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**Posted by tobeornot221b** December 4, 2012 10:05 pm

So, nine words - as required - and a perfectly intelligible sentence - what more could you possibly want?

**Posted by sherlockskitty** December 5, 2012 2:46 am

I've gone thru the subs of Scandal, Hounds, and The Fall, But I cannot find any question that matches these letters. I'm thinking our host has me stumped. harleyq could you please repost?

Last edited by sherlockskitty (December 5, 2012 2:50 am)

**Posted by harleyq** December 5, 2012 6:31 pm

tobe your guesses are hysterical!

Okay, so I thought I might be getting too obscure with this, but it just struck me funny. So I will give hints that I hope will help. It's from The Fall. A rather softly mumbled question about a hated article of clothing.

The anagram:
AWKWARDLY ATTITUDES HOE HO HO A?

**Posted by tobeornot221b** December 6, 2012 8:01 pm

harleyq wrote:
tobe your guesses are hysterical!

That's meeee. Hysterical.
I just saw your hints minutes ago, harleyq.
Now I've got it. Funny quote - but of course not comparable to my kettle row!

**Posted by harleyq** December 7, 2012 3:20 am

You got it tobe!!!
And, I agree it doesn't quite compare to your kettle row!

**Posted by tobeornot221b** December 7, 2012 4:47 am

A quote, three words: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Contains obvious clue to the location.

**Posted by The Skull** December 17, 2012 6:54 am

Is it "Christmas is cancelled"?

**Posted by tobeornot221b** December 17, 2012 4:03 pm

Of course you're right, Skull! Glad you found out before Christmas.
Now it's your turn if you please.

**Posted by The Skull** December 18, 2012 12:09 am

Ok, try this one: It's a quote with six words and one comma.
ADMITTANCE
HIGH
HOLLOW

Scrabble tiles at the ready, everyone!

**Posted by BrightBlueEyes** December 20, 2012 11:34 pm

Oh god this looks...intimidating. Fun, but intimidating

**Posted by The Skull** December 21, 2012 12:38 am

If you need a hint, let me know!

**Posted by tobeornot221b** December 21, 2012 5:21 pm

Hi Skull, I think I might need a hint to save me from my own nonsense:

Thank you...

**Posted by tobeornot221b** December 21, 2012 5:41 pm

Oh - this is getting rather fun...
(Sorry! I'll stop now.)

**Posted by The Skull** December 22, 2012 12:30 am

I dunno, Tobe... I'd like to see what you come up with next...
Ok, Hint #1:
The quote is taken from TGG, it's Sherlock talking to John.
It's not an especially well-known quote on its own, but everyone knows the lines before it.

Hope that helps! If not, I'll post another hint. Wouldn't want to make it too easy!

**Posted by tobeornot221b** December 23, 2012 8:39 am

Ok, next guess - though I suspect there's something wrong with it:
(Oh - yes, seven words instead of six!)

Why not try something in German?

hmm...

**Posted by The Skull** December 23, 2012 9:08 am

Hint number 2: In Tobe's second guess (OMG NOW THE HILL HAD A TIC) two of the words were correct, but only one was in the right place.
(For Mastermind players, that's one white peg, one black peg.)

Last edited by The Skull (December 23, 2012 9:14 am)

**Posted by TheBlindHound** December 23, 2012 4:25 pm

Merry Christmas!

I am just visiting my future mother in law and took the time to solve the riddle with her scrabble blocks :-)
I hope this one is correct

Happy Holidays and remember:

yesterday is history
tomorrow is mystery
today is a gift
and thats why they call it the present

**Posted by tobeornot221b** December 23, 2012 7:55 pm

My dear future hound-in-law, I was just turning my back on you - and what did you do?
Creating a nonsense sentence - you didn't learn this from me! Not at all!

**Posted by The Skull** December 25, 2012 11:02 am

Hint #3:

**Posted by tobeornot221b** December 26, 2012 9:10 am

Well, here you are at last: