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Alphabet Sheep - The other, much more luxurious kind of alphabet sheep!

  • 16-02-2026 11:33PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,966 ✭✭✭✭


    After the very successful alphabet sheep game which just ran, its time for another variant. This game works like regular sheep in that your goal is to give the most popular answer for each item. There is one important twist for this game:

    EACH OF YOUR ANSWERS MUST START WITH A DIFFERENT LETTER OF THE ALPHABET.

    There are 26 questions, so that means that you will have to use each letter exactly once. Any answers which start with a letter you've already used will score zero.

    Due to the nature of this game, all answers which start with different letters will be grouped separately, even if they refer to the same thing. For example, if asked to name a country, "America", "USA", and "The United States of America" would be grouped separately or if asked to name a supermodel, "Heidi Klum" and "Klum, Heidi" would not be grouped together.

    Please submit your answers to me via PM in an unnumbered list, following the same order of the list given.

    A furniture Item
    A tree
    A president of the United States of America
    A US State
    A vegetable
    An item of clothing
    A golfer
    A movie
    A country of the European Union
    A Gemstone
    A President of Ireland
    A car brand
    A canary Island
    A TV series
    A fruit
    A premier league football team
    A perfume brand
    A royal title
    A suit in a deck of cards
    A European Language
    A planet in the solar system
    A county of Ireland
    A TV brand
    An Olympic Track & Field event
    A capital city
    The letter you have left over

    If you have any questions, just ask me :)

    Hoping to reveal in 10-14 days from now.

    Reminder : Submit answers in the order of the list given and good luck



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Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭wrestlemaniac


    Answers sent.

    Thanks Rikand, great idea for a game



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 714 ✭✭✭waterfaerie


    My answers are in. What an interesting idea, thanks!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,529 ✭✭✭✭Tony EH


    Answers sent.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,031 ✭✭✭jluv


    Answers in!!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,892 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    In it to win it…..or to come mediocre middle!



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,893 ✭✭✭✭Deja Boo


    Will work on an entry.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,966 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    10 entries in already! Keep em coming!



  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 8,932 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    Will give it a try. 📝



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,493 ✭✭✭Nothing surprises me now


    For the field and track event, say I pick 400 metres race, is that an F? thanks 🙂



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 22,628 ✭✭✭✭Leg End Reject


    I'll get answers in soon.



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  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 7,923 Mod ✭✭✭✭Irish Aris


    Mine are in.

    I even manage to surprise myself by having a very popular letter to spare for the last one.

    (queueing already for the wooden spoon :P )

    Upcoming gigs and events: Dry Cleaning, The Shawshank Redemption, Sprints, These Charming Men, Sasha Velour, Disorder Festival, David Byrne, The Cure, Garbage, Bob The Drag Queen, Sigur Ros, Olafur Arnalds, Cabaret Voltaire, Angine de Poitrine, Cardinals



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,979 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Untitled Image

    I've got three answers... I think 🤣



  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 19,443 Mod ✭✭✭✭Trigger


    I'll get answers in sometime this week if that's ok



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭Mollyb60


    I'm in. It went suspiciously better than I expected so I'm confident I'll score zero on almost all of them. :)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,893 ✭✭✭✭Deja Boo


    I just read one of the questions on the list, and I may have gotten way off target. I don't know what I was thinking!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,966 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    sorry about the delay in getting back to you. Yes that could start with an F. There's no numbers in the alphabet 😅



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,966 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    There's loads of time for entries for anyone else still thinking of it.

    I'm bare minimum of a week away from a reveal and likely more than that



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,493 ✭✭✭Nothing surprises me now


    After I posted I realised a dumb question 🤣🤣🤣



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,966 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    16 entries in so far. Hoping to reveal on Tuesday as long as my wife has no plans for me lol



  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 8,932 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    Will attempt to get this done over the weekend. 📝

    Post edited by HildaOgdenx on


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 160 ✭✭PogoRach


    Answers Submitted…

    I foresee a Wooden Spoon in my future.



  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 8,932 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    In. 😁



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 22,628 ✭✭✭✭Leg End Reject


    Forgot about this, will get answers in soon.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,178 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    Answers in , now waiting for the axe to fall 🙄

    😊



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,966 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    20 in so far. Still provisionally hoping for a Tuesday reveal :)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,966 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Sorry folks. No reveal tonight. Real life got in the way. Provisionally hoping for Thursday now instead 😅



  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 8,932 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    No rush. 😁



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,178 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    Yes. No rush at all .

    We are all enjoying the weather Rikand .

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,966 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Thanks guys - it wont be thursday now either - It has just been a chaotic week for me this week, one thing after another and by the time I eventually get home every evening its straight into my cot lol.

    I'll try to reveal over the weekend, I'll let you know when I know 😂



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,276 ✭✭✭Gru


    Entered in late and thankfully before the reveal. Was good fun trying to think of answers the further down the list I got 😄

    Looking forward to seeing how people solved it!



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