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··IG: #blubarb19A two clue rebus. Name the statesman, who was he, his name, his title, the breed of dog, dog’s name, and why he was famous. The first clue helps you determine who the statesman was.
Ok...the beginner can't resist...
FDR - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (in the wheel chair) Famous as the 32nd President of the United States of America (1933-45) and became known for the NEW DEAL (I & II) and died young at 63 from a brain haemorrhage (Wikipedia is my friend here). His dog was named Fala a Scottish Terrier.
😁😁
ps. Was lucky enough to visit DC just before the Covid pandemic took hold and luckily got to visit many monuments including the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.
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·A wee star to @JimInOz for knowing more than he let on, and a galaxy to @blubarb for filling in the details.
A Wikipedia article about Fala is an interesting read. The pup travelled widely with FDR, and was a real asset to him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fala_(dog)
A Wikipedia article about Fala is an interesting read. The pup travelled widely with FDR, and was a real asset to him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fala_(dog)
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··IG: #blubarb19Ernest Shackleton
Hem
Ing
Way
The
old
man
& the
Sea.
Answer: Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
Novela written by Hemingway in Cuba in 1951
Hem
Ing
Way
The
old
man
& the
Sea.
Answer: Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
Novela written by Hemingway in Cuba in 1951
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·Figure this one out and you belong on a pedestal. A picture and a name, and the background story. The person shown in the clue is not the answer.
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··IG: #blubarb19Curl/Hair/dyed hair/blonde/grey/bottle blonde. grey
Friar/friar tuck/brothers/tonsure/priests Friar
Bobby Fischer/chess/champion Bobby fischer
Solution: Greyfriars Bobby
Background (with help of Google) Bobby was a faithful Skye Terrier, believed to be owned by the night watchman John Grey. It is said that he sat for fourteen years guarding the grave of his owner until he died on the 14 January 1872.
Ps. Pedestal was a great clue. Hair was a good red herring.
Friar/friar tuck/brothers/tonsure/priests Friar
Bobby Fischer/chess/champion Bobby fischer
Solution: Greyfriars Bobby
Background (with help of Google) Bobby was a faithful Skye Terrier, believed to be owned by the night watchman John Grey. It is said that he sat for fourteen years guarding the grave of his owner until he died on the 14 January 1872.
Ps. Pedestal was a great clue. Hair was a good red herring.
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·Curl/Hair/dyed hair/blonde/grey/bottle blonde. grey
Friar/friar tuck/brothers/tonsure/priests Friar
Bobby Fischer/chess/champion Bobby fischer
Solution: Greyfriars Bobby
Background (with help of Google) Bobby was a faithful Skye Terrier, believed to be owned by the night watchman John Grey. It is said that he sat for fourteen years guarding the grave of his owner until he died on the 14 January 1872.
Ps. Pedestal was a great clue. Hair was a good red herring.
@blubarb aced this one! Greyfriars Bobby. I have uploaded a picture of the statue dedicated to Bobby, the Skye terrier which stands, today, in Edinburgh, in the square outside the Greyfriars Bobby Bar. There might be some truth to the story, but also some legend. A book has been written about Bobby, as well as Disney made a movie.
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··Melbourne AustraliaThe (we all know that now)
Executioner
Score/music/song
Hi - by?
Norman Knight
Postie/mailman/Mailer
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
Years ago I picked up a copy at the airport on the way to Malaysia figuring it would be a good read.
It was hard going, don't think I got to the end.
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··IG: #blubarb19The (we all know that now)
Executioner
Score/music/song
Hi - by?
Norman Knight
Postie/mailman/Mailer
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
Years ago I picked up a copy at the airport on the way to Malaysia figuring it would be a good read.
It was hard going, don't think I got to the end.
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··IG: #blubarb19bear/koala/sleeping/Zzzz
spinning top top
F16 exhaust
sleeping koala bear/ Zz
spinning top
jet / Thunderbird? F-16 used by the Thunderbird display team
Answer: ZZ Top - Thunderbird (1975)
Wikipedia fun fact: The Nightcaps sued ZZ Top for, among other things, copyright infringement, but their claims were dismissed because, in part, ZZ Top had registered a copyright on the song in 1975.
spinning top top
F16 exhaust
sleeping koala bear/ Zz
spinning top
jet / Thunderbird? F-16 used by the Thunderbird display team
Answer: ZZ Top - Thunderbird (1975)
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·bear/koala/sleeping/Zzzz
spinning top top
F16 exhaust
sleeping koala bear/ Zz
spinning top
jet / Thunderbird? F-16 used by the Thunderbird display team
Answer: ZZ Top - Thunderbird (1975)
Wikipedia fun fact: The Nightcaps sued ZZ Top for, among other things, copyright infringement, but their claims were dismissed because, in part, ZZ Top had registered a copyright on the song in 1975.
Credit for the upload, though.
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··IG: #blubarb19ZZ TOP AFTERBURNER (1985)
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··IG: #blubarb19The rocket-truck can be seen an angry bird.
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