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| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 64 Registered: 5-2009 |
<(°o°<) <(-_-<) (>°c°)> ^(O_O)^ <(°o°<) (Note that I pretty much just pulled these emoticons right out of my nether regions, and so they might not exactly match the standard conventions for Eastern-style emoticons ("kirbies"). They still do, however, at least look like what they're supposed to.) | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 74 Registered: 5-2009 |
Merde. *Curses Micro$oft* It seems that when this page is viewed in IE, the character encoding is all screwy, leading to capital A's with hats being displayed before the degree symbols. *Curses IE* To fix this, go to View --> Encoding --> UTF-8. This should make the characters show up as intended. If you are using Firefox, Chrome, or Opera, (and maybe Safari), you shouldn't have this problem. If you are, you can probably solve it with a similar process. *Curses poor interoperability in general* No wonder no one was posting! I'll try it again, and hopefully it will work this time: <(°o°<) <(-_-<) (>°c°)> ^(O_O)^ <(°o°<) | ||
| Pikachizzle (Pikachizzle)
New member Username: Pikachizzle Post Number: 322 Registered: 5-2009 |
What exactly are we supposed to figure out? First smiley = last smiley? Is this a similar concept to your 'Boom / Thud' puzzle? Do the smilies represent people? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 75 Registered: 5-2009 |
What exactly are we supposed to figure out? What the situation is and what the people in it are doing. First smiley = last smiley? Yes Is this a similar concept to your 'Boom / Thud' puzzle? Yes, in that it is a rather more odd and abstract method of describing the scene than usual. I hope this is OK? Do the smilies represent people? Yes | ||
| Pikachizzle (Pikachizzle)
New member Username: Pikachizzle Post Number: 323 Registered: 5-2009 |
Does the first smiley person = the last smiley person? Gasp! Annoyed Gasp! Surprised! Gasp! Any of these correct? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 76 Registered: 5-2009 |
Does the first smiley person = the last smiley person? Yes Gasp! No Annoyed No Gasp! No (Look closely; this one is slightly different from the end ones, besides facing the other direction.) Surprised! Yes Gasp! No | ||
| Pikachizzle (Pikachizzle)
New member Username: Pikachizzle Post Number: 324 Registered: 5-2009 |
How many people do the smilies represent? 1? 2? 3? 4? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 77 Registered: 5-2009 |
How many people do the smilies represent? 2 | ||
| Pikachizzle (Pikachizzle)
New member Username: Pikachizzle Post Number: 325 Registered: 5-2009 |
So I'm guessing it's just a back and forth between two people? So 1 = 3 = 5, and 2 = 4? Are the first and last smilies a 'hello' and a 'goodbye'? Is the third smiley Person A telling Person B something that is surprising? Does Person A know Person B? On a personal level? Did Person A do anything illegal? Person B? A third party? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 78 Registered: 5-2009 |
So I'm guessing it's just a back and forth between two people? Yes So 1 = 3 = 5, and 2 = 4? {Yes} Are the first and last smilies a 'hello' and a 'goodbye'? No Is the third smiley Person A telling Person B something that is surprising? Yesish Does Person A know Person B? Yes On a personal level? No Did Person A do anything illegal? No Person B? No A third party? No | ||
| Pikachizzle (Pikachizzle)
New member Username: Pikachizzle Post Number: 326 Registered: 5-2009 |
Person A = H/A/M? Person B = H/A/F? If any are 'no', can we assume the opposite? For example, if you said 'Yes/Yes/No' to H/A/M, is it same to assume that the person describe is H/A/F? Wedding proposals relevant? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 79 Registered: 5-2009 |
Person A = H/A/M? Person B = H/A/F? If any are 'no', can we assume the opposite? For example, if you said 'Yes/Yes/No' to H/A/M, is it same to assume that the person describe is H/A/F? Both are human and adults, and since gender is irrelvant, we'll say A is male and B is female. Wedding proposals relevant? No | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 393 Registered: 6-2008 |
Does the "c" vs. the "o" symbolize an open vs. a closed mouth? (of person 1/3/5) | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 80 Registered: 5-2009 |
Does the "c" vs. the "o" symbolize an open vs. a closed mouth? (of person 1/3/5) No, they are distinct from each other in a different way. | ||
| Pikachizzle (Pikachizzle)
New member Username: Pikachizzle Post Number: 337 Registered: 5-2009 |
Can ^(O_O)^ be replaced with <(o_o)> given that they both represent a surprised face? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 83 Registered: 5-2009 |
Can ^(O_O)^ be replaced with <(o_o)> given that they both represent a surprised face? The symbols that make up each face are not important in and of themselves. What is important is what the face as a whole represents. So the answer to your question is "yes." | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1060 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the difference between the o and the c relevant? Do they represent different states? Emotions? Could the emoticons be written in any fashion so long as they all conveyed faces? Very interesting puzzle, by the way. | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 86 Registered: 5-2009 |
Could the emoticons be written in any fashion so long as they all conveyed faces? Yes Is the difference between the o and the c relevant? Do they represent different states? Emotions? I probably should have made this more clear in my puzzle statement, but each face represents a character in the scene performing a separate action (and possibly expressing an emotion). I chose the symbols that comprise each face because it looked (at least somewhat) like what the character is doing, but each symbol is not in-and-of-itself, or by itself, significant. The first and last faces are the same person doing the same thing. The middle face is that person doing something different. Faces two and four are a second character performing two other different actions. Very interesting puzzle, by the way. Thanks! | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1063 Registered: 5-2003 |
Face 1 and 5: Doing the same thing? For the same reasons? Is Face 3 looking in a different direction than Faces 1 and 5? Is location relevant? Time period? Other people? Items? Animals? Or does this represent two people talking? To each other? And only their conversation is relevant? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 89 Registered: 5-2009 |
Face 1 and 5: Doing the same thing? For the same reasons? Yes to both. Is Face 3 looking in a different direction than Faces 1 and 5? Yes Is location relevant? Yes Time period? Assume recent modern Other people? No Items? Not really, but it might help with context. Animals? No Or does this represent two people talking? Yesish; beware of FA. To each other? Yesish; see answer to next question. And only their conversation is relevant? No | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1066 Registered: 5-2003 |
Two people communicating? By voice? Are they together? Location: General or specific? If specific -- on Earth? If so, LTPF list of continents. If general -- inside? Outside? Local terrain relevant? Is the topic of their discussion relevant? Is crime relevant? Death? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 90 Registered: 5-2009 |
Two people communicating? Yesish, but beware of FA By voice? Yope Are they together? Yes Location: General or specific? If specific -- on Earth? If so, LTPF list of continents. If general -- inside? Outside? Local terrain relevant? Inside on really any continent (or land, for that matter) except Antarctica. Is the topic of their discussion relevant? Yes Is crime relevant? No Death? No | ||
| Flemsneezy (Flemsneezy)
New member Username: Flemsneezy Post Number: 132 Registered: 5-2009 |
Are they arguing? debating? Is person 1 trying to convince person 2 that the US joined WWII because the Lusitania was sunk? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 107 Registered: 5-2009 |
Are they arguing? No debating? No Is person 1 trying to convince person 2 that the US joined WWII because the Lusitania was sunk? Ha... Ha... Ha... Very. Funny. And no, Person 1 is not that stupid...usually. | ||
| Yabblesmacker (Yabblesmacker)
New member Username: Yabblesmacker Post Number: 91 Registered: 4-2009 |
At the beginning person A (Adam) and person B (Bella) are facing the same direction, so they can't just be talking face to face to start with, correct? So maybe Adam comes up behind Bella and starts talking to her while she's facing away from him? If so, she looks pretty annoyed? Maybe she doesn't like Adam and doesn't want him talking to her? Or maybe something he says makes her annoyed? Or is she sighing? Or she could be asleep, and sleepwalking? Then Adam is facing the other way, so maybe he comes round to face Bella from the front? Or maybe he turns around and walks away from her? Then Bella looks surprised. Because of something Adam has said? Or done? Or has she just woken up from her sleepwalk and found herself somewhere weird? Is she surprised because Adam has told her that he's pregnant with her child? And then Adam turns to face her again? Or, if he was already face to face with her, he turns and walks away? Alternative: Adam is facing away from Bella. Bella comes up to Adam from behind, Adam turns to face Bella. Bella becomes surprised, Adam turns and walks away again. | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 111 Registered: 5-2009 |
At the beginning person A (Adam) and person B (Bella) are facing the same direction, so they can't just be talking face to face to start with, correct? Yes So maybe Adam comes up behind Bella and starts talking to her while she's facing away from him? No If so, she looks pretty annoyed? No Maybe she doesn't like Adam and doesn't want him talking to her? Maybe, but irrelevant. Or maybe something he says makes her annoyed? No Or is she sighing? No Or she could be asleep Yes and sleepwalking? No Then Adam is facing the other way, so maybe he comes round to face Bella from the front? FA Or maybe he turns around Yes and walks away from her? No Then Bella looks surprised. Yes Because of something Adam has said? Yes Or done? Yesish Or has she just woken up from her sleepwalk and found herself somewhere weird? FA, but still close. See above Is she surprised because Adam has told her that he's pregnant with her child? No And then Adam turns to face her again? No Or, if he was already face to face with her, he turns Yes and walks away? No Alternative: Adam is facing away from Bella. Yes Bella comes up to Adam from behind, No Adam turns to face Bella. Yes Bella becomes surprised, Yes Adam turns Yes and walks away again. No | ||
| Yabblesmacker (Yabblesmacker)
New member Username: Yabblesmacker Post Number: 100 Registered: 4-2009 |
So... Adam is facing away from Bella. Bella is asleep. Adam turns to face Bella. Bella is surprised. Adam turns away from Bella again. Did Adam do something to wake Bella up? Did he yell at her? Is that why his mouth is different? Is this why she is surprised (because he wakes her up)? Or is it because he tells her something surprising? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 112 Registered: 5-2009 |
Adam is facing away from Bella. Yes Bella is asleep. Yes Adam turns to face Bella. Yes Bella is surprised. Yes Adam turns away from Bella again. Yes Did Adam do something to wake Bella up? Yes Did he yell at her? Yes Is that why his mouth is different? Yes Is this why she is surprised (because he wakes her up)? Yes Or is it because he tells her something surprising? No | ||
| Flemsneezy (Flemsneezy)
New member Username: Flemsneezy Post Number: 136 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is their location important? Are Adam and Bella in bed together? Though i bet this is irrelevant because you said earlier that their gender doesn't matter. Are they sitting next to each other in class? Are they in close proximity to each other at all? Is what Adam yells important? Is the reason he is waking her up important? or is he just making really loud noises to wake her up and be a jerk? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 113 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is their location important? Yes Are Adam and Bella in bed together? No Though I bet this is irrelevant because you said earlier that their gender doesn't matter. They could be gay/lesbian, but it is irrelvant. Are they sitting next to each other in class? Yope Are they in close proximity to each other at all? Yes Is what Adam yells important? No Is the reason he is waking her up important? Yes or is he just making really loud noises to wake her up Yes and be a jerk? Not intentionally. | ||
| Flemsneezy (Flemsneezy)
New member Username: Flemsneezy Post Number: 138 Registered: 5-2009 |
So they are sitting next to each other? are they in a room? some form of transportation? car? plane? boat? space shuttle? Is Adam waking up Bella because there is some sort of visual spectacle she should see? some form of eminent danger? are they attending some form of event? is Bella being rude by sleeping and Adam is trying to save her from embarrassment/ridicule or such? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 115 Registered: 5-2009 |
So they are sitting next to each other? No are they in a room? Yes some form of transportation? car? plane? boat? space shuttle? None of these. Is Adam waking up Bella because there is some sort of visual spectacle she should see? Yes, though 'spectacle' might not be the right word. some form of eminent danger? No are they attending some form of event? Yope is Bella being rude by sleeping Yes and Adam is trying to save her from embarrassment/ridicule or such? No | ||
| Flemsneezy (Flemsneezy)
New member Username: Flemsneezy Post Number: 141 Registered: 5-2009 |
Are they sitting next to each other in class? Yope So they are sitting next to each other? No So then are they in class? is it your generic school class room? some other form of class? Would the fact that they are attending a class also explain the 'Yope' your gave for 'are they attending some form of event?'? because they are attending a class but that really isn't an 'event' as most people see it? They are not sitting next to each other but are in close proximity, correct? so then are they at separate desks or tables? that have some space between them, but are still next to each other in a row or column? or are their others between them? is any of this relevant? or is it really only important that they are close enough for Adam to wake up Bella? Is there some important learning to be had from some sort of instructor and that is why Adam is waking up Bella? are they taking a test of some sort? Is there any more super important information i need to find out or are you basically just waiting for some one to put together everything we already know? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 116 Registered: 5-2009 |
So then are they in class? Yes is it your generic school class room? Yes some other form of class? No Would the fact that they are attending a class also explain the 'Yope' your gave for 'are they attending some form of event?'? Yes because they are attending a class but that really isn't an 'event' as most people see it? Yes They are not sitting next to each other but are in close proximity, correct? Yes so then are they at separate desks or tables? FA that have some space between them, but are still next to each other in a row or column? No, FA. or are there others between them? Irrevelant, possible FA. is any of this relevant? Some or is it really only important that they are close enough for Adam to wake up Bella? This, but beware of FA. Is there some important learning to be had from some sort of instructor and that is why Adam is waking up Bella? Yes are they taking a test of some sort? No Is there any more super important information I need to find out or are you basically just waiting for some one to put together everything we already know? You almost have it, but there is one important detail you haven't got yet. | ||
| Flemsneezy (Flemsneezy)
New member Username: Flemsneezy Post Number: 143 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is the class they are attending relevant? is what they are learning relevant? or just the fact that they are learning something? is their a particular reason Bella is sleeping? (by this i mean is there some sort of extenuating circumstance that made her tired as opposed to just general everyday fatigue that builds up over time and throughout the week.) | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 117 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is the class they are attending relevant? No, also possible FA. Is what they are learning relevant? No, also possible FA. Or just the fact that they are learning something? Closest, also possible FA. Is there a particular reason Bella is sleeping? (by this I mean is there some sort of extenuating circumstance that made her tired as opposed to just general everyday fatigue that builds up over time and throughout the week.) Not really; it's a perfectly normal reason for falling asleep in class. | ||
| Flemsneezy (Flemsneezy)
New member Username: Flemsneezy Post Number: 144 Registered: 5-2009 |
*shakes fist at FA* they = Adam and Bella are they sitting? are they standing? are they laying down? are they in a position that is not one listed above? are they next to some horizontal like surface supported by vertical supports? if yes is it personal sized? or larger? are they learning something in their class? are they making some physical object? are they playing some game? are their other people in the room? (even if their presence is not important to the puzzle) is their a authoritative like figure in the room? similar to a teacher? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 118 Registered: 5-2009 |
*shakes fist at FA* You might not like this... they = Adam and Bella are they sitting? Yope are they standing? Yope are they laying down? No are they in a position that is not one listed above? No are they next to some horizontal like surface supported by vertical supports? if yes is it personal sized? or larger? ...?? Please rephrase/clarify/give examples. are they learning something in their class? Yope, FA. are they making some physical object? No are they playing some game? No are there other people in the room? (even if their presence is not important to the puzzle) Yes, other students. is there a authoritative like figure in the room? similar to a teacher? Yes | ||
| Flemsneezy (Flemsneezy)
New member Username: Flemsneezy Post Number: 145 Registered: 5-2009 |
is Adam sitting? is Bella sitting? is Adam standing? is Bella standing? is Adam at or next to a table? is Bella at or next to a table? is Adam in a class? is Bella in a class? i hate myself...is Adam walking by the class room, or is otherwise outside of the room, sees Bella sleeping and wakes her up so that she doesn't get in trouble or otherwise miss the teachers "scintillating" lecture, which may or may not have been the cause for her tiredness? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 119 Registered: 5-2009 |
is Adam sitting? No is Bella sitting? Yes is Adam standing? Yes is Bella standing? No is Adam at or next to a table? No is Bella at or next to a table? Yes is Adam in a class? Yes is Bella in a class? Yes i hate myself...is Adam walking by the class room, or is otherwise outside of the room, sees Bella sleeping and wakes her up so that she doesn't get in trouble or otherwise miss the teachers "scintillating" lecture, which may or may not have been the cause for her tiredness? No, though it is correct that the teacher's +3 Lecture of Boring is the cause of Bella's sleepiness. | ||
| Flemsneezy (Flemsneezy)
New member Username: Flemsneezy Post Number: 146 Registered: 5-2009 |
is Adam a student? is Bella a student? | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 120 Registered: 5-2009 |
is Adam a student? No is Bella a student? Yes | ||
| Flemsneezy (Flemsneezy)
New member Username: Flemsneezy Post Number: 147 Registered: 5-2009 |
Adam the teacher is giving a +3 Lecture of Boring while facing the white/chalk/smart board. He turns to the class so make sure that the class has sufficiently built up their will and fortitude saves in order to resist the onslaught of his lecture. He then sees that Bella has managed a critical failure resulting in instant tiredness and yells are her to wake here up, before returning to face the board and continue the lecture. | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 121 Registered: 5-2009 |
Adam the teacher is giving a +3 Lecture of Boring while facing the white/chalk/smart board. He turns to the class so make sure that the class has sufficiently built up their will and fortitude saves in order to resist the onslaught of his lecture. He then sees that Bella has managed a critical failure resulting in instant tiredness and yells are her to wake her up, before returning to face the board and continue the lecture. Correct! ---+++***SpOiLeRz***+++--- Professor Adam Nafziger is giving his lecture on Set Theory, when he turns to see Bella sleeping in the back row. He yells at her to wake up and pay attention! Startled, Bella wakes up and resumes pretending to be interested. Dr Nafziger goes back to teaching. | ||
| Caesarachilles (Caesarachilles)
New member Username: Caesarachilles Post Number: 122 Registered: 5-2009 |
Congratulations to all who partcipated! |
