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Image 4 Verse 4 Solution

Page history last edited by Oregonian 3 years, 7 months ago

 

Synopsis

  The casque associated with Image 4 and Verse 4 was buried in the Greek Cultural Garden in Cleveland, OH, at these coordinates: 41.527651 N, 81.626926 W.

 

  The shape of Ohio (with rivers) is hidden in the image.  Several of the clues that would presumably get us to Cleveland are still unsolved, but the visual references to the Greek Cultural Garden are very clear and unambiguous.  Lines in the verse pin down the exact place to dig inside the neglected planter bed shown in the image.  Visual images in this puzzle seem more realistic and true-to-life than in the other 11 images, possibly because the artist saw the spot in person rather than working from photographs. 

 

 

Detailed Solution

The solution given below will present clues from the verse and the image in a way that narrows down the search area to that specific point.  Bits of the original image are shown in the left column in cells with a tan background.  Lines from the verse are in the same column but with a yellow background.  (For more detail about any particular clue, check the page for the image or verse.) 
Clues Interpretations
   

  The shape to the left of the monument suggests that we should be looking in Ohio, possibly near a major highway.

 

As discussed above these icons hint at latitude and longitude, but only of some numbers are reversed or possibly also moved out or order.

 

Reversing the 14 could give us a bracket of 41 & 42. The 1881 is a question mark using this technique.

 

Reversing the 14 and introducing a decimal could give us 41.42. Reversing the 18 AND moving it out of order could give us 81.81. This would get us close to Cleveland but not near the park that we know is correct.

 

Cleveland is of course also confirmed by the Terminal Tower image match.

 

The sphere with the triangle on it shape is a reference to Euclid "The Father of Geometry." He was of course, also Greek. 

 

Euclid Ave (Route 20) is a major Cleveland thoroughfare that runs from downtown through East Cleveland. It runs by the lower section of Rockefeller Park which is home to the Cultural Gardens. 

 

That area also contains Bellflower Road and the last remnant of Liberty Blvd. (See below for more info)

The icon of the bell and flower in close proximity may hint at Bellflower Road. However reading of lines usually flows down.

 

To make a Bell+Flower rebus from these icons, this would need to be another example of something that is backwards or reversed in this puzzle. 

 

Bellflower Road is shown here in its entirely. Its length is entirely within the campus of Case Western Reserve University. There are many buildings of higher learning nearby plus a hospital, performing arts center and Science and Art museums.

 

With many of the arts and sciences flowing from the Greek tradition, if Preiss intended Bellflower Road to be a clue in the puzzle, this would be a likely reason why.

 

Just south and west of Bellflower road and next to the university campus is the last remaining remnant of Liberty Boulevard

 

In 1981 the rest of Liberty Blvd was renamed Martin Luther King Dr. That is the road that runs up through the park and through the Cultural Gardens.

 

Liberty Blvd was in turn a street that was renamed in 1919. It was so named on Memorial Day 1919 to commemorate Liberty Row.

 

Which is definitely the main reason for this "Liberty" (bell) icon and is the clue that bring us up from Euclid Ave into Rockefeller Park and toward the Cultural Gardens.

 

Liberty Row was the name given to what was then one of the first "living memorials." 

 

By that Memorial Day celebration hundreds of "Liberty Oaks" were planted along a nine-mile string of several connected roads running next to and through a string of parks in this section of Cleveland. At the foot of each Liberty Oak was embedded a circular bronze marker with the name of a soldier killed in the recently concluded WWI. 

 

U.S. Army "Doughboy" WWI helmet

 

Which brings us back to the centaur and its characteristics.

 

Centaurs are reported to be fierce in battle.

Are creatures of the forest, as depicted by the trees in the image.

One of their ancestral homes of lore is thought to be the Foloi Oak Forest.

(Oaks, like the ones planted on Liberty Row).

 

The helmet the centaur wears appears to be one very similar to any of several worn by the allies n World War I. 

Following the path of Liberty Row up MLK Dr. we spot another marker at a Liberty Oak right in front a the Lithuanian Gardens. The next one up ahead is the Greek Cultural Gardens.
Which brings us to a stretch of Martin Luther King Dr. (formerly Liberty Blvd) in the Cultural Gardens where our verse begins:

 

1) Beneath two countries

The casque was buried in the Grecian Cultural Garden. "Beneath two countries" means when you are still on MLK Blvd., before you follow the curve in the road, you gaze up at the Greek and Italian Gardens high above you on the hillside.  


 

View from MLK Blvd. Signs for the Italian and Greek Cultural Gardens, plus the wall burial location circled.

 

2) As the road curves

Parkgate Avenue curves around this section of the gardens. Which also may be hinted at in a section of the centaur's tail.

 

 

As we follow the bend in Parkgate Ave. we see confirmation that we're on the right course when we spot the back wall of the Italian Gardens and the images matches found there.

Coming the rest of the way around the Parkgate Ave. bend, we arrive at East Blvd. and the front of the Italian Gardens with the image matches found there. 

 

Skipping ahead to the end lines at this point we're supposed to notice 'the columns" we seek to our left at the Greek Gardens.

 

 

3) In a rectangular plot

4) Beneath the tenth stone

5) From right to left

6) Beneath the ninth row from the top

7) Of the wall including small bricks

8) Seven steps up you can hop

9) From the bottom level

These are explicit directions to the sunken planter  and more importantly it contains very detailed and precise instructions to EXACT spot to dig up the casque. In the Expedition Unknown episode Andy Abrams explained that once the instructions were interpreted properly, he stuck the probe in twice and hit the casque on the third try.

However as the middle lines in the verse, they are clearly out of place and indicate that the verses in this puzzle is in non-linear order. 

 

This is definitely an example of the of the 'backward/reverse or out of order hypothesis" holding true.

For further analysis on this, see the Solve Dissection section below.

 

Note: the placement of the sunken planter is NOT on the front of the wall from which we will later make our approach. It's on the back or reverse side of the wall. 

 

 

10) Socrates, Pindar, Apelles

 

These names, among those of many other luminaries of ancient Greece, are chiseled into the Pylon Monument.

 

Yet this whole section of verse from this point forward again appear to be out of order. The final instructions to the dig spot are above and this section appears to hold the clues to how we are to arrive at that location. 

 

Even within this section the lines appear to be backwards. It is not possible to read or even notice this inscription until well after finding 'the columns' we are supposed to be seeking.

 

Again, for more on the 'backwards/reverse or out of order hypothesis' see the Solve Dissection section below.

 

 

 

11) Free Speech, couplet, birch

 

Refers, respectively, to Socrates (died for free speech), Pindar (a poet), and Apelles (a painter; "birch brush").

 

12) To find casque's destination

13) Seek the columns

14) For the search.

 

The entrance to the Grecian Garden is marked by two columns that appear in Image 4.
   

The columns are the key clue that leads us into the Greek Cultural Gardens and to the Pylon Monument.

 

In addition, the inscription with the names of the Greek luminaries is also on this front side of the monument.

 

So, this is clearly the way we are meant to make our approach.  

 

Yet the planter and dig spot for which the instructions in verse lines 3-9 apply are on the reverse side of this wall. With no overt explanation or instruction to go around to the other side.


 

Final Location: 41.527651 N, 81.626926 W.

(Latitude: 41.527651, Longitude: 81.626926)

 

 

 

Solve Dissection:

 

  The picture to the left shows Brian Zinn and Andy Abrams during the final search, taken by a newspaper reporter who accompanied their dig.  However, as it was noted in the retelling of the story on Expedition Unknown this picture was taken in the initial dig spot, which was not correct. After digging on this side of the planter for hours and finding nothing, Andy reinterpreted the clues in a way that led to the opposite corner. 

 

   The casque was found at the approximate spot indicated by the arrow.
  At left, Andy Abrams gestures to the approximate spot where his probe hit the casque.
Given the verse and image clues - what interpretation would get us to this spot?  

Other applications of the 'backwards/reverse hypothesis' may apply here.

  • First from our approach to the front side of the pylon where the Greek names are:
    • One would need to go around to the back/reverse side of the pylon.
    • Where we would need to see the planter and steps to recognize the interpretation of the "Seven steps you can hop, from the bottom level" verse clue.
  • Once in the planter, in order to get to the correct spot from the verse clue "Beneath the tenth stone, from right to left:"
    • Instead of counting while facing the pylon, one would need to turn your back to the wall. Or reverse yourself and face the street. You'd be looking at the "Beneath two countries" spot where the verse began.  

 

The apparent non-linear order of the verse appears to be another example of the 'out of order hypothesis'

 

When grouped into three main sections, those are definitely out of sequence. The same appears to be true in at least some of the other puzzles. In the solved Chicago puzzle, the line about the burial location trees and fence/fixture is in the middle of the verse. 

 

Yet even within a verse group, the lines appear that they may read better from bottom up. Or from bottom up but sometimes in groups of two or three. Even given that some styles of poetry have a "backwards sounding" structure, it is possible that this is another hint that some things are backwards or out of order in this puzzle. 

 

The chart below outlines some of the out of sequence items and attempts to reorder them in one way necessary to arrive at the solve which we know to be correct. The column at right outlines a hypothetical order that attempts to replicate the proper sequence of steps while trying to maintain some semblance of the rhyming scheme of the original. 

 

Reordered line sequence theories:

Theory 1: Attempts to order the lines in the series they would need to take place starting from MLK Drive and ending with the burial spot. In the proper place. 

Theory 2: Would get you to the proper burial spot and is nearly linear. It would also require moving lines 4-7 from the last verse group to the middle, this theory might work if we were supposed to count the bricks while still on the front side of the pylon, before moving around to the reverse side and hopping up into the planter. 

 

  Verse groupings Linear verse groupings Linear sequence Theory 1
Nearly Linear sequence Theory 2
Original verse order Linear sequence Original line sequence Counting in planter, back to wall Count while still on front side of wall 
1. Beneath two countries
2. As the road curves 
1)  1. Beneath two countries
2. As the road curves  
1. Beneath two countries
2. As the road curves   
1. Beneath two countries
2. As the road curves   

3. In a rectangular plot

4. Beneath the tenth stone

5. From right to left

6. Beneath the ninth row from the top

7. Of the wall including small bricks

8. Seven steps up you can hop

9. From the bottom level

3) 

10. Socrates, Pindar, Apelles

11. Free speech, couplet, birch

12. To find casque's destination

13. Seek the columns

14. For the search.

 

12. To find casque's destination

13. Seek the columns

14. For the search.

10. Socrates, Pindar, Apelles

11. Free speech, couplet, birch

 

 

12. To find casque's destination

13. Seek the columns

14. For the search.

10. Socrates, Pindar, Apelles

11. Free speech, couplet, birch

6. Beneath the ninth row from the top

7. Of the wall including small bricks

4. Beneath the tenth stone

5. From right to left

10. Socrates, Pindar, Apelles

11. Free speech, couplet, birch

12. To find casque's destination

13. Seek the columns

14. For the search.


2) 

3. In a rectangular plot

4. Beneath the tenth stone

5. From right to left

6. Beneath the ninth row from the top

7. Of the wall including small bricks

8. Seven steps up you can hop

9. From the bottom level

 

3. In a rectangular plot

9. From the bottom level

8. Seven steps up you can hop

6. Beneath the ninth row from the top

7. Of the wall including small bricks

4. Beneath the tenth stone

5. From right to left

 

9. From the bottom level

8. Seven steps up you can hop

3. In a rectangular plot

 

 

Summary of the items in this puzzle that appear to be or may be backwards/reversed or out of order.

 

  Reversed/Backwards  Out of Order 
Image Related Latitude: 14 to 41. Longitude 1881 to 81.81 (possibly).
  Longitude 18 to 81 (possibly) .
 
  Bell+flower rebus.
  
  The word "backwards" appears to be written along the left edge of the wall.  
Verse Related Multiple lines appear to read better in reverse order (possibly). Verse groupings (1,3,2).
    Multiple lines appear not to be in a linear sequence. 
Dig Spot Related Planter on reverse side of pylon, with no explanation given.   
 

You must be reversed, back to the wall to count the stones in the proper direction. 

(Reordered Theory 1 only)

 

 

 

Conclusions/learnings or ideas to possibly try in other puzzles.... 

 

Possibly the most important thing that needs to be located in order to find the casque is - where exactly to dig.

Of all the puzzle verses, Verse 4 appears that it may have the most specific instructions as to an exact dig spot.

Verse lines 4-7 appear to give exact directions to the spot, via the counting of the stones. Once the direction is interpreted correctly, which still lacks complete understanding, as noted above.

 

But what about the other puzzles, many of which appear to lack at least specific instructions in the verse?

The Cleveland puzzle may also indicate another place to find an exact dig spot. In the painting.

 

  

 

The painting appears to have a a small-ish feature, in the exact spot where the casque was located in 2004.  It is not very large, but noticeable at a distance without zooming in.

 

it is somewhat bucket shaped. Wider at the top than at the bottom. 

With hints of two protuberances near the top.

 

With a little imagination, it is a fairly good silhouette of a casque.

 

It can be seen in the picture at left as well as the gifs at right.

(Note that creating the gifs lowered the resolution, so they're fuzzy compared to a good scan of Image 4).

 

If this theory is correct, it is not supposed to be an exact, picture-like rendering. But a stylized representation meant to evoke the shape of the thing we're looking for.

 

 

 

 

The backwards/reverse and out of order hypothesis

 

There are several elements of this puzzle that appear to be backwards or reversed. In addition, other elements appear to be in a non-linear order. Examples include:

  • The latitude/longitude clues of 1442 and 1881.
    • To get the latitude the 14 must be reversed to become 41 in order to become a city bracketed by 41 and 42. But the same cannot get us a bracket from the number 1881.
    • For one theory that gets us close to Cleveland, the 14 must be reversed to become part of 41.42. While the 18 must be both reversed and moved out of order to become part of 81.81.
  • The lines of the verse do not appear to lead to the correct solution if taken in linear order. The first few lines appear to hint at the general area within the park. The ending lines of the verse home us in on the proper area/feature within the park. While the lines in the middle contain the most granular clues and give VERY specific instructions that lead to the exact burial site.

 

When rotated counter-clockwise, the cracks and crevices along the left edge of the wall appear to spell out the word "backwards."

 

This appears to be very important for coming to the correct solution. Additional possible examples are included in the Detailed Solution above and discussed in more detail in the Solve Dissection discussion.  

 

 

 

 

Comments (35)

KJRP said

at 12:37 am on Apr 2, 2018

I believe that I have completed the Cleveland Solve Summary that validates the Non-Linear clues necessary to finding a Jewel: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HuMUByB0MIJQhiIjKLMzJitbiT5Jo2tv/view?usp=sharing

Lori Sobota said

at 2:40 pm on Apr 2, 2018

I actually walked the path a few weeks ago in Cleveland and my conclusion was very similar to yours, it's not linear at all. The clues in the verse are all jumbled up, and the clues in the image just sort of verify what you see as you go. Except that "beneath two countries" is very accurate because when you are down below on MLK, looking up a steep hill at East Blvd., then you are actually beneath the Greek and Italian cultural gardens.

KJRP said

at 2:55 pm on Apr 2, 2018

Thanks Lori! I completely agree with you: I failed to account for the area's topographical details by relying solely on Google Maps. Cheers!

Lori Sobota said

at 6:38 pm on Apr 23, 2018

Kang, I love all the work you are doing on the Cleveland page! I have been thinking about shooting a YouTube video of a drive/walk through of the Cleveland solve, and posting it for people to see, do you think that would be helpful? Are there any other pictures I could grab that would be helpful? I wish I could be more involved with the other puzzles, but all I can do is ground reconnaissance in Cleveland.

Kang said

at 10:11 pm on Apr 23, 2018

Thanks! Just finished the draft. I used several of your pictures - so thanks! Would love your comments and feedback, especially since you've been there. Not sure how far away you are - but if you're up for another expedition there (pun intended), that would probably be awesome. I've got a few thoughts on things/areas of interest. But I'm hoping that others will chime in on the draft solve and prompt more ideas and thoughts. Maybe we can collect a list of to-dos for you! (If you're offering)....

Lori Sobota said

at 6:13 am on Apr 24, 2018

Awesome, and I'm so happy my pictures were useful, that's what I took them for, to be used! I'm planning a video walk/drive through in a few weeks, will keep you posted and I'm open to suggestion on what to film. I'll look through your write-up again and see if anything occurs to me.

KJRP said

at 10:34 pm on Apr 23, 2018

Yes, please make a video! I believe the search for other Casques would absolutely benefit from a real life walk-through. I'm working on doing the same for my proposed solve of the San Francisco Casque. It was only when I walked my proposed treasure hunt path that it all fell into place.

Weeping Angel said

at 3:06 pm on Apr 25, 2018

Lori, I think the sign of The Triangle at the corner of Euclid and Mayfield was the inspiration for the circle and triangle in the image. It’s just east of the museums and park but Palencar probably knew about it. The sign was mentioned on the podcast and I agree. I’ve driven by there so many times going to Little Italy and never noticed it before. What do you think?
https://ibb.co/hoLkGx

Kang said

at 3:48 pm on Apr 25, 2018

Funny, I noticed that when researching. I remember wondering if Little Italy was another Italian reference in this puzzle. If you're referring to the Triangle Apartments, I tried to look it up at the time and found this site that says it was built in 1989.
https://www.apartmentfinder.com/Ohio/Cleveland-Apartments/The-Triangle-Apartments
Anyone know whether or not that is correct? Or if so, whether that area was always named or nicknamed "The Triangle?" Could still be right even if the apartments weren't there yet.

Weeping Angel said

at 5:47 pm on Apr 25, 2018

You did a great job on Cleveland. I was referring to the apartments. I’ll try to find out when they were built or if that location was called the Triangle in1980. That would be another amazing coincidence of something that matches the images that wasn’t there in1981.

Mister EZ said

at 7:16 am on Apr 24, 2018

Lots of work put in, Kang. Cheers.

Cheers, Kang. Lots of work put in.

The phrases are presented differently, but have the same meaning, right?

Seems like the syntax is what's getting everybody....how in the heck did they dig on the wrong side of the planter? I think it's the syntax and the nature of the English Language that affected their search.

I think they missed that last line, that says , 'start at the columns' and assumed that they had to count from the side of the wall that had the planter/steps. Subsequently, they counted the bricks from the wrong side of the wall.

Try moving lines 4, 5, 6 and 7 from your linear sequence 2/ original line sequence into linear sequence 3, after line 11 / theorized line sequence. If you want, you can keep your order, after line 11, as 6, 7, 4, 5.

That changes the order of the lines, but keeps the order of operations the same. However, I think that makes it easier see that the instructions are;

1) find the Greek Cultural Gardens, find the columns, approach the wall

2) count the stones from that side of the wall...placing the casque on the left, when looking at the wall from street side (where there isn't a planter or steps)

3) walk around to the other side of the wall to get to the steps and the planter....placing the casque on the right, in the planter, when looking at the wall.

Mister EZ said

at 7:39 am on Apr 24, 2018

And, ya....hind sight is cheep. I probably would have done the same thing they did, because of the placement of the line regarding the rectangular plot. The presentation can (and does) change the interpretation.

For example;

'Pass the compass and reach the foot of the culvert. Below the bridge walk 100 paces, southeast over rock and soil.'

'Pass the compass and reach the foot of the culvert, below the bridge. Walk 100 paces, southeast over rock and soil.'

The first presentation tells you to go below the bridge and walk 100 paces. For me, the second presentation just tells you the culvert is below the bridge...but, you don't need to go under the bridge when you walk 100 paces.

Mister EZ said

at 7:41 am on Apr 24, 2018

*Hindsight is cheap...etc. (Sorry. I'm prolly the King O' Typos and misspelled words.)

=]

JulieM said

at 11:31 am on Apr 24, 2018

S I Hayakawa would have adored your semantic dissection

Mister EZ said

at 9:32 pm on Apr 24, 2018

Be careful, must I be or Yoda, I shall sound like....

D'OH!!!!

KJRP said

at 9:39 pm on Apr 24, 2018

I'm on board with this train of thought: It is my opinion that Byron, in an attempt to make the game non-linear (i.e., more complicated), overlooked the ambiguity/confusion that might result. That said, I believe all of the Casques may be found if Searchers take this critical clue in to account.

Lori Sobota said

at 6:46 am on Apr 25, 2018

Interesting! I hadn't thought of it that way before. And there is a tiny, subtle clue that it's on the back wall: "7. Of the wall including small bricks." If you look at the photos, the configuration of the "bricks" are different on the backside.

Mister EZ said

at 8:06 am on Apr 25, 2018

Andrea and Jim got married!!

Congrats to them (and their group of pictures, including the one where they're standing in front of the wall, street side)!!!

http://www.scottshawphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/AK-Cleveland-Cultural-Garden-Wedding-05.jpg

In that picture, you can clearly see the back of Andrea's head....and, can clearly see the rows/columns of brick that make up the wall.

Top to bottom, there are two smaller rows of bricks that are used to create / frame the bottom section of the wall. Those would be rows 6 and 9. So, that verse may not be the clue that gets you to go to the other side.

Instead, I think it's simply the verse about the steps / hopping up. Which, Andrea, Jim and their "namesakes" must have done at their wedding reception, later that night, while dancing. (See what I did there? I wrote, "namesakes".)

=]

Some of the rows have bricks that are cut short, depending on the row. Others appear to consist of full bricks. They alternate in that manner, from row to row. (Gotta get that structurally sound staggered pattern...or, the wall falls down.). That changes the count, side to side, depending on the row.

If you include the left / right columns, then counting the bricks in row 3 gives you '10'....counting row 4 gives you only 9....for instance. But, that still places you on the left side of the wall (with the planter on the opposite side).

Oregonian said

at 9:59 am on Apr 25, 2018

"Gotta get that structurally sound staggered pattern...or, the wall falls down."

It's one of those powerful life lessons we all learned from Legos.

Mister EZ said

at 10:04 am on Apr 25, 2018

And, erector sets.
But, with trusses, crossbars, nuts and bolts.

Kang said

at 10:20 am on Apr 25, 2018

Not if Mom doesn't realize that you know where she hides the Krazy Glu. THAT story still gets retold every several Thanksgivings. (He says, pointing to the spot where he glued his Legos to the dining room table)....

Lori Sobota said

at 7:52 am on Apr 25, 2018

Or, more specifically, the "wall with the small bricks" indicates the planter.

Kang said

at 10:35 am on Apr 25, 2018

Great discussion everyone - keep the ideas and feedback coming!
@Mr EZ - a brilliant thought! I added a column spelling that one out. If I didn't state what you were saying correctly, please let me know and I will fix.
@Lori Sobota - Here are a few ideas I'd love for you to scout out if you take more pics/video. In the painting, the pavers look like they may be an image match for the pavers at Greek garden. Tough to tell from current pics. In the painting they also appear to recede past the front of the wall. What's the real life spot look like? Are there pavers that do the same? Or any other visual cues or matches that would be a hint to go to the other side? Views all around on both sides of the wall might reveal something. Also your observation about the bricks and any differences between the two sides could be critical. Is one side or the other of the wall ruled out by any details in the verse? Two other thoughts on the counting. Does MrEZ's theory work and get you to the right spot? Is it possible to pick a brick on the front, then go around and find that brick on the other side? And for the back to the wall theory - must one count the right/left bricks on the wall behind you? Or once inside the planter - are there bricks in front of you (that make up the planter or its lip that you hop over) that can be counted that get you to the right spot?
Anyone else have specific asks for Lori? And thanks again Lori!

Lori Sobota said

at 1:03 pm on Apr 25, 2018

Oh! You just made me think of something...about the "small bricks" and a clue to take you around to the back...what about this picture, could that be what he meant? https://flic.kr/p/23we9fX

Mister EZ said

at 2:28 pm on Apr 25, 2018

Well...I think he meant the two thin rows of bricks, street side....which, technically, are slabs.

And, the last column in the table that was just created can probably be ordered as:
9, 8, 12, 3
--------------
9. From the bottom level
8. Seven steps up you can hop
12. To find casque's destination
3. In a rectangular plot

Mister EZ said

at 2:38 pm on Apr 25, 2018

*Last cell, at the bottom of the last column.

Kang said

at 3:35 pm on Apr 25, 2018

I moved line 3 to the end. But am thinking that moving line 12 might be a bridge too far. That would be an additional group to group shuffle. And it's sufficiently vague enough of a line that it could go many places. It could go before line 1 or before line 6 or line 9. Might be best to keep it with 13 & 14. Does that work for you?

Mister EZ said

at 6:29 pm on Apr 25, 2018

Sure, I'll accept that ....I'm the "out-of-order, syntax doesn't matter to me" guy, anyway. I'm even fine and okay with the original, wacky order used by Preiss,

8]

Mister EZ said

at 6:35 pm on Apr 25, 2018

Have you noticed, that if he wrote "plop" instead of "plot", then this order would rhyme? It wouldn't make any sense...but, it would rhyme.

</bizarre, random thought of the day>

KJRP said

at 1:08 am on Apr 30, 2018

Not bizarre at all! In my research of the two (2) previously solved puzzles and my proposed San Francisco solution, I found that Byron did, in fact, use Polysemous words and Homonyms, and even some Double Entendres... he was very clever.

Kang said

at 2:38 pm on Apr 30, 2018

I second JR Peraza's analysis. Preiss was well-read and exceedingly clever. Though some disagree, my research also agrees with JRP -Preiss likes to play with words. Words that have double meanings and different meanings in different contexts. Entire lines that appear to mean one thing, then end up having an alternate interpretation - sometimes that only surfaces when you're looking at the thing he intended you to be looking at. I also believe that select entire lines have a double meaning. As in they have two uses (think of it as using them twice). Just my two cents.

JulieM said

at 2:57 pm on Apr 30, 2018

Agree with both you and JRP

Brad said

at 11:56 pm on Oct 29, 2018

Odd question...
Doesn't the rulebook say that it wouldn't be in a public or private flower bed?
The planter seems like a pretty big match to a flower bed!!!

em said

at 7:31 am on Oct 30, 2018

I have often thought this as well. Not only is it a flower bed but it is in a public park (I believe?). Seems contradictory.

Isstvan said

at 12:30 am on Jan 27, 2022

What's the oldest trick in the book? This one is ready to be solved correctly.

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