| Author | Message | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 262 Registered: 1-2007 |
This will be a quickie i'm sure Every week my best mate asks me to commit a crime | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 588 Registered: 3-2006 |
Do you actually commit the crime? Have you ever committed the crime? Is it a petty crime? Or a serious crime? Is he (assuming this mate is a he) actually joking? Is there a play on words involved? Does it happen at a regular time each week? On a certain day of the week? If so, does it happen on a M? Tu? W? Th? F? Sa? Su? Does he ask you this face to face? On the telephone? Online? Or does it vary? Is football relevant? Downloading of music relevant? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 263 Registered: 1-2007 |
Do you actually commit the crime? no Have you ever committed the crime? no Is it a petty crime? noOr a serious crime? quite serious Is he (assuming this mate is a he) actually joking? yes, He is a he Is there a play on words involved? noishDoes it happen at a regular time each week? yes On a certain day of the week? yes If so, does it happen on a M? Tu? this one but not relevant W? Th? F? Sa? Su? Does he ask you this face to face? no On the telephone? yope Online? no Or does it vary? no Is football relevant? no Downloading of music relevant? no | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 204 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is it relevant what crime it is? Does he want you to commit the crime? Does he expect you to? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 264 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it relevant what crime it is? Yes Does he want you to commit the crime? no Does he expect you to? no | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 363 Registered: 9-2003 |
is the crime computer related? downloading something for him? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 267 Registered: 1-2007 |
is the crime computer related? no downloading something for him? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 45 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does he use a common phrase, which would literally refer to committing a crime? | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 303 Registered: 6-2003 |
Does the crime involves harming another person? Harming an animal? Murder? Criminal damage? Theft? Robbery? Burglary? Terrorism? Breaking airport security rules? Is it something like saying "I've got a bomb" at an airport? Is it the sort of crime that could get you a life sentence / the death penalty? Just knowing how he asks you to commit the crime, would I understand why he says it? Or is it more of an in-joke that needs background information? Is where he says it relevant? Where you are when he says it? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 268 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does he use a common phrase, which would literally refer to committing a crime? yope Does the crime involves harming another person? yope Harming an animal? no Murder? no Criminal damage? this one is closest Theft? no Robbery? Burglary? Terrorism? Breaking airport security rules? Is it something like saying "I've got a bomb" at an airport? no to rest Is it the sort of crime that could get you a life sentence / the death penalty? no Just knowing how he asks you to commit the crime, would I understand why he says it? Or is it more of an in-joke that needs background information? this one Is where he says it relevant? FA Where you are when he says it? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 52 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does he actually say it? Does he text it to you? Write a letter? Is this relevant? Is the crime arson? Destroying property of some kind? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 271 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does he actually say it? no Does he text it to you? yes Write a letter? no Is this relevant? yes Is the crime arson? no Destroying property of some kind? yesish | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 53 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does it involve text speak (eg c u l8r for see you later)? Is there some activty you do every week that prompts him to do this? Do we need to know what activity? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 272 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does it involve text speak (eg c u l8r for see you later)? no Is there some activty you do every week that prompts him to do this? yes Do we need to know what activity? yes | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 210 Registered: 11-2003 |
This activity, is it related to your job? a hobby? exercising? something you do with your kids (if you have any)? travel? maintenance of car? or bike? housework? | ||
| Ostap (Ostap)
New member Username: Ostap Post Number: 45 Registered: 6-2005 |
Is he sending you a e-mail message? an SMS? Relevant that you do not see him face to face when you receive this message? Does the crime involve stealing? robbing? destroying other's property? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 273 Registered: 1-2007 |
This activity, is it related to your job? a hobby? exercising? something you do with your kids (if you have any)? no, 3 girls travel? maintenance of car? or bike? housework? no to rest | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 275 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is he sending you a e-mail message? no an SMS? yes Relevant that you do not see him face to face when you receive this message? yes Does the crime involve stealing? no robbing? no destroying other's property? i'm sure this would be involved | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 59 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is he inviting you to go somewhere? Do something (other than commit the crime, I mean)? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 276 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is he inviting you to go somewhere? yesDo something (other than commit the crime, I mean)? yes | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 308 Registered: 6-2003 |
Does he directly ask you to commit the crime? Or does it just so happen that, by following his request, you'd commit it? As well as criminal damage, would trespassing be involved? Breaching the peace? Is "painting the town red" relevant? You said that an activity that you do causes him to send the SMS. Can anyone do this activity? By themselves? Do you need any props? Can this activity be safely done at home? at work? whilst driving a car? on the bus? on the streets? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 278 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does he directly ask you to commit the crime? inadvertently yes Or does it just so happen that, by following his request, you'd commit it? see above but remember he doesn't actually want me to commit a crime As well as criminal damage, would trespassing be involved? probably Breaching the peace? most definately Is "painting the town red" relevant? element of this but not that specific phrase You said that an activity that you do causes him to send the SMS. Can anyone do this activity? no not everybody By themselves? you can but it's not as enjoyable Do you need any props? Yope. This is something that we do regularly together. In hindsight activity is not an ideal word to describe it Can this activity be safely done at home? yes but that's not where we do it at work? no whilst driving a car? no on the bus? physically could be done but shouldn't be on the streets? see the bus answer | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 61 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does the thing he says refer to the specific activity you do? Or something more general? (eg painting the town red would refer to just having fun generally) Is your activity to do with eating or drinking? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 280 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does the thing he says refer to the specific activity you do? yes but remember he doesn't say it he texts it Or something more general? (eg painting the town red would refer to just having fun generally) Is your activity to do with eating or drinking? drinking | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 62 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does he realise that he asking you to do this? Would this puzzle still work if he said it to you face to face? If he talked to you on the phone? If he wrote you a letter? Or an email? Or is it something specifically to do with texting? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 63 Registered: 4-2007 |
Oh, and is the activity just going out for a drink? Or is there more to it? Relevant if you're drinking alcohol or a soft drink? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 281 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does he realise that he asking you to do this? if you mean asking me to commit a crime he didn't initially but does now hence it's become an in joke between us Would this puzzle still work if he said it to you face to face? If he talked to you on the phone? If he wrote you a letter? Or an email? Or is it something specifically to do with texting? only would work for texting so yes to this no to rest Oh, and is the activity just going out for a drink? yes Or is there more to it? no Relevant if you're drinking alcohol or a soft drink? it's relevant that alcohal is being consumed | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 64 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is it only connected to what he writes in the text? For example, my phone displays the date and time of sent etc in each text message I get, anything like this relevant? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 283 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it only connected to what he writes in the text? yes For example, my phone displays the date and time of sent etc in each text message I get, anything like this relevant? no | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 312 Registered: 6-2003 |
You said that this could only work as a text message: so does it self-acknowledge as a text message? as being sent via mobile phone? Are we looking for a cliche/catchphrase that, taken literally, would constitute a crime? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 597 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is predictive text messaging relevant at all? (My mate once mistyped the word 'gorgeous' in a text to his fiancee, and ended up sending 'You looked insidious tonight'). Something along those lines? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1183 Registered: 6-2006 |
Does he mean to ask if you want to go have a pint, but because the predictive text messaging, he types "do you want to go have a riot?" | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 285 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does he mean to ask if you want to go have a pint, but because the predictive text messaging, he types "do you want to go have a riot?" that's perfect so *****************SPOILER**************** My friend Vincent has terrible trouble with predictive texting. He and I meet every tuesday evening after work for a pint and he always sends me a text message at about 3 pm confirming if i'll be there. For weeks he was sending me a text saying "Are we going for a riot this evening" before I had the heart to correct him. he now sends it this way as an ongoing joke. Another suggestion your phone makes for pint is shot which is more apt i think. Well done to Becca and Woodworm I knew this would go quickly |
