word up gossip

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:04 pm

Played WU in Norwich today. The following three scores were my bests - see if you can spot the difference:

Wetherspoons (Bell Hotel) - Machine 1: 1913
Machine 2: 1913
Imagine: 1913

As the third score appeared, I wondered if there was some kind of cosmic significance...

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:03 pm

distraught:
OLIGOMENORRHOEA is not allowed
AMENORRHOEA is but that is not nearly as elegant

tka · Post by **tka** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:17 pm

I got QUIBBLING today. 297 points. so 3 short of the score board

would have been my 3rd entry too.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 6:08 am

word's made

must try playing this meself, quite good at word games if I do say so

Ernest W. Quality · Post by **Ernest W. Quality** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:18 pm

New second best score... 2039.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:01 pm

Dragged my brother out today and achieved a new WORLD RECORD, at the PLAYHOUSE, COLCHESTER.

2135 (ARG, SRG)

Using the '100 point rule' and helped along by EMBEZZLING (400pts), we shattered the old mark.

Here's the pic ('S' is my bro'):

http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/fussyw ... d06re2.jpg

Notice only 26 words made too...

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:10 pm

good effort for the boys, that'll take some beating.

??? wrote:You have chosen to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Well done! You win. Game over. You scored 791 points.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 7:09 pm

Went word gaming in Southend today. Someone by the name of BEN had already gone around all the pubs assiduously taking the top scores on WU and WW (which I proceeded to take off his hands). This is the only instance of whole town quizzing gangsterism that I have encountered (apart from us). There also seems to have been minor Word Upping turf wars between rival crews (with S M and AVI involved).

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:49 am

i found a machine near trafalgar square where £1 was at 750. i was a little drunk so not running very efficiently anyhow it took me eight goes until i managed to clear it (only 1787). it went up to £10 and the collect screen said "!!!!!!!!!!JACKPOT!!!!!!!!!" i thought it was (at least theroetically) possible to get £20 still.

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Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:14 am

while not of the calibre of some of team VB's lexicographical heroics may i submit a couple of scores for EWQ's website?

BUZZ BAR haymarket 1817 MENORAH

MAD BISHOP & BEAR paddington 1840 MENORAH
(the latter included the magnificent (if i do say so myself) COCCYXES

btw, what has happened to Ernest? not seen him on here this year.

Ernest W. Quality · Post by **Ernest W. Quality** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:55 pm

Have been on holiday. Will update national boards later today.

Ernest W. Quality · Post by **Ernest W. Quality** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:09 pm

Updated with mostly VB scores, and a couple of unknownpseudonym's.

Ernest W. Quality · Post by **Ernest W. Quality** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:48 pm

Sum Up third place now 3052 (Portland Arms, Cambridge).
I really must make a proper effort to see how high I can push it, as opposed to idly playing between WU bouts.

No decent WU scores today though, getting back in practice... almost got TONSILECTOMY (312), but bottled it and lost the O. Also had JUXTAPOSITI but no O nearby (got JUXTAPOSED 280 instead). Not a good day for me and the O's. Best word of the day was FRIZZLED 288, but it's not very elegant.

Ernest W. Quality · Post by **Ernest W. Quality** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 5:57 pm

A personal best for me (on my own, not with other VB crew) today on WU: 1931 Cambridge Arms.

Also had MOZZAR and LLA set up but no useable E. Bastard.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:54 am

i had PROPORTIONS but fouled it up trying to get the DIS.
also JACUZZI is not allowed