Re[4]: 187:6 INVALID +1.5

From: Mark Nau (nau_at_treyarch.com)
Date: Fri Jun 28 2002 - 16:18:23 PDT


K> This comes down to a rule I was thinking about..

K> Currently there is no rule that says any answer we present has to be correct.
K> Given that, it is certainly possible to posit a completely incorrect answer.

The rule says that we must "answer the questions" from the immediately
preceding valid rule.

While there is obviously room for interpreting what that means, there
is certainly a case to be made that when asked the question "What time
is it?" the reply "Kitty kitty kitty babong kitty." fails to answer
the question, even though it is AN answer.

K> And actually.. even that can be gotten around, as the relevant restriction in
K> 187:1 simply says "My whole is the form of rules in this round."

K> 'My whole' can be interpreted in several different ways. Does it refer to the
K> word that the rule was talking about? Does it refer to some manner in which the
K> rule is presented (eg: one sentence per line, all lines start with the word
K> "My", six sentences per rule, or some other interpretation..)

It's entirely clear what "my whole" refers to. That riddle form is
quite commonly used out here in real life. No other interpretation is
at all sensible.

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Rule Date: 2002-06-28 23:18:41 GMT


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