| Author | Message | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 853 Registered: 12-2010 |
You should have seen her face! | ||
| Dukhsan (Dukhsan)
New member Username: Dukhsan Post Number: 26 Registered: 3-2011 |
I'll start. Is she human? An adult? Is there something on her face? Blood? Food? Is she injured? Does she think she's injured? Is she surprised? Angry? Frustrated? Embarrassed? Shocked? Terrified? Sad? In mourning? Are there others involved or nearby? Is there a special reason why one would like to see her face, or should see it? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 855 Registered: 12-2010 |
I'll start. Go ahead (: Is she human? An adult? yes to both Is there something on her face? no Blood? Food? Is she injured? no Does she think she's injured? no Is she surprised? this is closest Angry? Frustrated? Embarrassed? Shocked? Terrified? Sad? In mourning? Are there others involved or nearby? yes Is there a special reason why one would like to see her face no , or should see it? yope | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3356 Registered: 9-2010 |
o hai! I goez secondest, doriana kitteh! Is she a real person? Is she you? Or is this FYOI? FSEI? LTPF lists of centuries/decades and continents/countries, if applicable, please :-D | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 856 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is she a real person? yes Is she you? no, but... Or is this FYOI? FSEI? no to these LTPF lists of centuries/decades and continents/countries, if applicable, please :-D Germany, 21st century | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3357 Registered: 9-2010 |
iz cheezfrend? iz mommee kitteh of doriana kitteh? iz othur famlee? :-) | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 858 Registered: 12-2010 |
iz cheezfrend? iz mommee kitteh of doriana kitteh? iz othur famlee? :-) none of these | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3360 Registered: 9-2010 |
coworker? teacher? student? *rememberz that doriana kitteh iz teechur* | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 859 Registered: 12-2010 |
coworker? teacher? student? none of them, a little bit OTWT. Look at my answers to Dukhsan's questions (: | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 375 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it anything to do with lions and tigers and bears? can't find the relevant bit of the answers to Dukhsan's questions, sorry could the question in the title have read "you should have seen the expression on her face"? or was there s omething intrinsically noteworthy about her face? was she surprised in a good way? like a surprise birthday party? or a bad way? like a tarantula in her lunchbox? or another way altogether? was she surprised and confused? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 866 Registered: 12-2010 |
is it anything to do with lions and tigers and bears? no can't find the relevant bit of the answers to Dukhsan's questions, sorry well, there is "she" and there is... could the question in the title have read "you should have seen the expression on her face"? yes or was there s omething intrinsically noteworthy about her face? no was she surprised in a good way? like a surprise birthday party? or a bad way? like a tarantula in her lunchbox? no to these or another way altogether? yes, see next answer was she surprised and confused? yes | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 377 Registered: 2-2011 |
sorry Doz, I did try to post earlier and lost it all - just trying to remember! was she confused by something she saw? something she heard? were the other people around her affected in the same way? was it just a momentary thing so that her face soon cleared as she realised something? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 868 Registered: 12-2010 |
was she confused by something she saw? yes something she heard? yes, this too were the other people around her affected in the same way? no, but it would have been possible was it just a momentary thing so that her face soon cleared as she realised something? yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12707 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is her expression relevant? Did her face turn red? Another color? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 869 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is her expression relevant? yes Did her face turn red? Another color? no to these | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 382 Registered: 2-2011 |
the thing she saw and heard - was it a person or people? an animal? an object? was it seeing something or somebody where she wouldn't normally expect to find them? or doing something they don't usually do? or seeing something that looked like something else? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 873 Registered: 12-2010 |
the thing she saw and heard - was it a person she heard and saw this... or people? an animal? an object? and saw this was it seeing something or somebody where she wouldn't normally expect to find them? no or doing something they don't usually do? yope or seeing something that looked like something else? no | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 384 Registered: 2-2011 |
did this take place indoors? outdoors? in a school? office? a house? her home? was it planned as a surprise or joke? did she enter a room and see the person already there? or did the person enter the room? call at the door? the person she saw - H/A/M? was it someone she knew? related to? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 875 Registered: 12-2010 |
did this take place indoors? yes outdoors? no in a school? office? a house? I'd rather call it a building her home? no to rest was it planned yope as a surprise no or joke? yes did she enter a room and see the person already there? no or did the person enter the room? yope, it'd be helpful to find out more about where this happened call at the door? no the person she saw - H/A/M? H/youngA/F, and that should tell you whom she saw... (; was it someone she knew? related to? no to both | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 387 Registered: 2-2011 |
she saw you? did you call at the door? was it a public building? one without conventional rooms? like a church? a barn? an aircraft hangar? a garage? a shed? were you dressed in normal clothes? was it the object you carried which caused the confusion? was it bigger than a matchbox? a hand? a toaster? a suitcase? was it something she had seen before? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 882 Registered: 12-2010 |
she saw you? yes! did you call at the door? no was it a public building? yope one without conventional rooms? it has rooms, but... like a church? a barn? an aircraft hangar? no to all a garage? a shed? no to both were you dressed in normal clothes? yes was it the object you carried which caused the confusion? yes, and something else was it bigger than a matchbox? a hand? a toaster? somewhere in between a hand and a toaster a suitcase? was it something she had seen before? definitely | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 390 Registered: 2-2011 |
was the something else what you said? what you did? with the object? did the object belong to her? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 884 Registered: 12-2010 |
was the something else what you said? yes what you did? with the object? no to these did the object belong to her? noish | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12715 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were you carrying a container of some sort? A water bottle? Something with a peculiar shape? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 714 Registered: 1-2011 |
Did she expect you? Did she expect anyone? Was she alone in the place? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 900 Registered: 12-2010 |
Were you carrying a container of some sort? A water bottle? Something with a peculiar shape? No to all, and a small HINT: It's a really common item and lots of them were in the building. Did she expect you? noish Did she expect anyone? yes Was she alone in the place? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12723 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it a hotel? An apartment building? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 720 Registered: 1-2011 |
Is the item common to be carried in hand? Or do the expected use of item not involve carrying in hand (like the piece of clothing)? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 906 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was it a hotel? An apartment building? no to both Is the item common to be carried in hand? yesish Or do the expected use of item not involve carrying in hand (like the piece of clothing)? when you use it, it sometimes is in your hand, and you need your hand to use it. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 397 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it made of wood? metal? cloth? plastic? is it battery operated? electrical? is it a musical instrument? a tool? a book? a newspaper or magazine? a kitchen utensil? is it normally found in a house? an office? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 910 Registered: 12-2010 |
is it made of wood? metal? cloth? plastic? is it battery operated? electrical? is it a musical instrument? a tool? a book? THIS, so I won't answer the rest a newspaper or magazine? a kitchen utensil? is it normally found in a house? an office? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1574 Registered: 6-2008 |
Did she see you reading a book? or was she reading the book? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 402 Registered: 2-2011 |
were there lots of people present? was it a TV studio or auditorium? was it a published book or a one-off like a scrap book or photo album? did you say "This is your life"? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 480 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is the title of the book relevant? Anything else about the book? About its outward appearance? Was there a book jacket of a different title around the book? Did it happen in a library? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1450 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did she see you coming out from an elevator? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 727 Registered: 1-2011 |
Did you say something about the book? about yourself? about her? If you had another book in your hand, would the effect be the same? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 914 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did she see you reading a book? or was she reading the book? no to both were there lots of people present? yesish was it a TV studio or auditorium? no was it a published book this or a one-off like a scrap book or photo album? did you say "This is your life"? lol, no. Is the title of the book relevant? yope, not the exact title Anything else about the book? yes About its outward appearance? yesish Was there a book jacket of a different title around the book? no Did it happen in a library? no, but... Did she see you coming out from an elevator? no Did you say something about the book? yope about yourself? yes about her? no If you had another book in your hand, would the effect be the same? It depends on the book, and the effect wouldn't be the same with most books. HINT: Before I said something, she asked me a question. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 481 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did it happen in a bookstore? Did she ask you which book you're going to buy and you showed her a book that's very controversial and/or very different from what you normally read and/or something that deals with your beliefs/ideologies/likings/whatever in a negative way? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 919 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did it happen in a bookstore? YES Did she ask you which book you're going to buy no and you showed her a book that's very controversial no and/or very different from what you normally read yes and/or something that deals with your beliefs/ideologies/likings/whatever in a negative way? no | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 406 Registered: 2-2011 |
had you written the book? had she? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 921 Registered: 12-2010 |
had you written the book? had she? no Find out at which "stage" of buying the book it happened. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12755 Registered: 4-2010 |
Had you bought the book yet? Had you read it? Or started reading it? Were you buying the book when it happened? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 925 Registered: 12-2010 |
Had you bought the book yet? no Had you read it? no Or started reading it? no Were you buying the book when it happened? yes | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 485 Registered: 7-2010 |
Was it a book you needed for school/university/work and it seemed as if wasn't at all related to what you do? Did the book look different from what you'd expect a book with its topic to look like? Like a lexicon that looks very cartoonish or vice versa? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 929 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was it a book you needed for school/university/work and it seemed as if wasn't at all related to what you do? no Did the book look different from what you'd expect a book with its topic to look like? no Like a lexicon that looks very cartoonish or vice versa? so no | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 486 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is anything about the buying process relevant? Waiting in front of the checkout? Paying? The way you were going to pay? Something you said to the cashier? In some stores, the cashier packs the items you buy as a present if you wish. Is that relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 931 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is anything about the buying process relevant? yes Waiting in front of the checkout? no Paying? no The way you were going to pay? no Something you said to the cashier? yes In some stores, the cashier packs the items you buy as a present if you wish. Is that relevant? YES! | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2455 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was it the subject of the book that was shocking? Did the subject of the book indicate a major life change for you? Maybe it was "what to expect when you're expecting" or some other pregnancy related book? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 932 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was it the subject of the book that was shocking? I wouldn't call it shocking, just... unusual Did the subject of the book indicate a major life change for you? no Maybe it was "what to expect when you're expecting" or some other pregnancy related book? lol, no. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 933 Registered: 12-2010 |
A HINT or maybe a BLOOOOPER: The subject of the book itself is common and usual. The unusual thing is rather the "type" of book in combination with what I said. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2457 Registered: 7-2009 |
Maybe it was a kids book and you wanted it packaged up for your grandmother? Something along those lines, of buying a present for a completely different demographic than would be expected? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 937 Registered: 12-2010 |
Maybe it was a kids book YES! very much OTRT and you wanted it packaged up for your grandmother? no, but... Something along those lines, of buying a present for a completely different demographic than would be expected? yes-ish You're almost there (: | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 492 Registered: 7-2010 |
So it was a kids book but it was meant to be a present for an adult, right? Did you tell the cashier to write a card (or add a card you've written) that contained a hint at the person being an adult? Like "congratulations to your graduation"? Or did you want the cashier to add something else that wasn't appropiate for children? Such as brandy-filled chocolates? Do we have to figure out the book title or the occasion for the present? Just guessing, the person you bought the book for had just become a (kindergarten) teacher and you bought them a book with nursery rhymes or games for young children? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 938 Registered: 12-2010 |
So it was a kids book yes but it was meant to be a present for an adult, right? no - it was a kid's book and it was meant as a present for a kid, but... Did you tell the cashier to write a card (or add a card you've written) that contained a hint at the person being an adult? no, and a slight FA Like "congratulations to your graduation"? so, no Or did you want the cashier to add something else that wasn't appropiate for children? no, and the same FA Such as brandy-filled chocolates? \so, no} Do we have to figure out the book title or the occasion for the present? no, the subject of the book might be helpful, but it's not necessary to figure it out Just guessing, the person you bought the book for had just become a (kindergarten) teacher and you bought them a book with nursery rhymes or games for young children? good guess (:, but no, and the same underlying FA | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2459 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was the kid it a gift for a different age than the book was intended for? For example, was he/she a high school student, but it was a kids book? Were they a different sex than would typically want that book? Were they actually the typical sex for the book, but had a name that was typical of the opposite sex? Was it a young kids book (pictures, alphabets, rhyming, etc.)? A young adult book? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 940 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was the kid it a gift for a different age than the book was intended for? For example, was he/she a high school student, but it was a kids book? Were they a different sex than would typically want that book? no Were they actually the typical sex for the book, but had a name that was typical of the opposite sex? no Was it a young kids book (pictures, alphabets, rhyming, etc.)? A young adult book? none of these, somewhere in between. HINT: Having the book wrapped as a present is relevant, but... And remember that she asked me a question. | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 451 Registered: 8-2001 |
Was the book aimed at a particular group or type of child? Was it a book that would seem odd to give as a gift? Such as one helping a child deal with death? Was it fiction? Non-fiction? Is this relevant? Did she ask: If you wanted it wrapped? About who you were buying it for? How old your child was? (Why do total strangers ask questions like this? But they do...) | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 941 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was the book aimed at a particular group or type of child? yope Was it a book that would seem odd to give as a gift? no Such as one helping a child deal with death? no Was it fiction? this Non-fiction? Is this relevant? not really, could have worked with a non-fiction kids' book about the same subject too Did she ask: If you wanted it wrapped? this About who you were buying it for? How old your child was? (Why do total strangers ask questions like this? But they do...) no to these And now the last thing to find out is my answer, and then you can put the pieces together. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2460 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did you tell her what kind of paper to wrap the gift in? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12763 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you say you were going to wrap it yourself? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 495 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did you want her to gift-wrap the book? If not, did you - more or less directly - say that you could do it better? Or that you didn't like their paper or whatever else they used? Or that you didn't want the presentee to see where you bought the book (I haven't had anything gift-wrapped in forever, but I believe that some stores put a sticker with their logo and stuff on the wrapped-up present)? Or that it wasn't necessary because the presentee would shred the paper to pieces anyway? Or that you were in a hurry (or there was a long line of costumers behind you) and having the present packed would be too time-consuming? Or that you still had to do something to the book before it could be wrapped up? If you wanted her to gift-wrap it, did you make any requests as to how the present should be packed? And she considered it too elaborate? Or, if you asked for a certain kind of paper, was the paper you wanted unusual for the occasion? Like Christmas paper in spring? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 471 Registered: 8-2001 |
Out of left field, but was your answer something like... "It is the wrapping?" "It is wrapped?" | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 414 Registered: 2-2011 |
was it the title of the book which mattered or the subject matter? was it a book on origami? no seriously, was it a book about a rapper? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 733 Registered: 1-2011 |
Did you tell something usual, which she didn't understand at first? Or did you tell something what could be understood two different ways? Did you misunderstood or misheard the question? Did she misunderstood or misheard the answer? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 944 Registered: 12-2010 |
Out of left field, but was your answer something like... "It is the wrapping?" "It is wrapped?" no to both was it the title of the book which mattered or the subject matter? the subject was it a book on origami? no seriously, was it a book about a rapper? no to these Did you tell something usual yope, and here's a small HINT: I gave a normal answer, but it seemed odd in combination with the book, which she didn't understand at first? no Or did you tell something what could be understood two different ways? no Did you misunderstood or misheard the question? no Did she misunderstood or misheard the answer? no Okay, so the dialogue was cashier: "Do you want it wrapped as a present?" Doriana: "No, thanks, ___________" | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12785 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you say "I want to read it first"? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 947 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you say "I want to read it first"? almost, but I think it's close enough for the long-awaited ********SPOILER******** My nephew is turning 8 tomorrow and I got him a book with short stories about a group of soccer playing friends. After I had paid, the cashier asked me if I wanted her to wrap it as a present. Witty me said "No, thanks, it's for me". The poor cashier was surprised and terribly confused, and "you should have seen her face" - it was hilarious (: Nice work, everyone! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12788 Registered: 4-2010 |
Niiiice! | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 481 Registered: 8-2001 |
You know what they say about assuming... Too funny!! | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 959 Registered: 12-2010 |
I just realised I forgot to answer a bunch of questions - Sorry! Somehow, I couldn't post my answers when I first tried it, and then I accidentally deleted the other questions and answers ): And by the way, the book is wrapped, the card is written... and now I hope my nephew will like it cause he's not much of a reader. But an aunt's task is to give presents of educational value, lol. |
