| Author | Message | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 128 Registered: 5-2008 |
We all saw what had happened and it was mildly amusing, but when Josh pointed it out we all laughed for a different reason. What had he said to make us laugh? | ||
| Tsoram1970 (Tsoram1970)
New member Username: Tsoram1970 Post Number: 1076 Registered: 6-2001 |
We=we=us? "what had happened"=it(1)=it(2)? Did Josh laugh? Were you laughing with Josh? or at him? Did Josh mean to say something funny? Was the fact that Josh pointed it out funny? ironic? If I was to point it out would it still be funny for the same reason?for a different one? if you...? | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 129 Registered: 5-2008 |
We=we=us? yes "what had happened"=it(1)=it(2)? yes Did Josh laugh? no Were you laughing with Josh? no or at him? yes-ish Did Josh mean to say something funny? no Was the fact that Josh pointed it out funny? ironic? no If I was to point it out would it still be funny for the same reason? probably not for a different one? no, I can't think of one anyway if you...? no | ||
| Tsoram1970 (Tsoram1970)
New member Username: Tsoram1970 Post Number: 1078 Registered: 6-2001 |
Real life? FYOI? book? film? theatre? did it happen to Josh? to you (singular)? to you (plural)? to someone else? to something else? Did Josh inadvertantly pun when he pointed it out? deliberately? make some other kind of a joke? Did he misunderstand what had happened? | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 130 Registered: 5-2008 |
Real life? yes FYOI? book? film? theatre? no to rest did it happen to Josh? no to you (singular)? no to you (plural)? no to someone else? yes to something else? yes-ish Did Josh inadvertantly pun when he pointed it out? no deliberately? no make some other kind of a joke? no Did he misunderstand what had happened? no | ||
| Tsoram1970 (Tsoram1970)
New member Username: Tsoram1970 Post Number: 1079 Registered: 6-2001 |
Was the someone else present? known to you? to Josh? a friend? a celebrity? on TV? on stage? Was what happened deliberate? accidental? would it have been funny if not? Had something similar happened to Josh? Did Josh speak where he wasn't supposed to? Do you know Josh? Does Josh know you? We...small group? large? all friends? aquaintances? is there a link between "we" Consider list posted for rough size of group. | ||
| Rubberduck (Rubberduck)
New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 74 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was Josh a parrot? | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 131 Registered: 5-2008 |
Tsoram1970 (Tsoram1970) Was the someone else present? yes known to you? no to Josh? no a friend? no a celebrity? no on TV? no on stage? no Was what happened deliberate? no accidental? yes would it have been funny if not? both 'it' happening and Josh's comment would have been less funny if they'd been intended Had something similar happened to Josh? not to my knowledge Did Josh speak where he wasn't supposed to? no Do you know Josh? it was the day we first met, before that he was a friend of a friend Does Josh know you? see previous We...small group? yes large? all friends? aquaintances? is there a link between "we" Consider list posted for rough size of group. there were four of us, I was friends with 2 of the other 3 already and Josh was a friend of one of them Rubberduck (Rubberduck) Was Josh a parrot? no, but I like that thought | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1297 Registered: 9-2003 |
do you mean there were 4 people total? or 4 in your group plus Josh? or 4 plus someone else? 5 total? 6? 7? were there any accidents? injuries? did someone fall over? was anything damaged? is where you were relevant? outside? | ||
| Rubberduck (Rubberduck)
New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 79 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was there something about Josh that made what he said funny? If someone else made the comment would it have made you laugh? Would knowing what happened help to solve the puzzle? Did Josh point out something that was obvious? Or something that no one realized had Josh not said it? | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 133 Registered: 5-2008 |
~damia~ (~damia~) do you mean there were 4 people total? or 4 in your group plus Josh? 4 in my group including Josh, there were lots of others around us too, including the person to whom the mildly amusing thing happened or 4 plus someone else? 5 total? 6? 7? were there any accidents? yes-ish ('ish' because accident seems a strong word for it injuries? did someone fall over? was anything damaged? no to rest is where you were relevant? yes outside? yes Rubberduck (Rubberduck) Was there something about Josh that made what he said funny? yes If someone else made the comment would it have made you laugh? only a very small minority of people would have made us laugh (for the reason we did) by pointing out what had happened Would knowing what happened help to solve the puzzle? yes Did Josh point out something that was obvious? yes, but that wasn't why it was funny Or something that no one realized had Josh not said it? no | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1317 Registered: 9-2003 |
is Josh's job relevant? his age? height? weight? race? marital status? children? | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 135 Registered: 5-2008 |
is Josh's job relevant? no his age? no height? no weight? no race? yes-ish, more his nationality than his race marital status? no children? no | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 138 Registered: 5-2008 |
HINT: This happened during Josh's first visit to the country | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1191 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is it relevant what country he was in when he said this? Is he from Europe? Africa? North America? South America? Asia? Australia? | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 140 Registered: 5-2008 |
Is it relevant what country he was in when he said this? yes, but it would have had the same effect in a few countries Is he from Europe? Africa? North America? South America? Asia? Australia? yes, Australia | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 13 Registered: 5-2008 |
HINT: We were in a queue for a ride at a theme park | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 19 Registered: 5-2008 |
Time for a RECAP I think We were in a queue for a ride at a theme park, when something happened to some we weren't with. It was quite funny in itself, but when Josh, who was enjoying his first trip to Britain (although it would still make sense in the U.S.) from Australia, pointed out what had happened, everyone was laughing for a different reason. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 99 Registered: 6-2008 |
Did Josh imply that the incident was somehow a typical British occurrence? That it reflected something about British culture? Did he pronounce a word with a strong Aussie accent, that made it sound like something else? Was the fact that he was speaking English relevant at all? or would it still be funny if he had made a comment of equivalent meaning in another language? | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 25 Registered: 5-2008 |
Did Josh imply that the incident was somehow a typical British occurrence? no That it reflected something about British culture? no Did he pronounce a word with a strong Aussie accent not quite this, but it was an Aussie word for something... that made it sound like something else? ...and it did sound like something else Was the fact that he was speaking English relevant at all? yes or would it still be funny if he had made a comment of equivalent meaning in another language? no, it's unlikely to have worked in another language | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 101 Registered: 6-2008 |
Hmm... I'm not that familiar with the peculiarities of Australian English--maybe someone who is can help. In the mean time, I will ask some background questions. So since you keep reiterating the fact that this was while waiting for a ride at a theme park: Was the person to whom the mishap happened also waiting? Already one the ride? Getting off the ride? Did someone get scared? vomit? | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 28 Registered: 5-2008 |
Hmm... I'm not that familiar with the peculiarities of Australian English--maybe someone who is can help. In the mean time, I will ask some background questions. So since you keep reiterating the fact that this was while waiting for a ride at a theme park: Was the person to whom the mishap happened also waiting? Already on the ride? this one Getting off the ride? Did someone get scared? no vomit? no | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 102 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was the ride one that essentially just spins you around in a circle? a freefall ride (where you are lifted straight up and let go)? a roller coaster? none of these? Relevant? Did some object, for example a hat, fall from the ride as it was operating, causing the owner to lose it? Is any object (aside from, of course, the parts of the ride itself) relevant to the mishap? | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 32 Registered: 5-2008 |
Was the ride one that essentially just spins you around in a circle? a freefall ride (where you are lifted straight up and let go)? a roller coaster? yes, a roller coaster none of these? Relevant? yes Did some object, for example a hat, fall from the ride as it was operating, causing the owner to lose it? yes something did, but not a hat Is any object (aside from, of course, the parts of the ride itself) relevant to the mishap? yes, the falling object | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 107 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was the lost object an article of clothing? Relevant what it was, or just that it fell? Was Josh's comment just something to the effect of the object falling (like "that guy just lost his _______")? Or was the funny part something else--for instance, what the object hit when it landed? | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 35 Registered: 5-2008 |
Was the lost object an article of clothing? yes Relevant what it was yes, or just that it fell? Was Josh's comment just something to the effect of the object falling (like "that guy just lost his _______")? yes Or was the funny part something else--for instance, what the object hit when it landed? no | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 108 Registered: 6-2008 |
Maybe someone needs to create a list of clothing for this board... though in this particular instance, the possibilities seem to be very limited. Was it a sweater? jacket? shirt? extra pair of socks? (I know that's random, but maybe one got wet on another ride, who knows what happens in lateral puzzles?) Is it purely which article of clothing that was relevant, or is it something else? size? color? material? | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 36 Registered: 5-2008 |
Maybe someone needs to create a list of clothing for this board... though in this particular instance, the possibilities seem to be very limited. Was it a sweater? jacket? shirt? extra pair of socks? none of these (I know that's random, but maybe one got wet on another ride, who knows what happens in lateral puzzles?) Is it purely which article of clothing that was relevant yes, or is it something else? size? color? material? Is footwear clothing? I'm classing it as so | ||
| Ostap (Ostap)
New member Username: Ostap Post Number: 60 Registered: 6-2005 |
was it a shoe? a boot? a slipper? a sandal? men's footwear? women's footwear? did he use the word "thong"? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 113 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is footwear clothing? I'm classing it as so I would categorize it as clothing too. I guess I just assumed that shoes would not come off people's feet on a ride, and that they wouldn't bring extra pairs on a ride either. I guess if the roller coaster cars were bottomless, loosely fitting shoes could fall off. Anyway, I'll wait for the answers to Ostap's questions before asking anything more. | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 39 Registered: 5-2008 |
Ostap (Ostap) was it a shoe? a boot? a slipper? a sandal? men's footwear? women's footwear? did he use the word "thong"? yes, he did Biograd (Biograd) I guess if the roller coaster cars were bottomless, loosely fitting shoes could fall off. in fact it's one of those coasters where you ride in the Superman of flying position ******SPOILER******* We were at Alton Towers queuing for the ride called Air (hence the puzzle title) when a man already on the ride lost his flip flop. We all saw it fall, but Josh shouted "look at that guy's thong, it's slipped off", which sounded like something else entirely and lots of school-boy like giggling ensued Thank you everyone, I'll post some new puzzles soon. |
