Knotty Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 JP This gentleman was 17 on my list of 20 and I am only up to 12, but I was not looking at the last clue. Good call just wait for NF to confirm John Ps With my surname I have heard it so many times I just ignore it even when it is staring me straight in the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 JP has untangled the clues perfectly. Knotts it is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Clayton_KnottsJust pipped to it there John. I'll resist any more puns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 Feel free to identify any of this jolly bunch of cutthroats, I only know the name of one of them however........ Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 Feel free to identify any of this jolly bunch of cutthroats, I only know the name of one of them however........ Pete. Cutthroats.jpg It's the Vulture Squadron: (l to r in your picture) - Klunk (holding spanner behind back), Dick (rakish), Mutley (sly), the General (patrician), Zilly (identifiable by his long coat buttoned at the throat), and two others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 Raslefrasleraslefrasleraslefras............Got it in one UG. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 Feel free to identify any of this jolly bunch of cutthroats, I only know the name of one of them however........ Pete. Cutthroats.jpg What an interesting picture. They all look Russian to me, except the guy with the pipe of course. I`m going to need a bit of help with this one I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 The civilian looks like Anton Fokker, khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 I still don`t recognise any of the Fokkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 I ran my first WIT??? Live session for my chums at the Everton in the Community Over 75's group this morning. I ran a presentation with several famous faces as they were during WW1. I had Arnold Ridley, Basil Rathbone, Humphrey Bogart and three of the four post war prime ministers who served. I also threw in Claude Rains, Ronald Coleman and Leslie Howard and how they were all injured and/or invalided out but I couldn't find pictures of them in uniform. I confidently believed that I could run it out for twenty to twenty five minutes, but even with several quotes from Casablanca they polished the quiz off in about ten minutes. John, who is in his mid 80's and recovering from a triple bypass got Bogart with just the clue 'actor' and Rathbone in one. So no more Mr Nice Guy, the gloves are off, this time it's personal. In a fit of pique I am going to be economical with the clues for my photo. Baltic, that's all I'm saying. And it's not Fokker, it's sort of the other side. Pete. P.S. If anyone can point me to fiendishly difficult photos of famous people in WW1 garb I would be very grateful. I'm going back on Monday to see the gang and I'm going to get even. I'm going to lull them into a false sense of security with Adolf Hitler and then get really mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 I ran my first WIT??? Live session for my chums at the Everton in the Community Over 75's group this morning. I ran a presentation with several famous faces as they were during WW1. I had Arnold Ridley, Basil Rathbone, Humphrey Bogart and three of the four post war prime ministers who served. I also threw in Claude Rains, Ronald Coleman and Leslie Howard and how they were all injured and/or invalided out but I couldn't find pictures of them in uniform. I confidently believed that I could run it out for twenty to twenty five minutes, but even with several quotes from Casablanca they polished the quiz off in about ten minutes. John, who is in his mid 80's and recovering from a triple bypass got Bogart with just the clue 'actor' and Rathbone in one. So no more Mr Nice Guy, the gloves are off, this time it's personal. In a fit of pique I am going to be economical with the clues for my photo. Baltic, that's all I'm saying. And it's not Fokker, it's sort of the other side. Pete. P.S. If anyone can point me to fiendishly difficult photos of famous people in WW1 garb I would be very grateful. I'm going back on Monday to see the gang and I'm going to get even. I'm going to lull them into a false sense of security with Adolf Hitler and then get really mean. Great stuff mate, what a brilliant thing to do. Well done! As for your photos, I can`t think of anywhere better than this very place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 Great stuff mate, what a brilliant thing to do. Well done! As for your photos, I can`t think of anywhere better than this very place. Thanks mate, it helps with isolation, social exclusion and the need to get out more, and the over 75's enjoy it too. One of my favourite parts is watching Pat Van Den Hauwe, once one of the most feared defenders in the known universe making tea and coffee for the gang. He works part time with the charity and is an absolutely great guy. As for my man he was a bit famous in WW1 but much more famous in the most recent unpleasantness. I will of course scour the two threads for contenders, but if you have any fiendish favourites to nominate I would appreciate it. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradley Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 One of my favourite parts is watching Pat Van Den Hauwe, once one of the most feared defenders in the known universe making tea and coffee for the gang. He works part time with the charity and is an absolutely great guy. great reading right there,great thread too everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ridgus Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 I will of course scour the two threads for contenders, but if you have any fiendish favourites to nominate I would appreciate it. Pete Brilliant stuff my friend. When I stopped laughing, I hauled out the old database and had a scan of the original thread. Some notables you might want to consider are: Walt Disney, Goering, TEL, Buster Keaton, Mussolini, Montgomery, Fuchs (Hitler's dog), Joe Mercer Senior (who of course you posted) and Bela Lugosi. As ever when I go through the database I am amazed at the range and diversity of the WITs, WAIWAs and now WWAWs. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 Thanks mate, it helps with isolation, social exclusion and the need to get out more, and the over 75's enjoy it too. Good for you, particularly after the traumatic midweek you just had. You know, a good sing song often lifts your spirits when times are bad. How about... 'When you walk, through a storm, hold your head up high.......' .. Pat Van Den Hauwe, once one of the most feared defenders in the known universe making tea and coffee for the gang. He works part time with the charity and is an absolutely great guy. Please pass on the best wishes of all his fans here in his homeland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 (edited) Thanks mate, it helps with isolation, social exclusion and the need to get out more, and the over 75's enjoy it too. One of my favourite parts is watching Pat Van Den Hauwe, once one of the most feared defenders in the known universe making tea and coffee for the gang. He works part time with the charity and is an absolutely great guy. As for my man he was a bit famous in WW1 but much more famous in the most recent unpleasantness. I will of course scour the two threads for contenders, but if you have any fiendish favourites to nominate I would appreciate it. Pete To add to David`s excellent suggestions; how about Maurice Chevalier, Agatha Christie, Dennis Wheatley, Georges Carpentier, and the great Jimmy Wilde. EDIT> P.S. I remember Pat Van Den Hauwe when he played for us. Really competent defender who read the game brilliantly. Best wishes to him. Edited 22 April , 2016 by neverforget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 Good for you, particularly after the traumatic midweek you just had. You know, a good sing song often lifts your spirits when times are bad. How about... 'When you walk, through a storm, hold your head up high.......' The over 75's are a mixed group of Reds and Blues and to be fair the former were not giving the latter a hard time. As it is Carousel was never a favourite musical of mine; I'm reminded of a wise old policeman who encountered a rugby team having a sing song outside a pub, he said "lads, there's nothing like a good sing song........................... and this is nothing like a good sing song". The trousers were pulled up and peace returned to the beer garden. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 With regards to the gentlemen in #4481... I thought the man was familiar (4th from right), I'm pleased to say I spotted him in November. And I've got him again. I think everyone else may be Ice Cold... Edit: ....except UG who must have got this one, seeing as he posted the November pic, which although different, is clearly from the same region and era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 Thanks for all the top tips team. Knotty has sent me another cracker by PM; Raymond Massey in German uniform. Wounded in France apparently and went with the US Army to Siberia. I obviously dusted off Rich 'n' Vic's famous "Famous" and thought about Dennis Wheatley, I'm sure some of the gang will have read his books or seen the films. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 With regards to the gentlemen in #4481... I thought the man was familiar (4th from right), I'm pleased to say I spotted him in November. And I've got him again. I think everyone else may be Ice Cold... Excellent Dai. Even more impressive is that you solved it before I posted it. I think we should contact the team at CERN to say they can save on the electricity, you've cracked time travel...... Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 Excellent Dai. Even more impressive is that you solved it before I posted it. I think we should contact the team at CERN to say they can save on the electricity, you've cracked time travel...... Pete. Hmmm. Poor grammar from me I'm afraid, not time travel.... What I was trying to say was....This gent was the subject of this thread: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=214619&p=2332391 .....back in November! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 I am being arch Dai, ignore me, it's been a traumatic week and won't get any better tomorrow. I had a vague recollection that I'd seen another photo from the Rosenovskya period but couldn't be bothered to chase it up. I rather liked something about the group photo and thought it would be a laugh. As we reach nearly 4500 posts on the second incarnation of the thread alone I wonder how many pictures there are left for us out there. Pete. Edited to hide the fact that I can't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 .. I wonder how many pictures there are left for us out there? Here's one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 Is that a young Erwin Rommel Dai? Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 Is that a young Erwin Rommel Dai? Pete. No. it isn't Rommel. He was an artillery officer in the Great War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 22 April , 2016 Share Posted 22 April , 2016 Is it Aircraftsman Shaw again, in disguise? Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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