Just a simple masquerade

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Centuries have been achieved with my aid.

I wear my hair in one very long braid.

Exploding cars you need? I'll get one made.

Please go and stand up in line till you've paid.

Actors awaiting their turn in the shade.

Can you locate me in this masquerade?

Who am I?

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Centuries have been achieved with my aid.

I wear my hair in one very long braid.

Exploding cars you need? I'll get one made.

Please go and stand up in line till you've paid.

Actors awaiting their turn in the shade.

Can you locate me in this masquerade?

Who am I?

asked Aug 16 at 4:50

jafe

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up vote
8
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Centuries have been achieved with my aid.

I wear my hair in one very long braid.

Exploding cars you need? I'll get one made.

Please go and stand up in line till you've paid.

Actors awaiting their turn in the shade.

Can you locate me in this masquerade?

Who am I?

asked Aug 16 at 4:50

jafe

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Centuries have been achieved with my aid.

I wear my hair in one very long braid.

Exploding cars you need? I'll get one made.

Please go and stand up in line till you've paid.

Actors awaiting their turn in the shade.

Can you locate me in this masquerade?

Who am I?

asked Aug 16 at 4:50

jafe

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asked Aug 16 at 4:50

jafe

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asked Aug 16 at 4:50

jafe

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Centuries have been achieved with my aid

Cue - used to make 100+ breaks in snooker.

I wear my hair in one very long braid

queue - the traditional Chinese male hairstyle of one long braid.
_{Original try: q - the single tail of the letter is your hair.}

Exploding cars you need, I'll get one made.

Q - the ingenious designer from James Bond.

Please go and stand in line till you've paid

queue - waiting in line to pay at the till.

Actors awaiting their turn in the shade

cue - for actors to take their part on stage.

Can you locate me in this masquerade.

masquerade

edited Aug 16 at 11:10

answered Aug 16 at 7:54

Tom

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haha much better than my answer :)
â€“Â 1848
Aug 16 at 8:28

@1848 - your answer is classically excellent and very interesting!
â€“Â Tom
Aug 16 at 8:32

2

Correct again. You're a beast. I was thinking about something else for line 2, though :)
â€“Â jafe
Aug 16 at 10:47

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Actually I think that the Tom's answer is the correct solution, but here is one that fits almost too easily:

film, as in movies

Centuries have been achieved with my aid.

Cinema, though not old itself, can and does depict many ages. Also 20th Century Fox, as suggested by LinuxBlanket.

I wear my hair in one very long braid.

Film is wound up on a reel in one long strip

Exploding cars you need? I'll get one made.

Exploding cars are a staple of many action movies.

Please go and stand up in line till you've paid.

People often wait in line for a movie ticket on opening nights for popular titles.

Actors awaiting their turn in the shade.

Actors play in films (duh!).

Can you locate me in this masquerade?

Films are all about roles and masks and creating nonexistent characters.

edited Aug 16 at 9:38

answered Aug 16 at 9:29

J.E

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Maybe the first line is a reference to rot13(20gu Praghel Sbk)
â€“Â LinuxBlanket
Aug 16 at 9:32

@LinuxBlanket good suggestion, gonna add it in
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Aug 16 at 9:37

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Hopefully I'm not reading too much into things.

fate?

Line 1

fate drives history.

Line 2

The greek goddess Clotho spins the 'thread' of fate. Thread is many fibers (hairs) twisted together (in a braid).

Line 3

Fate makes unpredictable and chance things happen.

Line 4

Standing in line means not 'cutting' the line. Atropos cuts the thread of fate when a mortal is supposed to die.

Line 5

Assuming that one's 'turn in the shade' means one's turn in the spotlight/fame, then fate should play a role in determining whether an actor gets a lucky break.

Of course I could be completely off :)

answered Aug 16 at 5:08

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3 Answers
3

active

oldest

votes

up vote
16
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Centuries have been achieved with my aid

Cue - used to make 100+ breaks in snooker.

I wear my hair in one very long braid

queue - the traditional Chinese male hairstyle of one long braid.
_{Original try: q - the single tail of the letter is your hair.}

Exploding cars you need, I'll get one made.

Q - the ingenious designer from James Bond.

Please go and stand in line till you've paid

queue - waiting in line to pay at the till.

Actors awaiting their turn in the shade

cue - for actors to take their part on stage.

Can you locate me in this masquerade.

masquerade

edited Aug 16 at 11:10

answered Aug 16 at 7:54

Tom

23.5k283138

haha much better than my answer :)
â€“Â 1848
Aug 16 at 8:28

@1848 - your answer is classically excellent and very interesting!
â€“Â Tom
Aug 16 at 8:32

2

Correct again. You're a beast. I was thinking about something else for line 2, though :)
â€“Â jafe
Aug 16 at 10:47

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
16
down vote

accepted

Centuries have been achieved with my aid

Cue - used to make 100+ breaks in snooker.

I wear my hair in one very long braid

queue - the traditional Chinese male hairstyle of one long braid.
_{Original try: q - the single tail of the letter is your hair.}

Exploding cars you need, I'll get one made.

Q - the ingenious designer from James Bond.

Please go and stand in line till you've paid

queue - waiting in line to pay at the till.

Actors awaiting their turn in the shade

cue - for actors to take their part on stage.

Can you locate me in this masquerade.

masquerade

edited Aug 16 at 11:10

answered Aug 16 at 7:54

Tom

23.5k283138

haha much better than my answer :)
â€“Â 1848
Aug 16 at 8:28

@1848 - your answer is classically excellent and very interesting!
â€“Â Tom
Aug 16 at 8:32

2

Correct again. You're a beast. I was thinking about something else for line 2, though :)
â€“Â jafe
Aug 16 at 10:47

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
16
down vote

accepted

Centuries have been achieved with my aid

Cue - used to make 100+ breaks in snooker.

I wear my hair in one very long braid

queue - the traditional Chinese male hairstyle of one long braid.
_{Original try: q - the single tail of the letter is your hair.}

Exploding cars you need, I'll get one made.

Q - the ingenious designer from James Bond.

Please go and stand in line till you've paid

queue - waiting in line to pay at the till.

Actors awaiting their turn in the shade

cue - for actors to take their part on stage.

Can you locate me in this masquerade.

masquerade

edited Aug 16 at 11:10

answered Aug 16 at 7:54

Tom

23.5k283138

Centuries have been achieved with my aid

Cue - used to make 100+ breaks in snooker.

I wear my hair in one very long braid

queue - the traditional Chinese male hairstyle of one long braid.
_{Original try: q - the single tail of the letter is your hair.}

Exploding cars you need, I'll get one made.

Q - the ingenious designer from James Bond.

Please go and stand in line till you've paid

queue - waiting in line to pay at the till.

Actors awaiting their turn in the shade

cue - for actors to take their part on stage.

Can you locate me in this masquerade.

masquerade

edited Aug 16 at 11:10

answered Aug 16 at 7:54

Tom

23.5k283138

edited Aug 16 at 11:10

answered Aug 16 at 7:54

Tom

23.5k283138

answered Aug 16 at 7:54

Tom

23.5k283138

answered Aug 16 at 7:54

Tom

23.5k283138

haha much better than my answer :)
â€“Â 1848
Aug 16 at 8:28

@1848 - your answer is classically excellent and very interesting!
â€“Â Tom
Aug 16 at 8:32

2

Correct again. You're a beast. I was thinking about something else for line 2, though :)
â€“Â jafe
Aug 16 at 10:47

add a commentÂ |Â

haha much better than my answer :)
â€“Â 1848
Aug 16 at 8:28

@1848 - your answer is classically excellent and very interesting!
â€“Â Tom
Aug 16 at 8:32

2

Correct again. You're a beast. I was thinking about something else for line 2, though :)
â€“Â jafe
Aug 16 at 10:47

haha much better than my answer :)
â€“Â 1848
Aug 16 at 8:28

@1848 - your answer is classically excellent and very interesting!
â€“Â Tom
Aug 16 at 8:32

Correct again. You're a beast. I was thinking about something else for line 2, though :)
â€“Â jafe
Aug 16 at 10:47

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
4
down vote

Actually I think that the Tom's answer is the correct solution, but here is one that fits almost too easily:

film, as in movies

Centuries have been achieved with my aid.

Cinema, though not old itself, can and does depict many ages. Also 20th Century Fox, as suggested by LinuxBlanket.

I wear my hair in one very long braid.

Film is wound up on a reel in one long strip

Exploding cars you need? I'll get one made.

Exploding cars are a staple of many action movies.

Please go and stand up in line till you've paid.

People often wait in line for a movie ticket on opening nights for popular titles.

Actors awaiting their turn in the shade.

Actors play in films (duh!).

Can you locate me in this masquerade?

Films are all about roles and masks and creating nonexistent characters.

edited Aug 16 at 9:38

answered Aug 16 at 9:29

J.E

1413

1

Maybe the first line is a reference to rot13(20gu Praghel Sbk)
â€“Â LinuxBlanket
Aug 16 at 9:32

@LinuxBlanket good suggestion, gonna add it in
â€“Â J.E
Aug 16 at 9:37

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
4
down vote

Actually I think that the Tom's answer is the correct solution, but here is one that fits almost too easily:

film, as in movies

Centuries have been achieved with my aid.

Cinema, though not old itself, can and does depict many ages. Also 20th Century Fox, as suggested by LinuxBlanket.

I wear my hair in one very long braid.

Film is wound up on a reel in one long strip

Exploding cars you need? I'll get one made.

Exploding cars are a staple of many action movies.

Please go and stand up in line till you've paid.

People often wait in line for a movie ticket on opening nights for popular titles.

Actors awaiting their turn in the shade.

Actors play in films (duh!).

Can you locate me in this masquerade?

Films are all about roles and masks and creating nonexistent characters.

edited Aug 16 at 9:38

answered Aug 16 at 9:29

J.E

1413

1

Maybe the first line is a reference to rot13(20gu Praghel Sbk)
â€“Â LinuxBlanket
Aug 16 at 9:32

@LinuxBlanket good suggestion, gonna add it in
â€“Â J.E
Aug 16 at 9:37

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
4
down vote

Actually I think that the Tom's answer is the correct solution, but here is one that fits almost too easily:

film, as in movies

Centuries have been achieved with my aid.

Cinema, though not old itself, can and does depict many ages. Also 20th Century Fox, as suggested by LinuxBlanket.

I wear my hair in one very long braid.

Film is wound up on a reel in one long strip

Exploding cars you need? I'll get one made.

Exploding cars are a staple of many action movies.

Please go and stand up in line till you've paid.

People often wait in line for a movie ticket on opening nights for popular titles.

Actors awaiting their turn in the shade.

Actors play in films (duh!).

Can you locate me in this masquerade?

Films are all about roles and masks and creating nonexistent characters.

edited Aug 16 at 9:38

answered Aug 16 at 9:29

J.E

1413

Actually I think that the Tom's answer is the correct solution, but here is one that fits almost too easily:

film, as in movies

Centuries have been achieved with my aid.

Cinema, though not old itself, can and does depict many ages. Also 20th Century Fox, as suggested by LinuxBlanket.

I wear my hair in one very long braid.

Film is wound up on a reel in one long strip

Exploding cars you need? I'll get one made.

Exploding cars are a staple of many action movies.

Please go and stand up in line till you've paid.

People often wait in line for a movie ticket on opening nights for popular titles.

Actors awaiting their turn in the shade.

Actors play in films (duh!).

Can you locate me in this masquerade?

Films are all about roles and masks and creating nonexistent characters.

edited Aug 16 at 9:38

answered Aug 16 at 9:29

J.E

1413

edited Aug 16 at 9:38

answered Aug 16 at 9:29

J.E

1413

answered Aug 16 at 9:29

J.E

1413

answered Aug 16 at 9:29

J.E

1413

1

Maybe the first line is a reference to rot13(20gu Praghel Sbk)
â€“Â LinuxBlanket
Aug 16 at 9:32

@LinuxBlanket good suggestion, gonna add it in
â€“Â J.E
Aug 16 at 9:37

add a commentÂ |Â

1

Maybe the first line is a reference to rot13(20gu Praghel Sbk)
â€“Â LinuxBlanket
Aug 16 at 9:32

@LinuxBlanket good suggestion, gonna add it in
â€“Â J.E
Aug 16 at 9:37

Maybe the first line is a reference to rot13(20gu Praghel Sbk)
â€“Â LinuxBlanket
Aug 16 at 9:32

@LinuxBlanket good suggestion, gonna add it in
â€“Â J.E
Aug 16 at 9:37

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
3
down vote

Hopefully I'm not reading too much into things.

fate?

Line 1

fate drives history.

Line 2

The greek goddess Clotho spins the 'thread' of fate. Thread is many fibers (hairs) twisted together (in a braid).

Line 3

Fate makes unpredictable and chance things happen.

Line 4

Standing in line means not 'cutting' the line. Atropos cuts the thread of fate when a mortal is supposed to die.

Line 5

Assuming that one's 'turn in the shade' means one's turn in the spotlight/fame, then fate should play a role in determining whether an actor gets a lucky break.

Of course I could be completely off :)

answered Aug 16 at 5:08

1848

1,3017

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
3
down vote

Hopefully I'm not reading too much into things.

fate?

Line 1

fate drives history.

Line 2

The greek goddess Clotho spins the 'thread' of fate. Thread is many fibers (hairs) twisted together (in a braid).

Line 3

Fate makes unpredictable and chance things happen.

Line 4

Standing in line means not 'cutting' the line. Atropos cuts the thread of fate when a mortal is supposed to die.

Line 5

Assuming that one's 'turn in the shade' means one's turn in the spotlight/fame, then fate should play a role in determining whether an actor gets a lucky break.

Of course I could be completely off :)

answered Aug 16 at 5:08

1848

1,3017

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
3
down vote

Hopefully I'm not reading too much into things.

fate?

Line 1

fate drives history.

Line 2

The greek goddess Clotho spins the 'thread' of fate. Thread is many fibers (hairs) twisted together (in a braid).

Line 3

Fate makes unpredictable and chance things happen.

Line 4

Standing in line means not 'cutting' the line. Atropos cuts the thread of fate when a mortal is supposed to die.

Line 5

Assuming that one's 'turn in the shade' means one's turn in the spotlight/fame, then fate should play a role in determining whether an actor gets a lucky break.

Of course I could be completely off :)

answered Aug 16 at 5:08

1848

1,3017

Hopefully I'm not reading too much into things.

fate?

Line 1

fate drives history.

Line 2

The greek goddess Clotho spins the 'thread' of fate. Thread is many fibers (hairs) twisted together (in a braid).

Line 3

Fate makes unpredictable and chance things happen.

Line 4

Standing in line means not 'cutting' the line. Atropos cuts the thread of fate when a mortal is supposed to die.

Line 5

Assuming that one's 'turn in the shade' means one's turn in the spotlight/fame, then fate should play a role in determining whether an actor gets a lucky break.

Of course I could be completely off :)

answered Aug 16 at 5:08

1848

1,3017

answered Aug 16 at 5:08

1848

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1848

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