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Who am I? A literary puzzler

Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 8:37 pm
by stahrwe
It's is always fun to play guess who though the internet makes it a bit more challenging to present clues which do not immediately lead to the answer.

The question is who am I?

Clue #1
aa bb cc dd ee aa

I will post one clue per day until someone solves the puzzle.

I will answer yes or no questions related to this puzzle at the rate of one per day but the answer to the question will replace that day's clue. You may collaborate in the forum to determine what question to ask.

Re: Who am I? A literary puzzler

Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 9:51 pm
by Suzanne
stahrwe wrote:I will answer yes or no questions related to this puzzle at the rate of one per day but the answer to the question will replace that day's clue. You may collaborate in the forum to determine what question to ask.
Wow, do we have to stay after class and clean the black board if we don't follow the directions?
stahrwe wrote:The question is who am I?

Clue #1
aa bb cc dd ee aa
Does this pertain to genetics?

Re: Who am I? A literary puzzler

Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 11:45 pm
by stahrwe
Suzanne wrote:
stahrwe wrote:I will answer yes or no questions related to this puzzle at the rate of one per day but the answer to the question will replace that day's clue. You may collaborate in the forum to determine what question to ask.
Wow, do we have to stay after class and clean the black board if we don't follow the directions?
stahrwe wrote:The question is who am I?

Clue #1
aa bb cc dd ee aa
Does this pertain to genetics?
No staying after class required. It is just that you folks are so sharp that I am afraid it won't be much fun if is guessed too early.

Remember the title of the discussion - A Literary Puzzler.

Question: Does this have anything to do with genetics?
Answer: no

Re: Who am I? A literary puzzler

Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 11:48 pm
by Chris OConnor
I don't have a clue. So I am asking for a second clue.

Re: Who am I? A literary puzzler

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 2:31 am
by Saffron
stahrwe wrote:It's is always fun to play guess who though the internet makes it a bit more challenging to present clues which do not immediately lead to the answer.

The question is who am I?

Clue #1
aa bb cc dd ee aa
Is it the rhyme scheme? Of, say, a famous poem?

Re: Who am I? A literary puzzler

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 10:53 am
by stahrwe
The question is who am I?

Clue #1
aa bb cc dd ee aa

Question: Does this have anything to do with genetics?
Answer: no

Question: Is it the rhyme scheme? Of, say, a famous poem?
Answer: Yes

Clue #2
O X O X O X O X
(XX)(XX)(XX)(XX)

Ignore the O's above

Re: Who am I? A literary puzzler

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 11:44 am
by Saffron
stahrwe wrote:The question is who am I?

Clue #1
aa bb cc dd ee aa

Question: Does this have anything to do with genetics?
Answer: no

Question: Is it the rhyme scheme? Of, say, a famous poem?
Answer: Yes

Clue #2
O X O X O X O X
(XX)(XX)(XX)(XX)

Ignore the O's above
Is it a double couplet sonnet with only 12 lines instead of the usual 14? Say maybe a poem by G. M. Hopkin's?

Re: Who am I? A literary puzzler

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 1:53 pm
by stahrwe
Saffron wrote:
stahrwe wrote:The question is who am I?

Clue #1
aa bb cc dd ee aa

Question: Does this have anything to do with genetics?
Answer: no

Question: Is it the rhyme scheme? Of, say, a famous poem?
Answer: Yes

Clue #2
O X O X O X O X
(XX)(XX)(XX)(XX)

Ignore the O's above
Is it a double couplet sonnet with only 12 lines instead of the usual 14? Say maybe a poem by G. M. Hopkin's?
No, but nice try.

I know I said only one clue per day but some of the stuff I am finding is so obscure that they are hardly clues but still they are fascinating.

My father invented something that you probly have used or had used on you.
I am related to a famous actor.

Re: Who am I? A literary puzzler

Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:06 am
by stahrwe
The question is who am I?

Clue #1
aa bb cc dd ee aa

Question: Does this have anything to do with genetics?
Answer: no

Question: Is it the rhyme scheme? Of, say, a famous poem?
Answer: Yes

Clue #2
O X O X O X O X
(XX)(XX)(XX)(XX)

Ignore the O's above

Is it a double couplet sonnet with only 12 lines instead of the usual 14? Say maybe a poem by G. M. Hopkin's?

No, but nice try.

I know I said only one clue per day but some of the stuff I am finding is so obscure that they are hardly clues but still they are fascinating.

Clue #3 My father invented something that you probably have used or had used on you.
I am related to a famous actor.

Clue #4
Critics say my poetry is sappy but my most famous poem is included in nearly any anthology of famous American Poetry.

Re: Who am I? A literary puzzler

Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:33 pm
by bleachededen
Everything I come up with falls short of one clue or another. I'm lost.

Another clue, please?