| Author | Message | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
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The nobleman led him to violence. | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
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Is place relevant? historical era? "The nobleman": a historical figure? real person? fictional character? "He": real person? a generic reference to one of the group of people? "Led": by example? by exhortation? by literally leading, as in military command? by infuriating "him" with social or political injustice? | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
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Is place relevant? Yes historical era? Yes "The nobleman": a historical figure? No real person? No fictional character? Yes "He": real person? No a generic reference to one of the group of people? No group involved "Led": by example? Noish by exhortation? Noish by literally leading, as in military command? No by infuriating "him" with social or political injustice? No | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 202 Registered: 6-2007 |
is it that he literally followed the nobleman and then ran in to a violent situation? was he violent toward another person? people? did he have high regards for the nobleman? did any feeling toward the nobleman change? is "he" adult? human? is it B.C.? A.D.? is it in the future? The solar system? Earth? North America? South America? Asia? Africa? Antarctica? Europe? Australia? | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 888 Registered: 9-2006 |
is it that he literally followed the nobleman and then ran in to a violent situation? No was he violent toward another person? Yes people? No did he have high regards for the nobleman? Not really did any feeling toward the nobleman change? Yope is "he" adult? human? Yes is it B.C.? A.D.? A.D. is it in the future? No The solar system? Yes Earth? Yes North America? South America? Asia? Maybe this Africa? Antarctica? Europe? Or maybe this Australia? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 291 Registered: 4-2007 |
Are both participants fictional characters? Was violence toward the nobleman? | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 890 Registered: 9-2006 |
Are both participants fictional characters? Yes Was violence toward the nobleman? No | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 308 Registered: 4-2007 |
The "maybe" for location: because it could have happened in either place? did happen in both places? because it was not specified in the work of fiction? Is the work of fiction a folklore? fairy tale based on folklore? historically-based novel? science fiction? Is "he" a human? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 227 Registered: 6-2007 |
did he know the victim? did the victim fight back? weapons relevant? non-weapons used as weapons? assault without weapons? or is it only a threat of violence? date.. 1st thru 5th century? 6th thru 10th century? 11th thru 15th century? 15th thru 20th century? 21st century? a transcontinental nation?...presently.. Armenia ? Azerbaijan? Georgia? Kazakhstan? Russia? Turkey? | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 893 Registered: 9-2006 |
The "maybe" for location: because it could have happened in either place? Yes did happen in both places? No because it was not specified in the work of fiction? Yes too Is the work of fiction a folklore? fairy tale based on folklore? historically-based novel? science fiction? None of those Is "he" a human? Yes did he know the victim? did the victim fight back? weapons relevant? Yope non-weapons used as weapons? Noish assault without weapons? Yesish or is it only a threat of violence? No date.. 1st thru 5th century? 6th thru 10th century? 11th thru 15th century? 15th thru 20th century? This 21st century? a transcontinental nation?...presently.. Armenia ? Azerbaijan? Georgia? Kazakhstan? Russia? Thisish Turkey? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 245 Registered: 6-2007 |
did "he" kill? did he defeat? did he want to kill? was he a warrior? a citizen? relevant occupation? was he initially in alliance with the nobleman? century.. 15th? 16? 17? 18? 19? 20th? | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 898 Registered: 9-2006 |
did "he" kill? No did he defeat? Noish did he want to kill? No was he a warrior? No a citizen? Yes relevant occupation? No was he initially in alliance with the nobleman? No century.. 15th? 16? 17? 18? 19? 20th? This | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 322 Registered: 6-2007 |
did he have a relevant conversation with the nobleman? did the nobleman approach him? did he approach the nobleman? did the nobleman tell him anything? advise him? help him? did he need the help of a nobleman? did he know that the other man was a nobleman? is anyone relevant other than the nobleman, the man and the victim? relevant how the man encountered the victim? did he seek out the victim? did the victim come to the man? did they have relevant dialog before the violence? | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 901 Registered: 9-2006 |
did he have a relevant conversation with the nobleman? Yope did the nobleman approach him? No did he approach the nobleman? Noish did the nobleman tell him anything? Yes advise him? help him? No and no did he need the help of a nobleman? No did he know that the other man was a nobleman? Yope is anyone relevant other than the nobleman, the man and the victim? Yope relevant how the man encountered the victim? Yes did he seek out the victim? No did the victim come to the man? No did they have relevant dialog before the violence? No BIG HINT: The nobleman wasn't actually a nobleman. | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 340 Registered: 6-2007 |
relevant what the nobleman was? did he have a relevant motive? was he posing as a nobleman? mistaken for a nobleman? mistaken and he played along? relevant whether the violent one thought he was a nobleman? did the nobleman trick someone? did anyone aid him in trickery? | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 902 Registered: 9-2006 |
relevant what the nobleman was? Yes did he have a relevant motive? Yes was he posing as a nobleman? Yope mistaken for a nobleman? No mistaken and he played along? No relevant whether the violent one thought he was a nobleman? Yope did the nobleman trick someone? Noish did anyone aid him in trickery? Noish | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 441 Registered: 4-2007 |
Are they fictional characters in contemporary Russian literature? Soviet? contemporary non-Russian? | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 903 Registered: 9-2006 |
Are they fictional characters in contemporary Russian literature? Soviet? This contemporary non-Russian? | ||
| Suido (Suido)
New member Username: Suido Post Number: 12 Registered: 8-2007 |
I'm assuming the 'this' in the above post refers to Soviet rather than contemporary non russian... are their occupations relevent? does he/is the nobleman addressed by a title (such as sir) which would traditionally mean nobility, but now may be used out of respect or as a job title? | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 904 Registered: 9-2006 |
are their occupations relevent? No does he/is the nobleman addressed by a title (such as sir) which would traditionally mean nobility, but now may be used out of respect or as a job title? No | ||
| Rabrab (Rabrab)
New member Username: Rabrab Post Number: 1555 Registered: 2-2005 |
Hey, Judgedeadd, did you know you have a puzzle over in Limbo with unanswered questions? | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 905 Registered: 9-2006 |
No, it's not my puzzle, Rabrab. It was made by someone else, but without their name in the subject; along came an admin and - seeing my name in the "Last Poster" column - assumed I started the thread and called it [JudgeDeadd] | ||
| Rabrab (Rabrab)
New member Username: Rabrab Post Number: 1557 Registered: 2-2005 |
Oh. Nevermind, then. | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 906 Registered: 9-2006 |
***SPOILER*** Since, there are no views of solving this, I'll spoil: it was 1924 in the Soviet Union, and the man (A) was going on a train with a few other people. A began talking to one of the men (B), who told him that he is a rich nobleman and has lavish palaces in the country (something unheard of in Soviet Russia). The surprised A was told by another passenger (C) that B was just insane, that the car is filled with insane men going to a psychiatric hospital, and that C is their caretaker. Soon afterwards, yet another passenger (D) began reaching for a penknife that C left. Our hero, thinking that D is insane and wants to kill everyone with the penknife, attacked him and tried to get the knife from him, only to learn that D was sane and was simply getting the knife he lent to C. And so ended the most confusing riddle ever. |
