| Author | Message | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 132 Registered: 1-2007 |
Let's just hope they pick the right one | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 631 Registered: 9-2006 |
They: human? male? adult? How many "ones" are there to choose: two? three? four? more? If the wrong one is chosen, will someone get hurt? "Ones" are physical things? | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 39 Registered: 3-2007 |
Is the right one a path of some sort? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 133 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the right one a path of some sort? yesish but could you clarify what you mean by path and i'll give a more definite answer | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 135 Registered: 1-2007 |
They: human? \b[yes} male? both male & female adult? yes How many "ones" are there to choose: two? this three? four? more? If the wrong one is chosen, will someone get hurt? this will happen if either is chosen "Ones" are physical things? yes | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 43 Registered: 3-2007 |
Path being a life choice? a decision to do somthing over another? eg to choose to study chemistry rather than physics. So there are two choices? but if either is chosen someone will get hurt? The persons in the collective 'lets' is the right one for them the wrong one for the choosers? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 136 Registered: 1-2007 |
Path being a life choice? a decision to do somthing over another? eg to choose to study chemistry rather than physics. that's a no then So there are two choices? just to clarify my earlier answer "they" in the puzzle statement aren't aware of a second option but may select it in error they do not actually feel they are making a choice but if either is chosen someone will get hurt? yesThe persons in the collective 'lets' is the right one for them the wrong one for the choosers? no the right one would be right for both "they" and the "lets" (god i hope i'm making sense here) | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 264 Registered: 9-2003 |
I'm confused already... there is a choice to be made, but the "they" group aren't aware there is a choice? if they pick the right one, they will be hurt, but it will still be the right choice for everyone? is there a physical path to walk down? are there 2 people in the "they" group? 3? 4? 5? is there a specific number of people in the "lets" group? 2? 3? 4? 5? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 137 Registered: 1-2007 |
I'm confused already... there is a choice to be made, but the "they" group aren't aware there is a choice? ok lets kill off the whole choice issue. "They" are about to embark on a particular course of action however the potential to make an error exists but they are probably unaware of this. If they go the correct course people (including some of "they") will get hurt . However if they make the error people will get hurt also. I should add that this a fairly lighthearted puzzle and the chances of the error being made are zero. The puzzle statement is a remark made to me by a friend of mine who pointed out a slight oddity that i had never noticed but probably should have. if they pick the right one, they will be hurt, but it will still be the right choice for everyone? see above which i hope answers this question is there a physical path to walk down? more a course of action to be taken are there 2 people in the "they" group? 3? 4? 5? many many more is there a specific number of people in the "lets" group? 2? 3? 4? 5? i'd say about 50,000 but potentially up to 4 million could be impacted | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 48 Registered: 3-2007 |
Is it a political? military? Scientifical? ethical course of action? any involvement with immunisation? virus strains? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 141 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it a political? military? this one Scientifical? ethical course of action? any involvement with immunisation? virus strains? no | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 49 Registered: 3-2007 |
That was a quick reply.... is it the war in iraq? problems in zimbabwe? afganistan? africa? middle east? south america? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 143 Registered: 1-2007 |
That was a quick reply.... slow day at the office is it the war in iraq? this one - you're going to solve this very quickly i feel problems in zimbabwe? afganistan? africa? middle east? south america? | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 53 Registered: 3-2007 |
Decision to pull out the troops? decision to send in more troops? decision to use Iraq as a base to push into Iran? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 144 Registered: 1-2007 |
Decision to pull out the troops? decision to send in more troops? decision to use Iraq as a base to push into Iran? none of these i'm afraid | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 55 Registered: 3-2007 |
Is it a coalition choice ? or an Iraqi choice? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 146 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it a coalition choice ? i prefer the word decision or course of action but yes or an Iraqi choice? no | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 60 Registered: 3-2007 |
troop movements? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 149 Registered: 1-2007 |
troop movements? yesish | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 63 Registered: 3-2007 |
who would make this course of action... politions? the troops? Generals? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 152 Registered: 1-2007 |
who would make this course of action... politions? the troops? Generals? like all military operations the politician decide on the action and the military do the spadework Please note that this action has already happened | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 70 Registered: 3-2007 |
To set up the new government? to host elections? to execute sadam? to elect Bush? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 170 Registered: 1-2007 |
To set up the new government? to host elections? to execute sadam? to elect Bush? none of these | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 75 Registered: 3-2007 |
gondoleeza rice is she one of them? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 171 Registered: 1-2007 |
gondoleeza rice is she one of them? yes. I'm sure she would have been one of those involved in the decision | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 78 Registered: 3-2007 |
Ok back to the yesish for troop movements.. is the course of action for the entire military presence in Iraq? is it to engage the enemy in a certain way? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 178 Registered: 1-2007 |
Ok back to the yesish for troop movements.. is the course of action for the entire military presence in Iraq? yope is it to engage the enemy in a certain way? the decision is more high level than this | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 82 Registered: 3-2007 |
To engage in torture? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 188 Registered: 1-2007 |
To engage in torture? no , you're putting the cart before the horse! | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 86 Registered: 3-2007 |
Is it not happening in Afganistan too? Is this happening all over Iraq or in a specific region? Are the Iraqi people happy about it? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 201 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it not happening in Afganistan too? no Is this happening all over Iraq or in a specific region? this action has already happened it took place throughout Iraq.Are the Iraqi people happy about it? some were some weren't | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 219 Registered: 1-2007 |
I'm going to post a hint on this as traffic is very slow and the premise of the puzzle is a little silly HINT: The course of action is the actual invasion of Iraq | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 91 Registered: 3-2007 |
So the right one is the actual method of invasion? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 223 Registered: 1-2007 |
So the right one is the actual method of invasion? no | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 95 Registered: 3-2007 |
so the two you confirmed Condoleeza Rice is the other Bush? were the choices diplomacy or military action? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 252 Registered: 1-2007 |
so the two you confirmed Condoleeza Rice is the other Bush? well i'm guessing those two were involved in the decision to invade Iraq . Others as well no doubt were the choices diplomacy or military action? the choice in this puzzle relates to an incorrect option they may have taken when invading Iraq. It's a potential geographical error | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 32 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is there another place called Iraq? Or something that sounds like it? That they could have invaded instead? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 254 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is there another place called Iraq? Or something that sounds like it? That they could have invaded instead? no to all but definately OTRT | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 97 Registered: 3-2007 |
is the puzzle anything to do with going after Al Qaeda the an concentrating on the wrong country? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 256 Registered: 1-2007 |
is the puzzle anything to do with going after Al Qaeda the an concentrating on the wrong country? No. The puzzle is much simpler than any global anti-terrorism policy. Enjays questions almost hit on the answer(which i'll remind you is fairly lighthearted and silly) | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 36 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is it something like they could have taken a wrong turning? Would the error have been invading the wrong country? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 258 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it something like they could have taken a wrong turning? not really Would the error have been invading the wrong country? yes | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 100 Registered: 3-2007 |
Going to Iran rather than Iraq? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 259 Registered: 1-2007 |
Going to Iran rather than Iraq? nope but i wouldn't put it past them | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 102 Registered: 3-2007 |
The other country they could have invaded, (going back to Enjay's question) would this country be in the same region? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 270 Registered: 1-2007 |
The other country they could have invaded, (going back to Enjay's question) would this country be in the same region? no | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 104 Registered: 3-2007 |
country in Europe? Asia? Africa? South America? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 274 Registered: 1-2007 |
country in Europe? thisAsia? Africa? South America? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 58 Registered: 4-2007 |
So is it a country that could be theoretically confused with Iraq? (I say theoretically because I hope there was no real chance of them making this mistake :-)) Does it have a similar name? Similar shape? Is it similar in any waY? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 277 Registered: 1-2007 |
So is it a country that could be theoretically confused with Iraq? a part of a country yes (I say theoretically because I hope there was no real chance of them making this mistake :-)) no chance at all thank god. by the way how come the smileys aren't working Does it have a similar name? Similar shape? this one Is it similar in any waY? only in shape. You are practically there so I'll go a head and $poil as you are unlikely to know the region of the country i had in mind | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 60 Registered: 4-2007 |
Well I am one of those people who has trouble pointing to Iraq on a map so its unlikely I could go further! I have no idea what's happening to the smileys...I just get an error message. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 279 Registered: 1-2007 |
************SPOILER************** Some years back my friend and I were talking about the upcoming invasion of Iraq. My mate said I hope the pick the right one. When I asked for an explanation he pointed out the remarkable similarity in shape between County Monaghan In Ireland (which is where we are both from) and Iraq. I was amazed that I had never noticed this before. Apparently at a St Patrick's Day parade in New York the Monaghan Branch had to remove their banner because people thought they were protesting about the war. to view the similarities click below www.cynicalstuff.com/2006/12/08 Hope you enjoyed this silly puzzle | ||
| Goldenspiral (Goldenspiral)
New member Username: Goldenspiral Post Number: 108 Registered: 3-2007 |
Very nice Peter... |
