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  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
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    Extra clue:

    1. Our asylums are full of people who think they're a spy like me.

    2. I provided some nice ham.

    3. My name has recently been released.

    4. I had an agreement to marry my squeeze. Til death do us part?

    5. I made a decision that befits my name, like Roald Dahl when he wasn't writing for children.

    6. Without my assistance there would never have been a famous scene in Bond history... even though I wasn't in it.

    7. I won't be needing that new footwear after all.

    8. He can't speak, but he can see where he's going.

    (NB: Clue #8 intentionally not written in the first person)

    Incorrect guesses:

    Admiral Farrell
    Aki
    Blofeld
    Della Leiter
    Elliot Carver
    Felix Leiter
    FRWL pre-title sequence Bond impersonator
    Irma Bunt
    James Bond
    Kissy Suzuki
    Koskov
    Lisl von Schlaf
    Max Zorin
    Moneypenny
    Ouromov
    Paris Carver
    Red Grant
    Silva
    Tracy
    Valentin Zukovsky
    Vesper Lynd
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    Thanks for the new clue.
    I'm still thinking ...
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    Complete guess: Wint or Kidd?
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    Neither.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,526
    Dr No?
  • mirandafrostmirandafrost
    edited April 2014 Posts: 368
    Just guessing: Quarrel?
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    edited April 2014 Posts: 12,480
    #4 is killing me as I just feel it limits things so much (which ought to make it easier!)
    Moving on,

    I'll go with: MayDay?
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    Neither of those. I'm running out of clues but I will provide a summary and a few small pointers within the next 48 hours or so. Keep thinking until then - there's plenty of kudos on offer to the person who cracks this.
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    4EverBonded wrote:
    #4 is killing me as I just feel it limits things so much (which ought to make it easier!)
    Moving on,

    I'll go with: MayDay?



    It's not MayDay. Well technically it is tomorrow, but it's not the character you're looking for.

    Oh and try not to read things so literally...
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    Posts: 7,314
    Manuela from Moonraker?
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    It could be the snooper-robot from A View to a Kill
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    Neither of the above. The robot snooper would be hilarious but I think people might protest :-)
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    Extra clue and #8 amended to make it clear and easier. This should help a lot.

    1. Our asylums are full of people who think they're a spy like me.

    2. I provided some nice ham.

    3. My name has recently been released.

    4. I had an agreement to marry my squeeze. Til death do us part?

    5. I made a decision that befits my name, like Roald Dahl when he wasn't writing for children.

    6. Without my assistance there would never have been a famous scene in Bond history... even though I wasn't in it.

    7. I won't be needing that new footwear after all.

    8. To answer my question: "He can't speak, but he can see where he's going."

    9. I must be some kind of big guy, but not for long.

    Incorrect guesses:

    Admiral Farrell
    Aki
    Blofeld
    Della Leiter
    Dr No
    Elliot Carver
    Felix Leiter
    FRWL pre-title sequence Bond impersonator
    Irma Bunt
    James Bond
    MayDay
    Mr Kidd
    Kissy Suzuki
    Koskov
    Lisl von Schlaf
    Manuela
    Max Zorin
    Moneypenny
    Ouromov
    Paris Carver
    Quarrel
    Red Grant
    Silva
    Snooper robot (AVTAK)
    Tracy
    Valentin Zukovsky
    Vesper Lynd
    Mr Wint
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    Oh what the heck.
    Thanks for the new clue. :)

    Sigh ...

    Kerim?
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    Nope.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    Whisper?
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    Not Whisper.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    Oddjob?
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    MayDayDiVicenzo wrote:
    Oddjob?

    No...
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    Damn difficult game this round, but will try an attempt at Dario from License to Kill
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    Nope.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    Jack Wade?
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    Nope
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    Davidov?
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    Nope
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    edited May 2014 Posts: 2,667
    Well this is obviously harder than I anticipated, but I'm also fairly surprised that nobody has cracked it yet. Here's a summary of what you have so far and some pointers...

    You are looking for a character who provided something towards a very famous Bond film scene. This person's name has, in some form or other, recently been released in a way that you are all aware of.

    References to "nice ham", footwear, a man who can't speak but can see and the "agreement to marry my squeeze" cryptically relate to specific lines of dialogue surrounding this character.

    Thinking about the difference between the original Connery quote in clue #1 and what it has been modified to will lead you to the name you are looking for, as will researching the non-children works of Roald Dahl.

    Rather unlike the character in question, one of you should now have a good chance of being able to put the pieces together.

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    1. Our asylums are full of people who think they're a spy like me.

    2. I provided some nice ham.

    3. My name has recently been released.

    4. I had an agreement to marry my squeeze. Til death do us part?

    5. I made a decision that befits my name, like Roald Dahl when he wasn't writing for children.

    6. Without my assistance there would never have been a famous scene in Bond history... even though I wasn't in it.

    7. I won't be needing that new footwear after all.

    8. To answer my question: "He can't speak, but he can see where he's going."

    9. I must be some kind of big guy, but not for long.

    Incorrect guesses:

    Admiral Farrell
    Aki
    Blofeld
    Dario
    Davidov
    Della Leiter
    Dr No
    Elliot Carver
    Felix Leiter
    FRWL pre-title sequence Bond impersonator
    Irma Bunt
    Jack Wade
    James Bond
    Kerim Bey
    Kissy Suzuki
    Koskov
    Lisl von Schlaf
    Manuela
    Max Zorin
    MayDay
    Mr Kidd
    Moneypenny
    Oddjob
    Ouromov
    Paris Carver
    Quarrel
    Red Grant
    Silva
    Snooper robot (AVTAK)
    Tracy
    Valentin Zukovsky
    Vesper Lynd
    Whisper
    Mr Wint
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    edited May 2014 Posts: 6,396
    The guy in Dr No who asks for Bond at the Le Cercle casino?
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    I can see how that would fit some of the clues, but no.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    Not really fitting many clues, I'm afraid, but here is another guess:

    Whitaker?
  • TokolosheTokoloshe Under your bed
    Posts: 2,667
    No
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