qwksilver Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Is he a scientist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Just now, qwksilver said: Is he a scientist? He is not known for being a scientist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Based upon previous clue is he a watch/clock maker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, qwksilver said: Based upon previous clue is he a watch/clock maker? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Actor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, qwksilver said: Actor? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Politician? Statesman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Politician? Statesman? Athlete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Does his sport have a ball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 What continent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Just now, ExiledInIllinois said: What continent? No ball, Europe. He was the very first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Greybeard said: No ball, Europe. He was the very first. Roger Bannister 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Just now, ExiledInIllinois said: Roger Bannister Nice guess, your IT. Oddly I think of my father when I think of him. It was thought that it was impossible to break the 4 minute mile, after Bannister did it, several did it soon after. My father said it was because some thought it could not be done and that held them back. He said I should never think anything was impossible so I would not be held back by it. Nice thought. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Just now, Greybeard said: Nice guess, your IT. Oddly I think of my father when I think of him. It was thought that it was impossible to break the 4 minute mile, after Bannister did it, several did it soon after. My father said it was because some thought it could not be done and that held them back. He said I should never think anything was impossible so I would not be held back by it. Nice thought. The "very first" was a great clue. Immediately thought 4' mile! Okay... Thinking of male, dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 American? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Athlete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Greybeard said: Athlete? No. Business 12 minutes ago, qwksilver said: American? Yes. Born in New York. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: No. Business Yes. Born in New York. Does he meet your low standard for Americana? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 43 minutes ago, Greybeard said: He is not known for being a scientist. Oh... Roger Bannister was a neurologist. He'd rather have been known for that. Is that considered a "scientist?" 1 minute ago, 4merper4mer said: Does he meet your low standard for Americana? Sorta. LoL... His invention does, IMO... But you gotta be pretty old to remember! 😃 Two towns named after him roughly about 2,000 miles apart from each other... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) He has another town named after him too. So 3 as I know of today. Could be more out there, didn't check... Edited November 24, 2020 by ExiledInIllinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Oh... Roger Bannister was a neurologist. He'd rather have been known for that. Is that considered a "scientist?" Sorta. LoL... His invention does, IMO... But you gotta be pretty old to remember! 😃 Two towns named after him roughly about 2,000 miles apart from each other... I didn't know how to answer the "Scientist" question. A neurologist is sort of but is more thought of as a doctor. If I said yes or no it would have set the direction so I said "he wasn't known as". Consider that a 35 yard punt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, Greybeard said: I didn't know how to answer the "Scientist" question. A neurologist is sort of but is more thought of as a doctor. If I said yes or no it would have set the direction so I said "he wasn't known as". Consider that a 35 yard punt. Better than a Corey Bojo game changing 12 yard shank! 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 20 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: He has another town named after him too. So 3 as I know of today. Could be more out there, didn't check... Thomas Alva Edison? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, SinceThe70s said: Thomas Alva Edison? No. STRIKE one. You can't scare me... I am sticking with The Union! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 7 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: No. STRIKE one. You can't scare me... I am sticking with The Union! Was he in the food business? Clarence Birdseye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, PastaJoe said: Was he in the food business? Clarence Birdseye? *No. Again, the guy I am thinking of was born in New York, in the Western New York sub-region of Upstate New York. Frozen foods was not his industry. But, his industry helped frozen foods. Sorry for the delay guys. My TRAIN was as little delayed. But, I SLEPT well last night. I just woke up. *[Clarence Birdseye is a good one! Wasn't BFLo at the forefront of the Frozen Food Business too with "Freezer Queen?"] Another hint: He plied his trade, literally a stone's throw from where I work. And sometimes those workers threw those stones!!! Too much of a giveaway? 😆 🤣 Edited November 24, 2020 by ExiledInIllinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, ExiledInIllinois said: *No. Again, the guy I am thinking of was born in New York, in the Western New York sub-region of Upstate New York. Frozen foods was not his industry. But, his industry helped frozen foods. Sorry for the delay guys. My TRAIN was as little delayed. But, I SLEPT well last night. I just woke up. *[Clarence Birdseye is a good one! Wasn't BFLo at the forefront of the Frozen Food Business too with "Freezer Queen?"] Another hint: He plied his trade, literally a stone's throw from where I work. And sometimes those workers threw those stones!!! Too much of a giveaway? 😆 🤣 Pullman? Don't know his first name. Not even sure I spelled it correctly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 So MANY, much clues in my above post!!!! ^^^ I practically gift-wrapped that pitch. Set it on a tee! 😉 😜 😘 Just now, Greybeard said: Pullman? Don't know his first name. Not even sure I spelled it correctly. George. Bingo. You're up!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I am thinking of a person, male, living, American Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 George Pullman. Pullman, Washington. Pullman, Michigan. Pullman, W.Virginia. AND the original company town: Pullman, Illinois which is now a neighborhood in one of the 77 neighborhoods of Chicago. Born in Brockton, New York... Chautauqua, County... 1 minute ago, Greybeard said: I am thinking of a person, male, living, American Sports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said: George Pullman. Pullman, Washington. Pullman, Michigan. Pullman, W.Virginia. AND the original company town: Pullman, Illinois which is now a neighborhood in one of the 77 neighborhoods of Chicago. Born in Brockton, New York... Chautauqua, County... Sports? Yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Indulge me for a second. So @Gugny and @BringBackFergy can see...😆 "Pullman was born in 1831 in Brocton, New York, the son of Emily Caroline (Minton) and carpenter James Lewis Pullman.[2] His family moved to Albion, New York, along the Erie Canal in 1845, so his father could help widen the canal. His father had invented a machine using jackscrews that could move buildings or other structures out of the way and onto new foundations and had patented it in 1841. By that time, packet boats carried people on day excursions along the canal, plus travellers and freight craft would be towed across the state along the busy canal." 😆 🤣 4 minutes ago, Greybeard said: Yes. Okay. Carry on! Individual sport? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Indulge me for a second. So @Gugny and @BringBackFergy can see...😆 "Pullman was born in 1831 in Brocton, New York, the son of Emily Caroline (Minton) and carpenter James Lewis Pullman.[2] His family moved to Albion, New York, along the Erie Canal in 1845, so his father could help widen the canal. His father had invented a machine using jackscrews that could move buildings or other structures out of the way and onto new foundations and had patented it in 1841. By that time, packet boats carried people on day excursions along the canal, plus travellers and freight craft would be towed across the state along the busy canal." 😆 🤣 Okay. Carry on! Individual sport? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Greybeard said: Yes Does the sport require holding something in your hand(s)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 27 minutes ago, PastaJoe said: Does the sport require holding something in your hand(s)? Interesting question but no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Is the sport played in water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Pele! EDIT: Crap! I forgot, it was individual sport! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 9 minutes ago, qwksilver said: Is the sport played in water? It is not played in water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Is this sport Trach and Field? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, qwksilver said: Is this sport Trach and Field? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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