Enigma Puzzle #31

[enigma]

http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/A-3.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/A-8.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/D-8.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/E-2.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/E-8.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/G-3.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/G-7.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/H-9.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/I-5.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/I-9.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/K-7.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/L-1.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/N-9.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/N-10.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/O-6.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/O-10.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/R-1.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/R-5.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/R-8.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/T-4.jpg

[rkmsuf]

What is "Things you'd shove up your poop shoot"?

[GoldenEagle]

The majority of the pictures have something to do with food, either directly or indirectly. The man and the dog consume the food, the trains transport the food, etc.

After that, I have nothing.

[Suicane75]

thumbnail.

[VPI97]

http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/G-3.jpg
What is "Things you'd shove up your poop shoot"?
http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif

[rkmsuf]

The mood would have to be right of course.

[JeeberD]

Ty Cobb - The Georgia Peach
Catfish Hunter
Vinny "Microwave" Johnson
Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd
Ron Jaworski?
???
Jerome "The Bus" Bettis
-----------------------------------
Lenny "Nails" Dykstra
? "Toe" Nash?
???
Mark "Big Mac" McGwire
?Michael "Air" Jordan?
???
?Dick "Night Train" Lane?
------------------------------------
Don "The Bear" Haskins? (Probably not, just my bias showing)
??? - Bambi
??? - The Hammer
Walter "Sweetness" Payton
"The Fridge" Perry
?Keith "Tractor" Traylor?

[WSUCougar]

I'm thinking sports nicknames, at least initially.

A few:

"Georgia peach"
"Catfish" Hunter
"Jaws"
"Wizard of Oz"
The Bus
"Nails"
"Big Mac"
"A Train" (?)
"Bear" Bryant (?)
The Fridge

[WSUCougar]

Jeeber beat me to it.

How about "Tuna" (Parcells).

[JeeberD]

How about "Tuna" (Parcells).

That would probably work...

Is there anyone nicknamed "Six" or "The Big Six"?

[Chubby]

Hammer - Hank Aaron?

[JeeberD]

Hammer - Hank Aaron?

Duh... :o

[bhlloy]

Wouldn't "Bear" Bryant make more sense?

EDIT - Dave "the Hammer" Schultz would be an alternative to the hammer one

[JeeberD]

[QUOTE=bhlloy]Wouldn't "Bear" Bryant make more sense?
QUOTE]

Yeah, probably...

[Buzzbee]

Wizzard of Oz - Ozzie Smith?

Large Six - Big Unit?

[Buzzbee]

Bambi - Bambino? Babe Ruth?

[Chubby]

Isnt the last picture Thomas the Tank or something and not a tractor?

[albionmoonlight]

I assume that we are trying to figure out what would go in the bottom right corner?

[weinstein7]

Coffee = Joe DiMaggio (Mr. Coffee) ?

Christy "Big Six" Matthewson

[cuervo72]

Bambi - Bambino? Babe Ruth?

Lance Alworth?

[gottimd]

Is the Answer "Rhubarb"?

[rkmsuf]

I'll take "The Rapists" for 100.

[QuikSand]

The ninth one might be Lou "The Toe" Groza

[Huckleberry]

Lance Alworth was nicknamed Bambi. cuervo should be right on that one.

[JeeberD]

Coffee = Joe DiMaggio (Mr. Coffee) ?


The picture shown is taken from a Nutrasweet ad or box, so I went with Sweetness (Walter Payton) instead...

[QuikSand]

The two "train" pics seem troubling to me. I don't mind calling one "Night train" Lane, as it is a very memorable sports nickname (even though the pic is during daytime) -- but what is the other one? Big Train Walter Johnson? (my best bet so far) The Iron Horse Lou Gehrig? Something with "eninge" or "locomotive" maybe?

(Admittedly, that second picture doesn't seem to conjure up either "Night Train" or "Big Train" to me ... more like "toy train." I got nothing.

[JeeberD]

Don't you think that the steam shovel attached to the front of the engine has to come into play somehow?

[QuikSand]

Don't you think that the steam shovel attached to the front of the engine has to come into play somehow?

Could be. There's a face on it, too. Is this a recognizable character of some sort? I assume this is not Thomas the Tank Engine, or someone would have mentioned it.

[Huckleberry]

I don't know if that's an opening on the "lower right" at all. Seems like that just depends on your window size and resolution.

There doesn't seem to be any intentional formatting.

[QuikSand]

I assume that we are trying to figure out what would go in the bottom right corner?

Dunno -- my resolution doesn't have said opening.


I'm thinking the ordering is imbedded in the file names -- click to "reply" to the original post, and you'll see file names like A-3 and C-8 and so forth. I preusme we need those as clues in the mix to resolve this.

[Huckleberry]

A-3 A-8 D-8 E-2 E-8 G-3 G-7 H-9 I-5 I-9 K-7 L-1 N-9 N-10 O-6 O-10 R-1 R-5 R-8 T-4

[JeeberD]

Looks like that engine is somehow related to the Thomas the Tank Universe...

http://www.kodak.com/US/images/en/motion/newsletters/inCamera/july2000/tank1.jpg

I'm trying to figure out its name...

[Huckleberry]

dola -

was already working that.

[JeeberD]

Dola-

That train's name is "Diesel," so I assume that would go with Shaq "Diesel" O'Neal...

[Huckleberry]

Diesel 10? (http://www.hitentertainment.com/thomasandfriends/usa/depot.html)

[JeeberD]

Already ahead of you, Huck... :)

[Huckleberry]

A-3 A-8 D-8 E-2 E-8 G-3 G-7 H-9 I-5 I-9 K-7 L-1 N-9 N-10 O-6 O-10 R-1 R-5 R-8 T-4
A 3, 8
D 8
E 2, 8
G 3, 7
H 9
I 5, 9
K 7
L 1
N 9, 10
O 6, 10
R 1, 5, 8
T 4

[rkmsuf]

SIT
UTR
C E
K B
...E
...K

[JeeberD]

Ty Cobb-Catfish Hunter-Vinnie Johnson-Oilcan Boyd-Ron Jaworski-Ozzie Smith-Jerome Bettis

Lenny Dykstra-Lou Groza-Christy Matthewson-Mark McGwire-Mike Jordan-Bill Parcells-?Dick Lane?

Bear Bryant-Lance Alworth-Hank Aaron-Walter Payton-Fridge Perry-Shaquille O'Neal

[JeeberD]

Baseball-Baseball-Basketball-Baseball-Football-Baseball-Football
Baseball-Football-Baseball-Baseball-Basketball-Football-Football
Football-Baseball-Baseball-Football-Football-Basketball

[cuervo72]

A-3 A-8 D-8 E-2 E-8 G-3 G-7 H-9 I-5 I-9 K-7 L-1 N-9 N-10 O-6 O-10 R-1 R-5 R-8 T-4

You sunk my battleship!

[rkmsuf]

What is

Athletes with a nickname that I could find a thumbnailed picture for.

What do I win?

[QuikSand]

No evidence that this particular set of pairings is relevant, but just in case this triggers something with someone… (I’m using given first names here, too – just in case that might be what we’re looking for)

A-3 Ty Cobb
A-8 Jim Hunter
D-8 Vinnie Johnson
E-2 Dennis Boyd
E-8 Ron Jaworski
G-3 Ozzie Smith
G-7 Jerome Bettis
H-9 Lenny Dykstra
I-5 Lou Groza
I-9 Christy Matthewson
K-7 Mark McGwire
L-1 Michael Jordan
N-9 Bill Parcells
N-10 Dick Lane
O-6 Paul Bryant
O-10 Lance Alworth
R-1 Hank Aaron
R-5 Walter Payton
R-8 William Perry
T-4 Shaquille O'Neal

[enigma]

Baseball-Baseball-Basketball-Baseball-Football-Baseball-Football
Baseball-Football-Baseball-Baseball-Basketball-Football-Baseball
Football-Football-Baseball-Football-Football-Football From "Admiral" David Robinson
to "Wild Thing" Mitch Williams,
Nicknames are a part of sports
as much as "taters" or "slams".

You've almost finished the first part
and the second is to come.
Once you've figured out the key
the puzzle will nearly be done.

[JeeberD]

So I'm guessing that the bolded ones are wrong...

For some reason I put "Football" for Shaq when it should obviously have been basketball. Do we have any other guesses for the train and deer pics?

Edit: Wait, the enigma changed basketball to football...is there a football player nicknamed Diesel?

[Pyser]

we had babe ruth and night train lane in there. or a-train. could go back to them.

[JeeberD]

we had babe ruth and night train lane in there. or a-train. could go back to them.

On the Bambi picute I messed up and put baseball instead of football, so the enigma fixed that. But was he also indicating that the player was wrong as well?

Is the train "The Nolan Ryan Express" since it looks like it's supposed to be a baseball player?

[henry296]

The pictures are still 7 in the first row, 7 in the second in 6 in the 3rd.

[QuikSand]

The pictures are still 7 in the first row, 7 in the second in 6 in the 3rd.

For me, in my resolution, they are 9,9, and 2. I'm not sure how much we can read into this "pattern." It's possible that the author had something in mind based on his resolution, but that seems like conjecture.

[QuikSand]

So, the first train picture might instead be Walter "Big Train" Johnson, perhaps?

[weinstein7]

That's my guess. It is a big train.

And perhaps John Riggins for "Diesel"

[QuikSand]

And perhaps John Riggins for "Diesel"

Good call.

[weinstein7]

So that's all of them. I looked to find a pattern by sport, but I couldn't come up with anything. I thought perhaps there's a "telephone game" kind of pattern, but again, couldn't make it work. It must have something to do with those file names, but I got nothing there.

[Buzzbee]

http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/A-3.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/A-8.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/D-8.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/E-2.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/E-8.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/G-3.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/G-7.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/H-9.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/I-5.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/I-9.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/K-7.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/L-1.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/N-9.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/N-10.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/O-6.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/O-10.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/R-1.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/R-5.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/R-8.jpg http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/enigma/T-4.jpg
For reference

[weinstein7]

A-3 A-8 D-8 E-2 E-8 G-3 G-7 H-9 I-5 I-9 K-7 L-1 N-9 N-10 O-6 O-10 R-1 R-5 R-8 T-4

1 L, R
2 E
3 A, G
4 T
5 I, R
6 O
7 G, K
8 A, D, E, R
9 I, H, N
10 N, O

[Buzzbee]

No evidence that this particular set of pairings is relevant, but just in case this triggers something with someone… (I’m using given first names here, too – just in case that might be what we’re looking for)

A-3 Ty Cobb
A-8 Jim Hunter
D-8 Vinnie Johnson
E-2 Dennis Boyd
E-8 Ron Jaworski
G-3 Ozzie Smith
G-7 Jerome Bettis
H-9 Lenny Dykstra
I-5 Lou Groza
I-9 Christy Matthewson
K-7 Mark McGwire
L-1 Michael Jordan
N-9 Bill Parcells
N-10 Walter Johnson?
O-6 Paul Bryant
O-10 Lance Alworth
R-1 Hank Aaron
R-5 Walter Payton
R-8 William Perry
T-4 John Riggins?
Ref.

[weinstein7]

bump.

Anyone got anything? I'm stumped. I think the letter/number combos indicate a cyper of some sort, perhaps which letter(s) of each name are to be used, but I can't figure it out at all.

[cuervo72]

Nice sense of humor, enigma.

[cuervo72]

Dola - now off to try something else.

[enigma]

Nice sense of humor, enigma.:cool:

Don't be discouraged,
don't you fear.
When you find the 'may',
the answer is near.

[weinstein7]

Something with dates perhaps? Maybe we should get birthdays on all these guys.

[Pyser]

go for it :)

[Radii]

not a single one born in may

[cuervo72]

I tried a couple of equations (L - 1 = K for instance) but didn't get very far. The thought was that if some of the resulting letters were M, A, Y, and we could find the correct way to get them in that order...but like I said, wasn't working.

[Radii]

A-3 Ty Cobb - 12/18/1886
A-8 Jim Hunter - 4/8/1946
D-8 Vinnie Johnson - 9/1/1956
E-2 Dennis Boyd - 10/6/1959
E-8 Ron Jaworski - 3/23/1951
G-3 Ozzie Smith - 12/26/1954
G-7 Jerome Bettis - 2/16/1972
H-9 Lenny Dykstra - 2/10/1963
I-5 Lou Groza - 1/25/1924
I-9 Christy Matthewson - 8/12/1880
K-7 Mark McGwire - 10/1/1963
L-1 Michael Jordan - 2/17/1963
N-9 Bill Parcells - 8/22/1941
N-10 Walter Johnson - 11/6/1887
O-6 Paul Bryant - 9/11/1913
O-10 Lance Alworth - 8/3/1940
R-1 Hank Aaron - 2/5/1934
R-5 Walter Payton - 7/25/1954
R-8 William Perry - 12/16/1962
T-4 John Riggins - 8/4/1949


With birthdates.

[cuervo72]

The only other thought was that if the numbers were months (all under 12) and the letters were days (their numerical equivalents), they could be dates as expressed under the Euro convention. Worth exploring I guess, but not convinced.

[Buzzbee]

Anyone think it is important that Jerome Bettis is the only one on this list still active?

[Radii]

Anyone think it is important that Jerome Bettis is the only one on this list still active?

parcells is still coaching. no idea about it being relevant/important.

[Buzzbee]

parcells is still coaching. no idea about it being relevant/important.
Oops. Missed that, obviously.

[weinstein7]

A-3 Ty Cobb 12/18/86
A-8 Jim Hunter 4/8/46
D-8 Vinnie Johnson 9/1/56
E-2 Dennis Boyd 10/6/59
E-8 Ron Jaworski 3/23/51
G-3 Ozzie Smith 12/26/54
G-7 Jerome Bettis 2/16/72
H-9 Lenny Dykstra 2/10/63
I-5 Lou Groza 1/25/24
I-9 Christy Matthewson 8/12/80
K-7 Mark McGwire 10/1/63
L-1 Michael Jordan 2/17/73
N-9 Bill Parcells 8/22/41
N-10 Walter Johnson 9/30/27
O-6 Paul Bryant 9/11/13
O-10 Lance Alworth 8/30/40
R-1 Hank Aaron 4/13/54
R-5 Walter Payton 7/25/54
R-8 William Perry 12/16/62
T-4 John Riggins 8/4/49

maybe this will help

[enigma]

Don't be discouraged,
don't you fear.
When you find the 'may',
the answer is near. Errr...Well in retrospect, this clue is deceiving. The 'may' reference was something I took out of the puzzle before posting http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif ...what it should say is:

Don't be discouraged,
don't you fear.
When you find the 'fish',
the answer is near.

I believe cuervo was on the right track with his previous effort.

[cuervo72]

Mmm, well I found the fish...my work is in a file at home though :)

[JeeberD]

This is the part of the puzzle where I become useless... :(

[weinstein7]

Cuervo, did you ever figure this thing out?

[cuervo72]

No...still meaning to revisit this.

[QuikSand]

Don't be discouraged,
don't you fear.
When you find the 'fish',
the answer is near.

I believe cuervo was on the right track with his previous effort.

fish = Pisces?

[cuervo72]

Fish = "LOOKINGATAREDHERRING", or something to that effect if I'm deciphering it right.

Basically I acted on the from Aaron to Williams clue and sorted the list into alphabetical order according to nickname. The above string is what appeared.

That's about where I left it a couple of days ago. The 'may' clue confused me a bit, but I guess I was on the right track - I just haven't duplicated my work yet (I didn't save the spreadsheet).

[mhass]

Don't be discouraged,
don't you fear.
When you find the 'fish',
[i]the answer is near.


Possibly too simple, but the answer isn't a play off "near" is it. If you got the red herring message through the pictures, perhaps that has no relevance other than to tell us to go another way.

[Airhog]

Heres a few thoughts, not sure if they are helpful.
1. A red herring is always a useless clue in most adventure games. Since enigma has told us we are close when we find the red herring, I believe we are on the right path.
2. I think there is something in the list that doesnt fit, and is the red herring, and is the anwser to the puzzle, or will lead us to the anwser.
3. The only other thought I have is the numbers are near the red herring, but im not sure that helps any.

[Airhog]

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BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Football</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>K</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>7</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Mark McGwire</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Big Mac</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Baseball</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>I</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>9</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Christy Matthewson</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Big Six</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Baseball</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>N</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>10</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Walter Johnson</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Big Train</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Baseball</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>G</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>7</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Jerome Bettis</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Bus</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Football</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>A</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>8</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Jim Hunter</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Catfish</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Baseball</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>T</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>4</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">John Riggins</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Diesel</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Football</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>A</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>3</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Ty Cobb</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-ignore: colspan" colSpan=2>Georgia Peach</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Baseball</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>R</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>1</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Hank Aaron</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-ignore: colspan" colSpan=2>Hammering</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Baseball</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>E</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>8</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Ron Jaworski</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Jaws</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Football</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>D</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>8</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Vinnie Johnson</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-ignore: colspan" colSpan=2>Microwave</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Basketball</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>H</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>9</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Lenny Dykstra</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Nails</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Baseball</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>E</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>2</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Dennis Boyd</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Oil Can</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Basketball</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>R</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>5</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Walter Payton</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-ignore: colspan" colSpan=2>Sweetness</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Football</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>R</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>8</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">William Perry</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-ignore: colspan" colSpan=2>The Fridge</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Football</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>I</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>5</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Lou Groza</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">The Toe</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Football</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>N</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>9</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Bill Parcells</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Tuna</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Football</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height=17>G</TD><TD class=xl24 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num>3</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Ozzie Smith</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-ignore: colspan" colSpan=2>Wizard of OZ</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Baseball</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[mhass]

1 Jordan
1 Aaron
2 Boyd
3 Cobb
3 Smith
4 Riggins
5 Payton
5 Groza
6 Bryant
7 Bettis
8 Jaworski
8 Johnson
8 Perry
9 Dykstra
9 Parcells

Just a look at a different sort order.

[enigma]

Michael "Air" Jordan
Lance "Bambi" Allworth (Edit - Alworth is the correct spelling)
Paul "Bear" Bryant
Mark "Big Mac" McGwire
Christy "Big Six" Mathewson
Walter "Big Train" Johnson
Jerome "Bus" Bettis
Jim "Catfish" Hunter
John "Diesel" Riggins
Ty "Georgia Peach" Cobb
Henry "Hammer" Aaron
Ron "Jaws" Jaworski
Vinnie "Microwave" Johnson
Lenny "Nails" Dykstra
Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd
William "Refrigerator" Perry
Walter "Sweetness" Payton
Lou "Toe" Groza
Bill "Tuna" Parcells
Ozzie "Wizard of Oz" Smith

From "Admiral" David Robinson
to "Wild Thing" Mitch Williams,
Nicknames are a part of sports
as much as "taters" or "slams".

Put them in alphabetical order according to nicknames and read the file names. Along with a message of "Looking at a Red Herring" (which IS the red herring), you'll see numbers that correspond to letters in the player names (L-1 for "MichaelJordan" = M, O-10 for "LanceAllworth" = O, etc)
String those letters together to get: "MORGANBENCHROSEPEREZ" -- What was the collective nickname of Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Pete Rose & Tony Perez?

bigredmachine
Next puzzle will be up within a few days.

[QuikSand]

Pretty cool. Glad it's solved.

[cuervo72]

Ahh, tricky. Nice puzzle. I thought of pulling letters from the names, but dismissed it when I saw some of the numbers were larger than the length of the last names...didn't even occur to me to include the first names.

[WSUCougar]

Nice work.

[Airhog]

damn I had done this once, but I didnt try it with the names in the right order :(

[weinstein7]

damn I had done this once, but I didnt try it with the names in the right order :(

Yeah, me too. It's amazing how obvious it is when it's revealed.

[mhass]

Bump.

Where's my enigma?!!! I need something to do once the Super Bowl gets boring.