Riddle

[polymoog]

what do these 2 groups of american cities have in common with each other and the other group?

1. new orleans, new york city, pittsburgh PA, LA, kansas city, atlanta, chicago, dallas, detroit city

- and -

2. new york, LA, cleveland, DC, seattle, baton rogue, detroit, oklahoma city, boston, san francisco, tulsa, austin

 

[grateful servant]

I give... ?

 

[Devine]

hmmmm don't know?!

 

[mecca]

They are all cities in America.
Boom.
I win.

 

[polymoog]

They are all cities in America.
Boom.
I win.

you didnt read the question. i stated that they are all american cities.

 

[polymoog]

HINT: i left a clue in the first group.

 

[Violette]

 

[grateful servant]

I hate riddles. Just tell us.

 

[polymoog]

I hate riddles. Just tell us.

ill give you more hints....

Spoiler: more hints

in the first group, one of the places listed sticks out different than the rest. if you can find out the reasons for this, you are on to the answer.

Spoiler

here is a third list of cities: 3. tripoli, bissau, khartoum.

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a fourth list: 4. L.A., denver, aspen.

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after these, i might be down to individual cities only...

 

[polymoog]

Spoiler: much bigger hint

you need to think about the answer. THINK!

 

[mecca]

you didnt read the question. i stated that they are all american cities.

I know that's why I was just kidding.

 

[grateful servant]

ill give you more hints....

Spoiler: more hints

in the first group, one of the places listed sticks out different than the rest. if you can find out the reasons for this, you are on to the answer.

Spoiler

here is a third list of cities: 3. tripoli, bissau, khartoum.

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a fourth list: 4. L.A., denver, aspen.

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after these, i might be down to individual cities only...

Nope, that just made it more confusing. Unless someone else wants to give it a shot, you might as well just give the answer.

 

[polymoog]

Spoiler: extra hints

i posted a picture of james brown. that has a LOT to do with the #1. james brown does not have anything to do with #2. someone else does.

 

[grateful servant]

 

[polymoog]

 

[polymoog]

Spoiler: bigger hint

what does james brown do?

 

[grateful servant]

Spoiler: bigger hint

what does james brown do?

Nothing now...

Gots to go, riddle me this another day. Adios.

 

[polymoog]

Spoiler: biggest hint

james brown sings songs. he has nothing to do with the second group, so someone else is involved in that who sings songs.

 

[polymoog]

Spoiler: the answer

#1: listing of all the cities in james browns song, living in america. #2: all cities listed in huey lewis and the news song, heart of rock and roll.
the clue i left was "detroit city" and "pittsburgh PA, both cities, but different from the rest of the entries i listed. i stated "pittsburgh PA" and not just ''pittsburgh". i also stated "detroit city" like he sings, and not just "detroit". /SPOILER]

 

[Violette]

lol how ironic, im at a rock/blues bar right now in one of those cities but I never would have guessed that answer. Nice riddle