Riddler's Gauntlet-reloaded

[2nd gen noob]

Originally posted by Lamsey@1 July 2003 - 21:35
Illuminati - close but no cigar.

Soul is the correct answer. Well done n00b, Dave.


Here's a harder one:

There is a common English word that is nine letters long.
Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter.
What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?

i've already seen this one

[Illuminati]

Well then PM me the answer - I haven't got one right for a while and if it carries on like that, I'll be getting cold turkey

[Riddler]

Has anyone noticed that there's a quirk in the machinery lately ? It seems that when someone posts a reply that has to start on a new page, it doesn't show up until a second reply is posted. For example, on the main Lounge page, it showed that illuminati was the last person to respond to this thread....but when you click on the last page of the thread to read it....only 2nd gen's reply was visible...there was no page 90. But now that I've replied, we'll be able to see this page. This has happened a few times in the last couple days. Freaky.

Anyway, the answer to Lamsey's riddle is...STARTLING
which turns into...STARTING
then...STARING
STRING
STING
SING
SIN
IN

Thankyouverymuch.

[2nd gen noob]

Originally posted by Riddler@2 July 2003 - 01:22
Anyway, the answer to Lamsey's riddle is...STARTLING
which turns into...STARTING
then...STARING
STRING
STING
SING
SIN
IN

Thankyouverymuch.

i pm'd this to illuminati so he could get the credit, as i assumed he meant, but riddler came along and wasted it...

i didn't notice the problem you were talking about though riddler

[Riddler]

Originally posted by 2nd gen noob@1 July 2003 - 22:51


i pm'd this to illuminati so he could get the credit, as i assumed he meant, but riddler came along and wasted it...

i didn't notice the problem you were talking about though riddler

1) Sorry 'bout that. I just thought Illuminati was feeling ill from all the cigars anyway.

2) Hmmm....maybe 'sjust my system. I'll keep you posted.

[tite-wad]

No Riddler, it happens to me a lot.

It's getting so I'm starting to check the numbers before posting to make sure mine wont be a multiple of 15.

And I've seen this issue posted in the past too. Jetje made mention of it for one.

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by Riddler@2 July 2003 - 01:22
The answer to Lamsey's riddle is...STARTLING
which turns into...STARTING
then...STARING
STRING
STING
SING
SIN
IN

Thankyouverymuch.

You forgot the last word, I.

[ilw]

I just got the same problem, lamseys post was hidden from me, but i can see it on this page while i'm typing my reply

[Riddler]

Well I'm glad it's not just me then. I was worried there was something f**ked up with the 'puter. Okeedokee, back to bizniss................

Tom & Ben were professional golfers and fierce rivals. One day during a game, they both had a score of 30 when Ben hit a terrible shot. Tom immediately added 10 to his score. Tom then hit an amazing shot and won the game.
WTF ?

[lynx]

Playing tennis ?