| Author | Message | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2293 Registered: 1-2007 |
"I'm starving. Can you remember what we used to eat?" Please explain | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 570 Registered: 9-2009 |
The person saying it = HAM? Is it said to another person? To more than one? Is that/those people also HAM? Is it said in person? Is that person also starving? Is the starvation literal? Or is he just hungry? Or is "starving" a figure of speech for something else? Can the person speaking not remember what they used to eat? Will the answer to the question be helpful? Inedible stuff relevant? Toxic? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2294 Registered: 1-2007 |
The person saying it = HAM? H-No, A-Yes but not necessarily & M-Irr Is it said to another person? No To more than one? No Is that/those people also HAM? Same as above Is it said in person? NO only in my own imagination Is that person also starving? FA as you'll have gathered although the it in question may be hungry Is the starvation literal? No Or is he just hungry? Yes Or is "starving" a figure of speech for something else? No just hungry Can the person FA speaking not remember what they used to eat? Asked in negative so In my mind yes but in reality probably not Will the answer to the question be helpful? It could be Inedible stuff relevant? Toxic? No to these | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 649 Registered: 3-2004 |
He's in space, and hungry? (Continuing the "hyperlateral" thoughts... :-) ) Title relevant? an actual bill? Or a person, Bill? | ||
| Pikachizzle (Pikachizzle)
New member Username: Pikachizzle Post Number: 468 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is the subject of the puzzle an animal? Plant? Insect? Mythological creature? Does he have multiple personalities? Or a bad memory? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2295 Registered: 1-2007 |
He's in space, and hungry? (Continuing the "hyperlateral" thoughts... :-) ) Nice thinking but no Title relevant? In a punning sort of way yes an actual bill? yes Or a person, Bill? no | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2296 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the subject of the puzzle an animal? yes Plant? Insect? Mythological creature? Does he have multiple personalities? No Or a bad memory? maybe but not necessarily | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 651 Registered: 3-2004 |
Has the animal had to move from its natural habitat? long ago? and now there's much less to eat? and not at all the same food as before? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2297 Registered: 1-2007 |
Has the animal had to move from its natural habitat? No long ago? and now there's much less to eat? there was less to eat but not for that reason and not at all the same food as before? yes but be careful | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 120 Registered: 11-2009 |
"bill" in title = a duck's bill? other bird bill? has their former food source been impacted by human action? habitat disrupted? domestic animals relevant? is this a domestic bird, who's had the ability to feed itself "bred out"? or is otherwise sufficiently removed from its "wild" habits that it's no longer able to attend to its needs? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2298 Registered: 1-2007 |
"bill" in title = a duck's bill? Yes other bird bill? has their former food source been impacted by human action? Yes habitat disrupted? But no domestic animals relevant? No is this a domestic bird, who's had the ability to feed itself "bred out"? No or is otherwise sufficiently removed from its "wild" habits that it's no longer able to attend to its needs? Yes explore this notion | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 600 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the animal a duck? Is it domesticated? Did it escape? Otherwise move/get moved? Or is it in the same place, but not getting the same food? Was it fed by humans? | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 684 Registered: 3-2004 |
Are the animals ducks? or did they eat ducks? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2306 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the animal a duck? YesIs it domesticated? No...but Did it escape? No Otherwise move/get moved? No Or is it in the same place, but not getting the same food? Yes Was it fed by humans? Yes | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2307 Registered: 1-2007 |
Are the animals ducks? or did they eat ducks? see above | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 605 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are they used to be fed by humans? But then the humans stopped coming? Or just stopped feeding them? Throwing of bread crumbs or similar to attract the birds relevant? (I remember doing that as a kid at a neighbour's duck pond, great fun) Sign or law saying "Do not feed the ducks" relevant? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2309 Registered: 1-2007 |
Are they used to be fed by humans? yes But then the humans stopped coming? yes temporarily Or just stopped feeding them? asa consequence yes Throwing of bread crumbs or similar to attract the birds relevant? (I remember doing that as a kid at a neighbour's duck pond, great fun) yes feeding the ducks with bread is relevant In fact you're almost there Sign or law saying "Do not feed the ducks" relevant? no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 611 Registered: 9-2009 |
Timescale - did the humans stop coming for: seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years? Were they prevented from coming? Did they go somewhere else instead? Did they not want to come? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2311 Registered: 1-2007 |
Timescale - did the humans stop coming for: seconds, minutes, hours,this 24 of them in fact days, weeks, months, years? Were they prevented from coming? yes Did they go somewhere else instead? Did they not want to come? No to the rest | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 614 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is this a repeating event? Like a zoo that's closed on sundays? Other closure of a facility relevant? Holidays relevant? Accident or disaster? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2312 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is this a repeating event? It could be Like a zoo that's closed on sundays? But not like this Other closure of a facility relevant? Yes Holidays relevant? No Accident or disaster? No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 618 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the park closed today, meaning noone comes to feed the ducks? Or is it something else than a park? Relevant why it's closed? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2317 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the park closed today, meaning noone comes to feed the ducks? Yes Or is it something else than a park? Relevant why it's closed? yes You've pretty much found out everything but the reason the park was closed. This was a byproduct of a very newsworthy story in Ireland this week and judging by one radio show's phone-in the question of what the ducks might eat was foremost in some people's minds | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 699 Registered: 3-2004 |
BTW - white bread gives most birds, getting fed with it, a bad stomach... Did something happen at just that one park? Closed because of danger to public? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2321 Registered: 1-2007 |
BTW - white bread gives most birds, getting fed with it, a bad stomach... really, I didn't know that. The ducks don't seem too bothered by it Did something happen at just that one park? No Closed because of danger to public? No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 620 Registered: 9-2009 |
were other parks also closed? Relevant: natural event? Political? Manmade? Strike? Was the park closed specifically to keep people out? Because people running/tending it were not available that day? Other animals relevant? Was park usually open around the year? | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 700 Registered: 3-2004 |
Did they suspect the ducks were French? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 124 Registered: 11-2009 |
was the park closed to benefit the ducks - as in, their pond was being cleaned/dredged, or some other way...? and ironically, no one thought about what else they might need, except most of radio listeners calling in? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2324 Registered: 1-2007 |
were other parks also closed? Yes Relevant: natural event? Political? Manmade? Strike? Yes Was the park closed specifically to keep people out? Because people running/tending it were not available that day? and this Other animals relevant? Was park usually open around the year? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2325 Registered: 1-2007 |
Did they suspect the ducks were French? LOL but alas no. We are slowly starting to get over the whole french thing. It's a healing process was the park closed to benefit the ducks - as in, their pond was being cleaned/dredged, or some other way...? and ironically, no one thought about what else they might need, except most of radio listeners calling in? No to this but Galfisk pretty much has it covered so .... **************Spoiler*************** Yes last week in Ireland there was a one day strike by all government employees and civil servants. This meant closed schools,curtailed medical and social welfare services and also the closure of all public parks. Surprisingly a lot of people who phoned in to a radio show were worried about the ducks in St Stephens Green in Dublin City centre. Their main concern was that as the ducks are fed by people almost constantly they may have forgotten how to forage for food in their natural way. Strange the priorities some people have . The ducks were fine i'm sure. |
