple rules. (Oh how I know these are going to be turned around against me), As we all know, spontaneous humour is largely overrated, so what we need is a more contrived and choreographed approach. If the name contains something like a verb, an adjective or perhaps a possessive form, or even a contrived interpretation of those, then it might be possible to interpret the name as a statement or question for hilarious comic effect. Mike Hunt. Does he? No, doesn't work and is just not hilarious. Mike Hunt. What about it? Phil-Mike Hunt. Oh, OK, if you insist. And some examples from the Hall of Fame. Henrietta Knight. Did he? Cary Grant. He's too heavy. Now these are hilarious. If you can all master this, we'll move on to my hilarious "I am, you are" game, or the "Build a limerick by committee game" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 22 February, 2014 Share Posted 22 February, 2014 Oooh Ooh I think I got it now. Bill Why Man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 22 February, 2014 Share Posted 22 February, 2014 Oooh Ooh I think I got it now. Bill Why Man? No no no Bill Wyman? because I could Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 22 February, 2014 Share Posted 22 February, 2014 Amateurs Bill? Why? Maaan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 22 February, 2014 Share Posted 22 February, 2014 You're different since you got your Muppet call-up, bletch. You've changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 22 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 22 February, 2014 No no no Bill Wyman? because I could You've got the teacher's pet award 3B. FFS Dubai Philip... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 22 February, 2014 Share Posted 22 February, 2014 No no no Bill Wyman? because I could Think it more because he did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 22 February, 2014 Share Posted 22 February, 2014 Sandwich? Ham and his descendants mustered and bred there. (OK, so that was James Joyce but I've always rather liked it). Eric Pickles - yes, I should think he probably does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 22 February, 2014 Share Posted 22 February, 2014 Many men have been known to do Evelyn Waugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notnowcato Posted 22 February, 2014 Share Posted 22 February, 2014 Ok Letch I think I've got it. Dubai Phil? Not at those prices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 22 February, 2014 Share Posted 22 February, 2014 Golfing Phil, does he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 23 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 23 February, 2014 Golfing Phil, does he? Oh, Tokyo-Saint you really are a sick duck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 23 February, 2014 Share Posted 23 February, 2014 I completely deny that allegation, I have never done that in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 23 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 23 February, 2014 I completely deny that allegation, I have never done that in my life. What about the incident with your Father-In-Law - when he was frantically forcing hope into your soul, inch by painful inch, in those shared bathing sessions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 23 February, 2014 Share Posted 23 February, 2014 Just a back scrub bletch, nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 23 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 23 February, 2014 Just a back scrub bletch, nothing more. I head it was mutual "Anatomist rub". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crouch mask replica Posted 23 February, 2014 Share Posted 23 February, 2014 John Fowles. Magus sign him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbury Posted 24 February, 2014 Share Posted 24 February, 2014 Does that one even make sense bletch or have you just started saying random words and put does he or is he at the end. I.e. gay bear is he? that would be e.g. gay bear is he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 24 February, 2014 Share Posted 24 February, 2014 I agree tp, he probably is. i.e. suck cock etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halo Stickman Posted 25 February, 2014 Share Posted 25 February, 2014 Is Fonte big enough? I dunno, ask david in sweden. P.S. Many thanks, bletch, for that interesting insight into word clouds. Lots of potential, I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 Is Fonte big enough? I dunno, ask david in sweden. P.S. Many thanks, bletch, for that interesting insight into word clouds. Lots of potential, I reckon. On which subject (word clouds that is, not our man in Sweden) - did the Bletchmeister ever reveal the subjects of posts 300 and 308? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 26 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 26 February, 2014 On which subject (word clouds that is, not our man in Sweden) - did the Bletchmeister ever reveal the subjects of posts 300 and 308? Not at my desk Fowllyd. I'll check when I get home. I think there were a couple left unsolved. One, a banned poster and the other an unknown that you'd struggle to guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 I think there were a couple left unsolved. One, a banned poster and the other an unknown that you'd struggle to guess. Thats quite hurtful to Spudders Bletch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 26 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 26 February, 2014 Thats quite hurtful to Spudders Bletch. Who? Now you mention it BTT, Spudders might have been a third cloud that wasn't guessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudders Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 Who? Now you mention it BTT, Spudders might have been a third cloud that wasn't guessed. notnowcato did me, see post 370 (I would have been given away by the words reputations and functionality!)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 We've nearly doubled the post count since the last unsolved word cloud - and they said this thread would never fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 26 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 26 February, 2014 On which subject (word clouds that is, not our man in Sweden) - did the Bletchmeister ever reveal the subjects of posts 300 and 308? Right, well #308, is all but impossible so I wouldn't waste too much time on that, #300 is a relatively well-known poster, and I believe that you're still to guess the banned poster in #299 - unless I missed that guess. And here is an updated word cloud of the poster from #300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 Right, well #308, is all but impossible so I wouldn't waste too much time on that, #300 is a relatively well-known poster, and I believe that you're still to guess the banned poster in #299 - unless I missed that guess. And here is an updated word cloud of the poster from #300. My jove! C'est moi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 26 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 26 February, 2014 My jove! C'est moi? Oui. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 (edited) Right, well #308, is all but impossible so I wouldn't waste too much time on that, #300 is a relatively well-known poster, and I believe that you're still to guess the banned poster in #299 - unless I missed that guess. You're quite right - it was the banned poster I didn't know. I'll have another look... And BTT, what was there in your modified cloud that led to your eureka moment? Hmm, must be a relatively recent banning then, given the presence of Osvaldo and others in the cloud. 110_Persaint perchance? One helluva lot of facepalms, which were very much a speciality of his. Edited 26 February, 2014 by Fowllyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 Oui. Can we have the scores please? I fancy lording it over these bastards. (sorry lads, 2 beers - and I'm a short bloke) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 26 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 26 February, 2014 You're quite right - it was the banned poster I didn't know. I'll have another look... And BTT, what was there in your modified cloud that led to your eureka moment? Hmm, must be a relatively recent banning then, given the presence of Osvaldo and others in the cloud. 110_Persaint perchance? One helluva lot of facepalms, which were very much a speciality of his. Correct, that was 110_Persaint's facepalms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 26 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 26 February, 2014 Can we have the scores please? I fancy lording it over these bastards. (sorry lads, 2 beers - and I'm a short bloke) Drum roll please.... pap: 5 Fowllyd: 3 buctootim: 1 Bearsy: 1 Lets B Avenue: 1 notnowcato 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 26 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 26 February, 2014 (edited) EDIT: Correctly guessed by pap as StuRomseySaint. OK, here's a couple of banned posters from yesteryear. Easy, but I know who it is so I would say that... Edited 27 February, 2014 by saintbletch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 26 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 26 February, 2014 (edited) EDIT: Correctly guessed by pap as dog. Moderately difficult I would say... Edited 27 February, 2014 by saintbletch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 Drum roll please.... pap: 5 Fowllyd: 3 buctootim: 1 Bearsy: 1 Lets B Avenue: 1 notnowcato 1 Haha lol, fishing fail but I'll still give you a rep point for the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 (edited) Moderately difficult I would say... Dog. btw, daughters say you need to "sort the Comic Sans out". Edited 26 February, 2014 by pap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 OK, here's a couple of banned posters from yesteryear. Easy, but I know who it is so I would say that... StuRomseySaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 (edited) OK, here's a couple of banned posters from yesteryear. Easy, but I know who it is so I would say that... Is that Stu, Romsey's finest? Was a bit thrown by Aswad appearing in there, but it's not in very big type... Dammit, Pap got there first - serve me right for typing too much. Edited 26 February, 2014 by Fowllyd Addendum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 27 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 27 February, 2014 Haha lol, fishing fail but I'll still give you a rep point for the effort. It's not all about you, Toke. You played well; a worthy competitor, and you vanquished The Bear in your head to head competition. But since the competition was opened up to others, you made it clear that you wouldn't be leaving your bed and instead simply removed your playthings by jettisoning them over the walls of your crib. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 27 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 27 February, 2014 Dog. btw, daughters say you need to "sort the Comic Sans out". Correct. Was it "chickens" that gave it to you? I thought the presence of "dog" might throw a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 27 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 27 February, 2014 StuRomseySaint Correct. pap is literally wiping the floor with the competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 It's not all about you, Toke. What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 (edited) Correct. Was it "chickens" that gave it to you? I thought the presence of "dog" might throw a few. My process is always the same (giving the game away, pap!). I have a general idea about who it will be, then actually use "less" common words to home in on the poster. Dog was procured with the word "boobtube". Stu was easy. General polarisin' racial terms but it was "fookin" that clinched it. That's the way they like to swear over on the UI. Edited 27 February, 2014 by pap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 27 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 27 February, 2014 Is that Stu, Romsey's finest? Was a bit thrown by Aswad appearing in there, but it's not in very big type... Dammit, Pap got there first - serve me right for typing too much. There's the quick, and then there's the dead, Fowllyd. Personally, I've never been a fan of wordy or verbose posts. Ask Toke. Ahh, this takes me back. I remember my first series of posts on here, it was the long winter of 2006 and I posted a treatise on the subject of trolling. It all started when.... Toke's a ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halo Stickman Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 pap is literally wiping the floor with the competition. What we need now is a detailed analysis as to why people like pap are good at word clouds. With a nod to the muppet master-general: WARNING, what follows is not muppetry – at least, not in the finest sense – is a bit wordy, and may contain nuts and b0llocks. Bletch, do you think word clouds (or a future more powerfully refined version) could ever have the potential to solve the debate as to whether or not Shakespeare actually wrote all the stuff attributed to him, or to answer the allegation that Jeffery Archer’s books are written by a team. Also, I read an analogy comparing the journey of an individual’s mind to that of the trajectory of an aeroplane’s flight path, i.e. steep ascent from birth to adulthood, followed by a long level flight, before a steady descent beginning around age 50 (of course, some people’s descent is steeper than others, and some poor sods just drop out of the sky like a stone). As words are supposed to be windows into the mind, I’m wondering, if you used word clouds to chart an author’s career (or even a muppet's career), whether or not they would show a similar profile. Who knows, perhaps, say, Terry Pratchett’s illness could have been picked up by word clouds long before his actual medical diagnosis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 Drum roll please.... pap: 5 Fowllyd: 3 buctootim: 1 Bearsy: 1 Lets B Avenue: 1 notnowcato 1 erm i remember getting at least two! I got the one that was trousers + the one that was blakey! All of the other scores seem completely accurate tho i can't see any other omissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 What we need now is a detailed analysis as to why people like pap are good at word clouds. With a nod to the muppet master-general: WARNING, what follows is not muppetry – at least, not in the finest sense – is a bit wordy, and may contain nuts and b0llocks. Bletch, do you think word clouds (or a future more powerfully refined version) could ever have the potential to solve the debate as to whether or not Shakespeare actually wrote all the stuff attributed to him, or to answer the allegation that Jeffery Archer’s books are written by a team. Also, I read an analogy comparing the journey of an individual’s mind to that of the trajectory of an aeroplane’s flight path, i.e. steep ascent from birth to adulthood, followed by a long level flight, before a steady descent beginning around age 50 (of course, some people’s descent is steeper than others, and some poor sods just drop out of the sky like a stone). As words are supposed to be windows into the mind, I’m wondering, if you used word clouds to chart an author’s career (or even a muppet's career), whether or not they would show a similar profile. Who knows, perhaps, say, Terry Pratchett’s illness could have been picked up by word clouds long before his actual medical diagnosis. No mystery. Pattern analysis is a big part of my day-to-day work. Doing it quickly is why I haven't been replaced by a cheaper off-shore resource Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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