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Post by efanton on Feb 2, 2020 19:03:40 GMT -5
The sum of two primes, White Beatles tracks, look for Capricorn, you will find me there but a letter you must subtract.
Seen in Portugal, Ireland and France, after a hazy morn, She told her son 'They have no wine' at a wedding in Palestine.
Eugene would love one of these but only if it was pink, Paris ikon Bizet Would shudder I think.
Now you know who or what I am, Give me your answer In words of the common man.
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Post by Jenny on Feb 2, 2020 19:33:50 GMT -5
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Post by astree on Feb 2, 2020 19:59:30 GMT -5
. Do we discuss here?
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Post by efanton on Feb 2, 2020 20:29:58 GMT -5
Yes please. There will be many more hunts, and the fewer threads the easier it will be for everyone to follow what is going on.
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Post by astree on Feb 2, 2020 21:46:40 GMT -5
. Thank you.
30 tracks on the White Album; 30 is the sum of 13+17
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Post by astree on Feb 2, 2020 22:23:32 GMT -5
. M30 in Capricorn minus M gives 30.
port is a type of wine... hmm
no wine, but ales in Palestine?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2020 1:10:58 GMT -5
Second verse hints to Jesus’ mother Mary.
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Post by astree on Feb 3, 2020 6:18:18 GMT -5
. Nice molyn. Mary...marry..wedding in Palestine. Jesus turned water to wine at the wedding.
Eugene Dufriche was in the first performance of Bizets Carmen opera. (Carmen means song or poem, may not be related to this poem?)
Carmen Sandiego comes to mind.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2020 8:48:35 GMT -5
Answer is "The Gherkin" or maybe “pickle”?
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Post by efanton on Feb 3, 2020 10:44:27 GMT -5
Answer is "The Gherkin" or maybe “pickle”? The answer can be what you you want it to be, but unless a submission is made by PM then technically it is not an answer. Also bear in mind that this series of hunts works on a points system, an answer on its own will only get you 10 points, where as someone who submits a complete solution to all clues will get more than 10 points. Please READ THE RULES so that you understand how to submit an answer, and how the points system works.
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Post by astree on Feb 3, 2020 12:36:20 GMT -5
Answer is "The Gherkin" or maybe “pickle”? Please READ THE RULES so that you understand how to submit an answer, and how the points system works. Just now seeing that there is a Rules thread. Thanks for directing to it.
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Post by efanton on Feb 4, 2020 17:46:14 GMT -5
THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONFUSION AND QUESTIONS SO HOPEFULLY THIS WILL HELP CLEAR THINGS UP
It was NEVER intended that there be one single winner
Submitting a single line answer, will get you on the scoreboard but it will not make you the winner. Every clue in the hunt counts for 1 point. The final answer counts for 10 points. Obviously if someone has provided the solution to individual lines or clues as well as the final answer, they will score more points than the person that simply submits the final answer.
By my reckoning it is possibly to score 17 points in this hunt. No one has yet submitted a solution that scores 17 points.
It was also unhelpful that some submitted a final answer on the board (not saying whether that is right or wrong, it certainly was not an answer that scored full points). That was totally my fault I should have made it clear that posting a final solution would not be helpful from the start. My fault entirely not the fault of the person who posted.
The idea of these hunts was to provide something different for those that are not 'expert' hunt solvers, or those that only have a few hours each week to participate in something they enjoy without committing themselves to a long term commitment. I would encourage you to work together on clues that have you stumped but to try solve as much of the hunt as you can individually.
It was also an endeavour to provide a format of hunt that does not become an unending quest with no solution in sight, and with predetermined deadlines and solutions. We have all participated in these type of hunts and there's absolutely nothing wrong with them its just a different format and obviously with significant prizes involved they are not designed to be easier to solve. They can also be disheartening in many ways because you might wait months or years to finally find out the solutions to the bits you thought you had solved are correct or not.
This hunt was deliberately released to be easier than subsequent hunts. I wanted something to measure against to ensure that subsequent hunts are set at an appropriate level. I obviously totally underestimated my audience's ability and for that I apologise. I am currently modifying some future hunts to adjust for this already. I am endeavouring to create hunts that should be solvable by most people in a period of 2 to 3 weeks, without assistance but as stated if people want to cooperate on clues that stump them that's perfectly acceptable.
So please, continue with the hunt if you have not worked out all the clues and submit you complete solutions if you wish. As stated above no one yet has provided a complete solution.
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Post by jss05010 on Feb 8, 2020 18:01:17 GMT -5
A bizet is a carnation, and carnations can be pink
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Post by jss05010 on Feb 8, 2020 18:03:40 GMT -5
What are thoughts on the answer? Is it supposed to be a combination of the stanzas, or do they lead us in specific thought-train?
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Post by jss05010 on Feb 8, 2020 18:07:45 GMT -5
There is a mathematical conjecture about adding primes called the Goldbach Conjuecture. Goldbach also did some work in star maps.
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