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1-Sep-15 22:01

A slight twist this time - hope it works...

Hercule
Jessica
Lord Peter
C. Auguste
Cadfael
Endeavor
Sam
Miss Jane

Fletcher
Morse
Cadfael
Columbo
Wimsey
Poirot
(8,6)

Clue 1: "TV? What's on?"

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modified 2-Sep-15 5:05am.

Nagy Vilmos1-Sep-15 22:46

Nagy Vilmos

1-Sep-15 22:46

No room for Jonathan and Jennifer? If they're not in, it'll be moider!

veni bibi saltavi

OriginalGriff1-Sep-15 23:06

1-Sep-15 23:06

I was tempted to use Frank, but I figured almost no-one knows the dishevelled one's first name! Laugh | :laugh:

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter1-Sep-15 22:57

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

1-Sep-15 22:57

Some of these detective stories were my favorites 30 years ago... Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

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OriginalGriff1-Sep-15 23:20

1-Sep-15 23:20

They're still good!
It's good to see modern adaptations - I like the BBC update "Sherlock" with Benedict Cumberbatch, but the US version "Elementary" is just using the stories and characters in the loosest sense possible. As usual, find something that works, suck everything good out of it and make it "same old, same old" for the US market they assume is thick as a breezeblock sandwich. Sigh | :sigh:

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter1-Sep-15 23:44

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

1-Sep-15 23:44

About a year ago I saw all the Sherlock movies with Jeremy Brett - I found it fascinating...

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Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

Abhinav S1-Sep-15 23:04

Abhinav S

1-Sep-15 23:04

What does WSO FSOW stand for?

Is this (post) some sort of crossword clue? Sherlock Holmes fits 8,6.

Sherlock
Holmes

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OriginalGriff1-Sep-15 23:12

1-Sep-15 23:12

The rules are here: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10446686[^]

And I have both good news and bad for you:
Good news: "Sherlock Holmes" is indeed the answer.
Bad news: You have got to do one of tomorrow... Laugh | :laugh:

The full solution (for the one or two of you who haven't worked it out):

Letter  Character
S       Hercule Poirot
H       Jessica Fletcher
E       Lord Peter Wimsey
R       C. Auguste Dupin
L       Cadfael
O       Endeavor Morse
C       Sam Spade
K       Miss Jane Marple

H       Jessica Fletcher
O       Endeavor Morse
L       Cadfael
M       Frank Columbo
E       Lord Peter Wimsey
S       Hercule Poirot

Normally, it would be one character set symbol per letter, but this time I used one Fictional Detective Character per letter.
The first name of the Famous Detective was represented by the first name of the character, the second name by their matching last name. (Except Brother Cadfael, who was only ever known as Cadfael, since that was his only name after taking holy orders).

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super1-Sep-15 23:21

super

1-Sep-15 23:21

I feel sad for him. Smile | :)

No way I was going to take the responsibility of posting both CCC and WSO on a same day.

cheers,

Super

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OriginalGriff1-Sep-15 23:41

1-Sep-15 23:41

That's why I emailed _Maxxx_ yesterday with the solution instead of posting it! Laugh | :laugh:

And I only did that because he deliberately mentioned me when he posted it!

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Abhinav S1-Sep-15 23:25

Abhinav S

1-Sep-15 23:25

OriginalGriff wrote:
Bad news: You have got to do one of tomorrow

I would request you to continue to set it since I still don't know what I solved.

Reading the rules on the page you provided did not help me either.
I'm just not familiar with this FSO....W.
Smile | :)

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Nagy Vilmos1-Sep-15 23:31

Nagy Vilmos

1-Sep-15 23:31

Don't you understand? Even the rules are obfuscated! Laugh | :laugh:

veni bibi saltavi

Abhinav S2-Sep-15 5:16

Abhinav S

2-Sep-15 5:16

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_Maxxx_1-Sep-15 23:35

_Maxxx_

1-Sep-15 23:35

In that you are certainly not alone!

Essentially

1. Think of a word
2. Replace each letter with a symbol (so the same letter is always represented by the same symbol)
(in OG's case he used a word to substitute for a letter rather than a symbol - but he's special)
3. Give the symbols, the number of letters in the answer and a clue (again, as OG is special, the clue was in the question as it were)

That's it - search for some old ones to give you the idea.

e.g.
if your word was

Bell

your symbols could be

†‡ƒƒ

and your clue could be

Ding Dong!

It's kinda cool if your symbols represent your answer somewhat - but it is not mandatory!

hint - make it easy or you have to do another one the next day!

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OriginalGriff2-Sep-15 4:28

2-Sep-15 4:28

_Maxxx_ wrote:
(in OG's case he used a word to substitute for a letter rather than a symbol - but he's special)

No, I used a Character - each "word" was the name of a fictional detective, hence a "character" in books, films, and / or TV shows.

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OriginalGriff1-Sep-15 23:46

1-Sep-15 23:46

No chance! Laugh | :laugh:

I'm pretty useless at them.

Have a look at yesterdays: http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5119025/WSO-FSOW-September.aspx[^] - it's more traditional:

rFsinΘ

Six characters, so six letters. None of the characters are the same, so none of the letters are the same.
In this case, r * F * sin(theta) is the equation for TORQUE, which has six letters, and none of them are the same.

It's becoming traditional to give a clue at the start (Mine was the first and second names separated), then more clues after each hour passes.

Have a go! You can't be worse than me! Laugh | :laugh:

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HobbyProggy1-Sep-15 23:54

HobbyProggy

1-Sep-15 23:54

Guys you impress me!

I don't even have to clarify how it works, you are doing a perfect job!

Except for nagy, he gives gin answers...

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Nagy Vilmos1-Sep-15 23:56

Nagy Vilmos

1-Sep-15 23:56

OY! I resemble the comment!

veni bibi saltavi

HobbyProggy1-Sep-15 23:54

HobbyProggy

1-Sep-15 23:54

Wewwy nice one indeed ! Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

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OriginalGriff2-Sep-15 0:11

2-Sep-15 0:11

Thank you!
I wasn't sure if it would work...

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Richard MacCutchan2-Sep-15 3:07

Richard MacCutchan

2-Sep-15 3:07

OriginalGriff wrote:
I wasn't sure if it would work

It did, and very well. Is there anything you can't do? Frown | :(

OriginalGriff2-Sep-15 4:20

2-Sep-15 4:20

Loads of things!
I can't:

Sing. Seriously, people start to run away when I try - I was ordered to mime in Assembly at school...
Dance. Physical coordination is not a strong point here: I "danced like your dad" when I was young. Sigh | :sigh:

Understand women. I'm married, goes without saying.
Climb trees. Really bad with heights. I'm fine in glass lifts and such like, but put me up a tree and I have to be rescued like a lost cat. When I have to go on the roof I hug the chimney pot until I can go back down.

But mental stuff I (normally) find pretty easy to pick up.

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