| Author | Message | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 129 Registered: 11-2009 |
I saw a mention of holiday puzzles elsewhere on the forum, so I guess it's time. Just like an advertisement: "Effortlessly, and with no will power, lose all that extra holiday weight!" ...but Max managed to do that, nearly every year, with no effort or will power. How? bonus: determine the obscure relevancy of British currency to this puzzle. | ||
| Pikachizzle (Pikachizzle)
New member Username: Pikachizzle Post Number: 481 Registered: 5-2009 |
I LOVE your title. HAM = Pork? HAM = Human/Adult/Male? HAM = Ham Radio? HAM = Other? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 130 Registered: 11-2009 |
I LOVE your title. thanks; I'm pretty sure I started with the title, and then found the puzzle to suit...? the circumstance of inspiration was interesting, which I will share in the $poil; why not? HAM = Pork? n HAM = Human/Adult/Male? yes HAM = Ham Radio? n HAM = Other? not according to his mother | ||
| Pikachizzle (Pikachizzle)
New member Username: Pikachizzle Post Number: 482 Registered: 5-2009 |
Max: HAM? Weight = from eating? Does Max actually gain weight, then lose it? If yes, does he exercise? go on a diet? take medication? other? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4178 Registered: 12-2000 |
Currency relevant - pounds? Does he make himself sick from eating too much and then falls into a coma and conveniently loses the weight whilst unconscious? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 131 Registered: 11-2009 |
Max: HAM? yes Weight = from eating? no Does Max actually gain weight, then lose it? yesish... If yes, does he exercise? go on a diet? take medication? other? this Currency relevant - pounds? actually, yes - but watch for FAs and other hindrances; I threw the currency bit in for sport... I don't know whether exploring this would lead to a solution... Does he make himself sick from eating too much and then falls into a coma and conveniently loses the weight whilst unconscious? no - but a strategy some might explore | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 644 Registered: 9-2009 |
The weight that he gains and loses: is it body weight? Or something he carries? Something he owns? Is "holiday weight" an accurate description? Is it money? Does he sell lots of stuff during the holiday season, gaining lots of £, which he has no problem spending afterwards? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 134 Registered: 11-2009 |
The weight that he gains and loses: is it body weight? no Or something he carries? yesish Something he owns? irr Is "holiday weight" an accurate description? yes... Is it money? no Does he sell lots of stuff during the holiday season, gaining lots of £, which he has no problem spending afterwards? would be a nice solution, but no. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 653 Registered: 9-2009 |
Weight lifting relevant? Does he lift more or heavier weights during holiday season? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 136 Registered: 11-2009 |
Weight lifting relevant? no Does he lift more or heavier weights during holiday season? no | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 535 Registered: 5-2009 |
Santa Claus or a similar mythical holiday HAM relevant? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 137 Registered: 11-2009 |
Santa Claus or a similar mythical holiday HAM relevant? yesish... | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 537 Registered: 5-2009 |
More than one mythical holiday HAM relevant? Other mythical creatures relevant? Is Max a mythical creature? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 138 Registered: 11-2009 |
More than one mythical holiday HAM relevant? no - possible small FA Other mythical creatures relevant? no Is Max a mythical creature? no | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 541 Registered: 5-2009 |
Does Max play or impersonate Santa Claus during Christmas time? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 139 Registered: 11-2009 |
Does Max play or impersonate Santa Claus during Christmas time? good one, but no. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1285 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is a pound cake relevant? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 143 Registered: 11-2009 |
Is a pound cake relevant? not in this puzzle... | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 877 Registered: 3-2004 |
How much "holiday weight" does he lose each year, more than 2 pounds? >5 pounds? >10 pounds? >20 pounds? >50 pounds? Does he give away the things that are the weight he loses? sell them? just deliver? throe away? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 144 Registered: 11-2009 |
How much "holiday weight" does he lose each year, more than 2 pounds? >5 pounds? >10 pounds? >20 pounds? let's say this; one year, it was over 40 pounds, but generally it's around 25 or so, I think. >50 pounds? Does he give away the things that are the weight he loses? sell them? just deliver? thisish...throe away? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1289 Registered: 7-2009 |
Does he deliver some kind of food? | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 881 Registered: 3-2004 |
Deliver ham, perhaps? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 145 Registered: 11-2009 |
Does he deliver some kind of food? no Deliver "ham," perhaps? marked as I have done, this might be worth exploring... | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 146 Registered: 11-2009 |
one other thing: "deliver" applies in a broad sense; it was the closest verb in Tommyp's Q to what Max actually does -- don't want to mislead or foster FAs... | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1291 Registered: 7-2009 |
"ham" as in "hamming it up"? Is he an actor? A comedian? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 147 Registered: 11-2009 |
"ham" as in "hamming it up"? that sort of ham, yes Is he an actor? this A comedian? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1332 Registered: 7-2009 |
Does losing pounds = "delivering ham" = hamming it up (on stage or on a tv set)? Or is hamming it up a step in the process of losing pounds? Does he actually lose something? Like a contest? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 153 Registered: 11-2009 |
Does losing pounds = "delivering ham" = hamming it up (on stage or on a tv set)? no Or is hamming it up a step in the process of losing pounds? let's say "yope" Does he actually lose something? no Like a contest? no | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1358 Registered: 7-2009 |
Not sure where to go from here. There's an actor. He hams it up on stage/television. Somehow, he inadvertently loses weight of some sort, without trying or effort. We're supposed to figure out how he loses weight? and what this has to do with being an actor? And what this has to do with the holidays? Does he wear a fat suit as part of an acting role? Is the acting role holiday related? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 172 Registered: 11-2009 |
Not sure where to go from here. your summary and questions are just right -- and thanks for the visit...! There's an actor. yes He hams it up on stage this/television. not this, but others besides Max have done this Somehow, he inadvertently FA; he expects to, and looks forward to it, mostly loses weight of some sort, without trying or effort. yes -- it's easy for Max We're supposed to figure out how he loses weight? yes, please explore and what this has to do with being an actor? yope And what this has to do with the holidays? yope; the two "yopes" indicate that these are not really essential answers to seek -- they're collateral, mostly, as the $poiler will (soon, I'm sure) indicate. Does he wear a fat suit as part of an acting role? no Is the acting role holiday related? absolutely yes, it is. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1360 Registered: 7-2009 |
does he play Santa Claus? The Grinch? Ebenezer Scrooge? Another character from a Christmas Carol? A character from the Nutcracker? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 173 Registered: 11-2009 |
does he play Santa Claus? The Grinch? Ebenezer Scrooge? Another character from a Christmas Carol? this... A character from the Nutcracker? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4293 Registered: 12-2000 |
Is the character the Ghost of Christmas Present? He is often depicted like Santa with sack or cornucopia of goodies, usually food, that he puts down, thus relieving himself of its weight. | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 182 Registered: 11-2009 |
Is the character the Ghost of Christmas Present? no. He is often depicted like Santa with sack or cornucopia of goodies, usually food, that he puts down, thus relieving himself of its weight. he does, yes, but he's not the character with which Max is involved. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1367 Registered: 7-2009 |
Tiny Tim? Doesn't he lose a leg at some point in the tale? If not, is he one of the Christmas ghosts? One of the Marleys? Someone from Scrooge's past? His present? His future? Is it Bob Cratchet? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 184 Registered: 11-2009 |
Tiny Tim? no. Doesn't he lose a leg at some point in the tale? in the unrealized Yet-to-Come, he loses his life, but I think he only weighs about two pounds, so he doesn't apply, here. If not, is he one of the Christmas ghosts? One of the Marleys? one of these... Someone from Scrooge's past? His present? His future? Is it Bob Cratchet? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1368 Registered: 7-2009 |
They are attempting to get rid of the "chains they forged in life" by helping Scrooge (or maybe it's just to warn him so he stops forging his own chains?). Are the chains the relevant weight? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 185 Registered: 11-2009 |
They just the one, actually are attempting to get rid of the "chains * just to be accurate... | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1370 Registered: 7-2009 |
Oh, right! Haha, I was temporarily thinking of the version "A Muppet Christmas Carol," in which they have replaced Jacob Marley with the two old geezers who usually sit up in balconies and critique things. I had quite forgotten that that the second Marley was a muppet addition. Oops =) Does he lose the holiday weight by taking off and putting away his costume at the end of the show? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 189 Registered: 11-2009 |
Does he lose the holiday weight by taking off and putting away his costume at the end of the show? right you are, Noel -- * * * * * * * SPOILER * * * * * * * Max, an actor, participates in an amateur production of A Christmas Carol, nearly every year at holiday time. His favorite role, which his thespian colleagues acknowledge he "owns," is the role of the Ghost of Jacob Marley, Scrooge's one-time business partner, who was, likely, more avaricious than Scrooge himself. He visits Scrooge, enshrouded in chains: "I wear the chains I forged in life, link by link, yard by yard..." -- his intent is to steer Scrooge toward humanity, and away from greed; he sends other ghostly allies, one per hour, to drive his message home. (this is all well-known, I think...) Marley is depicted by Dickens as being wrapped in chains, and is routinely depicted that way by costume designers, as well. The weight of the chains is a burden (plastic chains just don't "clank" in a satisfying way, so they use real ones); most actors playing Marley are grateful he's got just the one scene... although I once portrayed him in a version that has Marley narrating the piece, so it was lots of stage time with about fifty pounds of chains, emerging from a heavy satchel, weighted with sixty pounds of bricks! Fortunately, I was well-paid to do that one. And at the end of the run of performances, Max removes his costume, beginning with the chains -- easily and effortlessly, and with no will power. In fact, they're a delight to take off; one feels almost like floating (in my experience). And he walks away from them, until -- perhaps -- next year. |
