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Spot the Ball
Posted by: poetscientistdrinker (---.rdg.ac.uk)
Date: November 22, 2002 01:40PM
<HTML>After the mixed bag of answers to Jon's quiz I thought we could do with an easier competition, so here we have the world's first text spot the ball competition.
Simply put an x where you think the ball is below....</HTML>
Simply put an x where you think the ball is below....</HTML>
Re: Spot the Ball
Posted by: Rob (---.leeds.ac.uk)
Date: November 22, 2002 02:10PM
<HTML>Well you have picked a tricky one. Is the number '9' heading it or
number '7' volleying ?? I'll go
x</HTML>
number '7' volleying ?? I'll go
x</HTML>
Re: Spot the Ball
Posted by: Carla (198.179.227.---)
Date: November 22, 2002 02:18PM
<HTML>
x</HTML>
x</HTML>
Re: Spot the Ball
Posted by: Jon (---.abel.net.uk)
Date: November 22, 2002 02:22PM
<HTML>aha...I was at this game. I think the Torquay United forward is about to hammer it into the back of the net, making the score Torquay 5 Arsenal 0 in the European Cup Final. No, that was a dream I had. Must lay off the cheese. Um;
X</HTML>
X</HTML>
Re: Spot the Ball
Posted by: Carla (198.179.227.---)
Date: November 22, 2002 02:40PM
<HTML>grr for this messageboard, it brings all characters to the beginning of the line!</HTML>
Re: Spot the Ball
Posted by: Jon (---.abel.net.uk)
Date: November 22, 2002 02:51PM
<HTML>Yes, and I bet the ball's somewhere in the middle, and the winner will be Anonymous of Evesham. Hah.</HTML>
Re: Spot the Ball
Posted by: Rob Johnson (---.leeds.ac.uk)
Date: November 22, 2002 03:26PM
<HTML>Can I trick it by including the goal posts and corner flags ?
> ------------------- <
| | | |
| | x | |
| | | |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</HTML>
> ------------------- <
| | | |
| | x | |
| | | |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</HTML>
Re: Spot the Ball
Posted by: Rob (---.leeds.ac.uk)
Date: November 22, 2002 03:27PM
<HTML>No !
Ah well, it looked good on my screen...</HTML>
Ah well, it looked good on my screen...</HTML>
Re: Spot the Ball
Posted by: Magda (---.med.umich.edu)
Date: November 22, 2002 07:02PM
<HTML>Perhaps if I tie a string to the ball.....
________________________________________X</HTML>
________________________________________X</HTML>
Re: Spot the Ball
Posted by: poetscientistdrinker (---.cache.pol.co.uk)
Date: November 24, 2002 01:18PM
<HTML>Balls on leashes?
Suppose it'd make dribbling easier...</HTML>
Suppose it'd make dribbling easier...</HTML>
Re: Spot the Ball
Posted by: poetscientistdrinker (---.cache.pol.co.uk)
Date: November 24, 2002 11:10PM
<HTML>btw, you can put an 'x' in the middle of the page:
<p align=center> x </p></HTML>
<p align=center> x </p></HTML>
Re: Spot the Ball
Posted by: poetscientistdrinker (---.cache.pol.co.uk)
Date: November 24, 2002 11:11PM
<HTML>But it isn't there either....
Keep trying though, and try to be more literal!</HTML>
Keep trying though, and try to be more literal!</HTML>
Re: Spot the Ball
Posted by: fuzz (---.cableinet.co.uk)
Date: November 28, 2002 12:54PM
<HTML>\ /
Ball
/ \
hows that?
(if in doubt, cheat)</HTML>
Ball
/ \
hows that?
(if in doubt, cheat)</HTML>
The results!
Posted by: poetscientistdrinker (---.rdg.ac.uk)
Date: November 28, 2002 01:03PM
<HTML>After reviewing all the entries (and various inventive methods of placing x's) I'm soory to say that nobody here has claimed the prize - although somebody managed to get it right. The ball was of course in Pride and Prejudice, and some textrunner found it and marked it with an x (be placing the word 'next' in - obviously somebody from round here then...). If the text runner concerned would like to own up (and then name their legal representative for the trial....)
So it's another roll over jackpot...</HTML>
So it's another roll over jackpot...</HTML>
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