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Re: What In The World Happened Here?
Steve C #40943 11/11/14 11:19 AM
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A unique Pulitzer prize honor.


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Re: What In The World Happened Here?
wagga #41006 11/17/14 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted By: wagga
CCXXXIX (239)

Do we need another clue?


A positive attitude will go a long way to solving this.


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Re: What In The World Happened Here?
wagga #41008 11/17/14 08:42 AM
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wagga...

Let's see, the clue is 239 (USMC birthday)...

Judging from the growth...

Could it be Iwo Jima?




Journey well...
Re: What In The World Happened Here?
+ @ti2d #41016 11/17/14 06:58 PM
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Puzzle: What In The World Happened Here? CLXXVII (177):

After all the colorful clues, time for a B&W picture.



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Re: What In The World Happened Here?
+ @ti2d #41017 11/17/14 07:04 PM
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It's not my puzzle, but I confirmed your solve on Google Earth, +@ti2d

Nice job.

Wagga can correct me if I'm out of bounds here, and it's not an official "rule" as far as I know, but we try to give cryptic answers that indicate you solved it without giving it away. With some creativity, your answer can serve as a clue for others to find their way to the solution.

And the person who solved the puzzle is encouraged to post the next one. Is this right Wagga, or are the rules supposed to be cryptic too? smile

Or they just post another puzzle and we move on...

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Re: What In The World Happened Here?
SierraNevada #41056 11/24/14 01:26 AM
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The rules are much the same as explicated in the fight scene in BCATSK.

CLXXVII (177) Another clue:

They took rum to feed to the camels in the belief that it prevented scurvy.


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Re: What In The World Happened Here?
wagga #41058 11/24/14 12:51 PM
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CLXXVII (177)

1860, but not US Civil War, but they did go south to north

Just got back from Himalaya (that is not a clue)

Re: What In The World Happened Here?
Harvey Lankford #41059 11/24/14 01:15 PM
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For any one interested... google searching "rock tower brick base" gets you a plethora of pictures of lighthouses, legos, castles, and some smattering of lighthouses or castles made of legos.... ;-)

Re: What In The World Happened Here?
Harvey Lankford #41061 11/24/14 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted By: Harvey Lankford
CLXXVII (177)

1860, but not US Civil War, but they did go south to north

I dig your answer. You might have it.


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Re: What In The World Happened Here?
wagga #41065 11/25/14 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted By: wagga
CLXXVII (177) Another clue:

They took rum to feed to the camels in the belief that it prevented scurvy.

Maybe it was a contest of wills, but it wasn't Scarlet O'Hara.

Re: What In The World Happened Here?
Steve C #41232 12/24/14 01:20 AM
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Puzzle: What In The World Happened Here? CLXXIV (178):

Post carefully timed so that it will relevant in a day or so.



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wagga #41258 12/30/14 12:07 PM
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only an Aussie or a Norwegian would eat dog on Christmas Day

Re: What In The World Happened Here?
Harvey Lankford #41259 12/30/14 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted By: Harvey Lankford
only an Aussie or a Norwegian would eat dog on Christmas Day


Nope. Think Bayern Munich vs Manchester United.


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wagga #41260 12/30/14 07:48 PM
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I was sure it was Mawson and Mertz on Christmas Day, although that fingerless glove would not do much good in Antartica

Re: What In The World Happened Here?
Harvey Lankford #41261 12/30/14 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted By: Harvey Lankford
I was sure it was Mawson and Mertz on Christmas Day, although that fingerless glove would not do much good in Antartica

Mawson/Mertz gets my vote for second most-interesting detour after Alferd.

This WITWHH did have a White Xmas.


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Re: What In The World Happened Here?
wagga #41263 12/31/14 08:06 AM
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One day of sanity, then back to the trenches. The Beatles may have played here.

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Re: What In The World Happened Here?
SierraNevada #41273 01/01/15 04:58 PM
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That's correct. Show your work.


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Re: What In The World Happened Here?
wagga #41280 01/02/15 09:34 AM
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The fiberglass statue looks old, but it was just unveiled at a war-bombed St Lukes church, Liverpool. The statue is part of a campaign called one million handshakes for peace. It recognizes the historic event 100yrs ago when soldiers came out of their trenches at Messines in Belgium and enjoyed a Christmas break from the horrors of trench warfare including a soccer game (er, "football" game). And then the bloodshed resumed. This time period (late 1914-early 1915) is when poison gas was ramping up to large scale attacks.


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Re: What In The World Happened Here?
SierraNevada #41281 01/02/15 02:07 PM
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Well done SN
good start on the New Year


Just to clean up the previous one that never got confirmed:

look like Steve and I both had CLXXVII (177)

Burkes and Wills
Burkes and Wills crossing Australia

pics
Statue

Re: What In The World Happened Here?
Harvey Lankford #41282 01/03/15 10:25 AM
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I just read "Alone on the Ice" over the holidays, story of Mawson, Mertz, Ninnis, and company exploring Antarctica. Lots of similarities with Burke, Wills, and King, except there were no aboriginals to save Mawson. The accidental food poisoning, caused by not preparing the seedcakes correctly, reminds me of "Into the Wild". Good reminder that a little bit of knowledge can be dangerous.

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