Attempted execution of a bitperson, part [The Dreaded Scottish Play]

[silveradept]

I've been lax in getting my game on, despite a lucky guess meaning I'm supposed to put one up. So here we go again.

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I F * C O N * I S * T H E * O P P O S I T E * O F * P R O ,

W H A T * T H E N * I S * T H E * O P P O S I T E * O F * P R O G R E S S ?

(Congress, naturally.)

Letters that must watch on Pay-Per-View:

It's a question asked by many and answered by more than one. If you have the answer first, you get to host the game next. Incorrect letters and guesses both will increase the hardship of our gallows humorist.

As onyxlynx points out, it's an old joke. A very old joke, but I'll bet it expresses the frustrations of millions of people in the United States right now... anyway, next round is over there.

Comments

[trouble]

G!

[silveradept]

Un seul.

[hebinekohime]

W.

[silveradept]

Also a solo deal.

[trinker]

H?

[silveradept]

A few more.

[geeksdoitbetter]

S?

[silveradept]

A plethora.

[geeksdoitbetter]

I?

[silveradept]

Ay, ay, ay!

[geeksdoitbetter]

T!

[silveradept]

Yep.

[geeksdoitbetter]

A!

[silveradept]

Yes, only one.

[geeksdoitbetter]

F!

[silveradept]

Your streak of one-offs continues.

[geeksdoitbetter]

hrm

not f in either of these:

* O _ *

also, P!

[silveradept]

Okay, so there were a few more. And there's lots of that other letter.

[onyxlynx]

E?

[silveradept]

That fills a few things out nicely.

[onyxlynx]

O?

[silveradept]

Now we're getting somewhere.

[onyxlynx]

"if con is the opposite of pro
what then is the opposite of progress?"

[silveradept]

And the answer to that question is...?

[onyxlynx]

Retrogress Congress! (It's a 19th century joke, after all.)

[silveradept]

Just goes to show how much we think we're experiencing novel things, only to find someone else has complained about them in the past.

Next game's yours!

[onyxlynx]

I'll be putting it up later in the afternoon. (odd plumbing stories for the rain delay theater.)