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DATE/TIME: 
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:00pm - Monday, October 6, 2008 7:08am

THIS WISEWIT WAS OPEN FOR ... 11 Days + 17:03:00

WORD TO THE WISE is twelve stages of manipulated definitions for some highly intelligent words.  These words are way above our heads, but we're hoping you can figure them out.  Simply identify the word based on the definition provided by the clue.  This WiseWit was written and contributed by ejdeuel.

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FOR THE FINAL CHALLENGE ...

GIVE US YOUR BEST POEM USING ALL TWELVE WORDS.

Think you're smart?  Now show us you can be creative too!  Give us your best poem on any topic and in any size, shape, or style using all of the twelve words revealed by the clues.  You will be given at least 4 days to complete this challenge.  The most creative and entertaining poem, as determined by our judges, takes the prize.

An Obsequious Tome

So I write this obsequious tome,
Grandiloquence intended,
My purpose esoteric alone,
By crepuscular, before head hits bed.

My dear WISEOZ, show versimilitude!
I would not commit calumny it's true
Always obfuscation, forever imbued,
Like a fetid scone, don't make me blue!

My adoration it's pure sycophant
For if you don't return mi amore,
I will rant invective this instant
With full acerbity and mendacious lore!

-- SydneyHeart, 2008

FINAL CHALLENGE WINNERS
WINNERS: 
SydneyHeart
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10640
HONORABLE MENTION: 
WiseWit Response 10702
HONORABLE MENTION: 
WiseWit Response 10704
HONORABLE MENTION: 
WiseWit Response 10706
HONORABLE MENTION: 
WiseWit Response 11028
FINAL CHALLENGE RESPONSES
PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...: 
5
So I write this obsequious tome, Grandiloquence intended, My purpose esoteric alone, By crepuscular, before head hits bed. My dear wiseoz, show versimilitude! Oct 1 2008 - 7:02pmView
Crepuscular and fetid with grandiloquence I lost all colors but found the Net and I want to dance, a dime a dance romance Oct 2 2008 - 10:56amView
acerbity calumny's esoteric fetid "I You my Grandiloquences and all the invective Mes acerbity; I WISEOZ my calumnys and all is giving again. (I taking I You you up inside my esoteric.) Oct 2 2008 - 11:19amView
Grandiloquence crepuscular invective mendacious "I obfuscation my WISE and all the OZ calumny Grandiloquence; I acerbity my crepuscular and all is giving again. Oct 2 2008 - 11:39amView
Obfuscation FTW <br> NEVER fix a sycophant.<br> Obsequious invectives in chat <br> A crepuscular moon rises. <br> They chat mendaciously --fetid sycophants.Oct 5 2008 - 9:19pmView
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BROUGHT TO YOU BY

WISEOZ ... Find time each day to enjoy a fresh brewed cup of wit.

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STAGE 1 | CLUE 1

DATE/TIME: 
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:00pm - 5:11pm

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 01:11:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE

Sourness, with bitterness and astringency.

The correct word is "acerbity".

Meat 1st, bkw795 2nd, madmad59 3rd

STAGE WINNERS
WINNERS: 
bkw795
WINNERS: 
madmad59
WINNERS: 
Meat
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10178
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10179
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10181
STAGE RESPONSES
PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...: 
10
tartSep 24 2008 - 7:01pmView
tartSep 24 2008 - 7:04pmView
AcerbitySep 24 2008 - 7:04pmView
acerbitySep 24 2008 - 7:05pmView
acerbicSep 24 2008 - 7:06pmView
STAGE PRIZE

The 1st place winner of this stage will receive a 50 Wit Points.   The 2nd place winner of this stage will receive 30 Wit Points.    The 3rd place winner of this stage will receive 10 Wit Points.  You can use Wit Points to purchase merchandise from WiseShop, collect them for promotion to higher ranks, submit DO-OVER's for WiseWits, or even give them away to other members.

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WISEOZ ... Make time for cake and wit.

STAGE 2 | CLUE 2

DATE/TIME: 
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 5:21pm - Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:58am

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 12:37:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE

concealment of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in communication, making it ********* and harder to interpret.

The correct word is "obfuscation".

STAGE WINNERS
WINNERS: 
bkw795
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10193
STAGE RESPONSES
PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...: 
13
Obfuscation Sep 24 2008 - 8:24pmView
Obfuscation making it harderSep 24 2008 - 8:24pmView
swaringSep 24 2008 - 8:24pmView
ObfuscationSep 24 2008 - 8:25pmView
OBFUSCATION: "the concealment of meaning in communication making it confusing and harder to interpret."Sep 24 2008 - 8:25pmView
STAGE PRIZE

The winner of this stage will receive a $5 Amazon Gift Card.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY

WISEOZ ... High on wit.

STAGE 3 | CLUE 3

DATE/TIME: 
Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:03am - 10:32am

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 04:29:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE

the [not one of the 5] that what one [what to to do with written words] is "[not fake]," or [at a minimum] [not imaginary] and [able to be believed]

The correct word is "verisimilitude".

apeminkie 1st, MyklSkeleton 2nd, Bandit 3rd

STAGE WINNERS
WINNERS: 
apeminkie
WINNERS: 
Bandit
WINNERS: 
MyklSkeleton
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10217
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10223
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10226
STAGE RESPONSES
PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...: 
13
The password is..."verisimilitude".Sep 25 2008 - 9:11amView
why Sep 25 2008 - 9:17amView
propagandaSep 25 2008 - 9:17amView
propagandaSep 25 2008 - 9:21amView
RealisticSep 25 2008 - 9:32amView
STAGE PRIZE

The 1st place winner of this stage will receive a 50 Wit Points.   The 2nd place winner of this stage will receive 30 Wit Points.    The 3rd place winner of this stage will receive 10 Wit Points.  You can use Wit Points to purchase merchandise from WiseShop, collect them for promotion to higher ranks, submit DO-OVER's for WiseWits, or even give them away to other members.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY

WISEOZ ... Survival of the wittiest.

STAGE 4 | CLUE 4

DATE/TIME: 
Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:41am - Friday, September 26, 2008 7:40am

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 20:59:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE

rerettalfelivresgnikees-flesa

The characters above read backwards and with spaces appropriately placed represent the defnition of "sycophant", a self-seeking, servile flatterer.

STAGE WINNERS
WINNERS: 
MyklSkeleton
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10246
STAGE RESPONSES
PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...: 
17
sycophantSep 25 2008 - 1:45pmView
sycophancySep 25 2008 - 1:48pmView
sychophantSep 25 2008 - 1:50pmView
regenerateSep 25 2008 - 1:50pmView
sycophantSep 25 2008 - 1:50pmView
STAGE PRIZE

The winner of this stage will receive a WISEOZ Wristband.  Support the WISEOZ cause!

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WISEOZ ... We caught you lookin'!

STAGE 5 | CLUE 5

DATE/TIME: 
Friday, September 26, 2008 8:06am - 11:32am

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 03:26:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE

dusk, animals, twilight, active, dawn

"Crepuscular" is term used to describe animals that are primarily active during twilight, hence at dawn and at dusk.

hutchess 1st, apeminkie 2nd, madmad59 3rd

STAGE WINNERS
WINNERS: 
apeminkie
WINNERS: 
hutchess
WINNERS: 
madmad59
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10306
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10307
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10308
STAGE RESPONSES
PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...: 
10
Crepuscular Sep 26 2008 - 11:10amView
CrepuscularSep 26 2008 - 11:10amView
CrepuscularSep 26 2008 - 11:11amView
CrepuscularSep 26 2008 - 11:11amView
CrepuscularSep 26 2008 - 11:14amView
STAGE PRIZE

The 1st place winner of this stage will receive a 50 Wit Points.   The 2nd place winner of this stage will receive 30 Wit Points.    The 3rd place winner of this stage will receive 10 Wit Points.  You can use Wit Points to purchase merchandise from WiseShop, collect them for promotion to higher ranks, submit DO-OVER's for WiseWits, or even give them away to other members.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY

WISEOZ ... Contrary to popular opinion ...

STAGE 6 | CLUE 6

DATE/TIME: 
Friday, September 26, 2008 11:45am - Saturday, September 27, 2008 7:58am

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 20:13:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE

Make no attempt to spoil my reputation by spreading lies.

The word "calumny" is attempt to spoil someone’s reputation by spreading lies.

MyklSkeleton swiped this win from CaptPicard by using the Time Machine.

STAGE WINNERS
WINNERS: 
MyklSkeleton
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10335
STAGE RESPONSES
PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...: 
14
calumnySep 26 2008 - 2:52pmView
calumny - please apply my time machine. Thanks!Sep 26 2008 - 2:52pmView
calumnySep 26 2008 - 2:52pmView
calumnySep 26 2008 - 2:53pmView
''The Idler"Sep 26 2008 - 2:53pmView
STAGE PRIZE

If a Free Member wins this stage, they will receive a $10 Gift Card of their choice from any online merchant that offers gift cards in this denomination.  If an Über Member wins this stage, they will receive a $20 Gift Card of their choice from any online merchant that offers gift cards in this denomination.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY

WISEOZ ... It's good to be Über!

STAGE 7 | CLUE 7

DATE/TIME: 
Saturday, September 27, 2008 8:16am - 1:46pm

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 05:30:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE

This clue will only be ... u.b.o.a.s.f ...nderstood.y.nly..elect.ew

The word "esoteric" means understood by only a select few.

apeminkie 1st, Meat 2nd, madmad59 3rd

STAGE WINNERS
WINNERS: 
apeminkie
WINNERS: 
madmad59
WINNERS: 
Meat
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10376
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10377
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10378
STAGE RESPONSES
PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...: 
9
Esoteric. Final answer.Sep 27 2008 - 11:20amView
esotericSep 27 2008 - 11:20amView
esotericSep 27 2008 - 11:23amView
esotericSep 27 2008 - 11:23amView
esotericSep 27 2008 - 11:31amView
STAGE PRIZE

The 1st place winner of this stage will receive a 50 Wit Points.   The 2nd place winner of this stage will receive 30 Wit Points.    The 3rd place winner of this stage will receive 10 Wit Points.  You can use Wit Points to purchase merchandise from WiseShop, collect them for promotion to higher ranks, submit DO-OVER's for WiseWits, or even give them away to other members.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY

WISEOZ ... Where wit comes to play.

STAGE 8 | CLUE 8

DATE/TIME: 
Saturday, September 27, 2008 1:55pm - Sunday, September 28, 2008 12:31pm

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 22:36:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE

having a 6_ _12    _4_18

"Fetid" means having a foul odor.

STAGE WINNERS
WINNERS: 
apeminkie
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10402
STAGE RESPONSES
PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...: 
11
Fetid.Sep 27 2008 - 5:01pmView
fetid Sep 27 2008 - 5:04pmView
good timeSep 27 2008 - 5:06pmView
halitosis - having a foul odorSep 27 2008 - 5:17pmView
FetidSep 27 2008 - 6:31pmView
STAGE PRIZE

The winner of this stage will receive a $5 Amazon Gift Card.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY

WISEOZ ... Spread the wit.

STAGE 9 | CLUE 9

DATE/TIME: 
Sunday, September 28, 2008 12:41pm - Monday, September 29, 2008 9:20am

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 21:41:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE

[open room overlooking another room]+y, [1/2 cheerleader tool]+us [what we speak or write]

"Grandiloquence" is lofty, pompous language.

unruli1 1st, NCFRIEND 2nd, MyklSkeleton 3rd

STAGE WINNERS
WINNERS: 
MyklSkeleton
WINNERS: 
NCFRIEND
WINNERS: 
unruli1
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10432
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10441
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10455
STAGE RESPONSES
PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...: 
15
relinquishSep 28 2008 - 3:50pmView
ostentatiousSep 28 2008 - 4:01pmView
AltiloquenceSep 28 2008 - 4:04pmView
grandiloquentSep 28 2008 - 4:35pmView
verboseSep 28 2008 - 4:48pmView
STAGE PRIZE

The 1st place winner of this stage will receive a 50 Wit Points.   The 2nd place winner of this stage will receive 30 Wit Points.    The 3rd place winner of this stage will receive 10 Wit Points.  You can use Wit Points to purchase merchandise from WiseShop, collect them for promotion to higher ranks, submit DO-OVER's for WiseWits, or even give them away to other members.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY

WISEOZ ... Gooey on the inside.

STAGE 10 | CLUE 10

DATE/TIME: 
Monday, September 29, 2008 9:44am - 3:42pm

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 05:58:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE

an angry verbal attack

An "invective" is an angry verbal attack.

STAGE WINNERS
WINNERS: 
MyklSkeleton
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10477
STAGE RESPONSES
PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...: 
10
flareSep 29 2008 - 12:50pmView
FLARESep 29 2008 - 12:51pmView
invectiveSep 29 2008 - 12:56pmView
diatribeSep 29 2008 - 1:10pmView
invectiveSep 29 2008 - 1:13pmView
STAGE PRIZE

The winner of this stage will receive a WISEOZ Wristband.  Support the WISEOZ cause!

BROUGHT TO YOU BY

WISEOZ ... Full of wit!

STAGE 11 | CLUE 11

DATE/TIME: 
Monday, September 29, 2008 3:52pm - Tuesday, September 30, 2008 10:38am

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 18:46:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE

having a [not telling the truth], [not true] [not the Disney variety]

The word "mendacious" means having a lying, false character.

Bandit 1st, MyklSkeleton 2nd, bkw795 3rd

STAGE WINNERS
WINNERS: 
Bandit
WINNERS: 
bkw795
WINNERS: 
MyklSkeleton
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10517
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10519
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10520
STAGE RESPONSES
PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...: 
10
mendaciousSep 29 2008 - 7:26pmView
mendacious (adj.) having a lying, false characterSep 29 2008 - 7:33pmView
mendaciousSep 29 2008 - 7:35pmView
mendaciousSep 29 2008 - 7:39pmView
spuriousSep 29 2008 - 7:39pmView
STAGE PRIZE

The 1st place winner of this stage will receive a 50 Wit Points.   The 2nd place winner of this stage will receive 30 Wit Points.    The 3rd place winner of this stage will receive 10 Wit Points.  You can use Wit Points to purchase merchandise from WiseShop, collect them for promotion to higher ranks, submit DO-OVER's for WiseWits, or even give them away to other members.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY

WISEOZ ... Splendidly wicked.

STAGE 12 | CLUE 12

DATE/TIME: 
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 10:51am - 4:05pm

THIS STAGE HAS BEEN OPEN FOR ... 2008-09-30T020:05:00 -4 up

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.
STAGE CLUE

excessively _ _m_ _ _ _ _ _   or   _ _ _m_ _ _ _ _ _

The word "obsequious" means excessively compliant or submissive

STAGE WINNERS
WINNERS: 
bkw795
WINNING RESPONSES: 
WiseWit Response 10571
STAGE RESPONSES
PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...: 
5
obsequious Sep 30 2008 - 1:57pmView
obsequiousSep 30 2008 - 1:58pmView
acquiescentSep 30 2008 - 2:00pmView
floridSep 30 2008 - 2:40pmView
obsequious (adj.) - excessively compliant or submissiveSep 30 2008 - 4:28pmView
STAGE PRIZE

If a Free Member wins this stage, they will receive a $5 Gift Card of their choice from any online merchant that offers gift cards in this denomination.  If an Über Member wins this stage, they will receive a $10 Gift Card of their choice from any online merchant that offers gift cards in this denomination.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY

WISEOZ ... We are what your boss warned you about.