| Author | Message | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1076 Registered: 4-2007 |
Laura's lateness cost her dearly | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 91 Registered: 5-2003 |
Laura: H/A/M? Cost her: In money? Lives? Grades? Something else? Lateness: By seconds? Minutes? Hours? Years? Decades? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 92 Registered: 5-2003 |
Lateness: Oops. By Days? Weeks? Months? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1077 Registered: 4-2007 |
Laura: H/A/M? Well female actually, but irrel. Yes to the others. Cost her: In money? This Lives? Grades? Something else? Lateness: By seconds? Minutes? This Hours? Could possibly be an hour or so, but not much longer Years? Decades? Lateness: Oops. By Days? Weeks? Months? None of the others | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 725 Registered: 1-2001 |
Lateness as in death? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1078 Registered: 4-2007 |
Lateness as in death? No, as in the opposite of earlinesss | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3598 Registered: 12-2000 |
Did she miss a bargain? Got fined? Missed an important exam which meant she didn't qualify in her chosen field? Had to get a taxi rather than a bus? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1084 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did she miss a bargain? Got fined? Missed an important exam which meant she didn't qualify in her chosen field? Had to get a taxi rather than a bus? None | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3601 Registered: 12-2000 |
Did she lose money that day? Did she physically lose it or just not earn/make it somehow? Did the loss happen later? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1090 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did she lose money that day? Yes Did she physically lose it or just not earn/make it somehow? She physically ended up with less money than she started with Did the loss happen later? No, soon after the lateness | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3604 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was her money in a coin purse? Just in her pocket? Did she go on a fairground ride and her money fell out as she was turned upside down? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1137 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was she supposed to be somewhere at a certain time and had to rush to get there? if so, did she run? was the money she lost loose in one of her pockets? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1092 Registered: 4-2007 |
Was her money in a coin purse? Just in her pocket? Irrel, with a FA lurking Did she go on a fairground ride and her money fell out as she was turned upside down? No Was she supposed to be somewhere at a certain time Yes and had to rush to get there? Irrel if so, did she run? was the money she lost loose in one of her pockets? No, with the same FA as before | ||
| Travis (Travis)
New member Username: Travis Post Number: 48 Registered: 12-2007 |
Is the FA that the money is not cash, but instead on debit/credit or something similar? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1097 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is the FA that the money is not cash, but instead on debit/credit or something similar? No, the FA concerns how she lost the money | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1147 Registered: 11-2003 |
The money she lost, was it cash? Did she lose it as in losing? leaving behind? forget? throw away cash? or was it lost because she had to pay a fee? or similar? because she was too late for something? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1100 Registered: 4-2007 |
The money she lost, was it cash? Yes Did she lose it as in losing? leaving behind? forget? throw away cash? No to all or was it lost because she had to pay a fee? or similar? Not a fee, but similar, and that clears up the FA because she was too late for something? Not directly as a fine for being late, but her lateness did lead to it. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1149 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was she late for an appointment? so she had to pay even though she never got there in time? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1105 Registered: 4-2007 |
Was she late for an appointment? Yope so she had to pay even though she never got there in time? But not this | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1155 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was she meeting some professionals? or friends? If professional(s), their jobs relevant? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1110 Registered: 4-2007 |
Was she meeting some professionals? or friends? Yes If professional(s), their jobs relevant? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1157 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was she late getting there? or did she spend too much time with her friends and was late leaving again? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1112 Registered: 4-2007 |
Was she late getting there? Yes or did she spend too much time with her friends and was late leaving again? No | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1158 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did she actually get there at all? Relevant how she got there? Had her friend(s) left when she got there? Relevant where they were going to meet? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1113 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did she actually get there at all? Yes Relevant how she got there? No Had her friend(s) left when she got there? No Relevant where they were going to meet? Yes | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1159 Registered: 11-2003 |
In a restaurant? cafe? park? someone's home? some other place? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1116 Registered: 4-2007 |
In a restaurant? cafe? park? someone's home? some other place? This | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1165 Registered: 11-2003 |
This other place, is it somewhere people are served food? or drinks? is it somewhere where you're entertained? is it a public building? someone's office? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1120 Registered: 4-2007 |
This other place, is it somewhere people are served food? or drinks? No to both is it somewhere where you're entertained? No is it a public building? Yesish someone's office? No | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1166 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is there some sort of service provided in the building? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1121 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is there some sort of service provided in the building? Yes | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1168 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is it some service provided by the government? county council? a non-profit organisation? a business? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1122 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is it some service provided by the government? county council? a non-profit organisation? a business? This | ||
| Jenny (Jenny)
New member Username: Jenny Post Number: 1 Registered: 4-2008 |
Did her friend(s) care that she was late? Was there a bet involved? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1125 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did her friend(s) care that she was late? They would probaly have been annoyed, especially when the money was lost, but it's not relevant to this puzzle. Was there a bet involved? No | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1170 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did she lose her own money? her friends' money? both? is it relevant how much was lost? Does she? or her friends? work for the business where they were going to meet? was it a shop of some sort? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1127 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did she lose her own money? Yes her friends' money? both? is it relevant how much was lost? Not really Does she? or her friends? work for the business where they were going to meet? No was it a shop of some sort? Yesish | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1173 Registered: 11-2003 |
Do they sell something tangible? or something intangible? if latter, then a gym? a sunbed salon? a travel agent? an estate agent? other? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1129 Registered: 4-2007 |
Do they sell something tangible? This, usually or something intangible? Could sometimes also be this if latter, then a gym? a sunbed salon? a travel agent? an estate agent? other? None | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1177 Registered: 11-2003 |
Are they selling shoes? handbags? clothes? toiletries? medicines? cars? art? furniture? gym/exercise equipment (including outdoor gear)? books/magazines/papers? stationery? computer equipment? safety devices/locks/padlocks? groceries? Did she, by being late, lose out on an offer in this place? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1135 Registered: 4-2007 |
Are they selling shoes? handbags? clothes? toiletries? medicines? cars? art? furniture? gym/exercise equipment (including outdoor gear)? books/magazines/papers? stationery? computer equipment? safety devices/locks/padlocks? groceries? Could actually be any of these, except probably not medicine or groceries...it's the kind of shop, rather than the exact items being sold, that matters here. Did she, by being late, lose out on an offer in this place? No | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1178 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is it a normal shop where you walk in, choose what you need/want, pay at a pay-point and then leave? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1137 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is it a normal shop where you walk in, choose what you need/want, pay at a pay-point and then leave? No. The place in question would not normally be called a "shop", though that is a perfectly valid name for it. | ||
| Jenny (Jenny)
New member Username: Jenny Post Number: 2 Registered: 4-2008 |
A thrift store? An auction house? Unclaimed baggage store? Was she trying to recover something that used to belong to her or someone she knew? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1138 Registered: 4-2007 |
A thrift store? An auction house? This, well done Unclaimed baggage store? Was she trying to recover something that used to belong to her or someone she knew? No | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1181 Registered: 11-2003 |
Because she was late, she lost out on a good bargain in the auction? Is it relevant what type of goods they auctioned off? Was she a collector of some sort? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1139 Registered: 4-2007 |
Because she was late, she lost out on a good bargain in the auction? Not this Is it relevant what type of goods they auctioned off? No Was she a collector of some sort? Irrel | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1182 Registered: 11-2003 |
Hmmm, did she signal to her friends as she came in to the room, and the auctioneer thought she bid on an object? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1140 Registered: 4-2007 |
Hmmm, did she signal to her friends as she came in to the room, and the auctioneer thought she bid on an object? Yes ***** SPOILER ***** Laura arranged to meet her friend at an auction (where they planned to buy furnishings for the house they shared). But Laura was late, and when she arrived the auctioneer mistook her wave of greeting for a bid, meaning she ended up with a very expensive item that she didn't actually want. It's based on an old short story I once read. Thank you for playing everyone, especially Eli for following it all the way through to the end! |
