rocdocmac 9 Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 Which character should replace the question mark? E I S H ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1 Solution plainglazed 67 Posted April 14, 2019 Solution Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 Spoiler 5 - but I'm not telling the good Capt'n why Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1 Wilson 17 Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 A possible for the second? Spoiler Š Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 CaptainEd 26 Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Given the title, I’ll guess P as in “Eureka! I Solved His Puzzle!” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 CaptainEd 26 Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Plainglazed, you’ve added even more mystery to rocdocmac’s puzzle. I feel total lack of confidence in this answer: Egad! It’s Slaughter House 5! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 rocdocmac 9 Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Need a hint Ed? Plainglazed, there happens to be another sequence similar to the one posted above ... T M O ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 CaptainEd 26 Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 I need a better Babelfish; I feel like the character Easy in Cahoots Macbeth. It is very funny seeing both of you (and presumably the rest of the Den) know what you’re talking about, while I am clueless. Thanks for trying to help, Rocdocmac. :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 rocdocmac 9 Posted April 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Plainglazed ... Spoiler 5 is correct. Answer the second sequence too and then we can reveal the reasons why. 2nd one a bit trickier, isn't it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 rocdocmac 9 Posted April 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) That's one possibility! Spoiler Depending on language: CH (Scottish/German ”ch”), Χ (Greek chi/Russian xa), Ĥ (Esperanto), phonetic χ or Š (Croatian), phonetic ʃ Edited April 20, 2019 by rocdocmac Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 flamebirde 196 Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 I must admit I am also incredibly lost... Spoiler Does it have something to do with the pronunciation of the number with the given letter/phonemes? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 rocdocmac 9 Posted April 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 (edited) Spoiler In the first instance (E I S H 5), 4 letters plus one numeral occur in the sequence. No pronunciation involved. In the second case (T M O CH 0), "CH" is not a pronunciation, but merely a representation of the digraph "ch". Three letters, one digraph and one numeral involved. I called the original OP an interjection sequence since the word "eish" (pronounced "aysh") incidentally appears in the sequence. It has nothing to do with the solution, however! You can google its meaning. Edited April 23, 2019 by rocdocmac part moved to spoiler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 CaptainEd 26 Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 Another derailed train of thought: Equilateral, Isosceles, Scalene, Hyperbolic(?), 5-dimensional (???) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 flamebirde 196 Posted April 25, 2019 Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 Spoiler something to do with unicode maybe? it can't have to do with the order of the letters of the alphabet... I have a feeling my mind is too burnt out on organic chemistry to puzzle this one out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Thalia 64 Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 Seems pretty obscure. Gave up and found it using Google. But on the other hand, You may have just inspired me to learn more of the "language" beyond S and O. So thanks for that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 rocdocmac 9 Posted April 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 On 4/24/2019 at 7:59 AM, CaptainEd said: Another derailed train of thought: Hide contents Equilateral, Isosceles, Scalene, Hyperbolic(?), 5-dimensional (???) I like this fresh approach Ed, but there is actually a very, very simple explanation! 14 hours ago, flamebirde said: Hide contents something to do with unicode maybe? it can't have to do with the order of the letters of the alphabet... I have a feeling my mind is too burnt out on organic chemistry to puzzle this one out. Not the order, correct. 4 hours ago, Thalia said: Seems pretty obscure. Gave up and found it using Google. But on the other hand, Hide contents You may have just inspired me to learn more of the "language" beyond S and O. So thanks for that. I can clearly see that you've got it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 CaptainEd 26 Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 Ok rocdocmac, Thalia has saved me from solvers remorse. Cute puzzle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 flamebirde 196 Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 Seems I'm the only one left in the dark now... but I will perservere: Spoiler Latin/Greek alphabets? I'm assuming this has to do with some other language besides English, potentially an obscure one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 rocdocmac 9 Posted April 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 Flamebirde, you're going to kick yourself! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 flamebirde 196 Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 hour ago, rocdocmac said: Flamebirde, you're going to kick yourself! Haha, you say that like I'm not already! Am I even on the right track? I think I'm about ready to throw in the towel, Rocdocmac -- you've certainly stumped me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Thalia 64 Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) flamebirde "language" in quotes. Not exactly a language but something most people probably know at least 2 letters of. Or probably exactly 2 letters if they're like me. Edited April 26, 2019 by Thalia Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 flamebirde 196 Posted April 27, 2019 Report Share Posted April 27, 2019 (edited) D'oh. Not a language... Spoiler but more like a code? Edited April 27, 2019 by flamebirde Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 rocdocmac 9 Posted April 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2019 Both Captain Ed and Thalia have transmitted vital clues in their previous remarks. Eish man, now you ought to get it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 flamebirde 196 Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 19 hours ago, rocdocmac said: Both Captain Ed and Thalia have transmitted vital clues in their previous remarks. Eish man, now you ought to get it! Spoiler ../ - .... .. -. -.-/ .. / ..-. .. --. ..- .-. . -../ .. - / --- ..- ! What hath God wrought! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Thalia 64 Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 You figured it "ou"? Lol. Just caught on to Captain Ed's hint. Was wondering why that wording was nagging at me... If you didn't get it, I was going to recommend listening to the song Message in a Bottle. That ending aught to do it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 flamebirde 196 Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 That one stumped me for quite a while, and for such a simple pattern too! I'm definitely kicking myself over this cute little puzzle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 rocdocmac 9 Posted May 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) On 4/30/2019 at 2:26 AM, Thalia said: You figured it "ou"? Lol. Just caught on to Captain Ed's hint. Was wondering why that wording was nagging at me... If you didn't get it, I was going to recommend listening to the song Message in a Bottle. That ending aught to do it. ... and as the title of one of ABBA's songs too! Edited May 1, 2019 by rocdocmac Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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