>>488176
Fluorescent minerals and even plants have been acknowledged for quite some time. The term derives from fluorite which is renown for that light-absorbing quality.

-The more you know.-

>>488203
mmm... that was around 1852 in this dimension...
grandfather clocks were invented in 1650 or so (galileo)... don't know about that...
But what else? some floor-acid? not really useful... so, another note for
f-l-u-o-r-e-s-c-e-n-t

clearly it's about the recent floor. f-l-o-o-r r-e-c-e-n-t

>>488225
No! You fool, you've doomed us all!

I don't think fluorescent was even a thing back in this time period... Ask for it to be used in a sentence. This seems like a trick.
>>488176
Its not "the first to get it right wins". Its the first to get it right while the other is wrong. We have plenty of time.

Lumei 2013/01/28(Mon)12:00 No. 488370 ID: c4e5c2
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"A sentence?"
>"The wizard casts fluorescent lighting."
"F-l-u-o-r-e-s-c-e-n-t."
>".... we're kind of impressed. Okay. 'Tope.' The cave is 'tope.'"

Oh, is that to us again? Oh right, you're the only one left.

If he means the color, "tope" is spelled T-A-U-P-E.

Lumei 2013/01/28(Mon)12:22 No. 488375 ID: c4e5c2
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"T-a-u-p-e."
>"3 weeks, really?"
"Well, I do know draconic."
>"Other guy might just know how to read. Next word. 'Cawn-traw-dans'.

Huh.. Could we get that in a sentence at all?

The french folk dance? c-o-n-t-r-e-d-a-n-s-e

This one is tricky because technically it can be spelled c-o-n-t-r-a-d-a-n-c-e or c-o-n-t-r-e-d-a-n-c-e and it is still correct.

How do kobolds know about Napoleonic-era ballroom dancing?

>>488375
you mean the folk dance? C-O-N-T-R-A-D-A-N-C-E
and it is not Napoleonic per se, unless you insist on the floofy french spellings.

Sentence?

Uh... without context I think that's contredanse? It can also be spelled contradance, but my dictionary says that's the variant spelling. (Tricky! Giving us a word with two spellings so no matter what we chose we can be deemed wrong! >:| )

Lumei 2013/01/28(Mon)12:43 No. 488385 ID: c4e5c2
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"A sentence, please?"
>"Dunno."
"What?"
>"We didn't come up with the word. Didn't really think anyone would get this far."
"... is there multiple spellings?"
>"No."
"I'm pretty sure there might be-"
>"I'm looking at the correct answer right here. Not answers. Answer."
"C-o-n-t-r-a-d-a-n-c-e."
>"............... next word. 'Bare-dee-ell-ah. No sentence."

B-a-i-r-d-i-e-l-l-a

It's the scientific name of a family of fish from the long-forgotten land of America.

>>488385
Hang on, if the judges didn't come up with the word, who did?

Also I am completely mystified.

>>488389
Probably the mages.

B-a-i-r-d-i-e-l-l-a is probably it. That was actually my first guess at the spelling, and I didn't even know it was a word.

B-a-i-r because B-a-r-e is too obvious.
d-i-e-l-l-a because that's the best way to get an "ee ella" sound, and because e-l-l-a is a common ending for words.

Lumei 2013/01/28(Mon)13:00 No. 488395 ID: c4e5c2
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"B-a-i-r-d-i-e-l-l-a. It's a kind of fish."
>"... gonna be here all day. Next word... er.... shoot."

They start muttering to themselves and writing stuff down."

>"Next word is "Pence-ah-wom-roll."
"..... a sentence, please."
>"Alright. 'Pence-ah-wom-roll. We ran out of words, so we pulled a pence-a-wom-roll out of our asses. Pence-ah-wom-roll.'"

>>488395
I think they just made up something. Ask that it be declared a tie instead of having to spell up a fake word.

Did you even just write it down? Or is it best answer is the winner, fuck it what's right?

Pensawahmroehl
A draconic pastry.

b-u-l-l-s-h-i-t. Pensawomról.

Maybe ask if you can just question each other until one of you loses, if they're running out of words.

...I can't decide if that's supposed to be some compound french world (a kind of thought?) or some kind of drug name.

1/2 Lumei 2013/01/28(Mon)13:51 No. 488412 ID: c4e5c2
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"P-e-n-s-a-w-a-h-m-r-o-e-h-l. It's a draconic pastry."
>"What."
"It's a kind of pastry."
>"Can you prove it?"
"No, but can you disprove it?"
>"Uh..."

>"Wait a minute!" Tinyhammer says. "P-i-n-s-a-w-o-m-r-o-h-l. That's a type of goblin boat!"
>"Uh..." the judge thinks.

2/2 Lumei 2013/01/28(Mon)13:51 No. 488413 ID: c4e5c2
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>"Screw it, both are right, spelling bee is a tie. Which means Chop wins."

Huzzah! Suggest losers clean the mage quarters

Okay, we know how we came up with the answers, but how the hell did Tinyhammer manage? Ask him.

Yay! No bees!

Next time you get free time, you need to bake yourself some Pensawahmroehls. If they weren't a draconic pastry before, they'll become one. By virtue of a (partially) draconic lass baking them.

I suggest you shake hands with your worthy opponent there. That draconic carpenter 'bold gave you a run for your money there.

1/2 Lumei 2013/01/28(Mon)14:07 No. 488424 ID: c4e5c2
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"If I may suggest it, I think the losers should clean the mage quarters!"
>"THE GRAND MAGE APPROVES OF THIS SUGGESTION!" the mage, who apparently just showed up, yells.
>"No way!" tinyhammer yells.
"How did you spell out so much anyway, Tinyhammer? I thought you didn't know how to read."

2/2 Lumei 2013/01/28(Mon)14:07 No. 488425 ID: c4e5c2
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>"It was one of those mages that started telling me all the answers in my head, saying we could at least tie this whole thing and have a chance! You mages just wanted to steer this thing because you don't want to get your hands dirty!"
>"POPPYROCK."

Well, if the mages were cheating, then they certainly don't deserve to have their quarters cleaned.

If fact, what they deserve is to COWER before the WRATH OF CHOP for DARING TO SULLY THE LEGITIMACY OF THIS COMPETITION.

>>488425
Then let us retract our suggestion for the losers to clean the mage quarters.

In fact, how about the losers clean our quarters. Fuck the mages.

Yeeeeup. Saw that coming. In fact, I was writing up a post about it, but then update came.

Walk over to the head mage, lean over and smile. Show teeth. Sharp, shiny teeth. Reach him friendly-like around the shoulder, as if for a hug, then grab a stealth chokehold around his neck while you 'hug' him, cheerfully saying something like this:

"You know, I think I have a better idea. I suggest the mages have their own contest to clean their own quarters, judged by the Carpenter and Chop! Fair's fair, after all, you judged their contest and I can think of no-one more qualified to return the favor; as it seems necessary to BUILD a little CHARACTER among the mages, whose weak noodly arms will ensure that the contest take long enough for some very tired pupils to have a decent day's rest without being manipulated into convenient labour for mages with weak noodly arms and stick-like necks. Yes?"

Perhaps both teams of apprentices can get a day off from under CHOP and THE CARPENTER this way. On the other hand, perhaps threatening a great mage for some free time is a poor idea. Myeh. At least we can dream, right?

1/3 Lumei 2013/01/28(Mon)14:42 No. 488431 ID: c4e5c2
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"If that's true, then you guys don't deserve to have your quarters cleaned at all!"
>"CHOP SHALL PROVIDE CLEANING-ASSISTANCE TO TINY, STERILE-HANDED MAGES."
"What? You can't be serious!"
>"CHOP IS ALWAYS SERIOUS. EVEN TINY, DISHONORABLE MAGES REQUIRE GREAT AMOUNTS OF CLEAN SPACE. PUNYLOCKS SHALL APPLY PUNY LOCKS UPON ITS MOUTH AND ALL CHOP AND CARPENTER PUPILS SHALL FOLLOW CHOP TO MAGE QUARTERS."

I.... guess we really don't have a choice.

2/3 Lumei 2013/01/28(Mon)14:42 No. 488432 ID: c4e5c2
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Chop leads all of us there, to the headmaster's office.

>"BEHOLD, THE TABLE OF DIRT."
>"Actually..." the wizard speaks up, "this table is-"

3/3 Lumei 2013/01/28(Mon)14:42 No. 488433 ID: c4e5c2
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SLAP

>"CLEAN. BEHOLD CHOP'S MIGHTY FORCE OF HYGIENE. THE REST OF PUPILS SHALL CLEAN THE REMAINDER OF HEADMASTER'S OFFICE IN SIMILAR MANNERS. THEN CARPENTER PUPILS SHALL CLEAN DOJO USING TRADITIONAL, PUNY KOBOLD METHODS."

Oh god Chop is absolutely amazing.

Well. The mages just learned isn't not a good idea to try and cheat Chop.

Get "cleaning".

Well get to it. Try not to giggle to much.

Swoop! Swoop with your fists! That's the way he wants you to clean!
I think Chop just implied some passive aggressive revenge and told you to demolish the entire mage quarters and make it entirely empty!
Look at all those nasty books, papers, and pencils on every surface! Look at all of the nasty furniture on top of those clean floors! CLEAN!

Chop's Dojo - Thread 2 END Lumei 2013/01/28(Mon)14:59 No. 488438 ID: c4e5c2
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We make the wizard's place the cleanest.

Yaaaaaaaaaaay~

CHOP should INVITE CARPENTER to CANDLELIT DINNER!

i nominate this for CUTEST QUEST

>>488438
YES. Octodad style cleaning!

The cleanest!

So... is Punylocks entitled to a less puny name now? I mean, technically she tied rather than winning the spelling bee of honor. But then again, the judges were rigging the contest against her. Without cheating telepathy, she would have won.

Tinyhammer is a very unfortunate name.

>>488459

But... aren't we headvoices technically "cheating telepathy"?

>>488478
Shhh! The other headvoices will hear you.