Sheep - Reveal Friday 30 November (Oz time)
 

1. A former Soviet republic (not including Russia)
2. A metal band excluding Metallica
3. A kind of salad
4. A country in continental Europe
5. A Tom Clancy book
6. A band who typically sing in a language other than English
7. A species of fish
8. A movie starring Johnny Depp
9. A British television series
10. A synonym for the word "happy"
11. A 2+2 forum, excluding POG
12. A named Sea (not an Ocean)
13. A famous Australian, excluding Steve Irwin

Responses via PM - gogogogogo

For reference, I am posting this at 4pm Monday Oz time. The reveal will be in roughly 4 days from now.

Re: Sheep - Reveal Friday 30 November (Oz time)
 

gazumped. But I'll be in shortly.

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Who's Steve Irwin?

These are tough, but in as usual.

Re: Sheep - Reveal Friday 30 November (Oz time)
 

Mute,

Steve Irwin was famous as an Australian who wrestled with crocodiles on American animal shows. He died a couple years ago after being stung by a stingray in the heart.

Where do you live? Somewhere cold and north, right?

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Oh, that's him?

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Special mute question

14. Name a search engine

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in

Re: Sheep - Reveal Friday 30 November (Oz time)
 

In!

Re: Sheep - Reveal Friday 30 November (Oz time)
 

sent

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I win

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Update - I have answers from 17 people:

WesleyC InvaderZ drzen mute Dudd mogwai316 Solanthos kokiri eurythmech sixfour PokerSpiv jjp RoundTower clowntable kevkev60614 jgunnip Bulletproof Monk

Re: Sheep - Reveal Friday 30 November (Oz time)
 

I finished with answers from 22 people. In hindsight a few of the questions were too easy, but none of them received unanimous answers. Here's the first half of the reveal.

Tell me if your score is wrong - it was generated using COUNTIF and could be wrong if there's a spelling mistake I missed. There were a couple of answers left blank - I scored these one point since you could have just put "sgsfdghdfhfghdg" and got a point.

1. A former Soviet republic (not including Russia)

I wondered how many people would go the Borat route here. As it turns out, not enough. Weirdly, two people managed to independently choose the same country even though it was never a Soviet republic. Almost everyone else simply went for the large, well-known one.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...cation_UKR.png

Ukraine: 15
Kazakhstan: 4
Romania: 2
Lithuania: 1

Standings:

AlexM: 15
Bulletproof Monk: 15
clowntable: 15
drzen: 15
Dudd: 15
eurythmech: 15
jgunnip: 15
kevkev60614: 15
kokiri: 15
mustmuck: 15
mute: 15
RoundTower: 15
Siegmund: 15
Solanthos: 15
WesleyC: 15
BCarlisle: 3
jjp: 3
sixfour: 3
InvaderZ: 2
PokerSpiv: 2
mogwai316: 1
PunterSThompson: 1

2. A metal band excluding Metallica

I was expecting Slayer or Megadeth to dominate here, but some people have loose definitions of metal bands. GNR are hard rock, dammit! Only about half the bands on this list qualify as metal imo. Oh well, the people have spoken...

http://www.fernan.com.es/wp-content/...1/Gnr_logo.jpg

Guns N' Roses: 4
Slayer: 3
Black Sabbath: 2
Iron Maiden: 2
ACDC: 2
Motley Crue: 2
Aerosmith: 1
Rammstein: 1
Tool: 1
Linkin Park: 1
Rage Against The Machine: 1
Megadeth: 1
Led Zeppelin: 1

Standings:

kokiri: 19
mute: 19
RoundTower: 19
Solanthos: 19
Dudd: 17
eurythmech: 17
jgunnip: 17
mustmuck: 17
WesleyC: 17
AlexM: 16
Bulletproof Monk: 16
clowntable: 16
drzen: 16
kevkev60614: 16
Siegmund: 16
sixfour: 6
BCarlisle: 5
jjp: 5
PokerSpiv: 5
InvaderZ: 4
mogwai316: 4
PunterSThompson: 2

3. A kind of salad

Less diversity here than I expected. I was expecting fruit salad to maybe crop up.

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thu...th_chicken.jpg

Caesar: 17
Greek: 1
Coleslaw: 1
American: 1
Cobb: 1
Garden: 1

Standings:

kokiri: 36
mute: 36
Solanthos: 36
Dudd: 34
eurythmech: 34
jgunnip: 34
mustmuck: 34
WesleyC: 34
AlexM: 33
drzen: 33
Siegmund: 33
sixfour: 23
BCarlisle: 22
jjp: 22
InvaderZ: 21
mogwai316: 21
RoundTower: 20
PunterSThompson: 19
Bulletproof Monk: 17
clowntable: 17
kevkev60614: 17
PokerSpiv: 6

4. A country in continental Europe

This was one of the ones that was simply too easy, given America-Europe relations over the last 5 years or so. A few people did miss the mark though, very expensively.

http://www.state.gov/cms_images/map_france2.jpg

France: 19
Germany: 3

Standings:

kokiri: 55
mute: 55
Solanthos: 55
Dudd: 53
jgunnip: 53
mustmuck: 53
WesleyC: 53
AlexM: 52
drzen: 52
sixfour: 42
BCarlisle: 41
jjp: 41
InvaderZ: 40
mogwai316: 40
RoundTower: 39
PunterSThompson: 38
eurythmech: 37
Bulletproof Monk: 36
kevkev60614: 36
Siegmund: 36
PokerSpiv: 25
clowntable: 20

5. A Tom Clancy book

I feel the majority here were expressing man-love for Sean Connery.

http://commandos.strategyplanet.game...%20October.gif

Hunt for Red October: 15
Patriot Games: 3
Splinter Cell: 1
Clear and Present Danger: 1
Rainbow Six: 1
The Sum of All Fears: 1

Standings:

mute: 70
Solanthos: 70
Dudd: 68
mustmuck: 68
WesleyC: 68
AlexM: 67
kokiri: 58
BCarlisle: 56
jjp: 56
mogwai316: 55
jgunnip: 54
drzen: 53
PunterSThompson: 53
eurythmech: 52
kevkev60614: 51
Siegmund: 51
sixfour: 45
InvaderZ: 43
PokerSpiv: 40
RoundTower: 40
Bulletproof Monk: 37
clowntable: 35

6. A band who typically sing in a language other than English

I didn't really know what to expect here as I don't know what's popular in the States. I figured it would be either Rammstein or Sigur Ros.

http://zdarma.patasovo.net/uploads/rammstein-logo.jpg

Gay Germans it is, then.

Rammstein: 11
Sigur Ros: 3
Werner: 1
Los Lobos: 1
Kraftwerk: 1
O-Zone: 1
Nena: 1
Buena Vista Social Club: 1

Standings:

Solanthos: 81
Dudd: 79
WesleyC: 79
mute: 71
mustmuck: 69
AlexM: 68
mogwai316: 66
kevkev60614: 62
Siegmund: 62
kokiri: 59
BCarlisle: 57
jjp: 57
drzen: 56
PunterSThompson: 56
sixfour: 56
jgunnip: 55
InvaderZ: 54
eurythmech: 53
PokerSpiv: 51
Bulletproof Monk: 48
clowntable: 46
RoundTower: 43


Solanthos is leading with the only perfect score.

Second half later.

Re: Sheep - Reveal Friday 30 November (Oz time)
 

lol good 1-4, not so good 5-6

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Hunt for Red October is clearly the right answer but I overthought it and figured people wouldn't associate it with Tom Clancy.

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This is so sick. I can understand that Germany wasn't a good an answer as France. But that difference? Huge. Very surprising. But hey, caesar salad and Rammstein kinda shocked me too.

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Btw I did 2 questions a year ago URSS country and Europe( though I did western europe instead of continental europe) Ukraine and France were the major winners as well.

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mute, man, WTF? You're supposed to suck at this

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mute, man, WTF? You're supposed to suck at this

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Oh, no need to worry. There's a long way to go, and I don't like my answers for at least half of the remaining (especially 13).

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Expected results.
Lol France should not count it's not a country it's a joke ;P

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I've never even heard of Rammstein [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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Holy crap!!! A perfect score so far?

That's insane.

And nah, I wouldn't really consider GNR metal, per se... but it's a way more popular/"heard of" band than bands like Slayer and Megadeth, and it's the closest of the well-known bands to metal, especially considering the image.

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Crap, I have no idea why I put Lithuania instead of Ukraine.. almost perfect other than that so far.

Also, no votes for Pantera surprises me.. I had them down but switched it to Slayer right before I sent.

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lol @ whoever put O-Zone

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I've never even heard of Rammstein [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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German band, I think they are more popular in the US than in Germany :P

Re: Sheep - Reveal Friday 30 November (Oz time)
 

ChrisV Sheep, Episode 2: Attack of the Sheep

7. A species of fish

People were divided here, but the majority headed for the ones you get in a can.

http://images.jupiterimages.com/comm...0/23045009.jpg

Tuna: 6
Salmon: 4
Trout: 4
Shark: 3
Goldfish: 2
Cod: 1
Clownfish: 1
Snapper: 1

Standings:

Dudd: 85
Solanthos: 85
WesleyC: 82
mute: 74
mustmuck: 72
AlexM: 70
mogwai316: 70
kevkev60614: 66
Siegmund: 66
kokiri: 65
BCarlisle: 63
jjp: 61
InvaderZ: 60
sixfour: 60
eurythmech: 59
jgunnip: 59
drzen: 57
PunterSThompson: 57
PokerSpiv: 52
Bulletproof Monk: 50
clowntable: 50
RoundTower: 49

8. A movie starring Johnny Depp

Hey, anyone remember that movie Edward Scissorhands? Sigh.

http://www.the-reel-mccoy.com/movies...ean_poster.jpg

Pirates of the Caribbean: 21
Blow: 1

Hey jgunnip, remember this?

[ QUOTE ]
I win

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Those were the days, huh?

Standings:

Dudd: 106
Solanthos: 106
WesleyC: 103
mute: 95
mustmuck: 93
AlexM: 91
mogwai316: 91
kevkev60614: 87
Siegmund: 87
kokiri: 86
BCarlisle: 84
jjp: 82
InvaderZ: 81
sixfour: 81
eurythmech: 80
drzen: 78
PunterSThompson: 78
PokerSpiv: 73
Bulletproof Monk: 71
clowntable: 71
RoundTower: 70
jgunnip: 60

9. A British television series

This one was influenced a bit by how many Aussies were competing - I doubt any Americans even know what The Bill is. The classic of classics, Fawlty Towers, was right up there, but in the end the fundamentals of Sheep won out; keep it well known and keep it recent.

http://www.pdhyman.com/blog/173939__rick_gervais_l.jpg

The Office: 8
Fawlty Towers: 6
Monty Python: 3
The Bill: 3
Dr Who: 1
Eastenders: 1

Standings:

Dudd: 114
Solanthos: 114
WesleyC: 104
mute: 101
AlexM: 99
mustmuck: 99
kevkev60614: 95
mogwai316: 94
kokiri: 92
Siegmund: 90
eurythmech: 88
sixfour: 87
BCarlisle: 85
jjp: 85
drzen: 84
InvaderZ: 84
PunterSThompson: 81
clowntable: 79
PokerSpiv: 79
RoundTower: 78
Bulletproof Monk: 74
jgunnip: 68

10. A synonym for the word "happy"

There was a tie for the top spot here. I thought half of the winners came up with a very reasonable word:

http://icanhascheezburger.files.word...1489408495.jpg

The rest of you are all very immature and should be ashamed.

http://images.retecool.com/uploads/blues-you-re-gay.JPG

Pleased: 5
Gay: 5
Glad: 4
Joyful: 3
Content: 2
Cheerful: 1
Jubilant: 1
Merry: 1

Standings:

Dudd: 119
Solanthos: 119
WesleyC: 109
mute: 105
mustmuck: 104
AlexM: 103
kevkev60614: 100
mogwai316: 95
kokiri: 93
eurythmech: 91
Siegmund: 91
BCarlisle: 90
sixfour: 90
drzen: 89
InvaderZ: 89
jjp: 89
clowntable: 84
PokerSpiv: 84
PunterSThompson: 83
RoundTower: 82
Bulletproof Monk: 77
jgunnip: 70

11. A 2+2 forum, excluding POG

f OOT

http://users.on.net/~cvinall/bbv.jpg

BBV: 13
OOT: 7
Internet Gambling: 1
Sporting Events: 1

Standings
Solanthos: 132
Dudd: 126
WesleyC: 122
mute: 118
mustmuck: 111
AlexM: 110
kevkev60614: 107
kokiri: 106
eurythmech: 104
BCarlisle: 103
sixfour: 103
drzen: 102
InvaderZ: 102
mogwai316: 102
clowntable: 97
PokerSpiv: 97
jjp: 96
PunterSThompson: 96
Siegmund: 92
Bulletproof Monk: 90
RoundTower: 89
jgunnip: 71

Solanthos is back out on his own, can he hold it?

12. A named Sea (not an Ocean)

I was expecting to see some votes for the North Sea, as well as a few more for the Dead Sea

http://www.paphospropertyrental.com/...terranean2.gif

Mediterranean: 11
Dead: 2
Caribbean: 2
Caspian: 2
Black: 1
Red: 1
Tasmanian: 1
Irish: 1
Aegean: 1

Standings:

Solanthos: 143
Dudd: 137
WesleyC: 133
mute: 129
mustmuck: 122
AlexM: 121
BCarlisle: 114
kevkev60614: 108
PokerSpiv: 108
jjp: 107
kokiri: 107
eurythmech: 105
drzen: 104
mogwai316: 104
sixfour: 104
InvaderZ: 103
RoundTower: 100
clowntable: 99
PunterSThompson: 98
Siegmund: 94
Bulletproof Monk: 92
jgunnip: 82


Last question and Solanthos's gap is pretty solid, but Dudd is well within striking distance

13. A famous Australian, excluding Steve Irwin

Answers were actually pretty divided here. This is probably because Australia is awesome and there are tons of famous people from here.

Top honours were split. Depends if you think people get famous by marrying more famous people...

http://www.hecklerspray.com/wp-conte...helicopter.jpg

...or by punching people.

http://www.facade.com/celebrity/photo/Russell_Crowe.jpg

The people who put Olivia Newton John... SERIOUSLY? That's what comes to mind when you think about my country?

Nicole Kidman: 4
Russell Crowe: 4
Ian Thorpe: 2
Paul Hogan/Croc Dundee: 2
Mel Gibson: 2
Olivia Newton John: 2
John Howard: 2
Kevin Rudd: 1
Pat Cash: 1
Ned Kelly: 1
Shane Warne: 1

Final standings:

Solanthos: 147
Dudd: 141
WesleyC: 135
mute: 130
AlexM: 123
mustmuck: 123
BCarlisle: 116
kevkev60614: 110
PokerSpiv: 110
eurythmech: 109
jjp: 109
kokiri: 109
mogwai316: 108
InvaderZ: 107
drzen: 105
sixfour: 105
clowntable: 103
RoundTower: 102
PunterSThompson: 100
Siegmund: 98
Bulletproof Monk: 96
jgunnip: 84

The lack of action in the last round means SOLANTHOS is across the line! Nice work.

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Nice that the top two for 13 weren't born in Australia.

5th isn't too bad I guess. Damn you Ned Kelly.

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and kylie doesn't get a vote...

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Sheep the way it's supposed to be.

Thx Roundtower. Solid categories.

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Thx Roundtower. Solid categories.

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Is this like a group hug?

Thanks jgunnip.

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Nice that the top two for 13 weren't born in Australia.

5th isn't too bad I guess. Damn you Ned Kelly.

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I was about to say Ned Kelly wasn't either, but it appears he was. Good thing all that agonising over Ned Kelly/John Howard/Kylie Minogue paid off.

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Thx ChrisV . Solid categories.

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oh, and thanks kokiri.

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and kylie doesn't get a vote...

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I expected at least one Hashem vote. I picked Nicole over Mel Gibson/Gladiator Guy because she's the top actress wheras the two are well, two.
+ she's hot

Also, gay is not immature, thinking gay is immature is immature. Just watch the Flintstones.

Wee, I pulled out of the slump with a good run in the last votes.

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lol @ whoever put O-Zone

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[img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] seriously the only band i could think of that wasn't latin-american and I knew nobody was picking those.

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Hey jgunnip, remember this?

[ QUOTE ]

I win

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Those were the days, huh?

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Blow >>>>>>>>>>>>&g t;>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> pirates

Re: Sheep - Reveal Friday 30 November (Oz time)
 

It is DECEMBER. How can I be the only one to put "Merry"?

And after you've all just put PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN... c'mon... isn't CARIBBEAN what's going to be fresh on your mind when you are asked for a sea?

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and kylie doesn't get a vote...

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Do you mean Kylie Travis?

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Holy crap! Awesome!!

Thanks ChrisV!!

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Would Steve Irwin have even won if he'd been allowed? I was surprised to see him excluded since he was far less obvious than several of the other answers (Pirates of the C, Mediteranean, others)

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Way to go, Yanks. Russell Crowe Aussie? He wishes.