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De-lurking to say hi and I'm playing. The first thing I thought of when I read lotion was suntan lotion. Maybe something related to the sun?

**Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:32 pm

mspixieriot · Veteran Joined: 26 Jul 2011 Posts: 119

Observed like a cake makes me think of the way someone watches a cake baking through the glass window in the oven door. That again fits in with heat and suntan lotion. Smile

**Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:30 pm

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LatentMoths · Unfettered Joined: 01 May 2005 Posts: 523 Location: Texas

Trying to catch up here...

Looking at the newest puzzle, someone already mentioned The Wizard of Oz due to the cowardly lion quote on the 4th line. I think I have tied the first and third lines to The Wizard of Oz as well. Vorticity maximum refers to the highest pressure at the center of a cyclone or tornado. I think "blessed the rains" refers to the band Toto who sang a song called Africa with the repeating lyrics of "I bless the rains". I'm not 100% sure about the "gift of gods" line, but maybe it refers to the rainbow and the link to Oz would be the song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".

Maybe someone can take that and run with it...or toss it in the trash. I'm still waiting on an email response to catch me up with the rest of you.

**Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:55 pm

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aquarius904 · Decorated Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 156

I still haven't gotten a reply to the 2nd puzzle... Confused

**Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 3:26 pm

Zhirgoyt · Kl00 Joined: 10 Jan 2011 Posts: 42

We still don't know what we are looking for. Some kind of connection between the lines of text of course, but not how to proceed.

**Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 3:34 pm

jameskmonger · Boot Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 31

I asked how to proceed, he told me to email him.

**Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 3:45 pm

oli

Other random thoughts:

According to Greek mythology, olives were the gift of the gods, granted by Poseidon.

Poseidon is the former name for one of Jupiter's moons.

The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is the largest known vortex in the solar system

**Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 3:54 pm

MOVIELORD101 · Entrenched Joined: 04 Aug 2009 Posts: 868

Wait. That first pic...it looks like the steps from Rocky.

**Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:10 pm

inkflamewriter

I emailed him a summary of most of the information LatentMoths had found, plus some other thoughts of my own. He responded fairly quickly with one line:

**Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:13 pm

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**Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:16 pm

MOVIELORD101 · Entrenched Joined: 04 Aug 2009 Posts: 868

**Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:17 pm

inkflamewriter

**Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:22 pm

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One of the permanent pieces at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is "Birthday" by Dorothea Tanning

Tanning as in suntan lotion, and birthday as in cake!

**Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:25 pm

MOVIELORD101 · Entrenched Joined: 04 Aug 2009 Posts: 868

**Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:30 pm

jameskmonger · Boot Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 31

The bottom picture is of Lady Gaga. She recieved the ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz for her birthday.

**Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:32 pm