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echidna
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Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 288 Location: Notts, UK
ALISDAIRPARK wrote:
I think this one is quite poor, as the difficulty seems to be whether you stay in the south of england (guessing). I still have no idea despite the clues above, and so far search hasn't been my friend either.
It is a national magazine but if you haven't seen the billboards or adverts (which, living in the countryside, had escaped my attention) then it's next to impossible. Thankfully someone took pity and told me the answer, but that does kind of take the fun out of it a bit.
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:37 am
animusuk
Guest
I can confirm that it's not
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new statesman, the new statesman or socialism today
wish someone would tell me the answer
this one has been annoying me for ages
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:20 am
fruppet
Boot
Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 23 Location: Sydney, Australia
In that case i may never slove this card as i will more than likley never go to the United Kingdom Let alone the south of it. Hopefully i have some pitty flying around somewhere as i have tried 3 more attempts and am locked again
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:21 am
Edward Nigma
Boot
Joined: 17 Mar 2006 Posts: 27
animusuk wrote:
wish someone would tell me the answer
I can e-mail the answer but I think you might kick yourself when you see it
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:26 am
magicmancraig
Boot
Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 25
I think this is unfair.
I live no where near any billboards. I have tried saerching the web to no avail.
The only thing I havent tried is
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The W***
If that isnt it i have no idea!
Any more clues?
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:17 am
fruppet
Boot
Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 23 Location: Sydney, Australia
magicmancraig wrote:
I think this is unfair.
I live no where near any billboards. I have tried saerching the web to no avail.
The only thing I havent tried is
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The W***
If that isnt it i have no idea!
Any more clues?
Even with anymore clues i would still not get it, i think im going to get some sleep, got work tomorrow and i have not had much over the weekend. this is a this card for all non southern uk people, lol
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:25 am
Grizy
Veteran
Joined: 19 Nov 2005 Posts: 89 Location: Preston, UK
If your still stuck
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Check out ollies hints on page 1 of this post and search for it on amazon
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:32 am
theycallmeguyp
Guest
well I think I found it, can't check until 1AM though.
Is it...
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The Economist
It has the same red box with white text and is political yet sounds financial
Can't say I'm kicking myself, I've never heard of it!
I am in rural Derbyshire though so that probably didn't help [/spoiler]
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 1:42 pm
Guin
Unfettered
Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 400 Location: Antartica
spugmeistress wrote:
anyone got a scan or even a description of this card?
rach =)
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 3:06 pm
GuyP
Unfettered
Joined: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 584 Location: London, UK
If you pop to your local WH Smiths, then you'll quickly recognise that the logo of this magazine is in the same format as (what I assume) the card looks like.
Clue to type of magazine:
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It's a bit like Time, New Statesman, New Scientist, etc. Glossy, tabloid sized, weekly.
Crossword clues to title:
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The first three digits of this number add up to ten.
Add the tact missing from your fused notations, and you'll exclaim as the fog starts to clear... (1, 3, 1, 4 for one nine-letter word.)
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:21 pm
Fuseunderground
Decorated
Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 151
The discussion on this card has surprised me,
I didn't realise that the
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economist
adverts were so localised. I have seen lots of those adverts in various places.
I guess MC was thinking they were more common.
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:27 pm
maniacfive
Kl00
Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 42 Location: Sittingbourne, Kent, UK
I've never seen the adverts either. I got it from 1) the red masthead being distinctive and a good 'ad' for the magazine and 2) being in subscription marketing
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:40 pm
GuyP
Unfettered
Joined: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 584 Location: London, UK
I'm with Fuseunderground - I thought these ads were pretty common in the UK. But then again, I've mainly seen them in London and on the South-East commuter lines into the capital, so I imagine they're mainly aimed at city slickers and the like.
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:51 pm
animus
Guest
Hey GuyP, thanks for altering my post, (the one named 'theycallmeguyp') I registered ages ago but they havn't sent me that email to activate the account
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:50 pm
European Chris
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Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 1264 Location: London's trendy Whitechapel
What sort of a person doesn't have a subscriptionto this?
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