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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Giddy Up Chuck
« on: Jul 4th, 2007, 6:19pm » |
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Now for a slightly harder one. 
Most often a man who destroys another
For a man on the waves, righteous brother
A meal's mixed greenery, one type thereof
Much danger below, great ship's above
Partner to weak spot of Grecian fame
For the first to be born is called this name
When made of wood, the first of vampire
When tasting good, above's mother and fire
Line them up first to last
Their heads alone and juxtaposed
View these ends from last to first
Third and second now transposed
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #1 on: Jul 5th, 2007, 3:23pm » |
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To be fair, I suppose I should post this hint: I have previously posted a riddle of this type on the site.
Unfortunately, the riddler who solved that one has been absent for some time. I'm sure someone else can figure it out though.
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #2 on: Jul 6th, 2007, 6:36am » |
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Well, I would figure the following:
Looks like the architecture of the riddle is the 4 couplets are mini-riddles with separate answers. From these, working through the last section, we then take the first letter/syllable - the "head" - of each, and reorganise them in the order, I believe, 4,2,3,1, to obtain the final answer.
The third couplet seems to relate to Achilles Heel (weakspot of Grecian fame), but as it's the partner to it, maybe "Ankle" is the answer for that one. Not really making inroads on the others yet, though.
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #3 on: Jul 8th, 2007, 8:56am » |
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You're on the right track so far, but no correct answers yet.
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #4 on: Jul 17th, 2007, 7:34pm » |
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As a hint, here is a link to a similar riddle.
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #5 on: Jul 17th, 2007, 10:03pm » |
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Where's raven when you need him? 
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #6 on: Jul 18th, 2007, 6:11am » |
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Is Oedipus involved?
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #7 on: Jul 18th, 2007, 7:13am » |
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on Jul 17th, 2007, 10:03pm, Sameer wrote:| Where's raven when you need him? |
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on Jul 18th, 2007, 6:11am, FiBsTeR wrote:
Barely.
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #8 on: Jul 19th, 2007, 1:49pm » |
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The first stanza reminds me of Voldemort, but I doubt this is what you're looking for. 
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #9 on: Jul 19th, 2007, 1:54pm » |
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on Jul 19th, 2007, 1:49pm, FiBsTeR wrote:| The first stanza reminds me of Voldemort, but I doubt this is what you're looking for. |
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I was thinking of Death or Grim Reaper!!
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #10 on: Jul 20th, 2007, 7:23am » |
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You're both very close, Sameer especially. 
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #11 on: Jul 20th, 2007, 9:50am » |
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Hmmm, I think devil would be a tad too obvious. Not to mention it doesn't agree with what I was already thinking of for final with the title in mind (pony).
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #12 on: Jul 20th, 2007, 11:33am » |
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Pony actually fits most of it that I can see... "destroyer of one"-might be a reference to say the Christopher Reeve accident, etc
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #13 on: Jul 20th, 2007, 12:22pm » |
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I meant pony as a final answer, not for the first stanza.
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #14 on: Jul 20th, 2007, 8:43pm » |
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I know what you meant, I just didn't have the time to connect it to all the others... (was in a hurry to go somewhere)
I can make it fit just about everything.
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #15 on: Jul 21st, 2007, 12:36pm » |
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I'll just throw down the random thoughts I had a few days ago when I read it; maybe someone can make something of them. I mentioned earlier that I thought Oedipus was involved. This name means swollen feet, or something like that, which could compare with Achilles' heel (the "weak spot of Grecian fame") of the third stanza. Finally, the fourth stanza alludes to "above's mother", which could be Oedipus' mother Jocasta, who commited suicide when she was "under fire" of having had relations with her husband and son.
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #16 on: Jul 24th, 2007, 6:51pm » |
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Sorry for the delayed response. I was off in the wilderness and without internet for several days. Anyway, pony is incorrect. I don't see a case for an alternate either.
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #17 on: Jul 25th, 2007, 1:43am » |
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Maybe Hades for the first?
And Poseidon for the second?
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How about supercalifragilisticexpialidociouspuzzler [Towr, 2007]
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #18 on: Jul 25th, 2007, 6:54am » |
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Or if he's feeling Roman, he might have gone with Pluto and Neptune. Would be great if the other outer planets fitted in with the scheme...
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #19 on: Jul 26th, 2007, 10:48pm » |
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #20 on: Jul 27th, 2007, 6:43am » |
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Well, certainly according to some legends/mythologies relating to vampires, Cain was the first. However, I haven't been able to synch this up with any of the rest, hence why I haven't mentioned this up until now...
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #21 on: Jul 27th, 2007, 8:28am » |
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No one is yet on the right track.
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #22 on: Aug 12th, 2007, 12:37am » |
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The River Styx?
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #23 on: Aug 12th, 2007, 1:42am » |
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Aeacus? he was son of zues and one of the three judges of death
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Re: Giddy Up
« Reply #24 on: Aug 12th, 2007, 1:45am » |
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well be4 i post some more of my thoughts does it have to do with any gods or deitys?
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