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wolram said:
Doctor Foster is a rhyme, very British, i hope your wife is okay.
Thanks that helps, My wife has been educating me on recovery from a CVA, She is very lucky but we have a way to go yet.
So let me get this right, Dr. Foster is really longshanks on his way to Gloucestershire... hmm.
 
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1oldman2 said:
Thanks that helps, My wife has been educating me on recovery from a CVA, She is very lucky but we have a way to go yet.
So let me get this right, Dr. Foster is really longshanks on his way to Gloucestershire... hmm.

Once you have Gloucester you should have 1/2 of the soldiers name
 
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wolram said:
Once you have Gloucester you should have 1/2 of the soldiers name
Cool :smile:, let me kick that thought around for a few. By the way did I get that right about Foster/Longshanks ? He and a relative of mine had a bit of history together.:wink:

By the way, how about that Falcon landing? :thumbup:
 
After the first was lost the three remaining Gladiators were named "Faith,Hope and Charity"
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Here they can be seen flying in formation. :woot:
 
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You know?... If That was correct, 'ol Longshanks just might figure into my next riddle. :cool:
 
1oldman2 said:
After the first was lost the three remaining Gladiators were named "Faith,Hope and Charity"View attachment 98832 View attachment 98832 View attachment 98832 Here they can be seen flying in formation. :woot:

Yay well done 1oldman2 that is spot on, you are on now, do not make yours so difficult my brain hurts:biggrin:
How is your wife?
 
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1oldman2 said:
Cool :smile:, let me kick that thought around for a few. By the way did I get that right about Foster/Longshanks ? He and a relative of mine had a bit of history together.:wink:

By the way, how about that Falcon landing? :thumbup:

You did get that right, gosh your family must go back a bit:biggrin:
 
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1oldman2 said:
By the way, how about that Falcon landing? :thumbup:
That was amazing. It bounced a little towards the edge, which was a bit scary, then looked unstable afterwards with the barge rocking in the swell. I hope it stayed upright long enough for them to fix the legs to the deck!
 
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wolram said:
Yay well done 1oldman2 that is spot on, you are on now, do not make yours so difficult my brain hurts:biggrin:
Sorry about the delay responding, I seem to have been dealing with a case of higher than "normal" entropy over the last couple of days.
wolram said:
How is your wife?
Thank you for asking, that question would be the basis for an entirely new thread. I'm learning that recovery after a CVA requires a "long term approach" so in the "one day at a time" aspect she's doing good but time will tell. :smile:
 
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lost at sea heading for Howland, 406 miles (not nautical) south off course.
A fragment remains of the aluminum "craft".
name the location of the fragment as well as the "craft"
(hint #1, the location goes by two names, either name will do)
 
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wolram said:
You did get that right, gosh your family must go back a bit:biggrin:
Yes, you could say the family goes back a bit. my relative was a well known "outlaw" that when "longshanks" captured ended up with his head decorating the old bridge in Londontown. :nb) (Bonus quiz, what town would a monument to the "relative" be in?)o_O
 
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Jonathan Scott said:
That was amazing. It bounced a little towards the edge, which was a bit scary, then looked unstable afterwards with the barge rocking in the swell. I hope it stayed upright long enough for them to fix the legs to the deck!
The angle of attack and velocity was incredible, I was sure it was going to prang the barge.(not to mention the crosswind and wave height issues)
 
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wolram said:
220px-Llywelyn_the_Last_at_Cardiff_City_Hall.jpg


Llywelyn ap Gruffudd at Cardiff City Hall.
I bet this is the wrong one:rolleyes:
Cardiff is in wales, the name translates to "Welshman" so your kinda' sorta' getting warm. think further north, this is just a "bonus" the riddle was post #340.
 
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1oldman2 said:
lost at sea heading for Howland...
Too obvious - got it by that point, but back at work now and too busy to think of something else.
 
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1oldman2 said:
Cardiff is in wales, the name translates to "Welshman" so your kinda' sorta' getting warm. think further north, this is just a "bonus" the riddle was post #340.

Darn it i missed that riddle, i am on it now.
 
lost at sea heading for Howland, 406 miles (not nautical) south off course
A fragment remains of the aluminum "craft".
name the location of the fragment as well as the "craft"
(hint #1, the location goes by two names, either name will do)

1oldmans2 riddle
 
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Pepper Mint said:
Is it about Amelia Earhart ?
Yes, but also about something that happened only a couple of years ago.
 
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Jonathan Scott said:
Yes, but also about something that happened only a couple of years ago.
Obviously your familiar with the story. That was a serious navigational error wouldn't you say?
 
The airplane was Electra and the crash site is Nikumaroro
http://www.history.com/news/researchers-identify-fragment-of-amelia-earharts-plane
 
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wolram said:
The airplane was Electra and the crash site is Nikumaroro
http://www.history.com/news/researchers-identify-fragment-of-amelia-earharts-plane
Well there you go! :smile: I await your next riddle. :partytime:
 
Uh . . . so I haven’t been keeping up with the most recent puzzles here because I’ve been having so much awesome fun school (:mad:) but anyway, wolram said that I’m supposed to go (not sure why), but I digress. Here’s the riddle, and your welcome :smile:

A historic landmark for the USA,
It’s up against a river,
That’s emptied in a bay,
The place is a plantation,
It housed a leader of the nation,
And a lot of his family,
For many generations.

This should be a snap.
 
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ProfuselyQuarky said:
It housed a leader of the nation,

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Mt. Vernon?
 
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Yay! Alright, 1oldman2, it's you turn now :smile:
 
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ProfuselyQuarky said:
Yay! Alright, 1oldman2, it's you turn now :smile:
Okay, This will take a bit as it's another Dr. appointment day. In the meantime here is a couple of nice pics to ponder. Both taken from ISS.
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Two eyes upon the southern sky,
this place was named for a man who died in 1521.o_O
 
1oldman2 said:
Two eyes upon the southern sky,
this place was named for a man who died in 1521.o_O
Question: Is he a European who had also been traveling to Asia before he died ?
 
Magellan strait comes to my mind.
 
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Yes, Magellan fits the clues perfectly.
 
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