| Author | Message | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1367 Registered: 12-2010 |
This is my very first connections puzzle. What do the following have in common? - rape - pink - Astrid Lindgren | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1486 Registered: 9-2009 |
Pippi relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13931 Registered: 4-2010 |
Rape: sexual assault? Pink: the color? The singer? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1368 Registered: 12-2010 |
Pippi relevant? no Rape: sexual assault? yes Pink: the color? yes The singer? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13935 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is an actual incident of rape relevant? The penalty for it? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1371 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is an actual incident of rape relevant? The penalty for it? no to both | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3847 Registered: 9-2010 |
Sweden relevant? The Swedish Chef? Der Danish Koch? (ok, I know I spelled that wrong. =P) | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1374 Registered: 12-2010 |
Sweden relevant? noish The Swedish Chef? noez Der Danish Koch? noez :P (ok, I know I spelled that wrong. =P) | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 881 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it something to do with rape awareness? like wearing a pink ribbon? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1379 Registered: 12-2010 |
is it something to do with rape awareness? no like wearing a pink ribbon? no | ||
| Klang (Klang)
New member Username: Klang Post Number: 49 Registered: 7-2006 |
Is the logic of the connection to be found in a pun? in a game of words? translation into a specific language? related to the swedish culture? any particular culture? are we supposed to determine a rule that links "pink" with a verb and a person, "rape" with a colour and a person and "Astrid L." with a colour and a verb? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1381 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is the logic of the connection to be found in a pun? no in a game of words? no translation into a specific language? no related to the swedish culture? no any particular culture? no - sorry, good thoughts, but all on the wrong track are we supposed to determine a rule that links "pink" with a verb and a person, "rape" with a colour and a person and "Astrid L." with a colour and a verb? no - you're supposed to find something that somehow connects the three things. I can't give away more at the moment, but I'll give a hint when necessary. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1493 Registered: 9-2009 |
Rape: sexual assault, but nothing connected with an actual rape incident, the penalty for it or rape awareness, correct? So, something connected with the definition of rape as found in the law? With a class of rape incidents? With consequences for the victims? For the villains? Pink: is it a colour to be found on a flag? A word used in a motto? A. Lindgren: any of her works relevant? Her maiden name? Another detail of her biography? | ||
| Klang (Klang)
New member Username: Klang Post Number: 55 Registered: 7-2006 |
are the linking in a cycle? (pink linked to rape, rape to Astrid, Astrid to pink) to a common forth element? any country, region, zone of the world relevant? Was Astrid aware she could be linked with pink and rape? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1387 Registered: 12-2010 |
Rape: sexual assault, but nothing connected with an actual rape incident, the penalty for it or rape awareness, correct? correct So, something connected with the definition of rape as found in the law? no With a class of rape incidents? yope, DOYD of "class" With consequences no for the victims? yes For the villains? no Pink: is it a colour to be found on a flag? A word used in a motto? no to both A. Lindgren: any of her works relevant? yes Her maiden name? Another detail of her biography? no to both are the linking in a cycle? no (pink linked to rape, rape to Astrid, Astrid to pink) to a common forth element? yes any country, region, zone of the world relevant? not really, but the common forth element is somewhat related to Germany and to a lesser extent to the US Was Astrid aware she could be linked with pink and rape? NO - good question! | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 905 Registered: 2-2011 |
Astrid Lindgren - Lotta says no!? is it the title of one of her books? or the content? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 906 Registered: 2-2011 |
is the use of pink by gay activists relevant? breast cancer awareness? Astrid Lindgren - racial prejudice relevant? rape victims relevant? lack of reporting? lack of convictions? date rape? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1389 Registered: 12-2010 |
Astrid Lindgren - Lotta says no!? no is it the title of one of her books? no or the content? yes for svv of "content" is the use of pink by gay activists relevant? breast cancer awareness? no to both Astrid Lindgren - racial prejudice relevant? no rape victims relevant? yes lack of reporting? lack of convictions? date rape? possibly for all three | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 744 Registered: 6-2003 |
One particular character of Astrid Lindgren's works relevant? if so: Pippi Langstrump? Kalle Blomkvist? Nils Karlsson-Pyssling? Kati? Mio? Karlsson on the roof? Lotta? Rasmus? Tomte? Madicken? Emil av Lönneberga? Ronja Rövardottar? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1392 Registered: 12-2010 |
One particular character of Astrid Lindgren's works relevant? indeed if so: Pippi Langstrump? Kalle Blomkvist? Nils Karlsson-Pyssling? Kati? Mio? Karlsson on the roof? Lotta? Rasmus? Tomte? Madicken? Emil av Lönneberga? Ronja Rövardottar? but none of these | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 747 Registered: 6-2003 |
Is the character H? A? M? Does he/she live in Bullerby? Saltkrokan? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1395 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is the character H? A? M? H/Child/F Does he/she live in Bullerby? no Saltkrokan? yes! | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 748 Registered: 6-2003 |
Malin? Teddy? Tjorven? Stina? Lotta? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1399 Registered: 12-2010 |
Malin? Teddy? Tjorven? it's her Stina? Lotta? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1426 Registered: 12-2010 |
I'll do a RECAP and give you a HINT: We're looking for a common forth element that connects Astrid Lindgren, rape, and the colour pink. So far, we've established that - Astrid Lindgren's character Tjorven is relevant - rape victims are relevant, as well as lack of reporting, lack of convictions and maybe date rape - the common forth element has something to do with Germany and the US Find out what's relevant about Tjorven and then try to work on one of the other elements because Tjorven alone won't take you very far. | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 754 Registered: 6-2003 |
Relevant about Tjorven: - that it is her nickname? (with her real name being Maria?) - that the name was invented by Astrid Lindgren? (and has no particular meaning?) - that she owns a dog? - that she kisses a frog? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1427 Registered: 12-2010 |
Relevant about Tjorven: - that it is her nickname? (with her real name being Maria?) no - that the name was invented by Astrid Lindgren? (and has no particular meaning?) yes, and something else about her name - that she owns a dog? no - that she kisses a frog? no | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1471 Registered: 12-2010 |
Any ideas for the colour pink? Anyone? (: | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 913 Registered: 2-2011 |
no. :0) | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 914 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it the name of the colour pink? is it something which pink has been chosen to represent? is it that little girls all seem to go through a stage where they are crazy for all things pink? is it a particular object or group of objects which are pink? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1472 Registered: 12-2010 |
no. :0) don't lie! (; is it the name of the colour pink? no is it something which pink has been chosen to represent? noish is it that little girls all seem to go through a stage where they are crazy for all things pink? yesish! explore is it a particular object no or group of objects which are pink? yesish | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 922 Registered: 2-2011 |
something which all little girls have or want - clothes? ballet shoes? hair ribbon? toys of some sort? baby clothes? the blankets they get in hospital? balloons? birthday cakes? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1473 Registered: 12-2010 |
something which all little girls have or want yes - clothes? ballet shoes? hair ribbon? toys of some sort? baby clothes? possibly to all the blankets they get in hospital? balloons? birthday cakes? those three are less likely | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 929 Registered: 2-2011 |
is the 4th thing which connects them an object? or an action? a thought? you answers to my pink question suggest that pink is relevant to more personal items, or items that the little girls have chosen themselves, so is it to do with choice? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1484 Registered: 12-2010 |
is the 4th thing which connects them an object? no or an action? no a thought? yope... it's hard to answer, and there's a more fitting category you haven't mentioned. you answers to my pink question suggest that pink is relevant to more personal items, or items that the little girls have chosen themselves, so is it to do with choice? possibly, but explore where the items come from. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 932 Registered: 2-2011 |
is the category an emotion? do the items all come from shops? a particular shop? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1487 Registered: 12-2010 |
is the category an emotion? no do the items all come from shops? possibly, but not necessarily (...still waiting for the one day when I spell necessarily correct on the first attempt.) a particular shop? unlikely | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 947 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it a belief? a feeling? a crime? a deed? the pink items come from a factory? they are gifts? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1515 Registered: 12-2010 |
is it a belief? a feeling? a crime? a deed? no to all the pink items come from a factory? probably they are gifts? YES! | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1323 Registered: 8-2001 |
(...still waiting for the one day when I spell necessarily correct on the first attempt.) When you get there, let me know because I'd love to visit the magical land where I can spell that word correctly. Not familiar with the author/books so pardon if this is dumb... Did Tjorven get a gift? Was it pink? Did she skip that phase? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1516 Registered: 12-2010 |
Not familiar with the author/books so pardon if this is dumb... not dumb at all! (: Did Tjorven get a gift? Was it pink? Did she skip that phase? They're all irrelevant, and no further knowledge of the book is necessary. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1541 Registered: 12-2010 |
Recapping once again: We're looking for a common forth element that connects Astrid Lindgren, rape, and the colour pink. So far, we've established that - The name "Tjorven" is relevant, especially the fact that Astrid Lindgren made it up, and something else about it - rape victims are relevant, as well as lack of reporting, lack of convictions and maybe date rape - it's relevant that little girls often get pink gifts - the common forth element has something to do with Germany and the US, but the countries are not too relevant. The forth element is neither an object nor an action nor a thought nor a belief nor a feeling nor a crime nor deed nor a belief nor a feeling nor a crime nor a deed, but at the moment, "thought" is closest, and an action is relevant as well. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 972 Registered: 2-2011 |
is the fourth thing an idea? an attitude? a preference? Has the name Tjorven become popular with other people since it was made up for the character? Did Tjorven like her name? In the book(s) did she make up her name? or did one of the other characters give it to her? | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 791 Registered: 6-2003 |
Is the common fourth element a concept? an invention? a type of event? a piece of art? Is it related to business? politics? sports? entertainment? culture? history? German emigrants to the US relevant? Is one particular pink gift relevant? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1001 Registered: 2-2011 |
birthdays relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1543 Registered: 12-2010 |
is the fourth thing an idea? an attitude? a preference? no to all Has the name Tjorven become popular with other people since it was made up for the character? no, and this is somewhat relevant Did Tjorven like her name? irrel In the book(s) did she make up her name? or did one of the other characters give it to her? as far as I know, someone gave it to her, but irrel Is the common fourth element a concept? an invention? a type of event? this is closest a piece of art? Is it related to business? politics? sports? entertainment? culture? history? no to all, actually German emigrants to the US relevant? no Is one particular pink gift relevant? no, just pink gifts in general birthdays relevant? yesish, explore | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 797 Registered: 6-2003 |
Is it that Tjorven sounds funny? Too funny for a real name? so it did not become popular? does it sound ridiculous? Any phonetic similarity relevant? (though, the only one I can think of is "korven" = sausage) Does the character in the book have a negative property or trait? or does something bad? and so nobody who knows the story wants to be called Tjorven? Is the common fourth element a series of events? an event that takes place repeatedly? an action? a tradition? a custom? Is it related to economics? finance? education? leisure? hobby? cuisine? social engagement? military? law? religion? A particular birthday relevant? an anniversary? a commemorative day? a nameday? any other holiday or feast? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1545 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it that Tjorven sounds funny? yesish Too funny for a real name? yesish so it did not become popular? probably does it sound ridiculous? maybe Any phonetic similarity relevant? yesish (though, the only one I can think of is "korven" = sausage) Does the character in the book have a negative property or trait? or does something bad? and so nobody who knows the story wants to be called Tjorven? no to all Is the common fourth element a series of events? an event that takes place repeatedly? an action? a tradition? a custom? Is it related to economics? finance? education? leisure? hobby? cuisine? social engagement? military? law? religion? It's an event that takes place once, but has "long term consequences". The solution is probably too obvious, your thinking is way too complicated (; A particular birthday relevant? yesish - explore whose birthday it is an anniversary? a commemorative day? a nameday? any other holiday or feast? no to rest A particular birthday relevant? an anniversary? a commemorative day? a nameday? any other holiday or feast? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1012 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it the rape which has long term consequences? is the birthday that of someone famous? a real person? M? F? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1546 Registered: 12-2010 |
is it the rape which has long term consequences? no, possible FA. Well, of course rape has long term consequences, but not the ones I meant here. is the birthday that of someone famous? no a real person? yes with a tiny ish M? F? it's very very likely the person is F | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 799 Registered: 6-2003 |
Is it a person that is believed to be female, but nobody knows for sure? a person about whom nobody knows for sure whether she actually exists (existed)? Is she still alive? adult? German? US American? Did the event with long term consequences take place already? several times? will it take place? in the near future? does it take place repeatedly? Is the birthday (or the birth?) the event? The yesish phonetic equivalent to "Tjorven": in Swedish? in German? in English? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1547 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it a person that is believed to be female, but nobody knows for sure? yope a person about whom nobody knows for sure whether she actually exists (existed)? no Is she still alive? big HINT: quite the opposite adult? no German? US American? half-half Did the event with long term consequences take place already? NO! several times? will it take place? yep in the near future? yes does it take place repeatedly? no Is the birthday (or the birth? BIG YES!) the event? The yesish phonetic equivalent to "Tjorven": in Swedish? in German? this in English? extremely good & helpful round of q! (: | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 804 Registered: 6-2003 |
Is it a birthday of a child yet to be born? A child with famous parents? one American and one German? The relation to Tjorven: chosing a name for the child is difficult? The relation to pink: presents wrapped in pink for the girl? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1548 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it a birthday of a child yet to be born? YES! A child with famous parents? no one American and one German? but yes The relation to Tjorven: chosing a name for the child is difficult? it definitely is, but that's not the relation The relation to pink: presents wrapped in pink for the girl? yope Updated RECAP - The common forth element is the birth of a baby girl, or rather something related to her birth. - The name Tjorven is relevant, especially the fact that it was made up by Astrid Lindgren and that it's fairly unknown. It's relevant that the name is phonetically similar to another German "word". - rape victims are relevant, as well as lack of reporting, lack of convictions and maybe date rape - it's relevant that little girls often get pink presents (or presents that are wrapped in pink paper) HINT: There are at least three more relevant people, and each one is connected to one of the three aspects. | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 806 Registered: 6-2003 |
The other relevant people: The parents of the yet to be born girl? siblings? other relatives? The phonetic equivalent of Tjorven: is it a noun? a proper noun? a verb? an adverb? a name? (although I'm a native German I can't think of anything that sounds like Tjorven ..) Is a name already chosen for the girl? is it an unusual name? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1551 Registered: 12-2010 |
The other relevant people: The parents of the yet to be born girl? yes siblings? other relatives? no to rest The phonetic equivalent of Tjorven: is it a noun? a proper noun? a verb? an adverb? a name? it's a name. The exact name is not relevant, just what "kind" of name it is (although I'm a native German I can't think of anything that sounds like Tjorven ..) Is a name already chosen for the girl? yes is it an unusual name? yes | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1563 Registered: 9-2009 |
I'm not a native German, so this might be OTWT entirely, but let's try: Is the verb dürfen relevant? (this is how Tjorven vaguely sounds to me, apologies if it is not right) | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1553 Registered: 12-2010 |
I'm not a native German, so this might be OTWT entirely, but let's try: Is the verb dürfen relevant? (this is how Tjorven vaguely sounds to me, apologies if it is not right) no, but a good idea - the word is a name, and the exact name is not relevant. | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 807 Registered: 6-2003 |
Is it a name of German origin? of Nordic origin? Slavonic? Frisian? Latin? a Biblical name? a name that was made up only for this girl? so a truly unique name? a name that is more common for boys? was there a dispute with the registrar whether they would allow this name? Are the girl's parents famous? famous within the LPTF? The relevant thing about the girl's birth: where it will be born? (in Germany? in the US?) the prospective date of her birth? will this be a famous day? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1556 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it a name of German origin? of Nordic origin? thisish Slavonic? Frisian? Latin? a Biblical name? a name that was made up only for this girl? no, but... so a truly unique name? a name that is more common for boys? no, but... was there a dispute with the registrar whether they would allow this name? no Are the girl's parents famous? famous within the LPTF? no to both, they're friends of mine The relevant thing about the girl's birth: where it will be born? yope (in Germany? this in the US?) the prospective date of her birth? will this be a famous day? no to rest | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 848 Registered: 7-2010 |
The name: Thorben? Thorsten? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1561 Registered: 12-2010 |
The name: Thorben? this one! Thorsten? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 849 Registered: 7-2010 |
Relevant that "Tjorven" could be misunderstood as "Thorben"? Relevant that "Tjorven" could be considered a boy's name? As to the pink gifts, relevant that a girl wants pink things but doesn't get any? Or that a girl doesn't want pink gifts but still gets them? (Story of my life.. *sigh*) Relevant that girls are considered more likely to be raped than boys? Relevant that a rapist fixated on girls might rape a boy with long hair or other "girly" attributes (sorry for that, but I've heard of a case in which that actually happened)? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1562 Registered: 12-2010 |
Relevant that "Tjorven" could be misunderstood as "Thorben"? yes Relevant that "Tjorven" could be considered a boy's name? yes Very good, that's about it for Tjorven As to the pink gifts, relevant that a girl wants pink things but doesn't get any? no Or that a girl doesn't want pink gifts but still gets them? (Story of my life.. *sigh*) no, but very OTRT Relevant that girls are considered more likely to be raped than boys? yes! Relevant that a rapist fixated on girls might rape a boy with long hair or other "girly" attributes (sorry for that, but I've heard of a case in which that actually happened)? no You're getting closer (: | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 853 Registered: 7-2010 |
Relevant that pink is considered a "girl color"? Relevant that an awful lot of people assume that all girls love pink? Relevant that in stores, lots of things for little girls are available in pink only? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1564 Registered: 12-2010 |
Relevant that pink is considered a "girl color"? Relevant that an awful lot of people assume that all girls love pink? Relevant that in stores, lots of things for little girls are available in pink only? yes to all HINT: From the point of view of a couple who's about to have a girl, is it a good thing or a bad thing that girls are more likely to be raped? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1790 Registered: 6-2008 |
Clearly a bad thing. So is the connection something like "reasons to not want a girl"? or "downsides to being a girl"? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1581 Registered: 12-2010 |
Clearly a bad thing. So is the connection something like "reasons to not want a girl"? YES! or "downsides to being a girl"? Okay, this is almost solved. Can you link the three reasons to the three relevant people? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 860 Registered: 7-2010 |
Are all relevant persons potential parents? Rape: Protective ones? Ones who think that girls are too weak to protect themselves? Ones who think of themselves as weak? Ones who have been victims of rape or sexual harassment themselves? Pink: Ones who dislike the color pink? Ones who, as children, were forced to wear pink or have pink stuff themselves? Ones who don't want to force their children into any gender role? Astrid Lindgren: Ones who would name a girl Tjorven? Ones who would give a child an unusual name in general? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1582 Registered: 12-2010 |
Are all relevant persons potential parents? no - two relevant people are the mother and father of this specific girl. We're still looking for the third one. Keep in mind that the following answers refer to one person each. Rape: Protective ones? yes! Ones who think that girls are too weak to protect themselves? yope Ones who think of themselves as weak? no Ones who have been victims of rape or sexual harassment themselves? no Pink: Ones who dislike the color pink? yes Ones who, as children, were forced to wear pink or have pink stuff themselves? no Ones who don't want to force their children into any gender role? yesish Astrid Lindgren: Ones who would name a girl Tjorven? no Ones who would give a child an unusual name in general? no | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1589 Registered: 9-2009 |
Just to make sure I can follow this. You said: Rape: Protective ones? yes! What is a "protective rape"? I seem unable to find the definion on google. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1586 Registered: 12-2010 |
All the "ones" in Potato's questions were referring to "parents", not to "rape". Hope it's clear now (: | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 820 Registered: 6-2003 |
The relevant issue for the father: - rape? - Astrid Lindgren? - pink? The relevant issue for the mother: - rape? - Astrid Lindgren? - pink? The relevant issue for the third involved person: - rape? - Astrid Lindgren? - pink? As we've found out that the third relevant person is not a relative of the child .. is it then: - a friend of the father/of the mother? - the potential godfather/godmother? - a neighbor? - somebody the parents never have met? - somebody who will be involved in the child's birth? (doctor? midwife?) - some government worker? (registrar? police?) Is the common element the possible reaction on the news that the child will be a girl? like: the police: Another potential rape victim! the mother: All interesting names for girls sound like boys' names! the father: I hate pink! | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1595 Registered: 12-2010 |
The relevant issue for the father: - rape? this - Astrid Lindgren? - pink? The relevant issue for the mother: - rape? - Astrid Lindgren? - pink? this The relevant issue for the third involved person: - rape? - Astrid Lindgren? this - pink? As we've found out that the third relevant person is not a relative of the child .. is it then: - a friend of the father/of the mother? most likely this, e.g. me - the potential godfather/godmother? this too - a neighbor? could also me this - somebody the parents never have met? could be this, provided they have a certain piece of information - somebody who will be involved in the child's birth? (doctor? midwife?) less likely - some government worker? (registrar? could be this too, but less likely police?) Is the common element the possible reaction on the news that the child will be a girl? yesish like: the police: Another potential rape victim! the mother: All interesting names for girls sound like boys' names! the father: I hate pink! yes, but not in that order, see above | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 866 Registered: 7-2010 |
The father: Another potential rape victim! You: All interesting names for girls sound like boys' names! The mother: I hate pink! Or does the common element involve the girl having to learn something? The father: She'll have to learn to defend herself / to be strong! You: She'll always have to explain that she's not a boy / that her name is not a boy's name! The mother: She'll have to deal with the fact that most girl toys are pink / deal with people being sexist / fight against being forced into a gender role! Or is the common element the thought that being a boy would be easier? The father: If she was a boy, she would less likely be in danger / more likely able to defend herself? You: If she was a boy, she wouldn't have to explain her name (because people will think it's a boy's name anyway)? The mother: If she was a boy, the toys that she'd be expected to play with wouldn't be pink / people would less likely act sexist around her / she would be less likely to be forced into a gender role? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1608 Registered: 12-2010 |
The father: Another potential rape victim! yope You: All interesting names for girls sound like boys' names! yope The mother: I hate pink! yope Or does the common element involve the girl having to learn something? The father: She'll have to learn to defend herself / to be strong! no You: She'll always have to explain that she's not a boy / that her name is not a boy's name! yes The mother: She'll have to deal with the fact that most girl toys are pink / deal with people being sexist / fight against being forced into a gender role! yes Or is the common element the thought that being a boy would be easier? The father: If she was a boy, she would less likely be in danger / more likely able to defend herself? yes You: If she was a boy, she wouldn't have to explain her name (because people will think it's a boy's name anyway)? yes The mother: If she was a boy, the toys that she'd be expected to play with wouldn't be pink / people would less likely act sexist around her / she would be less likely to be forced into a gender role? yes I think we have enough for a ********SPOILER******** Astrid Lindgren, rape and the colour pink all relate to the unborn daughter of a friend of mine - they're reasons why she, her fiancé and her friends think she should better be a boy. Astrid Lindgren -> Her character Tjorven from Vi på Saltkråkan -> the daughter will be called Tjorven -> I (among other people) think it sounds like a boy's name and people will have to ask about that and about the unusual spelling too rape -> girls are more likely to be raped -> the father fears that she might be raped one day and that he might be overly protectice because of that pink -> little girls often get pink gifts -> the mother doesn't like the colour pink and doesn't want people to give her pink gifts However, we can hardly wait for little Tjorven to be born, and there would be other problems with a boy. So there's no need to make a fuss about things like that (: Thanks for playing! | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1116 Registered: 2-2011 |
phew! thanks Doriana and well done potato |
