SpeedRacer 1 #176 May 25, 2007 Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #177 May 25, 2007 OK someone just gave me the clue for 22. If you're stumped like I was, roll over for clue: John's girl's home and his home have a certain thing in common. second hint: John could be someone's last name as well, and the clue would still fit. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #178 May 25, 2007 Johnny Rotten, formerly of the Sex Pistols has a daughter. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #179 May 25, 2007 In the same token, there was Bowie's Major... Google the right combination, and it is right there... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #180 May 25, 2007 I'm an idiot. It took a few minutes to figure out what you were saying. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #181 May 25, 2007 Funny stuff: some guy, while trying to solve the "best of times" floor, entered the wrong answer, but it took him all the way to floor 26, where he's been waiting for all to catch up ever since! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flr169 0 #182 May 25, 2007 still could use some help with floor 19... billp3 got the mp3 part but don't know what to do with... anything guys =======================Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting - "fcuk me what a ride!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #183 May 25, 2007 bill's a really rich guy. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flr169 0 #184 May 25, 2007 fcuk me this.....damn puzzle i'm loosing it over here.......i've got more hints than I know what to do with......from here and http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=746350&p=18 and still cant figure it out... ==================Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting - "fcuk me what a ride!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PikzeeVikzen 0 #185 May 25, 2007 *happy dance* I got 22. I'm the twist that turns your key.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #186 May 25, 2007 nice clues, but I'm still stuck on 24. your link led me to the They Might Be Giants documentary (the one called GIGANTIC) , and the phrase "The Two Johns" referring to the two guys in the band named John, of which the author of Skyscraper is a big fan . OK, but I put in all the names of the female cast members, including the one named Syd, and nothing came up that worked. any clues here? where are all the fuckers who got up to floor 27 or something??? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Melliandra 0 #187 May 25, 2007 Ok, apparently 16's a lot easier if you're American. Grr. As is 18. Speedracer... look at songs that band's done that have references to a girl. Perhaps one he's getting old with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PikzeeVikzen 0 #188 May 25, 2007 I think there are two 22s. Anyway, any hints on Queen's girl? I'm the twist that turns your key.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperGirl 0 #189 May 25, 2007 Quote where are all the fuckers who got up to floor 27 or something??? I believe most people who got to 27 got there randomly... the length of floor 27's password is way too short, so you can kinda guess it without knowing the question Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #190 May 26, 2007 I am on Floor 27 now. Was thinking Boolean operators, but got nowhere. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #191 May 26, 2007 lots of people are hanging out on floor 27 now. || N O S E | P ? ? | ? ? P F | I hope this isn't some kind of geek thing. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #192 May 26, 2007 question 27 ||N O S E| P ? ?| ? ? P F| I'm thinking that maybe these are three lines from some well-known verse or something, and the letters are the first initial of each word: N---- O------ S----- E---- P----- ?------ ?----- ?----- ?----- P------ F------- what do y'all think? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #193 May 26, 2007 Interesting. || N O S E | P ? ? | ? ? P F | Those pipe characters ( | and || ) must be there for a reason. Also, he used the word random(ly). "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PikzeeVikzen 0 #194 May 26, 2007 Who Pete's girl is dancing with Am I going down the right path with Pete Townshend (The Who)? I'm the twist that turns your key.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #195 May 26, 2007 yes. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #196 May 26, 2007 QuoteInteresting. || N O S E | P ? ? | ? ? P F | Those pipe characters ( | and || ) must be there for a reason. Also, he used the word random(ly). Vertical...??? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #197 May 26, 2007 On a tangent, in French, slang for nose is PIF (P??)... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #198 May 26, 2007 Technically (I think) they are vertical bars, but the term pipe is often used, even if the bars are don't indicate a pipe command. Kinda like calling cola drinks coke. Interesting about pif. Does it have a non-slang translation? "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PikzeeVikzen 0 #199 May 26, 2007 27 is driving me insane. I've even been search UNIX code because a pipe is used in unix. anyone know anything about genetics? I'm the twist that turns your key.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #200 May 27, 2007 Hi, Dunno FA about genetics. Been looking around to see what those vertical bar symbols can be used for. They are used in programming and mathematics, but it looks like the syntax is so wrong in || N O S E | P ? ? | ? ? P F | that I'm inclined to believe that the pipe symbols do not represent computer commands or logical operators. I kinda wonder if the basic layout might be a form of music notation, with the note letters shifted using a substitution cipher. EDIT: Here are some examples of music notation that look damn similar to the clue: http://www.lesession.co.uk/abc/abc_notation.htm "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
