| Author | Message | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2475 Registered: 12-2010 |
Max and Laura wanted Bruno to pay. A minute later, they had to pay as well. Max and Bruno are H/A/M, Laura is H/A/F. Have fun (: | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16616 Registered: 4-2010 |
Pay -- money? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2476 Registered: 12-2010 |
Pay -- money? yes | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 299 Registered: 1-2012 |
They=Max and Laura? A minute as in an actual minute or an adult's minute when they say 'I'll just be a minute' and get back to you about 10 minutes later? Sorry, pet peeve. My mom seems to think that 30 minutes is 'a few'. I think 10 is stretching it. Okay, I'm done ranting now. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2478 Registered: 12-2010 |
They=Max and Laura? Yes, good clarification A minute as in an actual minute or an adult's minute when they say 'I'll just be a minute' and get back to you about 10 minutes later? an actual minute, give or take Sorry, pet peeve. My mom seems to think that 30 minutes is 'a few'. I think 10 is stretching it. Okay, I'm done ranting now. Hehe, understandable! And hello, I don't think we've met yet, have we? (: | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 306 Registered: 1-2012 |
We have not! *shakes hand* Hello, I'm Kyeannpepper! Did Max and Laura have to pay as much as Bruno? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2479 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did Max and Laura have to pay as much as Bruno? unknown, assume more | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 307 Registered: 1-2012 |
True story? FYOI? FSOI? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2480 Registered: 12-2010 |
True story? FYOI? FSOI? this - based on a puzzle I found on the internet, with some slight modifications | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2896 Registered: 2-2011 |
did Max and Laura ask Bruno to pay? just expect him to? did Bruno pay? Pay as in buying items? a service? or paying a fine? is Bruno related to Max? Laura? are Max and Laura related? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2481 Registered: 12-2010 |
did Max and Laura ask Bruno to pay? this just expect him to? did Bruno pay? assume yes Pay as in buying items? a service? no to these or paying a fine? yes! is Bruno related to Max? Laura? are Max and Laura related? no to all | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 818 Registered: 8-2011 |
Had Bruno done something wrong? Or perhaps Max and Laura wanting Bruno to pay the fine was unjust? Had they done something (a minute prior) to deserve a fine? A minute later? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2482 Registered: 12-2010 |
Had Bruno done something wrong? yes Or perhaps Max and Laura wanting Bruno to pay the fine was unjust? no, it was just Had they done something (a minute prior) to deserve a fine? yes A minute later? Do you mean when they had to pay? Yes | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 826 Registered: 8-2011 |
Had they done the same wrong thing as Bruno? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2486 Registered: 12-2010 |
Had they done the same wrong thing as Bruno? no | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1017 Registered: 6-2003 |
Did Max and Laura expect that they might have to pay already before they asked Bruno to pay? Did they think they could avoid having to pay when Bruno does? Did Bruno know Max and Laura would have to pay as well? Is what Max and Laura have to pay a fine, too? Do they have to pay together? each of them individually? Are Max and Laura government workers? police? tax inspection? Did Bruno try to bribe Max and Laura? Did Max, Bruno and Laura meet before the moment when Max and Laura asked Bruno to pay? Relevant how Max and Laura found out that Bruno was fined? or was he not yet fined when they asked him? Would Max and Laura also have had to pay when they had not asked Bruno? when Bruno had not paid? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
Moderator Username: Peter365 Post Number: 105 Registered: 1-2011 |
I've put this puzzle into Limbo for now. You can reactivate it by answering the outstanding questions. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2489 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did Max and Laura expect that they might have to pay already before they asked Bruno to pay? Good q, but no Did they think they could avoid having to pay when Bruno does? another good q, and another no Did Bruno know Max and Laura would have to pay as well? before or after they asked him to pay? Is what Max and Laura have to pay a fine, too? yes! Do they have to pay together? each of them individually? the latter Are Max and Laura government workers? police? this! Did Bruno try to bribe Max and Laura? no Did Max, Bruno and Laura meet before the moment when Max and Laura asked Bruno to pay? irrel Relevant how Max and Laura found out that Bruno was fined? see next question or was he not yet fined when they asked him? exactly, he was not yet fined Would Max and Laura also have had to pay when they had not asked Bruno? yes when Bruno had not paid? yes Good round of questions!! (: | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5754 Registered: 9-2010 |
I has a confused =( | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2515 Registered: 12-2010 |
I just noticed that in two of my active puzzles, there's a character named Laura... anyway. Time for a ***RECAP*** Max and Laura are two police officers who ask Bruno to pay a fine because he has done something wrong. Bruno pays the fine. A minute later, Max and Laura have to pay a fine as well, but they hadn't done the same thing wrong as Bruno. HINT: Find out more about Bruno. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5758 Registered: 9-2010 |
(Sorry if I repeat anything, kitteh.) Is Bruno H/A/M? Is he from Europe? Asia? North America? South America? Africa? Australia/Oceania? Antarctica? (pengwin? xD) Are Max and Laura from the same places as Bruno? Does Bruno work? Is the fine related to his job? To a hobby that he has? Was he driving when he did the thing he was fined for? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2524 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is Bruno H/A/M? yes Is he from Europe? the puzzle that this is based on is set in Germany, so let's stick with this. Asia? North America? South America? Africa? Australia/Oceania? Antarctica? (pengwin? iz nawt pengwin! xD) Are Max and Laura from the same places as Bruno? yes Does Bruno work? yes Is the fine related to his job? yesish To a hobby that he has? no Was he driving when he did the thing he was fined for? yes | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5760 Registered: 9-2010 |
Germany, hmmm... Are any driving laws specific to Germany relevant? Any stereotype of German drivers? Does Germany drive on the left or the right? Autobahn (?) relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2526 Registered: 12-2010 |
Are any driving laws specific to Germany relevant? no Any stereotype of German drivers? no Does Germany drive on the left or the right? on the right, but irrel Autobahn (?) relevant? no The puzzle would also work in the US and in many other regions of the world. Nothing Germany-specific is relevant. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5761 Registered: 9-2010 |
Well...I don't drive. I am a non-driving kitteh. =( *keeps guessing* Speeding relevant? Driving the wrong way on a one-way street? Illegal turns? Running a red light? Ignoring a stop sign? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2527 Registered: 12-2010 |
Speeding relevant? yes Driving the wrong way on a one-way street? Illegal turns? Running a red light? Ignoring a stop sign? the rest is irrel | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3349 Registered: 2-2011 |
was the thing Max and Laura did also traffic related? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2532 Registered: 12-2010 |
was the thing Max and Laura did also traffic related? no, good q | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3354 Registered: 2-2011 |
were they fined because of something they did wrong in the course of their duties? by their employer? were they fined for dropping litter? | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1128 Registered: 6-2003 |
Was the fine Max and Laura had to pay related to their job? Did they do something wrong? if so: was it related to collecting the fine from Bruno? were they not allowed to demand instant payment of the fine in cash? (like it is in Germany) or was, rather, the Max's and Laura's offence not directly related to collecting the fine, but got uncovered when they asked Bruno to pay? when Bruno paid? Was Max's and/or Laura's offence tax evasion? smuggling? something traffic-related? (like making a phone call while driving) | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2540 Registered: 12-2010 |
were they fined because of something they did wrong in the course of their duties? please rephrase by their employer? no were they fined for dropping litter? no, but might be OTRT Was the fine Max and Laura had to pay related to their job? noish Did they do something wrong? yes if so: was it related to collecting the fine from Bruno? no were they not allowed to demand instant payment of the fine in cash? (like it is in Germany) no, and I didn't know that - I've never been fined. Good Girl Doriana. or was, rather, the Max's and Laura's offence not directly related to collecting the fine, exactly but got uncovered when they asked Bruno to pay? but to when Bruno paid? no Was Max's and/or Laura's offence tax evasion? smuggling? something traffic-related? (like making a phone call while driving) no to all | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2069 Registered: 9-2009 |
Do you have a driver license and never been fined? That's a record : ) Was Bruno also a police officer? Someone else in law enforcement? A high-rank dignitary? A person in the armed forces? A criminal? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2551 Registered: 12-2010 |
Do you have a driver license and never been fined? That's a record : ) I've had it for not even four months now, so I haven't had much time to get fined yet. *knocks on wood* Was Bruno also a police officer? Someone else in law enforcement? A high-rank dignitary? A person in the armed forces? A criminal? no to all | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2071 Registered: 9-2009 |
Something of these relevant about Bruno: His age? His profession? Was Bruno a professional driver? If so, was he driving an ambulance? Personal record?(in the criminal sense) His family? Did Laura and Max know Bruno before applying the penalty? Did Laura and Max commit the same fact, or were they fined for unrelated infractions? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2558 Registered: 12-2010 |
His age? no His profession? yes Was Bruno a professional driver? If so, was he driving an ambulance? Personal record?(in the criminal sense) His family? no to rest Did Laura and Max know Bruno before applying the penalty? no Did Laura and Max commit the same fact, or were they fined for unrelated infractions? the same thing | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2608 Registered: 12-2010 |
Max and Laura are two police officers who fine Bruno for speeding. Bruno pays the fine. A minute later, Max and Laura have to pay a fine as well, but their offence was not traffic-related. Dropping litter is somewhat OTRT. Both of them were fined for the same thing. Bruno's job is very relevant.} | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2609 Registered: 12-2010 |
This is a RECAP and should be in bold. The LTPF ate my formatting... | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1129 Registered: 6-2003 |
Did Bruno fine Max and Laura? For something they did while collecting the other fine from Bruno? Is Bruno police, too? some other government official? Is the kind of vehicle Bruno was driving relevant? if so: car? lorry? bus? tram? street cleaner? snow plough? tank (one never knows ..)? Did Bruno land an aircraft on the street? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2618 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did Bruno fine Max and Laura? yes For something they did while collecting the other fine from Bruno? yes Is Bruno police, too? some other government official? no to both, but he is allowed to fine them. Explore. Is the kind of vehicle Bruno was driving relevant? if so: car? not really relevant, but assume a car lorry? bus? tram? street cleaner? snow plough? tank (one never knows ..)? Did Bruno land an aircraft on the street? no | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3382 Registered: 2-2011 |
does this happen at Bruno's place of work? not a public place? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2620 Registered: 12-2010 |
does this happen at Bruno's place of work? yesish not a public place? but it's a public place | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1130 Registered: 6-2003 |
Was Bruno in his car when Max and Laura fined him? Did they stop him? Was Bruno outside his car? anyhow near his car? in a parking lot? Were Max and Laura in a place where they are not allowed to go? Did they cross a border in order to hand over the speeding ticket to Bruno? Did Bruno meet Max and/or Laura before? Did he know them before (even if he did not meet them in person)? Is there some other connection between Bruno and/or Max and Laura we still need to find out? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2625 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was Bruno in his car when Max and Laura fined him? no Did they stop him? yes Was Bruno outside his car? anyhow near his car? in a parking lot? he was driving, they pulled him over and he left his car Were Max and Laura in a place where they are not allowed to go? no, they are allowed to go there Did they cross a border in order to hand over the speeding ticket to Bruno? no Did Bruno meet Max and/or Laura before? irrel, assume no Did he know them before (even if he did not meet them in person)? irrel, assume no Is there some other connection between Bruno and/or Max and Laura we still need to find out? no Try to focus on Bruno's job and how the incident yesishly happened at his workplace. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3392 Registered: 2-2011 |
does Bruno work on the highway? does he work out of doors? did this happen just outside the place he works? | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1133 Registered: 6-2003 |
So Bruno was driving a car, but not his car, on public ground, right? And he is not a professional driver? Was driving the car related to Bruno's job? Did he drive to his place of work? from his place of work? Does Bruno's job usually involve driving? does he test-drive? Was it a rented car? does it belong to Bruno's employer? was it stolen? was it a police car? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2628 Registered: 12-2010 |
does Bruno work on the highway? no does he work out of doors? sometimes did this happen just outside the place he works? no So Bruno was driving a car, but not his car, on public ground, right? It is his car. I'm sorry if I said it wasn't his. And he is not a professional driver? correct Was driving the car related to Bruno's job? yes Did he drive to his place of work? from his place of work? no to both Does Bruno's job usually involve driving? sometimes does he test-drive? no Was it a rented car? no does it belong to Bruno's employer? either this, or it's his own was it stolen? was it a police car? no to both | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3398 Registered: 2-2011 |
is Bruno a cab driver? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2633 Registered: 12-2010 |
is Bruno a cab driver? no | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1135 Registered: 6-2003 |
Was Bruno working (i.e. driving because it was required by his job) when he was fined? When Bruno is driving as part of his job, does he visit particular people? (clients? customers? businesses?) particular places? Is the main purpose of his job-related driving: to visit somebody? to collect things? to collect money? to deliver things? to take pictures? to discard garbage? Does Bruno work in the law enforcement system? for a governmental institution? for a private company? for a bank? is he self-employed? Is Bruno's job somehow related to cars and/or traffic (other that he is driving from time to time as part of his job)? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2647 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was Bruno working (i.e. driving because it was required by his job) when he was fined? yes, When Bruno is driving as part of his job, does he visit particular people? possibly (clients? customers? businesses?) particular places? bit this is more likely Is the main purpose of his job-related driving: to visit somebody? to collect things? to collect money? to deliver things? to take pictures? to discard garbage? none of them Does Bruno work in the law enforcement system? no for a governmental institution? this is closed for a private company? for a bank? is he self-employed? no to rest Is Bruno's job somehow related to cars and/or traffic (other that he is driving from time to time as part of his job)? no | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3404 Registered: 2-2011 |
is Bruno in the military? police? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2648 Registered: 12-2010 |
is Bruno in the military? police? no to both | ||
| Vanko88 (Vanko88)
New member Username: Vanko88 Post Number: 1 Registered: 10-2012 |
Is Bruno street racer? They race for a money price - find? The first time Max and Laura won? A minute later Bruno won? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2649 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is Bruno street racer? They race for a money price - find? The first time Max and Laura won? A minute later Bruno won? No to all... But welcome to the forum! | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2650 Registered: 12-2010 |
HINT: Find out where exactly this happens. Max and Laura are not in their car when they pull over Bruno, but standing next to it on the road side. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2085 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did Max and Laura have the authority (as imposed by law, for example) to fine Bruno? At the specific time? In said place? Did Bruno have the authority to fine them? At the specific time? In said place? Is Bruno working for the government? For the mayor? For an NGO? For a EU institution? Are all 3 (if different answers, please specify) in their normal time on duty? (not after hours, that is) Is anything else relevant about Bruno, besides what has been already established and his job? (tall vs short, old vs young, white vs black, etc, etc) | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2662 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did Max and Laura have the authority (as imposed by law, for example) to fine Bruno? At the specific time? In said place? yes to all Did Bruno have the authority to fine them? At the specific time? In said place? yes to all Is Bruno working for the government? assume this For the mayor? For an NGO? For a EU institution? Are all 3 (if different answers, please specify) in their normal time on duty? (not after hours, that is) yes, all of them Is anything else relevant about Bruno, besides what has been already established and his job? (tall vs short, old vs young, white vs black, etc, etc) no - he's your average H/A/M | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3410 Registered: 2-2011 |
is Bruno working under cover? does Bruno's vehicle carry any sort of identification? a logo? advertising? is Bruno's job to keep an eye on people like Max and Laura and ensure that they are doing their job correctly? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2670 Registered: 12-2010 |
is Bruno working under cover? no does Bruno's vehicle carry any sort of identification? a logo? probably this advertising? is Bruno's job to keep an eye on people like Max and Laura and ensure that they are doing their job correctly? no Focus on where they are and what Max and Laura are fined for. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2130 Registered: 9-2009 |
Where they are: in the sense of what country? What hemisphere? What town? Or a specific location (in a movie theater, in a restaurant, a baloon, etc) ? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3439 Registered: 2-2011 |
are Max and Laura traffic wardens? do they flag him down so that he pulls over and stops? or are they waiting at some point? like a bus stop? do they pull him over in order to fine him? or do they realise they need to impose a penalty once he pulls over? are they manning some ort of vehicle inspection point? are they customs officers? immigration officers? are they at a border? on a bridge? near a ferry? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2714 Registered: 12-2010 |
Where they are: in the sense of what country? What hemisphere? What town? Or a specific location this (in a movie theater, in a restaurant, a baloon, etc) ? are Max and Laura traffic wardens? possibly. Assume they're regular police officers do they flag him down so that he pulls over and stops? or are they waiting at some point? this like a bus stop? but not this do they pull him over in order to fine him? yes or do they realise they need to impose a penalty once he pulls over? are they manning some ort of vehicle inspection point? no are they customs officers? immigration officers? no to both are they at a border? on a bridge? near a ferry? no to all It's strange that nobody has asked for the LTPF list of professional fields, so to speed things up a bit, Bruno is a forest ranger. This should also tell you where they are. | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1142 Registered: 6-2003 |
Did they stop Bruno in the forest? on a forest road? Did Bruno fine them for entering the forest? for parking their car in the forest? for littering? for smoking? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2719 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did they stop Bruno in the forest? yes on a forest road? yes Did Bruno fine them for entering the forest? for parking their car in the forest? for littering? no to these for smoking? YES!! ********SPOILER******** Laura and Bruno are two police officers on traffic duty on a road that leads through a forest. It's a slow afternoon, so they decide to have a smoke. Along comes Bruno, our local forest ranger, in his car. He is speeding so that the two cops pull him over and fine him. But when he sees that they're smoking, he fines them as well because smoking is forbidden - the cigarettes might start forest fires. Thanks for playing and for your patience, and thumbs up for Sundowner's final solution. |
