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I thought we had that already (and 1 to 2 should be A or C)?
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09-11-2003, 02:01 PM | #152 |
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Just 'thinking out loud.'
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Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com. |
09-11-2003, 02:02 PM | #153 |
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09-11-2003, 02:07 PM | #154 |
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09-11-2003, 02:14 PM | #155 | |
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Central letters of these are in pairs, save one... a & a, l & l, e & e o & h h & h. If we change the 'h' to 'o' to fit the sequence, we get: fouroclub Four o Club Four of Clubs Hm, is Quik looking for an inside straight? Kevin |
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09-11-2003, 02:17 PM | #156 |
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This has the chance to be a massive red herring clue, but here goes anyway.
You all have spent gobs of time focusing on what letters are staying the same/changing from group to group (as in "what letter(s) of the alphabet"). Perhaps you need to instead just focus on which letters are staying the same/changing. And please forgive me on the last page - in my attempt to be helpful, I inverted the intended meaning of my clue. I'll correct it below, though I don't know if it will be of any real help. Last edited by QuikSand : 09-11-2003 at 02:19 PM. |
09-11-2003, 02:19 PM | #157 | |
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Here's the amended quote from the bottom of the last page:
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09-11-2003, 02:21 PM | #158 |
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Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com. Last edited by Vince : 09-11-2003 at 02:33 PM. |
09-11-2003, 02:24 PM | #159 | |
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Yes, it should... be sure to tell Vince, too. |
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09-11-2003, 02:24 PM | #160 |
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Vince, you forgot the 'c' between tac and sac.
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09-11-2003, 02:24 PM | #161 |
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I was just about to post that, Vince.
Remarkable coincidence that the letters in the answer appear in the common letters as well as the grid. |
09-11-2003, 02:25 PM | #162 |
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Thanks for the catch.
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Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com. |
09-11-2003, 02:27 PM | #163 |
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CHURCHILL
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09-11-2003, 02:31 PM | #164 |
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Gah. Nice.
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09-11-2003, 02:32 PM | #165 |
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Sorry this got strong out so long... it's sometimes tough to know how close the puzzlers are to getting the whole thing. This one, I thought that you were practically there two days ago...shows you what I know.
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09-11-2003, 02:33 PM | #166 |
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Can I go home early...my brain hurts.
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09-11-2003, 02:33 PM | #167 |
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Must have been just as excruciating for you to see how close we were and not getting it
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Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com. |
09-11-2003, 02:34 PM | #168 |
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how anti-clamatic.
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09-11-2003, 02:37 PM | #169 |
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Hell, I was looking up the braille alphabet and shite. :-)
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09-11-2003, 02:39 PM | #170 |
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QS....that puzzle sucked. Very anti-climatic. Redeem yourself!! (Post another puzzle)
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09-11-2003, 02:40 PM | #171 |
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There was no rhyme or reason as to how to arrange the grid. There was no reason to think the leatters would create characters to read, and what the hell does Churchill have to do with anything else in the puzzle.
Still, it had me thinking about it all afternoon. I just hate puzzles that are just so random, with a non-sensical answer. No offense Quik. Edited to add: I guess I felt like I should have slapped myself when I saw the answer and said "of course!" Instead my reaction was, why would anybody think of that. I know I never would have........
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09-11-2003, 02:40 PM | #172 | |
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09-11-2003, 02:42 PM | #173 | |
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09-11-2003, 02:45 PM | #174 |
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Quik, is this puzzle one of your own creation? Would you mind if I reproduced it at another forum?
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09-11-2003, 02:46 PM | #175 | ||
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Of course, I disagree. I think the fact that I dumped right in your lap the "sandwich" clue, which very quickly lead to the connection about the 3x3 resemblance between tic-tac-toe and a phone keypad worked perfectly-- you guys got that pretty quickly. You also pretty quickly mopped up the fact that each answer could be pressed into an identical form of 9 letters (which is 3x3, of course). To me, you pretty quickly got all the ingredients you needed there. I just didn't furnish the recipe on how to bake the cake. Quote:
What the hell did anything in the puzzle have to do with anything else in the puzzle? It's not like there was an overriding theme throughout, and the theme was broken for the final answer. Come on-- the only things that made any connection at all in the puzzle were the two "sandwiched" clues. The rest was just figuring out the references, and putting them all together in the fashion I wanted. I'm not defending the puzzle as perfect, but I thought it was decent. Again, I'm sorry if my hint-giving wasn't up to snuff, I just mistook the needed balance there. We'll try something else soon. |
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09-11-2003, 02:48 PM | #176 |
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You are right, I was a little harsh in my criticism. It was a pretty decent puzzle. See my edit for why I was a bit disappointed at first.
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I have troubel reconciling those two statements, honestly. "It sucks, can I have it?" No, this was not of my own creation, though I did add a few things of my own to it (the "sandwich" clue, I thought, was essential to getting you to think about the 3x3 formatting). |
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09-11-2003, 02:50 PM | #178 |
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At midnight, Robert Johnson walked to the crossroads, and met up with the devil. He was so frustrated by the lastest Quiksand puzzle, that he had agreed to sell his soul to discover the answer.
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09-11-2003, 02:50 PM | #179 |
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(FWIW, I was only kidding QS, in case you thought what I said was serious. )
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I backed off from my "Its sucks" statement above. Plus, because one person does not care for somethnig does not mean others will feel the same.
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09-11-2003, 02:53 PM | #181 |
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BE SURE TO DRINK YOUR OVALTINE
That's it, right?!?!?!
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09-11-2003, 02:55 PM | #182 | |
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Guess I missed that part, eh? No worries, lads. Last edited by QuikSand : 09-11-2003 at 02:55 PM. |
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Note to self: Do not criticize Quiksand. Ever.
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Good. Now we've got that straight, on to your personal hygiene habits. |
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09-11-2003, 03:07 PM | #186 |
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well, I think I speak for all of us when I say...
FUCK YOU QUICKSAND.
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09-11-2003, 03:11 PM | #187 |
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Dick.
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09-11-2003, 03:17 PM | #188 | |
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09-11-2003, 03:51 PM | #189 |
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I think its important that the pound sign looks like a tic tac toe board.
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09-11-2003, 11:08 PM | #190 |
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Does this mean Quik's not a serial killer?
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09-12-2003, 05:35 AM | #191 | |
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No, it just means he's not tipping us off with his puzzles SI
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09-12-2003, 06:48 AM | #192 | |
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I think a better clue might have been Grids good., that grid bad.
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I agree. |
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09-12-2003, 08:27 AM | #194 |
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I am so glad I just now got around to reading this thread.
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09-15-2003, 09:16 AM | #195 |
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Serious question about this puzzle:
What led Vince to eliminate the last word, 'touchtone' from his grid?
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He didn't eliminate "touchtone." Alas, it seems that perhaps you don't get the solution after all. Maybe that's why you didn't like the puzzle, then. Look in Vince's "solution" grid above... and see if you can tell how he got from the first row to the second (the context clues lead up to it, if needed). It wasn't by eliminating anything. |
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09-15-2003, 09:40 AM | #197 |
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There are 9 letters in Churchill, and 10 clues.
i am not getting it at all.
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09-15-2003, 09:43 AM | #198 |
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How's this: If you put up 10 fenceposts, you create 9 spaces in between the fenceposts. Does that help?
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09-15-2003, 09:45 AM | #199 | |
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The key in the puzzle, Marmel, is understanding where this grid comes from. Read the various discussion items leading up to it - that might help. |
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09-15-2003, 09:45 AM | #200 |
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Not really.
I see how the letters from Churchill were produced. Each letter of Churchill came from the remaining letters in the original word, after the repeating letters were eliminated. I am afraid you might have to hit me in the head with the answer instead of leading me around in circles.
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