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by **Myth Jellies** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:04 pm

emm wrote:Are you any kind of work of art that is to be found in an art gallery?

No.

by **emm** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:55 am

I suspected as much.

Have some people solved this one privately by PM?

If not, does the connection between the birds relate to
a) their physical characteristics
b) their habits

If a - is the physical characteristic their eye rings and/or anything to do with goggles?

If b - can we have another hint. The sprinkler system, woodpecker & shrike are all beyond my ken. The only thing they have in common is the letter K.

by **underquark** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:49 pm

Given today's weather (@ NS560650), would one have performed beforehand?

by **MCC** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:05 pm

emm wrote:b) their habits

emm wrote:If b - can we have another hint. The sprinkler system, woodpecker & shrike are all beyond my ken. The only thing they have in common is the letter K.

Remember emm, that besides the sprinkler system, the British Green Woodpecker, and the Australian Shrike there is also the, Australian Channel-bill and Jamaican Cuckoo.

And no, I have not PM'ed Myth Jellies at all in relation to this riddle.

MCC

by **Myth Jellies** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:20 pm

Another clue? How about...

"Royalty abounds; if you can see a match, then you've found me"

by **emm** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 2:41 am

Royalty + suits = cards - hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades
Spades comes from the Spanish espada meaning sword
Shrikes and woodpeckers have sharp beaks for stabbing things
A sword is kept in a scabbard = jacket which could be inscribed

......oo0oo Grub Family Ceremonial Sword oo0oo......

by **Myth Jellies** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 5:04 am

LOL

There is a much better fit for an inscribed jacket than a weapon.

by **MCC** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:49 am

emm has PM'ed me and she has an answer.

So Myth Jellies, is the answer to:

I am an unusual juxtaposition of categories for my type.

Rainbird

Which is the name given to the British Green Woodpecker, the Australian Shrike, the Australian Channel-bill and the Jamaican Cuckoo.
Because they start to sing just before a rain storm.

Rainbird is also the name of the company that maufactures sprinkler systems.

MCC

by **emm** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:28 pm

Rainbird is also a software label owned by Microprose which released the Formula One Grand Prix games, which ties in with the racing car angle.

by **Myth Jellies** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:35 pm

I am not a rainbird.

But a Mr. Rainbird was employed to find me.

by **MCC** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 3:05 pm

Was Mr Rainbird employed as a:

Scientist :?:

Mathematician :?:

Private Eye :?:

Doctor

Art collector :?:

Banker

Head hunter :?:

Sportsman

Farmer

Fisherman

Chef

Politician :?:

Adventurer :?:

MCC

by **Myth Jellies** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 2:24 am

I think Rainbird was employed as a special agent of sorts. Similar to a private eye.

by **MCC** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:29 am

Is Mr Rainbird a fictional character :?:

MCC

by **MCC** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:32 am

How about:

Firestarter 2 - Rekindled (2002)

Plot Synopsis: Charlie McGee is a young woman with the unwanted and often uncontrollable gift of pyrokinesis, lighting fires by mere thought. Charlie has been in hiding for nearly all her life from a top-secret government fringe group headed by the maniacal John Rainbird, who wants to find and use Charlie as the ultimate weapon of war. Vincent is a young private investigator unwittingly sent to look for Charlie, and evenutally tries to help her escape from Rainbird, who has formed a group of young boys from other research projects -- each with different special abilities -- in a plot to take over the world.

MCC

by **Myth Jellies** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:28 pm

You have John Rainbird correct, but not the correct work of art.

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