| Author | Message | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 14 Registered: 1-2006 |
She didn't understand the joke. She was just too rich. This is my first effort for quite a while. Bear with me while I try to remember exactly what it is we do here  | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 123 Registered: 9-2003 |
does the first she = same person as the second she? she = adult human female? does it matter how much money she had? million? more? is there 1 other individual? 2? 3? 4? 5? more? | ||
| Emptyhead (Emptyhead)
New member Username: Emptyhead Post Number: 20 Registered: 6-2006 |
Rich - As having loads of money? Joke - As a small tale to make somebody laugh? Is there a second person telling the joke? Was that person trying to poke fun on her? Her riches? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 17 Registered: 1-2006 |
Damia: does the first she = same person as the second she? she = adult human female? yes does it matter how much money she had? million? more? no, not really, suffice it to say she lives well and has no monetary problems at all. She is not, for example, one of the richest people in the country, just well-to-do is there 1 other individual? 2? 3? 4? 5? more? there is one other individual involved. I'll save you some house keeping - it is me | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 18 Registered: 1-2006 |
Emptyhead: Rich - As having loads of money? see my answer to Damia - the important thing is that she has never had to - for example - buy things cheap or scrimp to make ends meet Joke - As a small tale to make somebody laugh? correct Is there a second person telling the joke? yes, it is I Was that person trying to poke fun on her? not at all Her riches?nothing like this | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 128 Registered: 9-2003 |
did she not understand the meaning of a word you used? or not understand why what you said should be funny? did the joke involve people who wouldn't have much money? | ||
| Briarose333 (Briarose333)
New member Username: Briarose333 Post Number: 2 Registered: 1-2007 |
It was spoken in lingo she didn't understand because she didn't live in a poorer neighborhood? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 19 Registered: 1-2006 |
Damia: did she not understand the meaning of a word you used? not this or not understand why what you said should be funny? she did not have the context that was needed to understand what was funny did the joke involve people who wouldn't have much money? no, not exactly | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 76 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does the puzzle statement mean: She did not understand the joke BECAUSE she was too rich? -- or -- You would think that she understood the joke, but instead, this appeared because she was too rich. or neither?:D | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 562 Registered: 1-2001 |
Was the joke based upon a real life story? Concerning money? cost of buying necessities like food? clothing? heating fuel? travel? Brand names? Saving money? like with a piggy bank? Holidays? entertainment? employment? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 20 Registered: 1-2006 |
Zephyr Does the puzzle statement mean: She did not understand the joke BECAUSE she was too rich? this one -- or -- You would think that she understood the joke, but instead, this appeared because she was too rich. or neither?:D Sunshine Was the joke based upon a real life story? yes Concerning money? yes, but FA cost of buying necessities like food? yes, but FA clothing? heating fuel? travel? slightly this, but the FA is so hugely lurking in the background that I feel compelled to, out of human kindness, just say no Brand names? Saving money? like with a piggy bank? Holidays? entertainment? employment? none of these | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 21 Registered: 1-2006 |
Ooops! Sunshine's question Concerning money? should probably have been answered in this way: yes, although in a very round-about way, actually, money was concerned in the story only in the way that it was not used, and also, beware of the FA | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 133 Registered: 9-2003 |
was there a crime in your joke? did the person in your joke buy anything? go somewhere? if so is it relevant where? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
New member Username: Alizon Post Number: 480 Registered: 1-2005 |
So - the reason why she did not understand the joke was that, being well off, she did not have a particular experience a person not-so-well-off would have, correct? Would it help to find out what the joke was? Would the joke work in any country? Or is it based on a particular product/shop which is to be found only in a particular country? | ||
| Cookie (Cookie)
New member Username: Cookie Post Number: 281 Registered: 10-2003 |
Is the story about sparing money? Or a special kind of store? I once saw a rich woman in a supermarket and it was easy to tell that it was her first time she did shopping in a supermarket. | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 22 Registered: 1-2006 |
Damia was there a crime in your joke? no did the person in your joke buy anything? yes, but go somewhere? yes if so is it relevant where? yes, not specifically where, but generally - that is to say, geography is not important, all that is important is to find out the situation, which involves going somewhere Alizon So - the reason why she did not understand the joke was that, being well off, she did not have a particular experience a person not-so-well-off would have, correct? correct, but "experience" is probably not the correct expression - she could not have been in the particular situation wich a not-so-well-off person could be in Would it help to find out what the joke was? yes Would the joke work in any country? I certainly hope so! Definitely not in the poorest countries in the world, but in most other countries I should think that this is possible Or is it based on a particular product/shop which is to be found only in a particular country? there is a slight risk that this is the case, but I really doubt it Cookie Is the story about sparing money? no Or a special kind of store? no, but... I once saw a rich woman in a supermarket and it was easy to tell that it was her first time she did shopping in a supermarket. the person in the story is not that rich - but your remark is relevant anyway | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
New member Username: Alizon Post Number: 481 Registered: 1-2005 |
So the joke is about a person who goes shopping? Is the person male/female? Relevant? Does the person want to buy something tangible? Food? Something of daily use? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 23 Registered: 1-2006 |
Alizon So the joke is about a person who goes shopping? yes Is the person male/female? Relevant? irrelevant, but since it is I let's just stick with female Does the person want to buy something tangible? Food? Something of daily use? yes, this sort of thing. Irrelevant what exactly, relevant is the amount of stuff bought | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 135 Registered: 9-2003 |
did they buy too much stuff to carry? was the joke about how they got it home? any bus travel? taxi? lots of walking trips with various bags? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
New member Username: Alizon Post Number: 482 Registered: 1-2005 |
Is the policy "buy-two-and-get-one-for-free?" or anything similar concerned? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 329 Registered: 1-2007 |
Or, too much month at the end of the money? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 24 Registered: 1-2006 |
Sorry, I thought I answered these. I tried to post an answer...here we go again then Damia did they buy too much stuff to carry? this is certainly relevant was the joke about how they got it home? yes, in a (rather specific) way any bus travel? taxi? lots of walking trips with various bags? none of these though Alizon Is the policy "buy-two-and-get-one-for-free?" or anything similar concerned? no, sorry, nothing like this Snoozer Or, too much month at the end of the money? often the case bur irrelevant for this puzzle | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 25 Registered: 1-2006 |
the answer to Snoozer should of course contain the word "but" instead of the word "bur" | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 393 Registered: 1-2007 |
Something without an engine? such as a bike, a shopping cart? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 26 Registered: 1-2006 |
Snoozer Something without an engine? such as a bike, a shopping cart? a shopping cart is certainly relevant, yes | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 435 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it about how many shopping carts you need to buy your things? comparing the shopping cart with something else, such as the size of your car? Stealing it and taking it all the way home? how many shopping carts you have parked outside your house? the amount of money you will get for returning the shopping carts you have at home? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 27 Registered: 1-2006 |
Hi there, Snoozer Is it about how many shopping carts you need to buy your things? not this, only one shopping cart relevant for this topic comparing the shopping cart with something else, such as the size of your car? no. However... Stealing it and taking it all the way home? no how many shopping carts you have parked outside your house? no, although that would be an interesting sight to behold the amount of money you will get for returning the shopping carts you have at home? no - because... | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 437 Registered: 1-2007 |
Hi Hunting girl! So, could it be fitting everything you own in a shopping cart? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 442 Registered: 1-2007 |
or, that the family is so poor they cannot even afford to check out a shopping cart at the super discount store? | ||
| Wunderland (Wunderland)
New member Username: Wunderland Post Number: 1359 Registered: 3-2005 |
Credit cards relevant? | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 580 Registered: 1-2001 |
Does the store sell their shopping carts? rent them? Did you buy so many bargains you had to buy a cart? rent one? to get them home? costing more than the shopping? more than the money you saved on the bargains? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 28 Registered: 1-2006 |
Snoozer So, could it be fitting everything you own in a shopping cart? no, nothing like this level of poverty at all or, that the family is so poor they cannot even afford to check out a shopping cart at the super discount store? not this, however... Wunderland Credit cards relevant? no Sunshine Does the store sell their shopping carts? no rent them? well you have to insert a coin or token to get one of them loose and available, if that's what you mean Did you buy so many bargains you had to buy a cart? rent one? to get them home? costing more than the shopping? more than the money you saved on the bargains? none of these | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 473 Registered: 1-2007 |
Saving for weeks to afford checking out a shopping cart? Returning the shopping cart so you can afford the rent? People with a shopping cart are by definition richer than you? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 474 Registered: 1-2007 |
Getting back problems for carrying all the coins to the shopping cart point? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 475 Registered: 1-2007 |
When all the shopping carts are checked out, there is no money left for the things you need to buy? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1015 Registered: 6-2006 |
Searching the lot for a cart not returned by another patron, just to save the coin? | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 589 Registered: 1-2001 |
Do you have a car? if so, was it parked at the store? is it a small car like a Smart car? Do you normally travel to the store in your own car? on foot? by bus? with a friend in their car? On this occasion did you actually take your shopping through the check out and pay for it? Did you realise before that stage that you couldn't possibly get all that home so you abandoned the full trolley and crept out? Do you normally use a trolley/cart? or a basket? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 29 Registered: 1-2006 |
Sorry for not being quicker with these. Snoozer: Saving for weeks to afford checking out a shopping cart? no, this is way too poor for the poorness level of this puzzle Returning the shopping cart so you can afford the rent? no, yet... Getting back problems for carrying all the coins to the shopping cart point? no, you only need one coin to get a cart - coin or token, that is People with a shopping cart are by definition richer than you? no When all the shopping carts are checked out, there is no money left for the things you need to buy? not really getting this, but I think it qualifies as a "no" Beccaann: Searching the lot for a cart not returned by another patron, just to save the coin? no, but good thinking Sunshine Do you have a car? YES if so, was it parked at the store? YES is it a small car like a Smart car? no Do you normally travel to the store in your own car? yes, no to rest on foot? by bus? with a friend in their car? On this occasion did you actually take your shopping through the check out and pay for it? yes Did you realise before that stage that you couldn't possibly get all that home so you abandoned the full trolley and crept out? no Do you normally use a trolley/cart? this one or a basket? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 504 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it a big parking lot? Is the car parked far far away from where you exit the store? Does it take a lot of time to get to (or find) the car, pack in your stuff and return the cart? Do you need to take a bus to get to your car? Do you have a big car? Is it filled anyways? | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 600 Registered: 1-2001 |
Did you drive home in your car with the shopping? In one trip? Did you walk home with the cart? because that was easier than transferring everything to the car? Did you bring the cart back, get your coin back and collect your car? Were you so overcome by the amount of your shopping you just forgot you had a car?! Was your car already full of other things? Do you have to pay to park at the store? Is there a barrier that needs a coin to release it? Did you have any money left after you had paid for your shopping? Were you out of petrol? Do you have to show your receipt to get out of the car park? Was it at the bottom of the boot? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 30 Registered: 1-2006 |
Snoozer Is it a big parking lot? yes but irrelevant Is the car parked far far away from where you exit the store? somewhat, but irrelevant Does it take a lot of time to get to (or find) the car, pack in your stuff and return the cart? YES Do you need to take a bus to get to your car? no Do you have a big car? normal I suppose Is it filled anyways? there was plenty of room for the groceries and whatnot. Sunshine Did you drive home in your car with the shopping? yes In one trip? yes Did you walk home with the cart? no because that was easier than transferring everything to the car? no, but at one time it felt like that. But I live rather far from the store, so... Did you bring the cart back, get your coin back and collect your car? FA Were you so overcome by the amount of your shopping you just forgot you had a car?! no Was your car already full of other things? no Do you have to pay to park at the store? no Is there a barrier that needs a coin to release it? ? Did you have any money left after you had paid for your shopping? yes Were you out of petrol? no Do you have to show your receipt to get out of the car park? no Was it at the bottom of the boot? no, but good thinking | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 31 Registered: 1-2006 |
Oooops! I'd like to change the answer to this question from Snoozer Does it take a lot of time to get to (or find) the car, no pack in your stuff and return the cart? YES | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 509 Registered: 1-2007 |
After putting the stuff in the car, are you debating if it is really worth returning the cart for the coin, or to just leave the cart there and go home? When you are done packing your car, is it still possible to return the cart? to get the coin back? Is it already evening when you are done? Kids involved? | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 602 Registered: 1-2001 |
By the time you brought your cart back to the store had they reduced prices further? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 32 Registered: 1-2006 |
Snoozer After putting the stuff in the car, are you debating if it is really worth returning the cart for the coin, or to just leave the cart there and go home? I do this more often than I like to admit. However this is not the case here. Oh - and FA When you are done packing your car, is it still possible to return the cart? yes to get the coin back? FA Is it already evening when you are done? no Sunshine By the time you brought your cart back to the store had they reduced prices further? no, but interesting idea Kids involved? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 33 Registered: 1-2006 |
Sunshine Kids involved? no, this was BK (before kids) | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 181 Registered: 9-2003 |
did you put a coin/token in the cart to get it in the first place? or did you manage to find one on its own? with the coin/token in already? did you return the cart afterwards? get the coin/token back? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 34 Registered: 1-2006 |
Damia did you put a coin/token in the cart to get it in the first place? yopishly yes or did you manage to find one on its own? no with the coin/token in already? yopishly NO did you return the cart afterwards? yes get the coin/token back? yopishly YES | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 518 Registered: 1-2007 |
The cart you are using, does it belong to the shop? Have you found a way to get a cart without inserting a coin or token? Are you asking people on the way out if you should return their cart, but then you use that cart for your shopping and make some money by returning it? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 35 Registered: 1-2006 |
Snoozer The cart you are using, does it belong to the shop? yes, or the parking lot or something. Irrelevant Have you found a way to get a cart without inserting a coin or token? NO Are you asking people on the way out if you should return their cart, but then you use that cart for your shopping and make some money by returning it? no | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 528 Registered: 1-2007 |
Do you know a way to trick the cart, so you can get the coin out after releasing the cart and use it for shopping? | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 610 Registered: 1-2001 |
Did you use a coin? a token? If the latter, was it a recognised token or something you had that worked instead? Did you have a scruple about abandoning the cart with this token? was it something you needed to regain? Did you have to spend ages lining up to get your token back? | ||
| Thestreetdetective (Thestreetdetective)
New member Username: Thestreetdetective Post Number: 8 Registered: 3-2007 |
whats FA mean? | ||
| Blazingphoenix (Blazingphoenix)
New member Username: Blazingphoenix Post Number: 19 Registered: 2-2007 |
FA=False Assumption By any chance, did you pay for it with a rare coin, or did you pay with a coin and then get a cion of lesser value back? (Ex- you put in a US quarter, then got a Canadian quarter back?) | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 36 Registered: 1-2006 |
Snoozer Do you know a way to trick the cart, so you can get the coin out after releasing the cart and use it for shopping? no Sunshine Did you use a coin? a token? THIS ONE If the latter, was it a recognised token or something you had that worked instead? it was something that you could get at the store, the shape of a Swedish fivecrown which is the coin that normally works in these carts Did you have a scruple about abandoning the cart with this token? YES! was it something you needed to regain? Yes, OTRT - but beware of FA... Did you have to spend ages lining up to get your token back? no, not this These are very good questions, Sunshine Blazingphoenix} By any chance, did you pay for it with a rare coin, or did you pay with a coin and then get a cion of lesser value back? (Ex- you put in a US quarter, then got a Canadian quarter back?) no to both - and actually I don't know how one would go about to do this last part. In Sweden at least, the coin or token that you put in remains in the slot until you return the cart. There is only the coin or token that you put there in the cart | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 615 Registered: 1-2001 |
Good morning Was it a chocolate coin? | ||
| Blazingphoenix (Blazingphoenix)
New member Username: Blazingphoenix Post Number: 30 Registered: 2-2007 |
I think I have heard of this before.... Were they tokens made of ice? Were there people around that were swiping the coins out of the "meters" when people had the carts out? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 535 Registered: 1-2007 |
Did you use a button? Was the token attached to something? Your trousers? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 37 Registered: 1-2006 |
Sunshine And good morning to you Was it a chocolate coin? no, don't think they would work Blazingphoenix I think I have heard of this before.... not unless you know me - or know someone of the same kind this is FMOE Were they tokens made of ice? no, metal Were there people around that were swiping the coins out of the "meters" when people had the carts out? no Snoozer Did you use a button? no, just an ordinary metal thingy that the store gives out to people to save them from having to have the correct change every time they want to use a cart Was the toke attached to something? YES, very good Your trousers? not this though | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 490 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was the token attached to something valuable? Eg a set of keys? (I think these tokens sometimes come in the form of a key ring.) Perhaps you joked about leaving the token (plus whatever it was attached to) in the trolley, and your friend took this seriously? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 38 Registered: 1-2006 |
Was the token attached to something valuable? YES Eg a set of keys? (I think these tokens sometimes come in the form of a key ring.) YES, very good Perhaps you joked about leaving the token (plus whatever it was attached to) in the trolley, and your friend took this seriously? no, not this - time for another kind of lateral leap | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 544 Registered: 1-2007 |
Was it on the same key ring as your car keys? Does it give you a problem opening the car door, because you have an old car that can only be opened with a key, which is now stuck to the cart? | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 238 Registered: 9-2003 |
did you have to take the trolley back to free your keys? then take the shopping back to the car by hand? | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 39 Registered: 1-2006 |
Snoozer Was it on the same key ring as your car keys? Yes Does it give you a problem opening the car door, because you have an old car that can only be opened with a key, which is now stuck to the cart? Yes Damia did you have to take the trolley back to free your keys? Yes then take the shopping back to the car by hand? Yes, exactly. Well done, both of you! and I think this is enough for a SPOILER I was telling a friend how I had gone shopping with a full cart and then, when the time came to unload all my bags into the car, I realized that the car was impossible to open, as the car keys were attached to the same key ring that my cart-getting-token was attached to. She looked at me blankly, not realizing that this was a problem, and after all, she was so well-off that she had never had to buy an old car. Thus, all she had to do, was press a button on her key and the car opened obediently and without turning a key. Some time has passed since then and we have a newer car now, however, whenever I borrow my husband's car to go shopping, the same thing almost happens... Thank you and well done all. A particular thanks to Snoozer who has kept the puzzle running. | ||
| Huntinggirl (Huntinggirl)
New member Username: Huntinggirl Post Number: 40 Registered: 1-2006 |
Here we go, I had no idea there was a new rule ********SPOILER************ |
