Tuesday 27 March 2007

Puzzle # 6 - Unsolved Mystery

Clue 1: Siddhartha

Clue 2: Jerome

Clue 3: Pledgeline

Identify the Trylateral.

39 comments:

Subramaniam Avinash said...

What's a Pledgeline?

catcharun said...

some furious googling threw up names such as herman hesse and hilarion

i venture "the glass bead game"

i'll wait and watch the brownie go to a more logical guess

Subramaniam Avinash said...

What's a Pledgeline?

Subramaniam Avinash said...

Damn! This is a really tough game. I am not liking it one bit. Hmph!

vinoo said...

hats off 2 d guys who manage 2 get them answers. i enjoy figurin out how they managed it. phew!

j.rahul said...

wild guess again.

the answer is assembly.

1. siddhatha --gauthama buddha
-- many buddhist councils or
assemblies were held

2. jerome -- translator of the bible from greek to latin,but
obviously doesn't fit here

3. pledgeline --- where pupils
take pledge in a school
--- assembly

doesn't sound good,but this is
excellent preparation for my
brand equity final on 29th April in Mumbai. Thanks anantha.
I am mining a lot of info to
solve your puzzles.

Nimish V Adani said...

Ans. JERRY SEINFELD

Clue 1: Siddhartha = Rahul Siddhartha , stand-up comedian. (Haven't yet figured this one)

Clue 2: Jerome = Jerry i.e. Jerry Seinfeld
Also, Jerry Seinfeld's actual name was Jerome Seinfeld

Clue 3: Pledgeline = Sign Field = Seinfeld (phonetically)

Nimish V Adani said...

Just another thought on the first clue:

Clue 1: Siddhartha: The underlying theme in the life of Siddhartha (Gautam Buddha) was renunciation of the material world. He attained enlightment in nothingness.

Seinfeld was a "show about nothing"

So, the answer for the Trylateral would probably be the show Seinfeld rather than Jerry Seinfeld.

Unknown said...

I think its a long shot but still trying
Ans. JENNIFER KENDAL

Clue 1: Siddhartha = Movie starring Shashi Kapoor, husband of Jennifer Kendal

Clue 2: Jerome = A song written by Jennifer Avalon.Same first name

Clue 3: Pledgeline = Still trying to figure out

Unknown said...

Clue 3
Jennifer is a female who started a pledge to donate money for the homeless in Kenya. And then others joined in.So she is at the head of the line.Pledge Line. Jennifer

Wanderlust said...

Whoa Nimish!! Man I just attained enlightenment just by reading your post for the Sidhartha clue!!

If only you worked out your body the way you work out your grey cells ;-))

Good work on the Jerry Seinfeld bit. Though I still think there's a catch somewhere...

Subramaniam Avinash said...
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Subramaniam Avinash said...

I like the thinking behind the answer for Jerry Seinfeld. Already feel quiet enlightened. Still no clue of the answer, thouygh.

Nimish V Adani said...

Yup Rajeev (WL), there seems to be a catch somewhere. Unable to catch it though.

Subramaniam Avinash said...

Shouldn't there be a space between 'pledge' and 'line'?

Nimish V Adani said...

Assuming the answer is Seinfeld... I'd say that the absence of the space is to signify that the synonyms of Pledge and Line be spoken/spelt out together.

Wanderlust said...

I think the answer is the Indian National Emblem.

Wanderlust said...

This is how I worked it out...

Sidhartha-->Buddha-->Dharmchakra

Jerome-->Removing thorn from the paw of a Lion-->4 Lions

Pledgeline-->Satyamev jayate (Truth alone triumphs)

Nimish V Adani said...

WL, you need to pop a few Mentos'

anantha said...

Good guesses, pals. Some of you are on track. But still nowhere close to the Trylateral.

Unknown said...

A wild guess: Is it Virgin Atlantic?

Wanderlust said...

Jumping on to the Jerry Seinfeld bandwagon:-)

Sidhartha-->Buddha-->Monk-->Vihara (Assembly hall)

Jerome-->(Jerry) Seinfeld-->Monk's Cafe-->Gathering point

Pledgeline-->In school--> Assembly

Answer:- Parliament House

S said...

The answer is FORD- the man or his car.

Siddhartha- edited by James FORD
Jerome- is Jerry - is Jerry (Gerald) FORD
Pledgeline- assembly line- FORDS big triumph

Unknown said...

Answer : Nalanda

1. siddhatha -Name Gautam Buddha

2. jerome - Saint

3. pledgeline - where pupils
take pledge in a school/Univerity
University where saint Gautam Budhha preached - Nalanda

Unknown said...

I think it could be Bodh Gaya

Twas the place where Gautam Buddha became a Saint after attaining enlightenment.

And wannabe buddhist saints take their pledge there

Unknown said...

Sidhartha - Buddha - Zen Buddhism - which influenced Salinger

Jerome - What the J in J.D Salinger stands for

Pledgeline - Something to do with swearing of which there was a lot in the book
or stands for Call+Field = Caulfield, the protagnist in the book

Trylateral - The catcher in the rye

Nimish V Adani said...

Ans. SHEKHAR KAPUR

Clue 1: Siddhartha = BUDDHA - Shekhar Kapur's much talked about and yet to be made movie.

Clue 2: Jerome = Jerome Taylor, West Indian bowler from St. Elizabeth = ELIZABETH, Shekhar Kapur's directorial success

Clue 3: Pledgeline = GAWAHI, a movie *ing Shekhar Kapur

anantha said...

jrahul & wanderlust are on the right track.

pbzeppelin said...

another guess

Siddhartha - buddha - Monk
Jerome - Jerry - Monk's cafe (as said)
Pledgeline - Sacred Thread - Poonal or Upanayanam

So connection is monk/hermit/sanyas something like that?

Unknown said...

TL is Deadheads

1) Siddhartha -> Buddhism -> Grateful Dead was named after the Tibetan Book of the Dead which is related to Buddhism.

2) Jerome -> Jerry -> Jerry Garcia

3) Pledgeline -> Assembly

So the connection is a gathering of Grateful Dead fans - Deadheads.

pbzeppelin said...

TL - INDIAN FLAG

Buddha - dharmchakra

jerome jay walk - traffic signal - 3 colors - tiranga

pledge line - march past, swearing in with our flag

riskophile said...

I think I have it..

Siddhartha = Buddha = Monk --> Monk's Cafe

Jerome = Real name of Jerry Seinfeld, Central character of the show

Pledgeline = First sentence told to someone taking oath: "Stand up!" --> Stand-up is what Jerry does in the beginning and end of the show (also, the show was initially named Stand-up, at least according to Wikipedia!)

TL = Seinfeld, the show!

Thanks to everyone for showing me the way! But the brownie is mine.. only mine.. my prrrecious!

riskophile said...

oops it seems i have two accounts here.. just to clarify and for future reference, devashish has long hair and a beard!

anantha said...

not there yet, son.

pbzeppelin said...

TL - BOB MARLEYS GET UP STAND UP

BUDDHA, THE AWAKENING - GET UP

JEROME - SEINFELD HENCE STAND UP

PLEDGELINE - STAND UP (START OF OATH )

pbzeppelin said...

i havent got everything right.. another hunch

is the TL - Tehelka (paper or movie)

Siddharth : The Siddharth Vashist sting
Jerome : not sure as of now
Pledgeline..their slogan about truth - jhoot bhole kauva kate

pbzeppelin said...

OR it could be movies by Hrishikesh Mukerjee

Siddharta : Buddha - Buddha mil gaya
Jhoot Bole Kauva Kate

What's Jerome?

pbzeppelin said...

siddhartha - buddha - dharmchakra
jerome - lion
pledgeline - satyameva jayate

our national emblem at ashoka pillar - sarnath

pbzeppelin said...

tl - buddha bar

clue 1 - buddha
clue 2 - monks cafe - lounge (music)
clue 3 - petition hawaii buddhists