| Author | Message | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 440 Registered: 10-2003 |
Why did a man legally change his name to 'Yorkshire Bastards'? | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 687 Registered: 8-2006 |
Well, i don't! Was he a criminal? did he like Yorkshire or bastards? Man: H?a?m? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 156 Registered: 1-2007 |
Was he from Yorkshire? or was he from a rival county such as Lancashire? was this sports related? Was the name change a form of protest? was he objecting to a local council decision e.g. refused planning permission? | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 633 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was this supposed to insult someone? Initials relevant? Lenght relevant? | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 394 Registered: 6-2003 |
Relevant that his name would be printed or written somewhere? Did he want to insult somebody by signing a document? Was he a soccer player? (and his name was to be printed on his jersey?) | ||
| Strongplacebo (Strongplacebo)
New member Username: Strongplacebo Post Number: 64 Registered: 10-2005 |
Did he lose a bet? Was he trying to prove a point? Does he have a tattoo? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 442 Registered: 10-2003 |
Crazy pal pig Well, i don't! Ah, jolly good. Was he a criminal? no did he like Yorkshire or bastards? in general, irrelevant Man: H?a?m? yes Peter 365 Was he from Yorkshire? yes or was he from a rival county such as Lancashire? no was this sports related? no Was the name change a form of protest? no was he objecting to a local council decision e.g. refused planning permission? no Judgedeadd Was this supposed to insult someone? yes Initials relevant? no Lenght relevant? yes Sundowner Relevant that his name would be printed or written somewhere? yes Did he want to insult somebody by signing a document? no Was he a soccer player? (and his name was to be printed on his jersey?) no Strong placebo Did he lose a bet? no Was he trying to prove a point? no Does he have a tattoo? irrelevant | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 276 Registered: 9-2003 |
I presume it was supposed to insult someone in Yorkshire? was the man originally from Yorkshire? did he do it to insult someone famous? someone he had met? did he want it to be on his passport? driving license? some other form? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 443 Registered: 10-2003 |
Damia I presume it was supposed to insult someone in Yorkshire? yes was the man originally from Yorkshire? yes did he do it to insult someone famous? no someone he had met? yes did he want it to be on his passport? no driving license? no some other form? yes | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 636 Registered: 9-2006 |
Could he make the name shorter? longer? Was the name supposed to be too long for something? | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 280 Registered: 9-2003 |
did he do it to insult someone he met on a regular basis? someone who needed to ask him his name on a regular basis? would he only fill out this form with the name once? is the form something to do with money? some sort of application form? job application? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 445 Registered: 10-2003 |
Judge Deadd Could he make the name shorter? longer? he could, but that would change and almost certainly weaken th eeffect Was the name supposed to be too long for something? no Damia did he do it to insult someone he met on a regular basis? no someone who needed to ask him his name on a regular basis? no would he only fill out this form with the name once? yes is the form something to do with money? yes some sort of application form? at some point in this puzzle, an application form is relevant job application? no | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 163 Registered: 1-2007 |
Loan Application? Grant Application? Some sort of Vehicle Licence Application form? Permission to stage an event of some description? A wild guess! Was he trying to sell a TV show that he himself stars in and Yorkshire TV (if there's such a thing) rejected it. | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 518 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is it relevant that "Yorkshire Bastards" contains 18 characters, including spaces (a wild guess, with Tattersall's rules of naming racehorses in mind)? Any of the following relevant: Yorkshire Water? Yorkshire Bank? Yorkshire County Cricket Club? (Btw Peter: Yorkshire TV most certainly exists. I live there and watch it most evenings. You're not missing much.  ) | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 166 Registered: 1-2007 |
More of a Corry fan myself!! Do Yorkshire TV make Emerdale?? Anyway back to the puzzle | ||
| Rubberduck (Rubberduck)
New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 63 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did the form have a specific amount of spaces to enter one's name? Was his original name too long or short to fit? | ||
| Thestreetdetective (Thestreetdetective)
New member Username: Thestreetdetective Post Number: 38 Registered: 3-2007 |
did he do this as a joke and they people that are hiring told him that its against the law to do that so he legally changed his name to yorkshire bastards in order to avoid jail time? Also is this having to do with soccer? | ||
| Thestreetdetective (Thestreetdetective)
New member Username: Thestreetdetective Post Number: 39 Registered: 3-2007 |
nevermind, i figured it out already, but i won't ruin it | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 447 Registered: 10-2003 |
Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 163 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 12:42 am: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loan Application? no Grant Application? no Some sort of Vehicle Licence Application form? no Permission to stage an event of some description? no A wild guess! Was he trying to sell a TV show that he himself stars in and Yorkshire TV (if there's such a thing) rejected it. incorrect, but lateral Woodworm (Woodworm) New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 518 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 1:18 am: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is it relevant that "Yorkshire Bastards" contains 18 characters, including spaces (a wild guess, with Tattersall's rules of naming racehorses in mind)? no :P Any of the following relevant: Yorkshire Water? Yorkshire Bank? <b><--> Yorkshire County Cricket Club? (Btw Peter: Yorkshire TV most certainly exists. I live there and watch it most evenings. You're not missing much. ) Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 166 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 1:20 am: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More of a Corry fan myself!! Do Yorkshire TV make Emerdale?? irrelevant ;p Anyway back to the puzzle Rubberduck (Rubberduck) New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 63 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 8:17 am: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did the form have a specific amount of spaces to enter one's name? Was his original name too long or short to fit? neither Thestreetdetective (Thestreetdetective) New member Username: Thestreetdetective Post Number: 38 Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 - 11:25 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- did he do this as a joke and they people that are hiring told him that its against the law to do that so he legally changed his name to yorkshire bastards in order to avoid jail time? incorrect Also is this having to do with soccer? no | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 936 Registered: 1-2007 |
delighted to see this puzzle back So our hero changed his name to Yorkshire bastards to insult someone correct? was this a group of people? an individual? a company or firm? If a company do they have the name Yorkshire in their title? Did he mean bastards as in illegitimate or just not nice people? Was he successful in changing his name e.g are his passport, driver's licence & Bank accounts now in the name of Yorkshire Bastards. i'd love to meet this guy | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 450 Registered: 10-2003 |
delighted to see this puzzle back I'm sure it's delighted to be back So our hero changed his name to Yorkshire bastards to insult someone correct? correct was this a group of people? yes an individual? a company or firm? yes If a company do they have the name Yorkshire in their title? yes Did he mean bastards as in illegitimate or just not nice people? the latter Was he successful in changing his name yes e.g are his passport, driver's licence & Bank accounts now in the name of Yorkshire Bastards. I'm not sure about this; suffice to say that, for the duration of the relevant facts in the answer, his name was legally Yorkshire Bastards. i'd love to meet this guy As would I | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 821 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did he work for that company at the time? had he been working for them previously? did he ever buy one of their products? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1208 Registered: 6-2005 |
Did he just want to spice things up for when he went to roll call? i.e. Yorkshire Bastards present? To rile people up and stampede the guy who said that? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 451 Registered: 10-2003 |
Eli Did he work for that company at the time? no had he been working for them previously? no did he ever buy one of their products? fa Dlcygnet Did he just want to spice things up for when he went to roll call? i.e. Yorkshire Bastards present? no To rile people up and stampede the guy who said that? heh, no | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 824 Registered: 11-2003 |
I'm a bit confused about that FA answer. Is it because they do not produce? or sell? anything? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 453 Registered: 10-2003 |
I'm a bit confused about that FA answer. Is it because they do not produce? or sell? anything? they provide services, rather than goods | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 828 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did he at any stage avail of their services? If so, is this relevant to the puzzle? | ||
| Gapcarp (Gapcarp)
New member Username: Gapcarp Post Number: 30 Registered: 11-2007 |
is it aimed at the local police force?newspaper? lawfirm?funeral directer? | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 696 Registered: 1-2001 |
Did they provide financial services? Bank? building society? Had they cost him money? Refused to give him something to which he thought he was entitled? Caused him inconvenience - on quite a big scale? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 457 Registered: 10-2003 |
E-li Did he at any stage avail of their services? yes If so, is this relevant to the puzzle? most definitely Gapcarp is it aimed at the local police force?newspaper? lawfirm?funeral directer? none of the aforementioned Sunshine Did they provide financial services? yes Bank? yes building society? no Had they cost him money? yes Refused to give him something to which he thought he was entitled? <b>no<b/> Caused him inconvenience yes - on quite a big scale? no Good questions, Sunshine | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 832 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is it relevant what he lost money on? | ||
| Gapcarp (Gapcarp)
New member Username: Gapcarp Post Number: 31 Registered: 11-2007 |
is he applying for a loan? a checking account? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 459 Registered: 10-2003 |
Eli Is it relevant what he lost money on? yes Gapcarp is he applying for a loan? a checking account? neither | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 943 Registered: 1-2007 |
Was his plan that the Bank would have to write to him and apologise for an error and be forced to address the letter to Mr Yorkshire Bastards. Was he overcharged for a service? Did he lose money on an investment product? did he buy shares in the bank and they reduced in value? Did he intend to remain a customer of the bank? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 838 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did he invest in a fund? pension? did he take out a mortgage there? if so, did he pay it off too early? or did he have to sell the house? Just to clarify regarding losing money. Did he actually lose real money, as in xxxx dollars/euro/pounds that he had at one stage now is gone? Or in the sense that he could have gained money if bank had given him other advice, for instance not telling him that another type of account would give him higher interest? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 466 Registered: 10-2003 |
Peter365 Was his plan that the Bank would have to write to him yesish and apologise for an error no and be forced to address the letter to Mr Yorkshire Bastards. yes, but there's more Was he overcharged for a service? yes Did he lose money on an investment product? no did he buy shares in the bank and they reduced in value? no Did he intend to remain a customer of the bank? certainly not Well done; good thinking Eli Did he invest in a fund? pension? did he take out a mortgage there? if so, did he pay it off too early? or did he have to sell the house? none of the above Just to clarify regarding losing money. Did he actually lose real money, as in xxxx dollars/euro/pounds that he had at one stage now is gone? Or in the sense that he could have gained money if bank had given him other advice, for instance not telling him that another type of account would give him higher interest? the former | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 947 Registered: 1-2007 |
Aha. So was he overcharged for a service changed his name to Yorkshire Bastards and requested that they close his account thus making the Bank send him a cheque made out to his new name? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 470 Registered: 10-2003 |
Aha. So was he overcharged for a service changed his name to Yorkshire Bastards and requested that they close his account thus making the Bank send him a cheque made out to his new name? Correct! There's slightly more to the puzzle, in the vein of his name being more offensive to the bank specifically than just 'Yorkshire bastards', which could refer to a number of people. | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 225 Registered: 5-2007 |
There's slightly more to the puzzle, in the vein of his name being more offensive to the bank specifically than just 'Yorkshire bastards', which could refer to a number of people. There is indeed, but you may unwittingly have put people off the scent by this reply: Could he make the name shorter? longer? he could, but that would change and almost certainly weaken the effect which to me sounds as if he did not make the name longer than "Yorkshire Bastards". This is not the case. | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 706 Registered: 1-2001 |
Were his middle names Bank Employees Are? Was his loss connected to an overdraft? a direct debit/standing order? a credit card payment? something which should have come into his account and didn't? should have stayed in his account but was taken out? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 472 Registered: 10-2003 |
Point well made, Woubit. A classic case of not thinking from the puzzlers' perspective. I apologise and withdraw Sunshine Were his middle names Bank Employees Are? essentially, yes Was his loss connected to an overdraft? yes * SPOILER * After being charged 20 pounds for a 10 pounds overdraft, 30 year old Michael Howard of Leeds changed his name by deed poll to 'Yorkshire Bank Plc are Fascist Bastards.' The Bank has now asked him to close his account, and Mr Bastards has asked them to repay the 69p balance by cheque, made out in his new name. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 965 Registered: 1-2007 |
LOL. Hurrah for Mr Howard. MInd you if i shared a name with that Creepy former leader of the conservative party i'd have changed it as well. | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 1885 Registered: 8-2006 |
Wow. A 9 month puzzle... with 42 posts. Make that 43. |
