| Author | Message | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 742 Registered: 5-2003 |
Naming them for cartoon characters is one thing, but "Snowcone" and "Haystack" just wouldn't be appropriate! (possibly a quickie.) | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 273 Registered: 9-2008 |
Are they animals? Animals associated with majesty and pride? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 743 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are they animals? No. Animals associated with majesty and pride? No. The title is mildly relevant, but you don't need to find its relevance to solve this puzzle. | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 275 Registered: 9-2008 |
Are they machines? people? places? food items? hair styles? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 746 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are they machines? This, no others. people? places? food items? hair styles? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 437 Registered: 11-2008 |
cars? airplanes? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 747 Registered: 5-2003 |
cars? airplanes? No to both. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 2192 Registered: 12-2004 |
Is sex, drugs, violence, and/or rock and roll relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 748 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is sex, drugs, violence, and/or rock and roll relevant? None of the above. | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 278 Registered: 9-2008 |
Are the names inappropriate because of the machine's shape? purpose? size? creator? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 749 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are the names inappropriate because of the machine's shape? purpose? This. size? creator? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 438 Registered: 11-2008 |
Are the machines electricity-operated? Is the purpose medical? transportation-related? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 752 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are the machines electricity-operated? Yes. Is the purpose medical? A bit, but not much. transportation-related? Yes. | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 384 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is "Haystack" inappropriate because you would want to put (or find? or use?) a needle in it? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 755 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is "Haystack" inappropriate because you would want to put (or find? or use?) a needle in it? No. | ||
| Noobdogg (Noobdogg)
New member Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 716 Registered: 9-2007 |
Electric wheelchairs? Stairclimbers? Ambulances? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 758 Registered: 5-2003 |
Electric wheelchairs? Stairclimbers? Ambulances? None of the above. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 759 Registered: 5-2003 |
Possible FA there, in fact; the medical purpose exists, but is secondary. It can safely be ignored for purposes of solving the puzzle. | ||
| Noobdogg (Noobdogg)
New member Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 719 Registered: 9-2007 |
Do they transport people? or cargo? Transport on land? water? air? Did the one named Snowcone differ from the one named Haystack in any way? Significant? | ||
| Noobdogg (Noobdogg)
New member Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 720 Registered: 9-2007 |
Rescue craft of sorts? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 760 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do they transport people? This. or cargo? Transport on land? water? air? None of the above. Did the one named Snowcone differ from the one named Haystack in any way? Significant? Yes to both. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 360 Registered: 6-2008 |
Do they transport people into outer space? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 762 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do they transport people into outer space? Yes. | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 284 Registered: 9-2008 |
Do extreme temperatures (hot and cold) have any relevance to the chosen names? | ||
| Noobdogg (Noobdogg)
New member Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 727 Registered: 9-2007 |
Is the puzzle statement sarcastic? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 764 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do extreme temperatures (hot and cold) have any relevance to the chosen names? Probably not; irrelevant. Is the puzzle statement sarcastic? Not intentionally. But now that I think of it, the names actually chosen are majestic enough to be proud of, and Snowcone and Haystack definitely aren't. | ||
| Noobdogg (Noobdogg)
New member Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 729 Registered: 9-2007 |
So this is to do with names of space shuttles? And the names Snowcone and Haystack were proposed, which would hardly be appropriate (like naming a racehorse of high breeding "Black Beauty")? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 765 Registered: 5-2003 |
So this is to do with names of space shuttles? No, but you're OTRT.And the names Snowcone and Haystack were proposed, which would hardly be appropriate (like naming a racehorse of high breeding "Black Beauty")? Correct, but then why would cartoon names be all right? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 575 Registered: 5-2007 |
Snowcone and Haystack were the "original" names of Eagle and Columbia, the modules of Apollo 11 that first put a man on the moon. I suppose saying "The Snowcone has landed" would sound a trifle ridiculous, but I am not sure whether this is helpful in terms of solving the puzzle. I offer it here in case it may assist a keener mind than mine. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 767 Registered: 5-2003 |
Snowcone and Haystack were the "original" names of Eagle and Columbia, the modules of Apollo 11 that first put a man on the moon. I suppose saying "The Snowcone has landed" would sound a trifle ridiculous, but I am not sure whether this is helpful in terms of solving the puzzle. I offer it here in case it may assist a keener mind than mine. No point in a spoiler; that's the answer. On Apollo 9, the command module Gumdrop and lunar module Spider were named for what they physically resembled. On Apollo 10, the LM was named Snoopy because it "snooped" around Apollo 11's landing site, and the CM was named Charlie Brown to match. After that, the government cracked down and insisted on patriotic and literary names. During the initial planning stage, Snowcone and Haystack were used as placeholder names but were hastily changed when the rule came down. The title is drawn from a Civil War song: "The eagle of Columbia, in majesty and pride, Still soars aloft in glory, though traitors have defied The flag we dearly cherish, the emblem of our will, Baptized in blood of heroes, way down on Bunker Hill." |
