| Author | Message | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
New member Username: Lauren Post Number: 53 Registered: 2-2005 |
Every time he slept at home, Edward cried himself to sleep. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 572 Registered: 4-2007 |
Edward=he=human? adult? male? Does he cry himself to sleep because he is sad? | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
New member Username: Lauren Post Number: 54 Registered: 2-2005 |
Enjay (Enjay) Edward=he=human? yes adult? yes male? yes Does he cry himself to sleep because he is sad? yes I have the feeling that "Misfortune" has probably been used as a title multiple times before... sorry for my lack of originality! | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 248 Registered: 4-2007 |
is he alone at home? is he married? single? divorced? does he have children? pets? do we need to focus on the fact that he is sleeping (as opposed to being awake) or that he sometimes does not sleep at home? does he sleep anywhere else other than at home? jail? office? does he have insomnia? does he cry to try to get himself to sleep? does his sadness stem from a problem? at work? with family? wife? children? someone else? | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
New member Username: Lauren Post Number: 55 Registered: 2-2005 |
Booklover (Booklover) is he alone at home? irrelevant is he married? single? divorced? does he have children? pets? In my mental conception of the situation, he is single with no children or pets... but that's irrelevant to the puzzle. do we need to focus on the fact that he is sleeping (as opposed to being awake) no or that he sometimes does not sleep at home? no...ish? does he sleep anywhere else other than at home? jail? office? irrelevant does he have insomnia? no does he cry to try to get himself to sleep? no does his sadness stem from a problem? yes at work? with family? wife? children? someone else? none of these | ||
| Bangalore (Bangalore)
New member Username: Bangalore Post Number: 5 Registered: 5-2007 |
Every time he slept at home--Is he alone at home? | ||
| Antropofaga (Antropofaga)
New member Username: Antropofaga Post Number: 17 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is the problem visible in his bedroom? Does it have to do with his bed? The ceiling? His house in general? If so, the condition of his house (dirty, in disrepair, etc.)? Is his financial situation relevant? | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
New member Username: Lauren Post Number: 56 Registered: 2-2005 |
Every time he slept at home--Is he alone at home? Irrelevant... but for the sake of having a story, yes, he is alone. Is the problem visible in his bedroom? yes Does it have to do with his bed? no The ceiling? no His house in general? yope If so, the condition of his house (dirty, in disrepair, etc.)? yope Is his financial situation relevant? yes | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 642 Registered: 1-2001 |
Is his home a house? flat? caravan? tent? houseboat? other? | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 779 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is he in danger? Is he going to lose something? Did he lose something? Is he crying because of something that happened? That is happening? That will happen? | ||
| Bangalore (Bangalore)
New member Username: Bangalore Post Number: 8 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is the house small, suffocating? | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
New member Username: Lauren Post Number: 57 Registered: 2-2005 |
Sunshine (Sunshine) Is his home a house? yes flat? caravan? tent? houseboat? other? no to rest Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd) Is he in danger? no Is he going to lose something? no Did he lose something? yes Is he crying because of something that happened? yes That is happening? no That will happen? no Bangalore (Bangalore) Is the house small, suffocating? no | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 795 Registered: 9-2006 |
Does sleeping at home remind him of something? Does he cry when sleeping out of home? | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 796 Registered: 9-2006 |
Did someone die? Did he lose money? Goods? Were they of sentimental value? (e.g. a gift from his girlfriend) Economical value? (e.g. a diamond inherited from grandma) Practical value? (e.g. the keys to his home) | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
New member Username: Lauren Post Number: 58 Registered: 2-2005 |
Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd) Does sleeping at home remind him of something? yes Does he cry when sleeping out of home? no Did someone die? no Did he lose money? yes Goods? perhaps these too... Were they of sentimental value? (e.g. a gift from his girlfriend) Economical value? ...of this sort (e.g. a diamond inherited from grandma) Practical value? (e.g. the keys to his home) | ||
| Antropofaga (Antropofaga)
New member Username: Antropofaga Post Number: 29 Registered: 5-2007 |
Was he robbed? Sued? Tricked out of money? In any other way forced to give his stuff to someone else? Is his house empty? Does he cry because of the presence of one particular item? The presence of many items? The absence of one perticular item? The absence of many? | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
New member Username: Lauren Post Number: 59 Registered: 2-2005 |
Antropofaga (Antropofaga) Was he robbed? no Sued? no Tricked out of money? no In any other way forced to give his stuff to someone else? yes Is his house empty? no Does he cry because of the presence of one particular item? yesish The presence of many items? yesish The absence of one perticular item? no The absence of many? no | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1034 Registered: 6-2001 |
Does he own his house? Did he ever? Does he sleep on a bed? Would you find in his bedroom what you'd expect to find in a "normal" bedroom"? (ie, wardrobe, dresser, bed, bedside table, lamp etc.) If we went into his bedroom, would we notice anything unusual about it? Would we know why he was upset? Is it relevant who he gave his stuff to? family member? creditor? lawyer? Is it relevant how long ago what happened happened? last week? last year? 10 years ago? When he was a child? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 8 Registered: 6-2007 |
was his loss a single event? with the loss did he gain something unwanted? | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 173 Registered: 11-2006 |
Did he buy something (or more than one thing) that he now regrets? Did he get ripped off? Did his financial situation suddenly change at some point? If so, was it when he bought the item(s) in his house? | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
New member Username: Lauren Post Number: 60 Registered: 2-2005 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) Does he own his house? yes Did he ever? Does he sleep on a bed? yes Would you find in his bedroom what you'd expect to find in a "normal" bedroom"? (ie, wardrobe, dresser, bed, bedside table, lamp etc.) you'd find things like that, yes If we went into his bedroom, would we notice anything unusual about it? yes Would we know why he was upset? probably Is it relevant who he gave his stuff to? family member? creditor? lawyer? nope, just that it's gone Is it relevant how long ago what happened happened? last week? either this... last year? ...or this 10 years ago? When he was a child? Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) was his loss a single event? yes with the loss did he gain something unwanted? no Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) Did he buy something (or more than one thing) that he now regrets? no Did he get ripped off? no Did his financial situation suddenly change at some point? yes If so, was it when he bought the item(s) in his house? no Great questions... you guys are getting close! | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 310 Registered: 4-2007 |
is there anything left in his bedroom? is anything missing? bed? dresser? mirror? table, lamp... were these items repossessed? did he lose a lot of money? some money? did he have to give away some of his possessions to pay a debt? if so, was it a debt through gambling? debt through loss in the stock market? did he buy something else that he couldn't pay for? did he have a loan of some sort? did he lose his job? can he not pay his bills? when he looks around the room before he goes to sleep, does he cry because he notices the missing things and realizes why they are missing? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 42 Registered: 6-2007 |
would we find an unusual item in his bedroom? one that does not belong in a bedroom? does not belong in a house? living item? height...under 1ft? over 1ft, 3ft, 6ft, 10ft? width ..under 1ft? over 1ft, 3ft, 6ft, 10ft? a giant, sliced onion? LOL a condition of the bedroom? | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
New member Username: Lauren Post Number: 61 Registered: 2-2005 |
Booklover (Booklover) is there anything left in his bedroom? yes is anything missing? bed? dresser? mirror? table, lamp... no, nothing missing were these items repossessed? no did he lose a lot of money? yes some money? did he have to give away some of his possessions to pay a debt? if so, was it a debt through gambling? probably this... debt through loss in the stock market? ... or this, but the actual way he lost the money is irrelevant did he buy something else that he couldn't pay for? no did he have a loan of some sort? no did he lose his job? no can he not pay his bills? He can pay the bills to keep living in his house, at least when he looks around the room before he goes to sleep, does he cry because he notices the missing things and realizes why they are missing? no Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) would we find an unusual item in his bedroom? yes one that does not belong in a bedroom? yes... ish? does not belong in a house? same sort of yes...ish living item? no height...under 1ft? over 1ft, 3ft, 6ft, 10ft? closest to 10 feet width ..under 1ft? yes over 1ft, 3ft, 6ft, 10ft? a giant, sliced onion? LOL hehe, nope a condition of the bedroom? could you clarify this one? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 89 Registered: 6-2007 |
condition of bedroom.. other than the odd item, it was an otherwise normal bedroom? did he put the odd item there? did it arrive some other way? would he like to get rid of it? it is a problem? is the item..... wood metal plastic tangible stone glass gas a compound of materials? | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
New member Username: Lauren Post Number: 62 Registered: 2-2005 |
condition of bedroom.. other than the odd item, it was an otherwise normal bedroom? yes did he put the odd item there? yes did it arrive some other way? no would he like to get rid of it? yope it is a problem? is the item..... wood metal plastic tangible yes stone glass gas a compound of materials? just one type of material, but none of those mentioned above | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 93 Registered: 6-2007 |
cement? cloth? paper? ceramic? clay? brick? earth? water? mineral? vegetable? animal? plaster? | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 385 Registered: 4-2007 |
is it a document of some sort? an iou? a lien/ mortgage? | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
New member Username: Lauren Post Number: 63 Registered: 2-2005 |
Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) cement? cloth? paper? this one ceramic? clay? brick? earth? water? mineral? vegetable? animal? plaster? Booklover (Booklover) is it a document of some sort? YESish an iou? no a lien/ mortgage? no | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 393 Registered: 4-2007 |
is the "document" something written on? pen? pencil? is it typewritten? was it generated by a computer? does it have numbers on it? or just words? does it have a command? a reminder? information? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 106 Registered: 6-2007 |
is it a stack of papers? a scroll? a single piece of paper? money? checks? bills? | ||
| Marcelainus (Marcelainus)
New member Username: Marcelainus Post Number: 1 Registered: 7-2007 |
is it rolled? crushed? does he know its there? is it a curse which makes him scared at night? | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
New member Username: Lauren Post Number: 64 Registered: 2-2005 |
Booklover (Booklover) is the "document" something written on? no pen? pencil? is it typewritten? no was it generated by a computer? yes does it have numbers on it? yes or just words? does it have a command? no a reminder? no information? yesish Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) is it a stack of papers? no a scroll? no a single piece of paper? no money? YES checks? no bills? no Marcelainus (Marcelainus) is it rolled? no crushed? no does he know its there? yes is it a curse which makes him scared at night? no I'm sorry I've been neglecting this puzzle so much! I hate it when Life gets in the way of Fun... | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 452 Registered: 4-2007 |
so, trying to make sense-- so he lost money, goods, and was forced to give something to someone and this was a one time event. His finanical situation has changed and now something is in his bedroom that makes him cry every night. We learn that this something is money...and it is a stack of money that is around ten feet tall? Is this correct? did he get this money by doing something? did he commit a crime to get the money? murder? stealing? was it ransom money? does he want to keep the money? does he want to give it away? is it his to keep? does he keep it for himself? for another person? is it a reminder of something he did? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 155 Registered: 6-2007 |
so he lost all his money, irrel. how, and he could sure use some scratch, he is crying because there is a large pile of money always present in his bedroom that he cannot use? | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
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Booklover (Booklover) so, trying to make sense-- so he lost money, goods, and was forced to give something to someone and this was a one time event. yes His finanical situation has changed and now something is in his bedroom that makes him cry every night. yes We learn that this something is money... yes and it is a stack of money that is around ten feet tall? not a stack, no... but it is money Is this correct? did he get this money by doing something? did he commit a crime to get the money? murder? stealing? was it ransom money? irrelevant does he want to keep the money? yope does he want to give it away? no is it his to keep? yes does he keep it for himself? yes (beware FA) for another person? no is it a reminder of something he did? yes, but not just a reminder Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) so he lost all his money, irrel. how, and he could sure use some scratch, he is crying because there is a large pile of money always present in his bedroom that he cannot use? YES (except it's not a "pile") Almost there! | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
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He can't use the money because... ...he can't physically move it? it would be difficult/dangerous to physically move it? ...it doesn't belong to him? ...it would be illegal to use it? ...it's the wrong currency? ...it used to be worth a lot, but it lost its value? due to hyperinflation? ...using it would put him at risk? by exposing something he previously did? ...it has sentimental value? The form the money took... ...Coins? ...Paper currency? ...Precious metals? ...Electronic? Like credit cards? Debit cards? ...Something else rare? Like stamps? ...A single object that is around 10 feet tall? Like those gigantic donut-shaped rock thingies they use on the island of Yap? (I think there was a previous puzzle in the LTPF that involved these...) | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
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is it a lot of paper money arranged in a relevant way? is it something like papier mache? is it glued? rendered useless somehow? are the bills intact? did he create this with his own money? is the money arranged in a symbol? a word? | ||
| Thommo (Thommo)
New member Username: Thommo Post Number: 1 Registered: 7-2007 |
Is it a giant cheque? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 459 Registered: 8-2005 |
Is there a reason why he cant just throw it away so it would not remind him anymore? | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 476 Registered: 4-2007 |
is it usable money? was it some money that used to be used before(i.e. money used before the euro was introduced)? confederate bills (once used in the US)? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 461 Registered: 8-2005 |
Is it a cheque that is pasted to the wall and impossible to remove? | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
New member Username: Lauren Post Number: 66 Registered: 2-2005 |
Alex319 (Alex319) He can't use the money because... ...he can't physically move it? it would be difficult/dangerous to physically move it? this one ...it doesn't belong to him? ...it would be illegal to use it? ...it's the wrong currency? ...it used to be worth a lot, but it lost its value? due to hyperinflation? ...using it would put him at risk? by exposing something he previously did? ...it has sentimental value? no to rest The form the money took... ...Coins? ...Paper currency? this one ...Precious metals? ...Electronic? Like credit cards? Debit cards? ...Something else rare? Like stamps? ...A single object that is around 10 feet tall? yes, but beware of FA Like those gigantic donut-shaped rock thingies they use on the island of Yap? (I think there was a previous puzzle in the LTPF that involved these...) Hehe, I'm intrigued... but there are no such rocks in this puzzle. Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) is it a lot of paper money arranged in a relevant way? yes, but again, beware of FA is it something like papier mache? is it glued? yes rendered useless somehow? yes are the bills intact? yes did he create this with his own money? YES is the money arranged in a symbol? a word? no Thommo (Thommo) Is it a giant cheque? Hehe, no Martinfg (Martinfg) Is there a reason why he cant just throw it away so it would not remind him anymore? yes Booklover (Booklover) is it usable money? yes was it some money that used to be used before(i.e. money used before the euro was introduced)? no confederate bills (once used in the US)? Martinfg (Martinfg) Is it a cheque that is pasted to the wall and impossible to remove? no... but VERY close | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 557 Registered: 4-2007 |
I know that sometimes people put up the first bill (usually dollar bill) that they received at their very first job/business venture etc. for sentimental reasons. The bill is usually framed (or pasted onto a mat which is framed). Is it something along these lines? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 380 Registered: 6-2007 |
is it a single bill? a single bill glued to a wall? glued to something relevant? did he wallpaper a room with cash? is it a denomination so large that no one will accept it? | ||
| Zenith (Zenith)
New member Username: Zenith Post Number: 438 Registered: 10-2004 |
Had he made something out of the money to wear, like a hat or tuxedo made of $100 bills, to be worn at a special event, like the horse racing or an elaborate awards ceremony? if so: His financial situation has now changed and all he has left is the item of clothing, which is not worth anything but cost him thousands of dollars? | ||
| Pbzeppelin (Pbzeppelin)
New member Username: Pbzeppelin Post Number: 1 Registered: 8-2007 |
are the currency bills glued to some object that is app 10ft * 1 ft ? did the money get glued by an accident? or was it voluntary? can the paper bills be removed? is the object a coffin? christmas tree? did when/occasion he lost the money have any importance? | ||
| Ziroisme (Ziroisme)
New member Username: Ziroisme Post Number: 1 Registered: 8-2007 |
Are the bills behind a glass partition? Is the way he earned the money relevant? (sorry if this isa repeat question) Is it a lot of money ( not quantity but bill amount)? | ||
| Lauren (Lauren)
New member Username: Lauren Post Number: 69 Registered: 2-2005 |
Booklover (Booklover) I know that sometimes people put up the first bill (usually dollar bill) that they received at their very first job/business venture etc. for sentimental reasons. The bill is usually framed (or pasted onto a mat which is framed). Is it something along these lines? it is along those lines, yes... Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) is it a single bill? no a single bill glued to a wall? no glued to something relevant? yes did he wallpaper a room with cash? Yes! And that's enough for a spoiler at the end of this post (so stay tuned!) is it a denomination so large that no one will accept it? no Zenith (Zenith) Had he made something out of the money to wear, like a hat or tuxedo made of $100 bills, to be worn at a special event, like the horse racing or an elaborate awards ceremony? no, but good guess if so: His financial situation has now changed and all he has left is the item of clothing, which is not worth anything but cost him thousands of dollars? no Pbzeppelin (Pbzeppelin) are the currency bills glued to some object that is app 10ft * 1 ft ? yes did the money get glued by an accident? or was it voluntary? yes can the paper bills be removed? no is the object a coffin? christmas tree? no to both did when/occasion he lost the money have any importance? no Ziroisme (Ziroisme) Are the bills behind a glass partition? no Is the way he earned the money relevant? no (sorry if this isa repeat question) Is it a lot of money ( not quantity but bill amount)? it certainly is! ******************************SPOILER******************************* This puzzle was inspired by one scene in a movie called Millions: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366777/ Edward, after rapidly acquiring an enormous sum of money, decides in his jubilance to wallpaper his bedroom with some of the larger bills (probably not a good idea... but he was probably either drunk with joy or with recently-purchased expensive wine). His fortune, however, is quickly lost... through gambling, or bad investments, or maybe the law finally caught up to him... and he's left practically penniless. Just about the only thing he has left to his name is his house... and all the money that he glued on the wall of his bedroom... if only he could manage to get it off the wall intact. He therefore cries himself to sleep every night... for the fortune that he lost, and for his stupidity in plastering his wall with the precious bills in the first place. Thanks to everyone, especially Booklover and Sixtyeight, who stuck with the puzzle (and my sporadic posting) for so long! |
