| Author | Message | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 1 Registered: 5-2010 |
Their relationship was ruined by a cat. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2255 Registered: 11-2008 |
cat = an animal? their = a man and a woman? more people? Oh, and welcome, Emma, to the forum! | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 3 Registered: 5-2010 |
cat = an animal? yes their = a man and a woman? yes more people? no Oh, and welcome, Emma, to the forum! thanks! let's see if I can do this right... | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 49 Registered: 5-2010 |
Couple are husband and wife? Boyfriend and girlfriend? Brother and sister? Friends? Something else? Did the cat itslef do something specific that ruined the relationship? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2257 Registered: 11-2008 |
Was either of them allergic to cats? | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 4 Registered: 5-2010 |
Couple are husband and wife? Boyfriend and girlfriend? this Brother and sister? Friends? Something else? Did the cat itslef do something specific that ruined the relationship? yes | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 5 Registered: 5-2010 |
Was either of them allergic to cats? no | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2666 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was what the cat did deliberate? Did it do something TO the boyfriend and/or girlfriend, and if so, which one(s)? Or was it only indirectly responsible? Did the cat belong to one of them, and if so, which one? Are any of the following relevant: Race? Age? Location? Era? The cat's sex? Age? Breed? Whether it was neutered? Was it a domestic cat? A feral domestic cat? A wild cat? A tame wildcat? Was anyone or anything killed in the process? | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 9 Registered: 5-2010 |
Was what the cat did deliberate? yes Did it do something TO the boyfriend and/or girlfriend, and if so, which one(s)? Or was it only indirectly responsible? this Did the cat belong to one of them, and if so, which one? neither Are any of the following relevant: Race? no Age? no Location? yesish Era? yes The cat's sex? Age? Breed? Whether it was neutered? no to all Was it a domestic cat? this A feral domestic cat? A wild cat? A tame wildcat? Was anyone or anything killed in the process? yes | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1741 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was the thing killed something that would be a normal prey item for the cat? If so, a mouse? a rat? another small mammal? a bird? a fish? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1853 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did they fight? Break up? Did the cat die? Did one of them kill it? And the other broke up because of that? Is an accident relevant? Car accident? Is either of them an animal lover? Cat lover? PETA (or similar) member? | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 12 Registered: 5-2010 |
Was the thing killed something that would be a normal prey item for the cat? yes If so, a mouse? a rat? another small mammal? a bird? this a fish? | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 13 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did they fight? no Break up? yesish Did the cat die? Did one of them kill it? And the other broke up because of that? no to all Is an accident relevant? kind of Car accident? no Is either of them an animal lover? likely Cat lover? no PETA (or similar) member? no | ||
| Viniter (Viniter)
New member Username: Viniter Post Number: 47 Registered: 4-2010 |
Have cat eaten (or otherwise killed) the bird? Was the bird his/her pet? Did one of them blamed the other one for killing his/her bird? Or blamed him/her for having such a cat? | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 15 Registered: 5-2010 |
Have cat eaten (or otherwise killed) the bird? yes Was the bird his/her pet? his, but only yesish Did one of them blamed the other one for killing his/her bird? no Or blamed him/her for having such a cat? no | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 62 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did they see the killed bird? Were they both angry at each other, causing the ruined relationship? Was one angry at the other, causing the ruined relationship? Was it a misunderstanding? | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 27 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did they see the killed bird? no! Were they both angry at each other, causing the ruined relationship? no! Was one angry at the other, causing the ruined relationship? yes Was it a misunderstanding? kind of Good questioning! | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1876 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did he think that the other had: taken the bird? Killed the bird? Deliberately set it free? Carelessly set it free? Was he watching the bird for someone else? Did they see the cat? | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 28 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did he think that the other had: taken the bird? could be this, but probably no Killed the bird? Deliberately set it free? Carelessly set it free? Was he watching the bird for someone else? Did they see the cat? actually, no to all of these | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 76 Registered: 5-2010 |
Guy mad at girl? Girl mad at guy? Did the absence of the bird cause the anger? Had they ever seen this cat? | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 30 Registered: 5-2010 |
Guy mad at girl? could be, but not as likely Girl mad at guy? yes Did the absence of the bird cause the anger? yes Had they ever seen this cat? no | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 121 Registered: 5-2010 |
So the girl noticed that the bird was gone? And was angry at the guy? Because she thought it was his fault somehow? Or because it in fact was his fault that the bird was in such a position to be gotten by the cat? | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 48 Registered: 5-2010 |
So the girl noticed that the bird was gone? yesish And was angry at the guy? yes Because she thought it was his fault somehow? yesish Or because it in fact was his fault that the bird was in such a position to be gotten by the cat? no | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 124 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does the guy sell birds? Type of bird relevant? You said era was relevant...was it 1900's? 1800's? (Insert LTPF list of centuries) | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 52 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does the guy sell birds? no Type of bird relevant? yes You said era was relevant...was it 1900's? 1800's? (Insert LTPF list of centuries) this could have been sometime from the middle-ages up until 1900's | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 53 Registered: 5-2010 |
BLOOPER The bird was HERS | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1892 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did she see the bird was gone? Did he tell her it was gone? Did someone else? Was the bird in a cage? Was it outside? Was it a homing pigeon? Was it a grown bird? Was it a canary? Parrot? Chicken? Duck? Was is the size of bird cats normally hunt? Could the boyfriend be blamed for what happened? | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 58 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did she see the bird was gone? no Did he tell her it was gone? no Did someone else? no Was the bird in a cage? no Was it outside? yes Was it a homing pigeon? yes! Was it a grown bird? yes Was it a canary? Parrot? Chicken? Duck? no, obviously Was is the size of bird cats normally hunt? not really Could the boyfriend be blamed for what happened? no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1909 Registered: 9-2009 |
Were they using the pigeon to communicate? Did they live together? Some distance apart? Did the relationship end because they could no longer communicate? | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 60 Registered: 5-2010 |
Were they using the pigeon to communicate? yes Did they live together? Some distance apart? this Did the relationship end because they could no longer communicate? exactly | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1928 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is there more to find out? Was she waiting for a specific message? Was the pigeon eaten while carrying a message? Did she interpret the absence of the pigeon as: he had done something to it? He was not interested anymore? He had found someone else? | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 69 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is there more to find out? just a little =) Was she waiting for a specific message? possibly Was the pigeon eaten while carrying a message? yes Did she interpret the absence of the pigeon as: he had done something to it? He was not interested anymore? this He had found someone else? NOW I'll concider it solved! | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1940 Registered: 9-2009 |
Nice puzzle(: Post a $poiler (with an S), then the puzzle will be automatically moved to solved puzzles eventually. | ||
| Emma_nilsson (Emma_nilsson)
New member Username: Emma_nilsson Post Number: 74 Registered: 5-2010 |
* * * SPOILER * * * The cat killed the homing pidgeon that was carrying a letter from him to her. We can assume that she was waiting for an unusually important letter, perhaps with the reply to a proposal. The female assumed that the male never sent a reply and thus wasn't interested in her anymore. Their relationship was ruined, but it could be that they managed to clear up this misunderstanding later on. =) A bit of research on the subject of homing pidgeons made me realize that it had to be HER bird, since homing pidgeons only fly one way - back home. He must have borrowed her bird to send it back. |
