| Author | Message | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6549 Registered: 8-2001 |
When Celinette uses a common phrase to describe her activities, people think, well, that activity is something we all do. They overlook the fact that Celinette's phrase can have a much more sinister sense. What is it? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2498 Registered: 7-2009 |
Are her activities illegal? dangerous? Do they involve a loss of life? injury? property loss? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6550 Registered: 8-2001 |
Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2498 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011 - 12:46 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are her activities illegal? yesdangerous? IOnly insofar as an illegal activity endangers her liberty because she could go to prison for it Do they involve a loss of life? noinjury? no property loss? no | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 157 Registered: 2-2009 |
Is her crime a felony or misdemeanor? Is it considered serious by most people? Does it involve fraud? prostitution? illegal drugs? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6552 Registered: 8-2001 |
Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker) New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 157 Registered: 2-2009 Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011 - 3:52 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is her crime a felony or misdemeanor? felonyIs it considered serious by most people? yes Does it involve fraud? yes prostitution? no illegal drugs? no | ||
| Fishbones (Fishbones)
New member Username: Fishbones Post Number: 17 Registered: 3-2011 |
Does it have anything to do with conning people? Money laundering? False representation? Creative accounting? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6556 Registered: 8-2001 |
Fishbones (Fishbones) New member Username: Fishbones Post Number: 17 Registered: 3-2011 Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011 - 7:43 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does it have anything to do with conning people? yes Money laundering? no False representation? yes Creative accounting? noish | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13042 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does she con a lot of people? Does she perform a "professional" con? A street hustle? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6560 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13042 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 3:37 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does she con a lot of people?possibly Does she perform a "professional" con? yes or yesish A street hustle? no | ||
| Fishbones (Fishbones)
New member Username: Fishbones Post Number: 20 Registered: 3-2011 |
Does she represent herself as a police officer? Judge? City Employee? A security guard? Someone in the medical field? Does she pretend to need help? Be doing a job? Helping/rescuing someone else? Stopping a crime? Is this a one man con? Two man? More than two people involved? Can she con multiple people at one time? Does the con involve exchanging a good or service for money? A promise of a good or service? Is this con performed at a bank? An ATM? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6561 Registered: 8-2001 |
Registered: 3-2011 Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 7:58 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does she represent herself as a police officer? Judge? City Employee? A security guard? Someone in the medical field? Does she pretend to need help? Be doing a job? Helping/rescuing someone else? Stopping a crime? no to all Is this a one man con? irrel Two man?ditto More than two people involved? ditto Can she con multiple people at one time? yes Does the con involve exchanging a good or service for money? yes A promise of a good or service? ossibly Is this con performed at a bank?possibly An ATM? no | ||
| Fishbones (Fishbones)
New member Username: Fishbones Post Number: 22 Registered: 3-2011 |
Does the con involve selling something for much higher value than it has? Does she represent herself as a dealer or expert in the item she exchanges? An art dealer? Antiques? Jewelry? Precious metals? Stones? Can it be done at any location? Do goods actually change hands? Or does she promise something in exchange for money that she never delivers? Is a contract involved? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6567 Registered: 8-2001 |
Fishbones (Fishbones) New member Username: Fishbones Post Number: 22 Registered: 3-2011 Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 9:43 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does the con involve selling something for much higher value than it has? yope Does she represent herself as a dealer or expert in the item she exchanges? no An art dealer? Antiques? Jewelry? Precious metals? Stones? no to all Can it be done at any location? yes Do goods actually change hands? yesish Or does she promise something in exchange for money that she never delivers? no Is a contract involved? no | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 554 Registered: 8-2001 |
So when Celinette uses the phrase, is she accurately describing what she does? But people don't pick up on it, assuming the more innocuous meaning? Is she a laundress? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6575 Registered: 8-2001 |
Vesica (Vesica) New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 554 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 8:12 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) So when Celinette uses the phrase, is she accurately describing what she does? yes But people don't pick up on it, assuming the more innocuous meaning? yes Is she a laundress? no | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 787 Registered: 1-2011 |
Does Celinette represent herself as a legal representative of the company? or bank? Does her crime involve forgery? Is anybody physically hurt by her crime? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 488 Registered: 2-2011 |
do credit or debit cards change hands? do her victims hand over the keys to their car? does she steal their identity? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6578 Registered: 8-2001 |
Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 787 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Friday, April 15, 2011 - 9:49 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does Celinette represent herself as a legal representative of the company? no or bank? no Does her crime involve forgery? yes or yesish Is anybody physically hurt by her crime? no--except maybe very indirectly Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 488 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Friday, April 15, 2011 - 8:23 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) do credit or debit cards change hands? no do her victims hand over the keys to their car? no does she steal their identity? no | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 163 Registered: 2-2009 |
Does she make counterfeit money? Does she forge signatures? Make "fake" things that people think are valuable, such as paintings or other art? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6581 Registered: 8-2001 |
Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker) New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 163 Registered: 2-2009 Posted on Friday, April 15, 2011 - 8:47 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does she make counterfeit money? YES!!! So now it should be a SNAP to guess the ambiguous phrase she uses to describe her activity! Does she forge signatures? see above Make "fake" things that people think are valuable, such as paintings or other art? see above | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 493 Registered: 2-2011 |
"making money"? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6583 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 493 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Friday, April 15, 2011 - 10:38 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) "making money"?YES!! ******** SPOILER ************** Most adults "make money," but counterfeiters go to prison for doing so! Please go to the bottom of the page for my new puzzle. | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 579 Registered: 8-2001 |
Hee! Very clever! | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 167 Registered: 2-2009 |
Awesome puzzle. That's very fun. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 494 Registered: 2-2011 |
groan! I think we were all really dim, that's what makes it so good! |
