OK kids, summer's almost over. We hope you've all had a chance to solve the puzzles in Veer's well-received Summer Activity Book. Now we can reveal the answers to the type-o-graphic challenge on page 27. We didn't receive any correct answers via e-mail. Maybe it was a bit too obscure.
Due to an odd Movable Type issue with extended entries, the answers have been moved into the comments section.
Scroll down please…
“
That's a darn good catch of an obvious mistake on our part there, James. Everyone knows that John was simply the walrus' mate. And as an 'eggman', he had absolutely no desire to actually be construed as either Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus nor Odobenus rosmarus divergens in the course of such matters.
”
“
"An obvious mistake", Grant? Careful. You're dealing with a native Liverpudlian (well, almost) and a hardcore Beatles fan. Viz:
Paul also responded to the lyric in an interview broadcast on a Beatles documentary on WYNY 1981: "[John] happened to have a line go "the walrus was Paul" and we had a great giggle to say "yeah, let's do that," because everybody's gonna read into it and go crackers cause they all thought that John was the walrus."
On Lennon's 1970 solo album "Plastic Ono Band" he sings, "I was the Walrus, but now I'm John."
Thus, definitively, John was the walrus.
(From Wikipedia)
”
“
While the alleged 'mistake' seemed obvious to me, what is more obvious is my lack of depth in the area of Beatle-ish trivia. I should have asked my wife prior to posting, as she corroborated your point. Apologies. And now, I am off to wipe the egg(man) from my face.
”
“
Yes yes, my comment was purely a calculated jab intended to induce yet more embarrassment and shenanigans on your part down the long winding road to disillusion and eventually, death.
Save grief. Hire a fact checker.
”
“
Darn you to heck James.
You're nothing but a rabble rouser.
”
“
1. A The Walrus image and the typeface Goo Goo Gjoob are a match. Goo Goo Gjoob was based on the handwriting of John Lennon, who, as we all know, was the walrus.2. B. The pills and the typeface Optima are a match. Look at medical advertising since the 1960s and you'll notice a preponderance of Optima. Its clinical yet human appearance is reassuring and appropriate, but enough already.3. F. Elston is used extensively in Volvo's advertising. Volvo is from Sweden. So is the photo.4. E. Metropolitain is based on the original lettering designed for the Paris metro.5. C. Bell Centennial was designed specifically for use at small sizes in telephone books.6. D. Farao is a slab serif typeface - a variety also known as an Egyptian. The name kind of gave this one away.
”
“
Welcome James. Nice to have you hanging around. Let us know if you have any questions. We're quite a friendly bunch actually.
”
“
But the walrus was Paul...
”