Kyshakk Koan Skwish-E Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Originally Posted By: Triumph 197. The Impossible and I - Contact. This might be a facepalm-worthy absurd idea...but Contact is a movie, and The King and I was a movie. Did they share a star actor or something? The did share an actress, didn't they? I was thinking Contact as the movie, but missed the impossible - king connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Skwish-E Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 161 - Needed for a 32x32 set of words Like the mask of black squares needed for the crossword puzzle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 164. Ambignomoi - Petty-dwarves and good dwarrow. Not sure, but Ambignomoi is odd enough that it could be some kind of Tolkien allusion. 161. Monograph Mask - Needed for a 32x32 set of words. Words make a monograph? I keep wanting this to be an allusion to Majora's Mask, but I don't think that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 165. Quite the Yahoo - Just a human being after all. The...whynmms (or however they were spelled) thought Gulliver was a yahoo, but he was human? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 TRIUMPH 197 - NO DINTIRADAN 172 - NO 182 - YES (+2) - and yes 160 - NO - but that made me laugh SKWISH-E 161 - YES (+1) - but if crosswords are 32x32 I didn't know it. Old school Mac icons were 32x32 and included a mask image. A monograph, of course, is a (very long) set of words. TRIUMPH 164 - YES (+1) - if I point out that ambi is a prefix and gnomoi is a Greek plural with an almost identical looking English derivative, is that clearer? 161 - YES (+1) - see above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 TRIUMPH 165 - YES (+1) - close - bit of a spoiler, but yahoos = humans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 195. Happiness of Two Worlds - Faustian compact. The deal with Mephisto specified that Faust had to find happiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 195 - NO - and your verbs are really mucking up the deal with Mephisto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 184. Envie de Copier -- If you wanna / I want to (I want to... copy you?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 184 - NO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Okay, then, my second guess: 184. Envie de Copier -- Excessive admiration (Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.) (Whoops, accidentally used this reason for previous guess.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 172. Key Will Let You Out - Faustian compact: In a deal with the Devil, it is usually possible to outwit him and keep your soul. 184. Envie de Copier - Excessive admiration 194. Of Love - Completes another PDN Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba 194. Of Love - Completes another PDN Dikiyoba. Duh. Specifically, "Stop in the name." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 DINTIRADAN 184 - YES (+1) - Envie de boire et de fumer / envie de boire, envie d'aimer / - and contrary to youtube, the song is about Brigitte Fontaine, not Brigitte Bardot DIKIYOBA 172 - NO 184 - YES (+1) 194 - YES (+1) - completes "Stop in the Name" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 187. If to the moment I should say - Faustian compact!!! It clicked. That's what Faust says, which will mark that Mephisto has fulfilled his side of the bargain. Correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 TRIUMPH 187 - YES (+2): If to the moment I should say Abide, you are so fair-- Put me in fetters on that day I wish to perish then, I swear. Then let the death bell ever toll Your service done, you will be free, The clock may stop, the hand may fall, As time comes to an end for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 163. TruthMaker - Eno: A change of _____? Is there a connection between Eno and Truth, and Pace-Maker and a change of pace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 163 - NO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 173. Ultramodern Spittoon - What Edina Wants. AbFab (thanks Diki). Also, working on the Eno clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Haha, so it turned out that Diki only told me to look at 173 because Dantius had explained it and it was an easy steal, but yeah. I <3 me some Ab Fab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 177. Closer to Spice - If you wanna / If you want. Wow. (Embarrasingly I got that by googling on a hunch: Spice and "if you wanna" made me think Spice Girls, and Closer is obviously a NIN song.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 NIKKI 173 - YES (+1): Patsy (talking about redecorating the kitchen): Do you want modern? Edina: Well, I want modern. But not what modern was, post-modern. But what it is. Just new. I just want what it will be. You know, when you're at the dentist and there's like that chair and cling-clang, the big light comes down and you just spit and spit. The thing you spit in, that bowl, that's the sort of look I want. Patsy: A sort of ultra-modern spittoon. 177 - YES (+2): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 What has been heard... cannot be unheard. Someone pass the brain bleach, please. EDIT: That said, is painfully awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 ...clearly we different tastes in parody videos. Although Dance Dance Revulsion should already have made that clear to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 195. Happiness of Two Worlds - Dream of the unification of compartments? Two compartmentalized worlds need a happy union? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 TRIUMPH 195 - YES (+1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 172. Key Will Let You Out - Sober departing meditation. DUI; you only get out when you sober up and they unlock the door. 160. Frown and Wrinkled Lip - PBS detail. The talk shows are hosted by people that always are frowning and old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 CLUES 1) Chronology is relevant to one PDN. Not critical, but it might help you find the correct clue. 2) Tomb of 3) CTW 4) Mea culpa again: I just realized that "Eno", while technically correct, is probably less recognizable in this instance than the other famous name involved with it. 5) As for the other two, I've already given major clues about them in this thread. Also, at this point, it's time to institute "you only get credit if you supply a reasonably correct explanation" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Since we are down to half a dozen items, I will begin to resort to Google. 163. TruthMaker - Storm Impact RPG with Glinda's pearl as title character? The pearl was a magi-pearl that changed color depending on whether people told the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 ROWEN 172 - NO AND/OR INCORRECT CONNECTION 160 - NO AND/OR INCORRECT CONNECTION TRIUMPH 163 - YES (+1) - the other half was the old Mac RPG TaskMaker - the recent clue pertained to its sequel, Tomb of TaskMaker - the pearl is from the second and by far the best Oz book with the most spoilertastic ending ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: HOUSE of S CLUES 4) Mea culpa again: I just realized that "Eno", while technically correct, is probably less recognizable in this instance than the other famous name involved with it. I immediately went to Brian Eno, but couldn't get anywhere from that. I'll apply google-fu now, and see if something clicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 There we go. 172. Key Will Let You Out - Eno: A change of _____ Strange Overtones is a song by Eno and Byrne. The lyric is "A change of key will let you out." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 NIKKI 172 - YES (+1) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whRRR08A3Ac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 188. What do you get when you fall in - Contact. If no contact is made then you are flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 188 - NO. You're missing a clue from earlier in the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Balladeer Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I hate getting here with 80 responses already posted... Blind try on the rest. 160. Frown and Wrinkled Lip - Sober departing meditation That's what my face would look like if I were departing in sober meditation. 163. TruthMaker - Contact The truthmaker was an alien? 172. Key Will Let You Out - Freedom from BDSM? Cause handcuffs may be involved... 179. The secret/moment/answer/reason - Eno: A change of _____ Fill in the blank with any of the following. 188. What do you get when you fall in - PBS detail The kiddies want to know. 197. The Impossible and I - Storm Impact RPG with Glinda's pearl as title character? RPG's are notorious for having impossible characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Balladeer Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Slarty... you didn't update your list post after the last two correct guesses... RECALCULATING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Balladeer Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 160. Frown and Wrinkled Lip - Sober departing meditation That's what my face would look like if I were departing in sober meditation. 179. The secret/moment/answer/reason - Contact Something to do with 321 Contact? They did a lot of cool stuff on that show with secrets moments answers and reasons. 188. What do you get when you fall in - Freedom from BDSM? When you fall in love, you get freedom from pain? Or when you fall in the toilet, you get an unwilling partner? 197. The Impossible and I - PBS detail Sounds like a nice kiddie show full of imagination and creativity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 160. Frown and Wrinkled Lip - Contact. The wreckage of Ozymandias brings one into contact with him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Jewels: because clearly, the other 15 times I have crossreferenced answers and updated the list are not enough. I'm only updating it every so often now. JEWELS (ignoring your first post) 160 - NO 179 - YES! (+2) - 188 - YES (+1) - As I stated earlier in the thread, Bacharach. "What do you get when you fall in love? ... Out of those chains, those chains that bind you" 197 - NO TRIUMPH 160 - NO EDIT: Jewels... when you fall in the toilet? *raises eyebrows* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Oh, now I see it, without even Googling it. I used a book to look it up, and "Frown and Wrinkled Lip" is PBS detail- with PBS referring not to Public Broadcasting Station, but to Percy Bysse Shelly- the writer of the poem Ozymandias from which the line originates. So 160. Frown and Wrinkled Lip is PBS detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 197. The Impossible and I could be paired with Storm Impact RPG with Glinda's pearl as title character? The Wizard and I was the name of a song sun by IIRC Elphaba (AKA the Wicked Witch of the West) in the musical Wicked, whih is like the prequel to the Wizard of Oz- starring Elphaba and Glinda the Good as the main characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Okay, I'm a bit fuzzy beyond this point, and I don't actually own Sagan's Contact (yes, yes, minus a billion nerd cred, I know, but I own a complete set of the Feynman lectures, so that's got to count for something), but doesn't Ellie make contact after their organic ship-thing fall through a wormhole in spacetime? So wouldn't 188. What do you get when you fall in be paired with Contact? I have to use Google for the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Dantius with PBS referring not to Public Broadcasting Station, but to Percy Bysse Shelly Bah!!! Sneaky Slarty with ambiguous acronyms! It's...as plain as the nose on your face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 197. The Impossible and I - Sober departing meditation. If I've kept track correctly, these two must go together as the only name / clue left. No idea about the connection, I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 DANTIUS 160 - YES (+2) - and congratulations on having gotten it off of your own clue, rather than somebody else doing so! TRIUMPH 197 - CORRECT PAIRING, but as explained above, at this point points only go to connections. So the points for 197 can go to whoever can explain how it relates to the clue. If you are stumped, I will redirect you to the five hints I gave, point out that #2 and #4 were used on other PDNs, that CTW stands for Children's Television Workship and is hence 3-2-1 Contact related (and PBS related, but the wrong PBS), and that there were previous hints on Bacharach and Shelly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 So chronology matters to this one; at least, I think that's the unused clue for explaining the connection between the above PDN / clue pair. Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Also, if it makes you guys feel any better, I really do feel your pain. I'm doing the next set of clues now and there's one PDN where I can't figure out what I meant by it originally. It's particularly prone to interpretations and I have gone through literally more than 20 possibilities without hitting on anything that feels right. EDIT: As some additional help, I will refer you anew to the first two posts in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Oh! Was it was your PDN as you departed for summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Yes, but dig a little deeper, Triumph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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