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- justdru, on 07/11/2009, -0/+26Holy *****... I wasted so much time with these in school never got anything done! I had completely forgot about them! Now that I've found them again I'll never be able to get anything fini
- kplo, on 07/10/2009, -0/+22I used to love those books, even if you eventually have to start skipping the first pages of chapters one and two, since they always had the same exposition.
- NBCLocal, on 07/10/2009, -1/+21Just spent far too long trying to solve each of these mysteries (and failed on each one). Thanks for a great submit :)
- MikeOSX, on 07/11/2009, -1/+15Buried for making me think.
- fleecejohnson, on 07/11/2009, -1/+1311.) Bugs Meany and the Writ of Habeus Corpus As It Pertains to Miranda v. State
- imikedaman, on 07/11/2009, -1/+11I didn't really understand that one. According to the article, Bugs Meany was the one who said it was from the first battle (which makes sense since HE knows there was a second battle), and him calling it Bull Run just suggests he's from the North. The only way it would make sense is if the sword's inscription called it the first battle of Bull Run.
- drachemorder, on 07/10/2009, -2/+12The Stonewall Jackson one was blindingly obvious to me, but that stands to reason since I'm a Southerner and we do NOT refer to the battle as "Bull Run". It was Manassas. And the "FIRST Battle of Bull Run" thing ought to be apparent to pretty much anybody even without knowing the exact historical details.
- inactive, on 07/11/2009, -1/+10Anybody remember "The Case of the Sneaking Sneakers" from Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day? It's where this kid has his gym shoes stolen from his locker, and Encyclopedia Brown barely glances at the evidence before declaring "I know who did it. It was Buddy Clemons." and the kid who had his sneakers stolen says "Well, how do you know?" and Encyclopedia says "Because he's black". The kid starts to question him, but Encyclopedia cuts him off with "Oh, C'mon! You know.how those people are".
It was *really* ***** up. - Battlecry, on 07/11/2009, -0/+6My pocket watch has a IIII. <flex>
- silverchrysalis, on 07/11/2009, -0/+6Loved those books as a kid!! So awesome to see them again, and those mind boggling mysteries.
- 13373h4X0r, on 07/11/2009, -1/+7His nickname is "Encyclopedia" Brown, for goodness' sake!
I enjoyed reading those stories as a kid and I never had any expectation that I might be able to solve the mysteries myself. I accepted the premise that "Encyclopedia" Brown had an ability that I did not have, namely the ability to remember enormous amounts of information. I think someone can take some satisfaction from recognizing that "Encyclopedia" Brown's reasoning typically seems straightforward enough, and that if we only had the inclination and ability to memorize vast amounts of information that we too could solve those mysteries.
People don't have super strength, heat vision, X-ray vision, super hearing, super breath (which can chill), and the ability to fly (at light speed, in the vacuum of space!), but reading a comic book (or watching a movie) about Superman solving problems and fighting crime is still enjoyable. "Encyclopedia" Brown is essentially a super hero, and it's fun to observe a hero in action. We can relate to much of his human condition, but he happens to have an extremely rare ability.
Anyhow, I don't know if the author of the "Encyclopedia Brown" series of books expected that children reading his books would have a good chance of being able to solve many of the mysteries themselves, but clearly the author of the article being discussed here believes that was the case, and bases his harsh criticism on that dubious assumption. - S3RG10, on 07/11/2009, -0/+6I can't believe I remembered the solutions to most of these. :o
- smileyman2002, on 07/11/2009, -0/+5The article isn't clear that the actual inscription on the sword says "Presented at the First Battle of Bull Run". That detail makes it easier to solve.
I find it sad that I remember that detail from 20 years ago when I was an avid reader of Encyclopedia Brown. I had all the stories at one point, but when I moved out of the house my parents got rid of them. - VikingBeatbox, on 07/10/2009, -1/+5I remember when I played with the Pittfield Porpoises.
- inactive, on 07/11/2009, -0/+3As a kid, those books made me feel stupid because I never could figure any of the stories out. As an adult now, I see that I was just being ***** with. Doing my taxes now makes me feel stupid...
- Junkyarddawg, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2"Candida Strong (in what is the first uncomfortable incorporation of a minority character into the largely Anglo-Saxon world of EB)"
Encyclopedia Brown would instantly have realized that "Candida" is the generic name for genital yeast infection, and a strong genital yeast infection is definitely going to be uncomfortable. - SolituSneiku, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2I found his books at a second hand book store and I swear I still can't solve half the crimes in the books...if you want to kill yourself even more get the 2 Minute mystery books, those are worse!
- SirBruce, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2I loved these books growing up. Encyclopedia Brown and Danny Dunn were my best friends.
In retrospect, that makes me very sad. :( - levitron, on 07/12/2009, -0/+2Ah, he had nothing on Jupiter Jones.
- inactive, on 07/11/2009, -1/+3I liked the "incredible brain" better.
- inactive, on 07/13/2009, -0/+16) "A real bird-watcher never walks east early in the morning"
You can walk along a shore either way, he could have been going West, or he could have just started being a bird watcher and didn't learn the finer points such as which way to walk. - inactive, on 07/11/2009, -2/+3Encyclopedia Brown vs the Hardly Boys
- techtock, on 07/11/2009, -1/+2I've got a raging clue....
- darlingt, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1I read all of these books way back when, and I still remembered all of the solutions. I was a nerd, even as a young child.
- Coolaznrice, on 07/11/2009, -2/+3That swan one seems a little...macabre for a children's book.
- KingLeo, on 07/11/2009, -1/+2is vtbarrera like a new power user or something? I've seen lots of stories submitted by this user. Not complaining here... just making an observation.
- jhourcle, on 07/11/2009, -1/+212. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Child Beauty Queen :
http://web.archive.org/web/20010215024734/www.mode ...
13. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Pirated MP3s : http://web.archive.org/web/20000815070809/http://w ...
14. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Death Row Dubya : http://web.archive.org/web/20010207145817/http://w ...
15. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Part-Way Pilot : http://web.archive.org/web/20020526204540/http://m ...
16. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Missing Olympic Magic : http://web.archive.org/web/20030803020202/www.mode ...
17. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Supreme Court Showdown : http://web.archive.org/web/20020611064656/www.mode ...
18. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Missing Weapons of Mass Destruction: : http://web.archive.org/web/20030601104140/http://w ... - assuage, on 07/12/2009, -0/+1One or two good points. Mainly glad for an article about Encyclopedia Brown, reminding me that there are still people other than me that are older than 30 (40?) on digg
- 4AntiStupid, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1It's a sad day when you run across the next generation complaining about Encyclopedia Brown being too hard. The whole point was you learned to extract the key elements and go look them up...maybe even in the encyclopedia...to find the solution.
- esc27, on 07/13/2009, -0/+1A clubhouse in the middle of a pile of junk and a regular meeting with Alfred Hitchcock is hard to beat.
- RobotBuddha, on 07/12/2009, -0/+1Thank you so much for these. When the time comes to have kids, I'm more than a little tempted to have these printed out and slide them in with the normal stories.
- DarkShadow791, on 07/11/2009, -1/+1tl;dr
- inactive, on 07/11/2009, -1/+1I knew like, 90% of the solutions to those books when I read them. I think you're just not that bright.
- jofo1185, on 07/11/2009, -5/+2His next case should be on how this got on the front page...
- inactive, on 07/11/2009, -4/+1You lost. Get over it. The official terminology is Bull Run.
/historyiswrittenbythewinners,bitch - inactive, on 07/11/2009, -8/+3Jupiter Jones > Encyclopedia Brown
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