| Author | Message | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
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Rosey and Sophia thought I might like to buy a fish. Really easy one, but I thought it might be fun. | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
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Did you want to buy a fish? Are any of this relevant: ages? languages spoken? location? reason for wanting to buy a fish? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
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Did you want to buy a fish? no, not especially Are any of this relevant: ages? no languages spoken? no location? yes-ish reason for wanting to buy a fish? no-ish | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
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did Rosey and Sophia know each other? did Rosey and Sophia work together? are their occupations relevant? do they sell fish? have you ever made the purchase they were thinking about? did they intend to sell fish? relevant location? Rosey and sophia are human? adult? female? did one of them tell you what they thought? both? your relationship whith R & S relevant? kind of fish relevant? fish for food? fish for pet? is fishing relevant? could the puzzle work with just rosey? just Sophia? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
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did Rosey and Sophia know each other? yes did Rosey and Sophia work together? yes are their occupations relevant? yes do they sell fish? yes have you ever made the purchase they were thinking about? no did they intend to sell fish? yes relevant location? yes-ish Rosey and sophia are human? adult? female? yes to all did one of them tell you what they thought? both? neither your relationship whith R & S relevant? no: they don't actually know me personally kind of fish relevant? indeed fish for food? I hope not fish for pet? this is fishing relevant? no could the puzzle work with just rosey? just Sophia? yes to both | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
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do they work at a pet shop? or is it something like a game at a fair where you win a fish? is it a goldfish? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
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is it a finned fish? with gills? is it larger than a shoe? tropical fish? is the fishes diet relevant? did they think you needed a fish any more than the average Joe on the street would need one? Did R & S have a reason for thinking this other than the fact that they would love to sell a fish to you? Did you meet R & S? speak to them? talk about fish? talk about something else relevant? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
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Damia do they work at a pet shop? yes they do or is it something like a game at a fair where you win a fish? not this is it a goldfish? no Sixtyeight is it a finned fish? yes with gills? yes is it larger than a shoe? not normally tropical fish? yes is the fishes diet relevant? no did they think you needed a fish any more than the average Joe on the street would need one? yes-ish Did R & S have a reason for thinking this other than the fact that they would love to sell a fish to you? they personally don't know me ... so, not really Did you meet R & S? no speak to them? no talk about fish? no talk about something else relevant? no | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 191 Registered: 6-2007 |
does this have to do with a sign? posting? advertisement? for the pet shop? did you go in the pet shop? did you go near the pet shop? Did R & S know anything about you? In your statements about R & S, do you infer about what they want or is it considered fact? is the fish a common tropical fish found in many pet stores, fish tanks? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 977 Registered: 3-2006 |
does this have to do with a sign? not quite this posting? or this advertisement? but certainly this for the pet shop? did you go in the pet shop? no did you go near the pet shop? no Did R & S know anything about you? no In your statements about R & S, do you infer about what they want or is it considered fact? My wording was quite loose, and yes: it's more of an inference than a fact. is the fish a common tropical fish found in many pet stores, fish tanks? yes | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 547 Registered: 1-2007 |
anything to do with a play on words such as Koi and coy? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 979 Registered: 3-2006 |
anything to do with a play on words such as Koi and coy? Heheh, no - though not a million miles from the ballpark | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 555 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it a misunderstanding due to two words sounding similar? having a similar meaning? is the advertisement for the Pet Shop itself? Do we need to establish what species of fish is involved ?(wouldn't know too many tropical fish species) | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 287 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is the ad on a billboard? in print? on the Internet? on TV? on the radio? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 985 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is it a misunderstanding due to two words sounding similar? not quite but close having a similar meaning? ditto is the advertisement for the Pet Shop itself? yes Do we need to establish what species of fish is involved ?(wouldn't know too many tropical fish species) yes Is the ad on a billboard? in print? on the Internet? this one on TV? on the radio? | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 814 Registered: 9-2003 |
is the fish a koi? did you type something into a search engine? did you mis-spell something? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 986 Registered: 3-2006 |
is the fish a koi? no did you type something into a search engine? no did you mis-spell something? no | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 204 Registered: 6-2007 |
was it email? spam? anything to do with "phish"? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 987 Registered: 3-2006 |
was it email? no spam? no anything to do with "phish"? brilliant idea! but no | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 205 Registered: 6-2007 |
is the fish species freshwater? saltwater? did you somehow relate to the name of this fish? something is relevant about the name of this fish? does the name of the fish have another meaning? did you find something funny about the name of the fish? Did you find yourself on R&S's website? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 988 Registered: 3-2006 |
is the fish species freshwater? this one saltwater? did you somehow relate to the name of this fish? sort of, yes, for svv of 'relate' something is relevant about the name of this fish? yes does the name of the fish have another meaning? yes, though this may mislead did you find something funny about the name of the fish? not in itself, but ... Did you find yourself on R&S's website? yes | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 207 Registered: 6-2007 |
Is the relevant location yours? or that of Rosey and Sophia? hemisphere.. northern? southern? So we have a website to sell fish and the name of a freshwater tropical fish.. is there more relevant stuff in how they were selling the fish? some kind of deal? sales pitch? image? something silly? did you go to the site intentionally? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 288 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did the ad show up because: you were at another pet site? you were looking at something that sounds like or is spelled similar to the fish's name? your profile indicated interest in fish? you clicked on "Related Sites" kind of link? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 989 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is the relevant location yours? or that of Rosey and Sophia? It's only relevant that they are on the internet, and that they are in the same country as me hemisphere.. northern? which is the UK southern? So we have a website to sell fish and the name of a freshwater tropical fish.. exactly is there more relevant stuff in how they were selling the fish? not really some kind of deal? not really sales pitch? this is closest image? something silly? not especially did you go to the site intentionally? yes Did the ad show up because: you were at another pet site? no, but you're thinking along the right lines you were looking at something that sounds like or is spelled similar to the fish's name? exactly! well done your profile indicated interest in fish? no, but I often find myself directed to pest control sites whenever I surf the web under this name ;-) you clicked on "Related Sites" kind of link? this sort of thing ... you're very close | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 556 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the fish a carp? were you looking up carpentry or carpets? Is your job relevant? Was what you were looking up related to your work? hobbies? diy for e.g? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 990 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is the fish a carp? no were you looking up carpentry or carpets? no Is your job relevant? no Was what you were looking up related to your work? no hobbies? yes diy for e.g? but not DIY | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 477 Registered: 4-2007 |
don't know much about fish, so here's a total guess...does your hobby have anything to do with cards? gambling? was the fish a crappie by any chance? maybe you confused it with the gambling game of craps? regarding your hobby--does it have to do with sports--that you watch or that you play? movies? games? puzzles? automobiles? collections of some sorts--coins, stamps? is the title relevant? or is it just that when you found that this was the wrong site you said, "goodbye, gals"? if it is a relevant title, does it have any movie connotations (I know there are two movies, one called the goodbye girl and another called the goodbye girls)? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 992 Registered: 3-2006 |
don't know much about fish, so here's a total guess...does your hobby have anything to do with cards? not the relevant hobby, no gambling? likewise was the fish a crappie by any chance? maybe you confused it with the gambling game of craps? hehe, no regarding your hobby--does it have to do with sports--that you watch or that you play? movies? games? puzzles? this one automobiles? collections of some sorts--coins, stamps? no to rest is the title relevant? most certainly or is it just that when you found that this was the wrong site you said, "goodbye, gals"? and not just this if it is a relevant title, does it have any movie connotations (I know there are two movies, one called the goodbye girl and another called the goodbye girls)? none whatsoever | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 479 Registered: 4-2007 |
is it a specific type of puzzle? logic puzzles? crossword puzzles? anagrams? sudoku? kakuro? lateral puzzles? word search? jigsaw puzzles? did you find the link to the pet store by doing a search on a search engine (using a word in your hobby, perhaps)? or was the link to the pet store on a website that dealt with your hobby (maybe as an adverstisement/popup/etc)? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 993 Registered: 3-2006 |
is it a specific type of puzzle? yes logic puzzles? crossword puzzles? anagrams? sudoku? kakuro? lateral puzzles? indeed word search? jigsaw puzzles? no to rest did you find the link to the pet store by doing a search on a search engine (using a word in your hobby, perhaps)? no or was the link to the pet store on a website that dealt with your hobby (maybe as an adverstisement/popup/etc)? an advertisement: you're VERY close now! | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 292 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is fish Discus? Is "Goodbye" because you closed the ad window? Now Kevin thinks I whant to bye a fish... | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 995 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is fish Discus? YES! Well done Is "Goodbye" because you closed the ad window? no, it's not a pop-up: you still need to work out what the title means Now Kevin thinks I whant to bye a fish... Hmmm? Who's Kevin? | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 481 Registered: 4-2007 |
how about discus/discuss...did you think you were going to discuss something, but you ended up going to a site which was selling discus fish? | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 482 Registered: 4-2007 |
another idea regarding the title--was this advertisement put on a site with false intentions? did the owners of the pet store know that members of this particular site liked to discuss things, so they knew that when they put the advertisement up, they would get many people to click on it thinking they were going to discuss a topic? Were they hoping to get even more people to learn about their pet store? Did this advertisement get removed? Did the pet store owners get into any trouble? Did the pet store itself close? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 996 Registered: 3-2006 |
how about discus/discuss...did you think you were going to discuss something, but you ended up going to a site which was selling discus fish? not this: I was fairly sure that it was a discus fish on offer, but the discus(s) idea is relevant another idea regarding the title--was this advertisement put on a site with false intentions? no did the owners of the pet store know that members of this particular site liked to discuss things, so they knew that when they put the advertisement up, they would get many people to click on it thinking they were going to discuss a topic? nothing so dastardly Were they hoping to get even more people to learn about their pet store? this, certainly Did this advertisement get removed? no Did the pet store owners get into any trouble? no Did the pet store itself close? no | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 219 Registered: 6-2007 |
Does "discuss" have anything to do with the "lateralpuzzles" site? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 998 Registered: 3-2006 |
Does "discuss" have anything to do with the "lateralpuzzles" site? yes! well, "discus" does ... care to finish the job? | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 483 Registered: 4-2007 |
goodness, I can't believe I didn't see it--is it perhaps the site listed at the top of this page? "discus for sale at somethingsphishy.com"? I looked at different puzzles, and it looks like there are different ads at the top of each page... | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 999 Registered: 3-2006 |
goodness, I can't believe I didn't see it--is it perhaps the site listed at the top of this page? "discus for sale at somethingsphishy.com"? I looked at different puzzles, and it looks like there are different ads at the top of each page... Yes indeed! In fact, the one I clicked was a site in the UK, but the principle is the same. Look up to the address bar ... Which only goes to show how rarely we look at advertising. I only noticed it when Paul introduced the new skin, and that is what prompted the puzzle. Before I spoil, perhaps you'd care to explain my [slightly silly] title? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 296 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is the title a word play on gallon ( of water in fish tank )? gull ( fish-eating bird )? gall ( in expression "gall and wormwood" )? When I was typing my previous question, one of the ad links at the top was for KevinsFishShop.com or something similar. | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1001 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is the title a word play on gallon ( of water in fish tank )? gull ( fish-eating bird )? gall ( in expression "gall and wormwood" )? None of these, but you've done more than enough for a: *****SPOILER****** The title is an anagram of 'Ads by Google' which appear at the top of the LTPF. When Paul changed to the 'Classic' skin a few days ago, they were especially prominent. Because 'discus' is in the URL of the site, the ads often feature fish-shops, such as this one: http://www.plymouthdiscus.com where Rosey Liao, Sophia Peng and their colleagues will be delighted to sell you a discus. How they manage to ship them is probably a lateral puzzle in itself. I couldn't believe how long this puzzle lasted. I suppose it just shows how good we've all become at ignoring adverts since the early days of the Internet. | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 302 Registered: 4-2007 |
Thank you, Woodworm! I could not believe how close the answer was all the time. Well, the ads on these pages are easy to ignore: press Ctrl-End as soon as page is loaded and you don't even know they are there... |
