enigma2 puzzle #3

[enigma2]

The password is the answer to this simple question.

I don't know, what did he do?

[QuikSand]

Seems that way.

[TazFTW]

Is this enigma dead?

[enigma2]

Seems that way.

Why?

[KWhit]

Who's on first?

(Was "Why" a clue or were you just asking???)

[VPI97]

I don't know, what did he do?FWIW, I tried gotdrunkandhadsexwithatrout and it didn't work.

[KWhit]

Damn! I was sure that was it, but I didn't know how to spell trout.

[KWhit]

He wouldn't have sex with a trout.

Damn!! (POB)

[General Mike]

what would jesus do?

[QuikSand]

Interestingly, I googled the entire phrase, and the first hit I got suggested the answer would be:

heatepeople

Alas, I guess this puzzle wasn't about Jeffrey Dahmer after all.

[enigma2]

Interestingly, I googled the entire phrase, and the first hit I got suggested the answer would be:

heatepeople

Alas, I guess this puzzle wasn't about Jeffrey Dahmer after all.

What? You googled???

[QuikSand]

What? You googled???

After two and a half weeks of absolutely zippo, you're surprised?

[KevinNU7]

"He ate people"

[albionmoonlight]

It's not "theanswertothissimplequestion"

[mhass]

It's also not "solvedengima2". Bleh.

[digamma]

It's also not "solvedengima2". Bleh.
It is also not "nothing."

[enigma2]

After two and a half weeks of absolutely zippo, you're surprised?

I don't know, he must have done something that we knew about.

[cuervo72]

He lost posts?

[cuervo72]

He came back more powerful than ever?

[enigma2]

Someone in this thread almost got to the answer.

[gottimd]

It's not "theanswertothissimplequestion"

"istheanswertothissimplequestion"????

[KevinNU7]

Someone in this thread almost got to the answer.
"He ate people" "Let's stick a broom up his
ass."

[QuikSand]

Someone in this thread almost got to the answer.

Hmm. Maybe the Dahmer clue was in the right ballpark? I don't know where else to go with that... hopefully we don't have to follow the broomstick.

Otherwise, I'm lost. All the perfunctory "thisistheanswer" type clues don't seem to work (I assume people have tried these things like they say they have) and I don't really have any other leads.

Perhaps something else that comes up in googling the whole phrase?

[mhass]

Had a thought it might be my "solved..." enigma2 was referring to since the puzzle itself is so devoid of any real information. But it's not "solvedit" which was the closest password of appropriate length and it failed.

[cuervo72]

Howabout 'gaveupbecausethishasnodiscernablepoint'?

[Maple Leafs]

Could be coincidence, but...
(Was "Why" a clue or were you just asking???)And then the enigma's next post begins with an out-of-place "what?".

[VPI97]

Howabout 'gaveupbecausethishasnodiscernablepoint'? No, that didn't work either.

[QuikSand]

I thought this might harbor the answer:

- - -

Abbott: Well Costello, I'm going to New York with you. You know Bookie Harris, the Yankee's manager, gave me a job as coach for as long as you're on the team.

Costello: Look Abbott, if you're the coach, you must know all the players.

Abbott: I certainly do.

Costello: Well you know I've never met the guys. So you'll have to tell me their names, and then I'll know who's playing on the team.

Abbott: Oh, I'll tell you their names, but you know it seems to me they give these ball players now-a-days very peculiar names.

Costello: You mean funny names?

Abbott: Strange names, pet names...like Dizzy Dean...

Costello: His brother Daffy.

Abbott: Daffy Dean...

Costello: And their French cousin.

Abbott: French?

Costello: Goofè.

Abbott: Goofè Dean. Well, let's see, we have on the bags, Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third...

Costello: That's what I want to find out.

Abbott: I say Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know's on third.

Costello: Are you the manager?

Abbott: Yes.

Costello: You gonna be the coach too?

Abbott: Yes.

Costello: And you don't know the fellows' names?

Abbott: Well I should.

Costello: Well then who's on first?

Abbott: Yes.

Costello: I mean the fellow's name.

Abbott: Who.

Costello: The guy on first.

Abbott: Who.

Costello: The first baseman.

Abbott: Who.

Costello: The guy playing...

Abbott: Who is on first!

Costello: I'm asking YOU who's on first.

Abbott: That's the man's name.

Costello: That's who's name?

Abbott: Yes.

Costello: Well go ahead and tell me.

Abbott: That's it.

Costello: That's who?

Abbott: Yes.

PAUSE

Costello: Look, you gotta first baseman?

Abbott: Certainly.

Costello: Who's playing first?

Abbott: That's right.

Costello: When you pay off the first baseman every month, who gets the money?

Abbott: Every dollar of it.

Costello: All I'm trying to find out is the fellow's name on first base.

Abbott: Who.

Costello: The guy that gets...

Abbott: That's it.

Costello: Who gets the money...

Abbott: He does, every dollar. Sometimes his wife comes down and collects it.

Costello: Whose wife?

Abbott: Yes.

PAUSE

Abbott: What's wrong with that?

Costello: Look, all I wanna know is when you sign up the first baseman, how does he sign his name?

Abbott: Who.

Costello: The guy.

Abbott: Who.

Costello: How does he sign...

Abbott: That's how he signs it.

Costello: Who?

Abbott: Yes.

PAUSE

Costello: All I'm trying to find out is what's the guy's name on first base.

Abbott: No. What is on second base.

Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.

Abbott: Who's on first.

Costello: One base at a time!

Abbott: Well, don't change the players around.

Costello: I'm not changing nobody!

Abbott: Take it easy, buddy.

Costello: I'm only asking you, who's the guy on first base?

Abbott: That's right.

Costello: Ok.

Abbott: All right.

PAUSE

Costello: What's the guy's name on first base?

Abbott: No. What is on second.

Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.

Abbott: Who's on first.

Costello: I don't know.

Abbott: He's on third, we're not talking about him.

Costello: Now how did I get on third base?

Abbott: Why you mentioned his name.

Costello: If I mentioned the third baseman's name, who did I say is playing third?

Abbott: No. Who's playing first.

Costello: What's on first?

Abbott: What's on second.

Costello: I don't know.

Abbott: He's on third.

Costello: There I go, back on third again!

PAUSE

Costello: Would you just stay on third base and don't go off it.

Abbott: All right, what do you want to know?

Costello: Now who's playing third base?

Abbott: Why do you insist on putting Who on third base?

Costello: What am I putting on third.

Abbott: No. What is on second.

Costello: You don't want who on second?

Abbott: Who is on first.

Costello: I don't know.

Abbott & Costello Together:Third base!

PAUSE

Costello: Look, you gotta outfield?

Abbott: Sure.

Costello: The left fielder's name?

Abbott: Why.

Costello: I just thought I'd ask you.

Abbott: Well, I just thought I'd tell ya.

Costello: Then tell me who's playing left field.

Abbott: Who's playing first.

Costello: I'm not... stay out of the infield! I want to know what's the guy's name in left field?

Abbott: No, What is on second.

Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.

Abbott: Who's on first!

Costello: I don't know.

Abbott & Costello Together: Third base!

PAUSE

Costello: The left fielder's name?

Abbott: Why.

Costello: Because!

Abbott: Oh, he's centerfield.

PAUSE

Costello: Look, You gotta pitcher on this team?

Abbott: Sure.

Costello: The pitcher's name?

Abbott: Tomorrow.

Costello: You don't want to tell me today?

Abbott: I'm telling you now.

Costello: Then go ahead.

Abbott: Tomorrow!

Costello: What time?

Abbott: What time what?

Costello: What time tomorrow are you gonna tell me who's pitching?

Abbott: Now listen. Who is not pitching.

Costello: I'll break your arm, you say who's on first! I want to know what's the pitcher's name?

Abbott: What's on second.

Costello: I don't know.

Abbott & Costello Together: Third base!

PAUSE

Costello: Gotta a catcher?

Abbott: Certainly.

Costello: The catcher's name?

Abbott: Today.

Costello: Today, and tomorrow's pitching.

Abbott: Now you've got it.

Costello: All we got is a couple of days on the team.

PAUSE

Costello: You know I'm a catcher too.

Abbott: So they tell me.

Costello: I get behind the plate to do some fancy catching, Tomorrow's pitching on my team and a heavy hitter gets up. Now the heavy hitter bunts the ball. When he bunts the ball, me, being a good catcher, I'm gonna throw the guy out at first base. So I pick up the ball and throw it to who?

Abbott: Now that's the first thing you've said right.

Costello: I don't even know what I'm talking about!

PAUSE

Abbott: That's all you have to do.

Costello: Is to throw the ball to first base.

Abbott: Yes!

Costello: Now who's got it?

Abbott: Naturally.

PAUSE

Costello: Look, if I throw the ball to first base, somebody's gotta get it. Now who has it?

Abbott: Naturally.

Costello: Who?


Abbott: Naturally.

Costello: Naturally?

Abbott: Naturally.

Costello: So I pick up the ball and I throw it to Naturally.

Abbott: No you don't, you throw the ball to Who.

Costello: Naturally.

Abbott: That's different.

Costello: That's what I said.

Abbott: You're not saying it...

Costello: I throw the ball to Naturally.

Abbott: You throw it to Who.

Costello: Naturally.

Abbott: That's it.

Costello: That's what I said!

Abbott: You ask me.

Costello: I throw the ball to who?

Abbott: Naturally.

Costello: Now you ask me.

Abbott: You throw the ball to Who?

Costello: Naturally.

Abbott: That's it.

Costello: Same as you! Same as YOU! I throw the ball to who. Whoever it is drops the ball and the guy runs to second. Who picks up the ball and throws it to What. What throws it to I Don't Know. I Don't Know throws it back to Tomorrow, Triple play. Another guy gets up and hits a long fly ball to Because. Why? I don't know! He's on third and I don't give a darn!

Abbott: What?

Costello: I said I don't give a darn!

Abbott: Oh, that's our shortstop.

[QuikSand]

Well, that's that.

[QuikSand]

Well, I have tried every variation I could think of of:

thirdbase
third
3rdbase
thirdbaseman
3rdbaseman

...and so forth. Maybe I'm leaving something out, but I'm pretty sure that is the right concept. Again with the precision thing.

[enigma2]

Just put a (past tense) verb in front of it. (Btw, I think it only recognizes the first 8 characters ??)

It was a very obtuse riddle but there were obvious clues in my responses, which KWit and Maple Leafs caught on to.

[QuikSand]

oh, well.

[enigma2]

Solved. The answer was "played3rdbase."

[Buccaneer]

"Who's On First" is probably the greatest comic routine in th history of mankind.