This law enforcement agency (once portrayed within a major suspense thriller) has strong affiliations with a man who enjoys the company of a certain two-handed polearm and sometimes is accompanied with a didactic letter. Who is the man, and the agency and how does it all connect with the colours scarlet and black?

queproblema

Is the man alive today? In real life? Jun 06 08, 10:09 PM

peasypod

The Man? Oh no, dear, long gone, although many daily papers make reference... Jun 06 08, 11:38 PM

queproblema

People who pray to St. Jude would say he is very much alive. He is typically shown with a halberd, and carrying a copy of his epistle. Or so says Wiki. If you google images of him, you'll find many different representations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Jude http://www.trinitystores.com/.php/catalog.php4?image=53 The same Wiki article says he is the patron saint of the Chicago Police Department. Gracious! They must need all the help they can get! Is theirs a lost cause? Their official site makes no such claim, but then it doesn't sound like a very politically-correct affiliation. A PDF launched from the CPD site does report on an annual St. Jude Mass and Memorial, but the link is so unwieldy I'll go with this one: http://cpdweblog.typepad.com/chicago_police_department/2007/03/75_year_st_jude.html (Monkey will be incensed to learn the police sit around blogging.) Now, for a major suspense thriller, take your pick, but I'll go with "North by Northwest" as "major." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Police_Department#Appearance_in_popular_culture Scarlet and black?? I can't even find red and black. Jun 08 08, 11:34 AM

peasypod

Bravo, honeybun, the Banana is yours IF you head to South America.... Jun 08 08, 3:45 PM

queproblema

OK, sweetie-pie, off to Brazil for the "rubro-negro" part. That Wiki site I linked to above says St. Jude is the patron saint of the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, and that's confirmed at this Portuguese site. http://www.flamengo.com.br/flapedia/Flamengo#Santo_Padroeiro Flamengo's colors are scarlet and black. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clube_de_Regatas_do_Flamengo Jun 08 08, 10:32 PM

peasypod

Splendid, pumpkin... A Golden Thingy for you. Jun 08 08, 10:54 PM