June 2026 · Solved
The Arrogant Dupe
This outlandish dithyramb was inspired by a film — its characters, its setting, its story and its director.
You had to figure out the name of the arrogant dupe. First name and surname(s).
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The Arrogant Dupe
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Where the manes of sleeping horses fly whipped,where the swords of the strong are bentand the knives of power are sharpened!In the alley of lost souls they silenced Luther!The dupe, at King Arthur’s table,duped once. And again. And yet again. Duped!You, arrogant and greedy, blind with power,surrounded by blue eyes, barefoot for a Napoleonic moonwalk!For luck only chooses one streetand it is not Graham Bell’s!Flee swiftly, oh greatest of dupes!Or the blood of another corpse might stain your hands,though not your coal-black soul!End of the game.Friends, partners. See you. Discreetly.
Name of the Arrogant Dupe
Answer
Doyle Lonnegan — The Sting (George Roy Hill)
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Álvaro Combarros