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David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 12:09 am: |       |
By Chuck Raby (Wildcard) on Sunday, April 10, 2005 - 07:51 pm:
were they planning to do cliff diving? no, but again, this is the right sort of idea
Does the wedding involve an airplane? the space shuttle? a glider? Hang glider? some kind of slingshot? trebu-- treb...catapult? a skyscraper? A tightrope? trapese? being shot out of a cannon? trampoline? parasailing? parachuting from something other than a plane? Into the Grand Canyon? not exactly any of these, and yet... |
Chuck Raby (Wildcard)
| | Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 5:23 am: | |
Ok, we're talking about a couple right? A man and a woman?
The couple planned to put themselves in a dangerous place for their wedding?
The blunt force trauma they are risking, does it include "high speed" dirt (impacting the ground at un-safe speeds)?
Are they going to climb to this place? Be carried? lifted? shot? flung? teleported? driven? taking an elevator? climbing stairs? fly in some kind of vehicle? a gondola? ski-lift? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 9:27 am: | |
By Chuck Raby (Wildcard) on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 05:23 am:
Ok, we're talking about a couple right? right A man and a woman? yes
The couple planned to put themselves in a dangerous place for their wedding? indeed
The blunt force trauma they are risking, does it include "high speed" dirt (impacting the ground at un-safe speeds)? that is one of the possible consequences, yes
Are they going to climb to this place? this one, and then... Be carried? lifted? shot? flung? teleported? driven? taking an elevator? climbing stairs? fly in some kind of vehicle? a gondola? ski-lift? |
Haenlomal (Haenlomal)
| | Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 6:04 pm: | |
Rock climbing? Against a cliff? Were they both rock climbing enthusiasts? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 6:07 pm: | |
By Haenlomal (Haenlomal) on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 06:04 pm:
Rock climbing? yes, indeed Against a cliff? not quite Were they both rock climbing enthusiasts? very much so |
Haenlomal (Haenlomal)
| | Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 6:11 pm: | |
I think I saw this on TV, so I'll have to bow out.... |
Lynne (Lynne)
| | Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 7:14 pm: | |
Would they abseil down? |
Chuck Raby (Wildcard)
| | Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 7:26 pm: | |
They planning to climb a mountain? The name of the mountain relevant? Some significant landmark? half dome?
Is there not enough air at the peak to effectively go through the vows? Were they planning to ski down once they got to the top? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 10:26 pm: | |
By Lynne (Lynne) on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 07:14 pm:
Would they abseil down? it is not recorded how they actually planned to get down. However...
By Chuck Raby (Wildcard) on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 07:26 pm:
They planning to climb a mountain? no The name of the mountain relevant? Some significant landmark? half dome?
Is there not enough air at the peak to effectively go through the vows? it wasn't a mountain. And how much air does it take to say "I do", anyway? (The boy who said "Too much" will stay behind after class.) Were they planning to ski down once they got to the top? no |
Damien Sullivan (Docd)
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 10:59 am: | |
Were they planning to climb one of those artificial rock-climbing cliffs? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 11:28 am: | |
By Damien Sullivan (Docd) on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 10:59 am:
Were they planning to climb one of those artificial rock-climbing cliffs? no. And the answer to the question "They planning to climb a mountain?" should have been "yope" rather than "no".
woubit |
(Stuccosalt)
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 1:43 pm: | |
Is it relevant where this object is that they planned to climb? Is it in fact a mountain? Is it any kind of natural rock formation? Is it something made by humans? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 1:54 pm: | |
By (Stuccosalt) on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 01:43 pm:
Is it relevant where this object is that they planned to climb? not really Is it in fact a mountain? Buzzard yope Is it any kind of natural rock formation? ditto Is it something made by humans? no |
(Stuccosalt)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 1:20 am: | |
Is it rocky? Is it a well-known landmark? Is it something people are known to have climbed? Does it rise up above the ground? Is it above ground? Below? Partially or fully in water?
Do they plan to be married on the face of the thing they will climb? Atop its peak? At its bottom? |
(Stuccosalt)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 2:09 pm: | |
Volcano? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 12:36 am: | |
By (Stuccosalt) on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 01:20 am:
Is it rocky? yope Is it a well-known landmark? no Is it something people are known to have climbed? yope Does it rise up above the ground? yope Is it above ground? yope Below? no Partially or fully in water? no
Do they plan to be married on the face of the thing they will climb? no Atop its peak? no At its bottom? no
By (Stuccosalt) on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 02:09 pm:
Volcano? no |
Chuck Raby (Wildcard)
| | Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 6:18 pm: | |
This thing they are climbing...does part of it rise above the ground? Does it involve plants in any way? They climbing a tree?
Are they climbing in a cave? Are they climbing a rock formation of any kind?
Are they climbing something made of ice? snow? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Friday, April 15, 2005 - 1:06 am: | |
By Chuck Raby (Wildcard) on Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 06:18 pm:
This thing they are climbing FA ...does part of it rise above the ground? yes Does it involve plants in any way? no They climbing a tree? no
Are they climbing in a cave? yes Are they climbing a rock formation of any kind? yope
Are they climbing something made of ice? snow? yope
Recall that a "Buzzard yope" generally involves a quantitative, rather than a qualitative, misapprehension  |
(Stuccosalt)
| | Posted on Friday, April 15, 2005 - 1:09 pm: | |
Is the plan is to make several climbs?
Are they spelunking, climbing outside, or some of both?
Are they travelling from one location to another that involves some climbing and other tasks?
Or is the misapprehension that both are climbing? Does one wait for the other atop a mountain, or inside a cave? Do they both climb/spelunk/otherwise travel?
Is the 'aisle' walked down in the ceremony vertical? Is it through a cave or up a rock face? 'Cause that'd be cool. |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Friday, April 15, 2005 - 1:41 pm: | |
By (Stuccosalt) on Friday, April 15, 2005 - 01:09 pm:
Is the plan is to make several climbs? no
Are they spelunking, climbing outside, this one or some of both?
Are they travelling from one location to another that involves some climbing and other tasks? well, yes, but what they are basically doing is mountain-climbing. It's just that...
Or is the misapprehension that both are climbing? no - the misapprehension has not to do with the number of climbers, but with... Does one wait for the other atop a mountain, no or inside a cave? no Do they both climb this one /spelunk/otherwise travel?
Is the 'aisle' walked down in the ceremony vertical? well, I suppose that would be a possible way of looking at it Is it through a cave or up a rock face? neither 'Cause that'd be cool. cool things do not happen in woubit puzzles. He is a grumpy old man these days. |
(Stuccosalt)
| | Posted on Friday, April 15, 2005 - 1:52 pm: | |
Mmm.. So the quantitative misapprehension does not invlove the number of climbs, nor the number of climbers... Number of thing(s) climbed?
Are there other people or other entities involved?
If number of things climbed, is it a mountain range or chain that we're talking about? A country being transversed? A planet?
And this is a tad confusing:
Are they climbing in a cave? yes
Are they spelunking, climbing outside, this one or some of both?
Is it a canyon or gorge? Iceberg? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Friday, April 15, 2005 - 2:02 pm: | |
By (Stuccosalt) on Friday, April 15, 2005 - 01:52 pm:
Mmm.. So the quantitative misapprehension does not invlove the number of climbs, nor the number of climbers... Number of thing(s) climbed? precisely
Are there other people or other entities involved? well, there is the celebrant, who is a little more than preipherally involved. And there are the congregation, but they are not really very much involved at all. Even the ones who always cry at weddings.
If number of things climbed, is it a mountain range or chain that we're talking about? there are two mountains involved A country being transversed? A planet?
And this is a tad confusing:
Are they climbing in a cave? yes sorry about that. No idea where that one came from at all  They are not climbing in a cave. They are climbing two mountains. One each.
Are they spelunking, climbing outside, this one or some of both?
Is it a canyon or gorge? Iceberg? it is none of those |
(Stuccosalt)
| | Posted on Friday, April 15, 2005 - 5:33 pm: | |
Will they be married when each reaches the peak? Will one then move from one peak to the next? Will they meet somewhere in between?
Is the location of the celebrant/guests important?
Any helicopters involved? Any sort of flying, gliding or hovering craft? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Friday, April 15, 2005 - 6:11 pm: | |
By (Stuccosalt) on Friday, April 15, 2005 - 05:33 pm:
Will they be married when each reaches the peak? no Will one then move from one peak to the next? no, but this is very much the right idea Will they meet somewhere in between? yes, indeed
Is the location of the celebrant/guests important? the celebrant is with the bride and groom. The congregation is on terra firma.
Any helicopters involved? Any sort of flying, gliding or hovering craft? nothing like this |
(Stuccosalt)
| | Posted on Friday, April 15, 2005 - 7:50 pm: | |
Curiouser and curiouser... So they each climb a mountain, and meet in-between... is there a tightrope? Cable car? Zip line (if that's what those are called)?
Is the plan to leap off the peaks? To be suspended between them? To balance on something between them?
Will they use any sorts of vehicles to meet in-between? Any special equipment, such as safety equipment (parachutes, repelling ropes, etc.)?
Will they be at a distance above ground where falling would mean death?
Will they meet on a third mountain? On some other structure? Natural structure? Manmade? Or will the meet in air between the mountaintops? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Saturday, April 16, 2005 - 1:14 am: | |
By (Stuccosalt) on Friday, April 15, 2005 - 07:50 pm:
Curiouser and curiouser... So they each climb a mountain, and meet in-between... exactly and precisely so is there a tightrope? well, not a tightrope. Just a rope. Or, to be exact, more than one rope. Cable car? Zip line (if that's what those are called)?
Is the plan to leap off the peaks? no To be suspended between them? yes, indeed To balance on something between them? no
Will they use any sorts of vehicles to meet in-between? Any special equipment, such as safety equipment (parachutes, repelling ropes, etc.)? just ropes
Will they be at a distance above ground where falling would mean death? yes, indeed
Will they meet on a third mountain? On some other structure? Natural structure? Manmade? Or will the meet in air between the mountaintops? this one. To clarify: the bride will climb one mountain, the groom another. Each, supported by a rope (or arrangement of ropes) will meet the other in mid air between the mountains in order to exchange vows. The priest has his own arrangement of ropes, but this does not matter much.
In view of the above, what is it that this marrying couple had better not do, with respect to each other as it were? |
HotBod (Hotbod)
| | Posted on Saturday, April 16, 2005 - 4:24 pm: | |
Kiss each other? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 2:20 am: | |
By HotBod (Hotbod) on Saturday, April 16, 2005 - 04:24 pm:
Kiss each other? no - more to do with marriage |
Lynne (Lynne)
| | Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 8:25 am: | |
Change their minds? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 8:27 am: | |
By Lynne (Lynne) on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 08:25 am:
Change their minds? no, but good thinking |
Benjamin Moore (Zenith)
| | Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 11:15 am: | |
Have anyone else involved? like bridesmaids, ring bearers, best man, etc? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 11:36 am: | |
By Benjamin Moore (Zenith) on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 11:15 am:
Have anyone else involved? like bridesmaids, ring bearers, best man, etc? no one else - just a couple getting married swinging from ropes between two mountains. An everyday story of simple folk. |
Benjamin Moore (Zenith)
| | Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 2:55 pm: | |
Of course... However I was suggesting that it would probably be a good idea not to have others involved; I suppose the priest is a bit of a given, unless he gave the sevice with the aid of amplification, both audial and probably visual...
I would think that the bride better not be pregnant before attempting this unique nuptial experience also... |
Tony (E20)
| | Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 3:13 pm: | |
"Take the plunge"? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 9:29 pm: | |
By Tony (E20) on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 03:13 pm:
"Take the plunge"? no, but a very good answer indeed, and very much on the right lines |
Johanna (Buzzard)
| | Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 10:04 pm: | |
Tie the knot? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 10:20 pm: | |
By Johanna (Buzzard) on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 10:04 pm:
Tie the knot? an even better answer In fact...
***** SPOILER *****
Where the earth meets the sky
An Indian couple are to get married while suspended by ropes between two mountains.
Ashriwad Ayre and Bharti Patil will wed at 2,000ft between Duke's Nose and Duchess Peak at Lonavala, near Mumbai.
Harnessed to a rope, the groom will move towards the centre of the gap from Duke's Nose while his bride will come from Duchess Peak.
A Hindu priest, suspended from another rope, will conduct the 45 minute ceremony.
The couple, both keen climbers, wanted their wedding to reflect their passion for mountaineering.
The 150 guests will gather on a plateau on Duke's Nose to witness the 28-year-olds tie the knot.
If they did that, it would be impossible for them to get back to their respective mountains. They'd better not.
Well done Johanna, thanks everyone. |
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