Wow, Mark--I got lost in the edits there, and just checked back to see that you almost immediately came up with a lot of further ideas. This thing is VERY close to being solved.
Wow, Mark--I got lost in the edits there, and just checked back to see that you almost immediately came up with a lot of further ideas. This thing is VERY close to being solved.
Is the group of three connection not "oil," then?
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"Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
-Pi
That's right--OIL along with WATER, ANGLE and WORLD.Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
Who wins?
I think it'd be Mark, he's the one who identified the group of three.
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"Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
-Pi
So it's 'underworld' and 'waterway'?
I'm sure you phrased it carefully*, and I should go back and look, but I definitely got the impression that 'world' was wrong.
*Yeah - you said 'not a three'. Which it isn't.
Last edited by MarkBastable; 12-07-2011 at 11:59 AM.
These places have something in common. It's not something you have to be British to know. You don't even have to know where the places are.
I want you to give me another place that could make the list - there are five or six candidates... But don't say why you think it qualifies, because then we can keep it going, by adding your right answer to the list. If you're wrong, I'll say so and then you can say what the thought process was, which'll be informative in itself.
Bishopsgate
Ukraine
Tucson
Gibraltar
The Isle of Wight
??????????
Last edited by MarkBastable; 12-07-2011 at 12:20 PM.
Blackburn.
ay up
God, I hate you.
So now we have....
Bishopsgate
Ukraine
Tucson
Gibraltar
The Isle of Wight
Blackburn
Anyone else like to add one, although Mick has won, obviously? I just thought this was too good a puzzle to kill as soon as someone (my money was indeed on Mick) got it right.
Last edited by MarkBastable; 12-08-2011 at 07:54 AM.
I can see how the thrill might be gone, now Mick's won, so I'll give a bit of context for each place to help things along, and if no-one's showing any interest by the weekend, I'll kill it.
Bishopsgate - the scene of spectacular world-challenging feats
Ukraine - where the women are far superior to their Occidental equivalents
Tucson - hometown of a traveller bound for greener pastures
Gibraltar - convenient because of its proximity to Spain
The Isle of Wight - good place for a self-catering holiday
Blackburn - subject of a void survey
Last edited by MarkBastable; 12-09-2011 at 04:55 AM.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...de-solved.html
Meanwhile, MI5 could be approaching us litnet puzzlers very soon.
ay up
The Black Hills of Dakota.
For some reason, I needed Mick's contribution in order to make the connection. I'm very annoyed at myself for not solving it from the original list.
I'm rather glad you're annoyed.
But - yes - the Black something Hills of Dakota qualify. We could get picky about what's precisely the right phrase.
Last edited by MarkBastable; 12-09-2011 at 10:21 PM.
The celebrated Mr K performs his feats on Saturday at Bishopsgate.
The Ukraine girls really knock me out - they leave the West behind.
Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona for some California grass.
You can get married in Gibraltar, near Spain.
Every summer we could rent a cottage in the The Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear.
...ten thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire.
Mick's go.
Come and keep your comrade warm!!
... d'oh. Missed it. A little slow. Just like the elementary school counselor predicted.
J
I absolutely SWORE to myself that I would look at this band before doing anything else upon the arrival of a MarkBastable puzzle. Won't get fooled again!
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