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ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2020 > Team Avant-garde Pudding

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message 201: by Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~ (last edited Feb 19, 2020 07:23AM) (new)

Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~ (zeroshelfcontrol) | 574 comments Im just working on it now. I googled avant garde (favouring or introducing new and experimental ideas and methods) and im pretty sure no pudding ever has those particular fruits all in the same dish?!

Ill add it to the spreadsheet on a separate page if someone will check its okay and spot any missed numbers or words?
Its making me hungry.


Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~ (zeroshelfcontrol) | 574 comments Ive posted it on the tracking spreadsheet. I cant see how to add lady, moon or gloves?!!


message 203: by Diana (last edited Feb 19, 2020 07:40AM) (new)

Diana Costa | 1027 comments Tina wrote: "Also, I'm trying to decide what to read next and since I don't read as many books a month I want to contribute where it counts. What should I focus on? Is it only something for the mini challenge o..."

Hi Tina,

All books are already on the *tracking* SS!We have at the moment 20 18 books left in the main challenge and 19 17 books left on the mini.

Whatever you read, I am sure we can put it somewhere on the main. My biggest concern now is really the mini challenge. When you pick your next book focus on the cover and see if you can find one of the missing words from this list and let us know please.


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Diana Costa | 1027 comments Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "Im just working on it now. I googled avant garde (favouring or introducing new and experimental ideas and methods) and im pretty sure no pudding ever has those particular fruits all in the same dis..."

Oh Gem, our expert in baking :) I was only able to add *gloves*, but I don't think we have to use the words to begin with. Just a recipe and we should be good to go. Nonetheless, now it would be fun to have lady and moon :)

Another thing, do you think you can convert the tart into a pudding?


Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~ (zeroshelfcontrol) | 574 comments we can call it a pudding tart, as there are savory tarts?


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Diana Costa | 1027 comments Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "we can call it a pudding tart, as there are savory tarts?"

I am not the expert, but that sounds good to me!


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Diana Costa | 1027 comments I found a book with stars and fruit on the cover... Light from Other Stars by Erika Swyler anyone wants to take it to cover "starfruit"?

Also, is everybody happy with our (actually Gem's -- thank you!!) Recipe? :) May we submit it?


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Noel Diem (noeldiem) | 228 comments You don’t sound too excited about said book...


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Diana Costa | 1027 comments Noel wrote: "You don’t sound too excited about said book..."

That's because I only found it online, my library doesn't have it :'(


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Noel Diem (noeldiem) | 228 comments Is it on Kindle or Amazon?


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Jen (wwygadatlt) | 53 comments My library has the book but not the audio book. If we cant find a different book that meets the criteria i will take one for the team haha that book was just released 6/2019


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Noel Diem (noeldiem) | 228 comments Oh I’m just seeing the cover now! Let me look into what it’s about


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Jen (wwygadatlt) | 53 comments Isnt Starfruit a color? Cant we just read a book with yellow on the cover like the "lime" example?


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Tina | 768 comments I can read

Storm Glass
Main: 1, 4, 6, SKIP
Mini: glass, plate, stomach, white. 6 - Published June 19th 2018

and

Sweet Fate
Main: 2, 6, SKIP
Mini: glass, orange, plate, stomach, white.


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Jen (wwygadatlt) | 53 comments The same with cornflour?

The book im reading now has orange plate stomach white and glass haha


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I could see using starfruit for the color, but would a color work for cornflour since it is spelled differently? The color is cornflower.


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Thanks for doing the recipe Gem!!


message 218: by Noel (new)

Noel Diem (noeldiem) | 228 comments The limes were actual limes (I was really proud of myself for that one) but I definitely think we could just do the color for star fruits.


Not sure about cornflour. I’ll take it to the captain’s group!


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Thanks Noel! I'm reading a book now that will work for cornflour/cornflower if they allow the color.


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Noel Diem (noeldiem) | 228 comments Sadly, it seems the trend is a no for the blue. Most people are using a pale yellow for cornflour and a brighter yellow for starfruit.


message 221: by Diana (last edited Feb 21, 2020 12:40AM) (new)

Diana Costa | 1027 comments Noel wrote: "Sadly, it seems the trend is a no for the blue. Most people are using a pale yellow for cornflour and a brighter yellow for starfruit."

Thanks Noel! That settles it then: pale yellow + bright yellow covers will cover cornflour and starfruit. I also found a 120 page book and already have it :) So:

needs update: check below
bananas -- Cyndee
cornflour=pale yellow cover
glass
kiwifruit
orange
pen -- Gem
plate
starfruit=bright yellow cover
stomach
white
2
3
6 -- Tina w/ Storm Glass
24
120 -- Diana
270 -- Cyndee


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Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 510 comments Noel, I must be missing something. I have 10 books on the SS (green one). If I am missing something else I don’t know what I’m supposed to do. I am leaving for Vegas in about four hours so if you can give me a link or help me somehow I would appreciate it.


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Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 510 comments I am currently reading Sisters by Choice and will have that finished today. It has 336 pages, so would that count for a number three? Or does it have to be in the publication date? I’m sorry to ask but I’m on my phone and I can’t search very well on my phone. It also is a pale yellow if someone wants to check & see if it’s the right color if we still need it


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Diana Costa | 1027 comments Vicki wrote: "I am currently reading Sisters by Choice and will have that finished today. It has 336 pages, so would that count for a number three? Or does it have to be in the publication date? I’m sorry to ask..."

Hi, I think that it is not yellow enough to use for cornflour. Also numbers should be taken as a whole, at least that’s how I understood it, so for example 3 needs to be filled with either the month or the day of publication or the series number.
Sisters by choice will work for glass, I was able to get a sample from amazon :)


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Noel Diem (noeldiem) | 228 comments Hmm it says be creative, so could we use Sisters By Choice for 3 since there are 3 women on the cover?


message 226: by Vicki (new)

Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 510 comments Noel, I think that’s a great idea if we need 3.


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Noel Diem (noeldiem) | 228 comments I can also read "Three Lives" by Gertrude Stein if we want to use Vicki's for "Glass" like Diana suggested.

Just let me know where I'm needed. I've finished American Psycho!


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Noel Diem (noeldiem) | 228 comments (Also finished The Symposium which I do not recommend as a gym listen, but I got through it)


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Diana Costa | 1027 comments Noel wrote: "I can also read "Three Lives" by Gertrude Stein if we want to use Vicki's for "Glass" like Diana suggested.

Just let me know where I'm needed. I've finished American Psycho!"


But the categories for numbers are just series number, page number and date published! Numbers in text or title or on the cover do not count! So we’ll go with glass.

I also just finished Tea with Milk and Murder. It’s been ages since I read a cozy mystery. They are so cute.

I’m moving on to Ethan Frome for 120 :)


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Diana Costa | 1027 comments Diana wrote: "Noel wrote: "I can also read "Three Lives" by Gertrude Stein if we want to use Vicki's for "Glass" like Diana suggested.

Just let me know where I'm needed. I've finished American Psycho!"

But th..."


OH NO! Ethan Frome, although has 120 pages and is not classified as a children’s book, is under 25k words. I don’t think we can use it. Bummer! Too late to figure this out now. I’ll plan something else in the morning :(


message 231: by Noel (new)

Noel Diem (noeldiem) | 228 comments Diana, I'm pretty sure we can use Ethan Frome. According to the rules "Books must be more than 100 pages in length and Children's books, Graphic Novels, Manga, Cook Books, Plays and Poetry books can not be used unless by word count they can be verified as more than 25,000 words using arbookfind.com or more than 3 hours of audio using a reputable website"

As long as it doesn't fall into those categories, I think we are good to go.


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I am reading a book before the end of the month that is the 3rd in a series. Do we want to use that for the 3?


message 233: by Vicki (new)

Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 510 comments I finished two books and added them. I found "glass" in Sisters by Choice and stomach in Dazzle

Dazzle also has:
"Her bare legs are milky... white" pg. 54
"...using the red pen..." pg. 67
"Mom spoons eggs on my plate" pg. 227


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Jen (wwygadatlt) | 53 comments I have 24!


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Jen (wwygadatlt) | 53 comments I'm reading a book were people get alerted 24 hrs before they Die hehe 24 appears several times in the book.


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Diana Costa | 1027 comments Jen wrote: "I'm reading a book were people get alerted 24 hrs before they Die hehe 24 appears several times in the book."

Number categories are just date published, series number and number of pages! Even if it appears in text we cannot use it, sadly :(


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Diana Costa | 1027 comments Noel wrote: "Diana, I'm pretty sure we can use Ethan Frome. According to the rules "Books must be more than 100 pages in length and Children's books, Graphic Novels, Manga, Cook Books, Plays and Poetry books ca..."

I know it doesn’t fall under the category of books that need to be verified, however it does not feel right. I think that the categories of children’s books, manga, etc need to be verified to guarantee more than 25k words and the other “regular� categories are already viewed as a “pass� because they are *believed* to have more than 25k words as long as they are more than 100 pages. This happened another year and I took the question to the captain’s group so I’ll check what I can find today as a replacement.


message 238: by Diana (new)

Diana Costa | 1027 comments Vicki wrote: "I finished two books and added them. I found "glass" in Sisters by Choice and stomach in Dazzle

Dazzle also has:
"Her bare legs are milky... white" pg. 54
"...usin..."


Vicki you haven’t replied to my question yet: you used “The child finder� for "vanilla" in the mini challenge but the excerpt you wrote on the tracking spreadsheet mentions sugar and cinnamon. I assume there is another sentence with vanilla, correct?


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Tawni (tawnimarie) | 122 comments How can you find out how many words are in a book? I want to read The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan :)


message 240: by Diana (new)

Diana Costa | 1027 comments Tawni wrote: "How can you find out how many words are in a book? I want to read The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan :)"

We use arbookfind! (40594 words! Good to go! :D)


message 241: by Diana (last edited Feb 21, 2020 12:32AM) (new)

Diana Costa | 1027 comments Diana wrote: "Tawni wrote: "How can you find out how many words are in a book? I want to read The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan :)"

We use arbookfind! (40594 words! Good to go! :D)"


We usually just check the word count for children’s books, cookbooks etc, but when I opened Ethan Frome I had a feeling it was far from the 25k and decided to choose another book. I found one by Virginia Woolf with 120 pages. (And looots of words :) )


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Tawni (tawnimarie) | 122 comments Diana wrote: "We use arbookfind! (40594 words! Good to go! :D)"

Yay, thank you!!!


message 243: by Diana (last edited Feb 21, 2020 05:21AM) (new)

Diana Costa | 1027 comments I’m going to have to move things around, so:
- Tina, Sweet Fate will now cover 2 (#2 in series)
- Gem, Harry Potter will cover 3 (#3 in series)
- Cyndee, does your �3� fit any of the following open spots?

bananas -- Cyndee
cornflour=pale yellow cover -- Noel
starfruit=bright yellow cover -- Cyndee
2 -- Tina
3 -- Gem
6 -- Tina w/ Storm Glass
24 -- Cyndee
120 -- Diana
270 -- Cyndee


message 244: by [deleted user] (last edited Feb 21, 2020 04:19AM) (new)

The one that was 3rd in a series doesn't, but I'll also be reading this one that might count for one of the yellow covers...starfruit perhaps?

Eighteen 18 by J.A. Huss

I also have a book on my TBR that I was really hoping to get to soon, and it was published on May 24th 2018...that would work for 24, correct?


message 245: by Diana (new)

Diana Costa | 1027 comments Cyndee wrote: "The one that was 3rd in a series doesn't, but I'll also be reading this one that might count for one of the yellow covers...starfruit perhaps?

Eighteen 18 by J.A. Huss

I also have a book..."


Looks starfruit-y to me :)
And that works for 24!

Do you want to/can you read those two? I don't want it to be too much of a burden on you :)


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Diana wrote: "Cyndee wrote: "The one that was 3rd in a series doesn't, but I'll also be reading this one that might count for one of the yellow covers...starfruit perhaps?

Eighteen 18 by J.A. Huss

I a..."


No burden at all. I had already planned on the first before the end of the month for another challenge, and the other is only 251 pages so I can knock it out in a day.

My "bananas" book will be done today and I will get to the 270 book this weekend.


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Noel Diem (noeldiem) | 228 comments I thought we were using American Psycho for Kiwi?


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Noel wrote: "I thought we were using American Psycho for Kiwi?"

It's there. :) It's on the SS for kiwi.


message 249: by Noel (new)

Noel Diem (noeldiem) | 228 comments Oh thank goodness. I really struggled through that one 😅


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Noel wrote: "Oh thank goodness. I really struggled through that one 😅"

LOL!! Thanks for taking one for the team! :)


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