Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512783 times)

pedln · « **Reply #2680 on:** September 05, 2012, 11:13:30 AM »

BLANKO

Welcome to our newest brain teaser

The rules are simple:

The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.

Example:

Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:

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What is it?

The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.

At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)

The winner becomes the new Challenger.

Good Luck !!

A good choice, JoanP

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___ ___ ___ F F ___ ___ ___

Letters chosen:
N, F,

bluebird24 · « **Reply #2681 on:** September 05, 2012, 01:39:40 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #2682 on:** September 05, 2012, 04:01:24 PM »

pedln · « **Reply #2683 on:** September 05, 2012, 04:04:30 PM »

There is one R

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___ ___ ___ F F ___ R ___

Letters used: N, F, R

I'm thinking that the author of this book that no one has read is probably more well-known than the title. There is actually a contest that is named for him, though the reward is supposed to be a pittance.

jane · « **Reply #2684 on:** September 05, 2012, 05:34:16 PM »

JoanK · « **Reply #2685 on:** September 06, 2012, 01:30:54 PM »

PatH, using JoanK's computer:

Even if none of us ever heard of the book, we'll get it in 26 guesses or less.

pedln · « **Reply #2686 on:** September 06, 2012, 06:06:38 PM »

Oh dear, no EEEs, no Y

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___ ___ ___ F F ___ R ___

Letters used: E, F, N, R, Y

Guess you have 21 more tries

Frybabe · « **Reply #2687 on:** September 06, 2012, 07:45:03 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2688 on:** September 07, 2012, 07:36:03 AM »

An O? How about a D? That's two, isn't it... Let's start with the Os?

pedln · « **Reply #2689 on:** September 07, 2012, 02:05:02 PM »

No S, I afraid, but since I'm thinking this was kind of unfair, we'll allow two letters from one person.

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___ ___ ___ F F O R D

Letters used: D, E, F, N, O, R, S, Y

It will be a dark and stormy night before you get this one.

Frybabe · « **Reply #2690 on:** September 07, 2012, 02:21:10 PM »

Oh Good Grief, Charlie Brown! Reminds me of Snoopy's attempts at writing a novel.

Quote

It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.

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-Paul Clifford by Edward Bulwar-Lytton.

I just love the writings of those 19th century authors. Lest the author's name rings no bells his book, The Last Days of Pompeii, should do; it has been made and remade into movies and a TV miniseries (1984). The Germans made a musical out of ihn in 2008. Also, several of his books were adapted for opera.

pedln · « **Reply #2691 on:** September 07, 2012, 10:04:27 PM »

WINNER!!! WINNER!!! WINNER!!!

Bravo, Frybabe. And no doubt Snoopy could win the Bulwar-Lytton prize given each year for the worst opening sentence in a novel. I didn't realize B-L had written The Last Days of Pompeii. Will have to check the opening sentence there.

And, since it is a dark and stormy night here, I'm off to curl up in bed with a good cozy mystery.

Frybabe · « **Reply #2692 on:** September 12, 2012, 01:31:08 PM »

Oh gosh, completely forgot. Thanks Pedln.

Nonfiction

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__ __ __ R __ __ __

JoanP · « **Reply #2693 on:** September 12, 2012, 01:52:43 PM »

Lots of letters- let's get this out of the way first- are there any more Rs?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2694 on:** September 12, 2012, 02:54:06 PM »

There is one other R.

__ __ R __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __:

__ __ __

__ __ __ R __ __ __

JoanP · « **Reply #2695 on:** September 12, 2012, 03:09:37 PM »

Ok! How about F?

PatH · « **Reply #2696 on:** September 12, 2012, 03:25:14 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #2697 on:** September 12, 2012, 03:39:04 PM »

T's there are, no F's.

__ __ R __ __

__ __ T __ __ __ __ T T __:

T __ __

__ __ __ R __ __ __

jane · « **Reply #2698 on:** September 12, 2012, 04:25:55 PM »

and the ever popular E?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2699 on:** September 12, 2012, 06:56:02 PM »

There are E's. Jane hit the jackpot with five.

__ __ R __ E

__ __ T __ __ __ E T T E:

T __ E

__ __ __ R __ E __

pedln · « **Reply #2700 on:** September 12, 2012, 08:16:53 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #2701 on:** September 12, 2012, 09:51:12 PM »

An H:

__ __ R __ E

__ __ T __ __ __ E T T E:

T H E

__ __ __ R __ E __

JoanP · « **Reply #2702 on:** September 13, 2012, 07:04:49 AM »

Has to be Antonia Fraser's Marie Antoinette: the Journey

Frybabe · « **Reply #2703 on:** September 13, 2012, 09:17:25 AM »

Yes, yes, yes. JoanP is the Winner!

Have you read it? It is Fraser's first foray writing about someone outside of Britain. I am wondering if it has much if anything to say about the preparations that were made up river from me for her escape to America had she made it.

JoanP · « **Reply #2704 on:** September 13, 2012, 09:19:50 PM »

No, I haven't read it, Fry, though I've heard that it is well-researched and objective, written from first hand accounts. Was the "journey" in the title the journey she was planning to America?

New one - this is non Fiction, I think.

_ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

jane · « **Reply #2705 on:** September 13, 2012, 09:34:04 PM »

Other A's?

JoanP · « **Reply #2706 on:** September 14, 2012, 06:29:42 AM »

Now how did you guess that, Jane?

A _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Frybabe · « **Reply #2707 on:** September 14, 2012, 08:19:40 AM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2708 on:** September 14, 2012, 03:37:12 PM »

There you go, Fry. I'm betting you've got it now...

A _ _ A V _ V _ _ _ _ _

Frybabe · « **Reply #2709 on:** September 14, 2012, 04:33:33 PM »

Just started reading it today.

A Brave Vessel by Hobson Woodward.

Up next, from a very well known, prodigious American writer (deceased), but not a well known book, I think.

P __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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__ __

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__ __

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jane · « **Reply #2710 on:** September 14, 2012, 05:16:56 PM »

E's ?

PatH · « **Reply #2711 on:** September 14, 2012, 05:33:33 PM »

Good job, Frybabe, what's A Brave Vessel about?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2712 on:** September 14, 2012, 06:11:08 PM »

It's the book that they are talking about in the pre-Tempest discussion, PatH. Will you join us? The Sea Venture was one of eight ships headed to Jamestown when it was separated from the rest of the fleet by a hurricane. William Strachey was onboard and wrote an account of the storm and the days they were shipwrecked on Bermuda in a long letter. The letter got passed around, Shakespeare got wind of it and drew his inspiration for The Tempest from Strachey's account.

PatH · « **Reply #2713 on:** September 14, 2012, 07:11:09 PM »

Thanks, Frybabe. I've joined The Tempest, wouldn't miss it for anything, but because of other things have not followed the pre-discussion. I've got my book, and will catch up before the discussion starts.

Frybabe · « **Reply #2714 on:** September 15, 2012, 07:31:37 PM »

E's there are

P E __ __ __ __ __ __

__ E __ __ __ E __ __ __ __ __ __

__ __

__ __ __ __

__ __

__ __ __

PatH · « **Reply #2715 on:** September 15, 2012, 07:39:14 PM »

How about an O?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2716 on:** September 15, 2012, 11:34:41 PM »

Lots of O's. I've downloaded this one to read. I didn't know this author wrote any nonfiction.

P E __ __ O __ __ __

__ E __ O __ E __ __ __ O __ __

O __

__ O __ __

O __

__ __ __

PatH · « **Reply #2717 on:** September 16, 2012, 08:12:26 AM »

OOOOOO!

Maybe an N would be good.

Frybabe · « **Reply #2718 on:** September 16, 2012, 08:44:58 AM »

N's coming up.

P E __ __ O N __ __

__ E __ O __ E __ __ __ O N __

O __

__ O __ N

O __

__ __ __

pedln · « **Reply #2719 on:** September 16, 2012, 03:12:55 PM »

Are there any more P's?

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Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512783 times)