OT - 12/17/2007 Puzzle

[Ganchrow]

Say What You See


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What subject did this mythical Ivy League professor teach?
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[BEANTOWNJIM]

Hey Ganch Jjgold Was Right About You Your A Jerk Off.

Who Gives A F-ck About Puzzles We Want Winners This Is A Sports Forum Not An Algebra Class Ganch.o.k. Ganch Your A Smart Guy Is That What You Are Looking For People To Say I Think Your A Nit Wit.

Imagine A Guy Coming Into A Sports Forum And Trying To Show A Bunch Of Deadbeats How Smart He Is Man This Is Funny:d :d

[Ganchrow]

I Think Your A Nit Wit.

From you, Kepler, that's probably the highest honor I can imagine.

[Art Vandeleigh]

Looks like no one is in a big herry to answer this one, it's pretty tough. Maybe you can give us a small clue tomorrow (after you've selected a few winners for everyone, so no one here gets too upset).

[The Prick]

three joes eye ear line muppet? what kinda shady gig you tryin' ta run here?

[jjgold]

Ganch get a fukkin job

[Louisvillekid1]

Joe eye & ear
(engineer?) (Giant Ear?)

I have no clue bout the last two . . . spread or line and elmo or somethign. . .

[louisvillekid]

what i see is.....
1) 3 dudes, picture is too small to make out who they are, dude in middle looks like David Geffen(?)
2) eye of a hurricane
3) ear of corn
4) point spread, line, odds
5) a Sesame Street character

i see, things that are more and more likely to be debated.
as in...
1) are those dudes gay
2) how bad and which way is that hurricane going to be
3) is corn really going to be able to be reliably used to offset a oil crisis.
4) are the Red Sox the new dynasty in the AL east and the Yanks are has beens.
5) is children's programming really good for the children or is it sending hidden messages.

[pokernut9999]

something to do with predictions

[capitalist pig]

loisvillekid, I believe they are Joe Montana and Joe Namath in the pic, dont know who guy in the mid is

later

[Data]

loisvillekid, I believe they are Joe Montana and Joe Namath in the pic, dont know who guy in the mid is

later

Joe DiMaggio

http://www.prosportsmemorabilia.com/Joe-DiMaggio-Joe-Montana-and-Joe-Namath---Three-Great-Joes---Framed-16x20-Unsigned-Photograph-with-Nameplate_215133660_PD.html

[Ganchrow]

Correct identification of all three individuals. So of what is this a picture?

Any one of the three men pictured could have been omitted and the clue still would have worked.

"Ear" is not specific enough.

The numeric specifics are relevant.

Someone in this thread already identified the name of this monster

The "professor" described is quite obscure (unless you went to the university where he's said to have taught). I'll remind you that there's nothing ignoble about using Google.

[Prick Bot]

Solved by Data

<table><tr><td><img src="image.php?u=7382&amp;dateline=11962 10251"></td> <td>Solved by Data on Mon Dec 17 at 22:25:42.

Data's Fortune:
"What are you doing?"
&nbsp;
"Examining the world's major religions. I'm looking for something
that's light on morals, has lots of holidays, and with a short
initiation period."
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[Ganchrow]

Solved by Data on Mon Dec 17 at 22:25:42.

Quite impressive. Did any of the clues really give it away? Was it the last one?

Now only because it's the holiday season, I had decided to award a prize to the 1st person to answer correctly (so don't anyone get too accustomed to that, btw).

Choice of one of these fine prizes:

1. CD set of the the Mackris v. O'Reilly Opera
2. I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert

So if you're interested in claiming the prize Data, PM me your choice and your mailing details.

If you're not interested in claiming, the prize goes to the next person to answer correctly.

[Data]

Quite impressive.

Thank you.

Did any of the clues really give it away? Was it the last one?

To some extent, yes, the last one.

Now only because it's the holiday season, I had decided to award a prize to the 1st person to answer correctly

I will gladly take the book but only if you sign it!

[Louisvillekid1]

ganch,

this is pissing me off i can not figure it out. . .

Joe Eye Husk . . . Muppet ?

[Prick Bot]

Solved by juuso

<table><tr><td><img src="http://bettingtools.sbrforum.com/images/sbrforum-logo.gif"></td> <td>Solved by juuso on Mon Dec 17 at 23:54:30.

juuso's Fortune:
How doth the little crocodile
&nbsp;Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
&nbsp;On every golden scale!
&nbsp;
How cheerfully he seems to grin,
&nbsp;How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
&nbsp;With gently smiling jaws!
&nbsp; -- Lewis Carroll, "Alice in Wonderland"
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[juuso]

That was tough. Couldn't have solved it without google

[Ganchrow]

That was tough. Couldn't have solved it without google

Alas no prize for second but still very, very nicely done.

Maybe I'll have to offer a prize for the next puzzle, too ...

[Ganchrow]

ganch,

this is pissing me off i can not figure it out. . .

Joe Eye Husk . . . Muppet ?

I did say that any one of the three men pictured could have been omitted and the clue still would have worked, not any two.

Yes it's a muppet, but which one? Someone already mentioned its name in this thread.

[HedgeHog]

Joes Eye Husk Run-Line? Herry. #4 seems to be my downfall.

[Ganchrow]

Joes Eye Husk Run-Line? Herry. #4 seems to be my downfall.

What description would be applied to any market (run line or otherwise) of +170 / -150?

[Prick Bot]

Solved by BigBollocks

<table><tr><td><img src="image.php?u=1227&amp;dateline=11955 80634"></td> <td>Solved by BigBollocks on Tue Dec 18 at 09:34:43.

BigBollocks's Fortune:
Stop searching. Happiness is right next to you.
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[BigBollocks]

I should have used your Google advice sooner Ganch...

[Louisvillekid1]

Joes Eye Husk Money Line Elmo? im an idiot i just can't figure it out.

[Art Vandeleigh]

Here's my biggest mental block -

The original clue says "mythical Ivy League professor"

Penn
Dartmouth
Yale
Harvard
Brown
Princeton
Columbia
"Corn"ell


So you can't google one of these universities for an actual professor's name, because he's mythical.

So, in my mind, one of these universities needs to be named in the clue ("Corn"ell?). Otherwise, why the reference to Ivy league?

So far, however, I haven't seen the author of this puzzle say anything negative to the word "husk".

Joseph Cornell? Nothing about him fit.

[Matt Rain]

Three Joes. So Joe.
The arrow points to the spiral bands of the hurricane. No clue.
Husk.
Arb.
Herry.

Joe ? Oscar Berry

[Prick Bot]

Solved by Art Vandeleigh

<table><tr><td><img src="http://bettingtools.sbrforum.com/images/sbrforum-logo.gif"></td> <td>Solved by Art Vandeleigh on Tue Dec 18 at 16:53:11.

Art Vandeleigh's Fortune:
Peace, n.:
&nbsp;In international affairs, a period of cheating between two
periods of fighting.
&nbsp; -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
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[Art Vandeleigh]

Sometimes writing things down helps.....

[louisvillekid]

is this a phrase or a word?

[Data]

Book received. Thank you, Ganchrow!

[louisvillekid]

well, whats the answer to this riddle?

[Ganchrow]

The images are as follows:

1. "Joes"
2. "eye"
3. "husk"
4. "arb"
5. "Herry"

Which resolves to:

Joes-Eye-Husk-Arb-Herry or Josiah S. Carberry, fictional Professor of Psychoceramics (the study of "cracked pots") at my Alma Mater.

[Ganchrow]

Book received. Thank you, Ganchrow!

You're very welcome.

It's a rather funny book, isn't it?

[louisvillekid]

Joes-Eye-Husk-Arb-Herry or Josiah S. Carberry, fictional Professor of Psychoceramics (the study of "cracked pots" at my Alma Mater.

I didn't figure out "arb", but that still wouldn't of helped me.
Did you take Psychoceramics?

this thing kind of reminded me of a sketch they do on Conan O'Brien every now and then, but they would show a series of pics, then say this or that is more likely to whatever.