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Guess The Story

Aurora 21 Aug 09 at 4:05 p.m. GMT

Having read the Radio Times descriptions of Poirot episodes and struggled to guess which story they are based on I thought we could have game, similiar to Guess The Character.

The rules are simply to describe a story, novel or play from the prospective of a character (not the murderer, victim or detective) and whoever gets it goes next.

A simple starter to get us going is:

"It seems strange to see all these people together again but the thank Heavens my husband loves me enough to protect me! My grief has been so intense but now we can all move on, if this strange little man will allow it."

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NightRayDuck 05 Feb 12 at 7:06 p.m. GMT

Sorry not Five Little Pigs or the Blake brothers. I can't recall exciting things happening to either Philip Blake or Meredith Blake.

Sorry Tommy, the story is not Curtain; Achille is not mentioned in the original clue, in any hint, or the story; the name only showed up in Nofret's previous guess, that's all.

Tommy_A_Jones 05 Feb 12 at 11:28 a.m. GMT

Surely if Achilles is mentioned it is Curtain

Nofret 05 Feb 12 at 10:47 a.m. GMT

Well the obvious ones would be Philip and Meredith Blake from Five Little Pigs.

NightRayDuck 03 Feb 12 at 7:57 p.m. GMT

oh no, my dear Nofret! of course this is not The Big Four, seeing as the Messrs Poirot say that Achille is the older brother. 

guess again. 

Nofret 03 Feb 12 at 5:29 a.m. GMT

The Big Four - the speaker being Achille Poirot

NightRayDuck 03 Feb 12 at 1:10 a.m. GMT

"Hmph. These exciting things keep happening to my older brother. Never to me."

Nofret 01 Feb 12 at 6:17 a.m. GMT

Well done, Duck, it is indeed Murder is Easy, and pompous Lord Easterfield, who sees himself as the beneficient and wise Lord of the Manor, when most of the locals are laughing at his pretensions behind his back.

Your turn.

NightRayDuck 01 Feb 12 at 1:06 a.m. GMT

Murder Is Easy. Gordon, Lord Easterfield, has brain approx of louse but has attained a knighthood thru services of making huge amounts of money.. owning a diversity of industries.

Personally, I think Luke Fitzwilliam also doesn't see himself as others see him.. He's much too gullible, willful, and superior.

Tommy_A_Jones 31 Jan 12 at 10:58 a.m. GMT

The Man In The Brown Suit

StephenNorton 30 Jan 12 at 8:55 p.m. GMT

is it the three act tragedy?

Nofret 30 Jan 12 at 4:04 p.m. GMT

No, nobody from Seven Dials. This person is also in a position of some authority - how he attained this goodness knows!

Tommy_A_Jones 29 Jan 12 at 1:53 p.m. GMT

The 7 Dials Mystery

Nofret 29 Jan 12 at 6:13 a.m. GMT

No, unlike Michael Rogers this person is very sure of himself and his importance!

NightRayDuck 29 Jan 12 at 1:15 a.m. GMT

Endless Night? Michael Rogers is always feeling confused about what he does and what he wishes to do and what he likes and dislikes.

Nofret 28 Jan 12 at 4:55 p.m. GMT

Possibly, but it's not that story (not one of my favourites!) However, this does concern someone's fiance.

Tommy_A_Jones 28 Jan 12 at 1:17 p.m. GMT

Didn't Emily say her Fiance had the Brains of a Louse in The Sittaford Mystery?

Nofret 28 Jan 12 at 5:37 a.m. GMT

What a good answer! Unfortunately that was not the story I was thinking of, mine just concerns one main character in a story.

Mr_Graves 27 Jan 12 at 5:37 p.m. GMT

I wonder if this can be a reference to the idea in "After the Funeral" that we never see ourselves as others see us? Just a thought...

Nofret 27 Jan 12 at 11:34 a.m. GMT

No, as I said I only used  a Scottish accent and quote as it was Burns Night at the time!

This is a full-length novel.

StephenNorton 26 Jan 12 at 4:27 p.m. GMT

i have one question in my mind, about the hint you wrote. I simply wonder why you have written it in a scottish original way, so I am thinking, that you did it on purpose, so we have to figure out why. One reason may be that you like scottish accents, (btw I do I like scottish and irish accents its awesome) or you inteted to show that one character was a scottish and after a little reading I found a poirot short story with the title The Million Dollar Bond Robbery so I am asking you if I am totaly crazy and wrong with this idea?^^