Try to "associate"...

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:58 pm

When i was young, me&my friends used to play a game of "associations", that's it: you have somebody on your mind, people around you name some characteristics (like, colour, animal, plant, number, etc), and you have to say what do you think would be the characteristic for this person, as you associate. And they'd try to guess who's on your mind. So can you tell me who's on my mind?
Color: yellow/orange
Plant: apple tree
Flower: dandelion
Animal: Scotch terrier
Number: 13
Tune: I'm all shook up
Season of the year: Summer
Weather: sunny
Food: something 'exotic'
Bet that's enough! So who's that?
PS: a member of the Searchers, of course...

admin · Post by **admin** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:31 am

Billy Adamson

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:05 pm

Not exactly.

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:28 am

john mcnally

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:37 am

Roy: As I look over the information I think you may be on to something here!

einar · Post by **einar** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:05 am

Personally I fel that Frank is the "summer", "sunny" and "exotic" one in today's Searchers. Imagine John and Frank on tour in Portugal. I bet Frank is the one exposing himself to the sun. John meanwhile hides in the shade under an umbrella. When it gets to lunchtime: Who makes safe orders from the menu, and who is the one going for the dish he doesn't exactly know what is, taking chances? Frank not??
But as for the "Scotch Terrier" bit, I confess John (or Spencer?) is the more obvious bet.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:23 pm

"Scoth terrier" is more a 'visual' association. And he's a Scotch, anyway...

So Einar you got it.
PS: huh... i couldn't have imagined John McNally would come to mind... maybe 'dandelion' was a misleading factor... Still, it's always interesting how different people may think...

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:57 am

Billy Adamson was a big admirer of Elvis, which is why I went with "I'm all shook up." The Dandelion top hair also led me to Billy.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:16 pm

Well Peter, to tell you the truth, "dandelion" had nothing to do with hair or other 'visual' characteristics. It's more like a metaphor: a simple flower, growing everywhere, but somehow it's very nice and warm. Along with Ray Bradbury's "Dandelion wine" and so on.
And here are some more "devinettes"...
Profile #1
Color: pink/red
Number: 7
Plant: weeping willow
Flower: orchid
Drink: Rum
Season of the year: mid-spring
Weather: rainy
Animal: Bolognaise dog
Tune: Swallow my pride
Element: water
Profile #2
Color: black
Number: 1
Plant: pine
Flower: rose
Drink: champagne
Season of the year: mid-summer
Weather: changing
Animal: horse
Tune: The great pretender
Element: fire
Profile #3
Color: blueish grey
Number: 13
Plant: pussy-willow
Flower: bluebell
Drink: tea
Food: potatoes
Season of the year: winter
Weather: windy
Animal: hedgehog
Tune: The show must go on / Sixteen tons
Element: air
(to be continued)

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:18 pm

(suite)
Profile #4
Color: black
Number: 13
Plant: oak
Flower: cyclamen
Drink: gin
Season of the year: spring
Weather: stormy
Animal: cat
Tune: I don't want to grow up
Element: fire
Profile #5
Color: green
Number: 5
Plant: currant
Flower: camomile
Food: salad
Season of the year: late spring / early summer
Weather: cloudy
Animal: poodle
Tune: Wig wam bam
Element: ground
Profile #6
Color: brown
Number: 2
Plant: hawthorn
Flower: geranium
Drink: beer
Season of the year: early autumn
Weather: fine
Animal: hamster
Tune: Bridge over troubled water
Element: air
So "who's who"?