Recent content by F5cy
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ELEVENTH BONUS CLUE ADDED!!!! - CONTEST TWO: Solve this puzzle to win a free Fanatic book by Chris Williams
A couple more guesses: George (tied to the farmer answer and sticking with the Madras theme, as the Colonel's army was the Army of Fort St. George.. and George means "Farmer") Mother (Madre de Deus as the origin name for the region) If I went down the wrong path with the wrong Indian food...- F5cy
- Post #252
- Forum: General Discussion
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ELEVENTH BONUS CLUE ADDED!!!! - CONTEST TWO: Solve this puzzle to win a free Fanatic book by Chris Williams
Try some Mulligatawny! And let me introduce you to Colonel Arthur Robert Kenney-Herbert. He was a long-serving British soldier in the Indian Army and wrote a well-known cookbook titled Culinary Jottings for Madras under the pseudonym Wyvern. I think this is our Colonel. Because "mull over...- F5cy
- Post #247
- Forum: General Discussion
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ELEVENTH BONUS CLUE ADDED!!!! - CONTEST TWO: Solve this puzzle to win a free Fanatic book by Chris Williams
Happy to see I'm not the only one still looking at this riddle sometimes! I have the impression that the symbol isn't to be taken literally, or else there's no sense in having a first part of the riddle.- F5cy
- Post #239
- Forum: General Discussion
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Pollard announces his retirement
He's always been one of the most vocal advocates for Iowa State Athletics even in times when things didn't look so bright. I realize that's the job, but it also felt very sincere. The Pollard legacy at ISU will be one of always moving forward even in difficult circumstances and getting more done...- F5cy
- Post #44
- Forum: General Discussion
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***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***
And how much do even average professional basketball players make compared to a typical soccer player in the premiere league? There's definitely no financial incentive for top basketball athletes to play soccer.- F5cy
- Post #2,258
- Forum: Pro Sports
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ELEVENTH BONUS CLUE ADDED!!!! - CONTEST TWO: Solve this puzzle to win a free Fanatic book by Chris Williams
Ok, since the "To Imbibe is to be led astray" clue took out the wine theories, I’m going back to another path I looked at earlier. On Plate 56, if you move column to column from Old Lavender instead of by row, you hit Flint (Grey). The book’s note for it mentions: That pointed me toward the...- F5cy
- Post #233
- Forum: General Discussion
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***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***
I'd just like to point out, and probably someone already has in this thread since I looked at it last, but if you look at two major American sports today, many of the best players in those leagues aren't even American. NBA- Lots of elite Euro talent MLB- Latin, Japanese players NHL- Canadian...- F5cy
- Post #2,248
- Forum: Pro Sports
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ELEVENTH BONUS CLUE ADDED!!!! - CONTEST TWO: Solve this puzzle to win a free Fanatic book by Chris Williams
Hate to point out that you're maybe pulling a "Williams" here, but did you mean "Imbibe"? Sorry CW!- F5cy
- Post #229
- Forum: General Discussion
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ELEVENTH BONUS CLUE ADDED!!!! - CONTEST TWO: Solve this puzzle to win a free Fanatic book by Chris Williams
We've already confirmed that the opening lines point to A Dictionary of Color (1930), with the “William’s forest” line reinforcing that it was printed in Pennsylvania. I’ve gone in a few different directions with “the smell of lavender preceded the prize,” but the “lavender is elderly” clue led...- F5cy
- Post #223
- Forum: General Discussion
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***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***
Really interested in how this Mexico/England match will be ref'd. If the Flo play had happened at Azteca to Quinones or Jimenez, there's no way that match would have been finished. Mexico fans would dismantle the stadium.- F5cy
- Post #1,453
- Forum: Pro Sports
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ELEVENTH BONUS CLUE ADDED!!!! - CONTEST TWO: Solve this puzzle to win a free Fanatic book by Chris Williams
The symbol means "Check". A direct threat or attack on the king.- F5cy
- Post #204
- Forum: General Discussion