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So, did anyone see any zombies, mutants, lesser or greater deities, rips in the space time continuum, aliens (extraterrestrial kind), animals speaking in tongues, etc, yesterday?

Issues Test Bed wrote:So, did anyone see any zombies, mutants, lesser or greater deities, rips in the space time continuum, aliens (extraterrestrial kind), animals speaking in tongues, etc, yesterday?

I tried to translate the sounds, but my universal translator is solar-powered. I'll have to work on that for next time.

Howdy y'all!

Guess what? Here's a list of ...

Everyday phrases you didn't know were borrowed from the Bible:

Everyday phrases you didn't know were borrowed from the Bible

There are numerous words, phrases, expressions, and idioms in the English language that derive from the Bible. Amazingly, many have survived thousands of years and are still used to this day. From "going the extra mile" to "biting the dust," in this Factbook you'll find multiple examples of everyday phrases borrowed from the holy book. Scroll down and see how many you can recognize:

Go the extra mile
How many times have you been asked this at work? It essentially means to put in a special effort to achieve something. Matthew 5:41 reads: "And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain."

Rise and shine
This morning classic also has Biblical roots. It comes from Isaiah 60:1, which reads: "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you."

Put words in one’s mouth
No one likes to be falsely accused of saying something they didn't. The expression comes from 2 Samuel 14:3: "And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth."

Eat, drink, and be merry
We've all heard this one before, especially during the holidays, right? The expression also comes from the Bible; Ecclesiastes 8:15, to be more precise: "Because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun."

Wolf in sheep’s clothing
This idiom is used to describe someone deceitful, who pretends to be good but has bad intentions. The phrase originates from Matthew 7:15, which reads: "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."

Bite the dust
The phrase is used to describe the end: usually one's fall and/or death. It comes from Psalms 72:9: "They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.”

Like a lamb to the slaughter
The phrase is used to describe a helpless victim, someone who's oblivious to being led into a bad situation. Isaiah 53:7 reads: "He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth."

A drop in the bucket
This idiom means that a small thing doesn't really affect the big picture. The phrase "a drop in the ocean" is also very common. As for the roots, it comes from Isaiah 40:15: "Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he takes up the isles as fine dust."

The root of the matter
The phrase is used to describe the focal point of a matter. Job 19:28 reads: "But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the Root of the matter is found in me?"

No rest for the wicked
This phrase is usually used lightheartedly, when one must endure a task. It comes from the idea that evildoers face eternal punishment. Isaiah 57:20-21 reads: "But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud. 'There is no peace,' says my God, 'for the wicked.'"

To move mountains
This popular expression is all about achieving great things, including feats that seem impossible. After all, "If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing," (1 Corinthians 13:2).

To cast pearls before swine
This idiom is about offering valuable things to people who don't appreciate them. Matthew 7:6 reads: "Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces."

Scapegoat
Being a scapegoat (blamed for others' wrongdoings) can be traced all the way back to the Old Testament. Leviticus 16:9-10 says: "Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the Lord and sacrifice it for a sin offering. But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to be used for making atonement by sending it into the wilderness as a scapegoat."

There’s nothing new under the sun
This phrase means there's simply nothing new, that everything has been done, seen, etc. It's often associated with monotony. Ecclesiastes 1:9 reads: "The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun."

Twinkling of an eye
This idiom is used to express something that happens very quickly. Its Biblical roots come from 1 Corinthians 15:52, "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."

Sign of the times
Many of us have used this expression to describe something that only happens now, usually with a negative connotation. Matthew 16:3 mentions it, "And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?"

Nothing but skin and bones
The phrase is usually used to describe someone who's unwell, unhealthy, or ill. The expression comes from Job 19:19-20, which reads: "All my intimate friends detest me; those I love have turned against me. I am nothing but skin and bones."

Forbidden fruit
The phrase is used to describe something that we desire because is not allowed. It's a reference to Adam and Eve and the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Genesis 3:3 explains: "You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die."

For everything there is a season
Emotions, experiences, and everything else will be experienced throughout different stages of life. Ecclesiastes 3 explains that, "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens."

Can a leopard change his spots?
This is used as a rhetorical question in reference to something (usually bad) that a person can't change. It comes from Jeremiah 13:23: "Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil."

By the skin of your teeth
This phrase is used when one just achieved something but nearly missed it. It implies a very narrow margin. It's Biblical roots can be found in Job 19:20: "My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth."

The blind leading the blind
This idiom is used to describe when one gets advice and is led by someone with no knowledge on the matter. Matthew 15:13-14 makes reference to it. "Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."

A millstone around your neck
This phrase is all about carrying a responsibility, a heavy burden. The Biblical reference can be found in Luke 17:2, which reads: "It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin."

A fly in the ointment
The phrase is used to express a minor nuisance, something that annoys us and spoils the moment. Ecclesiastes 10:1 reads: "Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor."

To fall by the wayside
When something falls by the wayside, it usually means something was not achieved because it was abandoned or canceled. The phrase is rooted in Luke 8:5 and the Parable of the Sower, who "went out to sow his seeds, and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it."

Feet of clay
This expression refers to a weakness that can lead to the downfall of someone or something. There is a reference to it in Daniel (2:31-45), where he talks about a dream and a statue that had "legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay. While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them."

Good Samaritan
This is a popular expression used to make reference to someone who helps without asking for anything in return, showing unselfishness and compassion. It comes from the Parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:30-37.

At your wit's end
This phrase can be used as a way to express struggle, not knowing what to do, being puzzled and perplexed. It's rooted in Psalm 107, where reference is made to sailors caught in a storm. "They reeled and staggered like drunkards;
they were at their wits’ end," (Psalm 107:27).

Writing's on the wall
This phrase is usually used as a presage that something bad is about to happen. It originally comes from Daniel 5.

Sources: (LinkMental Floss) (Unlocking the Bible) (LinkImproving Your English)

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Trecdom2 wrote:I tried to translate the sounds, but my universal translator is solar-powered. I'll have to work on that for next time.

Trec, you should have a Secondary Power Source built in! I recommend Rechargeable Lithium Batteries that can be Recharged by your Solar Panels when there's excess unused charge generated by your Solar Panels. XD!

Max a.k.a. Yip Man a.k.a. Texas Jaguarundi
Texas' Ambassador to Forest
Forest's Ambassador to Texas

You know that raises the question, I don't think we know what powers Tricorders. They obviously have a long battery life, but how long?

Trecdom2 wrote:I tried to translate the sounds, but my universal translator is solar-powered. I'll have to work on that for next time.

Didn't think that one through, did you?

Trecdom2 wrote:You know that raises the question, I don't think we know what powers Tricorders. They obviously have a long battery life, but how long?

Couldn't be lithium ion. We never saw one burst into flames. Maybe just a tiny little drop of antimatter?

Strange New Worlds has been picked up for S4 with S3 likely airing next year, while Lower Decks is to end after 5 seasons

Trecdom2 wrote:Strange New Worlds has been picked up for S4 with S3 likely airing next year, while Lower Decks is to end after 5 seasons

Have they tried to have a planet like in Voyager episode: Blink of an Eye? I really liked that episode the premise was cool and would make a great series arch about how those people cope with how there world moves through time differently then the rest of the universe.

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The Realizer's Trivia Nights / Forest Trivia Competition:

The third week of the trivia competition has finished! Thank you to everyone who took part. The Host of this Event, The Realizer really appreciated your participation. :-)

The answers and full leaderboard for week three and a NEW overall leaderboard can be found in The Realizer’s dispatch here:

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The questions for week 4 are now out! Don't miss out on the chance to win a legendary!

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Question 1 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Prime Numbers up to and including 229

- Elements up to and including Tin

- US States

- Shades of Grey


Answer 1 -

- Answer = The number 50. There is 50 of each of the clues...

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = The number 38349282, hehe...


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Question 2 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Ouagadougou

- Lilongwe

- Freetown

- Praia


Answer 2 -

- Answer = They are all African capital cities

- Ouagadougou = Burkina Faso
- Lilongwe = Malawi
- Freetown = Sierra Leone
- Praia = Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = They are all capital cities/they are all cities. Need to be a bit more specific, sorry


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Question 3 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- Numbers

- Leviticus

- Exodus

- ?


Answer 3 -

- Answer = Genesis

- Explanation = They are the first four books in the old testament counting back to the first... Going to be honest, had to look up what the fourth was. Seems this is a gap in my trivia knowledge!

- Will NOT accept = Deuteronomy, that's the 5th book in the old testament...


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Question 4 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- 64

- 27

- 8

- ?


Answer 4 -

- Answer = 1

- Explanation = These are all cube numbers. We were counting back from 4^3 (64) to 1^3 which is 1.

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = I think everyone got this, well done!


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Question 5; DOUBLE POINTS! -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- Onion Eaters

- Agent Wombler

- Path Reels

- ?


Answer 5 -

- Answer = E.G. Half Ourari, Info Urge

- Explanation = They all contain the numbers 1-4 across the two words

- Onion Eaters
- Agent Wombler
- Path Reels
- e.g. Half Ourari

- Other Accepted Answers = Anything with FOUR split across the two words

- Will NOT accept = Anything else... you either get it or not. There's a reason why it's the bonus question...


And just because I think this is quite frankly incredible... here is Verdant Haven's thinking for their answer.

My reasons for choosing the specific response I did are:

1) Seeing an AABB couplet that utilizes the following pattern:
- The first pair (1A) is a word followed by a word one letter longer than itself (5, 6)
- The second pair (2A) is a word of the same length as in 1A, but followed by a word *two* letters longer than itself (5, 7)
- The third pair (1B) is a word followed by a word one letter longer than itself (4, 5)
- The second pair (2B) must therefore be a word of the same length as in 1B, but followed by a word *two* letters longer than itself (4, 6)

2) The Vowel/Consonant pattern of the example word pairs is VV, VC, CC, so leaves only CV as a remaining option.

3) The number of letters from the divided word that are to the left of the space flips back and forth: 2, 1, 2... so the next should be 1.

4) The pluralization of the pairs is Plural, Singular, Plural... so the next should be Singular

With that information, we know that the answer must be a 4 letter word that starts with a consonant and ends in F, followed by a 6 letter singular word that starts with the vowel-led trigraph O-U-R. Result: Half Ourari.


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    Forest Trivia Competition Leaderboard

    Week Two

  1. Kannap

  2. 6 out of 6

  3. Ypogegrammeni

  4. 6 out of 6

  5. Logophilia Lyricalia (Haiku)

  6. 6 out of 6

  7. Esterild

  8. 6 out of 6

  9. Verdant Haven

  10. 5.5 out of 6

  11. Uan aa Boa

  12. 4 out of 6

  13. Ruinenlust

  14. 4 out of 6

  15. Furilisca

  16. 4 out of 6

  17. The Washington Federation (TRTHNBB)

  18. 4 out of 6

  19. America the Greater (TRTHNBB)

  20. 4 out of 6

  21. Kissinger-Monroe (TBOTCOER)

  22. 4 out of 6

  23. Wan nyan (Yggdrasil)

  24. 4 out of 6

  25. Middle Barael

  26. 4 out of 6

  27. Texas Jaguarundi (Texas/Forest)

  28. 3.5 out of 6

  29. Jutsa

  30. 3 out of 6

  31. United Malay Federation

  32. 3 out of 6

  33. Bilsa

  34. 3 out of 6

  35. Aequus (Wintreath)

  36. 3 out of 6

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      Forest Trivia Competition Leaderboard

      Overall Leaderboard

    1. Kannap

    2. 18

    3. Logophilia Lyricalia (Haiku)

    4. 15

    5. Verdant Haven

    6. 14.5

    7. Kissinger-Monroe(TBOTCOER)

    8. 13

    9. Atsvea

    10. 12

    11. Aequus (Wintreath)

    12. 12

    13. Ruinenlust

    14. 12

    15. Wan nyan (Yggdrasil)

    16. 11.5

    17. Texas Jaguarundi (Texas/Forest)

    18. 11.5

    19. Roless

    20. 11

    21. The Washington Federation (TRTHNBB)

    22. 11

    23. Ypogegrammeni

    24. 10.5

    25. Furilisca

    26. 10

    27. Uan aa Boa

    28. 9

    29. Jutsa

    30. 8.5

    31. United Malay Federation

    32. 8

    33. America the Greater (TRTHNBB)

    34. 6.5

    35. Middle Barael

    36. 6.5

    37. Almonaster Nuevo (Canada)

    38. 6

    39. Esterild

    40. 6

    41. Krayo29 (TRTHNBB)

    42. 5

    43. Bilsa

    44. 5

    45. Macrasetia (XKI)

    46. 5

    47. South Miruva (TLA)

    48. 4

    49. Szaki (Canada)

    50. 4

    51. Orcuo (TRR)

    52. 3

    53. New United Common-lands (TRTHNBB)

    54. 3

    55. MountAye (Philosophers)

    56. 3

    57. Zerphen

    58. 2.5

    59. Neovilla

    60. 2

    61. Evedenvale

    62. 1

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We've had a fair few full marks so congrats to:
Kannap,
Ypogegrammeni,
Logophilia Lyricalia (Haiku) and
Esterild

Forest Connect! Forest Trivia Week Four Questions:

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Connections Round


Question 1 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Wagner

- Mahler

- Grieg

- Strauss


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Question 2 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Ruby

- White

- Milk

- Dark


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Question 3 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Categories

- Pigeons

- Crowds

- Rattler


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Question 4 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Alps

- Himalayas

- Andes

- Ural


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Question 5 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Alpha

- Bravo

- Charlie

- Delta


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Sequences Round


Question 6 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- Vettel

- Verstappen

- Schumacher

- ?


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Question 7 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- 1950 - Uruguay

- 1938 - Italy

- 1934 - Italy

- ?


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Question 8 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- The Final Frontier

- JEFF

- Starlight Brigade

- ?


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Question 9 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- Charles III

- Elizabeth II

- George VI

- ?


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Question 10 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- 1908 - London

- 1904 - St Louis

- 1900 - Paris

- ?


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The Connecting Wall -


Find the four groups of four clues hidden in the grid below

Group 1 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...

Group 2 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...

Group 3 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...

Group 4 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...


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The Missing Vowels Round -


Question 11->15 -

We've taken the vowels out and changed the spacings, but what are these clues?

Category - Capital Cities

Question 11

- CN BRR

Question 12

- BN SRS

Question 13

- KN G STW N

Category - NationStates Regions

Question 14

- T HRJC TDRL MS

Question 15

- THBR NT HCR NRFV RYR GN


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The General Knowledge Round -


Question 16 -

According to Benjamin Franklin, two things in life are certain. Death and what?


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Question 17 -

Which famous painter is most well-known for painting waterlilies?


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Question 18 -

What is the only country in the world with 3 capital cities?


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Question 19 -

What is the name of the part of the plant cell where photosynthesis occurs?


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Question 20 -

What type of number is the square root of minus one?


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Bonus Question! -


Question 21 -

The 5 people with the closest answer shall recieve 3 points

Approximately how many ACTIVE man-made satellites are currently orbiting Earth?


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Good luck to all for this week's questions!

For the rules and some helpful tips, you can check out this dispatch:

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Forest Trivia Rules

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Trivia Rules

The questions will be released every Saturday

These questions will be in the style of the popular quiz show, Only Connect

I shall post the dispatch with the questions in on the RMB

From that point onwards everyone, residents of forest or embassy regions, has One Week to answer the questions

Answers Must be submitted by Telegram

Only Telegram submissions will be accepted. Any answers posted on the RMB will be suppressed.

ABSOLUTELY NO GOOGLING OF ANSWERS IS ALLOWED if you are suspected of googling, a point will be deducted. Repeat offenders will have more severe sanctions

ABSOLUTELY NO USAGE OF AI IS ALLOWED if you are suspected of using AI, a point will be deducted. Repeat offenders will have more severe sanctions


Results

After the week has concluded, I shall release the answers to the previous week's questions in the same dispatch.

There will also be explanations as to how you could have reached the answers, in case anyone is interested

Alongside this, there shall be a two leaderboards compiled. One weekly leaderboard and one overall leaderboard.


Prizes!

The person(s) who get the most correct answers each week will share the "prize pot" equally which shall be equal to 20.00 DV

At the end of each month, the person at the top of the overall leaderboard shall receive a legendary!

The person who is at the top of the overall leaderboard at the end of the term, shall receive a grand prize of 5 legendaries!


Helpful Tips

If you don't know the answer, just have a guess! There's no harm in having an educated guess, you might just be right!

Watch out for a word question! If the clues seem so random that you just can't find a connection, it could be that it's a word question! The words themselves could be the connection!

If you aren't sure about the answer to the question, when you're submitting them, try to explain your thinking to me! If your thinking is correct but you don't quite get the answer, you'll get half of a point. They all count in the long run!

Take your time! There's no rush... You have a week to answer the questions so you have plenty of time to think and trivialise!

And most importantly...

Have fun!

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There are some NEW question styles and even some general knowledge!

The is a good time to re-affirm ABSOLUTELY NO GOOGLING IS ALLOWED, The Realizer will be keeping a close eye on this for the general knowledge. :-)

The winner for this week, shall receive a legendary! Don't miss out!

If you have any questions then feel free to ask!

Please remember that Only Telegram submissions to The Realizer will be accepted, answers posted on the RMB will be suppressed... Thankfully there were no issues with that so far so thank you everyone!

Any and all feedback is welcome! Please TG them to The Realizer

Once again, good luck to everyone in Texas!

Max a.k.a. Yip Man a.k.a. Texas Jaguarundi
Texas' Ambassador to Forest
Forest's Ambassador to Texas

Gig em Aggies wrote:Have they tried to have a planet like in Voyager episode: Blink of an Eye? I really liked that episode the premise was cool and would make a great series arch about how those people cope with how there world moves through time differently then the rest of the universe.

No there hasn't been another episode like that in the Newer Trek. The Orville did a similar episode, and rumor has it the Orville has been picked up for a 4th season.

Paramount has said they're moving forward with Star Trek Origins. No idea what that will entails, we already had Enterprise which was set in the early days, and the JJ Movies , so we'll have to wait for more details

Trecdom2 wrote:The Orville did a similar episode, and rumor has it the Orville has been picked up for a 4th season.

The rat bastards producing The Orville have not released season three to DVD yet, let alone any of them to BluRay.

Issues Test Bed wrote:The rat bastards producing The Orville have not released season three to DVD yet, let alone any of them to BluRay.

It jumped to Disney for S3, so I guess the blame is on The Mouse?

We're finally back! Well... kinda. Let me try to get some chat rolling here again: the NFL Draft's in these next few days, so share how you're feeling about your team this season!

I'm not expecting anything special from my Panthers this season, but I'll be happy with this draft if we come away from it solidifying the Offensive Line and getting some Pass Catchers for Bryce Young

And we're back.

In those "missing" 2 weeks, I finally moved to the outlying clinic for my job. Not including the handful of soldiers who show up for sick call, I have about 3 people a day coming to pick up their refills. Supposedly a GS position at the other clinic will be opening up, I'm going to apply for it when it does. I don't mind where I'm at now, but the other position would be more stable, and might have more benefits.

In the immortal words of Emerson (RIP), Lake (RIP) & Palmer, "Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends!"!

Nice to be back. Looks like there is still some restoration going on.

Trecdom2 wrote:It jumped to Disney for S3, so I guess the blame is on The Mouse?

We'll see. They are still rat bastards.

Indian Empire wrote:We're finally back! Well... kinda. Let me try to get some chat rolling here again: the NFL Draft's in these next few days, so share how you're feeling about your team this season!

I'm not expecting anything special from my Panthers this season, but I'll be happy with this draft if we come away from it solidifying the Offensive Line and getting some Pass Catchers for Bryce Young

Thanks for Caleb Williams, by the way. Hope Bryce Young eventually finds some footing, but I'll gladly take my Bears lot in all this

Hope everyone is staying safe with all the crazy weather in the Midwest. Massive tornadoes in Iowa/Nebraska, hail in parts of TX.

Long Live Texas!

Howdy y’all!

I’d like to welcome everyone back to NationStates! :-)

The Realizer's Trivia Nights / Forest Trivia Competition:

That downtime came right at the time when the 4th week of our Forest Trivia Competition was just getting going... As a result of this The deadline has been extended to Saturday 4th May 2024... That means you have over a week to get your answers in so good luck!

Forest Connect! Forest Trivia Week Four Questions:

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Connections Round


Question 1 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Wagner

- Mahler

- Grieg

- Strauss


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Question 2 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Ruby

- White

- Milk

- Dark


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Question 3 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Categories

- Pigeons

- Crowds

- Rattler


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Question 4 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Alps

- Himalayas

- Andes

- Ural


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Question 5 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Alpha

- Bravo

- Charlie

- Delta


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Sequences Round


Question 6 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- Vettel

- Verstappen

- Schumacher

- ?


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Question 7 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- 1950 - Uruguay

- 1938 - Italy

- 1934 - Italy

- ?


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Question 8 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- The Final Frontier

- JEFF

- Starlight Brigade

- ?


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Question 9 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- Charles III

- Elizabeth II

- George VI

- ?


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Question 10 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- 1908 - London

- 1904 - St Louis

- 1900 - Paris

- ?


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The Connecting Wall -


Find the four groups of four clues hidden in the grid below

Group 1 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...

Group 2 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...

Group 3 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...

Group 4 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...


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The Missing Vowels Round -


Question 11->15 -

We've taken the vowels out and changed the spacings, but what are these clues?

Category - Capital Cities

Question 11

- CN BRR

Question 12

- BN SRS

Question 13

- KN G STW N

Category - NationStates Regions

Question 14

- T HRJC TDRL MS

Question 15

- THBR NT HCR NRFV RYR GN


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The General Knowledge Round -


Question 16 -

According to Benjamin Franklin, two things in life are certain. Death and what?


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Question 17 -

Which famous painter is most well-known for painting waterlilies?


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Question 18 -

What is the only country in the world with 3 capital cities?


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Question 19 -

What is the name of the part of the plant cell where photosynthesis occurs?


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Question 20 -

What type of number is the square root of minus one?


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Bonus Question! -


Question 21 -

The 5 people with the closest answer shall recieve 3 points

Approximately how many ACTIVE man-made satellites are currently orbiting Earth?


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Read dispatch

And just as a reminder, here are the rules:

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Forest Trivia Rules

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Trivia Rules

The questions will be released every Saturday

These questions will be in the style of the popular quiz show, Only Connect

I shall post the dispatch with the questions in on the RMB

From that point onwards everyone, residents of forest or embassy regions, has One Week to answer the questions

Answers Must be submitted by Telegram

Only Telegram submissions will be accepted. Any answers posted on the RMB will be suppressed.

ABSOLUTELY NO GOOGLING OF ANSWERS IS ALLOWED if you are suspected of googling, a point will be deducted. Repeat offenders will have more severe sanctions

ABSOLUTELY NO USAGE OF AI IS ALLOWED if you are suspected of using AI, a point will be deducted. Repeat offenders will have more severe sanctions


Results

After the week has concluded, I shall release the answers to the previous week's questions in the same dispatch.

There will also be explanations as to how you could have reached the answers, in case anyone is interested

Alongside this, there shall be a two leaderboards compiled. One weekly leaderboard and one overall leaderboard.


Prizes!

The person(s) who get the most correct answers each week will share the "prize pot" equally which shall be equal to 20.00 DV

At the end of each month, the person at the top of the overall leaderboard shall receive a legendary!

The person who is at the top of the overall leaderboard at the end of the term, shall receive a grand prize of 5 legendaries!


Helpful Tips

If you don't know the answer, just have a guess! There's no harm in having an educated guess, you might just be right!

Watch out for a word question! If the clues seem so random that you just can't find a connection, it could be that it's a word question! The words themselves could be the connection!

If you aren't sure about the answer to the question, when you're submitting them, try to explain your thinking to me! If your thinking is correct but you don't quite get the answer, you'll get half of a point. They all count in the long run!

Take your time! There's no rush... You have a week to answer the questions so you have plenty of time to think and trivialise!

And most importantly...

Have fun!

Read dispatch

One slight change has been made which is ABSOLUTELY NO USAGE OF AI IS ALLOWED. This is meant to be a fun way for people to test their general knowledge, using AI would ruin that experience...

Event Reminder: The Region That Has No Big Banks (TRTHNBB) and Forest agree to co-host Chess Arena!
(The Bankless Forest Chess Arena is being held Today!)

The Chess Tournament that we agreed to cohost alongside our friends in The Region That Has No Big Banks is starting today in about 6 hours! It will be hosted on the chess site lichess, so if you haven't made an account yet and you want to join be sure to do that soon!

You can enter the tournament at https://lichess.org/tournament/Al7mV4et using the password nobanks.
And if you want to join everyone in voice chat while the event is going on, you can head over to their discord as well https://discord.gg/JmpMUgbY5q (don't worry, you don't have to talk if you don't want to :] and you don't need to be in their discord to join the event either)

Hope to see you all there and Good Luck!

For any further information please check out the dispatch here:

General

The Region That Has No Big Banks and Forest is excited to present our first inter-regional blitz chess competition, seeking to bring together chess players across NationStates to participate!

Who can participate?

The event is open to all member regions participating, and open to all NS chess players (with the exception of any problematic members regions/nations, at the discretion of the organisers)

We currently have 13 regions participating and counting! Contact New United Common-lands if you are interested to join!

Arena Link

Arena link - Linkhttps://lichess.org/tournament/Al7mV4et
Password - nobanks (lowercase)

Feel free to join in our Voice Chat and Text chat on TRTHNBB Discord whilst the event is ongoing! Linkhttps://discord.gg/gDJadzaHZQ

Date and time

The Arena will take place on Saturday 27th April starting at 9pm British Summer Time or 4pm Eastern Daylight Time, lasting 3 hours. Check LinkTRTHNBB discord for the time conversion!

Feel free to drop in for parts of the event you do not need to be avaliable the whole 3 hours

Format

The format for the Arena is 5 mins + 0s increment (5+0) and hosted via lichess.

Contact

If you have any questions or would like your region to participate, please contact New United Common-lands

Trophies avaliable
1. Best Scoring Individual Nation - The nation who wins the Lichess competition
2. Best Scoring Member Region - Determined by combining the scores of nations within each member region, to see the overall winner
3. Best Average Scoring Member Region - Determined by the total region scores divided by number of nations from that respective member region participating (To help ensure fair opportunity for smaller regions)

Medals Avaliable! (Special thanks to Velichye for the great artwork!)

Position

Best Scoring Individual Nation

Best Scoring Member Region

Best Average Scoring Member Region

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

Read dispatch

Once again, good luck to everyone! :-)

Max a.k.a. Yip Man a.k.a. Texas Jaguarundi
Texas' Ambassador to Forest
Forest's Ambassador to Texas

***** Texas Saturday Breakfast *****

WooHootie! Are you ready for an upscale Welcome Back Taco? Are you ready for some Saturday Breakfast, still All-Fresh? Bring out the Drones! The NewTexas Happy Taco Stands, in conjunction with the NewTexas Incendiary Corporation, has approximately 1 trillion of the fastest, lightest drones you have ever seen. This fleet is specially designed to deliver tacos to every man, woman, child, whatever, in Texas, all 2,298,197,000,000 of you.

Today's special breakfast will Saturday Prosciutto, Brie & Egg Breakfast Tacos [COVID-19 Week CCV Edition]! The Head Chef is still rolling on! He is really raising the humble breakfast taco into the range of haute cuisine. The Abuelas have nothing to do today except crack and scramble gobzillions of eggs and slice and chunk prosciutto and brie cheese. We start by delicately chunking 100% imported brie cheese directly from France. As required by law, it is our duty to remind all Texas is still bigger than France. Then we take 100% imported Proscuitto, Italian, dry-cured, ham that our very own Abuelas thinly slice. To assemble it, all we do is make an egg taco out of fluffy, electric yellow, Grade AA, scrambled eggs, shove a couple of chunks of brie in there and top it with a generous slice of Proscuitto, and close it all up in a fresh, warm, homemade flour tortilla made with love. A whole egg in every taco!®

Today's Special Salsa is our very new, super-spunky - Jalapeño Ranch - this bad boy is nothing more than thick sour cream, chopped jalapeño peppers, fresh cilantro, a hint of garlic, a pinch of salt, and a touch of lime juice. The taco is hermetically sealed in a Stay-Warm® pouch that is wrapped in the same ol' aluminum foil we are all so familiar with for our breakfast taco. We are trying to keep it real, peeps. For your beverage accompaniment, a packet of Sanka, Tang and a Lipton Tea bag will be included with every delivery as well as salt and pepper and a napkin. Yes, it is different, but it works and you do not even have to leave your residence. Woo! And, watch out for the drones! Start your day off the right way; munch out and go back to sleep. You know you want to!®

Stay Safe Texas. Stay Well. Hang in there!

***** Texas Chat Reminder *****

The Texas Weekly Chat Session will be Saturday (TODAY) at High Noon Texas Time (CDT) ***Saturday***. And, if you can't be there right at Noon, that is Ok, Texas Chat usually runs 3, 4, or 5 hours with some Chats running as high as 7 or 8 hours.

The Texas Chat Site is here: http://texasregion.net/blab70/login.php

Please register with your nation name. This is an excellent opportunity for nations old and new to Texas to find out what is going on! We chat, debate, and talk about the weather, stuff we like, stuff we hate, random stuff, and more. But, it is never stuffy. Usually, it is about meeting your fellow Texans and discussing the latest and most interesting stuff in NationStates. But then again, sometimes NationStates does not even come up. It is wide-open chatting with peeps from around The World both IRL and NS. It is Texans, EuroTexans, WannabeTexans, ex-Texans, VirtualTexans, and plenty of Friends of Texans. We have it all and all are welcome.

We have added a new feature to Texas Chat, Texas Movie Chat! Chat with Texans while watching a movie. Fun stuff! So far we have watched Halloween, Shootout at the OK Corral, Red, and recently a few new Star Trek series episodes. Want to watch something together?

Texas Chat, 986 weeks, and running! For the math-challenged, that is over 19½ years! Check it out! Good stuff!

Texas Jaguarundi wrote:Howdy y’all!

I’d like to welcome everyone back to NationStates! :-)

The Realizer's Trivia Nights / Forest Trivia Competition:

Forest's Ambassador to Texas

A lot of those questions I don't have an idea on, a few I think I know. One I can think of 2 possible answers.

Trecdom2 wrote:A lot of those questions I don't have an idea on, a few I think I know. One I can think of 2 possible answers.

You can always submit the ones you do know and have a guess on the others. You never know, you could be right!
Have a great day...

The Realizer wrote:You can always submit the ones you do know and have a guess on the others. You never know, you could be right!
Have a great day...

The connections I'll be most interested in knowing the answer to. Think I got 3 out of 4 categories, but cannot come up with a connection for the remaining 4.

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