The Puzzle Thread (nee Enigma Puzzle #24)

[Radii]

foxx is on the that imdb list as well, good call buzzbee

[QuikSand]

okay, we have it rolling now...

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by enigma

Magnificent Offspring Offspring
Kiss kiss, hug, kiss!
Golden Gate next for Donald?
Kiss hug hug!
It's been 13 years, Elizabeth.
Kiss!
A nickname for the young John?
Kiss kiss, hug, kiss!
If he could only get his hands on the oil money...
Kiss!
Can't you hear his heart beat?
Kiss kiss!
Blue eyed, dressed for any situation
Kiss kiss, hug, kiss!
Personified by Music
Kiss kiss, hug, kiss!
After killing him, the illegitimates might write this.
Kiss hug hug!
Nickname by Funkytown?
Kiss hug hug kiss kiss!
Very sinister, Mr. Astin.
Kiss kiss, hug, kiss!
Griffith series down south, but not the obvious.
Kiss hug hug kiss kiss!
Womanly ideal of Roosevelt's heyday.
Kiss kiss, hug, kiss!
Norman's bathroom scene only slightly more shocking than one here.


Let love be your guide
To decipher and string together
The clues to find your key.
What has been written here is of utmost importance
For the first word of what you then find
Will ultimately unlock the puzzle.

For convenience on page two...

[QuikSand]

Womanly ideal (...of Roosevelt's heyday) = "Babe" (perhaps connecting to Babe Ruth?)

[digamma]

Bill "Matlock" could be the Andy Griffith series.

[Radii]

Originally Posted by digamma

Bill "Matlock" could be the Andy Griffith series.

It was bill madlock though.

[Buzzbee]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Womanly ideal (...of Roosevelt's heyday) = "Babe" (perhaps connecting to Babe Ruth?)

Babe Didrickson (sp?) - Wasn't she a popular athlete in the 20's? Just supporting the link QS.

[rkmsuf]

nobody said the enigma could spell.

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by Buzzbee

Babe Didrickson (sp?) - Wasn't she a popular athlete in the 20's? Just supporting the link QS.

I like that... works for me.

[Radii]

Nickname by Funkytown?
Kiss hug hug kiss kiss!

Lipps, Inc...


Louis Lipps was a football player.

In baseball we have teh following from baseball-reference.com:

Angelo Lipetri 1956-1958
Johnny Lipon 1942-1954
Tom Lipp 1897-1897
Nig Lipscomb 1937-1937
Bob Lipski 1963-1963


Or it does say "Nickname by funkytown"

Anyone in baseball have the nickname lips?

[Buzzbee]

"Blue eyed, dressed for any situation"

Ol' blue eyes is Sinatra. Any Sinatra's in baseball, or te HOF?

[rkmsuf]

Originally Posted by Radii

Lipps, Inc...


Louis Lipps was a football player.

In baseball we have teh following from baseball-reference.com:

Angelo Lipetri 1956-1958
Johnny Lipon 1942-1954
Tom Lipp 1897-1897
Nig Lipscomb 1937-1937
Bob Lipski 1963-1963


Or it does say "Nickname by funkytown"

Anyone in baseball have the nickname lips?

Never really looked at it before but what incredibly stupid lyrics.

---------------------------------------------------------

Lipps Inc. - Funkytown
Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me
Town to get me movin' keep me groovin' with some energy
Well I talk about it, talk about it, talk about it, talk about it
Talk about, talk about, talk about moving
Gotta move on, gotta move on, gotta move on

Oh won't you take me to, Funkytown
Won't you take me to, Funkytown
Won't you take me to, Funkytown
Won't you take me to, Funkytown

Won't you take me to, Funkytown
Won't you take me to, Funkytown
Won't you take me to, Funkytown
Won't you take me to, Funkytown

Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me
Town to get me movin' keep me groovin' with some energy
Well I talk about it, talk about it, talk about it, talk about it
Talk about, talk about, talk about moving
Gotta move on, gotta move on, gotta move on

Won't you take me to, Funkytown
Won't you take me to, Funkytown
Won't you take me to, Funkytown
Won't you take me to, Funkytown

Won't you take me down, to Funkytown
Won't you take me down, to Funkytown
Won't you take me down, to Funkytown
Won't you take me down, to Funkytown

[Radii]

Can't you hear his heart beat?
Kiss kiss!

Herman's Hermits sang a song called "can't you hear my heart beat?"

Herman? (Edwards/jets coach | Billy Herman was a former Cub I believe)

[Buzzbee]

Originally Posted by Radii

Herman's Hermits sang a song called "can't you hear my heart beat?"

Herman? (Edwards/jets coach | Billy Herman was a former Cub I believe)

Or if you go with the Edgar Allen Poe "Telltale Heart" you could stretch it to Edgar Martinez.


Side note:
I'm wondering with Foxx, Williams, Babe if we aren't focusing on Hall of Famers.

[rkmsuf]

Can't you hear his heart beat?
Kiss kiss!

[Radii]

Originally Posted by Buzzbee

"Blue eyed, dressed for any situation"

Ol' blue eyes is Sinatra. Any Sinatra's in baseball, or te HOF?

No, closest thing in baseball-reference is:

Matt Sinatro 1981-1992

He sucked. Career .190 average. Billy Herman/Babe Ruth/Ted Williams/Jimmy Fox x are all hall of famers. Not sure that's relevant.

[Buzzbee]

Hmmm...Don Johnson.

Walter Johnson? Wasn't he a HoF pitcher?

[QuikSand]

Some of these are sounding like brutally obscure baseball connections. I'm wondering if there might be something big we're still missing...

[Franklinnoble]

Joe DiMaggio?

[Radii]

Originally Posted by Buzzbee

Side note:
I'm wondering with Foxx, Williams, Babe if we aren't focusing on Hall of Famers.

That jumped out at me as well. Billy Herman is indeed a hall of famer.

[Buzzbee]

Originally Posted by Radii

Billy Herman/Babe Ruth/Ted Williams/Jimmy Fox x are all hall of famers. Not sure that's relevant.

Wasn't familiar with him but that would fit with the Herman's Hermit's and the HoF'ers trend that we're seeing.

[Gary Gorski]

Originally Posted by Buzzbee

"Blue eyed, dressed for any situation"

Ol' blue eyes is Sinatra. Any Sinatra's in baseball, or te HOF?

Wasnt there a movie or someone's nickname as Mickey Blue Eyes? What about Mantle?

[QuikSand]

Well, here's the whole list, just in case:

- - - - -

* Hank Aaron (RF) - 1982
* Grover Cleveland Alexander (P) - 1938
* Walter Alston (Mgr) - 1983
* Sparky Anderson (Mgr) - 2000
* Cap Anson (1B - Mgr) - 1939
* Luis Aparicio (SS) - 1984
* Luke Appling (SS) - 1964
* Richie Ashburn (CF) - 1995
* Earl Averill (CF) - 1975
* Frank "Home Run" Baker (3B) - 1955
* Dave Bancroft (SS) - 1971
* Ernie Banks (SS - 1B) - 1977
* Al Barlick (Umpire) - 1989
* Ed Barrow (Executive - Mgr) - 1953
* Jake Beckley (1B) - 1971
* Cool Papa Bell (CF), Negro Leagues - 1974
* Johnny Bench (C) - 1989
* Chief Bender (P) - 1953
* Yogi Berra (C) - 1972
* Jim Bottomley (1B) - 1974
* Lou Boudreau (SS) - 1970
* Roger Bresnahan (C) - 1945
* George Brett (3B) - 1999
* Lou Brock (LF) - 1985
* Dan Brouthers (1B) - 1945
* Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown (P) - 1949
* Morgan Bulkeley (NL Executive) - 1937
* Jim Bunning (P) - 1996
* Jesse Burkett (LF) - 1946
* Roy Campanella (C) - 1969
* Rod Carew (2B - 1B) - 1991
* Max Carey (CF) - 1961
* Steve Carlton (P) - 1994
* Gary Carter (C) - 2003
* Alexander Cartwright (Builder) - 1938
* Orlando Cepeda (1B) - 1999
* Henry Chadwick (Builder) - 1938
* Frank Chance (1B - Mgr) - 1946
* Albert "Happy" Chandler (Commissioner) - 1982
* Oscar Charleston (CF), Negro Leagues - 1976
* Jack Chesbro (P) - 1946
* Nestor Chylak (Umpire) - 1999
* Fred Clarke (LF - Mgr) - 1945
* John Clarkson (P) - 1963
* Roberto Clemente (RF) - 1973
* Ty Cobb (CF) - 1936
* Mickey Cochrane (C) - 1947
* Eddie Collins (2B) - 1939
* Jimmy Collins (3B) - 1945
* Earle Combs (CF) - 1970
* Charles Comiskey (Mgr - 1B - Owner) - 1939
* Jocko Conlan (Umpire) - 1974
* Tommy Connolly (Umpire) - 1953
* Roger Connor (1B) - 1976
* Stan Coveleski (P) - 1969
* Sam Crawford (RF) - 1957
* Joe Cronin (SS - Mgr - Executive) - 1956
* Candy Cummings (P) - 1939
* Kiki Cuyler (RF) - 1968
* Ray Dandridge (3B), Negro Leagues - 1987
* George Davis (SS) - 1998
* Leon Day (P), Negro Leagues - 1995
* Dizzy Dean (P) - 1953
* Ed Delahanty (LF) - 1945
* Bill Dickey (C) - 1954
* Martin Dihigo (P - OF), Negro Leagues - 1977
* Joe DiMaggio (CF) - 1955
* Larry Doby (CF) - 1998
* Bobby Doerr (2B) - 1986
* Don Drysdale (P) - 1984
* Hugh Duffy (CF) - 1945
* Leo Durocher (Mgr) - 1994
* Dennis Eckersley (Relief pitcher) - 2004
* Billy Evans (Umpire) - 1973
* Johnny Evers (2B) - 1946
* Buck Ewing (C) - 1939
* Red Faber (P) - 1964
* Bob Feller (P) - 1962
* Rick Ferrell (C) - 1984
* Rollie Fingers (Relief pitcher) - 1992
* Carlton Fisk (C) - 2000
* Elmer Flick (RF) - 1963
* Whitey Ford (P) - 1974
* Bill Foster (P), Negro Leagues - 1996
* Rube Foster (Mgr - P - Executive), Negro Leagues - 1981
* Nellie Fox (2B) - 1997
* Jimmie Foxx (1B) - 1951
* Ford Frick (Commissioner - NL President) - 1970
* Frankie Frisch (2B) - 1947
* Pud Galvin (P) - 1965
* Lou Gehrig (1B) - 1939
* Charlie Gehringer (2B) - 1949
* Bob Gibson (P) - 1981
* Josh Gibson (C), Negro Leagues - 1972
* Warren Giles (NL President) - 1979
* Lefty Gomez (P) - 1972
* Goose Goslin (LF) - 1968
* Hank Greenberg (1B) - 1956
* Clark Griffith (P - Mgr - Owner) - 1946
* Burleigh Grimes (P) - 1964
* Lefty Grove (P) - 1947
* Chick Hafey (LF) - 1971
* Jesse Haines (P) - 1970
* Billy Hamilton (CF) - 1961
* Ned Hanlon (Mgr) - 1996
* Will Harridge (AL President) - 1972
* Bucky Harris (Mgr) - 1975
* Gabby Hartnett (C) - 1955
* Harry Heilmann (RF) - 1952
* Billy Herman (2B) - 1975
* Harry Hooper (RF) - 1971
* Rogers Hornsby (2B) - 1942
* Waite Hoyt (P) - 1969
* Cal Hubbard (Umpire) - 1976
* Carl Hubbell (P) - 1947
* Miller Huggins (Mgr) - 1964
* William Hulbert (NL Builder) - 1995
* Catfish Hunter (P) - 1987
* Monte Irvin (LF), Negro Leagues - 1973
* Reggie Jackson (RF) - 1993
* Travis Jackson (SS) - 1982
* Ferguson Jenkins (P) - 1991
* Hughie Jennings (SS - Mgr) - 1945
* Ban Johnson (AL President) - 1937
* Judy Johnson (3B), Negro Leagues - 1975
* Walter Johnson (P) - 1936
* Addie Joss (P) - 1978
* Al Kaline (RF) - 1980
* Tim Keefe (P) - 1964
* Willie Keeler (RF) - 1939
* George Kell (3B) - 1983
* Joe Kelley (LF) - 1971
* George Kelly (1B) - 1973
* King Kelly (RF) - 1945
* Harmon Killebrew (1B - 3B) - 1984
* Ralph Kiner (LF) - 1975
* Chuck Klein (RF) - 1980
* Bill Klem (Umpire) - 1953
* Sandy Koufax (P) - 1972
* Nap Lajoie (2B) - 1937
* Kenesaw Mountain Landis (Commissioner) - 1944
* Tommy Lasorda (Mgr) - 1997
* Tony Lazzeri (2B) - 1991
* Bob Lemon (P) - 1976
* Buck Leonard (1B), Negro Leagues - 1972
* Freddie Lindstrom (3B) - 1976
* John Henry "Pop" Lloyd (SS), Negro Leagues - 1977
* Ernie Lombardi (C) - 1986
* Al Lopez (Mgr - C) - 1977
* Ted Lyons (P) - 1955
* Connie Mack (Mgr - C - Executive) - 1937
* Larry MacPhail (Executive) - 1978
* Lee MacPhail (AL President) - 1998
* Mickey Mantle (CF) - 1974
* Heinie Manush (LF) - 1964
* Rabbit Maranville (SS) - 1954
* Juan Marichal (P) - 1983
* Rube Marquard (P) - 1971
* Eddie Mathews (3B) - 1978
* Christy Mathewson (P) - 1936
* Willie Mays (CF) - 1979
* Bill Mazeroski (2B) - 2001
* Joe McCarthy (Mgr) - 1957
* Tommy McCarthy (RF) - 1946
* Willie McCovey (1B) - 1986
* Joe McGinnity (P) - 1946
* Bill McGowan (Umpire) - 1992
* John McGraw (Mgr - 3B) - 1937
* Bill McKechnie (Mgr) - 1962
* Bid McPhee (2B) - 2000
* Joe Medwick (LF) - 1968
* Johnny Mize (1B) - 1981
* Paul Molitor (DH - 3B) - 2004
* Joe Morgan (2B) - 1990
* Eddie Murray (1B) - 2003
* Stan Musial (LF - 1B) - 1969
* Hal Newhouser (P) - 1992
* Kid Nichols (P) - 1949
* Phil Niekro (P) - 1997
* Jim O'Rourke (LF) - 1945
* Mel Ott (RF) - 1951
* Satchel Paige (P), Negro Leagues - 1971
* Jim Palmer (P) - 1990
* Herb Pennock (P) - 1948
* Tony Perez (1B) - 2000
* Gaylord Perry (P) - 1991
* Eddie Plank (P) - 1946
* Kirby Puckett (CF) - 2001
* Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn (P) - 1939
* Pee Wee Reese (SS) - 1984
* Sam Rice (RF) - 1963
* Branch Rickey (Executive) - 1967
* Eppa Rixey (P) - 1963
* Phil Rizzuto (SS) - 1994
* Robin Roberts (P) - 1976
* Brooks Robinson (3B) - 1983
* Frank Robinson (RF) - 1982
* Jackie Robinson (2B) - 1962
* Wilbert Robinson (C - Mgr) - 1945
* Bullet Joe Rogan (P), Negro Leagues - 1998
* Edd Roush (CF) - 1962
* Red Ruffing (P) - 1967
* Amos Rusie (P) - 1977
* Babe Ruth (RF - P) - 1936
* Nolan Ryan (P) - 1999
* Ray Schalk (C) - 1955
* Mike Schmidt (3B) - 1995
* Red Schoendienst (2B) - 1989
* Tom Seaver (P) - 1992
* Frank Selee (Mgr) - 1999
* Joe Sewell (SS) - 1977
* Al Simmons (LF) - 1953
* George Sisler (1B) - 1939
* Enos Slaughter (RF) - 1985
* Hilton Smith (P), Negro Leagues - 2001
* Ozzie Smith (SS) - 2002
* Duke Snider (CF) - 1980
* Warren Spahn (P) - 1973
* Albert Spalding (P - Mgr - Executive) - 1939
* Tris Speaker (CF) - 1937
* Willie Stargell (LF) - 1988
* Turkey Stearnes (CF), Negro Leagues - 2000
* Casey Stengel (Mgr) - 1966
* Don Sutton (P) - 1998
* Bill Terry (1B) - 1954
* Sam Thompson (RF) - 1974
* Joe Tinker (SS) - 1946
* Pie Traynor (3B) - 1948
* Dazzy Vance (P) - 1955
* Arky Vaughan (SS) - 1985
* Bill Veeck (Executive - Owner) - 1991
* Rube Waddell (P) - 1946
* Honus Wagner (SS) - 1936
* Bobby Wallace (SS) - 1953
* Ed Walsh (P) - 1946
* Lloyd Waner (CF) - 1967
* Paul Waner (RF) - 1952
* Monte Ward (P - SS) - 1964
* Earl Weaver (Mgr) - 1996
* George Weiss (Executive) - 1971
* Mickey Welch (P) - 1973
* Willie Wells (SS), Negro Leagues - 1997
* Zack Wheat (LF) - 1959
* Hoyt Wilhelm (Relief pitcher) - 1985
* Billy Williams (LF) - 1987
* Smokey Joe Williams (P), Negro Leagues - 1999
* Ted Williams (LF) - 1966
* Vic Willis (P) - 1995
* Hack Wilson (CF) - 1979
* Dave Winfield (RF) - 2001
* George Wright (SS - Builder) - 1937
* Harry Wright (Mgr - Builder) - 1953
* Early Wynn (P) - 1972
* Carl Yastrzemski (LF - 1B) - 1989
* Tom Yawkey (Owner) - 1980
* Cy Young (P) - 1937
* Ross Youngs (RF) - 1972
* Robin Yount (SS) - 1999

[Radii]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Some of these are sounding like brutally obscure baseball connections. I'm wondering if there might be something big we're still missing...

The Williams/Foxx/Herman/Babe references all feel pretty solid to me.

Matlock/Madlock worries me, I don't think we've really gotten anywhere with the Lipps one(none of the stuff I posted really makes sense) and there are a lot with still totally no headway.

So... yeah, it seems like there's something else out there, because usually when we find a pattern like this(w/ baseball hall of famers) all the clues would make sense in a matter of minutes. Some of the baseball ones so far seem very solid, but, I have the same hunch you do.

[cuervo72]

Wow, that's a long list.

[Gary Gorski]

Astin = Gomez on Addams Family = Lefty Gomez (P) - 1972

[Buzzbee]

Andy Griffith could be associated to Clark Griffith.

[QuikSand]

I'm thinking that the HOF is too big a pool to work from -- maybe the baseball players are all connected in some narrower way.

[Buzzbee]

Yankees - Red Sox?

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by Buzzbee

Yankees - Red Sox?

Exactly what I was thinnin'...

[rkmsuf]

Originally Posted by Buzzbee

Yankees - Red Sox?

Kind of obscure link but Funkytown, Lipps, Louis Lipps, Louis Tiant.

[Buzzbee]

Williams, Ruth, Foxx, and Herman all played for Boston (Herman for the Boston Braves)

[QuikSand]

Shame on me for needing a push for this. On first read, I though it sounded like a song lyric, but google gave me nothing... here's yet another link, reaffirming the NY/Bos connection, too.

- - - - -

Group: Yaz
Song: Situation

Lyrics:

blue eyed dressed for every situation
moving through the doorway of a nation
pick me up and shake the doubt
baby i can't do without

chorus
move out, don't mess around
move out, you bring me down
move out, how you get about
don't make a sound just move out

i remember only for an hour
move right through me can you feel the power
i don't know what's going on
it scares me but it won't take long

repeat chorus

now he's in control he is my lover
nations stand against him he's your brother
been a long time, been a long time now
i'll get to you somehow

repeat chorus

[Frozenrope]

Lipps, Inc.


Leo 'The Lip' Durocher?

[rkmsuf]

Originally Posted by Frozenrope

Lipps, Inc.


Leo 'The Lip' Durocher?

that's it.

[QuikSand]

Magnificent Offspring Offspring -- TED WILLIAMS
Golden Gate next for Donald?
It's been 13 years, Elizabeth. -- JIMMIE FOXX
A nickname for the young John?
If he could only get his hands on the oil money...
Can't you hear his heart beat? -- BILLY HERMAN
Blue eyed, dressed for any situation -- CARL YASTZREMSKI
Personified by Music
After killing him, the illegitimates might write this.
Nickname by Funkytown? -- LEO DUROCHER
Very sinister, Mr. Astin. -- LEFTY GOMEZ
Griffith series down south, but not the obvious.
Womanly ideal of Roosevelt's heyday. -- *NOT* BABE RUTH
Norman's bathroom scene only slightly more shocking than one here.

[Buzzbee]

So far it could be strictly Boston. Babe played for the Yanks, but no other Yankee connections that I'm aware of.

[QuikSand]

Player Years with Red Sox
Luis Aparicio 1971-1973
Lou Boudreau 1951-1952
Jesse Burkett 1905
Orlando Cepeda 1973
Jack Chesbro 1909
Jimmy Collins 1901-1907
Joe Cronin 1935-1945
Bobby Doerr 1937-1944, 1946-1951
Rick Ferrell 1934-1937
Carlton Fisk 1969, 1971-1980
Jimmie Foxx 1936-1942
Lefty Grove 1934-1941
Harry Hooper 1909-1920
Waite Hoyt 1919-1920
Fergie Jenkins 1976-1977
George Kell 1952-1954
Heinie Manush 1936
Juan Marichal 1974
Herb Pennock 1915-1922
Tony Perez 1980-1982
Red Ruffing 1924-1930
Babe Ruth 1914-1919
Tom Seaver 1986
Al Simmons 1943
Tris Speaker 1907-1915
Ted Williams 1939-1942, 1946-1960
Carl Yastrzemski 1961-1983
Cy Young 1901-1908

[QuikSand]

After killing him, the illegitimates might write this.

I keep thinking "will" here, as in Will _____ ... but get no further with it.

[Radii]

Originally Posted by Buzzbee

So far it could be strictly Boston. Babe played for the Yanks, but no other Yankee connections that I'm aware of.

lefty gomez and durocher, correct?

[Radii]

Griffith series down south, but not the obvious.


Could that possibly be referring to a different Griffith, instead of a non-Mayberry Andy Griffith show?

http://imdb.com/find?q=griffith;tt=on;nm=on;mx=20

Melanie is the obvious one to me but I don't see anything obvious.


EDIT: I'm not sure here still... here's Andy Griffith's bio too, any other hits there that make sense?

http://imdb.com/name/nm0341431/

[John Galt]

Originally Posted by Radii

Griffith series down south, but not the obvious.


Could that possibly be referring to a different Griffith, instead of a non-Mayberry Andy Griffith show?

http://imdb.com/find?q=griffith;tt=on;nm=on;mx=20

Melanie is the obvious one to me but I don't see anything obvious.

I had the same thought. I saw the writer of Peyton Place was a Griffith, but I don't believe that series was in the South. I also saw Andy was in Mayberry, RFD, but I don't think there was a Red Sox Mayberry (although there was a Royal named Mayberry).

[QuikSand]

Player Years with Yankees
Frank Baker 1916-1919, 1921-1922
Yogi Berra 1946-1963
Frank Chance 1913-1914
Jack Chesbro 1903-1909
Earle Combs 1924-1935
Stan Coveleski 1928
Bill Dickey 1928-1943, 1946
Joe DiMaggio 1936-1942, 1946-1951
Leo Durocher 1925, 1928-1929
Whitey Ford 1950, 1953-1967
Lou Gehrig 1923-1939
Lefty Gomez 1930-1942
Clark Griffith 1903-1907
Burleigh Grimes 1934
Waite Hoyt 1921-1930
Catfish Hunter 1975-1979
Reggie Jackson 1977-1981
Willie Keeler 1903-1909
Tony Lazzeri 1926-1937
Mickey Mantle 1951-1968
Bill McKechnie 1913
Johnny Mize 1949-1953
Phil Niekro 1984-1985
Herb Pennock 1923-1933
Gaylord Perry 1980
Phil Rizzuto 1941-1942, 1946-1956
Red Ruffing 1930-1942, 1945-1946
Babe Ruth 1920-1934
Joe Sewell 1931-1933
Enos Slaughter 1954-1959
Dazzy Vance 1915, 1918
Paul Waner 1944-1945
Dave Winfield 1981-88, 1990

[Radii]

Here's the plot summary for "The New Andy Griffith Show"

"After working for several years in the state capital for the government, Andy Sawyer learns that the mayor of his hometown is retiring from the position and is looking for an appointee to fill in for the rest of the term. Thinking it sounds like a good deal, Andy packs up and moves back home to Greenwood with his wife and two children to become the new mayor of the sleepy little southern town."

[Buzzbee]

A nickname for the young John?

So far all we've had for this one was Jack. It'd be a strectch to link this to Reggie Jackson, wouldn't it?

[enigma]

Originally Posted by rkmsuf

This is ironic, as it does have a relation to one of the clues in a roundabout way.

"Babe" Didrickson/Ruth is not correct. Looking for more of a...concept here. The rest of Quik's summary is correct.

I also must admit that I jumped the gun so to speak on one of the clues - a case where one of these things is not *quite* like the others (though it most certainly will be).

[TurnerONU22]

A nickname for the young John?

Since its right before another political related question, could this have to do with John Edwards (with him being younger than John Kerry)?

[TazFTW]

Personified by Music

Maybe it is a reference to Joe DiMaggio, as in Simon & Garfunkel's Mrs. Robinson.

[QuikSand]

A nickname for the young John?

A couple of thoughts here...

#1 - JFK Jr was known pretty universally as "John John" when he was young. Maybe a link to a name like "Johns" or something from that?

#2 - Perhaps the "John" here is a last name -- maybe for Elton John? Real name was Reginald... I'm thinking this might be Reggie Jackson. (It made more sense to me as I was typing, even) Anyone else buy that twisted logic?

[QuikSand]

Magnificent Offspring Offspring -- TED WILLIAMS
Golden Gate next for Donald?
It's been 13 years, Elizabeth. -- JIMMIE FOXX
A nickname for the young John? -- REGGIE JACKSON
If he could only get his hands on the oil money...
Can't you hear his heart beat? -- BILLY HERMAN
Blue eyed, dressed for any situation -- CARL YASTRZEMSKI
Personified by Music
After killing him, the illegitimates might write this.
Nickname by Funkytown? -- LEO DUROCHER
Very sinister, Mr. Astin. -- LEFTY GOMEZ
Griffith series down south, but not the obvious.
Womanly ideal of Roosevelt's heyday. --
Norman's bathroom scene only slightly more shocking than one here.


Re-presented. Removed BABE RUTH, added REGGIE JACKSON.