| Author | Message | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1474 Registered: 1-2007 |
Quickie i'm sure and just a bit of fun Have you ever tracked the strange twists and turns a pub conversation can take. Well last weekend my buddies and I over many rounds discussed a 70's TV show, Winter pursuits, music, Tennis & fishing tackle. The strange thing is that the topic of conversation remained the same. What on earth were we talking about | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3781 Registered: 12-2000 |
So presumably there was a common link between them? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1475 Registered: 1-2007 |
So presumably there was a common link between them? yes | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3782 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was the TV show a sitcom? Soap? Games show? Saturday night type show? Christmas favourite, like Morecombe and Wise? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1476 Registered: 1-2007 |
Was the TV show a sitcom? no Soap? no Games show? no Saturday night type show? if you mean a variety show then no Christmas favourite, like Morecombe and Wise? no | ||
| Howardwoman (Howardwoman)
New member Username: Howardwoman Post Number: 90 Registered: 1-2008 |
Nothing to do with Different Strokes? Lol. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1477 Registered: 1-2007 |
Nothing to do with Different Strokes? Lol. no other than it provided a nice puzzle title | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3783 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was it a satirical show? Drama? I didn't watch much television in the 70s....not that I watch too much now | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1478 Registered: 1-2007 |
Was it a satirical show? no Drama? it could be classed as a drama but it belongs to a genre you will be familiar with I didn't watch much television in the 70s....not that I watch too much now | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3784 Registered: 12-2000 |
Historical, factual, fictional, modern day (well, as far as the 1970s that is!), science fiction? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1561 Registered: 3-2006 |
Crossroads (TV); Cross-Country Skiing (winter pursuits); Crossover (music); Cross-court shot (tennis); Cross beads (fishing tackle)? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3785 Registered: 12-2000 |
Fishing pole (fishing tackle), Pole tennis (also known as totem tennis), Pole (music), ski pole (winter pursuit) and Pole Dark (TV) ;-) | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1479 Registered: 1-2007 |
Lynne: Historical no, factual no, fictional, yes modern day (well, as far as the 1970s that is!)yes, science fiction? no Fishing pole (fishing tackle), Pole tennis (also known as totem tennis), Pole (music), ski pole (winter pursuit) and Pole Dark (TV) ;-) inspired but no Woodwoorm : Crossroads (TV); Cross-Country Skiing (winter pursuits); Crossover (music); Cross-court shot (tennis); Cross beads (fishing tackle)? equally inspired but i'm afraid equally wrong the connection is not a word common to each thing. It's a little more subtle than that. Not implying that you lack subtlety of course | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 613 Registered: 8-2005 |
Is the connection a person? a place? an activity? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1480 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the connection a person? a place? an activity? this one. This is a good approach. btw Martin had you solved my Don't look now puzzle ? Sorry about my e-mail not working | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 614 Registered: 8-2005 |
Yes thanks I have heard a similar version before, that was worded a bit differently, so I did not want to get involved. | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3786 Registered: 12-2000 |
Are fish involved? was it a cartoon? Was it a drama based on a book? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1481 Registered: 1-2007 |
Are fish involved? no was it a cartoon? no Was it a drama based on a book? no . A little hint.. it was an hour long weekly US series | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3787 Registered: 12-2000 |
Happy Days? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 615 Registered: 8-2005 |
did the carachters in the show perform all the activities in the puzzle statement? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1482 Registered: 1-2007 |
Happy Days? no it's not a comedy did the carachters in the show perform all the activities in the puzzle statement? No. It's the name of the show that's relevant | ||
| Howardwoman (Howardwoman)
New member Username: Howardwoman Post Number: 91 Registered: 1-2008 |
Dukes of Hazard? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3788 Registered: 12-2000 |
American cops? Kojak? Man from Uncle? Hawaii Five O? Hill Street Blues? Night Rider or something? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1483 Registered: 1-2007 |
Dukes of Hazard? American cops? yes Kojak? this one well done Man from Uncle? Hawaii Five O? Hill Street Blues? Night Rider or something? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3789 Registered: 12-2000 |
So the word Kojak is relevant? Because it sounds like Kodak, photography? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1484 Registered: 1-2007 |
So the word Kojak is relevant? yes Because it sounds like Kodak, photography? no | ||
| Noobdogg (Noobdogg)
New member Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 644 Registered: 9-2007 |
Novak Djokovic perhaps? (his name sounds vaguely like kojak i suppose) BTW did you pronounce it Koyak or Kojack? Kayaks relevant? A brand of fishing equipment by the same name? A band by the same name? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1443 Registered: 6-2005 |
Kojak... as I recall was one of Nadal's tennis opponents. Easy leap there. Are all of these topics linked by the word Kojak? Or is the word pronounced/spelled differently depending on the subject? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1562 Registered: 3-2006 |
Might the conversation also have included: A very famous Dutch football team? Someone killed by Robert Ford? Ducks? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1485 Registered: 1-2007 |
Novak Djokovic perhaps? no(his name sounds vaguely like kojak i suppose) BTW did you pronounce it Koyak or Kojack? kojack pronounciation is not relevant Kayaks relevant? no A brand of fishing equipment by the same name? no A band by the same name? no | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1486 Registered: 1-2007 |
Kojak... as I recall was one of Nadal's tennis opponents. Easy leap there. an easy leap but not in the right direction i'm afraid Are all of these topics linked by the word Kojak? no... there are no common words to each of the topics but they are connected Or is the word pronounced/spelled differently depending on the subject? not this | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1487 Registered: 1-2007 |
My nemesis strikes again :0( Superb Job Woodworm Might the conversation also have included: A very famous Dutch football team? Someone killed by Robert Ford? Ducks? it included all of these things. I dunno how you do it;) Woodworm has solved this with this post but i'll leave it up to him whether or not to spoyle. I'd say the rest of you have some work to do} | ||
| Noobdogg (Noobdogg)
New member Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 652 Registered: 9-2007 |
Ajax, Jesse James and ... ducks?? You're right we definitely have some work to do. Brb. | ||
| Noobdogg (Noobdogg)
New member Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 653 Registered: 9-2007 |
AAH finally, I've got this one... kudos to woodworm for 'aceing' it! Good luck guys... | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1495 Registered: 1-2007 |
Ok I think I'll go ahead & Spoil this *****************SPOILER*************** My friends and I were discussing nicknames for your two hole cards in Texas Holdem. I'll explain : 70's TV Show - Kojack - A King & a Jack Winter Pursuits - Snowmen - A pair of 8s Music - Motown - A jack & a 5 (Jackson 5 geddit?) Tennis - Anna Kournikova - An Ace & a King Fishing Tackle - Hooks - A pair of Jacks Jesse James - Also a pair of Jacks Dutch Football - Ajax - An ace & a Jack Ducks - A pair of 2s Mt friend who has had his share of bad luck with the Ace King hand says that it's well named because like the lovely Anna it looks good but wins damn all. Here's the list in full for those who are interested http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_poker_hand_nicknames Congrats to Woodworm for the solve, it was his Texas Oldham pun that made me think of this in the first place | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1496 Registered: 1-2007 |
P.s. My favourite is the nickname for a Jack & a 4. This hand is known as a Flat Tyre because "What's a Jack for?" | ||
| Noobdogg (Noobdogg)
New member Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 654 Registered: 9-2007 |
That's one conversation I would have enjoyed! Thanks for the puzzle! |
