REBUS puzzles

Canuck · Jul 6, 2025

Nothing to do with Yvonne Furneaux, no. But @JimInOz correctly interpreted each clue. But the award goes to:

Charlemagne1333 · Jul 6, 2025

Canuck
Nothing to do with Yvonne Furneaux, no. But @JimInOz correctly interpreted each clue. But the award goes to:

Oscar accepted graciously, but I’m sure @JimInOz was just pointing we lesser mortals in the right direction.

Canuck · Jul 6, 2025

JimInOz
So, was this a trigger for your Rebus Doug?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_Furneaux

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I was puzzled by @JimInOz ‘s comment about Yvonne Furneaux until I read the Wikipedia article written about her. And also saw her name on the poster for La Dolce Vita. Then I twigged! She played the female lead role in the movie! I saw that movie way back when, but Mastroianni was the only member of the cast I could remember.

JimInOz · Jul 6, 2025

Canuck
I was puzzled by @JimInOz ‘s comment about Yvonne Furneaux

It's just that I looked the actors up on Wiki to see what they looked like now and saw that she passed away exactly a year ago to the day (of your Rebus).

Canuck · Jul 6, 2025

JimInOz
It's just that I looked the actors up on Wiki to see what they looked like now and saw that she passed away exactly a year ago to the day (of your Rebus).

That tells me that @JimInOz knew the answer to the rebus when he made his post. Before @Charlemagne1333 showed the poster with Yvonne Furneaux’s name on it, he knew she was in the movie. I guess I’ll have to make my clues more oblique!

Canuck · Jul 19, 2025

This one might be a bit of a challenge. Google images is no help. Background: A fictitious character by a famous artist. Give me the character’s name, the originator of the character, location of the statue, and how pertinent the character’s name is to the location of the statue.

Charlemagne1333 · Jul 19, 2025

I’m stumped. I need one of these…

Canuck · Jul 19, 2025

Charlemagne1333
I’m stumped. I need one of these…

That’ll be no help at all! Clue. Fictitious Canadian character memorialized by a famed American cartoonist. So that this remains a bit of a challenge, I have obscured the place name.

Canuck · Jul 19, 2025

Google images indicates the above image is either Jackfish Lake, or Yellowknife. Totally wrong! The image is neither of these geological locations. Hint: if you are from Manitoba (Canada), you’ll have no problem with this rebus. If you’re NOT from Manitoba, then I wish you luck!

JimInOz · Jul 19, 2025

Canuck
a famed American cartoonist.

I sensed Al Capp by your description, but as the character didn't ring any bells with me, I cheated but now knowing the name, I'm none the wiser.

Maybe one of our North American solvers will remember this character from their misspent youth with their noses buried in comics or the Sunday paper funnies.

Canuck · Jul 19, 2025

Al Capp is indeed the famous American cartoonist who idealized the subject image. Well done @JimInOz . This character didn’t appear in any of Capp’s cartoon strips. C’mon the rest of you! I’m not surprised that this one has given you pause for thought. To quote @JimInOz , having your nose “buried in cartoons” during your misspent youth wouldn’t help you with this character because he didn’t appear in the funnies.

The image is a figment of Al Capp’s imagination, and it is based on a science fiction character from a novel. Al Capp donated his time and imagination to invent the character in the image. The name given to the character was the motivation for a location name. Thinking caps on everyone! There is one very important clue buried in my previous clues that may help you nail this one.

Canuck · Jul 19, 2025

Does the name J E Preston Muddock not mean anything to any of you? That is NOT the name of the subject in the rebus. This is the name of an author who wrote a novel. Is there not a detective amidst all of you who follow this thread? If this clue doesn’t do it for you (or someone), just a warning. There will be no more clues!

Matty01 · Jul 20, 2025

Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin

Named for a character in the JE Preston Murdock novel Sunless City

Al Capp

Name relevant as it was moved to the flin flon tourist park

Canuck · Jul 20, 2025

@Matty01 . Well done. That is the name of the character in the rebus! I’ll have to remember that, when I post a tough rebus like that one, I virtually have to post the answer. The town name Flint Flon came as a result of this character.

Matty01 · Jul 20, 2025

Canuck
@Matty01 . Well done. That is the name of the character in the rebus! I’ll have to remember that, when I post a tough rebus like that one, I virtually have to post the answer. The town name Flint Flon came as a result of this character.

Yep, but for the evenly Interspersed trail of crumbs, I’d still be over there, instead of here

Canuck · Sep 12, 2025

I hope our rebus sleuths have more trouble with this one than I had making a rebus out of it. An individual. Who, where, about, and name, please. Picture too, if you like.