# Best Poster to Answer **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 27, 2004, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316 "2004-09-27T16:07:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Hamish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/301 "2004-10-20T10:19:06Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > I’ll have one more go. **Nightwatch Trailer**. Nope. And since we’re nearing the 24-hour mark for my clue, I’ll just say that the question is a lot easier with a little knowledge of Greek mythology (or a good website on the subject). ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/302 "2004-10-20T12:30:09Z")
> [@Wile E](#): > > Wild guess but could the “Japanese Main Squeeze” be **Tentacle Monster**? We have a winnah! ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/303 "2004-10-20T13:20:07Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > We have a winnah! Whee! I got one! _bounces up and down_ Here’s my clue; A young ovine made of plastic blocks. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/304 "2004-10-20T13:24:26Z")
> [@Wile E](#): > > Whee! I got one! _bounces up and down_ > > Here’s my clue; > > A young ovine made of plastic blocks. **Legolamb**? ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/305 "2004-10-20T13:30:50Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > **Legolamb**? Dagnabit, you weren’t supposed to get it so fast. Hamish - Is the answer to your clue **Cupid**? ---
**Author:** ![Hamish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/306 "2004-10-20T13:36:15Z")
> [@Wile E](#): > > Hamish - Is the answer to your clue **Cupid**? No. Didn’t realize it’d be that hard. But you are getting warmer. I wouldn’t have used Greek mythology for a reference if the username hadn’t used it first 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/307 "2004-10-20T14:03:26Z")
> [@Hamish](#): > > No. > > Didn’t realize it’d be that hard. But you are getting warmer. I wouldn’t have used Greek mythology for a reference if the username hadn’t used it first 😉 I was thinking along the line of the Cupid and Psyche myth, because supposedly he was a monster at night (even though he wasn’t). Well, I knew Cupid was the Roman name so that didn’t fit with the Greek mythology clue, but I didn’t see an Eros as a user name. I looked again and saw an **Anteros** but now I’m not sure how that fits with the “elope by day” clue so … maybe I will just quit while I’m behind. ---
**Author:** ![Hamish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/308 "2004-10-20T14:08:37Z")
> [@Wile E](#): > > I was thinking along the line of the Cupid and Psyche myth, because supposedly he was a monster at night (even though he wasn’t). Well, I knew Cupid was the Roman name so that didn’t fit with the Greek mythology clue, but I didn’t see an Eros as a user name. I looked again and saw an **Anteros** but now I’m not sure how that fits with the “elope by day” clue so … maybe I will just quit while I’m behind. _Eros_? No, neither Eros is who I’m thinking of, but you’ve never been closer. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DogMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@DogMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DogMom)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/309 "2004-10-20T14:17:32Z")
> [@Hamish](#): > > “What poster would have to elope by day, if he ran off with his beloved?” Helios? ---
**Author:** ![Hamish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/310 "2004-10-20T14:24:39Z")
> [@DogMom](#): > > Helios? No. But its an interesting guess (I didn’t realize we had a poster named **Helios** ), since Helios has the moon for a sister. But I think when you’re eloping, it’s the parents you try to avoid. For that reason, this lover would have to use the cover of day. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/311 "2004-10-20T14:53:03Z")
> [@Hamish](#): > > “What poster would have to elope by day, if he ran off with his beloved?” Morpheus? ---
**Author:** ![Hamish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/312 "2004-10-20T17:10:30Z")
> [@AwSnappity](#): > > Morpheus? Nope, but another interesting answer. As king of dreams, I think Morpheus would be better poised to run away with someone at night than during the day. (Of course, if Morpheus is the same god as Oneiros, then he’d be the child of Night (Nyx) herself, and might well run away during the day – but it still wasn’t the answer I was looking for) As this point I wonder if I shouldn’t just post it. I think it has people too stumped. What do you guys think? I’ll suggest another in its place: “Which bright poster stretches in two directions, till he disappears from sight?” ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/313 "2004-10-20T17:23:49Z")
**Erislover?** I’m probably way off, because I stink at these things. ---
**Author:** ![Hamish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/314 "2004-10-20T21:32:32Z")
> [@Exgineer](#): > > **Erislover?** > > I’m probably way off, because I stink at these things. Actually, you’re exactly right. Eris is the child of the Night. If she and **erislover** eloped, going by night would be a bad idea 😃 So obviously, you don’t suck at these things. I, on the other hand, seem to suck at giving clues. ---
**Author:** ![DogMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@DogMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DogMom)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/315 "2004-10-21T16:45:38Z")
**Ethilrist** , would you consider dropping another clue for us? I’m still working on it but completely at a loss. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/316 "2004-10-22T12:52:33Z")
umm… running out of ideas for clues here… she might also be the first initials of a department store… or a god… ---
**Author:** ![DogMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@DogMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DogMom)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/317 "2004-10-22T13:05:06Z")
Summing up then for **Ethilrist’s** stumper: The Question: If you were just starting out and wanted help building leadership skills, who would you talk to? The Hints: 1. We don’t need no steenkin’ fezzes! 2. Not the Rotarians, neither. 3. It’s an acronym. 4. The username has a hyphen in it 5. It’s a she 6. Might also be the first initials of a department store 7. Or a god Incorrect Guesses: **FreeMason** **ferretmasons GAR** (He’s also ruled out **DAR** ) ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/318 "2004-10-22T13:10:44Z")
Gonna lob out a softball while we puzzle… (It popped into my head on the train) “Can someone explain this riddle to me: How can 6-5=4?” ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/319 "2004-10-22T14:40:44Z")
Jay-C for Ethilrist’s. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-poster-to-answer/266316/320 "2004-10-22T14:42:30Z")
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