Who am I?

Malte279 · **Reply #220 on:** April 13, 2005, 02:59:35 PM

Don't you put hats on poles to be bowed to while I'm around or my crossbow arrow may hit more than fruits.

Nick22 · **Reply #221 on:** April 14, 2005, 09:36:37 AM

William Tell

Malte279 · **Reply #222 on:** April 14, 2005, 10:57:06 AM

Right. Your turn.

Nick22 · **Reply #223 on:** April 14, 2005, 11:48:29 AM

I Was the first person to recieve a message in a hot air balloon.
nick

Malte279 · **Reply #224 on:** April 20, 2005, 02:41:19 PM

I admit defeat at this one. I looked at several books and webpages, came accross the first radio message being sent to an air plane, accross French signaling enemy troop movements observed from a balloon by showing boards of different colors, I came across many first balloon rises, first channel crossings, first balloon victims, and a carrier pigeon being sent from a baloon in the 1890s (certainly not the first one by the way), but I didn't find anything about the first receiver of a message in a balloon

Nick22 · **Reply #225 on:** April 20, 2005, 02:43:59 PM

Benjamin frankin was the first to recieve a message from a hot Air balloon while he was in France

Malte279 · **Reply #226 on:** April 20, 2005, 02:50:53 PM

FROM? I thought received a message IN a hot air balloon. I interpreted this to mean that the receiver of the message was up in the air. However, I didn't find out about Franklin receiving a message from a balloon either, so I would have failed anyway. But during my researches I came accross a statement of him which he gave upon being asked about the use of balloons:

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What use is a new-born infant?

Nick22 · **Reply #227 on:** April 21, 2005, 09:27:43 AM

A Classic line indeed. I'm a famous character in a story who saved the life of my grandaughter.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #228 on:** May 29, 2005, 11:03:43 AM

Can you give any further hints?

Nick22 · **Reply #229 on:** May 29, 2005, 04:55:46 PM

Sorry, but the answer has slipped from me at the moment. If I Can recall it, then I'll give a hint.

Malte279 · **Reply #230 on:** June 13, 2005, 07:48:38 AM

Can you recall the answer to your question?

Nick22 · **Reply #231 on:** July 01, 2005, 02:37:52 PM

No. You can have a go Malte

Malte279 · **Reply #232 on:** July 02, 2005, 03:06:39 PM

The next one will be a riddle on the person's name rather than a description of the person's name:

I beginn well followed by the continuous form end and no man ever weight as much as the end of my name.

Nick22 · **Reply #233 on:** July 04, 2005, 05:07:25 PM

Wellington

Malte279 · **Reply #234 on:** July 05, 2005, 01:14:02 AM

Exactly!

Your turn Nick!

Nick22 · **Reply #235 on:** July 25, 2005, 06:39:39 PM

I Am a slaver who figured prominently in the Fall of a traitor

Malte279 · **Reply #236 on:** August 12, 2005, 06:18:43 AM

Does slaver mean someone how trades with slaves? I'm absolutely in the dark so far. Can you give further hints?

Nick22 · **Reply #237 on:** August 12, 2005, 11:43:45 AM

its a character in one of my favorite books, and one which we've talked about before. You know which one I'm talking about...

Malte279 · **Reply #238 on:** August 13, 2005, 05:45:21 AM

The book that springs to my mind would be the Count of Monte Christo. However, though I know the story from movies I do not recall a slaver in there (I confess I do not know the story as good as I should).

Nick22 · **Reply #239 on:** August 13, 2005, 05:19:47 PM

Yes It is the Count Of Monte Cristo. Since You seem to be stuck I'll give you the answeer. The Slaver in question was callee El Kobbir, who bought the wife and Daughter of Ali Pasha From Fernand( The Rival of Edmind Dantes). Dantes later bought Haydee from El Kobbir, and Haydee later exposed Fernand as a traitor.