# Which Doper did it? : The Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 22, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757 "2005-03-22T19:12:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/101 "2005-03-24T17:29:14Z")
As is mine - #77. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/102 "2005-03-24T17:29:54Z")
Clue: The investigators had to hurry and follow the trail of orange crumbs before the mice ate all of them… ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/103 "2005-03-24T18:16:46Z")
Are all these clues part of the same big investigation? Do they all tie together somehow? I thought each one was a separate case to be solved. Okay, so the case isn’t cracked yet, it’s just a few more pieces of the puzzle. **congodwarf** , is it **My Darn Snake Legs**? ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/104 "2005-03-24T18:18:14Z")
Clue (roger thornhill): It was either a chocoholic or an alien. Forensics will confirm. Either way, it was certainly female. Clue (Scott\_plaid): The suspect was seen to be leaving in a late model peasant style hut, propelled by giant chicken legs. Clue (monstre): The detective, inspecting the crime scene, suddenly realized that it was staged – no crime had actually occurred at all. Clue (silenus): From the mutilated pictures of Steven Spielberg and torn one-sheets scattered about the crime scene, police could only conclude that the perpetrator deeply regretted having seen “Saving Private Ryan.” Clue (congodward): Another suspect was taken into custody after the police found a used razor covered with scales in the victim’s shower. A suggestion: If your clue isn’t answered after a reasonable time (say 24 hours), please post a hint or an answer. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/105 "2005-03-24T18:22:18Z")
> [@Cub Mistress](#): > > was it **Heloise**? You got it! Is **roger thornhill** ’s **Lynn Bodoni**? Immediately following the murder, witnesses report hearing several loud blasts from a brass wind instrument. and… Chief Police Officer Ed Zotti said of the crime, “We’ll find the man who did this. It’s only a matter of time.” ---
**Author:** ![Othersider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/cab0a1/32.png) [@Othersider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Othersider)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/106 "2005-03-24T18:38:22Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > Immediately following the murder, witnesses report hearing several loud blasts from a brass wind instrument. Could this be **TubaDiva**? ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/107 "2005-03-24T18:40:06Z")
> [@laina\_f](#): > > Clue (Scott\_plaid): The suspect was seen to be leaving in a late model peasant style hut, propelled by giant chicken legs. Oh yeah, post 29. I actually answered it at the same time, by putting the answer in white below the question, so that it could be highlighted to read it, if I wasn’t around to answer. I am doing the same thing here. Highlight the line below, or click on the link. The Devil’s Grandmother [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?find=lastposter&t=298579](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?find=lastposter&t=298579) ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/108 "2005-03-24T19:51:23Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > Chief Police Officer Ed Zotti said of the crime, “We’ll find the man who did this. It’s only a matter of time.” J’accuse **Chronos**! **Clue** : The only evidence is a note that says, “I killed him becuase he kept misspelling words.” **Clue** : The victim, although wearing armor, appears to have been bludgeoned with an 18" Double Headed Icy Blue Jelly Dong :eek: :eek: . ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/109 "2005-03-24T20:16:19Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by me, moi, yours truly… > Clue (monstre): The detective, inspecting the crime scene, suddenly realized that it was staged – no crime had actually occurred at all. Further clue: A more thorough search of the scene revealed that it had definitely been staged to look like a capital crime ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/110 "2005-03-24T20:25:35Z")
> [@cuauhtemoc](#): > > Are all these clues part of the same big investigation? Do they all tie together somehow? I thought each one was a separate case to be solved. Okay, so the case isn’t cracked yet, it’s just a few more pieces of the puzzle. > > **congodwarf** , is it **My Darn Snake Legs**? It is indeed 😃 ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/111 "2005-03-24T22:08:40Z")
Clue: It was either a chocoholic or an alien. Forensics will confirm. Either way, it was certainly female. Additional Clue: She was a kind of Forrest, but certainly no Gump. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/112 "2005-03-24T22:15:50Z")
> [@laina\_f](#): > > Clue (Scott\_plaid): The suspect was seen to be leaving in a late model peasant style hut, propelled by giant chicken legs. That would be **The Devil’s Grandmother** (a reference to the classic Russian **Baba Yaga** legend). ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/113 "2005-03-24T22:20:32Z")
Yes! The ransom note is addressed to “You, Tarzan” ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/114 "2005-03-24T22:22:17Z")
I’ve never heard that connection between the legend and the username - I was racking my brain trying to think if I’d ever heard of a user named **Baba Yaga** Clue: there were witness reports of a panhandler in the area around the time of the crime, but he refused donations as often as not. It seemed he was quite picky as to what he would accept. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/115 "2005-03-24T22:36:18Z")
> [@Scott\_plaid](#): > > Yes! > > The ransom note is addressed to “You, Tarzan” Got one at last (as if anyone couldn’t get this one!): **me jane** Clue: She’s alive. Or should that be, a life? ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/116 "2005-03-24T22:41:36Z")
> [@picker](#): > > Clue: there were witness reports of a panhandler in the area around the time of the crime, but he refused donations as often as not. It seemed he was quite picky as to what he would accept. **choosybeggar** Am I hot? Or am I hot? Clue: Apparently he died of his own hand, emulating his Greek philosophic hero. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/117 "2005-03-24T23:08:59Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > Clue: Apparently he died of his own hand, emulating his Greek philosophic hero. **Spectre of Pithecanthropus**? I had to look it up to spell it. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/118 "2005-03-24T23:11:44Z")
> [@Cub Mistress](#): > > **Spectre of Pithecanthropus**? I had to look it up to spell it. No - the victim might have worked in a pharmacy. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/119 "2005-03-24T23:19:26Z")
> [@laina\_f](#): > > **Clue** : The only evidence is a note that says, “I killed him becuase he kept misspelling words.” **Gaudere**? ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757/120 "2005-03-24T23:29:30Z")
> [@Flander](#): > > **Gaudere**? Gaudere is correct. Hillbilly Queen was the correctly guessed for a clue I posted earlier. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-doper-did-it-the-game/295757.md?page=7)