| Author | Message | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 645 Registered: 8-2001 |
Everyone was finally breathing easy, but the noise was worse than ever | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1276 Registered: 6-2001 |
Had everyone had difficulty breathing? Because of lack of oxygen? Because they were nervous? anticipant? is anticipant a word? excited? Had the noise been causing them difficulty in breathing? been related to the cause? Had the noise been the noise of their breathing? Everyone: in the world? In a particular place? city? town? building? everyone with an interst in a certain thing? (eg, all stockholders in Enron) | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 646 Registered: 8-2001 |
Had everyone had difficulty breathing? no Because of lack of oxygen? no Because they were nervous? no anticipant? no is anticipant a word? no excited? no Had the noise been causing them difficulty in breathing? no been related to the cause? yope Had the noise been the noise of their breathing? no Everyone: in the world? no In a particular place? city? town? building? no everyone with an interst in a certain thing? yesish (eg, all stockholders in Enron) | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1277 Registered: 6-2001 |
The Free Dictionary thinks anticipant is a word... but anyway. "Everyone was finally breathing easy" - is this a change in circumstance? Had everyone been breathing in a different way? Or been not "breathing easy" in some figurative sense? Could "everyone" hear the noise? Was the noise made by some animal? man-made object? engine? electronic device? Was the noise emanating from only one source? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 648 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm: The Free Dictionary thinks anticipant is a word... but anyway. I was only guessing "Everyone was finally breathing easy" - is this a change in circumstance? yes Had everyone been breathing in a different way? no Or been not "breathing easy" in some figurative sense? yope Could "everyone" hear the noise? yes Was the noise made by some animal? man-made object? this one engine? electronic device? Was the noise emanating from only one source? yes | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1279 Registered: 6-2001 |
Would one expect an increase in noise to make everyone breathe less easily (in whatever sense)? Is everyone in danger? of injury? of financial loss? of death? Were they? Has anyone said anything relevant which makes everyone breathe more easily? Are there any relevant competitions involved in this puzzle? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 687 Registered: 6-2007 |
by "worse" do you meant the noise got louder? would anyone hearing it have considered it worse? would everyone have considered it worse? was the noise ever good? pleasant? non-existent? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 649 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm: Would one expect an increase in noise to make everyone breathe less easily (in whatever sense)? no...some might say it does but lets say no Is everyone in danger? yope of injury? this is closest in a yopeish kinda way of financial loss? no of death? yope Were they? yope Has anyone said anything relevant which makes everyone breathe more easily? no Are there any relevant competitions involved in this puzzle? no Sixtyeight: by "worse" do you meant the noise got louder? no would anyone hearing it have considered it worse? no would everyone have considered it worse? no was the noise ever good? pleasant? non-existent? yes to all | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 406 Registered: 5-2007 |
Was the noise literal "noise", the kind you can hear with your ears? Or is it more like unwanted communication of another sort, as in "those online discussion forums have a low signal to noise ratio?" Or is it more like the debating tactic, as in "the right-wing noise machine is trying to distract attention from key issues?" Were they playing a game? A computer game? Is the "noise" traffic over a computer network? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 654 Registered: 8-2001 |
Alex: Was the noise literal "noise", the kind you can hear with your ears? yes Or is it more like unwanted communication of another sort, as in "those online discussion forums have a low signal to noise ratio?" no Or is it more like the debating tactic, as in "the right-wing noise machine is trying to distract attention from key issues?" not this either Were they playing a game? no A computer game? no Is the "noise" traffic over a computer network? no | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1298 Registered: 6-2001 |
Is the danger they were yopeishly in related to the noise? Were some people in danger, but not everyone? If the danger had materialised, would everyone have died? some people? Was the danger the reason they were breathing not-so-easily? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 655 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm: Is the danger they were yopeishly in related to the noise? only indirectly Were some people in danger, but not everyone? yes If the danger had materialised, would everyone have died? no some people? maybe Was the danger the reason they were breathing not-so-easily? yes | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 719 Registered: 6-2007 |
If things had gone down a more disasterous path, would a possible cause of death have been.. physical trauma? excessive bleeding? burning? asphyxiation? drowning? freezing/hypothermia? starvation/malnutrition? disease? poisoning? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 658 Registered: 8-2001 |
Sixtyeight: If things had gone down a more disasterous path, would a possible cause of death have been.. physical trauma? excessive bleeding? burning? asphyxiation? drowning? freezing/hypothermia? starvation/malnutrition? disease? this one poisoning? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 758 Registered: 6-2007 |
is there 1 specific disease at large here? contagious? does everyone concerned live near one another? time period relevant? location? history? fiction? your imagination? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 662 Registered: 8-2001 |
Sixtyeight: is there 1 specific disease at large here? yes contagious? no does everyone concerned live near one another? could be, but not relevant time period relevant? yesish location? yesish history? yes fiction? no your imagination? no, true story | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1346 Registered: 6-2001 |
Did they breathe more easily because they were less likely to catch the disease? More likely to be cured? Because the disease was less dangerous than they had thought? Was the noise related to something that caused the disease? something people thought caused the disease? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 760 Registered: 6-2007 |
13? 14? 15? 16? 17? 18? 19? 20? _th century? Europe? Americas? Asias? | ||
| Noobdogg (Noobdogg)
New member Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 331 Registered: 9-2007 |
What I am picturing is that a water purifying plant has been installed in a nearby reservoir. The people are 'breathing easier' because this means that they will not be likely to catch some water-borne disease that was previously widespread. But the plant made a huge ruckus while doing its thing... Anything like that? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 663 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm: Did they breathe more easily because they were less likely to catch the disease? no More likely to be cured? Who? Because the disease was less dangerous than they had thought? no Was the noise related to something that caused the disease? no something people thought caused the disease? no Sixtyeight: 13? 14? 15? 16? 17? 18? 19? 20? _th century? this year Europe? Americas? Asias? Scotland Noobdogg: What I am picturing is that a water purifying plant has been installed in a nearby reservoir. The people are 'breathing easier' because this means that they will not be likely to catch some water-borne disease that was previously widespread. But the plant made a huge ruckus while doing its thing... Anything like that? no, only one person with a disease relevant here | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 768 Registered: 6-2007 |
is the one who may suffer from disease H? A? M? so is "everyone" concerned about one individual who is threatened by disease? are they in a hospital? some kind of medical facility? are they family? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 667 Registered: 8-2001 |
Sixtyeight: is the one who may suffer from disease H? yes A? no M? yes so is "everyone" concerned about one individual who is threatened by disease? yes are they in a hospital? no some kind of medical facility? no are they family? yope | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1358 Registered: 6-2001 |
Is the individual famous? Is the individual's age relevant? Is the noise related to some cure for the disease? to some prevention method? Does the person actually suffer from the disease? Or is there just a chance of them catching it? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 668 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm: Is the individual famous? no Is the individual's age relevant? not particularly Is the noise related to some cure for the disease? yes to some prevention method? no Does the person actually suffer from the disease? yes Or is there just a chance of them catching it? no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2220 Registered: 2-2001 |
Hmm....apnea/snoring relevant? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 669 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo: Hmm....apnea/snoring relevant? no, but the proper path is nearby | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 943 Registered: 6-2005 |
Bell's Palsey? Some sort of palsey relevant? Something to do with grinding teeth? Is lockjaw (tetanus) relevant? Insomnia? Sleep walking? Does the disease primarily manifest in the... Head? Neck? Shoulders? Arms? Hands? Chest? Stomach? Pelvic area? Legs? Feet? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 672 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dlcygnet: Bell's Palsey? Some sort of palsey relevant? no to both Something to do with grinding teeth? Is lockjaw (tetanus) relevant? Insomnia? Sleep walking? not any of these Does the disease primarily manifest in the... Head? Neck? Shoulders? Arms? Hands? Chest? here Stomach? Pelvic area? Legs? Feet? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 946 Registered: 6-2005 |
Is smoking relevant? Did smoking get banned from all public places? Raising the attendance level and thus the noise level at most establishments? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 674 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dlcygnet: Is smoking relevant? no Did smoking get banned from all public places? no Raising the attendance level and thus the noise level at most establishments? no...getting colder | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 948 Registered: 6-2005 |
Cancer? Cold? Flu? Pneumonia? Whooping cough? Hicoughs? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 675 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dlcygnet: Cancer? Cold? Flu? Pneumonia? Whooping cough? Hicoughs? no to all | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 967 Registered: 6-2005 |
Is this disease caused by... Infection? Germs?Bacteria? Virus? Chemicals? Injestion? Inhailing? Allergens? Random Mutation? Other environmental factors? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 676 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dlcygnet: Is this disease caused by... Infection? Germs?Bacteria? Virus? all of these can contribute Chemicals? no Injestion? no Inhailing? this can contribute Allergens? this can contribute Random Mutation? no Other environmental factors? I must say yes here | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2222 Registered: 2-2001 |
Asthma? Cystic Fibrosis? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 784 Registered: 6-2007 |
bronchitis? emphysema? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 677 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo: Asthma? this one Cystic Fibrosis? no Sixtyeight: bronchitis? emphysema? no to these | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1024 Registered: 6-2005 |
Did people's asthma keep them from participating in something? Singing? Running? Other sports? Something else? Did they get inhalers to treat the asthma? Do they now particpate in said activity? Is the result a greater noise level? Or are these inhalers of the old variety and make more noise than the wheezing asthmatics? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 678 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dlcygnet: Did people's asthma keep them from participating in something? as noted above, only one person is relevant with respect to the disease..asthma in this case Singing? Running? Other sports? Something else? no to all Did they get inhalers to treat the asthma? probably Do they now particpate in said activity? he now participates in an activity Is the result a greater noise level? yes Or are these inhalers of the old variety and make more noise than the wheezing asthmatics? no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2228 Registered: 2-2001 |
What, he couldna play his bagpipes onaccounta his asthma, but that were all fixed up and now he's making a racket with 'em? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 683 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo: What, he couldna play his bagpipes onaccounta his asthma, but that were all fixed up and now he's making a racket with 'em? close enough sp0ylur comin' | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 684 Registered: 8-2001 |
******** SPOILER *********** David Armour, then 13, "wheezed all the time and could not do any exercise," said his mother, of Glasgow, Scotland, speaking about her son's severe asthma. His complete recovery, according to a July report in the Scottish Daily Record, is attributed to two years of dedication in learning to play the bagpipes. [Daily Record (Glasgow), 7-7-07] Let that be a lesson to you. Music will cure your ills. Thanks all, lots of good work on this one. |
