LiveJournal&#39;s Daily Quiz

LJDQ the flamethrower! (the kids love this one) :D

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I hope never to see LJDQ the doll.

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"May the gin be with you!"

Adorable.

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*rolling eyes and chuckling at the joke

Gawd, I really feel old...took me forever (and two follow-ups) to catch the flamethrower reference. I would have caught it sooner when I was 29. My mind was quicker then. Really. Swear to God.

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For shame, taking so long to catch onto a Spaceballs quote. It's practically the most quotable movie in the Mel Brooks arsenal!

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'Young Frankenstein' being the most quotable, of course, followed by 'Blazing Saddles'. Nonetheless, I am hanging my head in shame.

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palmer-kun.livejournal.com

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Hee!

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We should make one of these, & then I'll raffle it off as a fundraiser for my triathlon!

GENIUS.

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I'm so buying one. Where do I sign up?

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... I don't know.

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shinga.livejournal.com

So if you've been lax in your quizzing duties this week

Or... this MONTH. *pause* Last COUPLE of months... D:

I'm a bad quizling. Wicked, bad, naughty quizling. I must have... a spanking. "A spanking, a spanking!" YES. And after the spanking... *stops* Wait, kids might be watching.

Nevermind.

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*giggles* It's been too long since I watched that movie.

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naraht.livejournal.com

aw...just when it started to get interesting.

Let me face the Peril!

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No, it's too perilous.

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Just a little bit of Peril?

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You have been lax indeed. You must return to the fold. We even sent you crazy hard copies of days of quizly lore. Now come play again!

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Just have to say, the alt-text on the dinner picture made me giggle. *is on a classic-rock kick lately*

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Hooray; someone reads the alt-text! We work hard to make our pics interesting, you know... ;-)

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The alt-text is usually quite amusing, as this *is* LJDQ and is therefore teh funneh. And my iPod has been sticking "Pour Some Sugar On Me" into the supposedly random playlist quite often lately. *hums*

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palmer-kun.livejournal.com

The alt-text as tooltip popup only works with IE.
Any other browser, nothing shows.
To make it work with all browsers, you need the text in alt= AND title=

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I did not know that. Thanks!

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palmer-kun.livejournal.com

It's one of the infamous IE ignoring standards thing.
Strictly speaking, alt text is only supposed to be displayed if the image is not, while title is a description of the image itself.
The easiest solution is just to use both :)

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Ah, an excellent addition to our HTML knowledge. Let's see how it works in the future...

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I'm done with the quiz, so, anyone up for some cribbage? I got the board and cards.

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ihateusernames.livejournal.com

Ooooh, I love cribbage! Finding people who know how to play is difficult. ....so's remembering all those little rules when you haven't played for a long time, due to the difficulty of finding people who know how to play it....

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My dad taught me when I was in third grade (when dinosaurs ruled the earth), and I taught the game to more people than I can remember when I was in college.

I've only administered two double-skunks in my entire life (one was to an ex, which makes it even more satisfying now), and only been DS'ed once. I've also have gotten only one 28 hand in my life, and never a 29. You?

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I think I learned from a computer program that had all sorts of card games on it, and then I bought a cribbage board once on vacation so I could play sans-computer.

I had to look up what a double-skunk was! I don't think I've double-skunked someone, but I'm pretty sure I've skunked someone at least once. But I don't recall what my best score was. I want to say it was something in the lower twenties, or perhaps a 25. I definitely don't think I've gotten up to 28 or 29.

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I learned when I was ten by watching my dad and brother play and figuring out the rules just by observation, no instruction involved.

I got a 28 once. After that, my older brother wouldn't play against me anymore... he sure would side with me for teams, though. (hey, when you're a senior and your grade school brother mops the floor with you, it's ego-check time)

Several double skunks have been dished out.

The heyday for my playing was in boy scouts. I remember one year at summercamp playing the scoutmasters from all the troops there and soundly kicking their butts. I only lost one game the whole week.

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I've had people refuse to play me, too, after they'd being skunked more times than I could count.

My highlight was in a team game in college. On pegging points, both our opponents were on 'go' on 27. Partner lays ace down for 28. I lay down another ace for 29 and a pair. Partner plays ace #3 for 30 and pairs royal. My last card was the case ace for 31 and double pairs royal. Sweet. To paraphrase The A-Team, I love it when a hand comes together.

English/cribbage dictionaries will be on sale in the lobby for the non-cribbers. ;)

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The same week as the 28 hand I had a 24 pt hand and a 24 pt crib to accompany it. That one alone was pushing him toward the edge, the 28 sent him over.

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Day-ummm...hands from the gods. How'd you score the 24 crib--quad run with 5s, or with 7-8s? Regardless, I am in awe.

Personally, I love feeding myself 5s and 7-8s when I have the crib, then seeing the look of shock from my opponent as I peg a quarter-lap.

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It's been a quarter-century-ish, damned if I can recall. Methinks the cut may have been a six though, so could be one of each. *shrug*

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English/cribbage dictionaries will be on sale in the lobby for the non-cribbers.

It all sounds vaguely familiar... I used to know how to play....

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In lo these many years of cutting for deal and pegging and skunking, I've only found two people who can beat me more often than not.

My parents.

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Ain't that the way? On the other hand, the two people who can consistently beat us at crib don't mean a hill of beans against the legions of fallen opponents we've vanquished over the years, huh?

And do you play muggins or no muggins?

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If you're playing muggins, that means either you or your opponent is incapable of counting correctly. Such players are beneath contempt.

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Wow, hardcore. But couldn't you also say that *not* playing muggins shows one's lack of faith in their own ability to count, and a fear of one's opponent pouncing on their unclaimed points? Just sayin'.

Personally, I prefer non with new players and friendly games, and muggins for team play, grudge matches, and when playing for money.

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If my opponent can't count right, I should be thrashing them without the added benefit of taking their points. *Me* not counting right Doesn't Happen.

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Oh, full concur...*I* don't miss points--it just does not happen--but players who do should be thrashed further for missing them. Life's rough, buy a helmet.

Players I hold 'beneath contempt' are those who count their hands...so...slowly...just show me your cards, gimme the total, and I'll figure it out by the time the cards are picked up. Let's get to the next hand.

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