Signmaker

[ChienFou]

Look carefully at an awful example (5 words)
alternatively
[Roman] Examines carefully a tyrannical model number

Nota Bene a terrible version

one who doesn't digest mountains; spar moves particle (7 words)

Not a ben eater; rib levers ion

??? represents a word ?xxx represents a word partially solved. Keep going guys.
logain has spotted "ion".
Luna gets "vers"
Logain gets "terrible"
Luna gets "ea"
TCM gets Nota
ralphmerridew gets ben

wd guys - I'll compose another one this weekend



[This message has been edited by ChienFou (edited 02-01-2002 10:58 AM).]

[AhoInu]

Bump. Isn't anyone going to try ChienFou's signmaker?

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[HappyMutant]

I tried. I failed. Over and over again.

[Logain]

I spent a while on it too...didn't even get a partial though starting from either end.

example - illustration???
particle - ion???

Are the synonyms mathing up in order on this one?

[Jen Aside]

I'm afraid I'm confused as to whether they go together or not. I know how it's supposed to work, but somehow my brain exploded.

*picks up bits of brain*

[ChienFou]

one small step, keep going Remember I'm fairly literate - it may not be quite "kosher" but it definitely is a signmaker. example may not be the best word - you might think "release" instead.

[ChienFou]

I have re-clued the first line in an attempt to clarify it. The sequence of words is very close to the order of the clues.

[JEK595]

Okay, I've never done a signmaker thing before, so could someone fill me in on how to do this, or send me to some old post if you hate having to answer people's questions over and over.

[Jen Aside]

Signmakers are rearrangements of the spacing in one sentence to form another, usually with an entirely different meaning. For example, a phrase I saw in my father's vehicle:

"Grand Caravan"

can become

"Grand car: a van"

(signmakers are usually more involved than this example)

[mathgrant]

And, as I once discovered, a certain Nintendo game (Yoshi's Story) can become a book with the following excerpt:

"Once upon a time there was a boy named Yos. He had lots of fun playing games like 'Hide and Seek' and 'Kick the Can' with his friends. Each week he would buy bubble gum so he could collect bubble gum cards, but other than that, Yos had an extremely dull life. . ." Yos: His Story!

[Luna]

I'd guess that the last word of the first one is "version".

I'm stuck beyond that, though.

[ChienFou]

Luna has made some progress. I have added a word to the clue as a hint. It does not translate into the signmaker however.

[ralphmerridew]

Does "moves" clue "hovers"?
Does "spar" clue "mast"?

[Logain]

awful = terrible

spar moves = rib levers

[Luna]

...e a terrible version

...eater; rib levers ion

Anyone know any other words for "mountain" that would fit?

[ChienFou]

nearly there guys - the beginning is a bit tricky, think about my revision to the first clue.

[The Cheshire Man]

How about "Peak"?

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[ChienFou]

TCM, no, not peak

[Marvin]

Don't know much Latin. How about tor / re?

[ChienFou]

N.B. Marvin definitely on the right track. Not "tor"

[AhoInu]

c'mon guys, There's a huge hint hidden in the thread by CF.

[The Cheshire Man]

Is the first word in the second sign "Not"?

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[mole]

In that case, the first word in the first sign would be "Note"?

[ralphmerridew]

Maybe Nota Bene? (I never took Latin.)

[Marvin]

That would give 'not a ben eater' (as in Ben Nevis).