| Author | Message | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1241 Registered: 9-2010 |
My last puzzle's not been finished yet. However, it's getting there, so... They were the first to apologize, and the 35th to be welcomed. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7916 Registered: 4-2010 |
They: H? A? M? [LTPF list of integers]? Were "they" related to each other? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1245 Registered: 9-2010 |
They: H? A? M? Humans, all ages, mixed genders.[LTPF list of integers] Lots. In a word, irrelevant.? Were "they" related to each other? Presumably not all of them (jokes aside) | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1994 Registered: 7-2009 |
Are "they" defined by: hobbies? occupation? relatedness (to one another)? geographical location? income level? education level? health? political views? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7919 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were they all welcomed as a group? Were the other 34 that were welcomed also groups? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1247 Registered: 9-2010 |
Noel: Are "they" defined by: hobbies? Not this occupation? Or this relatedness (to one another)? No geographical location? THIS! income level? education level? health? political views? And this(ish?), rest irrelevant Balin: Were they all welcomed as a group? Yes. Were the other 34 that were welcomed also groups? In the same way, yes. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1996 Registered: 7-2009 |
Are they residents of a US state? The 35th state to become a state? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1250 Registered: 9-2010 |
Are they residents of a US state? Yes The 35th state to become a state? You're quick on the uptake, Noel ;-) Yes, which would be... (Just knowing the number doesn't prove to me you know the name or the circumstances. Why would they be prodigals?) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7926 Registered: 4-2010 |
Because they'd joined the Confederacy in the Civil War? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1252 Registered: 9-2010 |
Because they'd joined the Confederacy in the Civil War? They had, yes, and there's more to it... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7928 Registered: 4-2010 |
Had they been one of the first to secede? One of the last? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1254 Registered: 9-2010 |
Had they been one of the first to secede? One of the last? That's...difficult to answer. *ponders it carefully* Let's just say not all those who left came back right away. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7931 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did some people in the state not secede? Waitwaitwait...Google has given me the name of the state, and I know the story behind it...should I post or email? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1255 Registered: 9-2010 |
Did some people in the state not secede? No, but... Waitwaitwait...Google has given me the name of the state, and I know the story behind it...should I post or email? Go ahead, Matt. I love your solves :-) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1256 Registered: 9-2010 |
Post away :-D | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7935 Registered: 4-2010 |
The state is West Virginia, which was formed after Virginia's secession from the USA. A bunch of delegates/citizens/etc. met and seceded from Virginia, joining the USA as West Virginia. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1257 Registered: 9-2010 |
The state is West Virginia, which was formed after Virginia's secession from the USA. A bunch of delegates/citizens/etc. met and seceded from Virginia, joining the USA as West Virginia. Exactly and precisely so! And that is the origin of the 35th state, and therefore the ***SPOILER***. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7938 Registered: 4-2010 |
Nice one! Now how about giving some of my puzzles a push? One of them is actually uber-close to being solved.... | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1261 Registered: 9-2010 |
There you are. Hopefully I've gotten something right. I'm unsure about the statistics, and I haven't seen The Princess Bride in years... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7942 Registered: 4-2010 |
Thanks for the boost - you've broken excellent ground on the two that are non-statistical! | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1262 Registered: 9-2010 |
I have? YAY!!! |
