Square Theory

Post by genewitch » Fri, May 30, 2025, 5:20 AM UTC

jacobolus wrote: post #139

genewitch wrote: post #136

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for the record, i can't find any combination of those words in my transcriptions of loveline shows, although i don't have them all, and it is possible there are up to 50% transcription errors. there is 1 reference to "Stinky Linky" but it appears unrelated, "what's the linky?" "freckles" - i got excited that i found it but looking at the context it was in vain. i have five clean references to "as a mason jar" so my c…

I am only barely familiar with the show, but people online mentioned it several times in connection with the game; apparently they played it as a commonly recurring segment with its own theme song. A web search turns up e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxA2J5W1A7g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhdl_iKrVEQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clmPQPvPkTo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5ciP_ZRMng

Post by kindkid » Sat, May 31, 2025, 10:58 PM UTC

vunderba wrote: post #133

kelseyfrog wrote: post #72

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Love it! Does the person who comes up with three words have the connecting word in mind from the beginning, or no?

Thanks yeah it's a very fun game! When you're creating a new "match three" on the fly, I find it's easiest to start with a common word and work your way backwards until you've got three that fit. There have been occasions where the answer was not the intended one, but it still fits all three and that's considered fair game!