by Prop » 19 Jun 2021 Read
Ok. I’m on Amazon. There’s Guylian. Julian? > Iulian Boiko?
Godiva
Lady Godiva > Elanor Rigby > The Beatles… arrrrggghhh! I don’t have a clue!
And there’s one called Hamilton’s. So, for what it’s worth, Anthony Hamilton.
But seriously, I’m successfully tortured.
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by AlfGit » 19 Jun 2021 Read
It's not Anthony Hamilton. What are you searching for on Amazon?
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by Prop » 19 Jun 2021 Read
AlfGit wrote:It's not Anthony Hamilton. What are you searching for on Amazon?
Belgian chocolates. But I can’t find the toggle for ‘most expensive’ first.
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by AlfGit » 19 Jun 2021 Read
OK, I have tortured you far more than I intended. Search for Callebaut.
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by AlfGit » 19 Jun 2021 Read
For me, searching for Belgian chocolate on amazon.co.uk returned the information in the first few results.
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by Prop » 19 Jun 2021 Read
AlfGit wrote:OK, I have tortured you far more than I intended. Search for Callebaut.
I saw that. Thought ‘Mike Hallett’. But I mentioned him earlier. I’ll keep digging.
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by AlfGit » 19 Jun 2021 Read
Prop wrote:AlfGit wrote:OK, I have tortured you far more than I intended. Search for Callebaut.
I saw that. Thought ‘Mike Hallett’. But I mentioned him earlier. I’ll keep digging.
Yes, you got it. It is Mike Hallet!
I didn't give it to you earlier because you listed just about every Michael that has ever played.
Your Chocolate > My Callet > Mike Hallet
They are not quite Belgian Bullets, but they are Belgian Pellets, so close enough I thought.
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by Prop » 19 Jun 2021 Read
AlfGit wrote:Prop wrote:AlfGit wrote:OK, I have tortured you far more than I intended. Search for Callebaut.
I saw that. Thought ‘Mike Hallett’. But I mentioned him earlier. I’ll keep digging.
Yes, you got it. It is Mike Hallet!
I didn't give it to you earlier because you listed just about every Michael that has ever played.
Your Chocolate > My Callet > Mike Hallet
They are not quite Belgian Bullets, but they are Belgian Pellets, so close enough I thought.
Callets, though?! What are they?! Never heard of them
Well, Alf, that was as evil as it gets. Yesterday’s headache has come right back, so give me half an hour to take some deep breaths and create a new one
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by Prop » 19 Jun 2021 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:Prop not going to attempt my list on the greatest hits quiz?
I’ll have a look now
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by Prop » 19 Jun 2021 Read
Prop wrote:Juddernaut88 wrote:Prop not going to attempt my list on the greatest hits quiz?
I’ll have a look now
Nope, I’ve had a look and drawn a blank. Sorry Judders!
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by AlfGit » 19 Jun 2021 Read
Callets are small chocolate chips that are specially formulated for melting. They are used by confectioners more than bakers, who usually want chips that retain their form. The term is mostly associated with Callebaut, but other manufacturers use it too.
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by Prop » 19 Jun 2021 Read
AlfGit wrote:Callets are small chocolate chips that are specially formulated for melting. They are used by confectioners more than bakers, who usually want chips that retain their form. The term is mostly associated with Callebaut, but other manufacturers are starting to use it too.
I’m guessing a chef or patissier might have had an edge there
But I’m now slightly wiser for it
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by Prop » 19 Jun 2021 Read
Sack tack.
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by AlfGit » 20 Jun 2021 Read
Stephen Maguire?
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by Prop » 20 Jun 2021 Read
AlfGit wrote:Stephen Maguire?
Not Mags.
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by AlfGit » 20 Jun 2021 Read
Prop wrote:AlfGit wrote:Stephen Maguire?
Not Mags.
I thought 'tack on', and sack (from a job) is fire, so 'On Fire' Maguire.
Never mind. I didn't deserve to get it quickly after such brutality.
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by Prop » 20 Jun 2021 Read
AlfGit wrote:Prop wrote:AlfGit wrote:Stephen Maguire?
Not Mags.
I thought 'tack on', and sack (from a job) is fire, so 'On Fire' Maguire.
Never mind. I didn't deserve to get it quickly after such brutality.
I’ll give you a clue now seeing as you had me properly slaughtered there, as a mark of respect
With this one, the first (and most simple) step is finding the most obvious synonyms for each word. Once you’re there, the real fun begins.
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by Prop » 20 Jun 2021 Read
Clue…
The correct synonyms of ‘sack’ and ‘tack’ combined create a rough homophone of the surname of a famous person. There was an excellent film about this person in the early 2000s, directed by Steven Spielberg.
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by chengdufan » 20 Jun 2021 Read
Ali Carter
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by Prop » 20 Jun 2021 Read
chengdufan wrote:Ali Carter
He’s got it
Sack > bag
Tack > nail
Bagnail > Abagnale > Frank Abagnale, who famously committed huge scale fraud and impersonated multiple professionals including an airline pilot. He went on to work for the FBI after they did actually catch him (Catch Me if You Can was the film telling his story).
And of course, Ali Carter is a bit of an aspiring pilot himself.
Well played
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by chengdufan » 20 Jun 2021 Read
Good clue, thanks Prop!
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by chengdufan » 20 Jun 2021 Read
Samuel Joseph
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by AlfGit » 20 Jun 2021 Read
Tony Meo?
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by chengdufan » 21 Jun 2021 Read
AlfGit wrote:Tony Meo?
Not Tony, but I'm interested in your logic
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by chengdufan » 21 Jun 2021 Read
A clue
Samuel leads to the given name, Joseph to the family name.
Both clues are biblical in nature.
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by AlfGit » 21 Jun 2021 Read
chengdufan wrote:AlfGit wrote:Tony Meo?
Not Tony, but I'm interested in your logic
I set one recently for Tony Meo, with the clue being Mob Jeweller.
Samuel made me immediately think of H Samuel, the jewellers, and Joe (Joseph) Mantegna voices Fat Tony, the mob boss in The Simpsons, so I had to try.
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by AlfGit » 21 Jun 2021 Read
Nothing is giving me any confidence yet, but I have found a tenuous link to Leo Fernandez.
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by chengdufan » 21 Jun 2021 Read
AlfGit wrote:Nothing is giving me any confidence yet, but I have found a tenuous link to Leo Fernandez.
Not Leo
This is a tough one for sure.
Give me a nod if you need more clues.
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by AlfGit » 21 Jun 2021 Read
I am completely stumped at the moment, but I will keep coming back to it. Perhaps hold on to the clues for a while longer because nobody else has made a guess yet.
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by Prop » 21 Jun 2021 Read
Samuel’s linked to Saul, biblically. So based on a particularly well-known Saul, there’s Jimmy, Bob and Gene to look at, as well as the associated Walter, Brian, Jesse etc.
Joseph was the son of Jacob, but I’m not sure where to go with Jacobson.
This is a tricky one.
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