| Author | Message | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 368 Registered: 6-2003 |
Every day, a "friend" tries to incite someone to commit a crime. The third puzzle with a similar title this week, and the second one that I've hosted. Hopefully the concept hasn't worn off yet... :-) | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 920 Registered: 8-2006 |
Heheh... Real world? same concept as the last one? (I hope not!) Crime: defacing something, public nuisance? is it punishable for jail? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 415 Registered: 11-2003 |
All humans? Adults? If so, gender relevant? Any of these relevant; location? era? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 96 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is this related to: product or service commercials? terrorist organizations? scam? | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 369 Registered: 6-2003 |
Heheh... Real world? yes same concept as the last one? Only in the obvious way in regards to the similar puzzle statements. This puzzle doesn't involve insulting the Queen, or indeed any ceremonial head of state. (I hope not!) Crime: defacing something, yes public nuisance? this would be involved - but an offender wouldn't be charged with it is it punishable for jail? potentially, yes All humans? yes Adults? no If so, gender relevant? no Any of these relevant; location? no-ish era? there's a certain period before which this scenario couldn't happen, yes Is this related to: product or service commercials? no terrorist organizations? no scam? no | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 412 Registered: 9-2003 |
defacing something that would be kept indoors? or an outdoors object? outside of a building? a walkway? a statue? a piece of paper? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 381 Registered: 8-2006 |
Let me recycle one of these lists, which of the following crimes are involved: pickpocketing? stealing? burglary? black market? murder? assault? accidental killing? smuggling? traitor? deserter? kidnapping? arson? destroying property? poacher? disrupting the peace? Other? Speaking of the era, did this happen after Christ? after the year 500? 1000? 1300? 1500? 1600? 1700? 1800? 1900? 1950? 1970? 1980? 1990? 2000? Is there some object involved that was invented before this time? or did a relevant historical event happen before? So the first person is the friend, is he one person? human? male? adult? Is the someone always the same person? or does it refer to several persons? | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 371 Registered: 6-2003 |
defacing something that would be kept indoors? or an outdoors object? outside of a building? a walkway? a statue? a piece of paper? arghh - terribly sorry. **** BLOOPER **** Defacing has nothing to do with the crime in question. Oops... Let me recycle one of these lists, which of the following crimes are involved: pickpocketing? stealing? burglary? black market? murder? assault? accidental killing? smuggling? traitor? deserter? kidnapping? arson? destroying property? poacher? disrupting the peace? Other? as remarkable as it may seem, it is an "other" Speaking of the era, did this happen after Christ? after the year 500? 1000? 1300? 1500? 1600? 1700? 1800? 1900? this one 1950? 1970? 1980? 1990? 2000? Is there some object involved that was invented before this time? no - it was invented around this time - thus why this couldn't have happened before or did a relevant historical event happen before? no So the first person is the friend, is he one person? no human? male? adult? multiple human adults of both genders Is the someone always the same person? or does it refer to several persons? several / many people | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 390 Registered: 8-2006 |
Is the object invented something related to: communication? transport (a vehicle?)? manufacturing? Does this happen: in one place? in several places? in one country? in several countries? all over the world? And does it happen: exactly once a day? roughly once a day? several times a day? Do these events happen independently? or is there a connection (say Peter incites Paul and then Paul incites Jane)? | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 372 Registered: 6-2003 |
Is the object invented something related to: communication? no transport (a vehicle? yes)? manufacturing? only in manufacturing the vehicle in question Does this happen: in one place? one place that I noticed - could possibly be in other places too in several places? in one country? in several countries? all over the world? And does it happen: exactly once a day? roughly once a day? several times a day? this one Do these events happen independently? yes or is there a connection (say Peter incites Paul and then Paul incites Jane)? no | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 397 Registered: 8-2006 |
Is the crime perhaps a violation of traffic rules? The vehicle: car? motorbike? bike? train? plane? ship? So the "friends" are underaged? and the someones as well? Is this about driving without a licence? | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 373 Registered: 6-2003 |
Is the crime perhaps a violation of traffic rules? yes The vehicle: car? yes motorbike? bike? train? plane? ship? So the "friends" are underaged? no and the someones as well? YES Is this about driving without a licence? In a way, yes - the crime, as impliedly discovered above, is driving underage | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 402 Registered: 8-2006 |
So a "friend" incites underaged to drive a car? Do they actually drive? Has more to be found out about the cars? where they drive? about the underaged? Is the incitement made: spoken? written? in a conversation? via the media? via another communication form? Is the occupation of the friend relevant? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 254 Registered: 4-2007 |
Should we find the reason why the "friends" want them to drive underaged? Do the "friends" want to be driven somewhere? Is this to do with drink-driving (eg the friends have been having a night out and are too drunk to drive home safely, so they get their underaged friends to drive them home?) | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 374 Registered: 6-2003 |
So a "friend" incites underaged to drive a car? yes Do they actually drive? irr Has more to be found out about the cars? no where they drive? yesish about the underaged? no Is the incitement made: spoken? written? this one, for svv of 'written' in a conversation? via the media? via another communication form? Is the occupation of the friend relevant? YES Should we find the reason why the "friends" want them to drive underaged? Do the "friends" want to be driven somewhere? Is this to do with drink-driving (eg the friends have been having a night out and are too drunk to drive home safely, so they get their underaged friends to drive them home?) same FA throughout | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 256 Registered: 4-2007 |
Long shot: Is the friend a driving instructor? Or at least is he teaching them to drive? Do the friends know that they are underaged? Do they actually want them to drive? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 406 Registered: 8-2006 |
The occupation of the friend: artistic/musical/writer? Banking/financial/real estate? Clerical/Administrative? Computer related / Hardware? Construction / Craftsman? Education / Academic Research? Entertainment / Media? Executive / Management? Hospitality / Travel? Legal Services? Manufacturing / Distributions? Medical / Health Services? Politics / Government / Military? Sales / Marketing? Technical / Science / Engineering? Teaching / Child care? Transportation? Food Service? Sports? Jailbird / Criminal? Religion? Do they drive on the motorway? in the city? in the countryside? in a non-public place? in a place without streets? Is the incitement printed (say on paper)? printed on a screen? | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 375 Registered: 6-2003 |
Long shot: Is the friend a driving instructor? Or at least is he teaching them to drive? no to both - a few more long shots may be required :-) Do the friends know that they are underaged? yes, most definitely Do they actually want them to drive? no | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 376 Registered: 6-2003 |
The occupation of the friend: artistic/musical/writer? Banking/financial/real estate? Clerical/Administrative? Computer related / Hardware? Construction / Craftsman? Education / Academic Research? Entertainment / Media? Executive / Management? Hospitality / Travel? Legal Services? Manufacturing / Distributions? Medical / Health Services? Politics / Government this one/ Military? Sales / Marketing? Technical / Science / Engineering? Teaching / Child care? Transportation? Food Service? Sports? Jailbird / Criminal? Religion? Do they drive on the motorway? no in the city? could possibly be this... in the countryside? ...or this in a non-public place? no in a place without streets? no Is the incitement printed (say on paper)? yes - but not on paper printed on a screen? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 261 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is the instruction printed with ink? Is it handwritten? Typed? Is it on a sign of some kind? Printed on fabric? Wood? Metal? So the friends ask the underage people to drive a car, but don't actually want them to do it, correct? In the puzzle statement the word friend is in quotes...is this because anyone who wants you to commit a crime can't be your friend? Or are they not really friends with the people they ask to drive? Are they friends in the normal sense of the word (ie close acquaintances)? | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 377 Registered: 6-2003 |
Is the instruction printed with ink? Is it handwritten? Typed? no to these Is it on a sign of some kind? yes Printed on fabric? no Wood? no Metal? yes So the friends ask the underage people to drive a car, but don't actually want them to do it, correct? yes In the puzzle statement the word friend is in quotes...is this because anyone who wants you to commit a crime can't be your friend? not this Or are they not really friends with the people they ask to drive? correct Are they friends in the normal sense of the word (ie close acquaintances)? they would probably like to think of themselves as their friend - but this needs no further explanation, as it's already been found out that they are in government :-) | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 265 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is it something like there is a sign that says "Drive slow", but if a child sees this it might be telling them to drive (which is illegal)? Is this a road sign? Is it giving instuctions on how to drive? | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 953 Registered: 8-2006 |
Billboard sign? Following up Enjay's idea, did the board say something like"Drive to this restraunt or something or other?" | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 378 Registered: 6-2003 |
Is it something like there is a sign that says "Drive slow", but if a child sees this it might be telling them to drive (which is illegal)? YES - something more explicit than this though... Is this a road sign? yes Is it giving instuctions on how to drive? no Billboard sign? Following up Enjay's idea, did the board say something like"Drive to this restraunt or something or other?" no to these | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 275 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does the sign have the word "Drive" on it? Is the sign giving directions? Advice on how to be safe? Telling you where to go (eg motorway is blocked...use bypass?) | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 122 Registered: 4-2007 |
anything to do with diplomatic immunity? where the underage person could commit a traffic offense but not be charged because the father/mother is a diplomat? is it more important to focus on what the sign says? | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 380 Registered: 6-2003 |
Does the sign have the word "Drive" on it? yes Is the sign giving directions? no-ish Advice on how to be safe? yes-ish Telling you where to go (eg motorway is blocked...use bypass?) no anything to do with diplomatic immunity? nowhere the underage person could commit a traffic offense but not be charged because the father/mother is a diplomat? no is it more important to focus on what the sign says? yes - in fact, it's the only thing to focus on | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 278 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is the sign connected to speed? Does it give the speed limit (eg don't drive above 50mph, so this could mean children could drive so long as they stayed below 50)? Advice on wearing seatbelts? Telling you to stop for regular breaks? Other safety advice? | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 383 Registered: 6-2003 |
Is the sign connected to speed? yes Does it give the speed limit (eg don't drive above 50mph, so this could mean children could drive so long as they stayed below 50)? no Advice on wearing seatbelts? no Telling you to stop for regular breaks? no Other safety advice? yes | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 280 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does it give an imperative command? Does the sign mention a specific speed? Does it mention something else as well as the thing connected to speed? | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 384 Registered: 6-2003 |
Does it give an imperative command? I believe so, yes Does the sign mention a specific speed? no Does it mention something else as well as the thing connected to speed? yes | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 103 Registered: 4-2007 |
Anything along the lines: "Do not drive drunk - let your friend take the keys"? "Drive under the limit"? | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 385 Registered: 6-2003 |
Anything along the lines: "Do not drive drunk - let your friend take the keys"? "Drive under the limit"? both very good ideas - but no | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 423 Registered: 8-2006 |
Which of the following words has the sign in it: do? not? speed? fast? slow? car? vehicle? age? young? underaged? break? decelerate? accelerate? security? safe? save? life? seat? belt? wheel? gas? service? station? rest? break? sleep? please? | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 386 Registered: 6-2003 |
Which of the following words has the sign in it: do? not? speed? fast? slow? yesish car? vehicle? age? young? underaged? break? decelerate? accelerate? security? safe? save? life? seat? belt? wheel? gas? service? station? rest? break? sleep? please? yes | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 286 Registered: 4-2007 |
If yesish to slow...then slower? slowly? slowing? slowed? Does it say "please drive slowly" as part of the sign? Or "Please drive..."? Would it be directly telling the person who read it to drive? Or more indirect (eg take turns driving - tiredness kills)? Is the other thing connected to the thing about speed? Or is it completely different safety advice? Does this part also contain the word "drive"? | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 388 Registered: 6-2003 |
If yesish to slow...then slower? slowly? this one slowing? slowed? Does it say "please drive slowly" as part of the sign? YES! Or "Please drive..."? Would it be directly telling the person who read it to drive? yes Or more indirect (eg take turns driving - tiredness kills)? no Is the other thing connected to the thing about speed? Or is it completely different safety advice? Does this part also contain the word "drive"? no to all these | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 426 Registered: 8-2006 |
Some more words that the sign might have in it: if? when? you? be? are? so? that? but? see? hear? Is there something about the weather? road conditions? light conditions? volume of traffic? state of the driver? in it? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 290 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does it say "Children: drive slowly", meaning "drive slowly because there are children?" | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 389 Registered: 6-2003 |
Does it say "Children: drive slowly", meaning "drive slowly because there are children?" YES!! And that warrants a **** SPOILER **** On the bus back from college a few days ago, I saw a "Welcome to the village"-style sign saying: Children! Please drive slowly My overactive lateral-thinking mind saw the double meaning, and in came the puzzle! Well done everyone! | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 292 Registered: 4-2007 |
Haha...good puzzle! | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 134 Registered: 4-2007 |
That's pretty good! In the US, our signs usually say "Slow Children Ahead." This one usually makes me laugh. | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 977 Registered: 8-2006 |
Like in this Blonde joke(So sorry if there are any blondes in this forum) A blonde came running into a police department "Police, Police! There's something wrong with that sign down the street!!" Policeman:"OK, tell me whats wrong." Blonde: "The sign says,"Slow children ahead" but it has a picture of a child running on it" |
