A Rare Riley Riddle
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My prefix is ironic.
My infix is well-oiled.
My suffix briefly handled a worm.
There aren't many of me - what is my name?
As usual, please include an explanation for each line in your final answer. The title is obliquely related to the final answer.
riddle word wordplay knowledge
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My prefix is ironic.
My infix is well-oiled.
My suffix briefly handled a worm.
There aren't many of me - what is my name?
As usual, please include an explanation for each line in your final answer. The title is obliquely related to the final answer.
riddle word wordplay knowledge
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Yay, this one made it longer than 7 minutes!
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– Brandon_J
Mar 27 at 23:41
2
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but not the 8th lol
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– Omega Krypton
Mar 27 at 23:41
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@OmegaKrypton wait do you have the answer already o_O?
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– Brandon_J
Mar 27 at 23:42
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nah, i mean it didnt made the 8th minute with score=0 ;)
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– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
2
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Could the downvoter please explain the downvote? 3 questions in a row?
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
add a comment |
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My prefix is ironic.
My infix is well-oiled.
My suffix briefly handled a worm.
There aren't many of me - what is my name?
As usual, please include an explanation for each line in your final answer. The title is obliquely related to the final answer.
riddle word wordplay knowledge
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My prefix is ironic.
My infix is well-oiled.
My suffix briefly handled a worm.
There aren't many of me - what is my name?
As usual, please include an explanation for each line in your final answer. The title is obliquely related to the final answer.
riddle word wordplay knowledge
riddle word wordplay knowledge
edited 2 days ago
Brandon_J
asked Mar 27 at 23:32
Brandon_JBrandon_J
3,110239
3,110239
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Yay, this one made it longer than 7 minutes!
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– Brandon_J
Mar 27 at 23:41
2
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but not the 8th lol
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– Omega Krypton
Mar 27 at 23:41
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@OmegaKrypton wait do you have the answer already o_O?
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– Brandon_J
Mar 27 at 23:42
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nah, i mean it didnt made the 8th minute with score=0 ;)
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– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
2
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Could the downvoter please explain the downvote? 3 questions in a row?
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
add a comment |
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Yay, this one made it longer than 7 minutes!
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– Brandon_J
Mar 27 at 23:41
2
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but not the 8th lol
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– Omega Krypton
Mar 27 at 23:41
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@OmegaKrypton wait do you have the answer already o_O?
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– Brandon_J
Mar 27 at 23:42
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nah, i mean it didnt made the 8th minute with score=0 ;)
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– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
2
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Could the downvoter please explain the downvote? 3 questions in a row?
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
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Yay, this one made it longer than 7 minutes!
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– Brandon_J
Mar 27 at 23:41
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Yay, this one made it longer than 7 minutes!
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– Brandon_J
Mar 27 at 23:41
2
2
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but not the 8th lol
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– Omega Krypton
Mar 27 at 23:41
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but not the 8th lol
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– Omega Krypton
Mar 27 at 23:41
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@OmegaKrypton wait do you have the answer already o_O?
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– Brandon_J
Mar 27 at 23:42
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@OmegaKrypton wait do you have the answer already o_O?
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– Brandon_J
Mar 27 at 23:42
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nah, i mean it didnt made the 8th minute with score=0 ;)
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– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
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nah, i mean it didnt made the 8th minute with score=0 ;)
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– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
2
2
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Could the downvoter please explain the downvote? 3 questions in a row?
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
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Could the downvoter please explain the downvote? 3 questions in a row?
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
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3 Answers
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Possibly:
My prefix is ironic.
FE (iron) as others have pointed out
My infix is well-oiled.
E as in the logo for Enron, a "well-oiled" company
My infix is well-oiled - (second guess)
E as in Euler's Number (pronounced oiler)
My suffix briefly handled a worm.
EW - The exclamation made when touching a worm. EW!
There aren't many of me - what is my name?
FEW which also connects to the title (rare)
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So close! I was thinking of something else for the infix. Think math.
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
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Edited with new infix
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– MetaZen
2 days ago
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You got it! Congratulations!
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
add a comment |
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Wild guess, but I’ll put it on here. The word is
FEWER
My prefix is ironic.
FE is the symbol for iron on the periodic table, as Omega Krypton indicated
My infix is well-oiled.
Not sure about this one - maybe a reference to how a collective (WE) can act like a machine that’s well-oiled, or perhaps a wordplay clue?
My suffix briefly handled a worm.
This one’s also stretch, but ERs - “emergency rooms” - have the ability to remove or at least mitigate the damage from worms that burrow inside the body
There aren't many of me - what is my name?
If there aren’t many of something, there are FEWER of that thing
As for the title,
having fewer of something would make it rarer to find
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This is remarkably close. Infix is wordplay; I would probably add a knowledge tag for it and the prefix.
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
add a comment |
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Partial thoughts, havent come to an answer:
My prefix is ironic.
Fe, chemical symbol of "iron"?
My infix is well-oiled.
Lube for lubrication?
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Don't want to confirm or deny yet :)
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
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is that a hint? @Brandon_J
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– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
4
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No. I'm not that clever lol.
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
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could well-oiled be rot13(qehax) or something along those lines? Struggling to make a word with that in it though
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– Smock
2 days ago
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@Smock true, thought of that too, but the OP said its wordplay, so... thanks nevertheless
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– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
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Possibly:
My prefix is ironic.
FE (iron) as others have pointed out
My infix is well-oiled.
E as in the logo for Enron, a "well-oiled" company
My infix is well-oiled - (second guess)
E as in Euler's Number (pronounced oiler)
My suffix briefly handled a worm.
EW - The exclamation made when touching a worm. EW!
There aren't many of me - what is my name?
FEW which also connects to the title (rare)
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So close! I was thinking of something else for the infix. Think math.
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
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Edited with new infix
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– MetaZen
2 days ago
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You got it! Congratulations!
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Possibly:
My prefix is ironic.
FE (iron) as others have pointed out
My infix is well-oiled.
E as in the logo for Enron, a "well-oiled" company
My infix is well-oiled - (second guess)
E as in Euler's Number (pronounced oiler)
My suffix briefly handled a worm.
EW - The exclamation made when touching a worm. EW!
There aren't many of me - what is my name?
FEW which also connects to the title (rare)
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
So close! I was thinking of something else for the infix. Think math.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
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Edited with new infix
$endgroup$
– MetaZen
2 days ago
$begingroup$
You got it! Congratulations!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Possibly:
My prefix is ironic.
FE (iron) as others have pointed out
My infix is well-oiled.
E as in the logo for Enron, a "well-oiled" company
My infix is well-oiled - (second guess)
E as in Euler's Number (pronounced oiler)
My suffix briefly handled a worm.
EW - The exclamation made when touching a worm. EW!
There aren't many of me - what is my name?
FEW which also connects to the title (rare)
$endgroup$
Possibly:
My prefix is ironic.
FE (iron) as others have pointed out
My infix is well-oiled.
E as in the logo for Enron, a "well-oiled" company
My infix is well-oiled - (second guess)
E as in Euler's Number (pronounced oiler)
My suffix briefly handled a worm.
EW - The exclamation made when touching a worm. EW!
There aren't many of me - what is my name?
FEW which also connects to the title (rare)
edited 2 days ago
answered 2 days ago
MetaZenMetaZen
1,206115
1,206115
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So close! I was thinking of something else for the infix. Think math.
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
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Edited with new infix
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– MetaZen
2 days ago
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You got it! Congratulations!
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
So close! I was thinking of something else for the infix. Think math.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
$begingroup$
Edited with new infix
$endgroup$
– MetaZen
2 days ago
$begingroup$
You got it! Congratulations!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
$begingroup$
So close! I was thinking of something else for the infix. Think math.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
$begingroup$
So close! I was thinking of something else for the infix. Think math.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
$begingroup$
Edited with new infix
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– MetaZen
2 days ago
$begingroup$
Edited with new infix
$endgroup$
– MetaZen
2 days ago
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You got it! Congratulations!
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
$begingroup$
You got it! Congratulations!
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
add a comment |
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Wild guess, but I’ll put it on here. The word is
FEWER
My prefix is ironic.
FE is the symbol for iron on the periodic table, as Omega Krypton indicated
My infix is well-oiled.
Not sure about this one - maybe a reference to how a collective (WE) can act like a machine that’s well-oiled, or perhaps a wordplay clue?
My suffix briefly handled a worm.
This one’s also stretch, but ERs - “emergency rooms” - have the ability to remove or at least mitigate the damage from worms that burrow inside the body
There aren't many of me - what is my name?
If there aren’t many of something, there are FEWER of that thing
As for the title,
having fewer of something would make it rarer to find
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
This is remarkably close. Infix is wordplay; I would probably add a knowledge tag for it and the prefix.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Wild guess, but I’ll put it on here. The word is
FEWER
My prefix is ironic.
FE is the symbol for iron on the periodic table, as Omega Krypton indicated
My infix is well-oiled.
Not sure about this one - maybe a reference to how a collective (WE) can act like a machine that’s well-oiled, or perhaps a wordplay clue?
My suffix briefly handled a worm.
This one’s also stretch, but ERs - “emergency rooms” - have the ability to remove or at least mitigate the damage from worms that burrow inside the body
There aren't many of me - what is my name?
If there aren’t many of something, there are FEWER of that thing
As for the title,
having fewer of something would make it rarer to find
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
This is remarkably close. Infix is wordplay; I would probably add a knowledge tag for it and the prefix.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Wild guess, but I’ll put it on here. The word is
FEWER
My prefix is ironic.
FE is the symbol for iron on the periodic table, as Omega Krypton indicated
My infix is well-oiled.
Not sure about this one - maybe a reference to how a collective (WE) can act like a machine that’s well-oiled, or perhaps a wordplay clue?
My suffix briefly handled a worm.
This one’s also stretch, but ERs - “emergency rooms” - have the ability to remove or at least mitigate the damage from worms that burrow inside the body
There aren't many of me - what is my name?
If there aren’t many of something, there are FEWER of that thing
As for the title,
having fewer of something would make it rarer to find
$endgroup$
Wild guess, but I’ll put it on here. The word is
FEWER
My prefix is ironic.
FE is the symbol for iron on the periodic table, as Omega Krypton indicated
My infix is well-oiled.
Not sure about this one - maybe a reference to how a collective (WE) can act like a machine that’s well-oiled, or perhaps a wordplay clue?
My suffix briefly handled a worm.
This one’s also stretch, but ERs - “emergency rooms” - have the ability to remove or at least mitigate the damage from worms that burrow inside the body
There aren't many of me - what is my name?
If there aren’t many of something, there are FEWER of that thing
As for the title,
having fewer of something would make it rarer to find
answered 2 days ago
PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
1,01518
1,01518
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This is remarkably close. Infix is wordplay; I would probably add a knowledge tag for it and the prefix.
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
This is remarkably close. Infix is wordplay; I would probably add a knowledge tag for it and the prefix.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
$begingroup$
This is remarkably close. Infix is wordplay; I would probably add a knowledge tag for it and the prefix.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
$begingroup$
This is remarkably close. Infix is wordplay; I would probably add a knowledge tag for it and the prefix.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
add a comment |
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Partial thoughts, havent come to an answer:
My prefix is ironic.
Fe, chemical symbol of "iron"?
My infix is well-oiled.
Lube for lubrication?
$endgroup$
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Don't want to confirm or deny yet :)
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
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is that a hint? @Brandon_J
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– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
4
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No. I'm not that clever lol.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
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could well-oiled be rot13(qehax) or something along those lines? Struggling to make a word with that in it though
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– Smock
2 days ago
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@Smock true, thought of that too, but the OP said its wordplay, so... thanks nevertheless
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– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
|
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Partial thoughts, havent come to an answer:
My prefix is ironic.
Fe, chemical symbol of "iron"?
My infix is well-oiled.
Lube for lubrication?
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Don't want to confirm or deny yet :)
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
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is that a hint? @Brandon_J
$endgroup$
– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
4
$begingroup$
No. I'm not that clever lol.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
$begingroup$
could well-oiled be rot13(qehax) or something along those lines? Struggling to make a word with that in it though
$endgroup$
– Smock
2 days ago
$begingroup$
@Smock true, thought of that too, but the OP said its wordplay, so... thanks nevertheless
$endgroup$
– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
|
show 1 more comment
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Partial thoughts, havent come to an answer:
My prefix is ironic.
Fe, chemical symbol of "iron"?
My infix is well-oiled.
Lube for lubrication?
$endgroup$
Partial thoughts, havent come to an answer:
My prefix is ironic.
Fe, chemical symbol of "iron"?
My infix is well-oiled.
Lube for lubrication?
answered 2 days ago
Omega KryptonOmega Krypton
5,0772845
5,0772845
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Don't want to confirm or deny yet :)
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– Brandon_J
2 days ago
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is that a hint? @Brandon_J
$endgroup$
– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
4
$begingroup$
No. I'm not that clever lol.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
$begingroup$
could well-oiled be rot13(qehax) or something along those lines? Struggling to make a word with that in it though
$endgroup$
– Smock
2 days ago
$begingroup$
@Smock true, thought of that too, but the OP said its wordplay, so... thanks nevertheless
$endgroup$
– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
|
show 1 more comment
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Don't want to confirm or deny yet :)
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
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is that a hint? @Brandon_J
$endgroup$
– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
4
$begingroup$
No. I'm not that clever lol.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
$begingroup$
could well-oiled be rot13(qehax) or something along those lines? Struggling to make a word with that in it though
$endgroup$
– Smock
2 days ago
$begingroup$
@Smock true, thought of that too, but the OP said its wordplay, so... thanks nevertheless
$endgroup$
– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
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Don't want to confirm or deny yet :)
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
$begingroup$
Don't want to confirm or deny yet :)
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
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is that a hint? @Brandon_J
$endgroup$
– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
$begingroup$
is that a hint? @Brandon_J
$endgroup$
– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
4
4
$begingroup$
No. I'm not that clever lol.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
$begingroup$
No. I'm not that clever lol.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
2 days ago
$begingroup$
could well-oiled be rot13(qehax) or something along those lines? Struggling to make a word with that in it though
$endgroup$
– Smock
2 days ago
$begingroup$
could well-oiled be rot13(qehax) or something along those lines? Struggling to make a word with that in it though
$endgroup$
– Smock
2 days ago
$begingroup$
@Smock true, thought of that too, but the OP said its wordplay, so... thanks nevertheless
$endgroup$
– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
$begingroup$
@Smock true, thought of that too, but the OP said its wordplay, so... thanks nevertheless
$endgroup$
– Omega Krypton
2 days ago
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but not the 8th lol
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nah, i mean it didnt made the 8th minute with score=0 ;)
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