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Author Message Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 260 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 4:55 pm:        Alternate soldier in skirt. A recent puzzle type made famous by user "It_so_happened", the goal is to find the words that fill in the sentence by finding words that are related or synonyms for the words in red. In this case, there are intermediate stages. The words will go from red to orange to green to blue, with blue being the final word. Take a look at his previous puzzles "Degrees of Separation" and "3 Degrees" to see how this works. I hope this one is nearly as well thought out as his have been, otherwise this will be my one and only attempt *smilie face*. It's hard to judge the difficulty of these, but I'm giving you all the benefit of the doubt. It_so_happened (It_so_happened) New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 720 Registered: 5-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 5:15 pm:        Cool! After making some, I was hoping I would get the chance to solve one! =) Are "Alternate" and "soldier" two distinct words, or do they go together? Skirt: as in dress? Or as in avoid, or go around? Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 262 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:24 pm:        Are "Alternate" and "soldier" two distinct words, or do they go together? two words will make a compound single word Skirt: as in dress? no Or as in avoid, or go around? yes, but neither of these specific words Woodworm (Woodworm) New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2137 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:33 pm:        Reserve? Bypass? Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 263 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:35 pm:        Reserve? no Bypass? no It_so_happened (It_so_happened) New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 722 Registered: 5-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:39 pm:        Submarine? Is it a synonym for skirt? circumvent? dodge? elude? escape? evade? Or a word that goes with skirt? Danger? Issue? Trouble? Problem? Land? Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 264 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:44 pm:        Submarine? you, sir, are the master, and I am but the student... Is it a synonym for skirt? yes circumvent? dodge? elude? escape? evade? none of these Or a word that goes with skirt? no Danger? Issue? Trouble? Problem? Land? Submarine in skirt. Rbruma (Rbruma) New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 661 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:57 pm:        Very nice this one, from alternate soldier to submarine Submarine: Nautilus? Yellow? League? Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 265 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:59 pm:        Very nice this one, from alternate soldier to submarine No kidding, I thought this part was going to get to a point of hints and what not. Submarine: Nautilus? Yellow? League? none of these It_so_happened (It_so_happened) New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 723 Registered: 5-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:59 pm:        Yes, that was a really clever one. As soon as I thought of it, I knew, yep, that's it! Sandwich? Skirt: border? skip? miss? detour? Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 266 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:00 pm:        Sandwich? yes, on the right track... Skirt: border? skip? miss? detour? none of these Rbruma (Rbruma) New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 662 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:10 pm:        Skirt: border, define, surround? Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 267 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:13 pm:        Skirt: border, define, surround? No... you guys are bound to get it soon. It's one of the 'avoiding' terms, not the 'surrounding' terms. Rbruma (Rbruma) New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 663 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:17 pm:        Skirt: detour? duck? evade? sidestep? skip? Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 268 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:19 pm:        Skirt: detour? duck? <-- evade? sidestep? skip? Submarine in Duck Woodworm (Woodworm) New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2139 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:21 pm:        Baguette? Zep? Roll? Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 269 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:22 pm:        Baguette? Zep? Roll? none Rbruma (Rbruma) New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 665 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:27 pm:        Bomber? Woodworm (Woodworm) New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2140 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:28 pm:        Hoagie? Po'boy? Torpedo? (I think this exhausts my knowledge of long thin sarnies.) Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 660 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:31 pm:        Subway? Togo's? Quizno's? (*decided to throw names of sandwich shops into the mix*) Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 270 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:33 pm:        Bomber? No Hoagie? Po'boy? Torpedo? (I think this exhausts my knowledge of long thin sarnies.) None of these.. Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 271 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:37 pm:        Bomber? No Hoagie? Po'boy? Torpedo? (I think this exhausts my knowledge of long thin sarnies.) None of these.. Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 272 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:44 pm:        Subway? Togo's? Quizno's? (*decided to throw names of sandwich shops into the mix*) None of these, it's a more generic name... Woodworm (Woodworm) New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2142 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:47 pm:        Hmmm, let's try some ducks: Bombay? Peking? Muscovy? Rubber? Mandarin? Sitting? Lame? Dead? Egg? Down? Golden? Rbruma (Rbruma) New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 666 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:49 pm:        Island? Archipelago? Cook? Should we trying to find a synonim for sandwich or a more latteral connection? Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 273 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:55 pm:        Hmmm, let's try some ducks: Bombay? Peking? Muscovy? Rubber? Mandarin? Sitting? Lame? Dead? Egg? Down? Golden? None of these Island? Archipelago? Cook? Should we trying to find a synonim for sandwich or a more latteral connection? synonym for a submarine sandwhich, you guys are all around it...Woodworm was really close. Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 274 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:01 pm:        Hmmm, let's try some ducks: Bombay? Peking? Muscovy? Rubber? Mandarin? Sitting? Lame? Dead? Egg? Down? Golden? None of these Island? Archipelago? Cook? Should we trying to find a synonim for sandwich or a more latteral connection? synonym for a submarine sandwhich, you guys are all around it...Woodworm was really close. Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 275 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:02 pm:        (sorry for the double posts, stupid computer!) Woodworm (Woodworm) New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2143 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:06 pm:        Maybe a Zeppelin (in full)? Duck: a species? Mallard? Goldeneye? (Thinking of just two that potentially connect to trains and James Bond respectively.) Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 276 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:09 pm:        Maybe a Zeppelin (in full)? No Duck: a species? No Mallard? Goldeneye? (Thinking of just two that potentially connect to trains and James Bond respectively.) No to all Rbruma (Rbruma) New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 668 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:10 pm:        Grinder? Torpedo? Rocket? Tunnel? Italian? Panini? Woodworm (Woodworm) New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2144 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:11 pm:        Crispy? Aromatic? Diving? Bill? Donald? Daffy? Howard the? Rbruma (Rbruma) New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 669 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:12 pm:        Never mind the torpedo, Woodworm asked this also Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 277 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:14 pm:        Grinder? Torpedo? Rocket? Tunnel? Italian? Panini? No. Seriously, you guys are close. Crispy? Aromatic? Diving? Bill? Donald? Daffy? Howard the? none , ...but I almost used 'Howard' to get to duck, heh Rbruma (Rbruma) New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 670 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:16 pm:        Duck: dismissal of a batsman in cricket? It_so_happened (It_so_happened) New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 724 Registered: 5-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:18 pm:        Duck: A synonym for the animal? Ciabatta? Hero? Blimpie? Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 662 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:21 pm:        Scrooge Mc? Daisy? Huey, Dewey, and/or Louie? April, May, and/or June? Club sandwich? Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 278 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:21 pm:        Duck: dismissal of a batsman in cricket? No Duck: A synonym for the animal? No Ciabatta? Hero? yes! you make it look so easy Blimpie? Hero in duck. It_so_happened (It_so_happened) New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 725 Registered: 5-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:24 pm:        Are we looking for a specific hero? A real hero? A mythological hero? A superhero? Or a synonym for hero? Hm, duck... Not related to the animal at all? Refer to a game? Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 664 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:26 pm:        Gray duck? Goose? (I know the game as Duck, Duck, Goose, and some people I've met online swear it's Duck, Duck, Gray Duck...got no idea why that might be. *shrug*) Or failing that, Gray Goose? (Vodka? That'd be a lateral leap for sure...haha) Woodworm (Woodworm) New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2146 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:27 pm:        Duck Soup? Rbruma (Rbruma) New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 672 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:29 pm:        With Brian here, we look like trying in vain to go up the mountain =) Hero = Hercules? Or a synonim for hero? Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 279 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:31 pm:        Are we looking for a specific hero? yes A real hero? A mythological hero? A superhero? this Or a synonym for hero? Hm, duck... Not related to the animal at all? no (it IS related to the animal) Refer to a game? no Gray duck? Goose? (I know the game as Duck, Duck, Goose, and some people I've met online swear it's Duck, Duck, Gray Duck...got no idea why that might be. *shrug*) Or failing that, Gray Goose? (Vodka? That'd be a lateral leap for sure...haha) no to all of this, and duck duck gray duck is just plan silly. Duck Soup? no Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 280 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:34 pm:        missed these from above: Scrooge Mc? Daisy? Huey, Dewey, and/or Louie? April, May, and/or June? no to all Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 281 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:35 pm:        Hero = Hercules? No Or a synonim for hero? No It_so_happened (It_so_happened) New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 726 Registered: 5-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:37 pm:        Trust me, guessing is a lot easier when you've made one of these yourself. You all should try it! Is it the name of a specific duck? Did you see Kaylee's questions a few posts up? Batman? Spiderman? Superman? It_so_happened (It_so_happened) New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 727 Registered: 5-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:38 pm:        oh you got 'em. =) Ixoye724 (Ixoye724) New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2873 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:38 pm:        Is the hero Superman? Batman? Spiderman? Another comic book superhero? Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 282 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:50 pm:        Is it the name of a specific duck? No, two word 'phrase', Duck is first part Did you see Kaylee's questions a few posts up? not until a few minutes later, heh Batman? no Spiderman? no Superman? no Is the hero Superman? Batman? Spiderman? no Another comic book superhero? yes Ixoye724 (Ixoye724) New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2877 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:53 pm:        Duckman? It_so_happened (It_so_happened) New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 728 Registered: 5-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:55 pm:        hm, Marvel? DC? Duck call? Duck hunt? Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 283 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:15 pm:        Duckman no hm, Marvel? DC? Yes Duck call? Duck hunt? No, No Woodworm (Woodworm) New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2156 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:17 pm:        Duckmole? (I learned this word at scrabble) Duck feathers? Duckbill? Duck pond? District attorney? ;-) Duckweed? Ducktail? Duck shooting? Ixoye724 (Ixoye724) New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2880 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:20 pm:        Is the phrase "something Duck"? Or more like "blankduck"? Rbruma (Rbruma) New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 677 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:22 pm:        You said yes to DC... Washington? Duck confit? Woodworm (Woodworm) New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2157 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:24 pm:        Flash? [in the pan ...] Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 284 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:26 pm:        Duckmole? (I learned this word at scrabble) Duck feathers? Duckbill? Duck pond? District attorney? ;-) Duckweed? Ducktail? Duck shooting? No to all to these Is the phrase "something Duck"? no Or more like "blankduck"? no more like: Duck something You said yes to DC... Washington? Duck confit? I said yes to DC as in DC comics. Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 285 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:28 pm:        Flash? [in the pan ...]Yes! Flash in (the) pan ...but before I put the S word, care to try and get from Duck to Pan? Ixoye724 (Ixoye724) New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2881 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:30 pm:        Duck Dodgers? Woodworm (Woodworm) New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2158 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:30 pm:        Duck sauce? Saucepan? Woodworm (Woodworm) New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2159 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:32 pm:        Oh, duck pipes/ Pan pipes might work too? Ixoye724 (Ixoye724) New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2882 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:33 pm:        sauce -> pan works nicely... Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 286 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:40 pm:        Yes! ************* SPOILER ************* Alternate Solder -> Submarine -> Hero -> Flash Skirt -> Duck -> Sauce -> Pan A flash in the pan. There was bit of foreshadowing in the opening paragraph when I mentioned that this one might be my one and only attempt, thus this puzzle itself might end up being a flash in the pan. Thanks for playing! Was a blast to make. Visconti (Visconti) New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 287 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:42 pm:        Also, I really wanted to use Steve's Job to get to Apple, then Apple to Sauce, but I thought that might be too easy.. still makes me laugh, tho. It_so_happened (It_so_happened) New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 729 Registered: 5-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:44 pm:        Awesome! Was a blast to play, too! And yes, the Apple thing is funny. =) Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6502 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:46 pm:        64 posts, and I was in class the whole time... Sorry I missed this one - looked awesome! Woodworm (Woodworm) New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2160 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:51 pm:        Hope it wasn't a flash in the pan: I think this genre has legs. The lateral thinking really comes in towards the end, when your solver's got one eye on the eventual solution. It's a bit like the old Lewis Carroll CAT-COT-COG-DOG game but with words. Me likes. Ixoye724 (Ixoye724) New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2884 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:56 pm:        Nice one. This and the other puzzles of its type are/were fun to solve, but I guess I'm more of a 'Classic' lateral puzzle style fan. It is a good point about the tough work toward the end, which this style has in common with all lateral puzzles. It_so_happened (It_so_happened) New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 730 Registered: 5-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 10:08 pm:        I think we're all probably biggest fans of the Classic style, since that's probably how we ended up here, but it's fun to branch out and stretch the brain in new ways every now and then. Ixoye724 (Ixoye724) New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2889 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 10:15 pm:        Agreed, but when you're old you can only stand so much stretching... It_so_happened (It_so_happened) New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 731 Registered: 5-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 10:23 pm:        Haha =) 38 is old? That worries me. ;)