2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
Congratulations to Austin Powers on winning Round 1 of this year's SHC with a score of 438.
More administrative stuff to come.
But for now, here's Day 6 of Round 2.
Enjoy.
More administrative stuff to come.
But for now, here's Day 6 of Round 2.
Enjoy.
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
READ, WIGHT, AND BLEW
In honor of the Olympics, kind of . . .
2: This railroad connected Delaware to Pennsylvania until 1976, but after that only connected Income Tax to Oriental Avenue.
4: Operational code name for the 1944 invasion calling for the fleet to assemble twenty miles south of the Isle of Wight.
6: Someone informing the public about criminal activities in government or business might do this, like a soccer referee calling a foul.
8: To be classified as one of these, a winter storm must have gusts reaching 35 MPH and blowing snow which reduces visibility to less than a quarter mile.
10: An undead creature that drains energy, the wight was one of the original monsters in this role-playing game first published in 1974.
“MY” PEOPLE
3: Nikki McCray and Chamique Holdsclaw were among the first players to take this Washington-based team to the WNBA playoffs.
6: Serving from 1993-1994, she was the first female White House Press Secretary.
9: Sherlock Holmes once commented that this man, his older brother, is “the most indispensable man in the country.”
12: In 1970, Raquel Welch played the title role in the film adaptation of this Gore Vidal novel.
15: First name shared by the actress who starred as Nora Charles in The Thin Man and the actress who played Maria Crespo in Zorro.
In honor of the Olympics, kind of . . .
2: This railroad connected Delaware to Pennsylvania until 1976, but after that only connected Income Tax to Oriental Avenue.
4: Operational code name for the 1944 invasion calling for the fleet to assemble twenty miles south of the Isle of Wight.
6: Someone informing the public about criminal activities in government or business might do this, like a soccer referee calling a foul.
8: To be classified as one of these, a winter storm must have gusts reaching 35 MPH and blowing snow which reduces visibility to less than a quarter mile.
10: An undead creature that drains energy, the wight was one of the original monsters in this role-playing game first published in 1974.
“MY” PEOPLE
3: Nikki McCray and Chamique Holdsclaw were among the first players to take this Washington-based team to the WNBA playoffs.
6: Serving from 1993-1994, she was the first female White House Press Secretary.
9: Sherlock Holmes once commented that this man, his older brother, is “the most indispensable man in the country.”
12: In 1970, Raquel Welch played the title role in the film adaptation of this Gore Vidal novel.
15: First name shared by the actress who starred as Nora Charles in The Thin Man and the actress who played Maria Crespo in Zorro.
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READ, WIGHT, AND BLEW
In honor of the Olympics, kind of . . .
2: This railroad connected Delaware to Pennsylvania until 1976, but after that only connected Income Tax to Oriental Avenue.
READING RAILROAD
4: Operational code name for the 1944 invasion calling for the fleet to assemble twenty miles south of the Isle of Wight.
OVERLORD / NEPTUNE. Sorry, but "D-Day" was inadvertent neg-bait, as the term was used for several WWII-era landings, including Guadalcanal.
6: Someone informing the public about criminal activities in government or business might do this, like a soccer referee calling a foul.
BLOW THE WHISTLE
8: To be classified as one of these, a winter storm must have gusts reaching 35 MPH and blowing snow which reduces visibility to less than a quarter mile.
BLIZZARD
10: An undead creature that drains energy, the wight was one of the original monsters in this role-playing game first published in 1974.
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
“MY” PEOPLE
3: Nikki McCray and Chamique Holdsclaw were among the first players to take this Washington-based team to the WNBA playoffs.
MYSTICS
6: Serving from 1993-1994, she was the first female White House Press Secretary.
DEE DEE MYERS
9: Sherlock Holmes once commented that this man, his older brother, is “the most indispensable man in the country.”
MYCROFT
12: In 1970, Raquel Welch played the title role in the film adaptation of this Gore Vidal novel.
MYRA BRECKENRIDGE
15: First name shared by the actress who starred as Nora Charles in The Thin Man and the actress who played Maria Crespo in Zorro.
MYRNA
In honor of the Olympics, kind of . . .
2: This railroad connected Delaware to Pennsylvania until 1976, but after that only connected Income Tax to Oriental Avenue.
READING RAILROAD
4: Operational code name for the 1944 invasion calling for the fleet to assemble twenty miles south of the Isle of Wight.
OVERLORD / NEPTUNE. Sorry, but "D-Day" was inadvertent neg-bait, as the term was used for several WWII-era landings, including Guadalcanal.
6: Someone informing the public about criminal activities in government or business might do this, like a soccer referee calling a foul.
BLOW THE WHISTLE
8: To be classified as one of these, a winter storm must have gusts reaching 35 MPH and blowing snow which reduces visibility to less than a quarter mile.
BLIZZARD
10: An undead creature that drains energy, the wight was one of the original monsters in this role-playing game first published in 1974.
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
“MY” PEOPLE
3: Nikki McCray and Chamique Holdsclaw were among the first players to take this Washington-based team to the WNBA playoffs.
MYSTICS
6: Serving from 1993-1994, she was the first female White House Press Secretary.
DEE DEE MYERS
9: Sherlock Holmes once commented that this man, his older brother, is “the most indispensable man in the country.”
MYCROFT
12: In 1970, Raquel Welch played the title role in the film adaptation of this Gore Vidal novel.
MYRA BRECKENRIDGE
15: First name shared by the actress who starred as Nora Charles in The Thin Man and the actress who played Maria Crespo in Zorro.
MYRNA
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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2: clam
4: Operation Overlord
6: blowing the whistle
8: blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: clam
6: clam
9: clam
12: Maya Breckenridge
15: clam
4: Operation Overlord
6: blowing the whistle
8: blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: clam
6: clam
9: clam
12: Maya Breckenridge
15: clam
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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READ, WIGHT, AND BLEW
2. Reading Railroad
4. Operation Overlord
6. blew the whistle
8. blizzard
10. Dungeons & Dragons
“MY” PEOPLE
3. Washington Mystics
6. Dee Dee Myers
9. Mycroft Holmes
12. Myra Breckinridge
15. Myrna
2. Reading Railroad
4. Operation Overlord
6. blew the whistle
8. blizzard
10. Dungeons & Dragons
“MY” PEOPLE
3. Washington Mystics
6. Dee Dee Myers
9. Mycroft Holmes
12. Myra Breckinridge
15. Myrna
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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2: Reading Railroad
4: Overlord
6: Blow a whistle
8: Blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: Mystics
6: clam
9: clam
12: clam
15: clam
4: Overlord
6: Blow a whistle
8: Blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: Mystics
6: clam
9: clam
12: clam
15: clam
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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2: Reading
4: Overlord
6: blew the whistle
8: blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: Mystics
6: Dee Dee Myers
9: Mycroft Holmes
12: Myra Breckinridge
15: Myrna
4: Overlord
6: blew the whistle
8: blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: Mystics
6: Dee Dee Myers
9: Mycroft Holmes
12: Myra Breckinridge
15: Myrna
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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2:Reading
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6:Whistleblow
8:blizzard
10:Dungeons and Dragons
3:Mystics
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6:Whistleblow
8:blizzard
10:Dungeons and Dragons
3:Mystics
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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2 - Reading
4 - Overlord
6 - whistleblow (as in "a whistleblower")
8 - blizzard
10 - Dungeons & Dragons?
3 - Mystics
6 -
9 - Mycroft
12 - Myra Breckinridge
15 - Myrna
4 - Overlord
6 - whistleblow (as in "a whistleblower")
8 - blizzard
10 - Dungeons & Dragons?
3 - Mystics
6 -
9 - Mycroft
12 - Myra Breckinridge
15 - Myrna
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Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
Lewis Carroll, "Jabberwocky"
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
Lewis Carroll, "Jabberwocky"
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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2 reading RR
4 operation overlord
6 blew the whistle on
8 whiteout
10 dungeons and dragons
3 washington mystics
6 dee dee myers
9 mycroft
12 myra breckenridge
15 myrna
4 operation overlord
6 blew the whistle on
8 whiteout
10 dungeons and dragons
3 washington mystics
6 dee dee myers
9 mycroft
12 myra breckenridge
15 myrna
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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2: Reading
4: D-Day
6: Blow a whistle
8: Blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: Washington Mystics
6: DeeDee Myers
9: Mycroft
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4: D-Day
6: Blow a whistle
8: Blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: Washington Mystics
6: DeeDee Myers
9: Mycroft
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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READ, WIGHT & BLEW
2 Reading
4 Overlord
6 blow the whistle (whistleblower)
8 blizzard
10 Dungeons & Dragons
"MY" PEOPLE
3 Mystics
6 Dee Dee Myers
9 Mycroft
12 Myra Breckenridge
15 Mykaela
2 Reading
4 Overlord
6 blow the whistle (whistleblower)
8 blizzard
10 Dungeons & Dragons
"MY" PEOPLE
3 Mystics
6 Dee Dee Myers
9 Mycroft
12 Myra Breckenridge
15 Mykaela
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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2: Reading
4:
6: Whistle Blower
8: White Out Blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: Mystics
6: Dee Dee Myers
9: Mycroft
12: Myra Breckinridge
15: Myrna
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6: Whistle Blower
8: White Out Blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: Mystics
6: Dee Dee Myers
9: Mycroft
12: Myra Breckinridge
15: Myrna
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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READ, WIGHT, AND BLEW
In honor of the Olympics, kind of . . .
2: Reading
4: Overlord
6: blow the whistle
8: blizzard
10: dungeons and dragons
“MY” PEOPLE
3: clammys
6: Dee Dee Myers
9: Mycroft
12: Myra Breckinridge
15: Myrna
In honor of the Olympics, kind of . . .
2: Reading
4: Overlord
6: blow the whistle
8: blizzard
10: dungeons and dragons
“MY” PEOPLE
3: clammys
6: Dee Dee Myers
9: Mycroft
12: Myra Breckinridge
15: Myrna
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
2: Reading
4: Overlord
6: blow a whuistle
8: blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: Mystics
6: CLAMmy
9: CLAMmyer
12: Myra Breckenridge
15: Myrna
4: Overlord
6: blow a whuistle
8: blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: Mystics
6: CLAMmy
9: CLAMmyer
12: Myra Breckenridge
15: Myrna
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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2: Reading
4: Overlord?
6: blow the whistle
8: blizzard
10: Dungeons & Dragons
3: Mystique? (or is that just an X-men character...)
6: DeeDee Myers
9: Myron Holmes?
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15: Myrna
4: Overlord?
6: blow the whistle
8: blizzard
10: Dungeons & Dragons
3: Mystique? (or is that just an X-men character...)
6: DeeDee Myers
9: Myron Holmes?
12:
15: Myrna
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
READ, WIGHT, AND BLEW
Spoiler
2: Reading
4: Overlord
6: blow a whistle
8: blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
“MY” PEOPLE
3: Mystics
6: Didi Myers
9:
12: Myra Breckenridge
15: Myrna
4: Overlord
6: blow a whistle
8: blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
“MY” PEOPLE
3: Mystics
6: Didi Myers
9:
12: Myra Breckenridge
15: Myrna
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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2: Reading Railroad
4: Overlord
6: Blow The Whistle
8: Blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: Mystics
6: Dee Dee Myers
9: Mycroft
12: Myra Breckenridge
15: Myrna
4: Overlord
6: Blow The Whistle
8: Blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: Mystics
6: Dee Dee Myers
9: Mycroft
12: Myra Breckenridge
15: Myrna
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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2: Reading railroad
4: Operation Overlord
6: Blow the whistle
8: blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: Mystics?
6: Deedee Myers (whoa - I think I got one of these minor govt official questions. Mark the date!)
9: Mycroft
12: Myra Breckinridge
15: Myrna
4: Operation Overlord
6: Blow the whistle
8: blizzard
10: Dungeons and Dragons
3: Mystics?
6: Deedee Myers (whoa - I think I got one of these minor govt official questions. Mark the date!)
9: Mycroft
12: Myra Breckinridge
15: Myrna
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Re: 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
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2: Reading Railroad
4:
6: Whistleblowing
8: Blizzard
10: Dungeons & Dragons
3:
6:
9: Mycroft Holmes
12: Myra Breckenridge
15: Myrna
4:
6: Whistleblowing
8: Blizzard
10: Dungeons & Dragons
3:
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9: Mycroft Holmes
12: Myra Breckenridge
15: Myrna
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