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Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:18 am
by franktangredi
silverscreenselect wrote:It may be a mere 90 years before anyone guesses this Tangredi.
We haven't had any input from the creator of the puzzle since the initial post. At the very least, we usually get some confirmation about how many answers on the consolidation are correct. That might be quite helpful.

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 1:48 pm
by silverscreenselect
franktangredi wrote:
silverscreenselect wrote:It may be a mere 90 years before anyone guesses this Tangredi.
We haven't had any input from the creator of the puzzle since the initial post. At the very least, we usually get some confirmation about how many answers on the consolidation are correct. That might be quite helpful.
Not just that, but he hasn't been on this Bored since he posted the puzzle on January 11. I know the Pastor does some strange things at times, but it would be very odd to post a puzzle and not at least check up on it (unless he's doing so incognito) for over a month.

Does anyone know a way to get in touch with him to see if he's okay?

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:48 pm
by silverscreenselect
jarnon wrote: 46. This lead singer of one of the world's most popular rock bands released his ninth solo studio album in 2018--his first one in 26 years.
This is Roger Daltrey, and I figured it out once I figured what the Tangredi is. Frank was right that Allen Ludden is is the key. I first noticed that none of the first names were duplicated indicating that half of the puzzle consisted of first names of 50 of these people. The 50 words are clues you might give in the game of Password. One of them is SUN. If I gave the clue "sun," you would probably guess "moon." And that matches perfectly with Keith Olbermann for Keith Moon. Since none of the answers that we had already guessed really matched up with Keith Moon, I looked at the unanswered clues and guessed that this might have been Roger Daltrey and I was correct.

So, Keith Olberman + Moon (sun) = Keith Moon, goes with Roger Daltrey.

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:53 pm
by silverscreenselect
Here's another one that I think confirms it.

Joe Walsh + Penny (cent) = Joe Penny goes with William Conrad.

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:57 pm
by silverscreenselect
Two more before I go to bed:

June Allyson + Havoc (Disaster) = June Havoc goes with Gypsy Rose Lee

Minnie Pearl + Driver (Chauffeur) = Minnie Driver goes with Matt Damon.

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:06 pm
by jarnon
WTG, SSS!

Don Cornelius + Lemon (Citrus) = Don Lemon goes with Anderson Cooper

Harvey Weinstein + Milk (Dairy) = Harvey Milk goes with Sean Penn

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:01 am
by franktangredi
Yay!

3. Johnny Carson + Bench (Pew) = Johnny Bench, goes with 64. Tony Perez

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:26 am
by mellytu74
Well, then, certainly, it leads to this ....

37. BETTY THOMAS + White (Ivory) = Betty White goes with 100. Allen Ludden.

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:55 am
by mellytu74
I looked this up because i KNEW it sounded familiar....

59. He was sued by two of the writers of a sketch comedy series that he produced for a local station in Anaheim. (Coincidentally, the lawsuit went to small claims court.)

BILLY BARTY!

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:00 am
by mellytu74
17. This former college classmate of President Obama was the inspiration for the character of Deputy Kovacs in Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel.

I KNEW I knew this ...

Norman Eisen

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:07 am
by franktangredi
85. Ezra Klein + Pound (Punch) = Ezra Pound, goes with 97. T.S. Eliot

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:08 am
by franktangredi
mellytu74 wrote:17. This former college classmate of President Obama was the inspiration for the character of Deputy Kovacs in Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel.

I KNEW I knew this ...

Norman Eisen


Would anyone on this list make a match with Norman Wisdom (Knowledge)?

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:35 pm
by franktangredi
84. Beverly Cleary + Sills (Ledges) = Beverly Sills, goes with 25. Gaetano Donizetti

Working on a consolidation now.

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:48 pm
by franktangredi
40. Clara Peller + Bow (Knot) = Clara Bow, goes with 81. Buddy Rogers

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 3:04 pm
by franktangredi
Tangredi Consolidation

Tangredi: The Associated Words are Password clues to other words that can then be paired with first names on the list to form another name that pairs with a person on the list.

3. Johnny Carson + Bench (Pew) = Johnny Bench, goes with 64. Tony Perez
84. Beverly Cleary + Sills (Ledges) = Beverly Sills, goes with 25. Gaetano Donizetti
40. Clara Peller + Bow (Knot) = Clara Bow, goes with 81. Buddy Rogers
73. Keith Olberman + Moon (sun) = Keith Moon, goes with 46. Roger Daltrey
98. Joe Walsh + Penny (cent) = Joe Penny goes with 11. William Conrad
28. June Allyson + Havoc (Disaster) = June Havoc goes with 53. Gypsy Rose Lee
58. Minnie Pearl + Driver (Chauffeur) = Minnie Driver goes with 30. Matt Damon
48. Don Cornelius + Lemon (Citrus) = Don Lemon goes with 7. Anderson Cooper
61. Harvey Weinstein + Milk (Dairy) = Harvey Milk goes with 38. Sean Penn
37. Betty Thomas + White (Ivory) = Betty White goes with 100. Allen Ludden
85. Ezra Klein + Pound (Punch) = Ezra Pound, goes with 97. T.S. Eliot

1. Norma Shearer
2. W.E.B. Dubois
*3. Johnny Carson
4. Tony Danza
5. Spencer Christian
6. Lawrence Dobkin
*7. Anderson Cooper
8. Kristy McNichol
9. Lorenzo Lamas
10. Lucy Mercer
*11. William Conrad
12. Robert Urich
13. She was one of the youngest people in history to have her own radio show, when she hosted a weekly fifteen-minute music series for NBC at just twenty-one years old.
14. Carol Lynley
15. This onetime Marvel hero played a polio victim in a film directed by a onetime Marvel villain.
16. Itzhak Perlman
17. Norman Eisen
18. This funnyman's college classmates included two Oscar-winning actresses and the Emmy-nominated star of a long-running sitcom who would be replaced in the cast of that sitcom by one of her Oscar-winning classmates.
19. Ricky Skaggs
20. Amy Poehler
21. Keir Dullea
22. Lucy Liu
23. Judith Keppel
24. Bobby Jones
25. Gaetano Donizetti
26. One of the 47 schools represented by the fund named after this great American is currently attended by another great American, Javon Deandre Bielefeldt.
27. John Lennon
*28. June Allyson
29. Hugh Laurie
*30. Matt Damon
31. Gordon Macrae
32. Samantha Mathis
33. His film roles have included Rick Moranis's brother, Rick Moranis's best friend, and (his most notable film role) Michael Douglas's best friend.
34. Barbra Streisand
35. Bn Bradlee
36. Adrian Peterson
*37. Betty Thomas
38. Sean Penn
39. Chris Barnes
*40. Clara Peller
41. Howard Stern
42. Michael Crichton
43. Susan St. James
44. Charles Kuralt
45. Cynthia Nixon
*46. Roger Daltrey
47. Edith Cavell
*48. Don Cornelius
49. Roxie Roker
50. Maxine Waters
51. Elaine Joyce
52. Douglas MacArthur
*53. Gypsy Rose Lee
54. Sergey Brin
55. Nick Nolte
56. Carlos Santana
57. Jim Backus
*58. Minnie Pearl
59. Billy Barty
60. James Caan
61. Harvey Weinstein
62. Neil Armstrong
63. Eric Bana
*64. Tony Perez
65. Anne Boleyn
66. Jason Derulo
67. Stephen Sondheim
68. Michelle Obama
69. Sam Peckinpah
70. Valerie Harper
71. Drake
72. Red Green
*73. Keith Olbermann
74. Joan Didion
75. David Brenner
76. Angela Lansbury
77. His love of Egyptian style and imagery was in his DNA all along, as he discovered a few years ago that his real father was an Egyptian-born man he never knew existed.
78. Charles Durning
79. Jeff Dunham
80. Andre Agassi
*81. Buddy Rogers
82. Federico Pena
83. Mariah Carey
*84. Beverly Cleary
*85. Ezra Klein
86. Kevin Sorbo
87. Blasé Pascal
88. Eva Le Gallienne
89. Vince Carter
90. Peter Dinklage
91. Will Geer
92. This man credits The Philadelphia Story as the movie that set in motion his early desire to become an actor because Katharine Hepburn's character reminded him so much of his own mother.
93. The original printing of his first book featured on its cover a doctored photo of Abraham Lincoln, wearing nothing but a stovepipe hat on his head and a black box over his eyes to "protect his identity".
94. He was paid $5 for his on-screen debut as an extra in a Frank Borzage film... but, sadly, the footage--and even the name--of that film has been lost to the ages.
Clark Gable?
95. As far as I know, he is the only person who has written material for Marty Feldman, David Frost, and Tom Jones.
96. Robin Williams
*97. T.S. Eliot
*98. Joe Walsh
99. Loni Anderson
*100. Allen Ludden

Associated Words
Chip
Citrus
*Punch
*Dairy
Whiskey
Ice
Glass
Plastic
*Ivory
*Pew
Sofa
*Blanket
*Knot
Limb
Lung
Patty
Melody
Victor
Play
Think
Knowledge
Knowledgable
*Cent
Center
Beep
Boomer
Buzzer
Buzzers
Messenger
*Chauffeur
Pervert
Leader
Spring
*Sun
Shower
Chopper
Mover
Flower
Flowers
Shakes
Steps
Satellite
Connections
*Ledges
Stationary
Insecure
Anarchic
*Disaster
Lifeboat
Dolphin

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 3:08 pm
by franktangredi
mellytu74 wrote:10. This former president's mistress of over thirty years, who also happened to be his wife's personal secretary, was with him on the day that he died.
FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT or MISSY LeHAND

I couldn't find the answer to this one, but it's not either of these options. Missy LeHand died a year before FDR.

it's LUCY MERCER
I think we're actually looking for Franklin Roosevelt here, because:

10. Franklin Roosevelt + Cover (Blanket) = Franklin Cover, goes with 49. Roxie Roker

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 3:24 pm
by silverscreenselect
Billy Barty + Rose (Flower) = Billy Rose, goes with James Caan.

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 3:27 pm
by franktangredi
*52. Douglas MacArthur + Shower = Douglas Rain, goes with 21. Keir Dullea

(Douglas Rain voiced HAL in 2001.)

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 3:28 pm
by franktangredi
silverscreenselect wrote:Billy Barty + Rose (Flower) = Billy Rose, goes with James Caan.
Would you put the numbers in? It makes it easier to keep the consolidation up to date. Thanks.

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 3:43 pm
by silverscreenselect
22. Lucy Liu + Lawless (Anarchic) = Lucy Lawless goes with 86. Kevin Sorbo

24. Bobby Jones + Van (Mover) = Bobby Van goes with 51. Elaine Joyce

I'll also point out that my matchup for Keith Moon may not be right. Moon may go with Satellite, especially if you can link Sun with Star or something similar.

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:35 pm
by franktangredi
31. Gordon MacRae and 99. Loni Anderson could go together if we can make one of the words a password for Jump.

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:47 pm
by jarnon
franktangredi wrote:31. Gordon MacRae and 99. Loni Anderson could go together if we can make one of the words a password for Jump.
It's a leap (sorry I couldn't resist) but

31. Gordon MacRae + Jump (Spring) = Gordon Jump, goes with 99. Loni Anderson

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 7:27 pm
by mellytu74
96. Robin Williams + Quivers (Shakes) goes with 41. Howard Stern

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:44 pm
by franktangredi
42. Michael Crichton + Learned (Knowledgeable) = Michael Learned , goes with 91. Will Geer

69. Sam Peckinpah + Champion (Victor) = Sam Champion, goes with 5. Spencer Christian

Re: Fireball Puzzle X: A Man of Many Words

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:01 pm
by franktangredi
I think SSS was right about Satellite going with Moon, because

23. Judith Keppel + Light (Sun) = Judith Light, goes with 4. Tony Danza