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| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
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Ok, I'll try my first one: It wasn't food, but he was told to partly eat it. He was told it was fake, but he bought it anyway. When he had bought it, he noticed it wasn't there at all. Yet, he did not complain. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
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Hmmm interesting. He = Human? Adult? Male? Are all the he's in the statement the same person? Likewise are all the it's the same object? Is the title in any way relevant? btw Welcome to the forum!! | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
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He = Human? Adult? Male? Yes Are all the he's in the statement the same person? Yes Likewise are all the it's the same object? No-ish Is the title in any way relevant? As I am supposed to give straight answers - Yes | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
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\b {Argh! Sorry, I have just found out that exactly this puzzle had already been posted two years ago. What am I doing now?} | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
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Argh! Sorry, I have just found out that exactly this puzzle had already been posted two years ago. What am I doing now? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
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If people who do not remember (or did not see) the earlier puzzle want to carry on solving this version, I see no harm in that. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
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Well I haven't seen it before so i'll carry on. Would the item have costly? more than EUR1 ? EUR10? EUR100? EUR1000? EUR10,000? EUR100,000? Was he buying this item from a private individual? a shop? Are bones relevant? Did the item contain bones? was it an animal? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
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When you say partly eat, do you by any chance mean chew, but not swallow? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
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By Peter365 (Peter365) on Thursday, July 19, 2007 Well I haven't seen it before so i'll carry on. Would the item have costly? more than EUR1 ? EUR10? EUR100? EUR1000? EUR10,000? EUR100,000? I think the correct answer is No to all. Was he buying this item from a private individual? a shop? This One Are bones relevant? No Did the item contain bones? No was it an animal? Yope By Eli (Eli) on Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 2:17 pm: When you say partly eat, do you by any chance mean chew, but not swallow? Not exactly. I should mention that "exactly the same" refers only to the solution, not the question. So there is still a chance that you know the earlier one... | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
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couple of ideas running through my head-- With regards to the "partly eat it" are we talking about real food? are we talking about really eating it? or do we focus on partly meaning he was only supposed to eat part of it? could "eat it" possibly mean "eat the cost" of something? could the food possibly be an artwork display of food--painting/drawing/porcelain/etc. is the fake "it" is this regarding a painting or some other art, perhaps? Is he buying a piece of artwork that looks like the original, but it is a fake? Still on the artist slant--Maybe the thing that wasn't there was an artist signature? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
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is his occupation relevant? is there a relevant location where he and the "it"s are together? more than one location? are the "it"s on line 1 the same item? line 2? line 3? lines 1 & 2? lines 1 & 3? would any item cost less than 1 euro?
was this contrary to his expectations?
was what he was told correct? it was a fake?
is there a relevant person telling him? if so is it the same person teilling him it was fake? | ||
| Blazingphoenix (Blazingphoenix)
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was he told to Swallow his pride/dignity? Or to go out and but himself some dignity? Just a thought.... Ahh, I have been gone too long from you all! It's good to be back solving puzzles! ^__^ | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
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If we pose questions about "it" do we need to refer to line 1, 2 or 3 to get an accurate answer? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
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Line 1: Was it edible in the first place? Was it used as a medication? food supplement? condiment? an appetizer ( instead of being "real food" )? something similar? Was it seafood? oyster? "poor man's lobster"? "poor man's caviar"? "gold bullion"? ( it's not an animal, but I had to try... :-) Was he to drink it? inhale it? rinse with it? keep it under his tongue? eat only part of it? Line 2: Fake as man-made instead of natural? made out of sub-standard ingredients? Line 3: Could it be purchased at a restaurant? supermarket? specialty shop? country fair stand? fast food place? road-side lunch track? Was it packaged? served on a plate? ready to eat? raw? Was all of it missing? part of it? part that should have been consumed? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
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By Booklover (Booklover) on Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 9:41 pm couple of ideas running through my head-- With regards to the "partly eat it" are we talking about real food? No - "it" was not food. are we talking about really eating it? We are talking about physically taking something into one's mouth and so on... or do we focus on partly meaning he was only supposed to eat part of it? Yope could "eat it" possibly mean "eat the cost" of something? No could the food possibly be an artwork display of food--painting/drawing/porcelain/etc. No is the fake "it" is this regarding a painting or some other art, perhaps? No Is he buying a piece of artwork that looks like the original, but it is a fake? No Still on the artist slant--Maybe the thing that wasn't there was an artist signature? No By Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) on Friday, July 20, 2007 - 3:05 am: is his occupation relevant? No is there a relevant location where he and the "it"s are together? Yes more than one location? No are the "it"s on line 1 the same item? line 2? line 3? lines 1 & 2? lines 1 & 3? Ok, shortcut here: The "it" refer to one of two - let's call them 'entities', A and B, which are linked to each other but are not the same. The six "it"'s refer to, from top to bottom: A-A|A-B|B-A. would any item cost less than 1 euro? Possibly quote: When he had bought it, he noticed it wasn't there at all. was this contrary to his expectations? NO quote: He was told it was fake, but he bought it anyway. was what he was told correct? it was a fake? No. This "it" wasn't there at all! quote: It wasn't food, but he was told to partly eat it. is there a relevant person telling him? Yesish to Yope. Explore. if so is it the same person teilling him it was fake? And a straight Yes here. By Blazingphoenix (Blazingphoenix) on Friday, July 20, 2007 - 4:20 am was he told to Swallow his pride/dignity? Or to go out and but himself some dignity? Just a thought....No Ahh, I have been gone too long from you all! It's good to be back solving puzzles! ^__^ By Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) on Friday, July 20, 2007 - 4:44 am If we pose questions about "it" do we need to refer to line 1, 2 or 3 to get an accurate answer? See above By Emeraldink (Emeraldink) on Friday, July 20, 2007 - 6:53 am: Edit Post Line 1: Was it edible in the first place? No - but you could physically eat it if you wanted to Was it used as a medication? food supplement? condiment? an appetizer ( instead of being "real food" )? something similar? No to all Was it seafood? oyster? "poor man's lobster"? "poor man's caviar"? "gold bullion"? ( it's not an animal, but I had to try... :-) No Was he to drink it? inhale it? rinse with it? keep it under his tongue? No to these eat only part of it? Yope here Line 2: Fake as man-made instead of natural? Yes made out of sub-standard ingredients? Yes, for svv of "ingredients" Line 3: Could it be purchased at a restaurant? Yes supermarket? Yes specialty shop? Possibly country fair stand? Possibly fast food place? Yes road-side lunch track? Yes Was it packaged? Yes served on a plate? No ready to eat? Yope raw? I say FA here Was all of it missing? Yes part of it? part that should have been consumed? No to these | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
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so... A wasn't food, but he was told to partly eat A. He was told A was fake, but he bought B anyway. When he had bought B, he noticed A wasn't there at all. Yet, he did not complain. can we use this "map"? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
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By Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) on Friday, July 20, 2007 - 12:36 pm: Edit Post so... A wasn't food, but he was told to partly eat A. He was told A was fake, but he bought B anyway. When he had bought B, he noticed A wasn't there at all. Yet, he did not complain. can we use this "map"? Yes | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
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So, he did not complain because A was gone? Is A connected to B? Was A a drink? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
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Was A an animal? was B an animal? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
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Was B a drink? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
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By Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig) on Friday, July 20, 2007 - 4:17 pm: Edit Post So, he did not complain because A was gone? No Is A connected to B? Physically No, locically Yes Was A a drink? No By Emeraldink (Emeraldink) on Friday, July 20, 2007 - 7:37 pm: Edit Post quote: was it an animal? Yope Was A an animal? another Yope (so the first Yope had to be 1/4 Yes and 3/4 No) was B an animal? No By Emeraldink (Emeraldink) on Saturday, July 21, 2007 - 5:11 am: Edit Post Was B a drink? Yes | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
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Tequila? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
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By Emeraldink (Emeraldink) on Saturday, July 21, 2007 - 8:33 pm: Edit Post Tequila? Tempting, but - No. Neither Mezcal. | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 192 Registered: 6-2007 |
Is B alcohol? juice? water? milk? hot beverage? cold beverage? a sweet drink? carbonated? by drink do you mean beverage? or could this be medecine or some liquid that is ingested? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 14 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is B alcohol? No juice? No water? No milk? No hot beverage? No cold beverage? Yes a sweet drink? Yes carbonated? Yes by drink do you mean beverage? Yes or could this be medecine or some liquid that is ingested? No | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 196 Registered: 6-2007 |
are the three lines in sequential order? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 15 Registered: 5-2007 |
Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) are the three lines in sequential order? Yes - but 1 and 2 happen at the same time | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 199 Registered: 6-2007 |
he was told to partly eat A, then he was told A was a fake, then he bought B? a soda? is A expected to be real when you buy the beverage? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 17 Registered: 5-2007 |
Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 8:22 pm: he was told to partly eat A, then he was told A was a fake, then he bought B? He was told the things about A (at the same time), then he bought B a soda? Yes is A expected to be real when you buy the beverage? No | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 210 Registered: 6-2007 |
the properties of A: animal? vegetable? mineral? man-made materials? plastic? metal? gas? liguid? other biological byproducts? a combination of the above? if you sink your teeth into it can you tear off a piece? chew it? if someone saw you doing this would they think you are strange? for B: kind of soda relevant? relevant who is telling him all these bits? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 290 Registered: 4-2007 |
So the "drinker" is given some information about "A&B" by a "friend". He then buys "A&B" and finds no A in it. Was "friend" serious when he suggested partly eating A? when he said that A was a fake? Is the animal A a mascot? company symbol? brand character? a nickname for this drink? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 18 Registered: 5-2007 |
Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 2:45 am: the properties of A: animal? vegetable? mineral? man-made materials? Possibly this one plastic? metal? gas? liguid? other biological byproducts? and possibly this one a combination of the above? if you sink your teeth into it can you tear off a piece? Yes chew it? Yes if someone saw you doing this would they think you are strange? Yes, very likely! for B: kind of soda relevant? Yes relevant who is telling him all these bits? Yes - and I see a FA lurking here Emeraldink (Emeraldink) Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 6:55 am: So the "drinker" is given some information about "A&B" by a "friend" Same FA as above - and I don't know whether one should call this "information". He then buys "A&B" Only B and finds no A in it. Yes Was "friend" serious when he suggested partly eating A? Noish - and still the same FA when he said that A was a fake? Same Noish Is the animal A a mascot? company symbol? brand character? No up to here a nickname for this drink? Getting closer - but I still have to say no | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 303 Registered: 4-2007 |
Had he "been told" things about "A" by an ad or by a label on the container of "B"? | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 488 Registered: 4-2007 |
is B that waxy container (maybe that waxy candy that is in the shape of a small soda bottle that holds a type of soda drink)? perhaps he bit into it and when he ate it, he found that there was no soda in it? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 19 Registered: 5-2007 |
Emeraldink (Emeraldink) Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 4:54 am: Had he "been told" things about "A" by an ad this is close enough to say Yes or by a label on the container of "B"? unlikely Booklover (Booklover) Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 12:40 pm: is B that waxy container (maybe that waxy candy that is in the shape of a small soda bottle that holds a type of soda drink)? No perhaps he bit into it and when he ate it, he found that there was no soda in it? No | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 333 Registered: 4-2007 |
Could it be a "root beer"? It is not a real beer, and there is no beer culture ( the animal A ) in it. The original drink, not the more common soda, however, was made of some sort of root. | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 20 Registered: 5-2007 |
Could it be a "root beer"? It is not a real beer, and there is no beer culture ( the animal A ) in it. The original drink, not the more common soda, however, was made of some sort of root. Another nice idea, but still No. | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 503 Registered: 4-2007 |
can't remember if this has been asked, but is A the container for B? is B sitting on top of A? is B next to A? is B near A at all? still trying to flesh out the first sentence, sorry if it is a repeat/since we know B is soda, I am putting Soda in place of letter B: First--is this soda that you drink (soda water/ cola) or is it possibly baking soda? even though A wasn't food, he was told to partly eat it. he bought some soda even though he knew A was fake. When he bought soda, he noticed A wasn't there at all. since A is a possibly a manmade material and possibly a biological byproduct, am I correct to assume that A is not ice? did he buy B, the soda, to wash down A? by the time he bought B, did A disappear? melt? disintegrate? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 21 Registered: 5-2007 |
Booklover (Booklover) Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 8:16 pm: can't remember if this has been asked, but is A the container for B? is B sitting on top of A? is B next to A? is B near A at all? No to all. There is a logical, but no physical connection between A and B. still trying to flesh out the first sentence, sorry if it is a repeat/since we know B is soda, I am putting Soda in place of letter B: First--is this soda that you drink (soda water/ cola This One ) or is it possibly baking soda? even though A wasn't food, he was told to partly eat it. he bought some soda even though he knew A was fake. When he bought soda, he noticed A wasn't there at all. since A is a possibly a manmade material and possibly a biological byproduct, am I correct to assume that A is not ice? Yes. No ice. did he buy B, the soda, to wash down A? No by the time he bought B, did A disappear? melt? disintegrate? No to all | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 290 Registered: 6-2007 |
are these relevant.. a slogan? sign? label? tv ad? radio ad? printed ad? promotion? did he misinterpret one of these? are these relevant.. grape soda? orange soda? cream soda? cherry cola? vanilla cola? ginger ale? could somone recap what we know about A? is it tangible? if yes, did he hold it in his hand? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 22 Registered: 5-2007 |
Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) Posted on Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 1:20 pm: are these relevant.. a slogan? Only for a generous interpretation of the word 'slogan' sign? Yes, most likely label? unlikely tv ad? No radio ad? No printed ad? unlikely promotion? unlikely did he misinterpret one of these? No, not at all! are these relevant.. grape soda? orange soda? cream soda? cherry cola? vanilla cola? ginger ale? No to all could somone recap what we know about A? A is a 'yope' animal, possibly made of man-made material and possibly of a biological product. A did not exist at the end of the story, but it did not melt or disappear otherwise. is it tangible? yes if yes, did he hold it in his hand? No | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 302 Registered: 6-2007 |
thank you! is A made of paper? some kind of printable product? is there an image printed on it? depicted on it? does it involve a depiction? representation of an animal? did A transform? fade? change state? should I explore more sodas? are brands rel? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 23 Registered: 5-2007 |
Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) Posted on Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 11:09 pm: is A made of paper? some kind of printable product? is there an image printed on it? depicted on it? No to these does it involve a depiction? No representation of an animal? This one did A transform? fade? change state? No to all. should I explore more sodas? Yes, but don't make your list too long... are brands rel? Yes, but - same as above... | ||
| Blazingphoenix (Blazingphoenix)
New member Username: Blazingphoenix Post Number: 128 Registered: 2-2007 |
.....this is a VERY long shot... I haven't really been able to follow this one, but someone said that Brands are relevant, so... Was he told to drink CocaCola because he thought it actually had a certain drug in it? So, the Coke wasn't food, it was a drink, so he "ate" it... he was told that there was no cocaine in it, but he drank it anyway, and when he found there wasn't any, he didn't care because it tasted good anyways? I ask this because I remember reading a lateral puzzle about the drug being used in Coke to try to heal headaches, but they found it tasted better than it worked, so they sold it on the market... | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 26 Registered: 5-2007 |
Blazingphoenix (Blazingphoenix) Posted on Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 3:52 am: ....this is a VERY long shot... I haven't really been able to follow this one, but someone said that Brands are relevant, so... Was he told to drink CocaCola because he thought it actually had a certain drug in it? So, the Coke wasn't food, it was a drink, so he "ate" it... he was told that there was no cocaine in it, but he drank it anyway, and when he found there wasn't any, he didn't care because it tasted good anyways? I ask this because I remember reading a lateral puzzle about the drug being used in Coke to try to heal headaches, but they found it tasted better than it worked, so they sold it on the market... The drink we are looking for is indeed Coca Cola, but No to rest. | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 323 Registered: 6-2007 |
If I looked at A, would I likely think about an animal? one species? can you hold a in your hand? does it weigh more? less? than 5 pounds? Will A fit in a shoebox? film container? car? is it made from paper pulp? natural or synthetic fibers? fabric? is A molded? embossed? are there words on A? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 29 Registered: 5-2007 |
Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) Posted on Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 9:35 pm: If I looked at A, would I likely think about an animal? Yes one species? possibly can you hold a in your hand? Yes does it weigh more? less? Most likely This than 5 pounds? Will A fit in a shoebox? very likely film container? possibly car? very likely is it made from paper pulp? No natural or synthetic fibers? No fabric? No is A molded? Yes embossed? No are there words on A? No | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 344 Registered: 6-2007 |
is A a figurine? stuffed animal? toy? is there fur? feathers? so you are not 100% sure that A will fit in a car? how about a Honda Accord? is A solid? its spatial dimensions are measurable? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 32 Registered: 5-2007 |
Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) Posted on Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 4:16 am: is A a figurine? No stuffed animal? No toy? No is there fur? No feathers? No so you are not 100% sure that A will fit in a car? how about a Honda Accord? It's just that the size of A isn't specified. We are talking about an object that "wasn't there at all", and one can imagine an object A of any size... is A solid? Yes its spatial dimensions are measurable? Yes | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 348 Registered: 6-2007 |
can you buy A at a retail store? is it sold by weight? length? can you order up a custom A at length x width? is A made in a factory? is it eventually purchased by the consumer?
does this mean "either/or" or "and"? in other words it could be made from one of those materials or a combination of them. | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 33 Registered: 5-2007 |
can you buy A at a retail store? No is it sold by weight? No length? No can you order up a custom A at length x width? If you are willing to pay enough, you will surely find someone who will make one for you - but normally No. is A made in a factory? It is quite possible that there is a factory somewhere that produces these objects, but it's unlikely is it eventually purchased by the consumer? No quote: possibly made of man-made material and possibly of a biological product. does this mean "either/or" This or "and"? in other words it could be made from one of those materials or a combination of them. | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 349 Registered: 6-2007 |
do you find that A is made from either material? or is it that you are not sure which of the two materials A is made from? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 34 Registered: 5-2007 |
do you find that A is made from either material? or is it that you are not sure which of the two materials A is made from? A is made of a material that can be both man-made and biological. | ||
| Suido (Suido)
New member Username: Suido Post Number: 7 Registered: 8-2007 |
Ok, so A is not a food, but he was told to partly eat it. Does this mean drink it? Consume it in any way? Or consume it in the sense that consumers of a product are the people who buy the product? A is made of a material that can be both man-made and biological, but is not normally produced by humans for the purpose of selling? Which of the bracketed words, if any, are most suitable? A wasn't food, but he was told to partly eat A. He was told A was fake, but he bought [some, the, a can/bottle/glass/cup of] coca-cola anyway. When he had bought [the, the can/bottle/glass/cup of] coca-cola, he noticed A wasn't there at all. Yet, he did not complain. | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 44 Registered: 5-2007 |
Suido (Suido) Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 2:26 pm: Ok, so A is not a food, but he was told to partly eat it. Does this mean drink it? No Consume it in any way? Yesish Or consume it in the sense that consumers of a product are the people who buy the product? No A is made of a material that can be both man-made and biological, but is not normally produced by humans for the purpose of selling? The material is. The object A is not. Which of the bracketed words, if any, are most suitable? A wasn't food, but he was told to partly eat A. He was told A was fake, but he bought [some, the, a can/bottleThis/glass/cup of] coca-cola anyway. When he had bought [the, the can/bottleThis again./glass/cup of] coca-cola, he noticed A wasn't there at all. Yet, he did not complain. | ||
| Suido (Suido)
New member Username: Suido Post Number: 13 Registered: 8-2007 |
Consume it in any way - put it in his mouth? bite? chew? swallow? suck on? after partly eating, does A remain in the body or is it removed? Given that A is solid and it's dimensions are measurable, did he partly eat it in the sense that he ate a portion of it? But the size of A is not specified in this case so, this would probably be wrong or irrelevent... is it? Is the material hard? soft? smooth? coarse? Does it have flat surfaces? Edges? Corners? is it curved? Is A always a certain shape? spherical, cuboid, cylindrical, should i bother continuing? "are these relevant.. a slogan? Only for a generous interpretation of the word 'slogan' sign? Yes, most likely" Does this sign mean an advertising sign? an instructional sign? sign language? informative sign? other type of sign? Is this one specific sign, or a range of identical signs that might be seen in many different places (billboards and such). Is a sign relevent to A? a specific sign? a sign relating to coca-cola? is the sign relevent to the logical connection between A and coca-cola? Does the sign contain text? if so is language relevent? english or other? Does the sign contain images? the coca-cola brand name? Is the fact that it is a bottle of coca-cola relevent, would it be different if it was a can or cup? Are we talking about a glass bottle or plastic bottle? 375ml? 600ml? 1.25 Litres? 2 Litres? Is this relevent? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 45 Registered: 5-2007 |
Suido (Suido) Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 3:31 am: Consume it in any way - put it in his mouth? bite? This chew? swallow? suck on? after partly eating, does A remain in the body or is it removed? FA Given that A is solid and it's dimensions are measurable, did he partly eat it in the sense that he ate a portion of it? No But the size of A is not specified in this case so, this would probably be wrong or irrelevent... is it? He did not partly eat it, an this is indeed relevant Is the material hard? Yes soft? No smooth? Yes coarse? No Does it have flat surfaces? Yes Edges? No Corners? No is it curved? Yes Is A always a certain shape? Yesish spherical, cuboid, cylindrical No to these , should i bother continuing? There is information about A available that will make your life easier than going that way... "are these relevant.. a slogan? Only for a generous interpretation of the word 'slogan' sign? Yes, most likely" Does this sign mean an advertising sign? possibly this an instructional sign? sign language? informative sign? and possibly this other type of sign? Is this one specific sign, or a range of identical signs that might be seen in many different places (billboards and such). Only one sign in this story. Is a sign relevent to A? Yes a specific sign? Yes a sign relating to coca-cola? Yes is the sign relevent to the logical connection between A and coca-cola? Yes Does the sign contain text? Yes if so is language relevent? YES english or other? other Does the sign contain images? No the coca-cola brand name? YES-ish Is the fact that it is a bottle of coca-cola relevent, would it be different if it was a can or cup? The story is only possible with a bottle, I suppose. Are we talking about a glass bottle or plastic bottle? glass 375ml? 600ml? 1.25 Litres? 2 Litres? No to all these Is this relevent? Yesish | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 568 Registered: 4-2007 |
is A a straw? spoon? is B 12oz? 20oz? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 47 Registered: 5-2007 |
Booklover (Booklover) Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 7:40 pm: is A a straw? No spoon? No is B 12oz? No 20oz? No | ||
| Suido (Suido)
New member Username: Suido Post Number: 31 Registered: 8-2007 |
is the bottle larger than 2 litres? smaller than 375 ml? he bites A... Did biting A sever any part of A? Deform A in any way? Right, Languages. Is the country that this occurs in relevent? is the language: Mandarin? Spanish? Arabic? Hindi? Portuguese? Bengali? Russian? Japanese? German? Javanese? Wu? Telegu? Marathi? Vietnamese? Korean? Tamil? French? Italian? Punjabi? Urdu? it's a funny list, but apparently thats the top 20 by no of native speakers (english 3rd). If not already covered, European Language? Asian Language? African Language? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 50 Registered: 5-2007 |
Suido (Suido) s the bottle larger than 2 litres? No smaller than 375 ml? Yes he bites A... No! he did not actually do it. Did biting A sever any part of A? Deform A in any way? So FA to these... Right, Languages. Is the country that this occurs in relevent? is the language: Mandarin? Probably this - let's just say Chinese, even if linguists say that there is no such thing as one Chinese language. Spanish? Arabic? Hindi? Portuguese? Bengali? Russian? Japanese? German? Javanese? Wu? Telegu? Marathi? Vietnamese? Korean? Tamil? French? Italian? Punjabi? Urdu? Suido (Suido) it's a funny list, but apparently thats the top 20 by no of native speakers (english 3rd). If not already covered, European Language? Asian Language? African Language? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 51 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is the country that this occurs in relevent? Sorry, I overlooked this one. Yes here. | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 574 Registered: 4-2007 |
could A possibly be gum? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 52 Registered: 5-2007 |
could A possibly be gum? No | ||
| Suido (Suido)
New member Username: Suido Post Number: 34 Registered: 8-2007 |
does A go in his mouth? does he taste it? is A something that can be used to drink? is it an airtight seal? this occurs in China? is the sign in chinese script (which is the same for mandarin and cantonese anyway)? is there something relevent about how coca cola is represented in chinese? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 53 Registered: 5-2007 |
Suido (Suido) Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 3:01 am: does A go in his mouth? No does he taste it? No is A something that can be used to drink? No is it an airtight seal? No this occurs in China? Yes is the sign in chinese script (which is the same for mandarin and cantonese anyway)? Yes is there something relevent about how coca cola is represented in chinese? Yes - with a tiny ish | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 587 Registered: 4-2007 |
in chinese, do the characters for the word coca cola look like another word, maybe something that represents an animal? | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 55 Registered: 5-2007 |
Booklover (Booklover) Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 7:03 pm: in chinese, do the characters for the word coca cola look like another word, maybe something that represents an animal? What do I say to this? Yesish or Yope...but definitely on the right track... | ||
| Prontilee (Prontilee)
New member Username: Prontilee Post Number: 8 Registered: 8-2007 |
Eheh...I got it. Invisible $$$poiler : When Coca-Cola first shipped to China, they named the product something that when pronounced sounded like “Coca-Cola.” The only problem was that the characters used meant “Bite the wax tadpole.” | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 56 Registered: 5-2007 |
Yes, indeed - minus the minor detail that... I was looking for the true story (according to snopes.com) rather than the better known urban legend. So some answers may be different than you expect. | ||
| Sleepingbeaver (Sleepingbeaver)
New member Username: Sleepingbeaver Post Number: 57 Registered: 5-2007 |
Hmpf...this wasn't really working. Ok, people who know the story should know the answer anyway now *g* |
