itachi-san Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 All of the following riddles have a unique answer and also a common theme. What are the answers to each and what is the theme? 1) Two identical apexes covered in snow Where mystery shrouds what the townspeople know 2) A surreal adventure into the mind A timeless existence you will find In a wealthy Californian suburb Where the locals are all but kind 3) Though a course providing passage from one place to another It has long gone missing with the past it has smothered 4) Also in California lies another course Where Hollywood's bad boys call a home of sorts A young hopeful actress tries to succeed And is brought down into muck they have reaped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 akaslickster Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 (edited) time warp?Santa Barbara?, Beverly Hills Orange Countytwin peaks CO?How can muck be reaped? Unlike veggies I hope. Edited April 27, 2008 by akaslickster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 akaslickster Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 those tv show serieses like 90210 and I forgot the rest cuz I never watched them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 itachi-san Posted April 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 time warp?Santa Barbara?, Beverly Hills Orange Countytwin peaks CO?How can muck be reaped? Unlike veggies I hope. you got #1, but forget about Colorado. Also, muck has many meanings, not just the literal filth you'd find on a farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 itachi-san Posted April 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 (edited) Seems like no one except akaslickster wants to even give this one a try. 1) Twin Peaks Are there any takers on what the other riddles and the theme can be or is this one too obscure? Edit: I'll add on a 5th one to round out the topic 5) He lives inside a gray family nightmare Like the end of a pencil, stands his ludicrous hair Edited April 29, 2008 by itachi-san Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 2) A surreal adventure into the mind A timeless existence you will find In a wealthy Californian suburb Where the locals are all but kind 3) Though a course providing passage from one place to another It has long gone missing with the past it has smothered 4) Also in California lies another course Where Hollywood's bad boys call a home of sorts A young hopeful actress tries to succeed And is brought down into muck they have reaped 2) sounds like a novel or play to me 3) Bering Strait 4) Porn industry? that's way off I'm sure. 5) Frankenstein or Dr. Jekyll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 Sounds like a reference to Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco. LSD / drug / hippie capital of the world back in the '60s. But some of the clue doesn't seem to fit - locals all but kind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 itachi-san Posted April 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 Sounds like a reference to Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco. LSD / drug / hippie capital of the world back in the '60s. But some of the clue doesn't seem to fit - locals all but kind? There's certainly a Californian motif in most of these but location names are not the theme. They just happen to resonate in what the theme actually is and make the perfect subterfuge for the answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 (edited) 2 reminds me of how hypnosis is banned in schools in San Diego. But thats way off I'm sure. 4 is the Playboy mansion? is 5 the father from the Munsters? Edited April 30, 2008 by steve10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Brandonb Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Michael Myers (Halloween) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 (edited) 2) A surreal adventure into the mind A timeless existence you will find In a wealthy Californian suburb Where the locals are all but kind I'm sure it's not right, but this reminds me of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure or maybe Mulholland Drive 3) Though a course providing passage from one place to another It has long gone missing with the past it has smothered Given the California theme the LaBrea tar pits. edit, to add second guess for number 2 Edited April 30, 2008 by ChuckJerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Nikyma Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 All of the following riddles have a unique answer and also a common theme. What are the answers to each and what is the theme? 1) Two identical apexes covered in snow Where mystery shrouds what the townspeople know 2) A surreal adventure into the mind A timeless existence you will find In a wealthy Californian suburb Where the locals are all but kind 3) Though a course providing passage from one place to another It has long gone missing with the past it has smothered 4) Also in California lies another course Where Hollywood's bad boys call a home of sorts A young hopeful actress tries to succeed And is brought down into muck they have reaped Theme: TV & Movies 1. Twin Peaks - slickster 2. Stepford or Pleasantville 3. no guess 4. Santa Carla - Lost Boys? 5. confused me more - sounds like Don King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 ) Two identical apexes covered in snow Where mystery shrouds what the townspeople know 2) A surreal adventure into the mind A timeless existence you will find In a wealthy Californian suburb Where the locals are all but kind 3) Though a course providing passage from one place to another It has long gone missing with the past it has smothered 4) Also in California lies another course Where Hollywood's bad boys call a home of sorts A young hopeful actress tries to succeed And is brought down into muck they have reaped 5) He lives inside a gray family nightmare Like the end of a pencil, stands his ludicrous hair I think the theme is tv shows. 1. Twin Peaks 2. Desperate Housewives 3. Quantum Leap 4. O.C. 5. Munsters Those are my guesses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 itachi-san Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Mulholland Drive This is correct for #4 1)Twin Peaks 2) 3) 4)Mulholland Drive 5) Theme: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 1)Twin Peaks 2) 3) 4)Mulholland Drive 5) Theme: David M lynch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 David M lynch 2) Blue Velvet 3) Lost Highway 5) Eraserhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 itachi-san Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 2) Blue Velvet 3) Lost Highway 5) Eraserhead You and LIS got it! With some help from akaslickster and ChuckJerry this was a real BrainDen team effort good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 itachi-san Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 You and LIS got it! With some help from akaslickster and ChuckJerry this was a real BrainDen team effort good job! Oh, #2 was actually: Inland Empire, which I thought was one of the best films last year and of course got next to no notice in the mainstream... sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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All of the following riddles have a unique answer and also a common theme. What are the answers to each and what is the theme?
1) Two identical apexes covered in snow
Where mystery shrouds what the townspeople know
2) A surreal adventure into the mind
A timeless existence you will find
In a wealthy Californian suburb
Where the locals are all but kind
3) Though a course providing passage from one place to another
It has long gone missing with the past it has smothered
4) Also in California lies another course
Where Hollywood's bad boys call a home of sorts
A young hopeful actress tries to succeed
And is brought down into muck they have reaped
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