Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 TRIUMPH 132 - YES. The madwoman in the attic, a phrase that originally referred to Mr. Rochester's first wife in _Jane Eyre_, and appropriated by psychoanalysts to refer to repressed parts of the psyche -- fugitive, forced to hide from consciousness. 134 - NO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Now I feel stupid for not getting the Phantom Tollbooth reference. I loved that book as a kid. Is 154. Trottoisie "Sidewalk class"? "trot" is another verb that means to walk, and you'd do that on a sidewalk. Not sure if it's been guessed, but is 134. Crise de Signification paired with Struggle of the neurotic? Because neurosis is a sort of umbrella classification for psychological disorders that can't really be described ("signified") any other way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 148. Greps of Wrath - What they did to Harry's wand, e.g. Wikipedia indicates indicates a grep is a kind of search command. An angry search for Harry's wand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 DANTIUS 154 - YES. If I say the word "bourgeoisie" to you does it suddenly make more sense? Just as the bourgeoisie are associated with cities, so the trottoisie are associated with sidewalks. What professions would those be? Well... 134 - NO. Also, neurosis has not always been used in such a vague way. A classically psychoanalytic take might be more useful here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 TRIUMPH 148 - CLOSE ENOUGH. http://bash.org/?111338 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 134. Crise de Signification - When paradigms fail 146. Changer, Changer, Enchaîné - Struggle of the neurotic Must be the final answers. So a paradigm, a system for understand things, fails, there is a crisis of meaning. Don't understand 146. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Originally Posted By: HOUSE of S TRIUMPH 148 - CLOSE ENOUGH.http://bash.org/?111338 Personally, I realized the innuendo when it was described as "11 inches long, and nice and supple". I mean, really. 146. Changer, Changer, Enchaîné must be struggle of the neurotic. Does this have to do wit some classica definition of neurosis that I'm unfamiliar with? Perhaps it's in reference to no matter how much psychoanalysis you go through, you're still chained to the disease? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 TRIUMPH 134 - YES. It is really that simple. When your framework for fitting things together in a meaningful way fails, it's an issue. Now we just need an explanation for 146. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Oops, I forgot we weren't supposed to edit out posts. 146. Changer, Changer, Enchaîné must be struggle of the neurotic. Does this have to do wit some classica definition of neurosis that I'm unfamiliar with? Perhaps it's in reference to no matter how much psychoanalysis you go through, you're still chained to the disease? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 DANTIUS 146 - Okay, close enough. The idea is that neuroses, as opposed to psychoses, are the result of refusing to give in to external force. Instead the neurotic becomes chained to an internal force, the neurotic complex, which hinders attempts at change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 NEW POINTS +10 Triumph +7 Dintiradan +11 Dantius +5 Dikiyoba +1 Nikki +2 Sarachim +1 Randomizer +3 Jewels +1 Nioca PITY POINTS +1 Nikki +2 Rowen +1 Jewels SCORES AFTER PART 3 45 Triumph 29 Dikiyoba 23 Dantius 21 Sarachim 16 Dintiradan 12 Randomizer 11 Jewels 04 Niemand 05 Nikki 02 Rowen 01 The Ratt 01 Skwish-E 01 Excalibur 01 Nioca I am going to wait a bit before posting part 4. Possibly later tonight, possibly tomorrow. Also, I am thinking that now will be a good time for the first point increase. So you can expect more points per correct answering starting next round. (Yes, Dantius, it's inflation. Don't make another chart or I will give you pitiful points and they will be negative. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Man, I've read that bash.org quote before, and I would have never made the pairing on my own (kept looking for a Steinbeck connection). Still prefer the challenge of tougher clues, though. This has been fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Originally Posted By: HOUSE of S (Yes, Dantius, it's inflation. Don't make another chart or I will give you pitiful points and they will be negative. ) Reminds me of a teacher I had who would guarantee everyone a 100%, plus bonus points, on every test we took. Of course, he didn't mention that they'd be negative bonus points, awarded for every question we'd got wrong, until after the first test. And BTW, the charts weren't measuring inflation, they measured the inequality of the distribution of points- the top on or two people had way, way more points than everybody else. For instance, right now Triumph, Diki, and I have more points than everyone else combined. It's just a fun little fact for people who'd be interested in that kind of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Originally Posted By: Dantius For instance, right now Triumph, Diki, and I have more points than everyone else combined. So good of you to join me in the rich elite. Come, let us hatch plots to oppress to proletariat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Originally Posted By: Triumph Originally Posted By: Dantius For instance, right now Triumph, Diki, and I have more points than everyone else combined. So good of you to join me in the rich elite. Come, let us hatch plots to oppress to proletariat. I'd rather oppress the trottoisie, if that's OK with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 Here are some things to amuse yourselves with while you wait. They may -- or may not -- be relevant to a future part. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtGSXMuWMR4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Balladeer Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Quote: 134. Crise de Signification - When paradigms fail Aw, man... that was my possibly better guess. Good job Triumph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Originally Posted By: HOUSE of S TRIUMPH 118 - YES. "To straighten things up is the power card played against the infinite start." Which actually always makes me think of System's Twilight. did you ever actually finish that game if so did you work out the solution to the final puzzle or just stumble upon it by accident. because i'm pretty sure nobody in human history has done the former Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 I definitely finished it, but over a decade ago. I don't actually remember what the final puzzle was. What was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Originally Posted By: HOUSE of S I definitely finished it, but over a decade ago. I don't actually remember what the final puzzle was. What was it? I hesitate to say, because Andrew Plotkin apparently asked one walkthrough writer not to spoil it, but since you asked, here we go. Click to reveal.. You move your avatar around a randomly-generated series of maps, collecting orbs and stars that make symbols appear or disappear in a row above the map and do other weird stuff, with none of this being explained and no clear objective being presented beyond "reboot the System". There's also a time limit that eventually kicks you out of the puzzle, forcing you to start it over from the beginning. The trick: the entire puzzle is a red herring. All you actually have to do is save and quit the game while inside the puzzle. When you reload that saved game, the ending sequence will begin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 Heh. Well, I suppose that answers your question then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Skwish-E Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I hate getting fatally stuck in a puzzle game. I never finished the Dark Crystal game (many years ago) because I could never figure out what the Sun brothers quarrelled about, and there appeared to be no other way around that puzzle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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