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Galadriel55 · 09-29-2012, 06:09 PM

Merci. Essayez ma question

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Head and tail of twenty-six return outlandish moon before one listens to strange bloody scene

Galadriel55 · 10-13-2012, 12:19 PM

Hello? oh... oh... oh...

Anyone here? ere... ere... ere...

*listens mournfully to the echo bouncing off the empty place*

Mithalwen · 10-13-2012, 12:44 PM

Azanulbizar maybe? Spooky you posting as I pondered or were you stalking?... AZ head and tail of alphabet, anul is luna (forn for Moon) reversed then bizar is homophonous with bizarre and in all the sight of a battle?

Galadriel55 · 10-13-2012, 12:49 PM

Bingo!

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Spooky you posting as I pondered or were you stalking?...

It was a coincidence. Chance has brought us here, if chance you call it...

Mithalwen · 10-13-2012, 01:03 PM

I was stumped for a while because at first I thought it was the AZ which was reversed so I was puzzling over the limited things beginning with ZA..

hmm and htat means I need to have a think... aiee

Mithalwen · 10-13-2012, 01:24 PM

Queen's grandson is, I hear, but a page who manned the barricade.

A bit sneaky but I think it is ok......

Galadriel55 · 10-13-2012, 08:29 PM

Sneaky indeed. The only name I have so far is Merry - who manned the barricade that the hobbits put up and whose name sounds like Queen Mary's. But the grandson us totally off, and it's no crisp solution...

Mithalwen · 10-14-2012, 02:20 AM

I think you are doing quite well. Wrong but quite well. I won't give you a clue yet because you aren't way off and when you get one of the elements I think it will take you instantly to the right person. which may be a clue in itself!

Mithalwen · 10-20-2012, 12:43 PM

Do you need a bijou hint-ette?

Galadriel55 · 10-20-2012, 01:14 PM

I have had precious little time last week, and whatever results my queen searches gave me did not really fit. I'll work on it. I guess a hint would speed up the process...

Mithalwen · 10-20-2012, 01:23 PM

I hear does not relate to the Queen's grandson, but to the sneaky middle element. Otherwise it is probably more straight forward than you think.

Galadriel55 · 10-21-2012, 03:17 PM

Hmm... Does it somehow translate to Harry Goatleaf?

I can't explain the goat no matter how much I try.

Mithalwen · 10-21-2012, 04:54 PM

It is . Harry is the Queen's grandson .... and page is a leaf....and surely Galadriel my sweet cub you remember about bloomers and flowers....

Galadriel55 · 10-21-2012, 05:24 PM

Oh! Good.

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Harry is the Queen's grandson .... and page is a leaf....and surely Galadriel my sweet cub you remember about bloomers and flowers....

Yeah, I had the reasons for Harry and Leaf, but I still can't explain how you get "goat" from "but a".

Do enlighten me please, MummieMith!

I'll get a clue up before I go to sleep today.

Mithalwen · 10-21-2012, 05:30 PM

Ohhhhhhhh welll remember how a bloomer is something that blooms ie a flower, and a flower something that flows so a river well but a sounds like butter and is something than butts....so a goat.

Galadriel55 · 10-21-2012, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Ohhhhhhhh welll remember how a bloomer is something that blooms ie a flower, and a flower something that flows so a river well but a sounds like butter and is something than butts....so a goat.

Oh I get it now!

Not only am I horrible at sounds-like guessing, but I'm also on the wrong side of the pond.

That's a nice one, Mith. A really nice one.

Place one in a pointless dance with deceased parent

This one should be fairly easy.

Mithalwen · 12-12-2012, 05:16 AM

It isn't. Stilll puzzling.

Galadriel55 · 12-12-2012, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

It isn't. Stilll puzzling.

Ok, I have no idea what I wrote up there. I think I remember the answer, but then it doesn't exactly match the question. The question is missing a part. *headdesk* Or I just can't remember the answer. *facepalm* But I don't think I could have used this question for anything else, really.

Well, should have been something like

Note to place one in a pointless dance with deceased parent

Mithalwen · 12-12-2012, 07:16 AM

Hmm originally I thought the straight cle was place or deceased parent ~ and there are so many in ME but now I am not so sure. Dancing isn't my strongest suit but gather that when the right one is foundit has to lose N S W or E and gain an I? Hmm da capo...

Mithalwen · 01-06-2013, 01:00 PM

Shot in the dark, Drogo?

Galadriel55 · 01-06-2013, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Shot in the dark, Drogo?

No, not him.

Hint: the note is from the do-re-mi system.

Mithalwen · 01-06-2013, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

No, not him.

Hint: the note is from the do-re-mi system.

Ah well I never learnt solfege bot I did watch the sound of music over Christmas. ?.pondering...

Mithalwen · 01-06-2013, 05:29 PM

Ooooh is it Miriel? MI a name I call myseld, then a reel ia a dancr and you switch one -I- for an e forveast you get the most significant deceased parent innthe legendarium.

Galadriel55 · 01-06-2013, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Ooooh is it Miriel? MI a name I call myseld, then a reel ia a dancr and you switch one -I- for an e forveast you get the most significant deceased parent innthe legendarium.

That's the one. Just about the only remarkable thing she's done in her life is give birth to Feanor, and then caused trouble by not coming back from the dead...

Mithalwen · 01-06-2013, 05:40 PM

She sewed nicely. Oh dear now I have to think of something.

Mithalwen · 01-07-2013, 05:50 AM

Dear signora arranged brittle fragment to form heartless feature.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 01-07-2013, 07:37 AM

Caradhras

Cara is roughly Italian for 'dear' and the rest is an anagram of shard, the whole being heartlessly cruel.

Mithalwen · 01-07-2013, 08:03 AM

Yes cara is Italian for dear when referencing a woman hence signora. So over to you Squatter.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 01-07-2013, 12:43 PM

It's been a while, but maybe I can still remember how to do this.

Climb with firearm against fishy pitch, delivering great city

Galadriel55 · 02-04-2013, 06:34 PM

I have no idea. Gundabad? Because it has "gun" in it and is the capital city of the goblins?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 02-07-2013, 03:47 PM

That's most of the answer. Are you sure you can't have a stab at guessing how I'm getting there?

Galadriel55 · 02-07-2013, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by The Squatter of Amon Rûdh

That's most of the answer. Are you sure you can't have a stab at guessing how I'm getting there?

Mount Gundabad? Mount means climb, gun is firearm, and I still don't know the rest of it.

Morsul the Dark · 02-07-2013, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Mount Gundabad? Mount means climb, gun is firearm, and I still don't know the rest of it.

A-Bad
A is a note
bad is fishy

Galadriel55 · 02-08-2013, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Morsul the Dark

A-Bad
A is a note
bad is fishy

But what of the D? You get dabad. I tried AD and DA, as well as scrambles of the whole thing, but I didn't come up with anything that made sense.

Morsul the Dark · 02-08-2013, 10:24 AM

I'm wondering if there's
a specific clue about the D.

climb: Mount
Fire Arm: Gun
Fishy Pitch: Abad
great city: goblin city

I think the d sort of falls into place with the context of the rest
Great work on this one G55

I only guessed at the reasoning for the end bit so I hope it's right because Your answer makes sense with it.

Edit: Actually Fire Arm against fishy pitch fired upon; like Gunned? phoneticaly gund?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 02-11-2013, 08:55 AM

Fishy pitch is dab ad - a type of fish and a sales pitch. I was thinking of changing it to "fishy notice", but that would probably not have helped much. Anyway, all such mucking about aside, Galadriel has the floor.

Galadriel55 · 02-11-2013, 07:29 PM

Thanks, Squatter. Hopefully this one isn't too muddled.

Green land exiled lady in papers after messed up signal

Ardent · 02-15-2013, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

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Green land exiled lady in papers after messed up signal

Here's my guess:

Dell = a green land
A messed up signal = a code?
There was a code machine called the Enigma, and Elgar wrote the Enigma Variations. There is no apparent link between the machine and the composer but one of the Variations was called Nimrod.

So could the exiled lady be Nimrodel?

Even if right it still leaves me wondering about "in papers"...

Galadriel55 · 02-15-2013, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Ardent

So could the exiled lady be Nimrodel?

No, not her.

The straight clue is either at the beginning or at the end. And what you said about the code is waaaaaaay too complicated and obscure. It's far simpler than that.

Mithalwen · 02-16-2013, 04:43 AM

Messed up probably indicates an anagram and I suspect grren land is the s traight clue. But I keep thinking of Ossiriand which doesn't work...hmmm ponders

09-29-2012, 06:09 PM	#881
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,490	Merci. Essayez ma question : Head and tail of twenty-six return outlandish moon before one listens to strange bloody scene __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

10-13-2012, 12:19 PM	#882
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,490	Hello? oh... oh... oh... Anyone here? ere... ere... ere... listens mournfully to the echo bouncing off the empty place __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

10-13-2012, 12:44 PM	#883
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Azanulbizar maybe? Spooky you posting as I pondered or were you stalking?... AZ head and tail of alphabet, anul is luna (forn for Moon) reversed then bizar is homophonous with bizarre and in all the sight of a battle? __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

10-13-2012, 01:03 PM	#885
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	I was stumped for a while because at first I thought it was the AZ which was reversed so I was puzzling over the limited things beginning with ZA.. hmm and htat means I need to have a think... aiee __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

10-13-2012, 01:24 PM	#886
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Queen's grandson is, I hear, but a page who manned the barricade. A bit sneaky but I think it is ok...... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

10-13-2012, 08:29 PM	#887
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,490	Sneaky indeed. The only name I have so far is Merry - who manned the barricade that the hobbits put up and whose name sounds like Queen Mary's. But the grandson us totally off, and it's no crisp solution... __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

10-14-2012, 02:20 AM	#888
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	I think you are doing quite well. Wrong but quite well. I won't give you a clue yet because you aren't way off and when you get one of the elements I think it will take you instantly to the right person. which may be a clue in itself! __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

10-20-2012, 12:43 PM	#889
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Do you need a bijou hint-ette? __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

10-20-2012, 01:14 PM	#890
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,490	I have had precious little time last week, and whatever results my queen searches gave me did not really fit. I'll work on it. I guess a hint would speed up the process... __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

10-20-2012, 01:23 PM	#891
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	I hear does not relate to the Queen's grandson, but to the sneaky middle element. Otherwise it is probably more straight forward than you think. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

10-21-2012, 03:17 PM	#892
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,490	Hmm... Does it somehow translate to Harry Goatleaf? I can't explain the goat no matter how much I try. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

10-21-2012, 04:54 PM	#893
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	It is . Harry is the Queen's grandson .... and page is a leaf....and surely Galadriel my sweet cub you remember about bloomers and flowers.... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

10-21-2012, 05:30 PM	#895
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Ohhhhhhhh welll remember how a bloomer is something that blooms ie a flower, and a flower something that flows so a river well but a sounds like butter and is something than butts....so a goat. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

12-12-2012, 05:16 AM	#897
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	It isn't. Stilll puzzling. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

12-12-2012, 07:16 AM	#899
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Hmm originally I thought the straight cle was place or deceased parent ~ and there are so many in ME but now I am not so sure. Dancing isn't my strongest suit but gather that when the right one is foundit has to lose N S W or E and gain an I? Hmm da capo... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-06-2013, 01:00 PM	#900
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Shot in the dark, Drogo? __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-06-2013, 05:29 PM	#903
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Ooooh is it Miriel? MI a name I call myseld, then a reel ia a dancr and you switch one -I- for an e forveast you get the most significant deceased parent innthe legendarium. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-06-2013, 05:40 PM	#905
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	She sewed nicely. Oh dear now I have to think of something. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-07-2013, 05:50 AM	#906
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Dear signora arranged brittle fragment to form heartless feature. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-07-2013, 07:37 AM	#907
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Caradhras Cara is roughly Italian for 'dear' and the rest is an anagram of shard, the whole being heartlessly cruel. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

01-07-2013, 08:03 AM	#908
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Yes cara is Italian for dear when referencing a woman hence signora. So over to you Squatter. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-07-2013, 12:43 PM	#909
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	It's been a while, but maybe I can still remember how to do this. Climb with firearm against fishy pitch, delivering great city __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

02-04-2013, 06:34 PM	#910
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,490	I have no idea. Gundabad? Because it has "gun" in it and is the capital city of the goblins? __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

02-07-2013, 03:47 PM	#911
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That's most of the answer. Are you sure you can't have a stab at guessing how I'm getting there? __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

02-08-2013, 10:24 AM	#915
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	I'm wondering if there's a specific clue about the D. climb: Mount Fire Arm: Gun Fishy Pitch: Abad great city: goblin city I think the d sort of falls into place with the context of the rest Great work on this one G55 I only guessed at the reasoning for the end bit so I hope it's right because Your answer makes sense with it. Edit: Actually Fire Arm against fishy pitch fired upon; like Gunned? phoneticaly gund? __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

02-11-2013, 08:55 AM	#916
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Fishy pitch is dab ad - a type of fish and a sales pitch. I was thinking of changing it to "fishy notice", but that would probably not have helped much. Anyway, all such mucking about aside, Galadriel has the floor. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

02-11-2013, 07:29 PM	#917
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,490	Thanks, Squatter. Hopefully this one isn't too muddled. Green land exiled lady in papers after messed up signal __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

02-16-2013, 04:43 AM	#920
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Messed up probably indicates an anagram and I suspect grren land is the s traight clue. But I keep thinking of Ossiriand which doesn't work...hmmm ponders __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace