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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Aug 17, 1999
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Aug 17, 1999
ALCOHOL INDUCED ERROR DETECTEE - PREVIOUS ENTRY INVALIDATED
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Aug 17, 1999
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(Yes, that WAS supposed to be "detected")
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Aug 19, 1999
er... Dancing Tree,... I don't think you've quite got the hang of this... (See earlier in thread, eighth posting, for full rules)
Suffice it to say, if you finish the sentence, you lose. Sorry.
"Rubber duckies waddled towards the largest available air-compression validating unit."
Who wants to start the next one? Dancing Tree?
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Rascalwhale Posted Aug 19, 1999
I'm sorry, I'm a little confused. How do you tell when the sentence is completed? Isn't "Rubber duckies waddled." also a sentence, albeit a strange one? I can illustrate my point even better with "Subtly I opened my yellow pages." I mean, even "Subtly I opened." is really a sentence...its got a subject and a verb... hmmm... well, can some one give me an explanation?
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Aug 19, 1999
Well, Rascal., it comes down to domeone challenging that the sentence is complete - in the rules there are two sorts of challenge; A completed sentence, where the person completing the sentence loses, or an uncompleteable sentence, where the person laying the last word loses if they cannot provide an example of a complete and valid sentence starting with the words provided to date, or the challenger loses if they can provide a convincing example. In any of these three situations, the game is over, and a new starting word is chosen.
Any of the sentences you pointed out could be considered complete, but no-one saw fit to challenge them, as extending an already improbable sentence is often more fun!
btw, I suspect Dancing Tree kind of gave the game away by adding a full stop at the end, too... 
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Rascalwhale Posted Aug 19, 1999
Ah, thank you peet. =) Anyone mind if I start a sentence?
"Drifting..."
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Aug 19, 1999
insidiously
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Aug 19, 1999
(that looks wrong... insideously? Spellchecker, anyone?)
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Lardy Boy Posted Aug 19, 1999
Hmm, did you mean "insidiously"?
Does this mean you win by correctly challenging yourself? Is this sporting?
I think we should be told...
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Lardy Boy Posted Aug 19, 1999
No, hang on, you were right the first time.
Do I lose for being stupid???
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