THP - Two for One

[Orbiting]

OK. Somebody's got to start this and it might as well be me.
1-sixth-odd Having no function - USELESS
2-first-odd Swig
3-third-odd Night light
4-third-even Precedes Prozac - LITHIUM
5-third-even Craven movie -
6-first-even Husband
7-fifth-odd Type of meter
8-fourth-even An often unverified, historical tale
9-first-even Colder and snowier - WINTRIER
10-first-even Chicken
11-first-even Movie aunt
12-first-even Dactyl, for example
13-fourth-even Soft color - PASTEL
14-sixth-even White shark or golden bear, for example - GOLFER(S)
15-second-odd Implant, such as morals
16-second-even Game show player - CONTESTANT


Anybody got anything else useful?
-o-

[Hitchhiker]

10-first-even Chicken: COWARDLY?

[ZutAlors!]

3-third-odd Night light Moon? stars?
5-third-even Craven movie - ummm... here..but I'll go with Scream
8-fourth-even An often unverified, historical tale anecdote?
11-first-even Movie aunt Mame
12-first-even Dactyl, for example foot

Might I suggest that odd/even refer to the number of letters in the answer?


[This message has been edited by ZutAlors! (edited 04-22-2002 09:38 PM).]

[Orbiting]

Craven movie is probably, but not necessarily Scream, I'd think.

[Snatch]

15-second-odd Implant, such as morals

How about INSTILL?

Following from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary:

Main Entry: 1im·plant
Pronunciation: im-'plant
Function: transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1 a : to fix or set securely or deeply <a ruby implanted in the idol's forehead> b : to set permanently in the consciousness or habit patterns : INCULCATE
2 : to insert in a living site (as for growth, slow release, or formation of an organic union) <subcutaneously implanted hormone pellets>
- im·plant·able /-'plan-t&-b&l/ adjective
- im·plant·er /im-'plan-t&r/ noun
synonyms IMPLANT, INCULCATE, INSTILL, INSEMINATE, INFIX mean to introduce into the mind. IMPLANT implies teaching that makes for permanence of what is taught <implanted a love of reading in her students>. INCULCATE implies persistent or repeated efforts to impress on the mind <tried to inculcate in him high moral standards>. INSTILL stresses gradual, gentle imparting of knowledge over a long period of time <instill traditional values in your children>. INSEMINATE applies to a sowing of ideas in many minds so that they spread through a class or nation <inseminated an unquestioning faith in technology>. INFIX stresses firmly inculcating a habit of thought <infixed a chronic cynicism>.

[Orbiting]

I definitely prefer INSTILL to INSEMINATE

-o-

[Snatch]

Lithium is possibly wrong? It is a manic depression drug not just depression. Take a look here. Besides lithium is not very commonly used anymore.
http://www.electroboy.com/drugdirectory.htm

It does not stay with the odd/even rule pointed out earlier though it is not necessarily true.

[Orbiting]

might be wrong - I was thinking of treatments for depression before the advent of Prozac.
Of course, that might not even be the point of the clue.

[Hitchhiker]

Valium?

[Orbiting]

Valium is a muscle-relaxer.

[Snatch]

1-sixth-odd Having no function - USELESS(S)
2-first-odd Swig - DRINK(D)
3-third-odd Night light - STARS(A)
4-third-even Precedes Prozac - DEPRESSION(P)
5-third-even Craven movie - SCREAM(R)
6-first-even Husband - SPOUSE(S)
7-fifth-odd Type of meter - PARKING(I)
8-fourth-even An often unverified, historical tale - ANECDOTE(C)
9-first-even Colder and snowier - WINTRIER(W)
10-first-even Chicken - COWARD(C)
11-first-even Movie aunt - MAME(M)
12-first-even Dactyl, for example - FOOT(F)
13-fourth-even Soft color - PASTEL(T)
14-sixth-even White shark or golden bear, for example - GOLFER(R)
15-second-odd Implant, such as morals - INSTILL(N)
16-second-even Game show player - CONTESTANT(O)

SDAPRSICWCMFTRNO

hmmph

[Cadmium]

Since it looks impossible to me to make something out of 16 letters with only 3 vowels in it, let's try something else here. I was wondering why the number of letters in the word (even or odd) is mentioned after the letter you should use (first, second, ....). Maybe you should also begin counting at the end of the word:

1-sixth-odd Having no function - USELESS(S)
2-first-odd Swig - DRINK(K)
3-third-odd Night light - STARS(A)
4-third-even Precedes Prozac - DEPRESSION(I)
5-third-even Craven movie - SCREAM(E)
6-first-even Husband - SPOUSE(E)
7-fifth-odd Type of meter - PARKING(R)
8-fourth-even An often unverified, historical tale - ANECDOTE(D)
9-first-even Colder and snowier - WINTRIER(R)
10-first-even Chicken - COWARD(D)
11-first-even Movie aunt - MAME(E)
12-first-even Dactyl, for example - FOOT(T)
13-fourth-even Soft color - PASTEL(S)
14-sixth-even White shark or golden bear, for example - GOLFER(G)
15-second-odd Implant, such as morals - INSTILL(L)
16-second-even Game show player - CONTESTANT(N)

SKAIEERDRDETSGLN

At least we've got more vowels this way .

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Any similarities between what I say and what I mean are purely coincidental.

[JJ]

SKAIEERDRDETSGLN is an anagram for DANGER DEERS KILTS. Hmmmm.

[mathgrant]

I noticed that WIN-TRIER=CONTESTANT and PAR-KING=GOLFER!!!!!!!!!! That could be important!

[Orbiting]

ANECDOTES = PAST-TALES?
You can't split all of them, and some of the possibilities are really weak (see above). That doesn't mean it's not useful though.
-o-

[Quailman]

DRINK = IN STILL?
SPOUSE = CO-WARD?

[Infintessimal IQ]

Actually, looking at the name of the puzzle, pairing these answers up first seems the likely method

Also, shouldn't 8. be LEGEND?

[ZutAlors!]

LEG-END would fit quite nicely with FOOT.

[Quailman]

So then SCREAM might equal YELL OW (Chicken)

[ZutAlors!]

And if "Husband" were CONSERVE, then that would match with USE-LESS

[cubestudent]

I think ISWife would say you don't even need to change "husband" to make it a synonym for "useless".

[ZutAlors!]

1-sixth-odd Having no function - USE-LESS
6-first-even Husband - CONSERVE

2-first-odd Swig - DR-INK
4-third-even Precedes Prozac - PRESCRIPTION

7-fifth-odd Type of meter - PAR-KING
14-sixth-even White shark or golden bear, for example - GOLFER

8-fourth-even An often unverified, historical tale - LEG-END
12-first-even Dactyl, for example - FOOT

9-first-even Colder and snowier - WIN-TRIER
16-second-even Game show player - CONTESTANT

10-first-even Chicken - YELL-OW
5-third-even Craven movie - SCREAM

13-fourth-even Soft color - PAST-EL
11-first-even Movie aunt - EM

15-second-odd Implant, such as morals - IN-STILL
3-third-odd Night light - MOONSHINE


[This message has been edited by ZutAlors! (edited 04-23-2002 10:23 PM).]

[Jasters]

Change Movie aunt to EM (from Wizard of Oz) and it matches up nicely with PAST-EL.

[cubestudent]

very nice

[Orbiting]

MOON doesn't fit the even/odd scheme, so that seems unlikely.
PROVIGIL precedes Prozac in the Physicians' Desk Reference, but that also seems unlikely.

bah.

::gets nowhere fast::
-o-

[ZutAlors!]

Aha! Nightlight is MOONSHINE, which matches with IN-STILL

[i_h8_evil_stuff]

well, so far, the groups of letters are:
SC IR EF WO YR TE NO D?

im gonna try rearranging them a lot to see if it helps...

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The name explains it all.

[Orbiting]

If you parse DRINK as DR.-INK, could PRESCRIPTION precede Prozac?
-o-


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100 things I'd do if I were an Evil Overlord: #22: No matter how tempted I am with the prospect of unlimited power, I will not consume any energy field bigger than my head.

(edited for asshole removal)


[This message has been edited by Orbiting (edited 04-23-2002 07:39 PM).]

[ZutAlors!]

Does this help? By pairs, alphabetized by first word

code:

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XXXXXDRINK


XXXPRESCRIPTION





XXXXINSTILL


XXXMOONSHINE





XXLEGEND


XXXXXFOOT





XPARKING


GOLFER





XXPASTEL


XXXXXEM





USELESS


XXXXXCONSERVE





XXXXXWINTRIER


XXXXCONTESTANT





XXXXXYELLOW


XXXSCREAM

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Um..... "tower of residency"?

[Dastal]

What about if even is read from the front and odd the back or visa versa?

[Mike_Amok]

One Dices, Two Refry!

The answer is obviously RonCo.

[Snatch]

Umm I do not understand where you got that answer. One dices, two refry I understand but um RonCo where the...

Snatch

[Infintessimal IQ]

If you first order them by their sum total, then by their individual total, you get : Descry one, fire two

Descry = to discover through careful examination, to catch sight of

[Orbiting]

see one, shoot two? It *is* a party game, after all.

[Quailman]

Clearly, they work out to DESCRY ONE; FIRE TWO, which leads to DI. 501?

[Mike_Amok]

Nevermind, Snatch. I was kidding. RonCo is a company that sells gadgets and appliances like food dehydrators and pasta makers, and I thought "one dices, two refry" sounded like something out of one of those infomercials.

[This message has been edited by Mike_Amok (edited 04-24-2002 01:45 PM).]

[Infintessimal IQ]

To catch sight of one...

cONsErve
cONtEstant
moONshinE

possible prEscriptiON, probably not

this has to be getting somewhere..........

[Skara]

Taking ZutAlors! word pairings, and the odd-even concept put forth by Dastal, you get ... SKIER CREW YEFTRLO ... if you take even to mean count from the front and odd as count from the back.

if you follow this path of thinking, the words from "Yellow" on should be examined to perhaps find better matches, since YEFTRLO doesn't spell anything that I'm aware of. (but I could be mistaken!)

--SB

[ZutAlors!]

Well, I'm leaning toward following up the "descry one, fire two" line, since that fits too neatly to not be correct. I'm not sure where to go from there, but I would point out that if you "fire" two letters from cONtEstant, you get the word CONSTANT.

[Infintessimal IQ]

maybe it means to group the odd answers and get rid of the even answers
Useless -S
Drink -D
Moonshine -O
Parking -I
Instill -N

>clutching desperately at straws<