Who's on First

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## Image Informatiom

### Flavour Text

This contraption is like something out of a sketch comedy routine, which might be funny if it wasn't connected to a bomb. I’ll keep this brief, as words only complicate matters.

### Alt Flavour Text

I’ll continue keeping this brief, as words only complicate matters. Especially when those words are complicated themselves by being in a language you don't understand.

## Module Display

Read or press a series of buttons labeled with words that can be mistaken for instructions or inquiries.

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Who's on First is a module based on the famous comedy sketch by Abbott & Costello of the same title. The module can be complicated to make out for the first time, as it requires to recite words which could be mistaken as instructions, or form other mishaps.

The aim of the Who's on First module is to press the correct labelled button for three stages. For each stage, the Defuser must read the label of a particular button based on the display. The Expert then finds a list of words, and the first word on the list is the correct one to press.

## Manual Pages

* Original
* Condensed (S.)
* Alphabetized (Timwi)
Instructions for this module can be found on pages 9–10 of the Bomb Defusal Manual. Or, click here:
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1. Read the display and use step 1 to determine which button label to *read*.
2. Using this button label, use step 2 determine which button to *push*.
3. Repeat until the module has been disarmed.

### Step 1:

Based on the display, *read* the label of a particular button and proceed to step 2:

### Step 2:

Using the label from step 1, *push the first button* that appears in its corresponding list:

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This module is identical to Who's On First, except it is in a different language. Check if there is a barcode sticker on the module with label "XX #V", where XX is a two or three letter language code, and # is a digit. If there is no sticker, you are not looking at a translated Who's on First module.

Perform the instructions as found on the manual page for Who's on First, using the tables below to help perform the two steps.

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## Translated Step 1

### Danish (DA), German (DE) & English (EN) Step 1:

Top header = Danish, middle header = German, bottom header = English.

### *Esperanto (EO), Spanish (ES) & Estonian (ET) Step 1:*

Top header = Esperanto, middle header = Spanish, bottom header = Estonian

### *Finnish (FI), French (FR) & Hebrew (HE) Step 1:*

Top header = Finnish, middle header = French, bottom header = Hebrew.

### *Italian (IT), Japanese (JP) & Korean (KO) Step 1:*

Top header = Italian, middle header = Japanese, bottom header = Korean.

### *Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO) & Polish (PL) Step 1:*

Top header = Dutch, middle header = Norwegian, bottom header = Polish

### *Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU) & Swedish (SV) Step 1:*

Top header = Portuguese, middle header = Russian, bottom header = Swedish

### *Thai (TH) & Simplified Chinese (ZHS) Step 1:*

Top header = Thai, bottom header = Simplified Chinese.

## Translated Step 2

### *Simplified Chinese (ZHS) Step 2:*

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1. Read the display and use step 1 to determine which button label to *read*.
2. Using this button label, use step 2 determine which button to *push*.
3. Repeat until the module has been disarmed.

## Striking and Solving

The module will cause a strike if:

* an incorrect button is pressed. This does not reset the module to stage 1, but still presents the Defuser with a set of new buttons and a new display word.

The module will be disarmed when:

* all 3 stages are completed.

## Strategy/Trivia

* Be sure to agree that the first step is to read a label, not push a button. Many people have messed up on their first few tries by not reading the text.
* Here are some ways you can differentiate from two similar words:
	+ `UR` the letters and `YOU ARE` - most defusers will say 'Uniform Romeo' for the letters `UR`.
	+ `REED` for mouthpieces, `RED` the colour, and `READ` as in books.
	+ `U` the letter and `YOU` the word - most defusers will say 'Uniform' for the letter `U`.
	+ `YOU'RE` as in contraction of `YOU ARE` and `YOUR` as in ownership.
	+ `LEAD` as in pencil and `LED` as in TV.
	+ `THEIR` as in belongings, `THERE` as in opposite of here, and `THEY'RE` as in contraction of `THEY ARE`.
	+ `UH HUH`, `UH UH` and `UHHH` - most defusers will describe them as '2, 3', '2, 2' and '4' as in the number of letters in the words.