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Post by Salzmank on Sept 12, 2017 23:05:33 GMT
Aye, aye, captain: The Colditz Story--The Nazis used Colditz Castle as a major POW camp during WWII; it was considered inescapable (like Alcatraz), but Pat Reid and several others were able to escape from it.
Some Like It Hot--Joe and Jerry are on the run from "Spats" Colombo, based on Al Capone, who was sentenced to Alcatraz, of course.
The Citadel--the Alcatraz Citadel, of course.
Catch Me If You Can--Not sure. General theme of crime, escape, etc.?
The Pelican Brief--the clue that gave it to me. Alcatraz literally means pelican in Old Spanish, and the bird used to roost on the island.
The Dark Tower--I think this clue refers to the Alcatraz water tower, unless there's something else I'm missing.
Psycho--asylum? |
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Post by alfromni on Sept 12, 2017 23:22:20 GMT
Salzmank You're more or less there. Here's the full explanation, most of which you've got. 1. The Colditz Story (1955) - used as a POW camp, as was Alcatraz. 2. Some like it Hot (1959) - parody on the St Valentine Day massacre organised by Al Capone, an infamous inmate. 3. The Citadel (1938) - "The citadel" is part of the Alcatraz fortress. 4. Catch Me If You Can (2002) - One of Frank Abagnale's assumed identities was as a U.S. Bureau of Prisons agent. The Bureau was responsible for the Alcatraz penitentiary. 5. The Pelican Brief (1993) - Pelican Island was the original name of the Rock 6. The Dark Tower (2017) &... 7. Psycho (1960) - References to Zealous Bates Tower who was responsible for the construction. (I didn't know about the water tower.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealous_Bates_Tower
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Post by alfromni on Sept 13, 2017 2:38:33 GMT
Salzmank Re Swordfish Club Couldn't figure this one out. Then I had a Eureka moment! 
Square the guard's number and reverse the answer.
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Guard: Hello, sir. How are you this evening?
Member: Fine, thanks.
Guard: Four?
4 x 4 = 16 > 61
Member: Interesting. Sixty-one.
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Guard: That's silly. Five?
5 x 5 = 25 > 52
Member: Fifty-two.
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Guard: I'll let the president know. Six?
6 x 6 = 36 > 63
Member: Sixty-three.
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Guard: Huh. Seven?
7 x 7 = 49 > 94
Member: Ninety-four.
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Guard: What do you think of eight?
8 x 8 = 64 > 46
Member: Forty-six, my good man.
Guard: Excellent. Welcome in.
And the guard lets him in.
Well, John goes right up to the guard.
Guard: Hello, sir. How are you this evening?
John: Uh, well...
Guard: Excellent, sir. Nine?
9 x 9 = 81 > 18
John's reply?
Eighteen
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To quote the words of Mr Memory..."Am I correct sir!?"
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Post by Salzmank on Sept 13, 2017 3:06:32 GMT
Salzmank Re Swordfish Club Couldn't figure this one out. Then I had a Eureka moment!
Square the guard's number and reverse the answer.
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Guard: Hello, sir. How are you this evening?
Member: Fine, thanks.
Guard: Four?
4 x 4 = 16 > 61
Member: Interesting. Sixty-one.
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Guard: That's silly. Five?
5 x 5 = 25 > 52
Member: Fifty-two.
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Guard: I'll let the president know. Six?
6 x 6 = 36 > 63
Member: Sixty-three.
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Guard: Huh. Seven?
7 x 7 = 49 > 94
Member: Ninety-four.
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Guard: What do you think of eight?
8 x 8 = 64 > 46
Member: Forty-six, my good man.
Guard: Excellent. Welcome in.
And the guard lets him in.
Well, John goes right up to the guard.
Guard: Hello, sir. How are you this evening?
John: Uh, well...
Guard: Excellent, sir. Nine?
9 x 9 = 81 > 18
John's reply?
Eighteen
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To quote the words of Mr Memory..."Am I correct sir!?" You are correct, sir!  Don't you love eureka moments? |
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Post by alfromni on Sept 14, 2017 10:10:38 GMT
Salzmank , et al Here is a list of flowers. What two reasons connect them all (no gardening or coding knowledge required)? Golden Wattle Red Poppy Cattleya Orchid Acer Plum Blossom Lily-of-the-Valley Knapweed Bear's Breech Tulip Stylized Lily Chrysanthemum Dahlia Camomile Red carnation Rose of Sharon Linnea Rose Tudor Rose ================
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Post by alfromni on Sept 15, 2017 7:13:08 GMT
Salzmank , et al Another easy little puzzle: Connect the following movies to find a past event, with explanations of clues. Fifty Shades of Grey The X Files The Music Man Carry on Dick The Three Musketeers Helen of Troy Reach for the Sky When Harry met Sally Who Framed Roger Rabbit Barrister at Law Tom Jones =============
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Post by Salzmank on Sept 16, 2017 3:57:43 GMT
Salzmank , et al Another easy little puzzle: Connect the following movies to find a past event, with explanations of clues. Fifty Shades of Grey The X Files The Music Man Carry on Dick The Three Musketeers Helen of Troy Reach for the Sky When Harry met Sally Who Framed Roger Rabbit Barrister at Law Tom Jones ============= Would this by any chance be Watergate? |
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Post by alfromni on Sept 16, 2017 4:11:56 GMT
Salzmank - Sorry....wrong era, wrong country.
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Post by Salzmank on Sept 16, 2017 4:12:41 GMT
Salzmank , et al Here is a list of flowers. What two reasons connect them all (no gardening or coding knowledge required)? Golden Wattle Red Poppy Cattleya Orchid Acer Plum Blossom Lily-of-the-Valley Knapweed Bear's Breech Tulip Stylized Lily Chrysanthemum Dahlia Camomile Red carnation Rose of Sharon Linnea Rose Tudor Rose ================ In all sincerity, I'm a bit stumped on this one. When I first looked at it several days ago, I thought a connection could all be women's names, some obvious--Rose, Linnea, Sharon, Dahlia, Lily, Poppy--and some not: Chrisann from "chrysanthemum," Daisy from "camomile" (a member of the daisy family). But then the others tripped me up, and I've not been able to find any connections for them.
So I moved on to political symbols. For most of them, yes: the Golden Wattle is the official plant of Australia, the acer (as a maple leaf) of Canada, the red poppy of Memorial/Remembrance Day, the Tudor rose of the Tudors in the War of the Roses, the rose of Sharon of South Korea, the red carnation of labor movements.
But there are several for which I am unable to find a political connection --so, once again, I'm stumped. Hmmm... |
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Post by alfromni on Sept 16, 2017 4:20:13 GMT
Salzmank - Re Flowers You're closer than you think. But the connection isn't political although in one connection many people try to make it so.
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Post by Salzmank on Sept 16, 2017 4:43:02 GMT
Salzmank - Re Flowers You're closer than you think. But the connection isn't political although in one connection many people try to make it so. Could it be national flags--no, strike that. National flowers.
Chrysanthemum--Japan
Tudor Rose--England
"Stylized lily"--fleur-de-lys--France
Rose of Sharon--South Korea
Golden Wattle--Australia
Camomile--Russia
Acer--Maple--Canada
Plum blossom--China and Taiwan
Tulip--the Netherlands and Hungary
Rose--United States
Linnea--Sweden
Knapweed--Belarus
Cattleya--Colombia
Dahlia--Mexico
Haven't yet found the connection for a few of them,
but--to quote Mr. Memory and yourself--am I correct, sir? |
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Post by alfromni on Sept 16, 2017 4:49:58 GMT
SalzmankNational flowers is correct. That's the first connection. But as you see it's not a full list of the countries of the world, so what's the particular connection between these flowers/countries?
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Post by Salzmank on Sept 16, 2017 4:56:44 GMT
Salzmank National flowers is correct. That's the first connection. But as you see it's not a full list of the countries of the world, so what's the particular connection between these flowers/countries? All of these flowers grow naturally in their respective countries?
As for your other puzzle, I've gone through the Dreyfus Affair, the trial of Oscar Wilde, the abdication of Edward VIII... Question: do we have to know the films' plots? That is to say, Carry On, Dick is a parody of Dick Turpin incidents/half-legends. Is (e.g.) that fact relevant? |
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Post by alfromni on Sept 16, 2017 5:02:24 GMT
Salzmank
1. Forget flowers and move to the connection between countries.
2. Not the Dreyfus Affair, the trial of Oscar Wilde, nor the abdication of Edward VIII. Film plots are irrelevant in most cases. Work on the titles.
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Post by soullimbo on Sept 16, 2017 8:27:09 GMT
Salzmank , et al Another easy little puzzle: Connect the following movies to find a past event, with explanations of clues. Fifty Shades of Grey The X Files The Music Man Carry on Dick The Three Musketeers Helen of Troy Reach for the Sky When Harry met Sally Who Framed Roger Rabbit Barrister at Law Tom Jones ============= The Great Escape ? |
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Post by alfromni on Sept 16, 2017 15:55:30 GMT
Salzmank, soullimbo, et al What connects the following? 1. TV Reality Show 2. Tributary of a Scottish river 3. Gardner, Louisiana 4. New South Wales, Australia 5. Andrew Jackson 6. Martin Chuzzlewit 7. DANCON Please explain clues. ==========
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Post by sostie on Sept 19, 2017 9:47:41 GMT
Are these film related? I can't tell because I can't open the "spoiler" button on my work computer so I have no idea what is solved or isn't or how, and don't really want to spend too much time trying to solve something that's been done or is off topic
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Post by alfromni on Sept 19, 2017 10:01:02 GMT
sostie --- Not film related. The answer to the second puzzle is just one word. If you can't get the spoiler button to work simply write the word "spoiler" within brackets...thus: (spoiler) text (/spoiler)...but use brackets ( "[]" ) not parentheses. Don't forget the "/" when closing.
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Post by sostie on Sept 19, 2017 10:08:14 GMT
sostie --- Not film related. The answer is just one word. If you can't get the spoiler button to work simply write the word "spoiler" within brackets...thus: (spoiler) text (/spoiler)...but use brackets ( "[]" ) not parentheses. Don't forget the "/" when closing. It's not creating a spoiler I have a problem with...it seems all the guesses are under spoiler tags..I can't open them to view them, so I have no idea what attempts at answers ahave been made. But don't worry..if it's OT I probably won't bother. Thanks anyway. |
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Post by alfromni on Sept 19, 2017 10:13:01 GMT
sostie --- Can you use the PM system? I can tell you there. Not sure what you mean by "OT". It's a "Guess the Link" thread. Doesn't say the topic has to be movie linked.
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Now fit in the clues. 
