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Barnicle: The old man had us preparing the ship from stern to jib: a hand could not be seen at rest. He set the older sea-rats at hauling lines in; I at packing the hold with gear.
Barniclue: This skipper’s backward view of vengeance brought the trip to ill. Young as I was, I wish Ma elected a different ship for my first sea voyage
W.H.G King(ston)stern - My First Voyage To Southern Seas?
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Not it! The "Barnicle" thing reflects the nautical theme of the riddle (and its answer.) It sounds nautical, at least - I spelled it to match the silly "onnicle" thing.
I tried to imitate the writing of the day in my riddle, and there are several clues in the clue - a few overt, one sneakily hidden.
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Barnicle: The old man had us preparing the ship from stern to jib: a hand could not be seen at rest. He set the older sea-rats at hauling lines in; I at packing the hold with gear.
Barniclue: This skipper’s backward view of vengeance brought the trip to ill. Young as I was, I wish Ma elected a different ship for my first sea voyage
OK..yet another try! .raeg htiw dloh eht gnik cap ta I ;ni senil gniluah ta star-aes redlo eht tes eH .tser ta nees eb ton dluoc dnah a :bij ot nrets morf pihs eht gniraperp su dah nam dlo ehT Is it Captain Neil of "Windjammer Adventures Cruises"?
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Barnicle: The old man had us preparing the ship from stern to jib: a hand could not be seen at rest. He set the older sea-rats at hauling lines in; I at packing the hold with gear.
Barniclue: This skipper’s backward view of vengeance brought the trip to ill. Young as I was, I wish Ma elected a different ship for my first sea voyage
from Moby-Dick. There's Ishmael as well. Brilliant work, Beck. But too damn difficult. Moving into the realm of Steganography (my newly discovered word).
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OK, here's an easy one:
Onnicle: In the society of minor criminals there is now much ado, because by using new security photograph technology, shoplifters and pickpockets can be identified very easily.
Clue: Not a person, but a thing you might find on a computer. Tricky, since a word is split (though it is often split – in a way - in the actual name of the thing.)
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Onnicle: Having forgotten to set the brake, Lyle wistfully watched his car roll down the hill to crumple against an oak tree.
Onniclue: Off with her head!
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Chuckie Dodgson! ...er, LEWIS CARROLL!
Onnicle: The inquisitors were careful to warn erotic artists in eastern Spain that their work was forbidden. The artists ignored the threat, and the River Ebro soon echoed their pitiful screams.
Clue: A well-known company name, partly abbreviated (as one often sees it.)
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Onnicle: Brad was proud to land the role of angel in a Christmas pageant; there wasn’t much else for excitement in Joliet.
Do you need a clue for this one???
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Angelina Jolie
Onnicle: Mary Jo enjoyed Rene Daumal's "Mont Analogue" more than "A Night of Serious Drinking."
Onniclue: A former SUPER guy.
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Here's a toughie (I think.)
Onnicle: Generally, river environments boast live egrets. Informed people should never, ever victimize egrets, they say.
Clue(s): Despite support from Hollywood big-wigs, backward people often have trouble with this idea, initially. They don’t feel that somebody else’s environmental dream works in their part of the world.
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It's a toughie! I need another clue...
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Some clues revealed:
"Despite support from Hollywood big-wigs, backward people often have trouble with this idea, initially. They don’t feel that somebody else’s environmental dream works in their part of the world."
There's another one in there, but you'll see it once you solve the riddle.
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Generally, river environments boast live egrets. Informed people should never, ever victimize egrets, they say.
Clue(s): Despite support from Hollywood big-wigs, backward people often have trouble with this idea, initially. They don’t feel that somebody else’s environmental dream works in their part of the world.
STEVEN SPIELBERG/DREAMWORKS
Onnicle: When Sam arrived from Arkansas he saw the muscle men she hired to install light wainscoting in the den.
Onniclue: Aw shucks, Tom don't need no clue!
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When Sam arrived from Arkansas he saw the muscle men she hired to install light wainscoting in the den.
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Onnicle: Whether it be lab work, teaching or writing for professional journals, Bart O’Keefe was an avid scientist and disciplined professor.
Onniclue: The subject of conversation at CIM
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Béla Bartók! Terrific that you got the diacritical mark in there, too! Excellent!
Onnicle: He was told, “Don’t you dare yell, Eric. You’ll wake the dog!”
Clue: Not by the end of this movie, he wouldn’t.
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>Terrific that you got the diacritical mark in there, too..
huh. how about the one on the é then?!
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I think that getting the one was a pretty good deal.
Maybe a few points off for leaving out his middle names, Viktor and János, but overall a terrific job.
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thanks!
Old Yeller
Onnicle: Grandpa blows his harmonicas - also his kazoos and penny whistle - throughout the house, driving Grandma f-ing crazy.
Onniclue: from Catalonia to the world
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Of course, the instrument in question is the cello:
PABLO CASALS!
Onnicle: She’s an actress - the first to play Bo Peep, as far as I know. She was born in Nashville, but she - in Nashville garb - would be unrecognizable to her current fans.
(Hidden) Clues: She almost had a part in a Tolstoy story, too, but that went bust. (Er, so we used to say. I’m sure no women today would have designs on a man that used that expression.)
(The clues are hidden, because the Onnicle itself is straightforward and factual.)
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Annie Potts who was on Designing Women
Onnicle: A large orgeat syrup maker had a beach vacation planned to Miami, where he wanted to jam espressos and mai-tais and kayak before the mangrove rotted.
Onniclue: The Keystone four (casually) plus two....first names only!
And finally...I'm no longer a stranger!!
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...and "TolsTOY STORY" ... and Ghost "BUST. ER, S..."
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A larGE ORGEat syrup maker had A BEach vacation planned TO Miami, where he wanted to JAM ESpressos and mai-tais and kayak before the manGROVE RotTED.
Six presidents, four of whose likenesses are on Mount Rushmore!
Onnicle: His rock band exploited its own media hype terrifically. A reliably wild stage performance was his own – not someone else’s, as some critics say, but own - send-off into rock legend.
Clue: Who plays guitar like a Tommy Gun?
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Onnicle: His rock band exploited its own media hype terrifically. A reliably wild stage performance was his own – not someone else’s, as some critics say, but own - send-off into rock legend.
Clue: Who plays guitar like a Tommy Gun?
One of my fave groups! Onnicle: The maestro wished to create a good impression on these people, some of the lowest in class, but highest in appreciation.Onniclue: Not sure this person saved any lives, but the name-sake sure did!
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Say - I had the answer to the Annie Potts one, but couldn't find her name in the onnicle and it threw me. Splain it to me, Lucy?
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Onnicle: His songs were not stirring or languid, as those of Johnny Cash were, but that was not his style. Some would say he was on a par with Elvis, starring in movies made just for him and his cohorts.
Onniclue: Always a good hair day.
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Annie Potts? Was that one of mine?
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She’s an actress - the firST TO Play Bo Peep, as far as I know. She was born in Nashville, but shE - IN NAshville garb - would be unrecognizable to her current fans
Oops, I forgot to say "backward" in my clue
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*blush*
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His songs were not stirring or languid, as those of Johnny Cash were, but that was not his style. Some would say he was on a par with Elvis, starring in movies made just for him and his cohorts.
(One of the luckiest men that ever drew a breath.)
Onnicle: Though not Polish, he enjoyed his wife’s pirogi, zrazi, makowiec, and other traditional foods. It annoyed his wife to no end that he would tag newly-introduced Polish dishes - which he found unpronounceable - with Greek nicknames, since that was his heritage.
Clue: An intelligent and well-educated Marylander who swam the dangerous political ocean with a millstone (well, almost) around his neck.
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Though not Polish, he enjoyed his wife’s pirogi, zrazi, makowiec, and other traditional foods. It annoyed his wife to no end that he would tag newly-introduced Polish dishes - which he found unpronounceable - with Greek nicknames, since that was his heritage.
Onnicle: Ted Edgar, son of Bing, rid himself of Eric, the not-so-limber G-man, by hiding under a car. Had Avis not just rented the sedan it's a sure bet Tom would have gotten away from that ogre Eric.
Oniclue: And the nominees are....(think 1940's...there are three in there)
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Ted EdGAR, SON of BING, RID himself of Eric, the not-so-limBER G-MAN, by hiding under a car. HaD AVIS not just rented the sedan it's a sure BET Tom would have gotten away from that oGRE ERic. (Isn't it "Bette" Davis?) Onnicle: Poor Jimmy Hauler. He put his last dollar on “Aldo’s Pizza” in the fourth race at Aqueduct, but instead of using Off-Track Betting, he placed his bet in one of those sleazy storefronts in Brooklyn, the kind where a gangster in an over-priced suit guards the door.Clue: This fellow gambled in '68 and ’76 and lost, but he managed a couple of wins later.
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@2zzz: Coffebean did: MAE WEST
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Ronald Reagan!
Onnicle: Summer school? June and July’s session will utterly sabotage my social life! But who am I to flagrantly disregard the dictates of my father? I acquiesce.
Onniclue: 18 forever
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Um...yea....that's why his name was TED in the beginning....oops!! Not paying enough attention while typing. 
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Boy, I saw CB's onnicle at work today, and I was hoping somebody would solve it before I got home. I'm stumped. I thought maybe Alice Cooper, but I can't find it there.
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A reconstruction of my clue: 18th forever
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