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Old 12-30-2004, 04:07 PM   #1
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What do these people have in common:

Sid Gilman, John Mackay, Vince Lombardi
Al Gore, Shaquille O'Neal, Maria Sharapova=Staples Center
Johnny Unitas, Joe Louis, Derek Lowe=Yankee Stadium
Bill Clinton, Gerry Cheevers, Bill Bradley=MSG
Jason White, Bart Starr, Joe Montana=Cotton Bowl
Magic Johnson, Bob Costas, Keith Van Horn=Huntsman Center(SLC)
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Old 12-30-2004, 04:09 PM   #2
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Each line has a different answer.
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Old 12-30-2004, 04:14 PM   #3
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They have soul?
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Old 12-30-2004, 04:16 PM   #4
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What do these people have in common:

Sid Gilman, John Mackay, Vince Lombardi
Al Gore, Shaquille O'Neal, Maria Sharapova
Johnny Unitas, Joe Louis, Derek Lowe
Bill Clinton, Gerry Cheevers, Bill Bradley
Jason White, Bart Starr, Joe Montana
Magic Johnson, Bob Costas, Keith Van Horn


Sid Gilman, John Mackay, Vince Lombardi - they are old
Al Gore, Shaquille O'Neal, Maria Sharapova - they'd all do Rachel Ray
Johnny Unitas, Joe Louis, Derek Lowe - like watching Beaches
Bill Clinton, Gerry Cheevers, Bill Bradley - they've gotten blowjobs while at work
Jason White, Bart Starr, Joe Montana - have faked it
Magic Johnson, Bob Costas, Keith Van Horn - small penises
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Old 12-30-2004, 04:23 PM   #5
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Sid Gilman, John Mackay, Vince Lombardi - they are old
Al Gore, Shaquille O'Neal, Maria Sharapova - they'd all do Rachel Ray
Johnny Unitas, Joe Louis, Derek Lowe - like watching Beaches
Bill Clinton, Gerry Cheevers, Bill Bradley - they've gotten blowjobs while at work
Jason White, Bart Starr, Joe Montana - have faked it
Magic Johnson, Bob Costas, Keith Van Horn - small penises


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Old 12-30-2004, 05:36 PM   #6
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Maria Sharapova - they'd all do Rachel Ray

Kleenex, please.
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Old 12-30-2004, 06:50 PM   #7
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Does this have anything to do with the zodiac signs from FOF4?
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Old 12-30-2004, 06:59 PM   #8
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Does this have anything to do with the zodiac signs from FOF4?

No.
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Old 12-30-2004, 06:59 PM   #9
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They were all mentioned in this thread.
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Old 12-30-2004, 07:04 PM   #10
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They were all mentioned in this thread.


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Old 12-30-2004, 07:06 PM   #11
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All of them have connections to Florida.

Al Gore - Lost the election there
Shaq - Plays there
Sharapova - Lives there


While technically you are correct, that is not the right answer.

In fact, that answer is seemingly thousands of miles off.
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Old 12-30-2004, 07:06 PM   #12
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Al Gore, Shaquille O'Neal, Maria Sharapova

All of them have connections to Florida.

Al Gore - Lost the election there
Shaq - Plays there
Sharapova - Lives there
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Old 12-30-2004, 09:10 PM   #13
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Each line has a different answer.
So is each line a self-contained puzzle, or are all the answers tied together?
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Old 12-30-2004, 09:41 PM   #14
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No.

That was a joke, for the record.
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Old 12-30-2004, 09:42 PM   #15
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Did Keith Van Horn have a failed late-night talk show that we don't know about?
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Old 12-30-2004, 10:04 PM   #16
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So is each line a self-contained puzzle, or are all the answers tied together?


Each line is a different puzzle.
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Old 12-30-2004, 10:42 PM   #17
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Thinking out loud.

Bill Clinton, Gerry Cheevers, Bill Bradley
The obvious link is between Clinton and Bradley -- they both had political careers, and both ran for the Democratic presidential nominees. I'm not aware of Cheevers having any sort of political life -- he's probably most famous for his scarred goalie mask.

Jason White, Bart Starr, Joe Montana
All QBs. All have last names that mean something else.

Magic Johnson, Bob Costas, Keith Van Horn
Obviously some sort of basketball connection. Someone mentioned (jokingly) that Johnson and Costas both had talk shows.

Al Gore, Shaquille O'Neal, Maria Sharapova
I will try very hard not to make any Bill Clinton/Kobe Bryant jokes.
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Old 12-30-2004, 10:54 PM   #18
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Thinking out loud.

Bill Clinton, Gerry Cheevers, Bill Bradley
The obvious link is between Clinton and Bradley -- they both had political careers, and both ran for the Democratic presidential nominees. I'm not aware of Cheevers having any sort of political life -- he's probably most famous for his scarred goalie mask.

Jason White, Bart Starr, Joe Montana
All QBs. All have last names that mean something else.

Magic Johnson, Bob Costas, Keith Van Horn
Obviously some sort of basketball connection. Someone mentioned (jokingly) that Johnson and Costas both had talk shows.

Al Gore, Shaquille O'Neal, Maria Sharapova
I will try very hard not to make any Bill Clinton/Kobe Bryant jokes.


Everyone listed certainly has been very successful in their professional lives. There is a definitive connection between all three names on each line, but nothing you have reached yet.

While all the puzzles have different answers, the answers will all have something in common.
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Old 12-31-2004, 05:34 AM   #19
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Johnny Unitas, Joe Louis, Derek Lowe

- They've all won a championship
- known for their right arms
- Yankee Stadium; "The Greatest Game Ever Played" was played at Yankee Stadium, Joe Louis fought Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium, Lowe has pitched at Yankee stadium,
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Old 12-31-2004, 11:24 AM   #20
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- They've all won a championship
- known for their right arms
- Yankee Stadium; "The Greatest Game Ever Played" was played at Yankee Stadium, Joe Louis fought Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium, Lowe has pitched at Yankee stadium,


Very, Very close
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Old 01-01-2005, 06:14 PM   #21
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What did Lowe do at Yankee Stadium?
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Old 01-01-2005, 06:25 PM   #22
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What did Lowe do at Yankee Stadium?

Got the win in Game 7 of the ALCS.
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Old 01-01-2005, 06:26 PM   #23
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They all won championships at Yankee Stadium.

That should be a big clue to solve the rest.
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Old 01-01-2005, 07:58 PM   #24
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Jason White, Bart Starr, Joe Montana

Um... all QBs who played in the Cotton Bowl?

edit: Then again, I have no clue if White played a snap in the 2002 Cotton Bowl.
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Old 01-01-2005, 08:06 PM   #25
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Um... all QBs who played in the Cotton Bowl?

edit: Then again, I have no clue if White played a snap in the 2002 Cotton Bowl.



All QB's who won important games at the Cotton Bowl.

White-Red River Shootout
Starr-1966 NFL Championship
Montana-'79 Cotton Bowl
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Old 01-01-2005, 08:09 PM   #26
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Ah, I was actually thinking of the Bowl game itself and not the stadium, but that works .
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Old 01-01-2005, 08:51 PM   #27
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Sid Gilman, John Mackay, Vince Lombardi - all won a football championship in 1962. Gilman in the AFL, McKay in the NCAA and Lombardi in the NFL
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Old 01-01-2005, 09:11 PM   #28
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Al Gore, Shaquille O'Neal, Maria Sharapova

Staples Center - 2000 DNC, NBA Finals (2000?), 2004 WTA Tour Championships
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Old 01-01-2005, 09:15 PM   #29
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Bill Clinton, Gerry Cheevers, Bill Bradley

Wild guess... but having something to do with Madison Square Garden?
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Old 01-01-2005, 09:39 PM   #30
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Clinton was nominated for his first term in Madison Square Garden.
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Old 01-01-2005, 09:53 PM   #31
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Magic Johnson - won the NCAA championship in 1979 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
Bob Costas - was host of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City where I suppose the opening ceremonies were held at the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
Keith Van Horn - played college ball at Utah, where home games are played in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
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Old 01-01-2005, 10:06 PM   #32
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Cuervo and ahbrady are right.

Work a little more on the other one.
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Old 01-01-2005, 10:19 PM   #33
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Let's see:

Clinton: Nominated for first term in Madison Square Garden (1992)
Cheevers: Won 1972 Stanley Cup against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden
Bradley: Won the NBA Championship in 1970 at Madison Square Garden
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Old 01-01-2005, 10:20 PM   #34
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Old 01-01-2005, 11:18 PM   #35
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The Orange Bowl? Lombardi coached SB II, Mckay won as a player there with Bal in SB V, Gillman must have won a big game there at some point, with OSU or UC maybe?
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The Orange Bowl? Lombardi coached SB II, Mckay won as a player there with Bal in SB V, Gillman must have won a big game there at some point, with OSU or UC maybe?


Nope
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Old 01-02-2005, 05:51 PM   #37
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To clarify, is this John Mckay the former USC coach?
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Old 01-02-2005, 07:17 PM   #38
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I'm guessing LA Memorial Coliseum. Home of the LA Chargers in 1960, USC, and Super Bowl I.
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Old 01-02-2005, 09:28 PM   #39
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Good call, I think you're right.
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