| Author | Message | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3924 Registered: 5-2003 |
They hanged him for trying to pay his taxes. Explain. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1900 Registered: 7-2009 |
him = his? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3927 Registered: 5-2003 |
him = his? Yes. He's also H/A/M, and so are they. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1902 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did he try to pay his taxes early? on time? late? relevant? Is his payment method (checks, cash, credit, specific currency, etc.) relevant? Is his nationality relevant? His allegiance? His ethnicity? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3929 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did he try to pay his taxes early? on time? This. late? relevant? No. Is his payment method (checks, cash, credit, specific currency, etc.) relevant? Yes. Is his nationality relevant? No. His allegiance? Yesish. His ethnicity? No. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1904 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is he a spy? Does he live in the country he tried to pay taxes to? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3931 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is he a spy? No. Does he live in the country he tried to pay taxes to? Yes. | ||
| Gameczar (Gameczar)
New member Username: Gameczar Post Number: 35 Registered: 10-2010 |
Was he "wanted" by the law before he paid the taxes? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1906 Registered: 7-2009 |
His payment method: checks? cash? credit? debit? foreign currency? outdated currency? coins? small bills? counterfeit money? | ||
| Gameczar (Gameczar)
New member Username: Gameczar Post Number: 36 Registered: 10-2010 |
Was he trying to pay Yankee taxes with Confederate money? Or vice versa? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3932 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he "wanted" by the law before he paid the taxes? No. His payment method: checks? cash? credit? debit? foreign currency? outdated currency? coins? small bills? counterfeit money? Good list of payment methods, but sadly, none of these! Was he trying to pay Yankee taxes with Confederate money? Or vice versa? No. If vice versa, I'm sure the Confeds would've jumped at it, since Confederate money was totally worthless. | ||
| Gameczar (Gameczar)
New member Username: Gameczar Post Number: 38 Registered: 10-2010 |
It is a true story? Was it gold certificates? Marked bills? Dye-pack splattered bills? Stolen money with recorded serial numbers? Quatloos won in an illegal game of Fizbin? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3933 Registered: 5-2003 |
It is a true story? No. Was it gold certificates? Marked bills? Dye-pack splattered bills? Stolen money with recorded serial numbers? Quatloos won in an illegal game of Fizbin? None of these, though I like that last one! | ||
| Gameczar (Gameczar)
New member Username: Gameczar Post Number: 53 Registered: 10-2010 |
Is the setting modern? Is the setting historical? Was he a Torry trying to pay his taxes to England? Was he an Iotian trying to give the Federation their piece of the action? (I'm on a roll) | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3934 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the setting modern? No. Is the setting historical? Yes, but more an idealized one than anything specific. Was he a Torry trying to pay his taxes to England? No. Good lateral thought, though. Was he an Iotian trying to give the Federation their piece of the action? (I'm on a roll) I recall a short story where an Iotian literally does just that - hunts down a retired Kirk on Earth to pay him what's due. | ||
| Gameczar (Gameczar)
New member Username: Gameczar Post Number: 54 Registered: 10-2010 |
Was he a "merry man" trying to pay taxes to King John? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3936 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he a "merry man" trying to pay taxes to King John? No. Right time period, though, and I should mention that there is an anachronism involved. | ||
| Gameczar (Gameczar)
New member Username: Gameczar Post Number: 55 Registered: 10-2010 |
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 652 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was he trying to pay taxes with products? If so: agricultural products? Animals? Dairy? Is it relevant in what country the story takes place? Was there a misunderstanding involved? Those who hanged him -- part of the same government he was trying to pay taxes to? A different government? If so, hostile to the first? Was he hanged by the government at all, or by some private individuals? The reason for hanging: was he accused of a crime? If so, a violent one? Lese majeste? Embezzlement? Was the hanging related to paying the taxes or was for something entirely different and maybe he was just apprehended at that time? Or maybe he was in the wrong place at the wrong time? (All references to 'governement' above are to an established form of ruling a country or an autonomous territory, no matter its form) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6483 Registered: 4-2010 |
Just to be absolutely sure..."hanged" = executed? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3937 Registered: 5-2003 |
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court? Not that big an anachronism, but about the right time period. Was he trying to pay taxes with products? Yes. If so: agricultural products? Animals? This. Dairy? No. Is it relevant in what country the story takes place? No. Was there a misunderstanding involved? Very much so. Those who hanged him -- part of the same government he was trying to pay taxes to? Yes. A different government? If so, hostile to the first? Was he hanged by the government at all, This, or by some private individuals? In some ways, they overlap. The reason for hanging: was he accused of a crime? If so, a violent one? Lese majeste? This. Embezzlement? Was the hanging related to paying the taxes Yes. or was for something entirely different and maybe he was just apprehended at that time? Or maybe he was in the wrong place at the wrong time? Just to be absolutely sure..."hanged" = executed? Yes. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 656 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was he supposed to pay with animals in the first place? Was the species of animals he used that made him liable? Did he use 'sacred' animals? Animals under the protection of the local ruler? Appearing on his coat of arms? Relevant what exact species he used? If so, mammals? birds? fish? Did he mean to pay the amount due, or some lesser amount? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3939 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he supposed to pay with animals in the first place? No. Was the species of animals he used that made him liable? Yes, though related species would have been problematic too. Did he use 'sacred' animals? No. Animals under the protection of the local ruler? No. Appearing on his coat of arms? No. Relevant what exact species he used? Yes. If so, mammals? birds? This. fish? Did he mean to pay the amount due This., or some lesser amount? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3472 Registered: 9-2009 |
24 black birds? Baked in a pie? Live birds? Dead? Edible birds? Pests? Birds otherwise considered unsavory? Superstition relevant? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 57 Registered: 9-2010 |
Wild guess: Did he report "bank robbery" as a source of income on his tax form so he could pay taxes on the money? And so they hanged him for robbing the bank? And they wouldn't have caught him for it if he hadn't been so dumb as to report it. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3940 Registered: 5-2003 |
24 black birds? No. Baked in a pie? No. Live birds? Irr. Dead? Edible birds? Yes. Pests? No. Birds otherwise considered unsavory? No. Superstition relevant? No. Wild guess: Did he report "bank robbery" as a source of income on his tax form so he could pay taxes on the money? No, this is before banks. And so they hanged him for robbing the bank? And they wouldn't have caught him for it if he hadn't been so dumb as to report it. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6565 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were the birds alive? Dead? Rare? Common? Specific species relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3942 Registered: 5-2003 |
Were the birds alive? At the time, yes, though he might well have killed them before turning them over. Dead? Rare? Common? Yes. Specific species relevant? Mildly. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6574 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the type of bird forbidden in the area? Were they songbirds? Fowl? Game? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3947 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was the type of bird forbidden in the area? No> Were they songbirds? Fowl? This. Game? | ||
| Gameczar (Gameczar)
New member Username: Gameczar Post Number: 97 Registered: 10-2010 |
Was he hanged solely because of using birds to pay the taxes, or something else? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3949 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he hanged solely because of using birds to pay the taxes, or something else? Something else. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6583 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he steal the birds to pay the taxes? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3950 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did he steal the birds to pay the taxes? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6587 Registered: 4-2010 |
The specific bird relevant? Just that they're fowl? Chickens? Turkeys? Ducks? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3952 Registered: 5-2003 |
The specific bird relevant? Mildly. Just that they're fowl? Chickens? Turkeys? Ducks? None of these. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6590 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the man's occupation relevant? Is he a farmer? Hunter? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1917 Registered: 7-2009 |
Does it matter where the birds came from? If so, did he raise them? Did he capture them from the wild? Relevant that animals on the king's property were considered to belong to the king? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3953 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the man's occupation relevant? Yes. Is he a farmer? OTRT. Hunter? No. Does it matter where the birds came from? Yes. If so, did he raise them? Yes. Did he capture them from the wild? Relevant that animals on the king's property were considered to belong to the king? No. | ||
| Gameczar (Gameczar)
New member Username: Gameczar Post Number: 124 Registered: 10-2010 |
Is there a religious connection? Are the birds not Kosher? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3955 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is there a religious connection? No. Are the birds not Kosher? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6650 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he raise them as pets? For food? To sell? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3956 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did he raise them as pets? For food? This. To sell? And this. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6666 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he hanged for cheating on his taxes? Was he cheating on his taxes? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3957 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he hanged for cheating on his taxes? No. Was he cheating on his taxes? No. | ||
| Gameczar (Gameczar)
New member Username: Gameczar Post Number: 133 Registered: 10-2010 |
Is his hanging related to HIS raising of the birds? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3959 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is his hanging related to HIS raising of the birds? No. | ||
| Gameczar (Gameczar)
New member Username: Gameczar Post Number: 136 Registered: 10-2010 |
Was attempting to pay taxes using birds as payment: illegal or offensive? Would he have been hanged for conducting other commerce with same said birds? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3961 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was attempting to pay taxes using birds as payment: illegal or offensive? This. Would he have been hanged for conducting other commerce with same said birds? Depends on who with. | ||
| Gameczar (Gameczar)
New member Username: Gameczar Post Number: 137 Registered: 10-2010 |
Would he have been hanged for conducting other commerce, with same said birds, between himself and: clergy, royalty, law enforcement, city officials, the audubon society, the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker? Would attempting to pay taxes using birds as payment be offensive to the populous as a whole, some segment, or a specific person or persons? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3962 Registered: 5-2003 |
Would he have been hanged for conducting other commerce, Oh wait, conducting other commerce? as in selling rather than paying in lieu of taxes? No. with same said birds, between himself and: clergy, royalty, But if the latter, then the king is the guy who gets the taxes. law enforcement, city officials, the audubon society, the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker? Would attempting to pay taxes using birds as payment be offensive to the populous as a whole, some segment, or a specific person or persons? The king specifically or (since he never appears), his underlings (on his behalf), but plenty of others would be offended. | ||
| Gameczar (Gameczar)
New member Username: Gameczar Post Number: 139 Registered: 10-2010 |
No conduction "other" commerce would be I buy a crate of apples from you for two chickens. So would that be penalized? So the kings official (say a tax collector) would be offended when collecting taxes in a non-monetary form such as birds? Would the tax collector then order the execution of the offending tax payer? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3968 Registered: 5-2003 |
No conduction "other" commerce would be I buy a crate of apples from you for two chickens. So would that be penalized? No. So the kings official (say a tax collector) would be offended when collecting taxes in a non-monetary form Not necessarily. such as birds? But yes. Would the tax collector then order the execution of the offending tax payer? Assuming lese' Majeste' is a capital offense, yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6680 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the gifting of common birds considered below the nature of the king? Considered a slap in the face to the king? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3970 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was the gifting of common birds considered below the nature of the king? How common they are is irrelevant. Considered a slap in the face to the king? Something like that. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1929 Registered: 7-2009 |
Does the specific type of bird have significance to the king? to the country? For example, maybe a royal family was traditionally represented by doves and he offended them by paying with doves? Or, I keep thinking about the Tower of London, where ravens are very important and I think had something to do with good luck. Maybe he is a caretaker of ravens at the tower? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3973 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does the specific type of bird have significance to the king? to the country? No to both. For example, maybe a royal family was traditionally represented by doves and he offended them by paying with doves? Or, I keep thinking about the Tower of London, where ravens are very important and I think had something to do with good luck. Maybe he is a caretaker of ravens at the tower? No. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 688 Registered: 9-2009 |
I have to ask that: is aviation involved? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3975 Registered: 5-2003 |
I have to ask that: is aviation involved? No. Wrong time period. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6748 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the payment considered as making mockery of the king? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 703 Registered: 9-2009 |
I was thinking about the anachronism you mentioned when I asked about aviation - given also your passion for aircraft. Wrong guess. Birds: offered alive? dead? Was it offensive to offer them as tax payment, or to trade them generally? Is this a potential -- even if fictional -- historic setting, or more like in a story? That means, are birds offered to the Great Bird King, or something similar? Is the king/ruler the roc, by any chance? Arabian nights used as an inspiration? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3977 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was the payment considered as making mockery of the king? Yes. Birds: offered alive? Irr. dead? Was it offensive to offer them as tax payment, This. or to trade them generally? Is this a potential -- even if fictional -- historic setting, This. or more like in a story? That means, are birds offered to the Great Bird King, or something similar? Is the king/ruler the roc, by any chance? Arabian nights used as an inspiration? None of these. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6758 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did this occur - even if fictional - in [LTPF list of centuries]? On [LTPF list of continents]? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3980 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did this occur - even if fictional - in [LTPF list of centuries]? On [LTPF list of continents]? Assume Britain in the Middle Ages. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6763 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the man's social class relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3982 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the man's social class relevant? Mildly. He's a peasant. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6766 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the fact that he paid with common birds what got him hanged? Or was there some quality about the birds that got him executed? Were they sick? Dismembered? Missing a wing? Or both? Something like this? Did the man intend to mock the king? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3983 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was the fact that he paid with common birds what got him hanged? No. Or was there some quality about the birds that got him executed? No. Were they sick? Dismembered? Missing a wing? Or both? None of these. Something like this? No. Did the man intend to mock the king? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6771 Registered: 4-2010 |
Would it help to know the specific type of birds? Is the man's name relevant? The king's name? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3986 Registered: 5-2003 |
Would it help to know the specific type of birds? Geese. Is the man's name relevant? No. The king's name? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6773 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the geese poo on the king after the man gave them to him? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3988 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did the geese poo on the king No. after the man gave them to him? He never got them. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6775 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the man give the geese to someone else? To give to the king? Did the geese fly away before they got to the king? Did they die? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3990 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did the man give the geese to someone else? He tried to. To give to the king? Yes. Did the geese fly away before they got to the king? No. Did they die? No. Only one goose, by the way. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6777 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the goose lay an egg? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3991 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did the goose lay an egg? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6780 Registered: 4-2010 |
The other person - H? A? M? Was the other person a tax collector? Did the person refuse to take the goose? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3995 Registered: 5-2003 |
The other person - H? A? M? Yes to all. Was the other person a tax collector? Yes. Did the person refuse to take the goose? Yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6790 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the tax collector have good reason for not taking the goose? Did he not feel that taxes should be paid in geese? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4001 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did the tax collector have good reason for not taking the goose? No. Did he not feel that taxes should be paid in geese? Not under the circumstances. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6795 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was this a normal tax? An emergency tax? To fund a war? Or something? And it was felt improper to pay with a goose? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4011 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was this a normal tax? Yes. An emergency tax? To fund a war? Irr. Or something? Irr. And it was felt improper to pay with a goose? Yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6804 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was there a desperate need for money? Did the king already have plenty of geese? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4015 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was there a desperate need for money? Irr. Did the king already have plenty of geese? Irr. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6821 Registered: 4-2010 |
Had there been a decree issued on what could/could not be used to pay tax with? Was the goose enough to actually pay the tax with? Could you please recap? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 742 Registered: 9-2010 |
Six geese a-laying? "The Goose Girl"? (fairy tale) Geese that lay golden eggs? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4016 Registered: 5-2003 |
Had there been a decree issued on what could/could not be used to pay tax with? No. Was the goose enough to actually pay the tax with? Yes. Could you please recap? In Ye Olde Medieval Tymes, tax-collectors come to the goose-herder to collect the year's taxes for the king. Not having any money, the goose-herder offers one of his geese instead. Although his best goose is worth at least as much as he owes in taxes, and although there is no rule against "paying in kind," he is immediately arrested for mocking the king. Six geese a-laying? "The Goose Girl"? (fairy tale) Geese that lay golden eggs? Folktales are irrelevant. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6833 Registered: 4-2010 |
Had the king been mocked with geese before? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4021 Registered: 5-2003 |
Had the king been mocked with geese before? Assume no. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6841 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was there an incident involving the king and geese? A scandal? (That came out creepier than I meant - sorry.) | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4023 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was there an incident involving the king and geese? No, but there was nearly one involving the queen. A scandal? Yope. (That came out creepier than I meant - sorry.) Well, there is a bit of an accidentally creepy element in this. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6869 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the incident with the queen relevant? Was the queen attacked by geese? Nearly attacked by geese? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4026 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the incident with the queen relevant? Mildly. It's separate from the one with the king. Was the queen attacked by geese? Nearly attacked by geese? Neither. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6880 Registered: 4-2010 |
Would the payment in geese have been considered a mockery of the queen as well as the king? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4028 Registered: 5-2003 |
Would the payment in geese have been considered a mockery of the queen as well as the king? Depends on circumstances. (Hint: The puzzle title is relevant.) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6886 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the man say something relevant to the tax collector? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4030 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did the man say something relevant to the tax collector? Yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6891 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he say something about the goose? The tax? Money? The king? The queen? Paying? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4034 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did he say something about the goose? Not specifically, when talking about the king. Yes, when talking about the queen. The tax? Yes. Money? Yes. The king? This. The queen? Later, this. Paying? He didn't use this word. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6904 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was what he said misinterpreted? Or did he make a slip of the tongue? Or did what he say have a second meaning that was mocking in nature? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4038 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was what he said misinterpreted? Yes. Or did he make a slip of the tongue? No. Or did what he say have a second meaning that was mocking in nature? Yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6909 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he say the goose was worth X amount of money? Worth its weight in gold? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4040 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did he say the goose was worth X amount of money? Worth its weight in gold? Neither. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6912 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he say something about "giving the king the goose"? "the bird"? And it was misinterpreted as a gesture of profanity? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4043 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did he say something about "giving the king the goose"? "the bird"? Yes! And it was misinterpreted as a gesture of profanity? Got it. ********** Redacted Spoiler ********** The following is a filksong by J. Michael Shew, found here: http://www.chivalry.com/cantaria/lyrics/hanging.html Come gather all ye fellows, and lift a cup to memory Of a common working fellow, much the same as you and me He was a simple goose-herd, a poor but happy working man When the King's guard came to see him, and gather taxes in this land Chorus They've got him in the dungeon They say in duty he's been lax Oh, they're going to hang the goose-herd Because he tried to pay his tax When the guards came calling, the goose-herd said he'd try to pay But he hadn't any money, to send off in the usual way So he went out to his goose-pens, to choose the finest in his herd And he told the waiting guardsmen he'd like to give the King the bird Chorus The captain's face was livid; "You cannot speak so of the King!" So they took him to the Baron, to have a peer explain the thing But the goose-herd was determined; he was a man true to his word "If I cannot pay in money, then I should give the King the bird." Chorus Now the Baron took to shouting; "A court of nobles should convene To keep this peasant quiet and keep such rabble from our King!" So they gathered all the peerage, but still the man would not be swerved "If I cannot pay my taxes, then I should give the King the bird!" Chorus They were ready for a lynching, when in the King's own Herald came He cried out he had the answer; “Keep silence in the King's own name!” He approached the goose-herd kindly; "You see, you poorly chose your words. It's not the proper etiquette to try to give the King the bird." Then the goose-herd seemed to brighten, as if a light came to his head "If I cannot give the king the bird, I'll give the queen a goose instead!" Chorus | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6918 Registered: 4-2010 |
Wild guess...that was just a wild guess... Nice puzzle, and I like the folksong! |
