cryptic band names

BaldJean wrote: Angelo wrote: Well done Dean - the 'approximately' was in the riddle for a reason .... now what do we know about Fassbinder's? your riddle was ambiguous; World Trade fits the specifications too

Could be, as far as Sherwood is concerned, but World Trade does not fit the 'Approximately' part of the riddle.


Edited by Angelo - August 08 2007 at 14:32

Edgar Allan Poe wrote poems to F. S.  Osgood this way -- it was a kind of acrostic, but instread of the letters of her name being at the beginning of each line, it was done numerically, namely -- the "F" was the first letter in the first line, the "r" -- the second letter in the second line, and so on.

Fassbinder wrote: Edgar Allan Poe wrote poems to F. S.  Osgood this way -- it was a kind of acrostic, but instread of the letters of her name being at the beginning of each line, it was done numerically, namely -- the "F" was the first letter in the first line, the "r" -- the second letter in the second line, and so on.   Cuneiformed sacral musical instrument.

Wow - that's a real cryptic one, Eugene.
I noticed the acrostic style in a Wikipedia article on Poe and Osgood, but this detail was not mentioned...


Edited by Angelo - August 08 2007 at 14:36

Oops, you're right on both accounts, Angelo.

It's been Friede posting recently in this thread and they do have the same avatar...

All I can say is... well done to Tuz, I would never have got that!

Angelo wrote: BaldJean wrote: Angelo wrote: Well done Dean - the 'approximately' was in the riddle for a reason .... now what do we know about Fassbinder's? your riddle was ambiguous; World Trade fits the specifications too Could be, as far as Sherwood is concerned, but World Trade does not fit the 'Approximately' part of the riddle.

but "World Trade" does fit the "approximately" part of your riddle, because in a way the World Trade Center is only lapproximately where it once was. and "old but new": there is supposed to be a new World Trade Center where the old one has been


Edited by BaldJean - August 08 2007 at 14:44

Tuzvihar wrote: Fassbinder wrote: Edgar Allan Poe wrote poems to F. S.  Osgood this way -- it was a kind of acrostic, but instread of the letters of her name being at the beginning of each line, it was done numerically, namely -- the "F" was the first letter in the first line, the "r" -- the second letter in the second line, and so on.   Cuneiformed sacral musical instrument. Yeah. I just googled Frances Sargent Osgood and when I read her wikipedia site everything was clear.

Fassbinder wrote: Tuzvihar wrote: Fassbinder wrote: Edgar Allan Poe wrote poems to F. S.  Osgood this way -- it was a kind of acrostic, but instread of the letters of her name being at the beginning of each line, it was done numerically, namely -- the "F" was the first letter in the first line, the "r" -- the second letter in the second line, and so on.   Cuneiformed sacral musical instrument. Yeah. I just googled Frances Sargent Osgood and when I read her wikipedia site everything was clear.   I was sure you recall that from the acquaintance with Poe's poetry...

I'm sorry to disappoint you.

EDIT: You know what? I feel like a cheater now... I leave my turn to somebody else.


Edited by Tuzvihar - August 08 2007 at 15:03

Fassbinder wrote: ...   Why should you feel like a cheater???   You searched it by Google... everybody does that...   I don't get it... everything was alright, in my opinion.

You said you were sure I was acquainted with Poe's poetry. That looked like a reproach to me. Wasn't it?

Fassbinder wrote: Tuzvihar wrote: Fassbinder wrote: ...   Why should you feel like a cheater???   You searched it by Google... everybody does that...   I don't get it... everything was alright, in my opinion. You said you were sure I was acquainted with Poe's poetry. That looked like a reproach to me. Wasn't it?   No, it definitely was not.   I'm sorry if it was perceived by you as a reproach, but it certainly was not intended as such.

Ok.
Somethimes I just take things too personally...