The Forum Games Sheepish Advent Calendar 2020!

Electric Nitwit

I knew this would be next. I fecking knew it.

Hmmmm. Yesterday went well so let's stick rather than twist. Boom, done.

No faffing about, straight it with an uneducated guess

Why are you doing this to us ?!!
Oh yeah , we volunteered didn't we :pac:

OK, yesterday I said I couldn't remember going to school with anyone called Mary but there were a few Josephs....and John Pauls to give away my age. Now what relevance that has to kids born almost four decades later I don't know but I don't think it would be as old-fashioned as Mary so should be more common....

after yesterday's misfire, I learned my lesson and will go for a low number.
I know a few Joes (which I will assume it could be short for Joseph) but not too many, so I would think that the number will be evn lower than Mary's.

Absolutely no way that there is as many Joseph's as Mary's

Definitely more popular than Mary! So I think yesterday's answer is more suited to today.

Has to be more than Mary right? Like you can go Joe, Joey, etc

Humm hum hum. Joe is still a quite popular I think. Maybe less than Tarquin and whatever...

It has to be more popular than Mary but I was way out yesterday.

Well there is surely bound to be more kids called Joseph than Mary? So doubling yesterday's answer...

I was way off yesterday but Kitty saved all of us so have to go much more realistic today. Joseph isn't very common anymore, and I'm taking that to not include Joe or Joey.

Right well this is gonna be the same as the other question, Marys = Josephs.

10,000?? Only joking

Yeah have no clue here. I think there might only be one in our school at the moment and its a double barrelled first name...

no idea but less boys then girls born

My brain is mush today...I could even forget to enter later so am just going to double the correct answer from yesterday as I think Joseph will be twice as popular as Mary. Very scientific approach.. Actually, that doesn't seem high enough.

Did I bother to look up Joseph’s last night after the reveal? No of course not. Having said that boys names aren’t as varied as girls names and I still see Joes regularly coming through the school so I’d say it’s more popular than Mary. But what will the people of forum go for?

I feel like Joseph is still more popular than Mary but not by much!

I'd guess there are fewer Josephs than Marys

No idea, cant Math this one, so going with a approximation of c. x2 of Marys

Going to say three times as many josephs as was marys

Hey dude, surely there will be less Joeys than Marys and I hope the folk here realize that

Yesterday's answer obviously but do I go for yesterday's actual answer or these clowns answer??

I'd say Joseph is more popular as a name than Mary. Think of all those great men he'd be named after; Joe Biden, Joe Deane, Joe Stalin.... Since my Mary guess was too high compared to the real answer, I'll re-use it as it might be more applicable here.

I'm thinking it's probably similar to but lower than Mary. But as always, I'm worried about what others will say

I did think with yesterdays question that it wouldn't be a terrible idea to look up other Christmas names, but did I do it... nope...
Actually, I tried to find the answer for Mary after submitting and even google was working against me, and I just had to wait until you revealed it, so even if I had tried I couldn't...
Will I check out other Christmassy names today... not a chance... because again, I'm not even capable enough to manage such a task...
By the way, I think tomorrow's question should be "how many babies were named Bruce last year, after the lead actor in the greatest Christmas movie of all time, Die Hard?" - I won't look, because seriously I don't know how, and I really just want to see Heidi and some of the others lose their minds...
Oh yeah, today's answer, just gonna guess its about thrice as popular as Mary and round down a bit...

Based on nothing more than there have to be more Josephs and Joeys and Joes around the place than Marys these days.....but not that many more, 'cos it's still a fairly old-fashioned name.....

Sure I would consider Joseph to be an old man's name. I only know of one Joseph in work so I can't envisage it being much.

looksee

looksee wrote: »

Well it might not be!

But I went too low and it sounds like everyone else went too high.

Purgative

Zaph wrote: »

What's wrong with you? You actually think the two worst are the best??? I will concede that Snickers are crap, but Bounty, Maltesers and Twix are the business.

I'm with you on that but I was keeping quiet because

E/N would be a great one to share with

Electric Nitwit

Zaph wrote: »

What's wrong with you? You actually think the two worst are the best??? I will concede that Snickers are crap, but Bounty, Maltesers and Twix are the business

Actually, i like the bountys but thought I was playing to the crowd with that one

Neowise

Neowise wrote:

Answer

Declan A Walsh wrote:

Hi 2D,

I sent my answer to EN in advance yesterday, by agreement, as I was not sure at the time if I would have an opportunity to look at it today.... due to being in actual work and having to travel.

Hopefully, he sent it to you.

Regards,
Declan

HeidiHeidi wrote:

On the assumption that your post was for real (I can be fairly thick about these things sometimes! ), here's my guess......


Based on nothing more than there have to be more Josephs and Joeys and Joes around the place than Marys these days.....but not that many more, 'cos it's still a fairly old-fashioned name.....

Answer

Zaph

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Actually, i like the bountys but thought I was playing to the crowd with that one

Yeah, don't get the hate for them at all. I love that so many people hate them, more for me.

looksee

I haven't eaten chocolate in years - decades! And oddly I don't miss it, except possibly for almond Magnums.

Trigger

Uh oh

*facepalm*

Declan A Walsh

Deleted User wrote: »

Quote:
Originally Posted by Declan A Walsh
Hi 2D,

I sent my answer to EN in advance yesterday, by agreement, as I was not sure at the time if I would have an opportunity to look at it today.... due to being in actual work and having to travel.

Hopefully, he sent it to you.

Regards,
Declan

Quote:
Originally Posted by HeidiHeidi
On the assumption that your post was for real (I can be fairly thick about these things sometimes! ), here's my guess......


Based on nothing more than there have to be more Josephs and Joeys and Joes around the place than Marys these days.....but not that many more, 'cos it's still a fairly old-fashioned name.....



Spoiler: Answer

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At least, I did not actually say what answer I had given!

Oooh I was close to the real answer today. Not that it will matter

the purple tin

I am banking on people going low on this one after the Mary question when a lot of us went too high.

Hurry up EN. I have to attend Erasure’s Christmas party

Necro

the purple tin wrote: »

I am banking on people going low on this one after the Mary question when a lot of us went too high.

the purple tin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMkwuz0iXQg

The people who chose single numbers yesterday got like 9. something. I follow suit with a LOW-RIDE-ER

the purple tin

the purple tin wrote: »

I am banking on people going low on this one after the Mary question when a lot of us went too high.

Ah God no!
Why would I go low when I was so much over yesterday??!!
May as well just do the same again........


I think I could be kitten today.........

the purple tin

Electric Nitwit

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Hurry up EN. I have to attend Erasure’s Christmas party

Well, if you put it like that!

The median is unchanged from yesterday, 100 again!

bubblypop wrote: »

Ah God no!
Why would I go low when I was so much over yesterday??!!
May as well just do the same again........


I think I could be kitten today.........

Ummm....

Electric Nitwit

Player | Guess | Score
Skyler Scarce Frown | 0 | 7.0
mirrorwall14 | 12 | 7.4
mustang shelly | 12 | 7.4
the purple tin | 20 | 7.6
Trigger | 25 | 7.8
Barney92 | 35 | 8.1
kitten_k | 35 | 8.1
davetherave | 42 | 8.3
looksee | 42 | 8.3
aaronjennings | 45 | 8.4
Irish Aris | 50 | 8.5
khalessi | 50 | 8.5
Kolido | 50 | 8.5
TRS30 | 50 | 8.5
Green&Red | 62 | 8.9
Sephiroth_dude | 65 | 9.0
duffman13 | 70 | 9.1
Ted_YNWA | 74 | 9.2
Builebeag | 75 | 9.3
Hyblaeus | 75 | 9.3
Zaph | 90 | 9.7
cee_jay | 100 | 10.0
Homer J. Fong | 100 | 10.0
JohnGreenFan | 100 | 10.0
Mollyb60 | 100 | 10.0
Necro | 100 | 10.0
Posy | 100 | 10.0
Reberetta | 100 | 10.0
Toto Wolfcastle | 100 | 10.0
Declan A Walsh | 103 | 9.9
Mam of 4 | 107 | 9.8
DvB | 120 | 9.4
Loughc | 120 | 9.4
Strawberry Milkshake | 124 | 9.3
hurlingman97 | 125 | 9.3
Siobh73 | 145 | 8.7
Also Starring LeVar Burton | 150 | 8.5
rainbowtrout | 150 | 8.5
Ectoplasm | 180 | 7.6
Neowise | 186 | 7.4
HeidiHeidi | 200 | 7.0
ShaneU | 200 | 7.0
Spook_ie | 300 | 4.1
tscul32 | 300 | 4.1
Collie D | 310 | 3.8
Purgative | 650 | -6.4
bubblypop | 1000 | -16.8

Necro

Electric Nitwit

Still very close at the top, but not much change in positions

Place | Player | Old total | Today's score | Total
1 (1) | Siobh73 | 147.9 | 8.7 | 156.5
2 (2) | Green&Red | 146.4 | 8.9 | 155.2
3 (3) | duffman13 | 143.0 | 9.1 | 152.1
4 (4) | JohnGreenFan | 141.9 | 10.0 | 151.9
5 (7) | Toto Wolfcastle | 139.6 | 10.0 | 149.6
6 (5) | rainbowtrout | 140.4 | 8.5 | 148.9
7 (8) | DvB | 138.8 | 9.4 | 148.2
8 (6) | davetherave | 139.6 | 8.3 | 147.9
9 (9) | Loughc | 138.4 | 9.4 | 147.8
10 (10) | hurlingman97 | 138.0 | 9.3 | 147.3
11 (11) | Posy | 136.6 | 10.0 | 146.6
12 (12) | Necro | 135.9 | 10.0 | 145.9
13 (14) | Reberetta | 133.1 | 10.0 | 143.1
14 (16) | cee_jay | 132.6 | 10.0 | 142.6
15 (13) | mirrorwall14 | 134.1 | 7.4 | 141.5
16 (18) | Zaph | 130.8 | 9.7 | 140.5
17 (19) | Homer J. Fong | 129.5 | 10.0 | 139.5
18 (17) | Trigger | 131.1 | 7.8 | 138.9
19 (20) | khalessi | 128.0 | 8.5 | 136.5
20 (21) | TRS30 | 123.0 | 8.5 | 131.5
21 (24) | Irish Aris | 121.2 | 8.5 | 129.7
22 (25) | Ectoplasm | 120.3 | 7.6 | 128.0
23 (28) | Builebeag | 117.8 | 9.3 | 127.1
24 (26) | ShaneU | 119.7 | 7.0 | 126.8
25 (22) | Collie D | 122.5 | 3.8 | 126.3
26 (23) | Spook_ie | 122.2 | 4.1 | 126.3
27 (27) | HeidiHeidi | 118.7 | 7.0 | 125.7
28 (29) | tscul32 | 116.6 | 4.1 | 120.7
29 (30) | Neowise | 113.1 | 7.4 | 120.6
30 (15) | bubblypop | 132.7 | -16.8 | 116.0
31 (32) | Sephiroth_dude | 104.8 | 9.0 | 113.8
32 (31) | Kolido | 104.9 | 8.5 | 113.4
33 (33) | Barney92 | 104.3 | 8.1 | 112.4
34 (34) | aaronjennings | 103.7 | 8.4 | 112.1
35 (35) | Hyblaeus | 102.8 | 9.3 | 112.0
36 (36) | Mam of 4 | 101.0 | 9.8 | 110.8
37 (38) | Declan A Walsh | 99.0 | 9.9 | 108.9
38 (39) | mustang shelly | 96.3 | 7.4 | 103.7
39 (40) | Mollyb60 | 88.1 | 10.0 | 98.1
40 (37) | Purgative | 99.6 | -6.4 | 93.3
41 (41) | the purple tin | 81.6 | 7.6 | 89.2
42 (43) | Ted_YNWA | 79.2 | 9.2 | 88.5
43 (44) | Strawberry Milkshake | 78.3 | 9.3 | 87.5
44 (42) | Skyler Scarce Frown | 80.1 | 7.0 | 87.2
45 (45) | looksee | 72.8 | 8.3 | 81.0
46 (46) | kitten_k | 65.6 | 8.1 | 73.6
47 (47) | Also Starring LeVar Burton | 61.5 | 8.5 | 70.0

the purple tin

Did 2D not answer? Or did they think that nobody named their son Joseph last year

Electric Nitwit

the purple tin wrote: »

Did 2D not answer? Or did they think that nobody named their son Joseph last year

Answered zero!

Necro

LeVar creeping on kitten again, gained another 0.4

That's the race I'm interested in at the moment :P

Declan A Walsh

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Answered zero!

2D got the same score as those who guessed 200 and did better than those who guessed 300 or more! Purgative and, especially, Bubblypop helped!

Purgative

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

2D got the same score as those who guessed 200 and did better than those who guessed 300 or more! Purgative and, especially, Bubblypop helped!

Just glad to help out where I can. :mad:

Oh my god.

-16.8!!!
Is that the highest minus figure yet?? down 15 places

Declan A Walsh

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

2D got the same score as those who guessed 200 and did better than those who guessed 300 or more! Purgative and, especially, Bubblypop helped!

It only took me three weeks to understand the game.

Electric Nitwit

bubblypop wrote: »

Oh my god.

-16.8!!!
Is that the highest minus figure yet?? down 15 places

No, kitten got -20 yesterday!

the purple tin

Necro wrote: »

LeVar creeping on kitten again, gained another 0.4

That's the race I'm interested in at the moment :P