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[linnaeus]

Irrelevant to just about everyone who wasn't playing Malarkey at duncandahusky and takaza's on Sunday evening:

On the origins of the word "Hep"

Malarkey is a very fun game, and I recommend it wholeheartedly, especially if you are playing it with people who are funny, quick thinkers, and perhaps some three or four quarters drunk, but it's worth remembering that you'

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No surprise:

[hartree]

After all, the name of the game is "malarkey".

I'd heard the Joe Hep story before in connection with the HEP (High Energy Physics) groups at a couple of physics departments. It shows that physicists are just as prone to disinfo as others.

Oh, and after checking coconut oil has about 8% unsaturated fat content. We'd harden it by hydrogenation in some cases to reduce that even more.

Re: No surprise:

[linnaeus]

In fairness to both the makers of Malarkey and the High Energy Physics Cats, Cecil just says that the bartender theory doesn't sound all that plausible to him, and they differ a little in the specifics. The game may be right, it just generally seems to present it's answers with more certainty than seems warranted. :)

Re: No surprise:

[roho]

Except for the ones discussed that boil down to, "You might as well ask what are birds? We just don't know!" ;)

[steviemaxwell]

Half the game's about how easily you can charm and lie to your friends, while the other half turns into a poker game of reading bluffs. Though if there were a pie break every time I played that game, I wouldn't care if I had the correct answer or not. :9

Save your fork:

[hartree]

Indeed. The pie break was a high point of the game. Both the pecan pie and the buttermilk pie were wonderful!