Catchphrase

Mam of 4

Spook_ie wrote: »

Googled loads on Tryus Cobb and nothing like a phrase hitting me.

Same here , just lots of long winded quotes .

Sheridan81

Spook_ie wrote: »

loads on Tryus Cobb.

Closer.

Sheridan81

Deleted User wrote: »

Ty Cobb?? I had to Google him! Is that someone Irish people would know? And how would anyone have guessed that without all the additional clues?

Ty Cobb is well known. Besides, there are some Alan Turing-like code breakers following this thread and I thought I'd offer a small workout.

Spook_ie

I'm off this one, not being a code breaker or Alan Turing

Sheridan81

Spook_ie wrote: »

But Ty was short for Tyrus not Tyler?

Yes, so why did I use Tyler instead of Tyrus?

Gloomtastic!

A whole load of waffle!

tscul32

Sheridan81 wrote: »

Yes, so why did I use Tyler instead of Tyrus?

Cos you're mean

tscul32

Is the 132 significant? Or the fact that it's all written 192 times?

Sheridan81

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

A whole load of waffle!

Close. Say the same thing differently.

tscul32 wrote: »

Is the 132 significant? Or the fact that it's all written 192 times?

The 132 is significant in a way as it helps make one word in the phrase.

tscul32 wrote: »

Cos you're mean

Answer at 6.30.

tscul32

So 132 = a lot of?

Sheridan81

Nope. 132 is the age Ty Cobb would be if he were alive today but I could have chosen a lot of numbers.

sKeith

Sheridan81 wrote: »

No number involved. The catchphrase is five words. Working it out involves a famous person.

Sheridan81 wrote: »

Good guess but no. The number(s) are important in a way too.

Sheridan81 wrote: »

That is a wild guess.:D

It's probably quite hard so another clue: the famous person that helps solve the riddle is long dead.

Sheridan81 wrote: »

No. This guy was regarded as an asshole by a lot of people. It's a bit hard alright but there were a few easy ones recently and I wasn't 'aving that.:cool:

Sheridan81 wrote: »

The first word in the phrase is 'A'.

Sheridan81 wrote: »

Another word in the catchphrase is 'Of'.

This famous person I'm talking about---

died in the sixties.
starred in a silent movie but wasn't a movie star.
was mentioned in a poem by a well-known poet.
had his name used as the title of a song by a famous rock band.

Sheridan81 wrote: »

Yeah, well done. Once you've figured that out it shouldn't be too hard.

Sheridan81 wrote: »

Ty Cobb is well known. Besides, there are some Alan Turing-like code breakers following this thread and I thought I'd offer a small workout.

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

A whole load of waffle!

a load of cobblers


a different kettle of fish

sKeith

cobblers is correct, but onlt has 4 words.

a whole load of cobblers

sKeith

a poxy load of cobblers


if first word was NOT a 'a' then 'what a load of cobblers' fits.

Spook_ie

Sheridan81 wrote: »

Yes, so why did I use Tyler instead of Tyrus?

I have no idea.

Sheridan81

sKeith wrote: »

a load of cobblers

Just one word needed.

Gloomtastic!

What a load of cobblers

A whole load of cobblers

Gloomtastic!

A total load of cobblers

A load of old cobblers

Sheridan81

Deleted User wrote: »

A load of old cobblers

Yes, well done you and Keith.

I just know the phrase a load of old cobblers but I have absolutely zero understanding of how Tyler is 132 written a bunch of times becomes that. Can you please assume I'm very stupid (which I fear I am! ) and explain it to me in a very dumbed down way!!!

Actually it's ok. I suppose I get it reading back through skeith. You said he's regarded as an asshole.. so A-hole is a whole... You wrote it looks of times. A whole load. Ty's surname is Cobb... So a whole load of Cobb. You changed Tyrus to Tyler. Ler. Cobbler. Ty Cobb would have been 132 this year. That's old.. so a whole load of old cobblers???

Would that not have been impossible without all the added clues. Like my first thought was what does 132 represent? Acb? ... Then second thought.. oh maybe this Tyler person would have been 132 this year so I started googling dead Tyler's who would be that age and obviously nothing stood out since he wasnt tyler but Tyrus.

Sorry not critisizing just really trying to understand.

tscul32

That definitely wins the most obscure one yet.

Sheridan81

Deleted User wrote: »

Actually it's ok. I suppose I get it reading back through skeith. You said he's regarded as an asshole.. so A-hole is a whole... You wrote it looks of times. A whole load. Ty's surname is Cobb... So a whole load of Cobb. You changed Tyrus to Tyler. Ler. Cobbler. Ty Cobb would have been 132 this year. That's old.. so a whole load of old cobblers???

Would that not have been impossible without all the added clues. Like my first thought was what does 132 represent? Acb? ... Then second thought.. oh maybe this Tyler person would have been 132 this year so I started googling dead Tyler's who would be that age and obviously nothing stood out since he wasnt tyler but Tyrus.

Sorry not critisizing just really trying to understand.

Just kidding...my next one will be much easier.:pac:

auspicious

Put it up on a Mensa forum and if they decipher it, we'll let you off

Gloomtastic!

Something a bit easier .......

Banjo

Banjo wrote: »

Oh, I read that as a pigin english "very-few-finish" meaning you finished at the bottom. Oops!

OK....

Mr. Kate!
(Torch)

auspicious wrote: »

Name in lights

No
And I've just realised this doesn't work on mobile cause you can't colour text. So never mind

The first two look like rookie mistake.. and the second two act of God!

Anything right?!

How to bake your cookies on a car dashbaord

Is the title of the first picture

Gloomtastic!

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The first two look like rookie mistake.. and the second two act of God!

Anything right?!

Nope, sorry