| Author | Message | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 562 Registered: 7-2006 |
Why did a newspaper wrongly report that a former sports star had died in England while playing the trumpet? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1351 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the subject of the article a H? A? M? Was the newspaper's error that he had died? he had died in England? that he was playing the trumpet? Is there something in the sports star's name that punningly suggests he played the trumpet or some other instrument e.g. Greg Blewitt? Did he actually play the trumpet at any stage of his life. | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 563 Registered: 7-2006 |
Peter, Is the subject of the article a H? A? M? HUMAN, DEAD, FEMALE Was the newspaper's error that he had died? he had died in England? that he was playing the trumpet? SHE HAD NOT PLAYED THE TRUMPET Is there something in the sports star's name that punningly suggests he played the trumpet or some other instrument e.g. Greg Blewitt? NO Did he actually play the trumpet at any stage of his life. NO - SHE HAD NOT | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
New member Username: Gourami Post Number: 137 Registered: 2-2008 |
Is she from England? Is the newspaper British? Relevant? Translations or other languages relevant? Should we figure out how she did die? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 564 Registered: 7-2006 |
Gourami, Is she from England? NO OR IRRELEVANT Is the newspaper British? Relevant? NO, YES Translations or other languages relevant? YES Should we figure out how she did die? NO | ||
| Ostap (Ostap)
New member Username: Ostap Post Number: 67 Registered: 6-2005 |
Did she actually die? if so: did she die in England? Relevant where in England? Did the newspaper article actually give the impression that she died while playing the trumpet? or was it a pun? maybe on her name? Relevant that she was a sports star? Relevant what kind of sport? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 565 Registered: 7-2006 |
Ostap, Did she actually die? if so: did she die in England? YES, YES Relevant where in England? YES Did the newspaper article actually give the impression that she died while playing the trumpet? YES or was it a pun? maybe on her name? NO Relevant that she was a sports star? Relevant what kind of sport? NO, NO | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1355 Registered: 1-2007 |
Did the paper actually think she had died while playing the trumpet? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 566 Registered: 7-2006 |
Peter, Did the paper actually think she had died while playing the trumpet? YES | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1358 Registered: 1-2007 |
Will discovering the exact location in England help us solve? The first thing that popped into my head was maybe she was from Tooting but that would be more like a horn than a trumpet. Was the newspaper's error a result of mishearing a word/phrase (like a mondegreen) ?misunderstanding a word/phrase? Is her age at death relevant? Did the paper mention what she was playing at the time of her death? relevant? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 568 Registered: 7-2006 |
* * * SPOILER * * * Peter, Will discovering the exact location in England help us solve? The first thing that popped into my head was maybe she was from Tooting.... SHE WAS FROM TOOTING. A BULGARIAN NEWSPAPER TRANSLATED A REPORT THAT SHE HAD DIED IN TOOTING BY STATING THAT SHE HAD DIED WHILE PLAYING THE TRUMPET. WELL DONE PETER | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1362 Registered: 1-2007 |
Oh my goodness. Please believe me when I say that was just an attempt at wit and not remotely a guess at the solution. Sorry for spoiling so early. Great puzzle. BTW Who was the deceased? | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2435 Registered: 2-2001 |
Ahem...horn more likely than trumpet for tooting???!?!?!! Excuse me? Sheesh!?!!? Sheesisness in the extreme, even!!111!1!! I'm off to sulk and toot, er, play my horn, then, excuse me... | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1365 Registered: 1-2007 |
Oops sorry Bodo and to Horn toot... blowers everywhere. Although in Ireland when driving and wanting to show your displeasure at a fellow motorists behaviour (and sometimes to warn of potential danger) we TOOT OUR HORNS!! Should I lobby for a change to this expression. | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2436 Registered: 2-2001 |
"...tootle the horn with vigor..." |
