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It's PAFWFFAAC! - "Boat of Car" and They Might Be Giants
« on: August 13, 2010, 04:25:01 AM »
AKA - Pro's and Feature Writers Friday Fun(?) Artist and Car (puzzle)

This artist is relatively obscure, but his work has been mentioned in another puzzle solved in the last 1/2 dozen months. He was ultimately not associated with that puzzle, but could have been inspired by it.  ;)

So, who is he, and what's the connection?


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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2010, 04:44:12 AM »
One of the various wrong guessed illustrators?

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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2010, 04:50:32 AM »
No sir. He was not guessed as a possible puzzle solution, but one of his works was mentioned in a non-guess reply to puzzle that was not of the Art & Cars variety. 
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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2010, 05:14:16 AM »
Open to all
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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2010, 05:04:03 AM »
Yet another recently-solved puzzle could make this connection easy.
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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2010, 04:13:37 AM »
Dear friends, would those of you who know what this is all about please raise your hands?
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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2010, 06:48:45 AM »
Another puzzle - and another clue - have appeared here within the last week.
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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2010, 05:03:37 PM »
Instead of searching clues and mentions in other puzzles, maybe I'd better keep asking for his trade.
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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2010, 06:01:49 PM »
Yes!
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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2010, 06:45:36 PM »
Relief! I felt tempted to analyze the pile of clues posted above, but I fortunately renounced before they lock me up with a straightjacket.
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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2010, 04:09:45 AM »
More's the pity. His work was again indirectly mentioned in a puzzle elsewhere at AutoPuzzles, within the last handful of days.
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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2010, 04:15:23 AM »
Related to "daddy sang bass" :)?
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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #12 on: November 28, 2010, 04:34:18 AM »
Indeed!
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« Reply #13 on: November 28, 2010, 05:19:18 AM »
Related to the Statler Brothers?
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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2010, 05:41:13 AM »
Other than that three-word phrase? No.
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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #15 on: November 28, 2010, 06:25:09 AM »
Is he a country singer?
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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #16 on: November 28, 2010, 07:09:20 AM »
Is the fact that this picture seems to show a restaurant of any relevance?
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« Reply #17 on: November 28, 2010, 11:29:38 AM »
Is he a country singer?

Definitely not
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« Reply #18 on: November 28, 2010, 11:29:56 AM »
Is the fact that this picture seems to show a restaurant of any relevance?

None
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« Reply #19 on: November 28, 2010, 11:50:06 AM »
Is he a singer at all?
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« Reply #20 on: November 28, 2010, 12:36:46 PM »
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« Reply #21 on: November 28, 2010, 12:54:44 PM »
Did he cover Johnny Cash?
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« Reply #22 on: November 28, 2010, 01:49:50 PM »
Did he cover Johnny Cash?

Beyond three words? Not that I'm aware of
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« Reply #23 on: November 28, 2010, 02:09:14 PM »
Any connection to JD Sumner?
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Re: It's PAFWFFAAC!
« Reply #24 on: November 28, 2010, 02:31:01 PM »
The man is John Flansburgh of They Might be Giants.

So would the car be "Electric car"?
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