Re: SSS Game
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:48 pm
I found a French naval architect named Henri Lome who had some association with Napoleon III, but I'm not convinced it's what we're looking for.
No, I was right the first time. Using John Kenneth Galbraith for both John and Kenneth would be a quartet. I was counting JKG twice.franktangredi wrote:I think, then, that I was right about John Kenneth Galbraith being the linchpin of the quartet. We have one person with the first name John already, and now we're looking for someone with the first name Kenneth.silverscreenselect wrote:You won't be able to form the quartet using four of the remaining unsolved people in the puzzle. Someone has already hinted at how the quartet works a few days ago.
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On second thought, that would have to be a group of FIVE. Scratch that idea.
1) Remember that the city can be used as a first name as well as a last name.franktangredi wrote:Based on everything SSS has said, and the only way I can make the numbers work out, this is where I think we stand.
Unused names (One pair; one name complete quartet, one name completes triple)
52. Al Capp
60. John Hannah
65. Howard Johnson
67. Lyndon Johnson
Oh, I've been running both first and last names through my head. All I'm getting so far is mush.silverscreenselect wrote:1) Remember that the city can be used as a first name as well as a last name.franktangredi wrote:Based on everything SSS has said, and the only way I can make the numbers work out, this is where I think we stand.
Unused names (One pair; one name complete quartet, one name completes triple)
52. Al Capp
60. John Hannah
65. Howard Johnson
67. Lyndon Johnson
2) If you took at the right two people above you should find a connection that will allow you to figure out how the quartet works.
The person you're looking for died within the last year.franktangredi wrote:
Oh, I've been running both first and last names through my head. All I'm getting so far is mush.
You've got one incorrect matchup. Figure out the person above and it will fall into place.May I assume that you're giving your okay to everything else on the last consolidation?
Triple. (Possible partial quartet, but SSS's comments about figuring out how the quartet works would suggest otherwise.)1) Remember that the city can be used as a first name as well as a last name.
2) If you took at the right two people above you should find a connection that will allow you to figure out how the quartet works
3) You've got one incorrect matchup. Figure out the person above and it will fall into place.
4) The person you're looking for died within the last year.
AL Capp is left. What's the capital of Lower Slobbovia?franktangredi wrote:DUH!
North Vietnamese radio personality Hanoi Hannah! (And she did die within the last year.)
She can go with Ho Chi Minh, meaning Harrison Salisbury goes back with LBJ. (He has definite links to both of them.)
Or she can join Tokyo Rose to form a trio of wartime radio propagandists with Lord Haw-Haw. (The Wikipedia page on wartime propagandists also lists Seoul City Sue and Pyongyang Sally, but they don't have potential matches in this game.)
However, none of that helps with the quartet.
Al Capp and Howard Johnson, but we still aren't sure who Hanoi Hannah goes with nor the configurations of the triple and the quartet. SSS's hint indicated that figuring out Hanoi Hannah would help us figure out how the quartet works, but I'm not seeing any way she fits into a potential quartet.mellytu74 wrote:AL Capp is left. What's the capital of Lower Slobbovia?franktangredi wrote:DUH!
North Vietnamese radio personality Hanoi Hannah! (And she did die within the last year.)
She can go with Ho Chi Minh, meaning Harrison Salisbury goes back with LBJ. (He has definite links to both of them.)
Or she can join Tokyo Rose to form a trio of wartime radio propagandists with Lord Haw-Haw. (The Wikipedia page on wartime propagandists also lists Seoul City Sue and Pyongyang Sally, but they don't have potential matches in this game.)
However, none of that helps with the quartet.![]()
What do you get when you take St. John + St. John?franktangredi wrote:
Howard St. John was well-known for playing General Bullmoose in the musical L'il Abner, but that would make Robert Wagner/Jill Stein the incorrect matchup and put them both back into play. And that seems like a much better pair for St. John.
DOH!silverscreenselect wrote:What do you get when you take St. John + St. John?franktangredi wrote:
Howard St. John was well-known for playing General Bullmoose in the musical L'il Abner, but that would make Robert Wagner/Jill Stein the incorrect matchup and put them both back into play. And that seems like a much better pair for St. John.
You were right: we kept circling it without landing.silverscreenselect wrote:I really didn't think it would be that tough, because a few of the matches like Napoleon-Duke of Wellington would be easy to spot. It just goes to show you never know with these things. I also thought someone would figure that "St. Johns" would be formed by two pairs of "St. John."
Well, it will be a while before I do another one; I haven't found a good inspiration for another puzzle and the time factor weighs in as well. Besides, I'm looking forward to a shot at the Professor's next one.