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| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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You might be able to guess what Suzanne's cat looks like upon hearing its name, even though it's neither a descriptive name like 'Snowball' nor the name of a famous cat whose appearance is well-known like Morris, an orange cat featured in American cat food advertisements. How come?? | ||
| Larry Troxler (Quackscience)
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Is the cat's name the name of a well know person? some type of object? some adjective describing the cat's behavior? | ||
| Hannah Kinghern (Kdoc)
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when you say we will be able to guess what the cat looks like - does this refer to its colour? its size? how fat it is? the amount of fur? the markings on its fur? This reminds me of the puzzle you did ages ago about the naming of a zoo animal - I loved that one!  | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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By Larry Troxler (Quackscience) on Sunday, September 25, 2005 - 09:51 pm: Is the cat's name the name of a well know person? no some type of object? no some adjective describing the cat's behavior? no By Hannah Kinghern (Kdoc) on Sunday, September 25, 2005 - 10:02 pm: when you say we will be able to guess what the cat looks like - does this refer to its colour? no its size? no how fat it is? no the amount of fur? no the markings on its fur? yes This reminds me of the puzzle you did ages ago about the naming of a zoo animal - I loved that one! Thanks  !! I'm afraid this one will be much easier, though  !! As long as you're online, how about turning that clever lateral brain to my 2 long-standing puzzles as well?? | ||
| Larry Troxler (Quackscience)
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Is it's name a letter of the alphabet? | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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By Larry Troxler (Quackscience) on Sunday, September 25, 2005 - 10:13 pm: Is it's name a letter of the alphabet? no | ||
| Larry Troxler (Quackscience)
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Do the cat's markings resemble a picture of some kind of object? How many colors does the cat's fur have? 1? 2? 3? more? | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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By Larry Troxler (Quackscience) on Sunday, September 25, 2005 - 10:24 pm: Do the cat's markings resemble a picture of some kind of object? no How many colors does the cat's fur have? 1? noish 2? possibly 3? ditto more? ditto | ||
| dryman (Dryman)
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is it a calico (tortoiseshell) cat? is it female? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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Something like zigzag? | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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By dryman (Dryman) on Sunday, September 25, 2005 - 11:03 pm: By dryman (Dryman) on Sunday, September 25, 2005 - 11:03 pm: is it a calico (tortoiseshell) cat?possibly is it female? ditto By Lynne (Lynne) on Sunday, September 25, 2005 - 11:12 pm: Something like zigzag?The name is not descriptive, but the cat's markings may be somewhat zigzag ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ||
| Mosquito (Mosquito)
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Is the cat named after an animal it resembles, such as tiger, zebra etc? | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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By Mosquito (Mosquito) on Monday, September 26, 2005 - 12:26 am: Is the cat named after an animal it resembles, such as tiger, zebra etc? no ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ||
| John Morahan (Wunderland)
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Are the markings a natural part of the cat's fur? Do they resemble an image or symbol? | ||
| Tony (E20)
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Great title ... Henry Reed meets TS Elliott! Does the cat's name have one word? two words? three words? more? is it a name that would be recognised as a name (like Jose)? or a word which is not usually used as a name (like Brick)? | ||
| Tony (E20)
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Was the cat called Joseph (with the associated implications about his coat being many-coloured ) ? | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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BLOOOOOOOOOOPERRATERT!is it a calico (tortoiseshell) cat?possibly \THE ANSWER SHOULD BEVERY UNLIKELY | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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By John Morahan (Wunderland) on Monday, September 26, 2005 - 09:16 am: Are the markings a natural part of the cat's fur? Do they resemble an image or symbol? By Tony (E20) on Monday, September 26, 2005 - 04:31 pm: Great title ... Henry Reed meets TS Elliott! Does the cat's name have one word? yes two words? no three words? no more? no is it a name that would be recognised as a name (like Jose)? yesor a word which is not usually used as a name (like Brick)? no | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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By Tony (E20) on Monday, September 26, 2005 - 06:17 pm: Was the cat called Joseph (with the associated implications about his coat being many-coloured ) ? no | ||
| Lauri Ahonen (Klaivu)
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Moire or similar? Referring to patterns or coloration in this way? | ||
| Tony (E20)
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Could the name also be given to a person? If so, as a first name (like Elizabeth)? A last name (like Smith)? Or a single name (like Meatloaf)? Is there an association between a famous holder of this name and a particular pattern? or combination of colours? Is it the name of a painter? or some other kind of artist? | ||
| Batman (Ashusharma)
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Is the name usually a human's name? | ||
| Lisa (Dlcygnet)
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Is this cat's coloring/type... Black? White? Orange? Brown? Grey? Other? Siamese? Tabby? Egyptian? (Absynnian?) Fat? Are the eyes... Blue? Green? Hazel? Black? Half and half? Eye color relevant? Named... Garfield? Raven? After some sort of dirt? (Sandy? Ash?) For a color? For a special marking? Black Beauty? | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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By Lauri Ahonen (Klaivu) on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 12:48 pm: Moire or similar? no Referring to patterns or coloration in this way? noish By Tony (E20) on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 01:15 pm: Could the name also be given to a person? yes If so, as a first name (like Elizabeth)? yes. Why give an exampole? Do you think I don't know what first names are ?? A last name (like Smith)? no Or a single name (like Meatloaf)? no Is there an association between a famous holder of this name and a particular pattern? no or combination of colours? no Is it the name of a painter? no or some other kind of artist? no | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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By Lisa (Dlcygnet) on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 03:43 pm: Is this cat's coloring/type... Black? White? Orange? Brown? Grey? Other? could involve any of these colors Siamese? unlikely Tabby? yes Egyptian? (Absynnian?) no Fat? irrel Are the eyes... Blue? Green? Hazel? Black? Half and half? Eye color relevant? no | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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Named... Garfield? no Raven? no After some sort of dirt? no (Sandy? no Ash? no) For a color? no For a special marking? yes Black Beauty? no | ||
| Lewis Zeiters (Lzeiters)
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"Lightning"? | ||
| Lisa (Dlcygnet)
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Is the cat named after something out of Pokemon? "Tabitha"? "Mutt"? Are the zigzag markings mentioned before just the usual random zigzags on a tabby cat? Is there something more to the cats markings besides being a Tabby? Is there a weird shape? | ||
| Tim A. Dowd (Bodo)
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Might the name specifically invoke the description "tabby?" Or would it tend more toward a generic stripy-ness? Would the name itself do this? Or would it be more along the lines of suggesting a connection to stripy/tabbiness, in other words, hearing the name would make one think of X and when one thinks of X one typically thinks of Y, which is stripitudinous? | ||
| Tony (E20)
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I struck lucky with my example of "Jose" in your earlier puzzle - I was hoping it might work again!! Is it a man's name? A woman's name? A gender non-specific name? Look - no examples! Does the name sound like a description of the cat's colouring? Does it rhyme with a description of the colouring? | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
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Is it Mark? | ||
| Lisa (Dlcygnet)
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Or Spot? | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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By Lewis Zeiters (Lzeiters) on Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 12:00 am: "Lightning"?{no} By Lisa (Dlcygnet) on Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 12:13 am: Is the cat named after something out of Pokemon? no "Tabitha"? no "Mutt"? no Are the zigzag markings mentioned before just the usual random zigzags on a tabby cat? no Is there something more to the cats markings besides being a Tabby? noIs there a weird shape? no By Tim A. Dowd (Bodo) on Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 12:15 am: Might the name specifically invoke the description "tabby?" yes Or would it tend more toward a generic stripy-ness? no | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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Would the name itself do this? yes Or would it be more along the lines of suggesting a connection to stripy/tabbiness, in other words, hearing the name would make one think of X and when one thinks of X one typically thinks of Y, which is stripitudinous? no, but I love 'stripitudinous'!! By Tony (E20) on Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 12:45 am: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote: If so, as a first name (like Elizabeth)? yes. Why give an exampole? Do you think I don't know what first names are?? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I struck lucky with my example of "Jose" in your earlier puzzle - I was hoping it might work again!! Is it a man's name? no | ||
| Tim A. Dowd (Bodo)
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Abigail? | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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A woman's name? yes A gender non-specific name? no Look - no examples! Does the name sound like a description of the cat's colouring? see next answer Does it rhyme with a description of the colouring? yes-GOOD QUESTION!! Now it should be a snap By Lauren (Lauren) on Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 03:47 am: Is it Mark? no By Lisa (Dlcygnet) on Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 02:37 pm: Or Spot? no | ||
| Tim A. Dowd (Bodo)
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Or the short version of Abigail... | ||
| Lisa (Dlcygnet)
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*points at Abby* If not... Gabby? Baby? My mom once had a siamese cat named Agony. He was named for his "talkativeness". He would even go so far as to hop on mom's lap and scold her when she was away for more than an hour. His name comes from the song "Misery and Agony and Shame on me..." | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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By Lisa (Dlcygnet) on Friday, September 30, 2005 - 05:50 pm: *points at Abby* yes If not... Gabby? Baby? My mom once had a siamese cat named Agony. He was named for his "talkativeness". He would even go so far as to hop on mom's lap and scold her when she was away for more than an hour. His name comes from the song "Misery and Agony and Shame on me..." ----------- *** SPOILER ***********- Suzanne's cat is named Abby, from which you might guess that shde's a tabby. Sorry it was so easy & please check out my new lone at the bottom of the page------------------------------------------------------------ | ||
| Tim A. Dowd (Bodo)
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I claim right of first spoilage per my 05:32 pm post (also see 5:35 post). It's not often (in fact, pretty close to never) that I solve a Felicia Nimue puzzle, after all. | ||
| Felicia Nimue Ackerman (Nimue)
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Tim--Try my new one!! (Or any of my current older ones, for that matter) |
