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Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 3:00 am**

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order, but do not rhyme = Yes

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:01 am**

If that's the rule, I'll be curious to see how words that have same spellings but different pronunciations are handled.

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 11:48 am**

The free guesses are:

Don't you not know anybody hates heats? -
No
Do you know anybody hates voles? -
Yes

Do you like coffee? -
No
Do you like pizza? -
No
Does healing help halitosis? -
No
Do you like anything? -
No
Is technology the answer to our problems? -
No
Do I look fat? -
No
Am I crazy? -
No
Care to explain why my computer is on fire? -
No

The question is "Do you know anybody hates voles?" = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who always hates voles? -
Yes
Do you know anybody who always hates coffee? -
No
Do you know anybody who always hates beer? -
No
Do you know anybody? -
No
Do you hate voles? -
No
Do you know anybody who always likes voles? -
Yes

Question ends with the word "voles" = Yes
- Incorrect (13 is a counterexample)
Do you know anyone who always likes voles? -
Yes
Does this room have a good view? -
No
Do you know anybody who studies voles? -
Yes

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who pats bats? -
No
Is it true that he hates voles? -
Yes
Does he hate voles? -
No
Does he hate pizza? -
No
Is it true that he hates pizza? -
No

Guess: the second-to-last word ends in "s" and the last word is "voles." - Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have they eaten chicken? -
Yes
Is that triple ripple? -
No
Did you pay the ax tax? -
No

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order, but do not rhyme = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have you seen how brilliantly designed is their chair? -
Yes

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 11:58 am**

Is that their chair?

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:02 pm**

The free guesses are:

Don't you not know anybody hates heats? -
No
Do you know anybody hates voles? -
Yes

Do you like coffee? -
No
Do you like pizza? -
No
Does healing help halitosis? -
No
Do you like anything? -
No
Is technology the answer to our problems? -
No
Do I look fat? -
No
Am I crazy? -
No
Care to explain why my computer is on fire? -
No

The question is "Do you know anybody hates voles?" = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who always hates voles? -
Yes
Do you know anybody who always hates coffee? -
No
Do you know anybody who always hates beer? -
No
Do you know anybody? -
No
Do you hate voles? -
No
Do you know anybody who always likes voles? -
Yes

Question ends with the word "voles" = Yes
- Incorrect (13 is a counterexample)
Do you know anyone who always likes voles? -
Yes
Does this room have a good view? -
No
Do you know anybody who studies voles? -
Yes

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who pats bats? -
No
Is it true that he hates voles? -
Yes
Does he hate voles? -
No
Does he hate pizza? -
No
Is it true that he hates pizza? -
No

Guess: the second-to-last word ends in "s" and the last word is "voles." - Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have they eaten chicken? -
Yes
Is that triple ripple? -
No
Did you pay the ax tax? -
No

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order, but do not rhyme = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have you seen how brilliantly designed is their chair? -
Yes
Is that their chair? -
Yes

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:03 pm**

Did you pay the sax tax?

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:07 pm**

The free guesses are:

Don't you not know anybody hates heats? -
No
Do you know anybody hates voles? -
Yes

Do you like coffee? -
No
Do you like pizza? -
No
Does healing help halitosis? -
No
Do you like anything? -
No
Is technology the answer to our problems? -
No
Do I look fat? -
No
Am I crazy? -
No
Care to explain why my computer is on fire? -
No

The question is "Do you know anybody hates voles?" = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who always hates voles? -
Yes
Do you know anybody who always hates coffee? -
No
Do you know anybody who always hates beer? -
No
Do you know anybody? -
No
Do you hate voles? -
No
Do you know anybody who always likes voles? -
Yes

Question ends with the word "voles" = Yes
- Incorrect (13 is a counterexample)
Do you know anyone who always likes voles? -
Yes
Does this room have a good view? -
No
Do you know anybody who studies voles? -
Yes

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who pats bats? -
No
Is it true that he hates voles? -
Yes
Does he hate voles? -
No
Does he hate pizza? -
No
Is it true that he hates pizza? -
No

Guess: the second-to-last word ends in "s" and the last word is "voles." - Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have they eaten chicken? -
Yes
Is that triple ripple? -
No
Did you pay the ax tax? -
No

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order, but do not rhyme = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have you seen how brilliantly designed is their chair? -
Yes
Is that their chair? -
Yes
Did you pay the sax tax? -
Yes

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:09 pm**

Was that a lint line?

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:13 pm**

The free guesses are:

Don't you not know anybody hates heats? -
No
Do you know anybody hates voles? -
Yes

Do you like coffee? -
No
Do you like pizza? -
No
Does healing help halitosis? -
No
Do you like anything? -
No
Is technology the answer to our problems? -
No
Do I look fat? -
No
Am I crazy? -
No
Care to explain why my computer is on fire? -
No

The question is "Do you know anybody hates voles?" = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who always hates voles? -
Yes
Do you know anybody who always hates coffee? -
No
Do you know anybody who always hates beer? -
No
Do you know anybody? -
No
Do you hate voles? -
No
Do you know anybody who always likes voles? -
Yes

Question ends with the word "voles" = Yes
- Incorrect (13 is a counterexample)
Do you know anyone who always likes voles? -
Yes
Does this room have a good view? -
No
Do you know anybody who studies voles? -
Yes

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who pats bats? -
No
Is it true that he hates voles? -
Yes
Does he hate voles? -
No
Does he hate pizza? -
No
Is it true that he hates pizza? -
No

Guess: the second-to-last word ends in "s" and the last word is "voles." - Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have they eaten chicken? -
Yes
Is that triple ripple? -
No
Did you pay the ax tax? -
No

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order, but do not rhyme = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have you seen how brilliantly designed is their chair? -
Yes
Is that their chair? -
Yes
Did you pay the sax tax? -
Yes
Was that a lint line? -
No

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 1:59 pm**

I still think I'm on the right track with the guess countered by 18. Still trying to figure out the refinement it needs if I'm right, though.

Do you like their chair?

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 2:11 pm**

The free guesses are:

Don't you not know anybody hates heats? -
No
Do you know anybody hates voles? -
Yes

Do you like coffee? -
No
Do you like pizza? -
No
Does healing help halitosis? -
No
Do you like anything? -
No
Is technology the answer to our problems? -
No
Do I look fat? -
No
Am I crazy? -
No
Care to explain why my computer is on fire? -
No

The question is "Do you know anybody hates voles?" = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who always hates voles? -
Yes
Do you know anybody who always hates coffee? -
No
Do you know anybody who always hates beer? -
No
Do you know anybody? -
No
Do you hate voles? -
No
Do you know anybody who always likes voles? -
Yes

Question ends with the word "voles" = Yes
- Incorrect (13 is a counterexample)
Do you know anyone who always likes voles? -
Yes
Does this room have a good view? -
No
Do you know anybody who studies voles? -
Yes

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who pats bats? -
No
Is it true that he hates voles? -
Yes
Does he hate voles? -
No
Does he hate pizza? -
No
Is it true that he hates pizza? -
No

Guess: the second-to-last word ends in "s" and the last word is "voles." - Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have they eaten chicken? -
Yes
Is that triple ripple? -
No
Did you pay the ax tax? -
No

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order, but do not rhyme = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have you seen how brilliantly designed is their chair? -
Yes
Is that their chair? -
Yes
Did you pay the sax tax? -
Yes
Was that a lint line? -
No
Do you like their chair? -
Yes

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 2:24 pm**

Do you like his sis?

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 2:29 pm**

The free guesses are:

Don't you not know anybody hates heats? -
No
Do you know anybody hates voles? -
Yes

Do you like coffee? -
No
Do you like pizza? -
No
Does healing help halitosis? -
No
Do you like anything? -
No
Is technology the answer to our problems? -
No
Do I look fat? -
No
Am I crazy? -
No
Care to explain why my computer is on fire? -
No

The question is "Do you know anybody hates voles?" = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who always hates voles? -
Yes
Do you know anybody who always hates coffee? -
No
Do you know anybody who always hates beer? -
No
Do you know anybody? -
No
Do you hate voles? -
No
Do you know anybody who always likes voles? -
Yes

Question ends with the word "voles" = Yes
- Incorrect (13 is a counterexample)
Do you know anyone who always likes voles? -
Yes
Does this room have a good view? -
No
Do you know anybody who studies voles? -
Yes

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who pats bats? -
No
Is it true that he hates voles? -
Yes
Does he hate voles? -
No
Does he hate pizza? -
No
Is it true that he hates pizza? -
No

Guess: the second-to-last word ends in "s" and the last word is "voles." - Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have they eaten chicken? -
Yes
Is that triple ripple? -
No
Did you pay the ax tax? -
No

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order, but do not rhyme = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have you seen how brilliantly designed is their chair? -
Yes
Is that their chair? -
Yes
Did you pay the sax tax? -
Yes
Was that a lint line? -
No
Do you like their chair? -
Yes
Do you like his sis? -
Yes

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 4:53 pm**

Can you sing the wing song?

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 4:56 pm**

The free guesses are:

Don't you not know anybody hates heats? -
No
Do you know anybody hates voles? -
Yes

Do you like coffee? -
No
Do you like pizza? -
No
Does healing help halitosis? -
No
Do you like anything? -
No
Is technology the answer to our problems? -
No
Do I look fat? -
No
Am I crazy? -
No
Care to explain why my computer is on fire? -
No

The question is "Do you know anybody hates voles?" = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who always hates voles? -
Yes
Do you know anybody who always hates coffee? -
No
Do you know anybody who always hates beer? -
No
Do you know anybody? -
No
Do you hate voles? -
No
Do you know anybody who always likes voles? -
Yes

Question ends with the word "voles" = Yes
- Incorrect (13 is a counterexample)
Do you know anyone who always likes voles? -
Yes
Does this room have a good view? -
No
Do you know anybody who studies voles? -
Yes

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who pats bats? -
No
Is it true that he hates voles? -
Yes
Does he hate voles? -
No
Does he hate pizza? -
No
Is it true that he hates pizza? -
No

Guess: the second-to-last word ends in "s" and the last word is "voles." - Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have they eaten chicken? -
Yes
Is that triple ripple? -
No
Did you pay the ax tax? -
No

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order, but do not rhyme = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have you seen how brilliantly designed is their chair? -
Yes
Is that their chair? -
Yes
Did you pay the sax tax? -
Yes
Was that a lint line? -
No
Do you like their chair? -
Yes
Do you like his sis? -
Yes
Can you sing the wing song? -
Yes

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:20 pm**

Have you driven down the lone lane?

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:21 pm**

The free guesses are:

Don't you not know anybody hates heats? -
No
Do you know anybody hates voles? -
Yes

Do you like coffee? -
No
Do you like pizza? -
No
Does healing help halitosis? -
No
Do you like anything? -
No
Is technology the answer to our problems? -
No
Do I look fat? -
No
Am I crazy? -
No
Care to explain why my computer is on fire? -
No

The question is "Do you know anybody hates voles?" = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who always hates voles? -
Yes
Do you know anybody who always hates coffee? -
No
Do you know anybody who always hates beer? -
No
Do you know anybody? -
No
Do you hate voles? -
No
Do you know anybody who always likes voles? -
Yes

Question ends with the word "voles" = Yes
- Incorrect (13 is a counterexample)
Do you know anyone who always likes voles? -
Yes
Does this room have a good view? -
No
Do you know anybody who studies voles? -
Yes

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Do you know anybody who pats bats? -
No
Is it true that he hates voles? -
Yes
Does he hate voles? -
No
Does he hate pizza? -
No
Is it true that he hates pizza? -
No

Guess: the second-to-last word ends in "s" and the last word is "voles." - Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have they eaten chicken? -
Yes
Is that triple ripple? -
No
Did you pay the ax tax? -
No

The last two words end in the same two letters in the same order, but do not rhyme = Yes
- Incorrect (Counterexample below)
Have you seen how brilliantly designed is their chair? -
Yes
Is that their chair? -
Yes
Did you pay the sax tax? -
Yes
Was that a lint line? -
No
Do you like their chair? -
Yes
Do you like his sis? -
Yes
Can you sing the wing song? -
Yes
Have you driven down the lone lane? -
Yes

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:30 pm**

Guess:
Compare the last three letters of the last two words.
The third-to-last must not match.
The second-to-last must match.
The last must match.

If all the above are true, YES.
If any letters do not exist, or if any of the above are false, NO.

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:30 pm**

In post 492, Farren wrote:Guess:
Compare the last three letters of the last two words.
The third-to-last must not match.
The second-to-last must match.
The last must match.

If all the above are true, YES.
If any letters do not exist, or if any of the above are false, NO.

Correct.

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:47 pm**

I'll yield the Oracle's spot to anyone who wants to claim it.

If no one does so in 48 hours, I'll see about coming up with a rule.

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 7:22 pm**

I should get back to bed, but

I have a rule,

and your freebies are:

Do I look fat?
Yes
Are we there yet?
No

Posted: **Sun Jul 03, 2022 7:37 pm**

Do you dislike that jet?

Posted: **Mon Jul 04, 2022 2:10 am**

Do I look fat?
Yes
Are we there yet?
No

Do you dislike that jet?
No

Posted: **Mon Jul 04, 2022 10:10 am**

Do you like green eggs and ham?

Posted: **Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:19 am**

Do you look fat?

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