| Author | Message | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4088 Registered: 5-2003 |
Why were they called the Where-Did-You-See-Me people? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1213 Registered: 9-2010 |
*frowns pensively* Is this a joke or a lateral puzzle? Haven't heard this one before, either way, so...bringing out the lot of usual questions and some others. True story? FYOI? FSEI? "They" = H/A/Ms? H/A/Fs? Mixed? Were they "people", i.e. humans? Or not human? Animals? Robots? Is this something on Earth or set somewhere else? If on Earth, LTPF lists of continents and decades, please? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4089 Registered: 5-2003 |
*frowns pensively* Is this a joke or a lateral puzzle? Both. More the former, I think, but a lot of mine are like that... Haven't heard this one before, either way, so...bringing out the lot of usual questions and some others. True story? Yes. Probably. Irr. FYOI? FSEI? "They" = H/A/Ms? These were the typical ones encountered. H/A/Fs? Mixed? This. Were they "people", i.e. humans? Yes. Or not human? Animals? Robots? Is this something on Earth Yes. or set somewhere else? If on Earth, LTPF lists of continents and decades, please? Africa, pretty much any time in the 1800s. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7893 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is a pun relevant? Are guides relevant? Tribes? Trying to think if I may know this one or not...depending on the answers, I will email a possible $poyler. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4090 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is a pun relevant? No. Are guides relevant? No. Tribes? Yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7959 Registered: 4-2010 |
In that case, on with the questions. Is tribal warfare relevant? Tribal religions? Camouflage relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4092 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is tribal warfare relevant? Tribal religions? Camouflage relevant? None of these, with a slight ish on warfare. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7976 Registered: 4-2010 |
Weaponry relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4094 Registered: 5-2003 |
Weaponry relevant? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7983 Registered: 4-2010 |
Neighboring tribes relevant? Any non-tribal people relevant? Missionaries? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4096 Registered: 5-2003 |
Neighboring tribes relevant? Any non-tribal people relevant? Missionaries? Any of these would do. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7992 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it relevant how the tribe would be seen by outsiders? If they would be seen at all? How they would view outsiders? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4098 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is it relevant how the tribe would be seen by outsiders? If they would be seen at all? How they would view outsiders? Yes to all. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1595 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is their technological level relevant? Location? or era relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4109 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is their technological level relevant? Mildly. Assume stone-age. Location? Yes. or era relevant? Mildly, assume 1800s. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1602 Registered: 11-2003 |
Africa? Asia? North America? South America? Australia? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4110 Registered: 5-2003 |
Africa? This. Asia? North America? South America? Australia? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1607 Registered: 11-2003 |
North Africa? Central Africa? Southern Africa? Is their language relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4111 Registered: 5-2003 |
North Africa? Central Africa? This. Southern Africa? Is their language relevant? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8269 Registered: 4-2010 |
Specific country relevant? Specific geography of the land? Desert? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4112 Registered: 5-2003 |
Specific country relevant? No, probably best known in the Congo area. Specific geography of the land? Could be mountainous, but not all that relevant. Desert? In central Africa? No. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1627 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is it relevant that it was the 1800's? Could it have happened earlier? modern times? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4113 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is it relevant that it was the 1800's? Not particularly. Could it have happened earlier? Yes. modern times? I doubt it, but not impossible. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1632 Registered: 11-2003 |
Are any of the tribe's traditions relevant? Their attire? or lack of? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4114 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are any of the tribe's traditions relevant? It's not really a tradition, but you're circling around relevancy. Their attire? or lack of? Neither. | ||
| Firesparx (Firesparx)
New member Username: Firesparx Post Number: 5 Registered: 11-2010 |
Does their tribal name sound like "Where did you see me" to English-speakers? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4116 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does their tribal name sound like "Where did you see me" to English-speakers? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8384 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are the tribe's religious beliefs relevant? "Coming-of-age" ceremonies? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4117 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are the tribe's religious beliefs relevant? Possibly. "Coming-of-age" ceremonies? No. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1641 Registered: 11-2003 |
Day-to-day rituals relevant? Anything about their food? Where they can? or cannot walk? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4118 Registered: 5-2003 |
Day-to-day rituals relevant? Anything about their food? Where they can? or cannot walk? None of these. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1647 Registered: 11-2003 |
Any taboos relevant? Something they could not do? say? due to religious beliefs? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4119 Registered: 5-2003 |
Any taboos relevant? Something they could not do? say? due to religious beliefs? None of these. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1650 Registered: 11-2003 |
Any relevant conflicts between their own religious beliefs and missionaries? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4120 Registered: 5-2003 |
Any relevant conflicts between their own religious beliefs and missionaries? Possibly. I don't know if this can be called a religious belief or simply a cultural one. Missionaries certainly would be subject to it, but so would everyone else. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8440 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is a certain ritual relevant? Something done by the entire tribe? Just the chief? Does the tribe have a chief? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4124 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is a certain ritual relevant? I wouldn't call it a ritual. A tradition, maybe. Something done by the entire tribe? Yes. Just the chief? Does the tribe have a chief? Irr. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1652 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is this something that would be done on a daily basis? Less frequent than that? Only on very special occasions? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4127 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is this something that would be done on a daily basis? Less frequent than that? Likely this, but depends on circumstances. At times, it might be done several times in a single day. Only on very special occasions? No. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1656 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is hunting relevant? Fetching water? Anything to do with farm work? personal grooming? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4128 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is hunting relevant? Fetching water? Anything to do with farm work? personal grooming? None of these. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1658 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is traditions/rituals for when you meet people for the first time relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4133 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is traditions/rituals for when you meet people for the first time relevant? Yes. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1664 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is the relevent thing something they say? do? something else? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4135 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the relevent thing something they say? This. do? And sometimes this. something else? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8483 Registered: 4-2010 |
Chanting? Dancing? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1667 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is the name they use for themselves relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4137 Registered: 5-2003 |
Chanting? Dancing? Neither. Is the name they use for themselves relevant? No. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1673 Registered: 11-2003 |
Do they treat people they meet for the first time extremely friendly? do they offer something that seems very personal? or are they very stand-offish? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4139 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do they treat people they meet for the first time extremely friendly? No. do they offer something that seems very personal? No. or are they very stand-offish? Not quite. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1676 Registered: 11-2003 |
Do they seem to be hostile to new people? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4140 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do they seem to be hostile to new people? Yes, depending. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8515 Registered: 4-2010 |
Hostile to people of a certain race? Gender? To people not of a certain race? Gender? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4141 Registered: 5-2003 |
Hostile to people of a certain race? Gender? To people not of a certain race? This. Gender? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1679 Registered: 11-2003 |
Would they be hostile to everyone non-black african? Cannibalism relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4142 Registered: 5-2003 |
Would they be hostile to everyone non-black african? Not necessarily; it depends. Look out for FAs. Cannibalism relevant? No. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1697 Registered: 11-2003 |
Does the 'hostility' only show up in certain situations? Will they automatic be sceptic when meeting new people? Will they hide, perhapse? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4144 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does the 'hostility' only show up in certain situations? Yes. Will they automatic be sceptic when meeting new people? Yes! Will they hide, perhapse? No. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1701 Registered: 11-2003 |
That scepticism; does it show in their behaviour? Are they overly shy? Do they show their weapons to newcomers? Do they try to stop them from entering certain areas? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4145 Registered: 5-2003 |
That scepticism; does it show in their behaviour? Yes. Are they overly shy? No. Do they show their weapons to newcomers? Yes. Do they try to stop them from entering certain areas? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8587 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do they threaten newcomers with their weapons? Kill them? On sight? Harm them? On sight? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4146 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do they threaten newcomers with their weapons? Yes. Kill them? Depends. On sight? No. Harm them? Depends. On sight? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8589 Registered: 4-2010 |
Depends...on some physical characteristic of the newcomers? On something the newcomers do? Say? Body language relevant? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1707 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is it relevant where they meet the newcomers (as in distance from their village)? Will they react differently depending on the newcomers' reaction? will their reaction depend on the newcomers' showing their weapons? hiding their weapons? having no weapons at all? Are spesific rules of communication relevant, like hand gestures or similar? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4147 Registered: 5-2003 |
Depends...on some physical characteristic of the newcomers? No. On something the newcomers do? No. Say? Yes. Body language relevant? No. Is it relevant where they meet the newcomers (as in distance from their village)? No. Will they react differently depending on the newcomers' reaction? Yes. will their reaction depend on the newcomers' showing their weapons? No. hiding their weapons? No. having no weapons at all? No. Are spesific rules of communication relevant, like hand gestures or similar? No. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1720 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is it the exactly words used relevant? Relevant what language the newcomers speak? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4148 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is it the exactly words used relevant? No, just the gist of the statement. Relevant what language the newcomers speak? No. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1725 Registered: 11-2003 |
Will they react negatively if the newcomers are too friendly? Too sceptic? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4149 Registered: 5-2003 |
Will they react negatively if the newcomers are too friendly? No. Too sceptic? No. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1726 Registered: 11-2003 |
My brain is going in circles here. Could you do a recap, please? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4150 Registered: 5-2003 |
Oh, a minor oops: Too sceptic? Yesish -- in that sceptic may not be the right word. An African tribe somewhere in Central Africa, likely what is now Zaire, is known as the "Where-Did-You-See-Me" people. The reason for this has to do with how they always greet newcomers with a form of hostility. The background/race/nationality of the newcomers is irrelevant. The tribal members react differently depending on the newcomers' reaction to them, and will attack under certain circumstances. The tribe's reaction could be considered a cultural trait, or even tradition. This is most likely to have occurred before 1900, but this is irrelevant. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1730 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is there anything about the newcomers, except their reaction, that will cause that reaction? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4153 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is there anything about the newcomers, except their reaction, that will cause that reaction? No. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1734 Registered: 11-2003 |
You said the exact words were not important, just the gist of what is said. Can we then presume the newcomers and the tribe speak the same language? or at least are able to communicate somehow? Is body language even remotely relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4155 Registered: 5-2003 |
You said the exact words were not important, just the gist of what is said. Can we then presume the newcomers and the tribe speak the same language? Yes. or at least are able to communicate somehow? Is body language even remotely relevant? Yes. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1745 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is the tribe misunderstanding the newcomers' body language somehow? Vice versa? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4156 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the tribe misunderstanding the newcomers' body language somehow? Vice versa? Not necessarily either one, but if one isn't paying close attention to the other... The relevance, however, is more on the remote end of the scale. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8913 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is a typical American (or European, or something completely non-tribal) greeting mistaken by the tribe as a sign of hostility? Waving? Shaking hands? High-fiving? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4168 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is a typical American (or European, or something completely non-tribal) greeting mistaken by the tribe as a sign of hostility? Waving? Shaking hands? High-fiving? None of these, but a natural non-local reaction to the tribe could easily set them off. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8924 Registered: 4-2010 |
Posture relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4170 Registered: 5-2003 |
Posture relevant? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8951 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is anything spoken relevant? By the tribe? By the non-locals? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4173 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is anything spoken relevant? Yes. By the tribe? By the non-locals? Both. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8973 Registered: 4-2010 |
Actual spoken words? Or mumbling/gibberish? Is something misunderstood? By the non-locals? By the tribe? Any reactions of the non-locals relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4176 Registered: 5-2003 |
Actual spoken words? This. Or mumbling/gibberish? Is something misunderstood? Possibly. By the non-locals? This. By the tribe? Any reactions of the non-locals relevant? Extremely relevant. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8984 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do the non-locals misinterpret something as hostile? Friendly? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4179 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do the non-locals misinterpret something as hostile? Friendly? No to both. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8989 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do they misinterpret something as irrelevant? When it is in fact a warning sign? Or sign of greeting? Or something? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4183 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do they misinterpret something as irrelevant? Yes! When it is in fact a warning sign? Yes! Definitely OTRT with both of these. Or sign of greeting? Or something? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8999 Registered: 4-2010 |
The misinterpreted thing - is it something spoken? An action? Walking towards the non-locals? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4187 Registered: 5-2003 |
The misinterpreted thing - is it something spoken? An action? Walking towards the non-locals? None of these. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9054 Registered: 4-2010 |
A gesture? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4189 Registered: 5-2003 |
A gesture? No. Definite FA -- it's not any sort of action, movement or sound. And "misinterpret" may not be the right word - "underestimate" might be better. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9060 Registered: 4-2010 |
Underestimate the force of the tribe? The brutality? Violence? Effectiveness of something? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4194 Registered: 5-2003 |
Underestimate the force of the tribe? The brutality? Violence? Effectiveness of something? The last one is perhaps most important, but all of these are true. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9073 Registered: 4-2010 |
The effectiveness of the tribe's attacks? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4196 Registered: 5-2003 |
The effectiveness of the tribe's attacks? No. No specific action is relevant. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9090 Registered: 4-2010 |
Relevant the size of the tribe? Could you please recap? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4199 Registered: 5-2003 |
Relevant the size of the tribe? In a sense ... (wink) Could you please recap? An African tribe somewhere in Central Africa, likely what is now Zaire, is known as the "Where-Did-You-See-Me" people. The reason for this has to do with how they always greet newcomers with a form of hostility. The background/race/nationality of the newcomers is irrelevant. The tribal members react differently depending on the newcomers' reaction to them, and will attack under certain circumstances. This typically happens because the non-locals underestimate them, in a way that is hard to define without giving the answer away. Hint: You have heard of this tribe, though not necessarily its name. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9101 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the tribe made up of children? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4204 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the tribe made up of children? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9129 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the number of people in the tribe relevant? Are there very few people in the tribe? One? Zero? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4209 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the number of people in the tribe relevant? No. Are there very few people in the tribe? One? Zero? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9140 Registered: 4-2010 |
Height of the tribe members relevant? Weight? Camouflage relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4212 Registered: 5-2003 |
Height of the tribe members relevant? Very much so. Weight? No. Camouflage relevant? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9196 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are the tribe members abnormally tall? Abnormally short? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4216 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are the tribe members abnormally tall? Abnormally short? This. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9201 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do they, as such, appear non-threatening? But looks can be deceiving? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4219 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do they, as such, appear non-threatening? Yes. But looks can be deceiving? Oh, yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9238 Registered: 4-2010 |
Relevant how they attack? Does the tribe attack at a long range? A short range? Height of the tribe - 2 feet? 3 feet? 4 feet? 5 feet? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4222 Registered: 5-2003 |
Relevant how they attack? No. Does the tribe attack at a long range? A short range? This. Height of the tribe - 2 feet? 3 feet? 4 feet? This, IIRC. 5 feet? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9272 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do the non-locals attempt to greet the tribe? Do they think the tribe members are children? But are fatally wrong? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4225 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do the non-locals attempt to greet the tribe? Not exactly. Do they think the tribe members are children? No. But are fatally wrong? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9292 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does the tribe come to the non-locals? Do the non-locals interpret this as greeting? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4227 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does the tribe come to the non-locals? No. Do the non-locals interpret this as greeting? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9301 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do the non-locals approach the tribe? In attempted greeting? Is their greeting mistaken for a sign of hostility? Is the tribe hidden before the attack? Behind something? Under something? In bushes? Trees? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4228 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do the non-locals approach the tribe? Yes. In attempted greeting? Not usually. Is their greeting mistaken for a sign of hostility? Depends on the greeting. Is the tribe hidden before the attack? Excellent question! Depends on your perspective. Behind something? Under something? This, with a very large ish. In bushes? Trees? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9306 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are they below the typical line of sight for an average person? Are they lying down? Is the approach by the non-locals in curiosity? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4229 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are they below the typical line of sight for an average person? Yes. Are they lying down? No. Is the approach by the non-locals in curiosity? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9351 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the tribe given this name solely because of their height? Because many non-locals don't see them when they first encounter the tribe? Does the tribe take this as an insult? And thus attack? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4232 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the tribe given this name solely because of their height? No. Because many non-locals don't see them when they first encounter the tribe? This does have something to do with it, but is not the primary reason. Does the tribe take this as an insult? Definitely enters into it. And thus attack? Yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9353 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are the non-locals surprised to encounter people that short? Do they laugh? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4234 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are the non-locals surprised to encounter people that short? Could be. Do they laugh? Could be. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9402 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do the non-locals react pleasantly to the sight of the short tribe members? Do the tribe members react fearfully or violently to the sight of those taller than them? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4236 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do the non-locals react pleasantly to the sight of the short tribe members? Irr. Do the tribe members react fearfully or violently to the sight of those taller than them? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9424 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do the tribe members try to converse with the non-locals? Vice versa? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4237 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do the tribe members try to converse with the non-locals? Yes. Vice versa? Yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9466 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do the tribe members speak English? Does it sound like they speak English? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4239 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do the tribe members speak English? Irr. Does it sound like they speak English? Irr. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9478 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do they try to converse verbally? Through body language? Sign language? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4242 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do they try to converse verbally? This. Through body language? Sign language? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9506 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does a certain word or phrase get misinterpreted? A greeting? "Hello"? "Hi"? Is any specific word mentioned relevant? Is tone of voice/emotion of voice relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4244 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does a certain word or phrase get misinterpreted? Not exactly. A greeting? I guess you could call it a greeting. "Hello"? "Hi"? Neither. Is any specific word mentioned relevant? The entire gist of the statement is relevant. Is tone of voice/emotion of voice relevant? Not really. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9519 Registered: 4-2010 |
Statement...spoken by the non-locals? The tribe? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4246 Registered: 5-2003 |
Statement...spoken by the non-locals? The tribe? This. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9523 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the tribe's form of greeting sound like an insult to the non-locals? Sound like gibberish? Sound humorous? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4248 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did the tribe's form of greeting sound like an insult to the non-locals? No. Sound like gibberish? No. Sound humorous? Perhaps. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9531 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the non-locals understand the tribal greeting? Did they laugh? React in a way that the tribe found to be insulting? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4250 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did the non-locals understand the tribal greeting? Yes. Did they laugh? Not necessarily. React in a way that the tribe found to be insulting? Oh, yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9538 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did they snicker? Point? Make references to the tribe's vertically-challenged-ness? Was the "insulting reaction" verbal? A gesture? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4252 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did they snicker? Point? Make references to the tribe's vertically-challenged-ness? This. Was the "insulting reaction" verbal? A gesture? Verbal, mostly, but could easily be both. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9552 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did they simply point out that the tribe members were short? Or did they do so in a way taken as insulting? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4254 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did they simply point out that the tribe members were short? Not in so many words. Or did they do so in a way taken as insulting? Yep. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9557 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did they say the word "short"? "Tiny"? "Little"? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4255 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did they say the word "short"? "Tiny"? "Little"? None of these. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1914 Registered: 9-2010 |
Dwarf? Pygmy? (Or plurals of the aforementioned?) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9558 Registered: 4-2010 |
Midget? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4258 Registered: 5-2003 |
Dwarf? Pygmy? This is what the tribe was. Midget?(Or plurals of the aforementioned?) Midget? The outsiders did not necessarily make any direct reference to the tribe. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9566 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the non-locals call them pygmies? Did the tribe take offense at that? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4259 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did the non-locals call them pygmies? Irr. Did the tribe take offense at that? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9598 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the outsiders make direct reference to the tribe members' height? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4261 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did the outsiders make direct reference to the tribe members' height? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9602 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the outsiders make a joke about the tribe's height? Could you please recap? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4263 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did the outsiders make a joke about the tribe's height? Not deliberately. Could you please recap? In Africa, there is a tribe of pygmies called the "Where-Did-You-See-Me" people. This is due to how they greet outsiders - the tribe will attack depending on the outsiders' attitude towards them. It has to do with whether the outsiders see the tribe before they meet. No direct reference is necessarily made to the pygmies' height, but the reaction (typically verbal) may still be taken as an insult by the tribe. Hint: The tribe's reaction depends on the outsider's response to the greeting. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 9634 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does the tribe attack if the outsiders react pleasantly? Harshly? Humorously? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4266 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does the tribe attack if the outsiders react pleasantly? Harshly? Humorously? None of these -- though there is an element of humor in the "wrong" response, it is not deliberate. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4302 Registered: 5-2003 |
Hint: The pygmies' greeting is relevant. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2283 Registered: 9-2010 |
I iz guessin it wuz nawt in kitteh langwich! but kaylee kitteh iz used tu talkin in dat bye nowe. Iz a very confuseded kaylee kitteh tho! *sighs* | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2284 Registered: 9-2010 |
translation: I guess it wasn't in kitteh language (aka "I can haz cheezburger?" lolspeak) but I am used to talking in that by now. I am a very confused kaylee though! *sighs* | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10278 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do they greet with spoken word? Gestures/ | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4305 Registered: 5-2003 |
I iz guessin it wuz nawt in kitteh langwich! but kaylee kitteh iz used tu talkin in dat bye nowe. Iz a very confuseded kaylee kitteh tho! *sighs* Aye, lassie, ye're reet. There isnae a cat tae be found in this puzzle, but. Th' little 'uns dinnae hivtae talk in Henglish, mind, but whit they do say it in isnae so important either. Translation from the Glaswegian (in honor of Robbie Burns and the New Year): Cats are irrelevant. The pygmies language is also irrelevant, but assume they're speaking in English if you like. Do they greet with spoken word? This. Gestures/ | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10289 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do the pygmies speak in a native tongue? A common tongue? English? Something understood by the non-locals? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4312 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do the pygmies speak in a native tongue? A common tongue? English? Something understood by the non-locals? This. The exact language is irrelevant - assume English if you wish. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10296 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do the pygmies say something they thing to be a greeting? But it actually isn't? Or do they say it in a non-greeting tone? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4315 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do the pygmies say something they thing to be a greeting? Greeting maybe isn't the right word. I call it a greeting simply because it's the first thing they say when they meet new people. But it actually isn't? Or do they say it in a non-greeting tone? This. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10318 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do they say it in a threatening tone? Do the non-locals think they will attack? And thus provoke an actual attack? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4317 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do they say it in a threatening tone? Yes, but largely irrelevant. Do the non-locals think they will attack? No. And thus provoke an actual attack? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10322 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it relevant exactly what the pygmies say? Do they say something that isn't typically a greeting? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4318 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is it relevant exactly what the pygmies say? Yes. Do they say something that isn't typically a greeting? Yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10335 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do they say something that is coherent? That makes a proper sentence? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4323 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do they say something that is coherent? That makes a proper sentence? Yes to both. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10339 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do they something that is usually said in parting? Something overly personal (from the non-locals' perspective)? A threat? Something trivial? A typical native greeting? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4328 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do they something that is usually said in parting? No. Something overly personal (from the non-locals' perspective)? Not really, though YMMV. A threat? Doesn't sound like one - at first. Something trivial? It might sound so. A typical native greeting? For this tribe, yes. For others, no. Hint: You're overlooking something. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10347 Registered: 4-2010 |
YMMV? Have the non-locals met the tribe before the greeting? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4329 Registered: 5-2003 |
YMMV? Your Mileage May Vary; ie, you may disagree. Have the non-locals met the tribe before the greeting? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10369 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the non-locals' response to this greeting relevant? Do they laugh? Ask what the natives are trying to say? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4333 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the non-locals' response to this greeting relevant? Very much so. Do they laugh? Possibly. Ask what the natives are trying to say? Possibly. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10388 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do they try to respond to the natives? Do the natives take the non-locals' response as a threat? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4336 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do they try to respond to the natives? Yes. Do the natives take the non-locals' response as a threat? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10407 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do they attempt to hold a conversation with the natives? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4344 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do they attempt to hold a conversation with the natives? No, just to respond to their "greeting." Which you still haven't worked out (hint, hint). | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10422 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the greeting in the form of a question? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4345 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the greeting in the form of a question? Yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10470 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do they ask an ordinary question? Do they ask something about the non-locals? Like their names? Skin color relevant? Eye color? Hair color? Height? "Why are you so tall" or something similar? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10471 Registered: 4-2010 |
Or...is the greeting simply "Where do you see me?" | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4349 Registered: 5-2003 |
Or...is the greeting simply "Where do you see me?" Almost there! | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2359 Registered: 9-2010 |
"Where do you see us?" | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4352 Registered: 5-2003 |
"Where do you see us?" Getting colder. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2360 Registered: 9-2010 |
"Where do you see me?" | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10481 Registered: 4-2010 |
"Where do we see you?" | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4356 Registered: 5-2003 |
Wrong tense, guys... look at the puzzle statement. ;) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2388 Registered: 9-2010 |
"Where did we see you?" "Where did you see me?" "Where do you see me?" (please, let it not be that easy...) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2389 Registered: 9-2010 |
(Where DID you see me...typo) | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4358 Registered: 5-2003 |
"Where did you see me?" (please, let it not be that easy...) Yep. Now, why did they ask it? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10533 Registered: 4-2010 |
To see if the non-locals would think them to be weird or abnormal? Because of their height? | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 657 Registered: 6-2003 |
"Where did you see me?" as in .. "Where did you see me before?" .. "Where on Earth did you see me?" .. "From where did you see me?" .. "Where else did you see me?" .. "Did you see me in your home place?" .. "Did we meet before?" or, does it have a metaphorical meaning, not related to "seeing" at all? Which of the following would be a reasonable response to this kind of question/greeting: .. "In Korea" .. "On the cover of the National Geographic" .. "Nowhere" .. "Never" .. "In a dream" .. "Here in this place" .. "Everywhere" | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 3 Registered: 1-2011 |
Which of the following responses to a "greeting" would cause the attack: - laughter? - "what do you mean?" or similar question - approaching the tribe? - ignoring question and expressing a normal "greeting"? Did this particular type of "greeting" the newcomers come from any unfriendly behaviour of newcomers performed to the tribe in the past? Is this "greeting" a sort of test? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4360 Registered: 5-2003 |
To see if the non-locals would think them to be weird or abnormal? Indirectly, yes. Because of their height? Yes. "Where did you see me?" as in .. "Where did you see me before?" Thisish. .. "Where on Earth did you see me?" Also thisish. .. "From where did you see me?" .. "Where else did you see me?" And thisish. .. "Did you see me in your home place?" .. "Did we meet before?" No to the others. or, does it have a metaphorical meaning, not related to "seeing" at all? Yope. Which of the following would be a reasonable response to this kind of question/greeting: .. "In Korea" .. "On the cover of the National Geographic" .. "Nowhere" .. "Never" .. "In a dream" .. "Here in this place" .. "Everywhere" None of these. Which of the following responses to a "greeting" would cause the attack: - laughter? Not by itself. - "what do you mean?" or similar question - approaching the tribe? - ignoring question and expressing a normal "greeting"? Unlikely to the others. Did this particular type of "greeting" the newcomers come from any unfriendly behaviour of newcomers performed to the tribe in the past? Not necessarily unfriendly, but it is a reaction to past meetings with outsiders. Is this "greeting" a sort of test? Yes! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10590 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do the tribal members attack if the non-locals answer insultingly or abnormally? Are they testing to see if the non-locals will treat them differently because of their height? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 18 Registered: 1-2011 |
Will the tribe attack if the outsiders refer somehow to their height? The tribe members aren't simply asking about previous contacts with outsiders, when they express greeting "Where did you see me", right? Past tense in the question is relevant? Or would it work good enough in another grammar tense? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4365 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do the tribal members attack if the non-locals answer insultingly or abnormally? Yes. Are they testing to see if the non-locals will treat them differently because of their height? Yes, although... Will the tribe attack if the outsiders refer somehow to their height? Depends. The tribe members aren't simply asking about previous contacts with outsiders, when they express greeting "Where did you see me", right? Right. Past tense in the question is relevant? Yes. Or would it work good enough in another grammar tense? Not really. | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 30 Registered: 1-2011 |
Would an average outsider realize what answer to a greeting should be appropriate? Or special knowledge of this tradition is needed? Are there any relevant actions of tribal members, which enable newcomers to work out proper answer? The answers which cause the attack mean somehow underestimating the tribe? Is there any double meaning, double entendre or misspelling in this greeting, which makes it sound as an ordinary question, which in fact it is not? An appropriate response to a greeting should be expressed by wording or by actions? Does the question "where did you see me?" refer somehow to the fact that tribal members are initially invisible or at least hard to see? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4368 Registered: 5-2003 |
Would an average outsider realize what answer to a greeting should be appropriate? Probably not. Or special knowledge of this tradition is needed? Definitely helps. Are there any relevant actions of tribal members, which enable newcomers to work out proper answer? Not really - their attitudes might give you a small hint, but not much. The answers which cause the attack mean somehow underestimating the tribe? Very much so. Is there any double meaning, double entendre or misspelling in this greeting, which makes it sound as an ordinary question, which in fact it is not? No. An appropriate response to a greeting should be expressed by wording or by actions? Wording. Does the question "where did you see me?" refer somehow to the fact that tribal members are initially invisible or at least hard to see? Yes. | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 37 Registered: 1-2011 |
Underestimating refers to: the number of tribal members? their height? their strenght? their military capacities? their skills? their hostile attitude? their knowledge? The purpose of the greeting is to test: outsiders' perception skills (to see the hidden members)? outsiders' coming in peace? strenght? attitude? intelligence? skills? Do we have to find out the exact expression, which outsider should say? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10614 Registered: 4-2010 |
Would the response "Over there" or "In the distance" be a safe response for the non-locals? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4369 Registered: 5-2003 |
Underestimating refers to: the number of tribal members? their height? their strenght? their military capacities? their skills? their hostile attitude? This. their knowledge? The purpose of the greeting is to test: outsiders' perception skills (to see the hidden members)? outsiders' coming in peace? strenght? attitude? This. intelligence? skills? Do we have to find out the exact expression, which outsider should say? That would be good yes. Would the response "Over there" or "In the distance" This in particular. be a safe response for the non-locals? And what would be the worst possible response? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4370 Registered: 5-2003 |
Underestimating refers to: the number of tribal members? their height? their strenght? their military capacities? their skills? their hostile attitude? This. their knowledge? The purpose of the greeting is to test: outsiders' perception skills (to see the hidden members)? outsiders' coming in peace? strenght? attitude? This. intelligence? skills? Do we have to find out the exact expression, which outsider should say? That would be good yes. Would the response "Over there" or "In the distance" This in particular, but it could be even better. be a safe response for the non-locals? And what would be the worst possible response? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4377 Registered: 5-2003 |
The purpose of the greeting is to test: outsiders' perception skills (to see the hidden members)? Also this. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10638 Registered: 4-2010 |
Worst response - "I didn't"? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4382 Registered: 5-2003 |
Worst response - "I didn't"? Worse than that. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10653 Registered: 4-2010 |
"See who?" "See what?" | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4385 Registered: 5-2003 |
"See who?" "See what?" Close enough. * SPOILER * There was reputedly a pygmy tribe in Central Africa whose members were highly sensitive about their height. Their first reaction to meeting outsiders was to ask "Where did you see me?" The best answer was, "I saw you several hours ago, towering over those mountains in the distance." The worst answer, which would precipitate an attack, was "Who said that? Oh, sorry, little fella, I didn't see you down there." | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10656 Registered: 4-2010 |
Yikes - sensitive much? (And this coming from a short person - but not that short.) Clever puzzle! |
