[Fictionary] Fwd: OCTROI results

[Joshua Randall]

Although jugum is Latin for "mountain pass" and "throat", neither of those
are the definition that I've found in the dictionary. So I think we can try
it.

Defs by 3/25? As a birthday present for my dad.

On Sun, Mar 10, 2024 at 12:55 PM Jim Moskowitz <jim at jimmosk.com> wrote:

> Here, let me Google that for you -- resulting in a trip down video-game
> memory lane (for some people, anyway):
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokoban
>
>
>
> > On Mar 10, 2024, at 12:52 PM, Hutch <hutchinson.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Pierre:
> >
> > What about the "sokoban" room permits one ONLY to push boxes but not to
> pull them??? *head asplode*
> >
> > BB,
> > Hutch
> >
> > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
> > Version: 3.1
> > GCM/S d+>- s+:+ a++ C+++$ ULAC>$ P+ L+ !E W++$
> > N+ o K? w++++/--$ O? M- V? PS+ PE/- Y PGP- t++ 5?
> > X-- R !tv? b++++>$ DI++++ D G+> e++ h+ r--?* y++>
> > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 5:38 PM Joshua Randall <
> joshuarandall.nyc at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Unfortunately, it was the less interesting abacus. So merrily we roll
> along.
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> > From: Pierre Abbat <phma at bezitopo.org>
> > Date: Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 10:30 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Fictionary] OCTROI results
> > To: Joshua Randall <joshuarandall.nyc at gmail.com>
> >
> >
> > On Thursday, March 7, 2024 9:48:21 AM EST you wrote:
> > > Does anyone know the word soroban?
> >
> > I know it's one of two things, and the other is sokoban:
> > * an abacus
> > * a room where one can push boxes, but not pull them.
> >
> > Pierre
> > --
> > li fi'u vu'u fi'u fi'u du li pa
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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