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(Message started by: hiyathere on Jan 18^th, 2007, 10:32am)

Title: Alternate death scenes
Post by hiyathere on Jan 18^th, 2007, 10:32am

This might not make sense to everyone, but I will do my best to explain. Also, for certain people who has done something, they will get the riddle as soon as they see it.

Alternate death #1:
Goliath was not killed by David, but by a ghost.

Alternate death #2:
The hydra was not killed by Hercules, but by vultures.

Explain.

Title: Re: Alternate death scenes
Post by Three Hands on Jan 19^th, 2007, 4:17am

Well, Goliath was killed by a high-velocity stone, although I suppose you could argue that the Holy Ghost may have had a hand in the death.

Equally, the Hydra was merely decapitated (several times) by Hercules - it was his companion's use of fire on each neck which prevented them from growing back in multiples, and I suppose you could argue that the companion (Iolas?) was hanging around Hercules like vultures (either that or the hydra was left near-dead after Hercules' encounter with it, and some vultures came along to finish the job).

Just a couple of ideas

Title: Re: Alternate death scenes
Post by hiyathere on Jan 19^th, 2007, 4:34am

on 01/19/07 at 04:17:09, Three Hands wrote:

Nope. It has nothing to do along those lines. For this one, you have to think out of the box, and not everyone will know the answer, since you have to know something specific.

Title: Re: Alternate death scenes
Post by cchris on Jan 19^th, 2007, 8:15pm

Was it [hide]Space Ghost[/hide] that killed Goliath?

And did the vultures kill [hide]a type of plant called "hydra"?[/hide]

I guess it's outside the box, at least.

Title: Re: Alternate death scenes
Post by Three Hands on Jan 20^th, 2007, 3:42am

Maybe I'm just not thinking far enough outside the box [hide]that those computer games came in[/hide]::)

Title: Re: Alternate death scenes
Post by hiyathere on Jan 20^th, 2007, 7:42am

on 01/20/07 at 03:42:28, Three Hands wrote:

Maybe I'm just not thinking far enough outside the box [hide]that those computer games came in[/hide]::)

I know what you're getting at. You're right, of course. I just don't know how right. ;D

Title: Re: Alternate death scenes
Post by Locke64 on Jan 20^th, 2007, 8:02am

#2, the name is not the same, but similar.

Title: Re: Alternate death scenes
Post by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on Jan 20^th, 2007, 8:08am

Really? It seems it's from the same place as #1 to me, just abbreviated.

Title: Re: Alternate death scenes
Post by Locke64 on Jan 20^th, 2007, 9:28am

on 01/20/07 at 08:08:39, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote:

Really? It seems it's from the same place as #1 to me, just abbreviated.

Yes, I guess you could say it's abbreviated. It's missing 4 letters at the end.

Title: Re: Alternate death scenes
Post by hiyathere on Jan 21^st, 2007, 10:23am

on 01/20/07 at 09:28:49, Locke64 wrote:

Yes, I guess you could say it's abbreviated. It's missing 4 letters at the end.

Yes, but just about everyone I know abbreviates it.

Anyways, back to the discussion...

Title: Re: Alternate death scenes
Post by JiNbOtAk on Jan 22^nd, 2007, 1:29am

[hide]starcraft[/hide] ?

Title: Re: Alternate death scenes
Post by hiyathere on Jan 22^nd, 2007, 6:36am

on 01/22/07 at 01:29:27, JiNbOtAk wrote:

[hide]starcraft[/hide] ?

Yeah. [hide]I abbreviated hydralisk into hydra, so that might have blinded some people.[/hide]

Title: Re: Alternate death scenes
Post by cchris on Jan 22^nd, 2007, 8:20am

Strangely enough, for owning it, I don't remember any of those names or anything.