Watch The Numbers

[Tundra]

that is all.

[theatre4life3333]

I'll take your advice to my heart...

[Emperor]

what this about?

[AXJ]

what this about?

The numbers.

[Tundra]

The numbers that you must watch out for.

[Emperor]

which are

[AXJ]

which are

What, are you mad? We mustn't speak them aloud!

[Aimless]

234 registered users? :o

[vindemiatrix]

I'm watching.

[AXJ]

Oh noes, the numbers have taken Vindie!

http://w0rdie.com/upload/files/2/Smileys/noes.gif

[vindemiatrix]

Just makes them easier to watch.

[Sammi]

*hides from the numbers*

[Emperor]

ok :? why does it matter

[Tundra]

^ figure it out!

[snooze]

Well, Emp's avatar matches his post-count thing?

[Sammi]

I love my title.

[Tundra]

Well, Emp's avatar matches his post-count thing?

actually, that's just coincidence!

The Number is 20.

[Nayza]

*confusion* :?

[Emperor]

20, interstoing number, prime factors are 2 and 5. umm, it the first round number great then the first to the fourth number.

or is it one greater, than the amount of members you had online at one time

[pkgirl]

Watches said numbers intently

[Elski]

...eh? :? *confused*

[Emperor]

i am confused, but i notice one number. i'm over 1000 posts

[pkgirl]

pkgirl=confused also, but will continue to watch random numberes in hope that they will jump out at me with a conclusion

[Tundra]

bwahaha

[vindemiatrix]

Are we being rated? *grin*

[flutelet]

I don't get it. :?

[Tundra]

No, you're not being rated.
It's 19 today.

[Wilwarin]

*looks around* where's that thermometer...? :P well, technically, the numbers stay the same but the red stuff moves :D [attempting to fit in to my dumb-blonde stereotype - success!!! :cry: ]

[pkgirl]

OMG I got it!!!

[Wilwarin]

:cry: still confuzzied.

[flutelet]

OMG I got it!!!
What? What? What?

:wink:

[Sammi]

The Number is really popular.

[pkgirl]

OMG I got it!!!
What? What? What?

:wink:

NOT TELLING I am undder strict instruction to zip thy lip

[Sammi]

OMG I got it!!!
What? What? What?

:wink:

NOT TELLING I am undder strict instruction to zip thy lip
But if thou art under instruction to zip Tia's lip, then thy own lip be free of zip.

*gives up and then wanders around aimlessly*

[vindemiatrix]

*grins*

I think I get it.

[Emperor]

she means member on at the same time, she wants to hit twenty

[Aimless]

Then how come I'm 19? :o

[jomaca]

she means member on at the same time, she wants to hit twenty

If that's the case, then I probably missed that.

I think I'm totally lost...

[theNightingale]

*blinks* Mumble mumble must have missed a lot....

OH IT'S A COUNTDOWN TO SOMETHING!!! RIGHT?? RIGHT? Right?... Riiiiiggghhhh...hh...h...t...?

[Sammi]

:twisted:

[Emperor]

ok, it very simple. people are online at same time, the record is 19, 20 is one more than 19 as we have a discrete varaible, sos he wait for twnty of us to be here at once.

[Tundra]

No amount of technical lingo will make that statement true.

Though, it would be kind of funny to have 20 of us online at once...

[theNightingale]

Okay I could not possibly be more confused. There is an 18 under my name and ohmanit'scoolbutIdon'tgetitWAHH!

-editeditoops!-

[snooze]

Do we get awarded prizes based on this numerical system?

[Tundra]

^ no.
21, 20, 19, 18...

[theNightingale]

Rent comes out in Germany on April 13th.

This comment is totally random and should be disregarded. :wink: :?

[Jenevieve]

Ah. I get the number things now; at least, I know where to look for the numbers, I still don't know what they're for. What are they for?

[Sulis]

I dunno, but I'm feeling pretty lost, and I have my own lovely number...

[snooze]

Well, eventually we'll find out who's number one.
Is it the line of succession to the throne of NiH?

[theNightingale]

Aw, man! I have to kill eighteen people to get up there??- I mean- er, I'll just wait in line pleasantly... :wink:

- Edit - Actually- that'd only be seventeen, then; since I'm #18. My, I'm tired.

[Sammi]

There are a few numbers eighteen. So what? Joint rulership?

[theNightingale]

Maybe we get to rule over different boards.

[snooze]

Aw, man! I have to kill eighteen people to get up there??- I mean- er, I'll just wait in line pleasantly... :wink:

- Edit - Actually- that'd only be seventeen, then; since I'm #18. My, I'm tired.

Well, still 18 if you count whoever is currently in power as # 1 in the line of ascension. (Sp?)

[flutelet]

I just got an '18' by my name.

I'm completely and utterly confuzzled.

[pkgirl]

I still know it

sings "I know something you don't know doodah doodah
I know something you don't know doodahdoodahday"

[Emperor]

it tundra site and she dies, it will probaly die to

[flutelet]

I still know it

sings "I know something you don't know doodah doodah
I know something you don't know doodahdoodahday"
Not anymore! Because I just figured it out! Ha! :D

(or at least, I'm pretty sure I did.)

[pkgirl]

congratulations on figuring it out!!! but the rest of you will have to wait, coz no amount of torture will get me to speak
and reveal this number puzzle.

[snooze]

Is this like that Chinese numbers game? The one with the sticks?
Or in my case, cutlery?

Man, the one summer I spent as a camp counsellor, I had my entire cabin of girls going for an entire week on that thing. I promised I'd tell them the secret at the end of camp if they hadn't figured it out, and I had to go back on that promise because it was just so much better to let those who had figured it out savour their victory.
The fastest it took for the first girl out of two or three to get it within the week was about four days. OUt of 8 girls, only 3 got the answer within the space of a week, and the rest probably still hate me to this day.

Chinese number game is the friggin' awesomest game EVER.

Is that what this is like?

[pkgirl]

I LOVE the chinese number game!!!

[snooze]

OMG YOU KNOW THE CHINESE NUMBER GAME!??!?!??

That is teh awesome. So far it's only been me and my sister and various people who "got it" who know about it, that I knew of. Wasn't sure how widespread it was. ^__^

I love the Chinese number game. I hadn't had that much mind-game-ish fun since I went for a few days at school in grade seven by driving a girl named Jenn absolutely bonkers by going "Do y'hear that noise? Oh never mind, it's gone now."
She actually got super-obsessed with it once I got other people in on the joke and she went so far as to try to convince me to buy a tape recorder to carry around with me so I could record it for her when I next heard it. I started trying to describe the "noise" and yeah I still don't think I ever 'fessed up about that one... Mind you Jenn was a little slow and wound up being very very weird in highschool.

[theNightingale]

Okay I'm all excited now, what's the Chinese number game???

GAH!

[pkgirl]

Give me a good reason why I should tell you?!?!?

[theNightingale]

Because you should shaaaare the loooove with NiHers!! :D

And because I have an 18 over my name. What that means I don't know, but let's just pretend it counts for something.

[vindemiatrix]

Heh heh heh. I have worked it out. I am so cool.

(For a moment I thought it was a countdown to my birthday... *grin* It's close!)

[Wilwarin]

:( still confused.

[theNightingale]

Argh, me too...I feel so looonely!

[jomaca]

I'm really curious now...why 18??? I think I'm going to go crazy! Erm...when will we find out? Will we ever find out?

[Jenevieve]

The chinese number game is so fun! I managed to figure it out after about three numbers, and then grinned gleefully when nobody else could figure it out.

[theNightingale]

Okay- how about we don't tell me the answer or secret or whatever, but at least tell me what the game is!!

[jomaca]

Yeah I agree. I would love to learn a new way to irritate my sisters! Please, please teach us!

[LadyAbby]

why do I feel like I've wandered into Wonderland here? Please just tell me, because I've got a real life migraine coming on from trying to sort out what in the world is going on. I hate being looped out for a week. Nothing makes sense anymore! I feel like I'm in someone's bad acid trip. I don't even know if I want to know anymore.

[theNightingale]

why do I feel like I've wandered into Wonderland here? Please just tell me, because I've got a real life migraine coming on from trying to sort out what in the world is going on. I hate being looped out for a week. Nothing makes sense anymore! I feel like I'm in someone's bad acid trip. I don't even know if I want to know anymore.

Well, first off, don't worry about this thread- I am extremely and annoyingly confused too :? , everyone's being all secretive and stuuuuufffff wahhh.

And yeah, I came back from only four days away and was totally lost! Hee. Don't worry, we aren't scrambling anywhere without you. :D

- edit - OH dear my number is gone. I am terribly confused still.

[snooze]

The Chinese number game is more shown than told. Even so, it's got to be under strict secrecy when played--those who figure it out are sworn to honour the code of not giving away the secret. Although if you google it you could probably find the answer--there are knaves on the internet.
Essentially it involves the arrangement of 3 or 4 sticks (depending who you play with--I perfer to use three--it's more challanging that way.) Or you can use cutlery, like I did for a while. They are arranged in a deliberate and specific pattern, and eventually what you see represents a certain number between zero and ten.

And my impressed-ness knows no bounds that Jenvieve got it in three tries. It took me three days straight and a lot of hints from my not-so-honourable-but-kindly sister, who taught it to me.

[Jenevieve]

Really? I found it rather easy, and at the time was surprised that nobody else could get it. But then, I've always been good at logic-games.

[pkgirl]

I first got shown the chinese number game at youth group :P

[Sammi]

*is being all secretive*

I Googled "Chinese number game" and found nothing of value. :? I want to play it sometime.

(The weird thing is that some logic games I get immediately and some take me a while.)

[wannabe_writer]

I Googled "Chinese number game" and found nothing of value. :? I want to play it sometime.

(The weird thing is that some logic games I get immediately and some take me a while.)

dittio. And, i have no idea what Tundra meant. *is very cumfuddled*

[theNightingale]

Sewiously gahs. Ah dunnow.

(...I *also* don't know what's with the written accent/speech impediment. That's interesting. Never popped out before.)

[Amethystina]

I'm totally not getting this, and I'm really not enjoying being confused.
I think I need to go cry for a while.

[theNightingale]

Aww! It's okay! We can start a Slow Peoples' Thread. "For people who just don't get stuff." 8)

[Jenevieve]

The question is, what kind of stuff would people have to not get in order to post in that thread? Because I get logic stuff quickly, but I really don't get fashion, or how to be social, or how not to be blunt, and so forth.

[theNightingale]

Well, we can have a board and then different threads within that board. Or we can just have a big sympathy group for anything at all that you don't get... Chocolate and ice cream all around!

[Jenevieve]

I like the latter suggestion. Chocolate and ice cream are always useful in soothing confusion.

[theNightingale]

It's true; and it's the only time you don't feel guilty about downing a TON of it afterwards. :D

[Jenevieve]

Oh, I never feel guilty. :D It's not worth the effort, given the amount of the stuff I eat....

[LadyAbby]

oh my god. I just realized that the numbers mean that Tundra is marking us off one by one in the order which she will kill us!

[Jenevieve]

Mm... I think it has something to do with postcount.

[Sulis]

Except that, if you look at the people who have 18's, you can see a very wide variety of postcounts. I'm very confused....

[Jenevieve]

Oh, yeah. I was just looking mostly at the 17s, and then all have ones in the late 200s.

[Emperor]

it's a count down.

the number are grduatly going down. according to lady abby, so there for i decduce we figure out how often they go down and why

[snooze]

I don't wanna know why they're going down, I just wanna see what happens when we hit zero. Do we go negative?

[theNightingale]

They go down one per day. :)

[Emperor]

no, only non negative integers (numbers greater than or equal to zero. x>=0)

[vindemiatrix]

C'mon guys. You're getting REALLY close now. You can work it out!

[snooze]

Maybe it's just numbers that really don't mean much of anything but Tundra having a joke on the rest of us? Pre-April Fool's Day?

[vindemiatrix]

Maybe it's just numbers that really don't mean much of anything but Tundra having a joke on the rest of us? Pre-April Fool's Day?

Nope. There's a purpose to them, and it's easy to figure out. I think it would definitely be easier for some than for others, though. Some would work it out so far and then go "but WHY that?". Others would work out the first part and immediately get the second part. Depends.

Tundra -- nice choice of pics!

[snooze]

OH MY GOD! Getitoffgetitoffgetitoooooff!
*twitches like a bug landed on her*
*flicks at number*

[Ariella]

....I think I get it. A count-down to Ae Specific Thing I won't name in the slim chance that I'm right. But augh I wanna know if I'm riiiiiiiiiight!

[snooze]

OMGOTIT!

[Sammi]

8)

[Amethystina]

*weeps*
This is really really frustrating to me! I got the Chinese Number game in like, two seconds when I was first shown it, and I'm moderately well-off in logic puzzlement things, but this...
I guess my brain just isn't in the mood. Poor me.
I'm starting to not care. Maybe that's it? When we decide we don't care anymore, we grandly announce "Aha! But now I understand it! What vision! What a grand joke."
........................................*sighs*... ...................................

[pkgirl]

Oh Dear, You guys are so close, yet so far from getting it. *sigh*

Except for those who have already got it, of course!!

[flutelet]

She's right... just keep thinking! You'll get it, don't worry. 8)

[Emperor]

so it a coutn down, but not to the site birthday, then to what?

[theNightingale]

Clue? Anyone??? :?

[Aimless]

It must be commemorated with a new skin.

[jomaca]

I feel very stupid now. Let me try thinking about it for a while...nope, I can't get it! :cry:

I've been "18" for the past two days or so. Maybe I'm just not posting enough.

[wannabe_writer]

I officially don't get it...
I agree in thinking it's a count down of some sort, have no idea to what, and have no idea what so ever what's going on.

[Amethystina]

Ditto, wannabe.
Shall we have a nice cry together? *offers you a handkerchief and a plate of burnt scones*
Can life possibly get more miserable????

[Maulden]

Yeah, I have no clue what's going on either. However, I am currently enjoying a fresh frappuccino right now, so I'm too happy to care about my ignorance. 8)

*shares frappuccinos*

[felixia]

A NiH's fist birthday? When was the first NiH born?
*shrug*
We'll see...hopefully (or maybe Tundra is just going to say SUPRISE! I was just getting you excited for nothing. Then I'd campaign for the laiens to bring the real Tundra back...).

[Tundra]

okay guys, you have one more day to guess!! And then people will be allowed to tell you! :D

[Emperor]

i need more data, like in one place. i can be bothered. so what do we know?

[jomaca]

okay guys, you have one more day to guess!! And then people will be allowed to tell you! :D

I seriously doubt I'll be able to guess, so I'll just wait for a day :)

[vindemiatrix]

i need more data, like in one place. i can be bothered. so what do we know?

We know it's probably a countdown.
With some thought and a calendar, we can determine the date that the countdown is for.
Then all you need to know is what's special about that date. (And it's not my birthday. My birthday's the day AFTER.)
This information can ALMOST be found on-site.

If it's any help, the answer has been touched upon somewhere in this thread.

[theNightingale]

Well, pff, I got *that* far...but what's so special about--MMMMFFF!! *muffliato!*

[Jenevieve]

*is still confused* I guess I'll just have to wait that one more day.

[Ariella]

A NiH's fist birthday? When was the first NiH born?
*shrug*
We'll see...hopefully (or maybe Tundra is just going to say SUPRISE! I was just getting you excited for nothing. Then I'd campaign for the laiens to bring the real Tundra back...).

I thought it was for NiH's birthday....I dunno if I'm right.

it is a countdown to something. it can 'almost' be found on the NiH site.
This is not heeeelpfuuuuul D:
I have this feeling that after it's been told I'll be like 'oh WHY didn't I get that?'

[pkgirl]

It is NiH's 1st birthday in x amount of days... :)
thats what it is

[Tundra]

yes! Pkgirl was the first to guess a few days back. I started NiH on the 14th of April, 2005. First members didn't come for a few days after that though

[Emperor]

yay, happy b day NIH Kiss

[snooze]

yes! Pkgirl was the first to guess a few days back. I started NiH on the 14th of April, 2005. First members didn't come for a few days after that though

It's like the birth of Jesus. The Saviour was born, the Wise Men came later to worship. (Or Wise Persons, in this case.) ^__^

[Tundra]

So anyway, we will be having celebrations!

[vindemiatrix]

YAY NiH!!

And yeah it's actually the day AFTER my birthday. I miscounted. Or I'm just a retard. ANYWAY don't forget to celebrate my birthday too, please. *laughs*

Can't wait to see what Tundra has planned...!

[felixia]

Fake champagne and finger foods of every kind, even the non-finger foody kind.
We seem to be big on food here to celebrate births/new members and birthdays.

[jomaca]

At last, I know! Now I can't wait for the 14th of April!!

[wannabe_writer]

Yeah!

[theNightingale]

Oh, yay!! Hee. I was trying to figure out, "Hmm, what momentous historical event could have happened on April 14th?" Alas, the little-recognized truth is...NiH IS FRIGGIN AWESOME! :D

Thiiiiiiiis'll be exciting!

[Maulden]

*toots one of the noise-maker things he got on New Year's Eve*

:cel:

[Tundra]

The 'events' will hopefully be going on for a month.

[wannabe_writer]

The 'events' will hopefully be going on for a month.

sweet...

[snooze]

The 'events' will hopefully be going on for a month.

Oh wow--it'll be like Carnival! NiH-style!

[Maulden]

A month-long party, eh?

*bakes lots of cakes*

[Tundra]

I'll need people's help though! (and, i'm not sure if it'll be a month or two weeks.)

[Sulis]

Looking forward to it! So, what do you need help with?

[Maulden]

Yeah, what would you like us to do? 8)

[snooze]

Reporting for duty!

[theNightingale]

I can man the water-balloon stand. :twisted:

[Maulden]

I can work with the food. Especially the desserts. :wink:

[pkgirl]

Whatever you need I will assist in.

[Jenevieve]

I volunteer for duty as well!

[jomaca]

Me too!! I would love to help!

[vindemiatrix]

You don't need to even ask for my help. I'll do whatever you need me to. ^_^

[Ariella]

yes! Pkgirl was the first to guess a few days back. I started NiH on the 14th of April, 2005. First members didn't come for a few days after that though

I WAS RIGHT AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT.

Woohoo, Tundra's baby is a year old!

[sillypants]

OHNOOHNOOHNOOHNOOHNO!!!!!!!!!

I just realised that's Nih's B'day is on the Easter long weekend, so I'm not gonna be home. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! :cry:

My family always goes to our shack on the Murray River for Easter. So no net and no tv for 4 days. So anyway, these celebrations better go on for a few weeks Tundra! :P

[Tundra]

hehe okay.
Well, I've got a few ideas, but, if anyone has any more ideas, i'd love to recieve your PMs.

[Elski]

*scrambles in late* Me! I can help!

[Tundra]

I'll be honest: I got so busy with assignments and stuff, I haven't planned as much as I wanted to have planned. *sigh*
So yes, i definitely need help now.

[wannabe_writer]

i will help with anything you need!!!