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| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17662 Registered: 4-2010 |
Someone on Facebook shared a statement that I think applies really well to the election this year, so I thought I'd share it. But I couldn't just share it; I had to make a puzzle out of it. The words will go from red to orange to green to blue. Majestic quotes shouldn't only be about the return and the orange juice. NOTE: "Majestic" and "quotes" begin separate chains. "Orange juice" is the start of one chain. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 4346 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it ok to just guess synonyms . I'm not sure if I remember the rules for idiomuzzles . Maybe you could post them here if you have them. On the assumption that it's ok I'm going to proceed.. Magestic - Regal? Quotes - Cites? Orange Juice - Orange Crush? (Subtle REM reference) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17666 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it ok to just guess synonyms . I'm not sure if I remember the rules for idiomuzzles . Maybe you could post them here if you have them. On the assumption that it's ok I'm going to proceed.. Here's the official rule as set back in 2009: Decoding the green words is done by finding "synonyms, near-synonyms or sound-alikes" for them - and finding the synonyms is done by standard lateral questions. But in more recent idiomuzzles, other connections can be made. For instance, one can go from a city to an event in that city, or a song to its artist. Other similar connections are possible. Magestic - Regal? Quotes - Cites? Orange Juice - Orange Crush? (Subtle REM reference) No to all | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1140 Registered: 6-2003 |
Does any of the following lead anywhere: Majestic -> Majestix -> Asterix -> Comics Majestic (hotel) -> Cannes -> movie award -> Oscar Majestic (the boat) -> Ohio -> Columbus -> Discovery Quotes -> Quotation marks -> String literal (in programming) -> string -> guitar Quotes -> Sales quotes -> request for quotation -> tender -> soft Orange Juice -> Oran Juice Jones -> Indiana Jones | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3206 Registered: 7-2009 |
orange juice = Tang? O.J.? someone with the name/nickname Juice? Return = come back? Enter? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17674 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does any of the following lead anywhere: Majestic -> Majestix -> Asterix -> Comics Majestic (hotel) -> Cannes -> movie award -> Oscar Majestic (the boat) -> Ohio -> Columbus -> Discovery Quotes -> Quotation marks -> String literal (in programming) -> string -> guitar Quotes -> Sales quotes -> request for quotation -> tender -> soft Orange Juice -> Oran Juice Jones -> Indiana Jones No to all of these, but interesting thoughts! orange juice = Tang? O.J.? someone with the name/nickname Juice? No to all Return = come back? Think along these lines Enter? No | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3207 Registered: 7-2009 |
Return = send back? give back? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3443 Registered: 2-2011 |
Majestic - royal? splendid? quotes - sayings? speech marks? references? return - profit? payback? go back? revisit? put back? orange juice - Simpson? vitamin C? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 4347 Registered: 1-2007 |
Relevant that Orange Juice is used as a mixer e.g.in a Screwdriver it's vodka and Orange Juice? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17675 Registered: 4-2010 |
Return = send back? give back? No, OTWT Majestic - royal? splendid? No quotes - sayings? No to these, but this is somewhat OTRT speech marks? references? return - profit? payback? go back? No to these, this is OTRT revisit? put back? orange juice - Simpson? vitamin C? This Relevant that Orange Juice is used as a mixer e.g.in a Screwdriver it's vodka and Orange Juice? No but interesting thought Majestic quotes shouldn't only be about the return and the vitamin C. | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1143 Registered: 6-2003 |
return -> travel back? go back to the start? start over? change direction? change one's habits? repent? regret? majestic -> anything named "Majestic" relevant? (a place? a building? a person? a ship?) quotes -> aphorisms? adages? epigrams? anecdotes? misquotes? lapsus? vitamin C -> acid? lemon? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 4348 Registered: 1-2007 |
Quotes = Slogan? Motto? Vitamin C - anything to do with effects of lack of Vitamin C ? Scurvey? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17677 Registered: 4-2010 |
return -> travel back? go back to the start? start over? change direction? change one's habits? repent? regret? No. "Come back" was still closest. majestic -> anything named "Majestic" relevant? No (a place? a building? a person? a ship?) quotes -> aphorisms? adages? epigrams? anecdotes? misquotes? lapsus? No to these vitamin C -> acid? lemon? No Quotes = Slogan? Motto? No Vitamin C - anything to do with effects of lack of Vitamin C ? Scurvey? No | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3211 Registered: 7-2009 |
return - does it start with "re"? Is it two words? If so, is one of them back? again? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17679 Registered: 4-2010 |
return - does it start with "re"? No, but it ends with "-re" (HINT) Is it two words? No, one word If so, is one of them back? again? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3444 Registered: 2-2011 |
majestic - imperial? grand? grandiose? magnificent ? quotes - comments? references? vitamin C - ascorbic acid? ascorbate? additive? supplement? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17680 Registered: 4-2010 |
majestic - imperial? grand? grandiose? magnificent ? No, but OTRT quotes - comments? references? No to both. Think more "movie quotes" (since your guesses have been circling around it) vitamin C - ascorbic acid? ascorbate? additive? supplement? Nope, OTWT | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3445 Registered: 2-2011 |
majestic - glorious? fabulous? quotes - clips? vitamin c - health? life? vitality? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3446 Registered: 2-2011 |
majestic - glorious? fabulous? quotes - clips? vitamin c - health? life? vitality? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3212 Registered: 7-2009 |
quotes = lines? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3447 Registered: 2-2011 |
return = back to the future? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17682 Registered: 4-2010 |
majestic - glorious? fabulous? No quotes - clips? No, see below vitamin c - health? life? vitality? No, still OTWT quotes = lines? Yes return = back to the future? No Majestic lines shouldn't only be about the return and the vitamin C. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2738 Registered: 12-2010 |
lines - straight? limit? border? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17684 Registered: 4-2010 |
lines - straight? No to all; this one is getting OTRT limit? border? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1680 Registered: 6-2005 |
Majestic - noble? august? lines - direct? narrow? queue? sentiments? sound bites? return - restore? confer? render? vitamin c - band? singer? party? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3459 Registered: 2-2011 |
lines - rows? majestic - stately? superb? imposing? inspiring? magnificent? glorious? extravagant? vitamin C - vitamin b? vitamin d? return - departure? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17692 Registered: 4-2010 |
Majestic - noble? august? stately? superb? imposing? inspiring? magnificent? glorious? extravagant? lines - direct? narrow? queue? sentiments? sound bites? rows? return - restore? confer? render? departure? vitamin c - band? singer? No, but very OTRT. Rest are all No party? vitamin b? vitamin d? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3469 Registered: 2-2011 |
lines - stripes? track? traces? vitamin C - colleen? graduation? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17699 Registered: 4-2010 |
lines - stripes? track? traces? No vitamin C - colleen? graduation? This. Majestic lines shouldn't only be about the return and the graduation. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3470 Registered: 2-2011 |
graduation - degree? certificate? ceremony? honours? lines - rules? majestic - ruling? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1681 Registered: 6-2005 |
Majestic - Splendid? Awesome? Divine? Lines - point to point? infinite? polls? Return - Is it a British English word that some of us might not end with "re", but "er"? Enter? Prosper? Does this return refer to results of elections? graduation - education? commencement? celebration? party? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17702 Registered: 4-2010 |
graduation - degree? certificate? ceremony? honours? No to these, but it's more related to the ceremony lines - rules? Close enough. majestic - ruling? No, but this is "lines" Majestic - Splendid? Awesome? Divine? No, but still OTRT Lines - point to point? infinite? polls? No Return - Is it a British English word that some of us might not end with "re", but "er"? No. I'm American Enter? Prosper? Does this return refer to results of elections? No graduation - education? commencement? celebration? party? No to these Majestic rulings shouldn't only be about the return and the graduation. | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1690 Registered: 6-2005 |
Majestic - Supreme? Supreme court relevant? rulings - abstract? court? law? code? return - seizure? capture? overture? result? graduation - pomp and circumstance? winners? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17705 Registered: 4-2010 |
Majestic - Supreme? Supreme court relevant? No to both rulings - abstract? court? law? code? No to these return - seizure? capture? overture? result? No to these. It involves a specific, physical return graduation - pomp and circumstance? winners? Neither | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3473 Registered: 2-2011 |
rules - laws? majestic - great? grand? noble? graduation - cheers? applause? celebration? mortar board? congratulations? return - backfire? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17710 Registered: 4-2010 |
rules - laws? majestic - great? grand? noble? graduation - cheers? applause? celebration? mortar board? congratulations? return - backfire? No to all, and I'll supply some hints. RULES: Has to do with laws, courts, etc. Closer to "courts" though. MAJESTIC: Synonym. You're dancing around the word I'm looking for. GRADUATION: Focus on the crowd. RETURN: A specific return of one person to a particular area. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2757 Registered: 12-2010 |
rules - legislations? | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1159 Registered: 6-2003 |
graduation -> seniors? rules -> regulations? proceedings? pleadings? speeches? majestic -> brilliant? perfect? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17715 Registered: 4-2010 |
graduation -> seniors? No rules -> regulations? proceedings? pleadings? speeches? legislations? No majestic -> brilliant? perfect? No to all, getting there | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3476 Registered: 2-2011 |
return - Easter? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17717 Registered: 4-2010 |
return - Easter? Ooh, good thought. But No. | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1698 Registered: 6-2005 |
Majestic - Powerful? Emotional? rulings - appeals? return - election? re-election? order? ordain? graduation - students? teachers? deans? advisors? parents? pride? joy? finale? finished? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17720 Registered: 4-2010 |
Majestic - Powerful? Emotional? Neither. As a HINT it might take you another 4 years to come up with the synonym rulings - appeals? No, getting colder return - election? re-election? order? ordain? No graduation - students? teachers? deans? advisors? parents? pride? Close enough. That closes one chain joy? finale? finished? Majestic rulings shouldn't only be about the return and the proudest. | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1699 Registered: 6-2005 |
Majestic - Presidential rulings - elections | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17722 Registered: 4-2010 |
Majestic - Presidential No. Perhaps "another 2 years" was the better option rulings - elections No | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1160 Registered: 6-2003 |
Majestic - olympic? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17725 Registered: 4-2010 |
Majestic - olympic? Yes. Olympic rulings shouldn't only be about the return and the proudest. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1717 Registered: 4-2007 |
Olympic - games? Medals? Sports? London? Rio de Janeiro? Mount Olympus relevant? Greece? Gods? Swimming pool? Rules - verdict? Enforcement? Crime? Police? Judge? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3477 Registered: 2-2011 |
majestic - Olympian? rulings - verdicts? trials? edicts? decisions? return - only one person in the whole world? or one type of person? H/A/M? profesion relevant? geographical location relevant? prodigal? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17726 Registered: 4-2010 |
Olympic - games? Medals? Sports? London? Rio de Janeiro? Mount Olympus relevant? Yes, but not the word I want Greece? Ditto. No to rest Gods? Swimming pool? Rules - verdict? Enforcement? Crime? Police? Judge? No to these | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1718 Registered: 4-2007 |
Olympic - Sky? Clouds? Heaven? Mountain? Home? Ambrosia? Athens? Islands? Mythology? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3479 Registered: 2-2011 |
Olympic - Hellenic? rulings - measures? ooh Balin - I think you missed my questions! BTW this is my all time favourite kind of puzzle - thanks | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17727 Registered: 4-2010 |
ooh Balin - I think you missed my questions! BTW this is my all time favourite kind of puzzle - thanks I did miss them; fixed below. Glad you like these rulings - verdicts? trials? edicts? measures? decisions? This. Chain #2 closed return - only one person in the whole world? or one type of person? This, mainly H/A/M? profesion relevant? Yes geographical location relevant? prodigal? Olympic - Sky? Clouds? Heaven? Mountain? Home? Ambrosia? Athens? This Islands? Mythology? Hellenic? Athens decisions shouldn't only be about the return and the proudest. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1722 Registered: 4-2007 |
Athens - capital? City? Democracy? Democratic? Political? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3486 Registered: 2-2011 |
Athens = Greek government? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1704 Registered: 6-2005 |
Return - does the end word have anything to do with lobbyists by any chance? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1706 Registered: 6-2005 |
"Democratic decisions shouldn't only be about the loudest and the proudest." | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17731 Registered: 4-2010 |
Athens - capital? City? Democracy? This Democratic? Political? Greek government? Return - does the end word have anything to do with lobbyists by any chance? No, but... "Democratic decisions shouldn't only be about the loudest and the proudest." ...you've nailed the quote here, with a slight variance on the first word. ****OPEN SPOILER**** Democracy decisions shouldn't only be about the loudest and the proudest. I'm calling it an "open spoiler" because, although the phrase has been solved, the chain from "return" to "loudest" is still open, in case you want to try and figure it out. If not, let me know and I'll say what the chain is. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3488 Registered: 2-2011 |
can we go backwards? I'm all rerurned out | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17741 Registered: 4-2010 |
can we go backwards? I'm all returned out Yes, you can go backwards | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3490 Registered: 2-2011 |
return - vampire? (still trying) loudest - row? noise? cacophony? blaring? vociferous? garish? lurid? flashy? strident? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17749 Registered: 4-2010 |
return - vampire? (still trying) No loudest - row? noise? cacophony? blaring? vociferous? garish? lurid? flashy? strident? None of these | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3492 Registered: 2-2011 |
return - encore! ...applause? ovation? cheering? shouting? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17752 Registered: 4-2010 |
return - encore! Yep! ...applause? This. ovation? cheering? shouting? ****SPOILER**** Democracy decisions shouldn't only be about the loudest and the proudest. majestic -> olympic -> Athens -> democracy quotes -> lines -> rulings -> decisions return -> encore -> applause -> loudest orange juice -> vitamin C -> graduation -> proudest This quote was posted by a friend of a friend on Facebook in response to my college's decision to remove Chick-fil-a from campus, despite a poll where 67% of students wanted it to stay. (The decision was vetoed by the student president. They had a second vote to potentially overturn the veto; I do not know the results of that vote.) I saw the quote and thought it applied well to all circumstances, including the presidential election, but I couldn't just share it.... Nice work Shez & Dlcygnet for the solve. New puzzle right now. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3496 Registered: 2-2011 |
lovely puzzle! more, more more! |
