| Author | Message | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 887 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dick ran as quickly as he could, but it was no use. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 783 Registered: 11-2003 |
Dick= h? a? m? dick=he? Did he try to escape from someone? something? try to get somewhere in time for something? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 890 Registered: 8-2001 |
Eli: Dick= h? a? m? yes to all dick=he? yes Did he try to escape from someone? no something? noish try to get somewhere in time for something? no | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 785 Registered: 11-2003 |
Are any of these relevant; his age? gender? profession? hobbies? physical health? mental health? the distance he ran? his speed? what he was wearing? location? era? Was it his own decision to run? Would it have been of any use if he had walked? not moved at all? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 891 Registered: 8-2001 |
Eli: Are any of these relevant; his age? only that he is adult gender? only because it is a true story profession? no hobbies? no physical health? yope mental health? no the distance he ran? no his speed? no what he was wearing? no location? yes era? yes, modern Was it his own decision to run? yes Would it have been of any use if he had walked? a little not moved at all? no | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 97 Registered: 11-2007 |
was he running a race, such as a marathon? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 788 Registered: 11-2003 |
Do we have to find an exact geographical location? or the type of place this happened? | ||
| Travis (Travis)
New member Username: Travis Post Number: 3 Registered: 12-2007 |
Is some kind of exercise equipment involved? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 892 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: was he running a race, such as a marathon? no Eli: Do we have to find an exact geographical location? no or the type of place this happened? yes Travis: Is some kind of exercise equipment involved? no | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 105 Registered: 11-2007 |
Was he chasing something? Was he trying to run for cover from something? such as a thunderstorm? tornado? meteor shower? hail storm? snow storm? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 893 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Was he chasing something? no Was he trying to run for cover from something? yes such as a thunderstorm? tornado? meteor shower? hail storm? snow storm? no to all | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 106 Registered: 11-2007 |
An animal? bats? flying squirrels? a swarm of bees? a weather-related phenomenon? Was he outside? in an urban area? park? zoo? in the woods? in a field? on a beach? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 894 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: An animal? bats? flying squirrels? a swarm of bees? a weather-related phenomenon? no to all Was he outside? yes in an urban area? yes park? zoo? in the woods? in a field? on a beach? no to the rest | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 796 Registered: 11-2003 |
The thing or things he tried to run from cover from, did they come from the air? or were they on the ground? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 896 Registered: 8-2001 |
Eli: The thing or things he tried to run from cover from, did they come from the air? no or were they on the ground? yes | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 798 Registered: 11-2003 |
Are they living beings? any relevant technologies? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 897 Registered: 8-2001 |
Eli: Are they living beings? is he running from living beings? No not really any relevant technologies? what he is running from does involve more technology than fire and the wheel. Not sure what you mean. Rephrase pls | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 799 Registered: 11-2003 |
Just a thought that popped into my head as I was writing that last post, about him trying to run away from remote controlled cars or something similar? If not, are the things he is trying to run away from manmade? | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 107 Registered: 11-2007 |
Was he running from gun shots? any artillery involved? any vehicles involved? Relevant where he was in this urban area? on the street? in a parking lot? parking garage? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 898 Registered: 8-2001 |
Eli: Just a thought that popped into my head as I was writing that last post, about him trying to run away from remote controlled cars or something similar? no If not, are the things he is trying to run away from manmade? yes, FA Lporter: Was he running from gun shots? no any artillery involved? no any vehicles involved? yes Relevant where he was in this urban area? yes on the street? yes in a parking lot? parking garage? no to both | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 802 Registered: 11-2003 |
Were these items chasing him? Did he try to run for cover from these items? or something else? | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 111 Registered: 11-2007 |
Was he running from a car? truck? train? bus? If yes, Was anyone driving the vehicle? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 899 Registered: 8-2001 |
Eli: Were these items chasing him? FA, noDid he try to run for cover from these items? FA or something else? yope He is not running from more than one thing Lporter: Was he running from a car? truck? train? this one bus? If yes, Was anyone driving the vehicle? yes | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 112 Registered: 11-2007 |
Was it a trolley? passenger train? had it de-railed? was the driver in control of the train? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 900 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Was it a trolley? passenger train? most likely like this one had it de-railed? no was the driver in control of the train? yes | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 114 Registered: 11-2007 |
Was he in a tunnel? on a bridge? Was he unable to jump out of the path of the train? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 902 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Was he in a tunnel? no on a bridge? no Was he unable to jump out of the path of the train? incorrect | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 121 Registered: 11-2007 |
Did he run away from the train in the same direction that the train was traveling? towards the train? away from the train at a 90 degree angle? Was the train moving? Was he running from the train to avoid being hit by the train? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 903 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Did he run away from the train in the same direction that the train was traveling? towards the train? away from the train at a 90 degree angle? lets say roughly this one, but not hugely relevant Was the train moving? yes Was he running from the train to avoid being hit by the train? no...good question | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 123 Registered: 11-2007 |
Had he been traveling on the train? Did he jump from it? fall from it? Was the train on fire? Was there a bomb on the train? Was the train about to explode? Was he trying to get away from somebody on the train? something? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 904 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Had he been traveling on the train? no Did he jump from it? no fall from it? no Was the train on fire? no Was there a bomb on the train? no Was the train about to explode? no Was he trying to get away from somebody on the train? no something? no Back to the drawing board | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 124 Registered: 11-2007 |
Was there something spraying from the train? Is the train even relevant to why he was running? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 905 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Was there something spraying from the train? no Is the train even relevant to why he was running? yes | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 127 Registered: 11-2007 |
The thing he was trying to take cover from...was it on the train? coming from the train? was it a sound? Was it a door-to-door, deap-sea-diver photographer mutant penguin (I heard there was one on the loose...)? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 906 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: The thing he was trying to take cover from...was it on the train? noish coming from the train? no was it a sound? no Was it a door-to-door, deap-sea-diver photographer mutant penguin (I heard there was one on the loose...)? you know, if you look close I think there is one in the background, but he is just popping sunflower seeds and laughing at the whole thing | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 132 Registered: 11-2007 |
So the situation was comical? or so it would appear to a penguin? Anyway... This thing he was trying to take cover from...was it somehow caused by the train? Was his running of no use because he could not run fast enough? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 907 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: So the situation was comical? In a dark way or so it would appear to a penguin? indeed Anyway... This thing he was trying to take cover from...was it somehow caused by the train? yes Was his running of no use because he could not run fast enough? In this case, yes | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1959 Registered: 6-2006 |
Wait, so the door-to-door, deap-sea-diver i{photographer} mutant penguin was watching, but not taking any pictures? What's that all about? Is the thing he is running from moving independently from the train? Moving because of the train? Moving with the train? Moving in the same direction as the train? Moving in the same direction as him? Not moving at all? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 908 Registered: 8-2001 |
Beccaann: Wait, so the door-to-door, deap-sea-diver i{photographer} mutant penguin was watching, but not taking any pictures? What's that all about? I think he is out of film...needs to move up to digital, I'm afraid Is the thing he is running from moving FA independently from the train? see above Moving because of the train? explore Moving with the train? not exactly Moving in the same direction as the train? Moving in the same direction as him? Not moving at all? HINT: The specific thing he is running from only moves at the end of the puzzle. when he is running, it does not move | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 136 Registered: 11-2007 |
Is the train about to collide with another train? or something else? and he is running from the possible debris? Is he running because the ground beneath him is about to give way due to vibrations from the train? Does Dick die in this little scenerio? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 909 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Is the train about to collide with another train? no or something else? yes and he is running from the possible debris? yes Is he running because the ground beneath him is about to give way due to vibrations from the train? no Does Dick die in this little scenerio? yes indeed | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 139 Registered: 11-2007 |
Was it about to collide with a truck? a bus? a car? a cow? a door-to-door...nevermind... Was this thing on the tracks? Was it stuck there? | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2391 Registered: 2-2001 |
Was it something he had placed/caused to be there? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 910 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Was it about to collide with a truck? a bus? a car? this one a cow? a door-to-door...nevermind... no, he was safe Was this thing on the tracks? yes Was it stuck there? no Bodo: Was it something he had placed/caused to be there? yes | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2396 Registered: 2-2001 |
What's a door-to-door nevermind? Was he trying to drive 'round the gate and got stuck? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 911 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo: What's a door-to-door nevermind? <i>good question</b> Was he trying to drive 'round the gate and got stuck? no, although many people do have this problem | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2397 Registered: 2-2001 |
Was it intentional? | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2398 Registered: 2-2001 |
Was he fired from the train company because he wasn't punctual and he put the car there to get back at them, not realizing the train was due? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 912 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo: Was it intentional? yope, he did leave the car on the tracks on purpose | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 140 Registered: 11-2007 |
Had he been driving the car? Was he a passenger in the car? Was there something about the car that prevented the driver from moving it? something about the driver? was the car stuck in traffic on the tracks? at a stop light? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 913 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lpoerter: Had he been driving the car? yes Was he a passenger in the car? no Was there something about the car that prevented the driver from moving it? no something about the driver? no was the car stuck in traffic on the tracks? no at a stop light? no | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 142 Registered: 11-2007 |
Was he just learning to drive? Did he just freak out when he saw the train and abandoned ship? Was he intending to de-rail the train? | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2400 Registered: 2-2001 |
You missed out my 8:57 q... | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 914 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo: Was he fired from the train company because he wasn't punctual and he put the car there to get back at them, not realizing the train was due? um...no Lporter: Was he just learning to drive? no Did he just freak out when he saw the train and abandoned ship? no Was he intending to de-rail the train? no Bodo: You missed out my 8:57 q... oops. Sorry about that. Got it now. | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2404 Registered: 2-2001 |
Did he think the track was abandoned? | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 146 Registered: 11-2007 |
When he got out of the car, did he realize the car was on the tracks? Did he know that a train was coming? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 916 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo: Did he think the track was abandoned? no Lporter: When he got out of the car, did he realize the car was on the tracks? yes Did he know that a train was coming? yes | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 147 Registered: 11-2007 |
Was the car running? Was it his car? Was his intent to destroy the car? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 918 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Was the car running? no Was it his car? yes Was his intent to destroy the car? yope | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 150 Registered: 11-2007 |
Was he trying to commit insurance fraud? desroy evidence? Was he conducting an experiment? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 919 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Was he trying to commit insurance fraud? no desroy evidence? no Was he conducting an experiment? no | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 151 Registered: 11-2007 |
Was there something of relevance in the car? another person? Was he trying to kill somebody? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 920 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Was there something of relevance in the car? yes another person? yes Was he trying to kill somebody? yes Now we're gettin somewhere | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2407 Registered: 2-2001 |
Nice job, Lori. He was trying to make it look like an accident? So he put the victim in the driver's seat and took off? But he miscalculated the timing? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 922 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo: Nice job, Lori. Agree He was trying to make it look like an accident? probably, but not relevant So he put the victim in the driver's seat no and took off? yes But he miscalculated the timing? no, not really | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 154 Registered: 11-2007 |
Was the person in the passenger's seat? trunk? back seat? relevant? Was the person concious? sleeping? sedated/drugged? Was it an adult? child? baby? relevant? | ||
| Travis (Travis)
New member Username: Travis Post Number: 6 Registered: 12-2007 |
Does the other person die? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 923 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Was the person in the passenger's seat? this one is most likely trunk? back seat? relevant? Was the person concious? yes sleeping? sedated/drugged? Was it an adult? this one child? baby? relevant? yes Travis: Does the other person die? no | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 160 Registered: 11-2007 |
Did Dick know the person? spouse? sibling? relative? co-worker? girlfriend? mistress? Was the person restrained so they could not leave the car? Was the person aware that the car was in the path of an on-coming train? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 924 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Did Dick know the person? yes spouse? noish sibling? no relative? no co-worker? no girlfriend? yes mistress? no Was the person restrained so they could not leave the car? no Was the person aware that the car was in the path of an on-coming train? yes | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 162 Registered: 11-2007 |
Did he lock her in the car? with a keyless remote? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 925 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Did he lock her in the car? with a keyless remote? let's say yes, so we can move on. No info in the story about this, but this seems a reasonable guess. How did he die? | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 165 Registered: 11-2007 |
Oh...didn't realize that was part of the puzzle... Just assumed he got hit in the head with a flying penguin or something... No? OK...Was it blunt force trauma? heart attack? his shoe-lace was caught on something? I am assuming this could qualify for one of those Darwin awards... | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 926 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Oh...didn't realize that was part of the puzzle... Just assumed he got hit in the head with a flying penguin or something... now there's a thought No? OK...Was it blunt force trauma? heart attack? his shoe-lace was caught on something? no to all I am assuming this could qualify for one of those Darwin awards... possibly...aren't those always the best puzzles? | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 167 Registered: 11-2007 |
Did he get run over by another train coming in the opposite direction? by a car? Was he hit by something? decapitated, perhaps? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 927 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Did he get run over by another train coming in the opposite direction? that would be funny,no. Not this time by a car? no Was he hit by something? yes decapitated, perhaps? I can find no evidence of this | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 168 Registered: 11-2007 |
Debris from the collision? something more specific? Something that was on the train? Did the train throw the car upon impact and it hit him? Was he hit by his girlfriend's flying dead body? Relevant what part of his body was hit? Where he was in relation to the collision? Was he running when he was hit? Had he fallen? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 928 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lporter: Debris from the collision? yes something more specific? no Something that was on the train? no Did the train throw the car upon impact and it hit him? probably Was he hit by his girlfriend's flying dead body? no, his girlfriend survived. Relevant what part of his body was hit? no Where he was in relation to the collision? no Was he running when he was hit? yes Had he fallen? no Good enough. Well done, Lori!! Spoyler to follow | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 929 Registered: 8-2001 |
******* SPOILER ********** LOCAL NEWS SUN VALLEY, May 21, 2007 - Metrolink officials say the driver of a car deliberately parked on train tracks in Sun Valley with the intent of killing the female passenger in the car. Police in Los Angeles said that they believe a 21-year-old man deliberately parked his car on railroad tracks, with his girlfriend inside and a train approaching. However, the girlfriend survived (with serious injuries), and the man was killed by shrapnel from the collision as he was fleeing. The driver has been identified as 21-year-old Brandon Julius Funches of South Los Angeles. Officials say Funches tried to escape the car and was killed at the scene. The female passenger survived the crash and was transported to Holy Cross Medical Center. She suffered a concussion and facial lacerations. She is in stable condition. She has been identified as a 23-year-old woman from South Los Angeles. The collision occurred around 12:10 p.m. on Monday in the 9800 block of North San Fernando Road, according to Los Angeles Fire Department. Witnesses say the man, later identified as Funches, was driving erratically before he drove onto the track. Officials say there were 132 passengers on the train. They were not injured. Excellent work, Ms Lori! | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 170 Registered: 11-2007 |
When will they learn??? The Girlfriend ALWAYS survives!!! |
