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[Will]

5. 1665

[Will]

You're warm, Marco. What was the event?

[Will]

I could accept the arrows, I suppose. The event was when the British renamed New Amsterdam to New York City.

If Geri ever shows up, we can let her have a turn, but for now...Marco? What yah got for us?

[Geri]

Will wrote: "If Geri ever shows up, we can let her have a turn, but for now...Marco? What yah ..."

I'm still out here lurking...just busy with work. It will be a while before I can do a proper one. You guys are really good at this game.

[Manuel]

I always learn so much from you guys in this game.

[Will]

You were the one, Geri, who solved that toughest one we'd had. You won the right to do one when you want to. In the meantime...Marco, what kind of clues are those? That could be my neighbor.

[Will]

It's definitely my neighbor. I win! Just kidding. Don't tell my neighbor what I said.

[Manuel]

LOL

These clues remind me of my days in a music store.

I would often get the following request......

"Can you help me?"
"Im looking for that singer....you know the one......
She sings that song thats on the radio all the time,..... you know the one.....
She's cute..................and, oh yeah!!!!!
...........She's black"..........

[Will]

Okay, my mistake. Geri! It's your turn!

[Will]

I'm tellin' yah; it's my neighbor. Not sure what she did to MLK, Gandhi or Lincoln, though. She's old enough to have known them.

[Manuel]

hmmmmmmmm
looks like President Obama

[Manuel]

Marco
Please explain the body odor clue

[Will]

The way Marco does it, it doesn't have to be the person, just someone he knew, or mentioned, or read about, or.... Obama definitely isn't a single mother. He probably knew my neighbor, thus the body odor clue. I'm curious about the "Tata the primate" clue.

Was anyone else knocked off Goodreads this afternoon? I was. "We cannot connect to that page at this time. We will investigate it." something like that on almost all threads.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads, Crazy Cat Lady]

No, Will, but I confess I wasn't trying then - I was playing EU: Rome.

[Manuel]

Marco
I understand the connection with Hawaii and Leprosy
but I dont understand the connection with Leprosy and Obama.....

Please explain clue #15 too

[Eric]

I just read through all of these and I got it at Body Odour because people call him B-O!!

[Manuel]

that makes sense
Thank you Eric

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers
4. snubbed by Belgian and German Royals

[Jim]

Will wrote: "TWas anyone else knocked off Goodreads this afternoon? I was. "We cannot connect to that page at this time. We will investigate it." something like that on almost all threads...."

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
A server going AWOL according to Otis.

Great, obscure clues, Marco. Wish I'd had more time to look. I was no where close, but did wind up on a couple of interesting tangents. Wish I could recall what they were, but it's been busy.

[Will]

Yeah, what was the leprosy thing?

[Will]

I missed messages 777 and 778 until now; posting at the same time, I'd guess.

Don't yah hate it when servers go AWOL? Sounds like my lunch yesterday. "Now where did that server go?" I was forced to drink water instead of tea.

Okay, I gotta win one soon so I can use the most obscure clues imaginable: Woke early one morning; Was late to work, once; etc. This is gonna be fun.

Gotta go to the dentist today, though.

Oh, Manuel...everyone is snubbed the Belgians.

[Manuel]

thanks Marco

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers
4. snubbed by Belgian and German Royals
5. detested by mother-in-law

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers
4. snubbed by Belgian and German Royals
5. detested by mother-in-law
6. outlived heir

[Manuel]

note to will

I keep hearing that about the Belgians.....

My French friends love to put down Belgium and Belgians at every opportunity.

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers
4. snubbed by Belgian and German Royals
5. detested and snubbed by mother-in-law
6. outlived heir(s)
7. famously clashes with Charlton Heston in the movie version

[Manuel]

message 785 continued.......

My Iranian friends ......love to put down all the Gulf States, especially Kuwait and Bahrain

[Will]

I'm beginning to get a feel for who this might be; I'll think on it.

Meantime...I actually like Belgium and the people, once I have the chance to get to know them. It takes work, but it's worth it.

I say ugly things too often about all people all over the world. Why? I'm not sure. The thinnest skinned people in the world, in my experience, are Americans. I'll say something about us being ignorant and THE OUTCRY! I should quit it, but I'm old and set in my ways. I say terrible things about Iranis, but have several very good friends from there and some who live there, still. The most picked on people in the Middle East, in my experience, are the Yemenese. That's because they deserve it. Oops! I did it again.

Back to our regularly scheduled program, still in progress.

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers
4. snubbed by Belgian and German Royals
5. detested and snubbed by mother-in-law
6. outlived heir(s)
7. famously clashes with Charlton Heston in the movie version
8. portrait can be found on rare stamps. Very valuable is you find any.

[Will]

I thought it might be Alfonso, for the clash with El Cid, played by Charlton Heston. I can't make "composed beautiful love songs" fit, however, and if my memory is correct, he had two siblings, one sister and one brother, whom he outlived, and left no legitimate heirs.

Oh well, have fun.

[Manuel]

A great guess Will,
but no

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers
4. snubbed by Belgian and German Royals
5. detested and snubbed by mother-in-law
6. outlived heir(s)
7. famously clashes with Charlton Heston in the movie version
8. portrait can be found on rare stamps. Very valuable is you find any.
9. 3 children, none with spouse.

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in dynastic family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers
4. snubbed by Belgian and German Royals
5. detested and snubbed by mother-in-law
6. outlived heir(s)
7 famously clashes with Charlton Heston in the movie version
8 portrait can be found on rare stamps. Very valuable if you find any.
9. 3 children none with spouse.
10. befriended by British Royals

[Will]

I don’t watch movies very often. I’ve seen very few of Charlton Heston’s movies, but it’s probably the most revealing clue. So, I looked up all the historic characters Heston had ever played, and pondered with whom his character might have clashed.

Apparently he played God in a movie, but I wrote that one off, quickly, as I did John the Baptist. He played Henry Hooker, an Arizona rancher who befriended Billy the Kid. Nah. He played Josef Mengele’s father, but I can’t imagine it fitting any of the clues, really. He played Marc Antony several times.

Belgium and Germany were either not countries or fledgling countries during the time of Antony, but that’s a possibility. Antony clashed with several people, Cleopatra, Brutus, etc, but I don’t think it’s that time period.

He played Andrew Jackson, who may have been snubbed by German and Belgium Royalty; I don’t know. He played William Clark, who clashed with Lewis. He played Cardinal Richelieu but I don’t think mother-in-law would apply. He played Henry VIII. Henry clashed with popes and wives, and might be the answer, but love songs and conflicts? Not sure, but decided...nope.

I seriously considered Michelangelo who wrote love sonnets. I couldn’t force him into the other clues, however. His clashes were with clergy and Medici. Gen. Chse. Gordon didn’t fit, even close. We’ve eliminated Alfonso of El Cid fame. So…

I have no idea.

Oh, and I looked at rare stamps and found no one who matched up with any Heston character conflicts of my knowledge. I'm not saying there isn't one, just that I didn't find it.

If this helps anyone solve it; help yourself. Not much help, I fear.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads, Crazy Cat Lady]

Actually, Will, Henry VIII was quite the musician. "To the Tower With Her!" made me laugh, though!

[Manuel]

Susanna is right,
Henry VIII did right love songs.

He wrote one to Anne Bolyen
Supposedly; he asked her what she thought of it?.
Supposedly; she answered "did your wife like it?........."

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in dynastic family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers
4. snubbed by Belgian and German Royals
5. detested and snubbed by mother-in-law
6. outlived heir(s)
7 famously clashes with Charlton Heston in the movie version
8 portrait can be found on rare stamps. Very valuable if you find any.
9. 3 children none with spouse.
10. befriended by British Royals
11. Home can be seen in the opening credits of a VERY popular and Iconic TV series .

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in dynastic family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers
4. snubbed by Belgian and German Royals
5. detested and snubbed by mother-in-law
6. outlived heir(s)
7 famously clashes with Charlton Heston in the movie version
8 portrait can be found on rare stamps. Very valuable if you find any.
9. 3 children none with spouse.
10. befriended by British Royals
11. Home can be seen in the opening credits of a VERY popular and Iconic TV series .
12. Condemned by Provisional Government, sentenced to hard labor.

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in dynastic family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers
4. snubbed by Belgian and German Royals
5. detested and snubbed by mother-in-law
6. outlived heir(s)
7. famously clashes with Charlton Heston in the movie version
8 portrait can be found on rare stamps. Very valuable if you find any.
9. 3 children, none with spouse
10. befriended by British Royals
11. Home can be seen in the opening credits of a VERY popular and Iconic TV series.
12. Condemned by Provisional Government, sentenced to hard labor.
13. Wrote best selling memoirs
14. Home used as head-quarters for occupation forces

[Will]

For those who might get confused; Susanna was refering to something I had edited out because it would be someone who had a conflict with Henry VIII, but the line "To the Towers with her," as a love song was kind of cute. Thanks for noticing, Susanna. I don't get many good ones. Henry VIII did write love songs? He did manage to seduce Anne Bolyn and her sister; maybe so. I thought he used more devious devices.

Head-quarters? That would be quarters where heads are stored? Who'd want to occupy that? someone solve this tonight, please, so I can sleep.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads, Crazy Cat Lady]

You can listen to clips of Henry's music here: http://www.amazon.com/All-Goodly-Spor... .

I have to assume that songs with titles like "En Vray Amore," "Alas What Shall I Do For Love?" and "If Love Now Reigned" are love songs.

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in dynastic family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers
4. snubbed by Belgian and German Royals
5. detested and snubbed by mother-in-law
6. outlived heir(s)
7. famously clashes with Charlton Heston in the movie version
8 portrait can be found on rare stamps. Very valuable if you find any.
9. 3 children, none with spouse
10. befriended by British Royals
11. Home can be seen in the opening credits of a VERY popular and Iconic TV series.
12. Condemned by Provisional Government, sentenced to hard labor.
13. Wrote best selling memoirs
14. Home used as head-quarters for occupation forces
15. Recipient of famous apology
16. Home restored, now a museum.

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in dynastic family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers
4. snubbed by Belgian and German Royals
5. detested and snubbed by mother-in-law
6. outlived heir(s)
7. famously clashes with Charlton Heston in the movie version
8 portrait can be found on rare stamps. Very valuable if you find any.
9. 3 children, none with spouse
10. befriended by British Royals
11. Home can be seen in the opening credits of a VERY popular and Iconic TV series.
12. Condemned by Provisional Government, sentenced to hard labor.
13. Wrote best selling memoirs
14. Home used as head-quarters for occupation forces
15. Recipient of famous apology
16. Home restored, now a museum.
17. Still mourned 92 years after death

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in dynastic family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers
4. snubbed by Belgian and German Royals
5. detested and snubbed by mother-in-law
6. outlived heir(s)
7. famously clashes with Charlton Heston in the movie version
8 portrait can be found on rare stamps. Very valuable if you find any.
9. 3 children, none with spouse
10. befriended by British Royals
11. Home can be seen in the opening credits of a VERY popular and Iconic TV series.
12. Condemned by Provisional Government, sentenced to hard labor.
13. Wrote best selling memoirs
14. Home used as head-quarters for occupation forces
15. Recipient of famous apology
16. Home restored, now a museum.
17. Still mourned 92 years after death
18. Learned English as a child at elite school for royal children

[Will]

Mourned 92 years after his death? I am old; I remember Pavarotti.

Died in 1912. Hmmmmm....

[Manuel]

I think your math is off Will

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in dynastic family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers
4. snubbed by Belgian and German Royals
5. detested and snubbed by mother-in-law
6. outlived heir(s)
7. famously clashes with Charlton Heston in the movie version
8 portrait can be found on rare stamps. Very valuable if you find any.
9. 3 children, none with spouse
10. befriended by British Royals
11. Home can be seen in the opening credits of a VERY popular and Iconic TV series.
12. Condemned by Provisional Government, sentenced to hard labor.
13. Wrote best selling memoirs
14. Home used as head-quarters for occupation forces
15. Recipient of famous apology
16. Home restored, now a museum.
17. Still mourned 92 years after death
18. Learned English as a child at elite school for royal children
19. Unsatisfactory , loveless marriage
20. Adultery

[Will]

Does anyone watch television and have an idea what popular and iconic TV series it might be? I doubt it's ABC or CBS News, MSNBC, CNBC CNN, C-Span or BBC; that's the range of my viewing too often.

Adultery? What kind of clue is that? Throw a dart and hit an historic person who committed adultery. Unsatisfactory, loveless marriage? Just throw a dart.

[Manuel]

Person

1. involved in dynastic family feud
2. composed beautiful love songs
3. two older brothers
4. snubbed by Belgian and German Royals
5. detested and snubbed by mother-in-law
6. outlived heir(s)
7. famously clashes with Charlton Heston in the movie version
8 portrait can be found on rare stamps. Very valuable if you find any.
9. 3 children, none with spouse
10. befriended by British Royals
11. Home can be seen in the opening credits of a VERY popular and Iconic TV series.
12. Condemned by Provisional Government, sentenced to hard labor.
13. Wrote best selling memoirs
14. Home used as head-quarters for occupation forces
15. Recipient of famous apology
16. Home restored, now a museum.
17. Still mourned 92 years after death
18. Learned English as a child at elite school for royal children
19. Unsatisfactory , loveless marriage
20. Adultery
21. TV show ran over 10 years