# Brujaja's Mystery Feud \[Closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 24, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602 "2008-07-24T12:31:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/61 "2008-07-24T17:31:52Z")
1. Whiskey 2. Ear 3. Newspaper 4. Shirt 5. Bull 6. Earl 7. Roman candle 8. Tuna 9. Canary 10. December Mystery guess: All have something to do with Roman emperors (I’m sure it’s not right, but I want to get my entry in on time instead of analyzing the puzzle too much). ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/62 "2008-07-24T17:33:57Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] **Jali** , please see posts #9 & 18. Thanks! \ [/QUOTE] Apologies! I’ll change - I promise, I’ll change! ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/63 "2008-07-24T17:35:32Z")
_STUD ZEBRAS?_ ---
**Author:** ![SylverOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SylverOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SylverOne)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/64 "2008-07-24T17:49:33Z")
1. Jack Daniels 2. Nose 3. Magazine 4. Shirt 5. Horse 6. Lord 7. sparklers 8. Halibut 9. Canary 10. February ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/65 "2008-07-24T17:50:26Z")
1. Bourbon 2. Eyes 3. Newspaper 4. Hat 5. Bull 6. Duke 7. Roman candle 8. Salmon 9. Canary 10. December ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/66 "2008-07-24T17:53:32Z")
1. Whiskey 2. Eyes 3. Newspaper 4. Shoe 5. Bull 6. Lord 7. Cherry Bomb 8. Tuna 9. Canary 10. January Bonus Answer: They have to do with Alfred Hitchcock? ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/67 "2008-07-24T17:53:57Z")
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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/68 "2008-07-24T17:59:10Z")
**SylverOne** is number 50. Scores up soon. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/69 "2008-07-24T18:04:47Z")
[QUOTE=brujaja] _STUD ZEBRAS?_ [/QUOTE] What is so hard to believe about that? ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/70 "2008-07-24T18:05:01Z")
**DELORES: ARE YOU GETTING MY PMs?** ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/71 "2008-07-24T18:17:07Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] **SylverOne** is number 50. Scores up soon. [/QUOTE] Just missed it again. Damn my laundry! Damn it all to hell! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/72 "2008-07-24T18:53:22Z")
The answers: **1. Whiskey/Scotch 31** 1. Vodka 14 2. Bourbon/Jack Daniels 3 3. Rum 2 **2. eye 30** 2. Nose 12 2. Ear 6 2. tongue 2 **3. newspaper 37** 3. Book 8 3. Magazine 5 **4. Blouse/Shirt 45** 4. Sock 2 4. Hat 1 4. Jumper 1 4. Shoe 1 **5. Horse 38** 5. Bull 11 5. Rooster 1 **6. Duke 14** 6. Earl 12 6. Queen 12 6. Lord 8 6. Prince 2 6. King 1 6. Sir 1 **7. Bottle rocket 15** 7. Roman Candle 14 7. Firecracker 10 7. Sparkler 4 7. M-80 3 7. Chrysanthemum 1 7. Fountain 1 7. Mortar 1 7. Starburst 1 **8. Tuna 19** 8. Salmon 10 8. Trout 6 8. Bass 4 8. Cod 3 8. Flounder 2 8. Catfish 1 8. Grouper 1 8. Haddock 1 8. Halibut 1 8. Perch 1 8. Walleye 1 **9. canary 13** 9. Mockingbird 9 9. Robin 9 9. Nightingale 4 9. Blackbird 3 9. lark 3 9. wren 3 9. Cardinal 1 9. Finch 1 9. Magpie 1 9. Oriole 1 9. Parakeet 1 9. Warbler 1 **10. January 18** 10. July 15 10. December 5 10. February 3 10. June 2 10. November 2 10. September 2 10. April 1 10. March 1 10. October 1 ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/73 "2008-07-24T18:56:34Z")
Don’t leave me in suspense! What’s the common thread among the questions/answers?!?! ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/74 "2008-07-24T18:59:21Z")
I wanted to give it to **pravnik** because he was oh, so close. Yet the cigar, alas, was not a cigar. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/75 "2008-07-24T19:01:36Z")
[QUOTE=brujaja] I wanted to give it to **pravnik** because he was oh, so close. Yet the cigar, alas, was not a cigar. [/QUOTE] Red. Dang. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/76 "2008-07-24T19:02:10Z")
—and I guess no one eats herring anymore. They do still have barons, though. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/77 "2008-07-24T19:03:37Z")
The winner is ~~~drumroll~~~ **cmkeller**!!! :: flings confetti:: With 8 out of 10, (s)he only missed the best score by 6 - it is 520. Nobody got the mystery guess. **Pravnik** got close and gets Honorable Mention. He guessed brown and then changed to black. And it is a color! Let’s see if anyone can come up with a list of answers using RED!! \*\*1. cmkeller 514.00 \*\* 2. Glory 496.00 3. pravnik 488.00 4. Biffy the Elephant Shrew 480.00 4. Thudlow Boink 480.00 6. Scarlett67 476.00 7. BetsQ 474.00 8. Taber 472.00 9. delphica 470.00 10. Little Nemo 466.00 11. Hockey Monkey 464.00 12. Hoopy Frood 456.00 13. Oredigger77 454.00 14. Amp 450.00 15. IvoryTowerDenizen 448.00 16. WVmom 446.00 17. Qwisp 442.00 17. ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness 442.00 19. mshar253 432.00 20. Wargamer 422.00 21. bannerrefugee 420.00 22. Zebra 416.00 23. robardin 412.00 24. 3acresandatruck 410.00 24. Sigmagirl 410.00 26. pricciar 408.00 27. Freudian Slit 404.00 28. jali 400.00 28. Baker 400.00 30. winterhawk11 396.00 31. USCDiver 392.00 32. Paintcharge 386.00 32. Sternvogel 386.00 34. want2know 376.00 35. Justin\_Bailey 372.00 36. Gangster Octopus 370.00 37. fisha 358.00 38. Lsura 356.00 39. Justin Credible 342.00 39. 5 time champ 342.00 41. tdn 340.00 42. Elendil’s Heir 322.00 43. Gala Matrix Fire 314.00 44. Eleanor of Aquitaine 296.00 45. Pushkin 292.00 46. tarragon918 284.00 47. El\_Kabong 282.00 48. SylverOne 262.00 49. RachelChristine 252.00 50. Harmonious Discord 126.00 ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/78 "2008-07-24T19:04:30Z")
Whoops, nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/79 "2008-07-24T19:11:42Z")
Would someone please explain the mystery thing to me? Brown firework, what? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602/80 "2008-07-24T19:19:08Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Let’s see if anyone can come up with a list of answers using RED!! [/QUOTE] 1. Johnny Walker Red 2. Red eye 3. Redbook magazine 4. Red shirt (about to die on Star Trek) 5. Red Bull 6. Red Baron 7. Red Devil (a brand, can’t think of a type) 8. Red snapper 9. Red Robin 10. Red October [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brujajas-mystery-feud-closed/457602.md?page=5)