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Morsul the Dark · 06-23-2004, 03:41 PM

well handsome is as handsome does I shall repeat my question(though for all watching for 10 days ill use my original post as the timer until i get a guess to confirm)

"Son of God bent on seeing a mouse"

Morsul the Dark · 07-02-2004, 02:06 PM

boy and i was scared someone would have applied the 10 day rule by now. No guesses? there must be one or two?

unless this is too hard for you?

Morsul the Dark · 07-20-2004, 11:41 PM

ok fine then may i reword the clue?

"The boy who cried wolf went and forgot what it looked like"
"Son of god bent aon seeing a mouse"

both clues to the same answer
hint:

(son of god, boy that cried wolf) were considered...

**The Saucepan Man** · 07-21-2004, 09:46 AM

Quote:

(son of god, boy that cried wolf) were considered...

Well the only link that I can see between these two is that they were both shepherds.

So is it Shepherd of the Trees or Ent?

Morsul the Dark · 07-21-2004, 11:26 AM

yes ents

also another thing both clues had in common
bent and went i used word in word

go ahead saucepanman

**The Saucepan Man** · 07-21-2004, 06:20 PM

Thanks Morsul.

Although, for future reference, it's best to indicate a word in word clue by preceding it with something like "found in" or "hiding within".

Eg "Boy who cried wolf forgot what it looked like when hidden in vent."

A-n-y-w-a-y, the next clue is the previous one, which remained unguessed:

Head-line writer produces article for exiled king.

*sits back and waits for unadulterated silence*

Morsul the Dark · 07-21-2004, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morsul the Dark

Is this one Gandalf hehe
Head-Line writer someone who brings news
Gandalf was always bringing news
Produces article for exiled king
Gandalf crowned Aragorn
Gandalf

that was my last guess which was not verified and ill use it again

**The Saucepan Man** · 07-23-2004, 03:37 AM

No, not Gandalf.

Morsul the Dark · 07-23-2004, 09:22 AM

I shall try Frodo

Frod is writing LOTR in the book...
and he offers the ring to Aragorn(I'm trying to remember if that was in the book as well.)

Or it could be Bilbo he wrote the Hobbit and he gave an article of clothin to Frodo who was master of Bag-End
master being a synonym*(SP?) for king

**The Saucepan Man** · 07-23-2004, 10:08 AM

Nope. It's neither Frodo nor Bilbo.

symestreem · 07-23-2004, 10:26 AM

Methinks it could be Elrond-
Head-line writer: He wrote down much lore, including the lines of many heads of houses
Produces article for exiled king: Gave Aragorn the tokens of his house

**The Saucepan Man** · 07-23-2004, 11:17 AM

Nope, not Elrond either I'm afraid.

Hint: The exiled king is not of Middle-earth.

Morsul the Dark · 07-23-2004, 11:20 AM

wow that completely destroys all my hopes of knowing it hehe so Sauron he was very well known and he was most likely a headline subject and he made to ring to serve his lord Melkos who was exiled from Valor

wow that is so wrong

**The Saucepan Man** · 07-23-2004, 11:34 AM

That is so wrong.

The only literal clue in the question is "head-line writer", although it's a tricksy one. The other elements are cryptic clues (and require a reasonable knowledge of twentieth century European history).

**The Saucepan Man** · 07-23-2004, 11:38 AM

By the way, that lasy post was intended to provide a hint. But don't be put off if you know little of modern European history. You should be able to get it by thinking of a "head-line writer", but you will need to think a little bit laterally.

Morsul the Dark · 07-23-2004, 08:50 PM

Grima wormtounge I know nothing of moern Euro history I think you mean the king of Germany after WWI but I forgot his name

but Grima gave news to Theoden he didn't write it but he told him...

wait if I'm thinking of the right king he may have been Hapsburg(its aAustria but I'm oin to something I hope) Burg=hornburg= helm hammahand...

Hama?
or Grima?

**The Saucepan Man** · 07-23-2004, 08:59 PM

No. Sorry, Morsul.

I need a few more guesses before I give any more hints.

Morsul the Dark · 07-23-2004, 09:04 PM

dont stick your tongue out at me! just kidding let's see...

looked up laterally didn't help me...hehe

king euro history...

hgeadline writer using the definition of laterally I'll say

Sam? brought news to Merry and Pippin about Frodo who he is equal to?

**The Saucepan Man** · 07-26-2004, 08:05 AM

Nope, sorry. Not Sam either.

OK, here's a BIG hint. You have to think both laterally and literally. Who was literally a head-line writer?

Morsul the Dark · 07-26-2004, 10:14 AM

Saruman? I'm sure wrote about the ring and such and gave all his notes headlines

Bilbo Is the only one i know that wrote head-lines or titles

Nilpaurion Felagund · 07-26-2004, 09:36 PM

He wrote headlines in Arda? Or in Europe?

Morsul the Dark · 07-26-2004, 09:41 PM

accroding to saucepan man

article for the exiled king is the europe bit

the headline writer is ME

The Saucepan Man:

The only literal clue in the question is "head-line writer", although it's a tricksy one. The other elements are cryptic clues (and require a reasonable knowledge of twentieth century European history).

**The Saucepan Man** · 07-28-2004, 07:48 PM

Nope. Not Bilbo or Saruman.

OK, here are some BIG clues:

Think of a head line writer.

As for the cyptic clues, the article is grammatical in nature and the exiled king was South-East European in origin.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 07-28-2004, 09:31 PM

The "exiled king" was King Zog of Albania.

Azog wrote on Thrór's head.

Tricksy, Saucepan.

Morsul the Dark · 07-28-2004, 09:35 PM

I was looking at that name too about five minutes before you answered but I didn't know he had any relation to ME I did't know that one.... sadly at work I had thought up an awesome clue but I shall wait for my next turn

**The Saucepan Man** · 07-29-2004, 03:08 AM

Well done, Nilpaurion.

Naughty of me, I know, to use an exiled Albanian king as part of the clue, but I do enjoy the occasional bout of tricksiness.

Sorry, Morsul. Better luck next time.

Take it away, Nil ...

Nilpaurion Felagund · 07-29-2004, 08:08 PM

Don'tcha worry, Morsul mah man, I'm-a lay it easy on you.

So there's this dude, an' he was, like, just waitin' for me, man, y'know what I'm sayin'? So then, I pass him, an' then he started shoutin' like crazy.

Photographic equipment without age is missing, man.

I just, like, say, "Whatevah, dude."

Morsul the Dark · 07-29-2004, 08:28 PM

I'll wait for the next one thanks that is utterly weird...

unless...wips out elvish dictionary

kodak=kuduk which is hobbit for hobbit and their age of orign is unknown so theyre ageless and now they are not to be found

Hobbits will be my first and perhaps last guess

Nilpaurion Felagund · 07-29-2004, 08:41 PM

But the "photographic equipment" is general, not a specific brand.

Morsul the Dark · 07-29-2004, 08:45 PM

Beren or Camlost

Camera is lost beren is a man the age is throwing me

and I thought I was sly with kuduk

Nilpaurion Felagund · 07-29-2004, 08:56 PM

Camera (photographic equipment) - era (age) + lost (missing) = Camlost, or Beren.

Good job, Morsul!

Morsul the Dark · 07-29-2004, 09:03 PM

Here's my cryptic clue perhaps to easy but I think it sounds cool

"deep into that darkness peering long I stood there wondering fearing doubting, for 20000 leagues under the sea that Cursed word repeated again and again and I began to wonder would this be my tomb?"

I used a a bit from Edger Allen Poe's the Raven for anyone that actually cares

Morsul the Dark · 08-03-2004, 08:41 AM

OK this is the second puzzle up here that I made and it is the second one that has been ignored.do I make them too hard?

I'm looking for a plce...maybe that was confusing If i wanted a place or person

It's a place

Nuranar · 08-04-2004, 07:16 AM

I'm not familiar enough with The Raven to know when it leaves off and your clues pick up! That's what's confusing me, although I'll keep trying...

Morsul the Dark · 08-04-2004, 08:15 AM

It is part of the clue (and the quote ends at doubting)

Morsul the Dark · 08-07-2004, 12:00 PM

Taunts Players come on its not as hard as it looks its long yes but simple

Nilpaurion Felagund · 08-09-2004, 12:10 AM

I'm not learned in the lore of Pôe, so I can't answer.

And I'm already drowned in readings as it is . . .

Morsul the Dark · 08-09-2004, 12:18 AM

It doesnt matter that its from poe merely a cool quote and I figured Id let everyone know in case they were curious...

as for the answer it has its own meaning

Morsul the Dark · 08-11-2004, 04:39 PM

tralalala did i stump you all? or are you ignoring my? its mainly entirely a strait clue except two things

Nilpaurion Felagund · 08-11-2004, 11:26 PM

So, it is a place. Is it a tomb?

06-23-2004, 03:41 PM	#401
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	well handsome is as handsome does I shall repeat my question(though for all watching for 10 days ill use my original post as the timer until i get a guess to confirm) "Son of God bent on seeing a mouse" __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

07-02-2004, 02:06 PM	#402
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	boy and i was scared someone would have applied the 10 day rule by now. No guesses? there must be one or two? unless this is too hard for you? __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

07-20-2004, 11:41 PM	#403
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	ok fine then may i reword the clue? "The boy who cried wolf went and forgot what it looked like" "Son of god bent aon seeing a mouse" both clues to the same answer hint: (son of god, boy that cried wolf) were considered... __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

07-21-2004, 11:26 AM	#405
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	yes ents also another thing both clues had in common bent and went i used word in word go ahead saucepanman __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

07-21-2004, 06:20 PM	#406
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Thanks Morsul. Although, for future reference, it's best to indicate a word in word clue by preceding it with something like "found in" or "hiding within". Eg "Boy who cried wolf forgot what it looked like when hidden in vent." A-n-y-w-a-y, the next clue is the previous one, which remained unguessed: Head-line writer produces article for exiled king. sits back and waits for unadulterated silence __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

07-23-2004, 03:37 AM	#408
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	No, not Gandalf. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

07-23-2004, 09:22 AM	#409
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	I shall try Frodo Frod is writing LOTR in the book... and he offers the ring to Aragorn(I'm trying to remember if that was in the book as well.) Or it could be Bilbo he wrote the Hobbit and he gave an article of clothin to Frodo who was master of Bag-End master being a synonym*(SP?) for king __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

07-23-2004, 10:08 AM	#410
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Nope. It's neither Frodo nor Bilbo. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

07-23-2004, 10:26 AM	#411
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 728	Methinks it could be Elrond- Head-line writer: He wrote down much lore, including the lines of many heads of houses Produces article for exiled king: Gave Aragorn the tokens of his house

07-23-2004, 11:17 AM	#412
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Nope, not Elrond either I'm afraid. Hint: The exiled king is not of Middle-earth. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

07-23-2004, 11:20 AM	#413
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	wow that completely destroys all my hopes of knowing it hehe so Sauron he was very well known and he was most likely a headline subject and he made to ring to serve his lord Melkos who was exiled from Valor wow that is so wrong __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

07-23-2004, 11:34 AM	#414
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	You are correct Morsul. That is so wrong. The only literal clue in the question is "head-line writer", although it's a tricksy one. The other elements are cryptic clues (and require a reasonable knowledge of twentieth century European history). __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

07-23-2004, 11:38 AM	#415
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	By the way, that lasy post was intended to provide a hint. But don't be put off if you know little of modern European history. You should be able to get it by thinking of a "head-line writer", but you will need to think a little bit laterally. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

07-23-2004, 08:50 PM	#416
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	Grima wormtounge I know nothing of moern Euro history I think you mean the king of Germany after WWI but I forgot his name but Grima gave news to Theoden he didn't write it but he told him... wait if I'm thinking of the right king he may have been Hapsburg(its aAustria but I'm oin to something I hope) Burg=hornburg= helm hammahand... Hama? or Grima? __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

07-23-2004, 08:59 PM	#417
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	No. Sorry, Morsul. I need a few more guesses before I give any more hints. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

07-23-2004, 09:04 PM	#418
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	dont stick your tongue out at me! just kidding let's see... looked up laterally didn't help me...hehe king euro history... hgeadline writer using the definition of laterally I'll say Sam? brought news to Merry and Pippin about Frodo who he is equal to? __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

07-26-2004, 08:05 AM	#419
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Nope, sorry. Not Sam either. OK, here's a BIG hint. You have to think both laterally and literally. Who was literally a head-line writer? __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

07-26-2004, 10:14 AM	#420
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	Saruman? I'm sure wrote about the ring and such and gave all his notes headlines Bilbo Is the only one i know that wrote head-lines or titles __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

07-26-2004, 09:36 PM	#421
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Question. He wrote headlines in Arda? Or in Europe? __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

07-26-2004, 09:41 PM	#422
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	accroding to saucepan man article for the exiled king is the europe bit the headline writer is ME The Saucepan Man: The only literal clue in the question is "head-line writer", although it's a tricksy one. The other elements are cryptic clues (and require a reasonable knowledge of twentieth century European history). __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

07-28-2004, 07:48 PM	#423
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Nope. Not Bilbo or Saruman. OK, here are some BIG clues: Think of a head line writer. As for the cyptic clues, the article is grammatical in nature and the exiled king was South-East European in origin. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

07-28-2004, 09:31 PM	#424
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Azog. The "exiled king" was King Zog of Albania. Azog wrote on Thrór's head. Tricksy, Saucepan. __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

07-28-2004, 09:35 PM	#425
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	I was looking at that name too about five minutes before you answered but I didn't know he had any relation to ME I did't know that one.... sadly at work I had thought up an awesome clue but I shall wait for my next turn __________________ Morsul the Resurrected Last edited by Morsul the Dark; 07-29-2004 at 12:32 AM.

07-29-2004, 03:08 AM	#426
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Bingo! Well done, Nilpaurion. Naughty of me, I know, to use an exiled Albanian king as part of the clue, but I do enjoy the occasional bout of tricksiness. Sorry, Morsul. Better luck next time. Take it away, Nil ... __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

07-29-2004, 08:08 PM	#427
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Thank you, Saucepan the man! Don'tcha worry, Morsul mah man, I'm-a lay it easy on you. So there's this dude, an' he was, like, just waitin' for me, man, y'know what I'm sayin'? So then, I pass him, an' then he started shoutin' like crazy. Photographic equipment without age is missing, man. I just, like, say, "Whatevah, dude." __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

07-29-2004, 08:28 PM	#428
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	I'll wait for the next one thanks that is utterly weird... unless...wips out elvish dictionary kodak=kuduk which is hobbit for hobbit and their age of orign is unknown so theyre ageless and now they are not to be found Hobbits will be my first and perhaps last guess __________________ Morsul the Resurrected Last edited by Morsul the Dark; 07-29-2004 at 08:33 PM.

07-29-2004, 08:41 PM	#429
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	I'm sorry, man. But the "photographic equipment" is general, not a specific brand. __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

07-29-2004, 08:45 PM	#430
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	Beren or Camlost Camera is lost beren is a man the age is throwing me and I thought I was sly with kuduk __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

07-29-2004, 08:56 PM	#431
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Yes!!! Camera (photographic equipment) - era (age) + lost (missing) = Camlost, or Beren. Good job, Morsul! __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

07-29-2004, 09:03 PM	#432
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	Here's my cryptic clue perhaps to easy but I think it sounds cool "deep into that darkness peering long I stood there wondering fearing doubting, for 20000 leagues under the sea that Cursed word repeated again and again and I began to wonder would this be my tomb?" I used a a bit from Edger Allen Poe's the Raven for anyone that actually cares __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-03-2004, 08:41 AM	#433
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	OK this is the second puzzle up here that I made and it is the second one that has been ignored.do I make them too hard? I'm looking for a plce...maybe that was confusing If i wanted a place or person It's a place __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-04-2004, 07:16 AM	#434
Nuranar Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: STILL a drought Posts: 529	I'm not familiar enough with The Raven to know when it leaves off and your clues pick up! That's what's confusing me, although I'll keep trying... __________________ I admit it is better fun to punt than be punted, and that a desire to have all the fun is nine-tenths of the law of chivalry. Lord Peter Wimsey

08-04-2004, 08:15 AM	#435
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	It is part of the clue (and the quote ends at doubting) __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-07-2004, 12:00 PM	#436
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	Taunts Players come on its not as hard as it looks its long yes but simple __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-09-2004, 12:10 AM	#437
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Sorry, Morsul. I'm not learned in the lore of Pôe, so I can't answer. And I'm already drowned in readings as it is . . . __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...