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Flipping through my notebook, I found several stories I scribbled. What do they mean?

• 
  

  First one

  
  
  

  
  

  Samurai nagging, "Elixir agent, typewriter iamb, ultraviolet emitters..."

  
  

  
  


• 
  

  Second one

  
  
  

  
  

  Grenadier always shoots Evenki @Zulu range.

  
  

  
  


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  Woo reedbuck in Gandhi opposition.

  
  

  
  


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  Laura! Win Conor, ingenious ichthyosaurus

  
  

  
  


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  Sec! Alexander, cause street rearrange tuba record!

  
  

  
  


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  Career era: thou reverse folio - lead entrepreneur!

  
  

  
  


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  Seventh one

  
  
  

  
  

  Rousseau & Lovelace, roar "Ivanov", ever!

  
  

  
  

EDIT: Sorry, how on earth can I miss out one of the stories!!

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Flipping through my notebook, I found several stories I scribbled. What do they mean?

• 
  

  First one

  
  
  

  
  

  Samurai nagging, "Elixir agent, typewriter iamb, ultraviolet emitters..."

  
  

  
  


• 
  

  Second one

  
  
  

  
  

  Grenadier always shoots Evenki @Zulu range.

  
  

  
  


• 
  

  Third one

  
  
  

  
  

  Woo reedbuck in Gandhi opposition.

  
  

  
  


• 
  

  Fourth one

  
  
  

  
  

  Laura! Win Conor, ingenious ichthyosaurus

  
  

  
  


• 
  

  Fifth one

  
  
  

  
  

  Sec! Alexander, cause street rearrange tuba record!

  
  

  
  


• 
  

  Sixth one

  
  
  

  
  

  Career era: thou reverse folio - lead entrepreneur!

  
  

  
  


• 
  

  Seventh one

  
  
  

  
  

  Rousseau & Lovelace, roar "Ivanov", ever!

  
  

  
  

EDIT: Sorry, how on earth can I miss out one of the stories!!

word wordplay enigmatic-puzzle anagram acrostic

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  Hm, I've gotten the clear first step but haven't been able to figure out what to do with the results of it...
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  – Deusovi♦
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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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$begingroup$

Flipping through my notebook, I found several stories I scribbled. What do they mean?

• 
  

  First one

  
  
  

  
  

  Samurai nagging, "Elixir agent, typewriter iamb, ultraviolet emitters..."

  
  

  
  


• 
  

  Second one

  
  
  

  
  

  Grenadier always shoots Evenki @Zulu range.

  
  

  
  


• 
  

  Third one

  
  
  

  
  

  Woo reedbuck in Gandhi opposition.

  
  

  
  


• 
  

  Fourth one

  
  
  

  
  

  Laura! Win Conor, ingenious ichthyosaurus

  
  

  
  


• 
  

  Fifth one

  
  
  

  
  

  Sec! Alexander, cause street rearrange tuba record!

  
  

  
  


• 
  

  Sixth one

  
  
  

  
  

  Career era: thou reverse folio - lead entrepreneur!

  
  

  
  


• 
  

  Seventh one

  
  
  

  
  

  Rousseau & Lovelace, roar "Ivanov", ever!

  
  

  
  

EDIT: Sorry, how on earth can I miss out one of the stories!!

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The method:

I built upon Deusovi's answer which identified that taking the first and last letter of each word produced two word phrases, and the fact that there was an anagram tag. I then took each two word phrase and found a synonymous two word phrase where the two words were anagrams of each other.

First one:

SINGER ATTRIBUTES = ARTIST TRAITS


(from Stiv in comments who noticed that it was ATTRIBUTES plural. I previously had this as RAITT TRAIT but I guess it could still be RAITT'S TRAITS).

Second one:

GRASS SEIZURE = TOKER'S STROKE

Third one:

WORKING ION = OPERATIVE EVAPORITE

Fourth one:

SCARCEST RETARD = RAREST STARER

Fifth one:

CREATURE FOLDER = ANIMAL MANILA

Sixth one:

RULER RIVER = MASTER STREAM

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  Pretty sure you're looking for rot13(NEGVFG GENVGF - NGGEVOHGRF vf cyheny va gur chmmyr)
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  – Stiv
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  @Stiv Thanks, I missed the plural. The strange thing is, that was the first one I solved to lead me to the "pattern" but it turns out it was totally wrong (yet still "right")!
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  – JS1
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  No worries - I've got a few favours to repay you! ;)
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  – Stiv
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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Partial Answer (first step figured out, vague thoughts on the second step)

If you

read the first and last letters of each word

you get

several two-word phrases: SINGER ATTRIBUTE, GRASS SEIZURE, WORKING ION, SCARCEST RETARD, CREATURE FOLDER, RULER RIVER

I'm not sure what to do next, though: it seems likely that we need to

replace words with synonyms, so the two in each pair then have some sort of wordplay pattern... thing.


SINGER ATTRIBUTE could turn into TRAITOR / TRAIT (using "singer" in the sense of "informant"), but there are better words for that first synonym and the pattern doesn't seem to work for the others.


WORKING ION could change into ON ION, which has two patterns it might fit (making a word together, or one being the other plus a letter). But once again, neither of these patterns seems to extend to the rest of the phrases.

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  I tried to make something of rot13(NAVZNY naq YNZVAN) but no success there. I also wondered briefly about rot13(TENFF naq TENO, creuncf zrqvngrq ol TENẞ) but that seems obviously useless too.
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  – Gareth McCaughan♦
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  Hmm, perhaps we could have a rot13(FAVGPU FANGPU) but I'm not seeing good candidates for the others.
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  – Gareth McCaughan♦
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  @GarethMcCaughan rot13(YRNFG ORNFG) maybe?
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  – Deusovi♦
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  Those aren't from the same pair. (In case it's not clear, my informant isn't the same as yours.)
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  – Gareth McCaughan♦
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  @GarethMcCaughan Ah, right. (I had noticed that one also being a potential informant, but had forgotten.) I agree that keeping the pairs the same is the natural thing to do.
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5

$begingroup$

The method:

I built upon Deusovi's answer which identified that taking the first and last letter of each word produced two word phrases, and the fact that there was an anagram tag. I then took each two word phrase and found a synonymous two word phrase where the two words were anagrams of each other.

First one:

SINGER ATTRIBUTES = ARTIST TRAITS


(from Stiv in comments who noticed that it was ATTRIBUTES plural. I previously had this as RAITT TRAIT but I guess it could still be RAITT'S TRAITS).

Second one:

GRASS SEIZURE = TOKER'S STROKE

Third one:

WORKING ION = OPERATIVE EVAPORITE

Fourth one:

SCARCEST RETARD = RAREST STARER

Fifth one:

CREATURE FOLDER = ANIMAL MANILA

Sixth one:

RULER RIVER = MASTER STREAM

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edited 5 hours ago

answered 6 hours ago

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  Pretty sure you're looking for rot13(NEGVFG GENVGF - NGGEVOHGRF vf cyheny va gur chmmyr)
  $endgroup$
  – Stiv
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  @Stiv Thanks, I missed the plural. The strange thing is, that was the first one I solved to lead me to the "pattern" but it turns out it was totally wrong (yet still "right")!
  $endgroup$
  – JS1
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  No worries - I've got a few favours to repay you! ;)
  $endgroup$
  – Stiv
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

5

$begingroup$

The method:

I built upon Deusovi's answer which identified that taking the first and last letter of each word produced two word phrases, and the fact that there was an anagram tag. I then took each two word phrase and found a synonymous two word phrase where the two words were anagrams of each other.

First one:

SINGER ATTRIBUTES = ARTIST TRAITS


(from Stiv in comments who noticed that it was ATTRIBUTES plural. I previously had this as RAITT TRAIT but I guess it could still be RAITT'S TRAITS).

Second one:

GRASS SEIZURE = TOKER'S STROKE

Third one:

WORKING ION = OPERATIVE EVAPORITE

Fourth one:

SCARCEST RETARD = RAREST STARER

Fifth one:

CREATURE FOLDER = ANIMAL MANILA

Sixth one:

RULER RIVER = MASTER STREAM

share|improve this answer

edited 5 hours ago

answered 6 hours ago

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  Pretty sure you're looking for rot13(NEGVFG GENVGF - NGGEVOHGRF vf cyheny va gur chmmyr)
  $endgroup$
  – Stiv
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  @Stiv Thanks, I missed the plural. The strange thing is, that was the first one I solved to lead me to the "pattern" but it turns out it was totally wrong (yet still "right")!
  $endgroup$
  – JS1
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  No worries - I've got a few favours to repay you! ;)
  $endgroup$
  – Stiv
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

$begingroup$

The method:

I built upon Deusovi's answer which identified that taking the first and last letter of each word produced two word phrases, and the fact that there was an anagram tag. I then took each two word phrase and found a synonymous two word phrase where the two words were anagrams of each other.

First one:

SINGER ATTRIBUTES = ARTIST TRAITS


(from Stiv in comments who noticed that it was ATTRIBUTES plural. I previously had this as RAITT TRAIT but I guess it could still be RAITT'S TRAITS).

Second one:

GRASS SEIZURE = TOKER'S STROKE

Third one:

WORKING ION = OPERATIVE EVAPORITE

Fourth one:

SCARCEST RETARD = RAREST STARER

Fifth one:

CREATURE FOLDER = ANIMAL MANILA

Sixth one:

RULER RIVER = MASTER STREAM

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edited 5 hours ago

answered 6 hours ago

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edited 5 hours ago

answered 6 hours ago

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answered 6 hours ago

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answered 6 hours ago

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3

$begingroup$

Partial Answer (first step figured out, vague thoughts on the second step)

If you

read the first and last letters of each word

you get

several two-word phrases: SINGER ATTRIBUTE, GRASS SEIZURE, WORKING ION, SCARCEST RETARD, CREATURE FOLDER, RULER RIVER

I'm not sure what to do next, though: it seems likely that we need to

replace words with synonyms, so the two in each pair then have some sort of wordplay pattern... thing.


SINGER ATTRIBUTE could turn into TRAITOR / TRAIT (using "singer" in the sense of "informant"), but there are better words for that first synonym and the pattern doesn't seem to work for the others.


WORKING ION could change into ON ION, which has two patterns it might fit (making a word together, or one being the other plus a letter). But once again, neither of these patterns seems to extend to the rest of the phrases.

share|improve this answer

answered 11 hours ago

Deusovi♦Deusovi

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$endgroup$

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  I tried to make something of rot13(NAVZNY naq YNZVAN) but no success there. I also wondered briefly about rot13(TENFF naq TENO, creuncf zrqvngrq ol TENẞ) but that seems obviously useless too.
  $endgroup$
  – Gareth McCaughan♦
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  Hmm, perhaps we could have a rot13(FAVGPU FANGPU) but I'm not seeing good candidates for the others.
  $endgroup$
  – Gareth McCaughan♦
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  @GarethMcCaughan rot13(YRNFG ORNFG) maybe?
  $endgroup$
  – Deusovi♦
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  Those aren't from the same pair. (In case it's not clear, my informant isn't the same as yours.)
  $endgroup$
  – Gareth McCaughan♦
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  @GarethMcCaughan Ah, right. (I had noticed that one also being a potential informant, but had forgotten.) I agree that keeping the pairs the same is the natural thing to do.
  $endgroup$
  – Deusovi♦
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
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3

$begingroup$

Partial Answer (first step figured out, vague thoughts on the second step)

If you

read the first and last letters of each word

you get

several two-word phrases: SINGER ATTRIBUTE, GRASS SEIZURE, WORKING ION, SCARCEST RETARD, CREATURE FOLDER, RULER RIVER

I'm not sure what to do next, though: it seems likely that we need to

replace words with synonyms, so the two in each pair then have some sort of wordplay pattern... thing.


SINGER ATTRIBUTE could turn into TRAITOR / TRAIT (using "singer" in the sense of "informant"), but there are better words for that first synonym and the pattern doesn't seem to work for the others.


WORKING ION could change into ON ION, which has two patterns it might fit (making a word together, or one being the other plus a letter). But once again, neither of these patterns seems to extend to the rest of the phrases.

share|improve this answer

answered 11 hours ago

Deusovi♦Deusovi

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$endgroup$

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  I tried to make something of rot13(NAVZNY naq YNZVAN) but no success there. I also wondered briefly about rot13(TENFF naq TENO, creuncf zrqvngrq ol TENẞ) but that seems obviously useless too.
  $endgroup$
  – Gareth McCaughan♦
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  Hmm, perhaps we could have a rot13(FAVGPU FANGPU) but I'm not seeing good candidates for the others.
  $endgroup$
  – Gareth McCaughan♦
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  @GarethMcCaughan rot13(YRNFG ORNFG) maybe?
  $endgroup$
  – Deusovi♦
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  Those aren't from the same pair. (In case it's not clear, my informant isn't the same as yours.)
  $endgroup$
  – Gareth McCaughan♦
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  @GarethMcCaughan Ah, right. (I had noticed that one also being a potential informant, but had forgotten.) I agree that keeping the pairs the same is the natural thing to do.
  $endgroup$
  – Deusovi♦
  11 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 4 more comments

$begingroup$

Partial Answer (first step figured out, vague thoughts on the second step)

If you

read the first and last letters of each word

you get

several two-word phrases: SINGER ATTRIBUTE, GRASS SEIZURE, WORKING ION, SCARCEST RETARD, CREATURE FOLDER, RULER RIVER

I'm not sure what to do next, though: it seems likely that we need to

replace words with synonyms, so the two in each pair then have some sort of wordplay pattern... thing.


SINGER ATTRIBUTE could turn into TRAITOR / TRAIT (using "singer" in the sense of "informant"), but there are better words for that first synonym and the pattern doesn't seem to work for the others.


WORKING ION could change into ON ION, which has two patterns it might fit (making a word together, or one being the other plus a letter). But once again, neither of these patterns seems to extend to the rest of the phrases.

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answered 11 hours ago

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