Solve the puzzle - compile a sentence which matches the pattern...

[Famine]

"Greeting-card craze sweeps Libya!"

Even if this one's correct, I'll have no idea why.

Luckily, it isn't.

"Origami contest addicts Latvia!"

Yes - though you don't know why.

Mastermind will now tell you that there is something in the first and/or last words which forms the pattern, as the middle two words have been changed without destroying it...

But in Libya, if you strip olive branches of their leaves, then you’ve got it!

Yes!

This is pretty much all I have left to try:

"Nigeria is rife with poverty, especially during the snowy winter months when farmers have nothing to do."

"While touring mars via the remote-controlled Mars Exploration Rover, scientists noticed a rock formation that vaguely resembled Italy's Pantheon."

Nope - though I'm curious as to the thought process that brought you to these answers.

It would be correct if Nigeria was the backdrop for for the adventures of Aladdin and Abu – jabbering by that silly monkey notwithstanding.

And the second would be okay if you had mentioned Sbarro (meals made fast, Italian-style!).

Sneaky...

"French men enjoy bubble-baths."

"Here, let me water my Norwegian ferns."

"A penny saved in the bush will yield five wives by tomorrow morning's harvest if the lilac-colored tree-fish fly to Cuba upside-down."

"I'm a lumberjack and that's okay. I sleep all night and I work all day, unless I'm in the UAW, in which case I complain and moan until my company is forced to relocate its operations to Korea."

"Taco taco, taco taco...taco-flavored kisses! That's what you get in Mexico!"

"RC is a much better soda than Pepsi, unless you're wandering around the deserts of Brazil."

"O NOEZ ITZ CTHULU!! WE MUST RUN BACK TO THE DELOREAN AND RETURN TO THE FUTURE!! Er, I mean, CHILE!!"

"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. Unless you live in Taiwan, of course. There are no bananas there."

"When you say Spain you've said it all."

"Aasdjhg Egypt aehjt aehtueaht aeuh something-random-and/or-totally-incorrect alhetieam."

"I'm tired of these mutha****** riddles in this mutha****** thread!"

No to all.

Wendy's burger nuggets give me worse diarreah than Mexico's water, a 7 on the bristol scale.

Nopeless.

I like trees that are small. Is bonsai popular in Portugal too?

Hehehe...

A few years ago, I went on a road trip from Norway to Czechoslovakia. This was before it became known as the Czech Republic.

Oooh, that's a Robin if ever I saw one.. Still right though.

Masterminded to the max:

Oligarchy craze sweeps Lithuania
Origami clutches southern Lebanon
My Milkshake brings all the boys to the yard -- in Bangladesh.

Nope^Nope.

Orange craze sweeps Latvia!
Origami craving sweeps Latvia!
Origami craze snares Latvia!
Origami craze sweeps Laos!
Origami craze snares Laos!
Orange craving sweeps Latvia!
Origami craving snares Laos!
Orange craze snares Laos!
Orange craving sweeps Laos!
Orange craving snares Latvia!
Orange craving snares Laos!

The more I look at those, the less they help.

TWO of these are right - the second and third ones. Looks like you're in a similar position to Mastermind Omnis...

While in Latvia, doing origami, I was nearly run over by a Peterbilt big rig. An unusual sight in Europe.

There was this old witch in Denmark who liked to run people over in her Daihatsu Copen. Hag! Ensure you look both ways before crossing the street.

What a witch!

And correct x2.

"Look! Latvian Origami!"

That's it, I'm off to bed...

Still right - but can you make a different example?

See Spot... Origami!

Nopefinity.

My Russian motherboard stopped working the other day. I had to get a new battery for the CMOS. Cow-pat shaped, so it was.

Yep!

2 of my friends, both called Helen, were involved in a hang gliding incident whilst on holiday in Finland. The Sun newspaper headline read, "Hels in kite drama!"

Gah!

I have a Migraine. I'd better take some Cambodian Advil.

Negative.

Hammy the hamster damaged his car while he was racing at Zandvoort in the Netherlands.

The ROKAF of South Korea uses the new F-15K, being more advanced than our current fighter.

No.

Superman was flying over South Africa when he hit some turbulence and lost his cape. Townspeople were horrified as he fell out of the sky and smashed into the ground. However, he stood up, dusted himself off and ran off at breakneck speed, apparently unharmed.

Is that quite long enough for you?

Look at my large, free-moving wheels -- They do not cease to rotate. Angola.

Not even close. Bhutan.

I recently traveled to Egypt to see if I could find any remains of the ancient civilisation of the Inca. I rowed for hours in my boat but didn't see anything. It was a very disappointing trip. I found out from a friend later the Inca Empire was to be found in South America, not Africa. Needless to say I wasn't particularly happy about that.

I guess ot wasn't long enough for you...

No. Angolans really covet the London underground (LU) and a copy of it can be found in the desert. Well, underneath the desert actually.

Oh man... That's a tricky one.

Famine is a fat, hockey-playing lesbian from Chad.

Partially true, though not right.

And jam enables her to run faster than others.

Unless you add this to it...

Incidentally, Belorussians have weird taste in TV shows and music. The most popular TV show is the Moomins. Kids, by Robbie Williams and Kylie is always being played on the radio.

Yegods, you're on a roll.

David Anderson is an amending, pattern-recognizing RodentRacing manager from Scotland, and hamsters make his car run faster than others.

If that's not close, I'm going to swallow a frisbee. (Made in China.)

Time to gobble a frisbee.

Anyone see the Macedonia game last night? It's a little known fact that Nato are still carrying out military operations there, a good example being Operation Jeopardy (or 'Op Jet' for short). But what it's about, it's probably best not to ask. Op Jet is still supposed to be a secret....

That's appalling. I hope you're ashamed of yourself.

They got sand in the potato salad.

I'm DONE. Seems as though my defeat was a fait accompli.

Not even trying.

When in Croatia,I like to luck amused cosy cows.

That may be true - if disturbning - but not correct.

 

[amp88]

My uncle used to work in Azerbaijan for one of the oil companies. On his last day the locals pressured him into dancing. He doesn't usually dance, so it must have been a lot of trouble getting him to Samba. Kudos to them.

 

[Touring Mars]

Ooooops! Plagiarism alert! I should have pointed out that the 'bonsai' one listed above was actually the work of my friend Stefan - I printed a list of these out the other night and took them to the pub... Stefan worked it out after about 2 pints, erm, I mean 1 hour... another friend of mine, referred to here simply as The Quizmaster, also got it eventually, amazingly from this one here...https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2407133&postcount=147

No one else (atleast 5 other people) figured it out without some sort of (specific) help... As for my last one, what can I say, tube journeys can affect the brain in unforeseeable ways

 

[amp88]

I got it from one of yours, TM. Specifically, this one.

 

[markj_87]

I thought that one might give it away to a few people. I got it from another of TM's, the Ecuador one.

In other news, apparently the oak trees are exceptionally tall in nothern Estonia

 

[Midnight Runner]

Brute force arabic style!

Oiai Ai Ee Aia!

 

[Famine]

Brute force arabic style!

Oiai Ai Ee Aia!

Nope - though I'd hazard a guess you knew that already...

 

[Danny]

This is driving me mental!

 

[GM]

'If you drive over the speed limit in England, you will get in lots of trouble.'

 

[Famine]

Nnnnnope - and not as much as in Bahrain either. Man, a massive amount of trouble there.

 

[GM]

'The board game Monopoly is very popular everywhere in the world, but especilly America'

 

[Famine]

Very no. What drew you to the conclusion it might be right?

 

[GM]

I don't know how to say it without giving away what I thought it was, I will if I'm allowed to, but I don't know.

 

[markj_87]

With this puzzle, there's no "I think I might know it, maybe this one will be right..."

When you know it, you know it.

 

[Famine]

I don't know how to say it without giving away what I thought it was, I will if I'm allowed to, but I don't know.

Telling me what your already-known-to-be-incorrect guess was won't harm anyone.

Besides, markj_87 is right - when you've got it, you've got it, without even a second thought.

 

[Danny]

Are you sure it's blindingly obvious?

 

[Famine]

Are you sure it's blindingly obvious?

Only once you get it - but it's certainly not as complicated as people are trying to make it.

 

[markj_87]

When eating Swiss cheese, remember never to eat the holes!

 

[GM]

I'm not stopping until I get it!

'Everyone in Japan loves Toyotas'.

 

[Pupik]

At least Famine's telling you that you're right or wrong.

I still haven't seen a yes/no for my guess.

 

[daan]

I'm not stopping until I get it!

'Everyone in Japan loves Toyotas'.

Stop now.

Everyone in Japan loves 1/18th scale models, from AutoArt to Kyosho.

I still haven't seen a yes/no for my guess.

When you get it, you'll know.

 

[Danny]

Gaaaaahhhh!!!!

I see no pattern!

 

[GM]

Stop now.

Are you being serious? .

 

[the Interceptor]

I must say that I was kind of irritated by the term "pattern". I kept me looking for some kind of "every word starts with the letter the last one ended with"-thing, which it isn't. I don't want to say too much, because Famine might kill me. Just think in different ways, and don't make it too complicated.

And here's a (valid) reminder:

And if it's not the grammar, not the syntax and not the content, what else can it be?

Who said it isn't the content?

Try not only to use the examples, but also the information that was given along with them in this thread.

Regards
the Interceptor

 

[Kylehnat]

I see no pattern!

I have no doubt that there is a pattern, but I seriously doubt that I'll kick myself when I find out what it is.

 

[Danny]

I have no doubt that there is a pattern, but I seriously doubt that I'll kick myself when I find out what it is.

I know I will.

Erm...

She Sells Sea Shells in Kenya?

 

[daan]

The English love Nylon. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

 

[Danny]

I recently visited Turkmenistan to play cricket with my cousin Ashga. However, the other players were really rude! They wouldn't let Ashga bat!

 

[the Interceptor]

See, you got it! 👍

Now go look at all the other examples and see how blind you were.

 

[amp88]

I recently visited Turkmenistan to play cricket with my cousin Ashga. However, the other players were really rude! They wouldn't let Ashga bat!

I hear bells ringing 👍