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LordKinbote · Decorated Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 261

Someone solved this on another board that I frequent.

Drew Carey with an A on his chest = Acarey
Mite is of the genus acarus.

Therefore the answer is Acari.

**Posted:** Thu Oct 28, 2004 5:49 pm

enaxor · I Have No Life Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Posts: 2312

I found a couple more guns to add.

#8-I think is George Washington Flintlock made in England in 1748.

#14-I think is a German Wheellock 17th century design. The German Wheellock was first made around 1500.

**Posted:** Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:15 pm

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Re: .

**Posted:** Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:35 pm

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owler · Boot Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 22

Re: .

**Posted:** Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:44 pm

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Nogwater · Veteran Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Posts: 111

Breakthrough, but not done yet:

**Posted:** Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:27 pm

LordKinbote · Decorated Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 261

I'm tired and I'm passing the baton.

Here are the first letters to all the -cide words:

VRMPAHGPASATIEEIDE

Okay, now, we've found a bunch of the dates that the guns were manufactured, so if we take the ones we know and put the corresponding letters in order from newest weapon to oldest, we get:

AHEEIDVIGATE with PRPSMA still left to disperse somewhere throughout those letters. The PRPSMA are in a POSSIBLY chronological order...meaning the letters to the left are probably newer than the letters on the right, but they definitely aren't in perfect order.

Anyway, I have stared at these letters for a very, very long time. The GATE on the end is promising. VIGATE, actually, happens to be a pesticide, but I think that's complete coincidence. Other than that, you may take or leave what I have done, I am no longer sure that it's right.

I hope one of you finds the answer before I wake up. Well, part of me wanted to solve it first, but oh well.

Good luck!

**Posted:** Fri Oct 29, 2004 2:39 am

Jhrayvin · Boot Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 19

Most likely a coincidence, but that string of letters does contain "Ed Vargas". Not too much of a stretch if you assume Robinson is behind the site.

On the other hand, the rest of the letters don't look like much when you assume this, and we already know there are plenty of things out there that can anagram to "Ed Vargas". Wink

**Posted:** Fri Oct 29, 2004 3:15 am

y2kbozo · Decorated Joined: 28 Sep 2002 Posts: 252

Hi Dave!

**Posted:** Fri Oct 29, 2004 6:40 am

konamouse

If Nun and Neo is -cide that starts with N

And we look at AHEEIDVIGATE and think about how PRPSNA would fit in....

AHEEID NAVIGATE
+PRPS+

Are we positive about the other letters and the order?

**Posted:** Fri Oct 29, 2004 8:33 am

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Nogwater · Veteran Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Posts: 111

Kona:
I'm pretty sure it's not "nun" and "neo" but instead "Mother Theresa" and "Matrix" giving us: "matricide" (which starts with an "m" not an "n").

**Posted:** Fri Oct 29, 2004 8:45 am

Flidget Jerome · Unfettered Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 308

What about the bishop and the . . erm. . other bishop?

They've got the crossbow aiming at them so I'd assume they'd be the first letter as that's presumably the earliest weapon.

[edit]mmmm, wordlist.

episcopicide?[/edit]

LordKinbote · Decorated Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 261

bill · Unfettered Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 612 Location: Tampa

Hence the letter E for Episcopicide at the end of the string of initial letters.

**Posted:** Fri Oct 29, 2004 11:04 am

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