Find the Building: Solve the Clues & Show the Map!

[1oldman2]

ok, I'll try this...

hello
surf is up
it gathers h2o
but it is not h2o

Interesting... is this an actual location with a specific name ?

 

[john101]

yes.

waving, no chance of drowning

 

[hsdrop]

is it something to do with snow?
cause as far as i know you can't drowning in snow not really
and well you can "surf" on snow with a bord lol

 

[john101]

indeed, but nope... a very heavy wave, a rock breaker.

 

[tionis]

indeed, but nope... a very heavy wave, a rock breaker.

A tectonic plate? A fault?

 

[tionis]

indeed, but nope... a very heavy wave, a rock breaker.

A glacier? An iceberg?

 

[john101]

"A tectonic plate? A fault?" "A glacier? An iceberg?" - warmer and colder.

:) I'm not being as obtuse as my clues might sound...

 

[tionis]

"A tectonic plate? A fault?" "A glacier? An iceberg?" - warmer and colder.

:) I'm not being as obtuse as my clues might sound...

Then I give up lol.

Mr. Scott, please move us forward!

 

[john101]

ok, "rock breaker" is literal. Wave (breaker) Rock, Hyden. west australia. The outcrop is also used as a catchment for water for the little town of Hyden.

 

[hsdrop]

ok, "rock breaker" is literal. Wave (breaker) Rock, Hyden. west australia. The outcrop is also used as a catchment for water for the little town of Hyden.

you know you could have given more clues like witch hemispheres the place was in or witch land mass. also use little clues one a day if no one can guess wair you're thinking of

 

[john101]

yes, you're right. (I haven't done this before. Next time.) Could someone post another one, please?

 

[tionis]

ok, "rock breaker" is literal. Wave (breaker) Rock, Hyden. west australia. The outcrop is also used as a catchment for water for the little town of Hyden.

Oh no, you shouldn't have. That was a good one. Since no one solved it, you may post another one if you like.

 

[john101]

ok, I'll do that. Give me a couple of hours to think of something.

 

[john101]

in the circus
avenging modernity

 

[collinsmark]

in the circus
avenging modernity

Piccadilly Circus?

(Map link: https://www.google.com/maps/place/P...08adf0cfb3eb2fe!8m2!3d51.5100974!4d-0.1345734)

I'm not sure about the "avenging modernity" part, but I suspect I could throw some handwaving together if pressed -- something about old clothes with stiff collars or something.

 

[john101]

yes.. right place.

see what pippin has to say about the rest

 

[collinsmark]

yes.. right place.

see what pippin has to say about the rest

Hmm, I see that Piccadilly Circus is mentioned in the book Pippen, by Evelyn Van Buren (mentioned four of five times or so). But I haven't read the book [yet].

Is there more to your puzzle besides "Piccadilly Circus" (maybe a specific building or statue, etc.) or is it just Piccadilly Circus?

 

[john101]

in

 

[collinsmark]

Hmm, I see that Piccadilly Circus is mentioned in the book Pippen, by Evelyn Van Buren (mentioned four of five times or so). But I haven't read the book [yet].

Is there more to your puzzle besides "Piccadilly Circus" (maybe a specific building or statue, etc.) or is it just Piccadilly Circus?

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Edit:

Oh, wait. There's another Pippin! Robert B. Pippin who wrote: Modernism as a Philosophical Problem: On the Dissatisfactions of European High Culture. (link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0631214143/?tag=pfamazon01-20).

Still though, I'm not 100% sure whether there is more to the riddle or not.

 

[hsdrop]

would it be the believe it or not building??

 

[john101]

alas, no. (in what way did the clues take you there?)... nor is it myrmecophily, yet..in a way it is...

 

[hsdrop]

lol i was looking at google map at the place that was posted and in the street view a couple of years ago behind the underground entrance that was a ripley's believe it or not on the bottom floor so i took a guess lol
can we have another clue please?

 

[john101]

if no-one has figured it out I'll post another clue after christmas.

 

[hsdrop]

if no-one has figured it out I'll post another clue after christmas.

i'm pretty sure that since the guessing has stopped that we are all stuck and need another clue a bit sooner than a week away if you look back through the thread at how often we give out clues you'll get a little better sense of how often the others have posted their clues

 

[collinsmark]

This isn't much of a guess, but rather mostly a summary of what we know so far.

Original puzzle:

in the circus
avenging modernity

That's not much to go on, but we did narrow it down to being in the Piccadilly Circus area.

yes.. right place.

see what pippin has to say about the rest

I'm not sure what to make of this. Here are some possibilities of the reference:

• Pippen, by Evelyn Van Buren (Piccadilly Circus is mentioned 4 or 5 times)
• Modernism as a Philosophical Problem, by Robert B. Pippin (reference to Modernism in the title, which is a similar word to "modernity")
  
• A Clergyman's Daughter, by George Orwell (mentions Piccadilly Circus and a newspaper called Pippin's Weekly)
  
• The Hanky of Pippin's Daughter: And, A Form of Taking it All, by Rosmarie Waldrop (Piccadilly Circus is mentioned in the book)
  
• There's a Broadway revival of Pippin (I think it's a musical) that I think played in the theater in Piccadilly Circus.

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I take that to mean that we're looking for a specific location within the Piccadilly Circus area.

alas, no. (in what way did the clues take you there?)

Is this a response to my posts about the books or are you answering @hsdrop's guess about the Believe it or Not building? (It's not entirely clear to me.)

... nor is it myrmecophily, yet..in a way it is...

From Google:
Myrmecophily refers to mutualistic associations with ants, though in its more general use the term may also refer to commensal or even parasitic interactions. The term myrmecophile is used mainly for animals that associate with ants.

Could it be, 24/7 Pest Control London?

if no-one has figured it out I'll post another clue after christmas.

I believe it's courteous to give a small hint every day or so, roughly, if nobody is making any progress. (And, even as long as this post is, I don't think we're making any progress. )

 

[john101]

ok, hmm...

on the eventide banner his brother is not...

no, not pest control. in a way diametrically opposite to eradication.

the alas no refers to hsdrops post.

 

[john101]

"Thus in each flower and simple bell,
That in our path untrodden lie,
Are sweet remembrancers who tell
How fast the winged moments fly."

 

[collinsmark]

Could it be the Fortnum & Mason store? (Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/F...f0b911c6b353305!8m2!3d51.5083835!4d-0.1384374)



They carry some products that might attract ants. There's a clock with chimes on the building's exterior and there are bees on the roof. I'm not sure that fits all the clues though.

 

[john101]

This is interesting. While I think I'm being painfully obvious, the various suggestions, so far, dance around the answer and for some reason don't focus in.

Each clue is very straightforward and only have a veil of mystery. Sometimes I feel that the only added thing I can do is to spell it out and at the same time a number of the clues do just that.

Ok, how about this. A character in a Shaw play could have been here.

 

[john101]

"Thy wings have cast their night across
The dial of our Saturnian year"