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Question received on Sun, February 04, 2001 06:54:47 PM

Patricia writes...

2198 Contest

517: overtook
519: procedures

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on March 02, 2001

Question received on Sun, February 04, 2001 06:54:34 PM

Patricia writes...

2198 Contest

74: territory

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on March 02, 2001

Question received on Mon, February 05, 2001 07:26:16 PM

Anonymous writes...

2198 CONTEST

74: intellect

Greg responds...

nope

Hey, an anonymous contest entry! YIKES!

To the moon, Todd!

Response recorded on March 02, 2001

Question received on Fri, February 02, 2001 03:30:12 PM

VF writes...

517: upgraded

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Fri, February 02, 2001 10:58:13 AM

VF writes...

74: diversity

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Fri, February 02, 2001 10:41:09 AM

VF writes...

519: technology

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Fri, February 02, 2001 10:36:09 AM

VF writes...

517: modified

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Fri, February 02, 2001 10:34:17 AM

VF writes...

519: directives

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Fri, February 02, 2001 09:07:14 AM

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

519: parameters

Greg responds...

That's one more point for Phil. Congratulations.

Only two blanks left to fill: 74 & 517.

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Thu, February 01, 2001 10:25:03 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

517: acquired

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Thu, February 01, 2001 10:11:52 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

519: capability

Couldn't believe no one had guessed this one yet.

Greg responds...

nope.

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Thu, February 01, 2001 10:10:52 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

517: employed

Oops, wrong number on that last one.

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Thu, February 01, 2001 10:08:57 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

519: employed

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Thu, February 01, 2001 10:05:57 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

519: capacities

This is a good one. Could be right.

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Thu, February 01, 2001 10:03:56 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

517: resolved

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Thu, February 01, 2001 10:02:02 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

517: observed

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Thu, February 01, 2001 09:58:31 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

517: imitated

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Thu, February 01, 2001 09:55:52 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

517: degraded

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Thu, February 01, 2001 09:47:37 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

519: businesses

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Thu, February 01, 2001 09:43:11 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

519: procedures

<i>Three more to go!</i>

Greg responds...

nope.

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Thu, February 01, 2001 09:12:03 PM

Chris Maune writes...

519: Perogative

Greg responds...

nope But please try again.

Response recorded on March 01, 2001

Question received on Thu, January 25, 2001 03:22:31 PM

VF writes...

Last time ... for now ... then I've GOTTA go back to work.

517: awakened

Greg responds...

nope. But come back soon.

Response recorded on February 15, 2001

Question received on Thu, January 25, 2001 03:18:28 PM

VF writes...

It's addictive.

517: inspired
519: tendencies

Greg responds...

nope.

Response recorded on February 15, 2001

Question received on Thu, January 25, 2001 02:54:57 PM

VF writes...

My curiosity has gotten the best of me ...

74: fortitude
517: overtook

Greg responds...

nope. But keep trying.

Response recorded on February 15, 2001

Question received on Mon, January 22, 2001 04:27:31 PM

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest
517: inflamed
518: simmering
519: motivation

Greg responds...

nope.

Response recorded on February 15, 2001

Question received on Mon, January 22, 2001 04:26:43 PM

Phil writes...

After a long hiatus to rest my brain, I am back on the job

Gargoyles 2198 Contest
74: economics

Greg responds...

nope.

Response recorded on February 15, 2001

Question received on Mon, January 22, 2001 04:26:19 PM

Phil writes...

After a long hiatus to rest my brain, I am back on the job

Gargoyles 2198 Contest
74: substance

Greg responds...

Thanks for trying Phil. BUt no.

Response recorded on February 15, 2001

Question received on Tue, January 09, 2001 09:55:45 PM

matt writes...

how many gargoyles does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Greg responds...

Oh, yeah. That one. We were gonna have a contest about that after the G2198 contest is over.

Response recorded on February 01, 2001

Question received on Sat, January 06, 2001 04:39:58 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

518: operating

Greg responds...

YES!

WAY TO GO ADAM! 1 point!!!!

Just three blanks left: 74, 517, 519.

Remember, I'm giving out TWO prizes. One to the person who got the MOST correct answers, and one to the person who gets the LAST correct answer. So anyone can still win!

Response recorded on February 01, 2001

Question received on Sat, January 06, 2001 04:38:25 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

517: obtained

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on February 01, 2001

Question received on Thu, January 04, 2001 06:38:05 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

517: targeted
519: heavenward

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on February 01, 2001

Question received on Thu, January 04, 2001 06:32:46 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

74: protected
517: retained
518: abilities
519: challenges

Greg responds...

nope. Sorry. But keep trying.

Response recorded on February 01, 2001

Question received on Wed, January 03, 2001 03:50:10 PM

Bruno writes...

Hi, Greg,
The 2198 contest (Wild guesses):

74- trustness
510- projects
517- engulfed

Greg responds...

The answer to 510 was "software" and was already guessed.

You're other two werre wrong. But thanks for trying. We only have four blanks left to fill,

74
517
518
519

and I feel like people have given up.

Response recorded on February 01, 2001

Question received on Tue, December 26, 2000 05:48:10 PM

alexandra freeberg writes...

what is this contest i keep hering about

Greg responds...

Check out the "Gargoyles 2198 Contest" archive here at ASK GREG for all the details you could ask for.

Response recorded on January 26, 2001

Question received on Tue, December 26, 2000 05:31:34 PM

Tanika writes...

Wow, that's a *big* contest . . . no wonder it took you as long as the series plan!

Here are my answers (is there a limit to how many I can try?):

32 sentient
33 creatures
38 denied
39 human
40 rights
46 gargoyle
52 granted
55 clans
56 scattered
56 status
59 endangered
61 hunting
100 clan
101 leaders
228 amulet
231 stone
232 day
341 thousand
342 Demona
345 clan
350 resistance
359 recruit
363 technology
364 human
365 day
366 for
367 now
371 own
372 present
376 future
377 Brooklyn
379 new
380 world
381 Brooklyn
382 return
383 own
384 time
365 learn
380 future
426 heroes
521 nutshell

How'd I do? :)

Greg responds...

There is no limit.

But unfortunately every blank you tried to fill has already been filled.

The only blanks outstanding are 74, 517, 518 and 519.

Response recorded on January 26, 2001

Question received on Wed, December 13, 2000 01:46:51 AM

Sapphire writes...

2198 contest

517) captured

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on January 03, 2001

Question received on Tue, December 12, 2000 03:58:27 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

510: software

Greg responds...

Yessir!! 1 point.

Only four blanks left to fill:

74
517
518
519

Response recorded on January 03, 2001

Question received on Tue, December 12, 2000 10:04:36 AM

Phil writes...

G2198:

517: cemented

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on January 03, 2001

Question received on Tue, December 12, 2000 10:04:10 AM

Phil writes...

After a short hiatus,
more G2198 guesses:

517: assisted

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on January 03, 2001

Question received on Tue, December 12, 2000 03:35:40 AM

Sapphire writes...

2198 contest

518. remarkable

519. masterpiece

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on January 02, 2001

Question received on Tue, December 12, 2000 03:12:18 AM

Sapphire writes...

2198 contest

510. hardware

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on January 02, 2001

Question received on Tue, December 12, 2000 02:53:20 AM

Sapphire writes...

2198

510. takeover

517. crippled

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on January 02, 2001

Question received on Tue, December 12, 2000 02:30:47 AM

Sapphire writes...

2198

74. numerous

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on January 02, 2001

Question received on Sun, December 03, 2000 02:34:22 AM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

074: Guardians

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on December 22, 2000

Question received on Sat, December 02, 2000 12:03:34 AM

Bud-Clare writes...

518. infantile

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on December 22, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 30, 2000 02:56:37 PM

Camcuru writes...

What is the Gargoyles 2198 contest?

Greg responds...

Check the Gargoyles 2198 Contest Archive for more information. Scroll down to the bottom.

Response recorded on December 22, 2000

Question received on Wed, November 29, 2000 12:55:28 PM

Vashkoda writes...

517) rendered
519) irrelevant

Greg responds...

Wow. Been so long, I almost forgot we still had a contest going.

But no. Those are wrong answers.

Response recorded on December 21, 2000

Question received on Wed, November 22, 2000 04:32:13 PM

galvatron writes...

510.CPMatrix

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on December 07, 2000

Question received on Tue, November 21, 2000 06:48:11 PM

Todd Jensen writes...

517 - suddenly

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on November 21, 2000

Question received on Tue, November 21, 2000 09:59:16 AM

Phil writes...

More G2198 guesses:

517: prompted
518: refocused
519: priorities

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 21, 2000

Question received on Tue, November 21, 2000 05:43:47 AM

Aris Katsaris writes...

Umm... sorry. I meant 518.
518: magnified
518: broadened
518: increased

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 21, 2000

Question received on Sat, November 18, 2000 11:53:32 AM

Nillaberry 2000 writes...

Hi Greg! I'm watching a new episode this Saturday and I was just wondering who is the new girl(I think her name is Jill,I'm not sure)? and where's Rachel? Thank you so much! Hope to hear from you soon! Bye!

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 21, 2000

Question received on Sat, November 18, 2000 08:43:15 AM

Aris Katsaris writes...

510: requests
510: missions

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 21, 2000

Question received on Sat, November 18, 2000 12:42:26 AM

SEM writes...

When this contest started at first I thought it was next to impossible. Then I was just too busy to really get involved. But now seeing it down to the wire I can't resist at least taking a shot. Maybe it'll inspire someone else to find that final missing answer if I don't...

74: knowledge
510: identity
518: ambitions
519: incredibly

Best of luck to everyone!

Greg responds...

Thanks for trying, but no.

Response recorded on November 21, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 17, 2000 08:28:29 PM

Faieq writes...

G2198 Contest:
510. commands
517. expanded

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 21, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 17, 2000 07:56:59 PM

Faieq writes...

G2198 contest:
517. expanded

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on November 21, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 16, 2000 05:36:58 PM

Melissa writes...

2198 CONTEST

517. impaired

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on November 16, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 16, 2000 03:59:00 PM

Faieq writes...

G2198 contest:
519. domination

Just a silly question:
I've noticed that you haven't put your 'thank you come again' or 'TYCA' at the bottom of the G2198 contest entries. Why exactly?

Greg responds...

nope

new contest, new responses

but for old time's sake:

tyca

Response recorded on November 16, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 16, 2000 10:22:13 AM

Todd Jensen writes...

518 - knowledge

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 16, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 16, 2000 10:21:28 AM

Todd Jensen writes...

More guesses:

510 - exoframe
518 - awareness
519 - decisively

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 16, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 16, 2000 07:59:10 AM

Todd Jensen writes...

74 - potential

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 16, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 16, 2000 07:35:40 AM

Todd Jensen writes...

74 - authority

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 16, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 16, 2000 07:16:38 AM

Todd Jensen writes...

517 - enhanced

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 16, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 16, 2000 02:08:31 AM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

074: rookeries

Actually, it kind of makes sense that the really "easy" blanks would be the hardest to fill. Stuff like "Nicholas Natsilane" we can find by looking through synopses of old episodes. Our knowledge of Gargoyles gives us a basis for deducing these. But figuring out the last five is more about a knowledge of Greg Weisman than a knowledge of Gargoyles. There simply aren't as many clues to these as there were for some of the others. We just have to try to guess what words you would use given the number of letters in the word. And we know a lot less about you than we do about the show. It could be a while.

Greg responds...

Yeah. That's o.k. I was stunned by how quickly MOST everything else fell. I thought this contest would last months and months. So now maybe it will, but only because of five words.

Oh, rookeries is wrong.

Response recorded on November 16, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 16, 2000 12:04:05 AM

Kalafarski writes...

2198 Contest

510. ambition

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on November 16, 2000

Question received on Wed, November 15, 2000 09:04:33 PM

Vashkoda writes...

This contest is taking way too long. I doubt this'll help, but I'll give it another try.

74) alliances
518) dastardly
519) perception

Btw, can't you already declare who the winner with the most points is, or is the race really that close?

Greg responds...

Nope.

BTW, I haven't counted the points.

Response recorded on November 16, 2000

Question received on Wed, November 15, 2000 03:55:58 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

517: revealed

Greg responds...

no

It's really fascinating to me which blanks turned out to be toughest to fill. I'd have never have guessed the five we have left.

Response recorded on November 15, 2000

Question received on Wed, November 15, 2000 03:43:36 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

074: expanding

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on November 15, 2000

Question received on Wed, November 15, 2000 11:59:19 AM

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

517: received
518: reluctant
519: admiration

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on November 15, 2000

Question received on Wed, November 15, 2000 11:58:40 AM

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

517: demanded
518: conscious

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on November 15, 2000

Question received on Wed, November 15, 2000 11:48:28 AM

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest:

74: notoriety

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 15, 2000

Question received on Tue, November 14, 2000 02:10:34 AM

Aris Katsaris writes...

510: projects

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on November 14, 2000

Question received on Mon, November 13, 2000 11:45:08 AM

Aris Katsaris writes...

518: potential
518: imaginary

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 13, 2000

Question received on Sun, November 12, 2000 06:08:34 PM

Todd Jensen writes...

A stab at the last five blanks.

74 - influence
510 - programs
517 - expanded
518 - ambitious
519 - intentions

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 13, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 10, 2000 10:09:49 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

517: provided

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on November 13, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 10, 2000 10:08:57 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

517: revamped
518: emergency
519: limitation

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 13, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 10, 2000 10:07:11 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

517: overcame
518: parochial

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 13, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 10, 2000 10:05:54 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

074: potential
517: disabled
518: primitive
519: technology

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 13, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 10, 2000 09:33:25 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

510: skeleton

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on November 13, 2000

Rambled on Fri, November 10, 2000

CONTEST UPDATE

Six left:

74
129
510
517
518
519

Question received on Fri, November 10, 2000 01:55:41 PM

Aris Katsaris writes...

Okay, let's start going for the final sprint...

129: leaderless
293: confidence

517: achieved
517: exceeded
517: modified
517: adjusted

518: planetary
518: worldwide
519: domination
519: aspiration

Greg responds...

1 point for 129.

The rest are wrong.

Five hundred twenty answers down. Five blanks to go.

Response recorded on November 10, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 10, 2000 01:29:00 PM

Phil writes...

G2198 guesses:
(with more help from my wife)

517: defeated
518: planetary
519: operatives

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 10, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 10, 2000 01:27:38 PM

Phil writes...

More G2198 guesses:
(with help from my wife this time)

74: resources
129: unprepared
293: aggression
517: enlisted

Greg responds...

all wrong...

Don't blame your wife now.

Response recorded on November 10, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 10, 2000 05:34:46 AM

Aris Katsaris writes...

Hey - do you mind if you make a verification for the clues of all the remaining blanks?

74. - 9 letters
129. - 10 letters
293. - 10 letters
446. - 9 letters
510. - 8 letters
517. - 8 letters
518. - 9 letters
519. - 10 letters

Thanks. Just in case any one of them was wrong.

Greg responds...

I don't mind. They're all correct.

Response recorded on November 10, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 10, 2000 05:30:59 AM

Aris Katsaris writes...

There seems to have been a glitch in the last bunch of questions answered so that instead of responding to a particular question, you repeated the immediately *previous* response. Weird.

Anyway, some guesses which were 'lost' in that way.
Phil guessed:
446: universal

Greyphoenix guessed:
446: immediate
518: brilliant
519: masterplan

Greg responds...

That is weird. I have no explanation.

At any rate all of the above guesses are wrong. So I guess no harm was done.

Response recorded on November 10, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 09, 2000 08:20:34 PM

CZ (Lachesis) writes...

Empty queue? Guess there's no harm in adding another guess or two:

293: solidarity
446: molecular
510: commands

Greg responds...

1 pt for 446.

The others are wrong.

Response recorded on November 10, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 09, 2000 07:37:44 PM

Todd Jensen writes...

Some fresh stabs at the last few blanks in the "Gargoyles 2198" contest:

129 - undefended
293 - efficiency

Greg responds...

129 - wrong
293 - correct 1pt.

Response recorded on November 10, 2000

Rambled on Thu, November 09, 2000

QUEUE'S EMPTY...

Here's a contest update.

The following blanks remain unfilled:

74
129
293
446
510
517
518
519

Only eight left, though it seems like people have really slowed down on guessing. The funny thing is that none of these are particularly series-specific. I never would have predicted that any of these would have been the last to go. Some of them, frankly, seem kind of obvious to me, but of course, I'm coming from a very different perspective. In hindsight, that last set of three may really be tough because there's less context.

But anyway, keep at it. I want this over with.

Question received on Mon, November 06, 2000 02:01:18 PM

Aaron E. writes...

Hi Greg,
A While back, you mentioned that One of the reasons Xanatos essentially stopped trying to make his own Gargoyles, is that Thailog kind of Scared him. Another response showed that a lot of the thoughts, morals and ethics of Thailog were based upon what Xanatos fed him in the maturation chamber.
Is this enough to say that Thailog, is almost a reflection of Xanatos' mind/attitude? (that is, prior to his marriage and family.)
Is that why Thailog Scares him?

Thanks

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 09, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 03, 2000 10:55:34 AM

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

517: promoted

Greg responds...

no

Response recorded on November 09, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 03, 2000 10:55:06 AM

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

517: improved

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 09, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 03, 2000 10:53:39 AM

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

518: potential

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 09, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 03, 2000 10:52:58 AM

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

129: surrenders
519: objectives

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 09, 2000

Question received on Fri, November 03, 2000 12:43:58 AM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

42: experimented

It's so obvious! Why couldn't I see it before?

Greg responds...

Don't know. 1 point.

Response recorded on November 09, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 02, 2000 03:42:38 PM

Faieq writes...

Gargoyles 2198 contest:

44. Caged

Greg responds...

1point

Response recorded on November 09, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 02, 2000 10:53:42 AM

Aris Katsaris writes...

Thanks, Phil, though my guess is those submissions were wrong anyway.

Btw, Greg, I checked and it seems that Graymonk had indeed submitted "Sentinel" for 254 before I did, so that particular point should go to him. You probably made a mistake there because that guess was part of a *huge* list of guesses, all the rest of which were wrong.

Greg responds...

O.K. Aris, on your authority, I'll take the point away from you and give it to Graymonk.

Thanks.

Response recorded on November 09, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 02, 2000 10:01:45 AM

Phil writes...

My own G2198 guess:

446: universal

Greg responds...

I understood, Phil. Thanks. But since he was wrong, he may not want credit. :)

Response recorded on November 09, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 02, 2000 08:59:14 AM

Phil writes...

(Sorry, I clicked submit too soon)

Just to be clear on my previous post, I'm not trying to steal Aris's guesses. He should get credit for them.

Greg responds...

Oh. Sorry. Anyway, their both wrong...

292 is "quiet".

293 is still unanswered.

Response recorded on November 09, 2000

Question received on Thu, November 02, 2000 08:57:26 AM

Phil writes...

Aris posted the following guesses, but then distracted you with his suggestion for simplifying the second part of the contest so you never gave him points for it.

292: fiery
293: personality

Greg responds...

Oh. Sorry. Anyway, their both wrong...

292 is "quiet".

293 is still unanswered.

Response recorded on November 09, 2000

Question received on Wed, November 01, 2000 11:08:18 PM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

293: employment

Greg responds...

nope

Response recorded on November 09, 2000