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Pencils are fast becoming the more sought after prize in Apterous. Talk about your latest pencils here.

I saw this word on the back of a taxi seat once and made a mental note of it for Apterous purposes.
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Quite pleased to own the pencil for this.

Quite amused to own the pencil for this.
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Quite pleased to own the pencil for this.
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Ryan Taylor wrote:My best pencil is probably http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... 8#r3007178
Insane game.
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I love all my pencils equally of course, they are all my special children. However my two favourite recent-ish pencils are this one and this one.
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My best pencil is probably the first one from this game http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... 5#r2996635

Was also quite pleased to get a pencil for 'jumbucks' in a game today, mainly because it was a complete guess at what prime had picked for.
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My proudest recent bronze pencil came from a game of Hypergoatdown, where I had picked the 11 initial letters:
  • W A L C I B H E D R T
I then picked an appropriate final "goatletter" to give me one of only two possible 11-letter words. Those of you who fancy a challenge can try to work out which final letter I picked and which 11-letter word I declared. Whilst not exactly a common word, it should be in many apterous players' vocabularies.

Those who would rather be spending their time doing other things can follow this link to the round.

Note: the only other possible 11-letter word would have been BIRDWATCHER, which would have been available by picking a final letter R.
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JimBentley wrote:this one
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Ben Hunter wrote:
JimBentley wrote:this one
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Hahah yeah that was really unlucky, sorry Ben. It was funny though!
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I like this one.
meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles
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Ian Volante wrote:I like this one.
Good word.
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This is my favourite pencil.
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Yeah that's a classic spot. If you liked
Chris Davies wrote:This is my favourite pencil.
you might also like this.
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It's a boring word, but it's also my 5000th ODE pencil (if you add together ordinary and bronze)

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2 ... 0#r3249870

This is my favourite recent effort

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2 ... 0#r3147090
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Paul Howe wrote:This is my favourite recent effort

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2 ... 0#r3147090
Now that's pencilled in, you can get the ARCOLOGY pencil.
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Biggest FML ever for Matt:

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16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
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Haha! I <3 Larsen
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Hues Larsen?
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Charlie Reams wrote: this.
Since loads of people got EQUALIZER in the duel whenever it was (I wasn't one of them, hence the moan), I think each word in a duel should only be displayed once so we can see more unlikely spots since the selection only happened once.
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A bit contrived perhaps, but I'm quite proud to have snaffled this bronze pencil...
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First time that selection has come up in a standard game. http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... 7#r2995857
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Edward hadn't played French for a while. In our first game, he started in Round One with this: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=232960.

Once he had warmed up, by Round 3, he just left me numb.
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Simon Le Fort wrote:Edward hadn't played French for a while. In our first game, he started in Round One with this: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=232960.

Once he had warmed up, by Round 3, he just left me numb.
He's a clever bastard.
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Chris Davies is quite good at anagrams.
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JackHurst wrote:Chris Davies is quite good at anagrams.
TAIKONAUT is in the conundrum lists and Chris has spotted it a few times.
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Bet you feel stupid about complimenting him now Jack? :)
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Matt Morrison wrote:Bet you feel stupid about complimenting him now Jack? :)
Lol, yeah I feel a right dunce. Sorry Kirk.
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Not so easy to spot a nine though, if you don't know there is one.
And a question that just occurred to me: if several people get the same new word in the duel, do they all get the pencil, or only the first person?
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Liam Tiernan wrote:And a question that just occurred to me: if several people get the same new word in the duel, do they all get the pencil, or only the first person?
Only first person.
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Liam Tiernan wrote:Not so easy to spot a nine though, if you don't know there is one.
And a question that just occurred to me: if several people get the same new word in the duel, do they all get the pencil, or only the first person?
But this was goatdown and his pick which makes it easier.
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Kirk Bevins wrote:
Liam Tiernan wrote:Not so easy to spot a nine though, if you don't know there is one.
And a question that just occurred to me: if several people get the same new word in the duel, do they all get the pencil, or only the first person?
But this was goatdown and his pick which makes it easier.
To be honest, it's surprising he got through his audition.
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Kirk Bevins wrote:
Liam Tiernan wrote:Not so easy to spot a nine though, if you don't know there is one.
And a question that just occurred to me: if several people get the same new word in the duel, do they all get the pencil, or only the first person?
But this was goatdown and his pick which makes it easier.
Did I just get a whiff of jealousy? :P
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Ryan Taylor wrote: Did I just get a whiff of jealousy? :P
Not at all. I'm just stating that Chris has had far more impressive spots.
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Kirk Bevins wrote:
Ryan Taylor wrote: Did I just get a whiff of jealousy? :P
Not at all. I'm just stating that Chris has had far more impressive spots.
:shock:
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I was pretty amused by this last night, when I was playing some French games despite not actually knowing French. ^^;

Round 8: DC informs me that there's a word DOIGTES. http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=244840

Minutes later, in another game: it comes up again and I get a French pencil. http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=244842
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I liked the amount of pencils I got in this game. My favourite part about it was that in the second round where i got a twelve, I knew the alternate one too! Pretty chiffed with myself if I'm allowed to say so.
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I can't compete with Jack's pencil-grabbing hypergoaty goodness, but I was rather pleased with this picky/spotty thing in the same format.
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Not just low probability, but I have no idea why I know this word.
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I got JUDOKA today. Definitely my favourite since SYPHILIS.
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STRAVAIGS and MALAGUETA.
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Norm was a bit disappointed not to spot this pencil
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Matthew Tassier wrote:Norm was a bit disappointed not to spot this pencil
Best pencil ever!
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Well happy with this one:

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2 ... 6#r3641646

Although I probably got it by watching the TV too much. :lol:

http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/mivana/mediapl ... 7&type=mp4
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Miriam Nussbaum wrote:!עיפרון
Let's learn Hebrew together in a Chavruta... http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... 6#r3724766
Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U

C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)

Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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Presumably this is the first Hebrew 9: קרבנותיהמ
Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U

C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)

Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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Anyone for pasta?
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GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT
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A tie for the longest English language pencil so far...
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A tautology:
2010-08-13 02:57:55 Miriam Nussbaum got a bronze pencil for PENCILLING!
Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U

C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)

Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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An unusual example of nabbing pencils for the same word, in two different languages (and two different formats), in the same month:

From Hypergoatdown in English: FISHWIVES
From Aegilops in Dutch: VISWYVEN
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Switched back to German to find a relatively Bayfield-free zone and picked up my favourite pencil so far...

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2 ... 2#r4162152

EDIT: Thanks Matt, didn't know that
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Bob De Caux wrote:Switched back to German to find a relatively Bayfield-free zone and picked up my favourite pencil so far...

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=293604
There's three there in that there game. Click the round number to highlight a round and update the URL.
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Dutch is the only language that yields MILF
Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U

C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108–16 (max 113)

Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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