Comment posted $10,000 51st Clue – One went to Washington, St Louis and Philadelphia, the second went to the rafters, and the third changed his name and played among the birds by Rob.
You think the NFL? How about the Arizona Cardinals NFL team?
Rob also commented
- There is a Stewart Island in New Zealand. There is a flightless bird indigenous to Stewart Island called “Kakapo”. Also, there is a Port Pegasus on Stewart Island. Does anyone see any connection to previous clues? Or am I getting Alzhiemer’s?
- I like Templeton’s answer too. But “James Stewart” doesn’t seem to follow earlier clues…
I thought about “The Birds” (band) or “The Byrds”… nahhhh. And I thought about the Hitchcock film “The Birds”… nahhhh.
- I found this quote on the oddly named website: http://10000birds.com/sports-teams-with-bird-names.htm
Hmmmmm, 10,000?
“The intersection of ornithology and North American professional sports is nowhere more prominent than in the National Football League, where no fewer than five teams sport bird names. If you like Ravens, Eagles, Falcons, Cardinals, and, of course, Seahawks, the NFL is the place for you.
The sport that comes closest to that level of avian respect is the National Hockey League. Three NHL teams have bird names (Penguins, Thrashers, and, gasp, Mighty Ducks) and three sound like they are named for birds but really aren’t. The Blackhawks are named for an indigenous tribe, the Red Wings for a tire with red wings, and the Flyers for what looks like a flying letter P (very intimidating.)
Major League Baseball also has three teams named for birds (Blue Jays, Orioles, and Cardinals) but loses style points to the NHL for the lack of additional bird-like names. Of the four most popular U.S. sports, the worst in terms of naming franchises after birds is indisputably the National Basketball Association. Only the Hawks bear the name of a bird in this league. One could be forgiven for thinking that the Raptors were named for a bird, but their logo clearly screams predatory dinosaur rather than bird of prey.”
- Baseball teams and birds? Washington Red Birds, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles?
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I just woke up so don’t laugh.Has anyone noticed the small “=” sign under the dog spinning tail video?
This video:
If you click on that link it takes you to a picture of “nine over five” here:
Now why is that?
Also the Bing image for today show’s a Puffin. And a link to David Attenborough in Canada.
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Dweb, Wombat,Look what I found:
“Take Tom, Dick, and Harry North-West.”
on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/tengrand_ie8/3832602248/in/photostream
Also, a better picture of the map can be found (from the Flickr clue) at:
http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~3753~430089:A-new-map-of-ye-north-parts-of-Amer - $10,000 65th Clue – Richard is on the bucket brigade
Dweb, nice find! - $10,000 65th Clue – Richard is on the bucket brigade
I’m sorry. I’m just not feeling this explanation to Clue #65.I will say this, “Dick” is a contraction of “Richard”.
Tom, Dick and Harry. Tom, Richard and Harry??
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August 5th, 2009 12:44 pm
If this has to do with NFL, then its out of our League in OZ..
August 5th, 2009 12:51 pm
I mean the name of the league would be the answer to the clue which could mean something, after all we have to crawl through the web to find the answers.
August 5th, 2009 1:00 pm
Baseball teams and birds? Washington Red Birds, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles?
August 5th, 2009 1:06 pm
You think the NFL? How about the Arizona Cardinals NFL team?
August 5th, 2009 1:11 pm
This seems to fit: James Stewart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stewart
one starred in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Spirit of St. Louis , The Philadelphia Story
one changed his name to Stewart Granger – starred in The Wild Geese
one starred in Australian family comedy series ‘Packed to the Rafters’
August 5th, 2009 1:13 pm
I found this quote on the oddly named website: http://10000birds.com/sports-teams-with-bird-names.htm
Hmmmmm, 10,000?
“The intersection of ornithology and North American professional sports is nowhere more prominent than in the National Football League, where no fewer than five teams sport bird names. If you like Ravens, Eagles, Falcons, Cardinals, and, of course, Seahawks, the NFL is the place for you.
The sport that comes closest to that level of avian respect is the National Hockey League. Three NHL teams have bird names (Penguins, Thrashers, and, gasp, Mighty Ducks) and three sound like they are named for birds but really aren’t. The Blackhawks are named for an indigenous tribe, the Red Wings for a tire with red wings, and the Flyers for what looks like a flying letter P (very intimidating.)
Major League Baseball also has three teams named for birds (Blue Jays, Orioles, and Cardinals) but loses style points to the NHL for the lack of additional bird-like names. Of the four most popular U.S. sports, the worst in terms of naming franchises after birds is indisputably the National Basketball Association. Only the Hawks bear the name of a bird in this league. One could be forgiven for thinking that the Raptors were named for a bird, but their logo clearly screams predatory dinosaur rather than bird of prey.”
August 5th, 2009 1:15 pm
Another option: The Birds (band)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birds_(band)
Drummer: Pete Hocking, aka Pete McDaniel (changed his name)
Hit single: Say Those Magic Words
August 5th, 2009 1:21 pm
Nevermind… I like Templeton’s answer.
August 5th, 2009 1:29 pm
I like Templeton’s answer too. But “James Stewart” doesn’t seem to follow earlier clues…
I thought about “The Birds” (band) or “The Byrds”… nahhhh. And I thought about the Hitchcock film “The Birds”… nahhhh.
August 5th, 2009 1:29 pm
Templeton says: This seems to fit: James Stewart ..
Right on the Ball mate, great deduction..
August 5th, 2009 1:31 pm
Good one, Templeton.
I think I can now stop looking at roofers, thatchers and trapeze artists having ruled out the Oz tv series! Lol.
Just got to find how James Stewart fits in with the other clues now, unless it’s the start of a new thread – actors?
August 5th, 2009 1:38 pm
Thanks Templeton I have added your motion to the main entry
August 5th, 2009 2:05 pm
Well i dont know about the other 2 Jimmys, but in “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington” (1939)
Smith reveals his crush on Senator Paine’s daughter Susan, and then entertains them by performing well-practiced bird calls. Pictures and mocking headlines in the next day’s newspapers ridicule the novice’s antics – he is seen in clownish, awkward poses making bird calls and Indian signs, and starting a fire by friction.
Rafters may refer to Bird Lofts..
August 5th, 2009 2:11 pm
I’ve been looking for similarities between the 3 James Stewarts to tie in with other clues and all I’ve come up with so far is:
James Stewart (Philadelphia Story) was of Scottish descent as was Stewart Granger. Don’t know if the Oz actor was or not.
The only other thought I had was that one was born in the UK, one in the US and one in Oz. Does this confirm that answers to clues may relate to any of these 3 countries?
Or, as I say, this could be the start of a new thread that’ll become clear with later clues.
August 5th, 2009 2:20 pm
Jean Simmons married actor Stewart Granger in the 1980’s she mainly appeared in tv mini-series, such as The Thorn Birds
August 5th, 2009 2:27 pm
Apart from the Mini Series , The Thorn Birds is a 1977 best-selling novel by Colleen McCullough, an Australian author.Set primarily on Drogheda, a fictional sheep station in the Australian outback, the story focuses on the Cleary family.The epic begins with Meghann “Meggie” Cleary, a four-year-old girl living in New Zealand.
August 5th, 2009 3:08 pm
Reading the clue carefully, it seems that it was Stewart Granger who “played among the birds” rather than his wife, which puts me off the Thorn Birds thread slightly.
However, Granger appeared in a film called Unter Geiern, which had the English title “Among Vultures”. He played the character Old Surehand in this western which has this plot summary:
“Old Surehand and Winnetou investigate the murders of a mother and daughter. The surviving husband believes that his wife and daughter were murdered by Indians, but Old Surehand suspects that it is the work of a gang of robbers and bandits known as The Vultures, who disguise themselves as Indians while committing their crimes.”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058709/
Don’t know how this ties in with any other clues yet, though.
August 5th, 2009 3:35 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulture_(comics)
Marvel Comics again – groan.
August 5th, 2009 3:40 pm
Condor, VULTURE, triple eagle or double albatross = 4 under par. You took 1 stroke on a par 5. Score 4.
Golfing term, scores 4??
August 5th, 2009 4:07 pm
Unter Geiern was based on the German author Karl May’s book. Karl May (1842-1912) was a German writer whose adventure tales set in the American West and other “exotic” locales are well known to German-speaking readers. May (pron. MYE) is virtually unknown in the English-speaking world, but his tales of the Indian Winnetou and the paleface Old Surehand were devoured by generations of young Germans and also became silver-screen classics filmed in Yugoslavia and Italy.
http://german.about.com/od/literature/a/kmayaus.htm
“Translating Karl May’s Books into English
Believe it or not, there is an Australian (not Austrian!) association devoted to enjoying, researching, and translating the works of German author Karl May into English, and sharing their unusual hobby and interests with other Karl May enthusiasts in Australia and around the globe. The following article and information about the Australian Friends of Karl May was provided by Marlies Bugmann, a member of that society.”
August 5th, 2009 4:17 pm
Still no clear link. Giving my head a rest now. Maybe when our Oz friends wake up we’ll get a little further.
August 5th, 2009 7:02 pm
Among Vultures Synopsis:
“Continuing in the tradition of previous German-made westerns based on the books of Karl May, this later entry can’t hold a candle to earlier films such as “The Treasure of Silver Lake”. This one has Granger as leading man who has occasional moments of wit and presence. He is joined (as in most all of these films) by Brice as Apache Chief Winnetou. The chemistry between the two doesn’t quite match that of Brice and Granger’s predecessor Lex Barker (who played a different character, but the roles are very similar).
The plot involves Granger and Brice setting out to discover who murdered a frontier mother and daughter. The surviving father blames the Indians while Brice feels that it was a gang of thieves called The Vultures. In the mix is Sommer who is en route to see her father and is wearing a belt filled with gold. The son of the murdered family (George) finds himself falling for her as he investigates the murders along with Granger and Brice.
Most fun is seeing George bounce all over the place as if he has springs in his boots. No American western ever had anyone quite so gymnastic in his approach to action scenes. (Also note that, perhaps due to a European sensibility, the men in these films seem to touch each other so much more often than in American westerns. Look for it, it’s really unusual.) The film does not have the style, energy or vividness of the earlier works, but it comes to life briefly during a pretty rousing “circle the wagons” stand off and an interlude at an Indian camp at which Granger has to prove his word to a disbelieving chief.”
Elke Sommer carrying hidden treasure? Hmm?
Also, the movie poster for Unter Geiern has Granger and and Brice (Winnetou) standing among rocks similar to today’s Bing wallpaper:
http://www.chief-winnetou.tk/
Still rather weak links, though.
August 5th, 2009 7:17 pm
http://www.rialtofilm.de/index3.htm?welcome.htm
The trailer opens with Winnetou riding into shot and “the drums announcing the news to all the lands”.
Hidden treasure? Drums? Birds? Still rather circumstantial evidence. Could be, in UTC’s words “a headless chuck” (I like that!).
August 5th, 2009 7:29 pm
Wombat, don’t you think you are getting too deep in your thoughts? You were right telling about “Among Vultures” rather than “The Wild Gees”. But is it necessary to have 30 lines or more on this book.
James Stewart looks like a good answer and maybe we should rather look for a link between Stewart and the game we’re in.
August 5th, 2009 7:41 pm
Among Vultures was known in the US as Frontier Hellcat.
August 5th, 2009 8:18 pm
Is anyone totally sure how many words we are looking for?
Everyone seems to think 4.
The only clue so far that points to this is “world fury soon” which is an anagram of “four words only”.
There was another clue http://www.smoothblog.co.uk/2009/07/06/10000-19th-clue-lifes-philosophies-slogans-news-and-rules
that seemed to indicate this – but have a look at the comment I added to this.
PS – I also added a note to:
http://www.smoothblog.co.uk/2009/07/18/10000-33rd-clue-in-verb-know-what-is-at-40-758-up-and-73-979-to-the-left
which seems to indicate dot com as an answer (I should have included the links :-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Brown_(actor) and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_Rock
Also – if lots of these clues are microsoft/bing/ie_8 related, then James Stewart, would have the initials JS – which is the file extension for Javascript (.JS).
I think at the moment we need to look at the unsolved/unsure clues to see what we are missing, and hopefully the answers will point to a common theme.
August 5th, 2009 10:06 pm
There is a Stewart Island in New Zealand. There is a flightless bird indigenous to Stewart Island called “Kakapo”. Also, there is a Port Pegasus on Stewart Island. Does anyone see any connection to previous clues? Or am I getting Alzhiemer’s?
August 5th, 2009 10:12 pm
Yes, Doon, fair comment. I just thought if I put what I’d found up on here others might see something I’d missed.
August 6th, 2009 12:26 pm
Stewart Granger appeared in a film called soldiers three (starring Walter Pidgeon , Robert Coote and Harry Martin)
It could be the third word is soldiers ( not private)
The 10cc answer we got might be more specific – rather than being 10cc songs , I think they were all written by Eric Stewart
August 6th, 2009 12:29 pm
I meant to include a link to Soldiers Three
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044059/fullcredits#cast