[Balin] Scrund-slapped

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Author Message Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10853 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 5:40 pm:        Since you all knocked off my last scrund puzzle, how about another one... A man in Connecticut gave his son a ridiculous scrund, saying that it was good for business, before dope-slapping him. What is the scrund? Yes, this is a true story. Kalira (Kalira) New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 557 Registered: 2-2009 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 5:43 pm:        Man in CT = your father? Was the scrund literally about conducting business? Does it matter how long the scrund went uncorrected? Did the slap coincide with the realization that the scrund was untrue? Is a dope-slap anything like a Gibbs-slap? Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2523 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 6:10 pm:        dope-slap Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10855 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 8:13 pm:        Man in CT = your father? Not this time, thankfully. It's someone my dad works with. Was the scrund literally about conducting business? Noish Does it matter how long the scrund went uncorrected? Yes Did the slap coincide with the realization that the scrund was untrue? Yope Is a dope-slap anything like a Gibbs-slap? Very much so - see the link Kaylee posted. Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 326 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 8:33 pm:        Did she dope-slap him immediately after giving him the scrund? Did the son immediately find out that the scrund was untrue? Was the son running a business? Was the father? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10864 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 8:33 pm:        Did he dope-slap him immediately after giving him the scrund? Yes Did the son immediately find out that the scrund was untrue? Yes, because of the dope-slap Was the son running a business? No Was the father? No Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 328 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 8:39 pm:        So the chronology is father gives his son the scrund - father dope-slapped him - son realized that it was untrue? Did the father know that it was untrue? Did he want to test his son? Relevant how old the son is? Child? Teenaged? (Young) Adult? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10869 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 8:50 pm:        So the chronology is father gives his son the scrund - father dope-slapped him - son realized that it was untrue? All correct Did the father know that it was untrue? Oh yes Did he want to test his son? More like "see just how gullible he was" Relevant how old the son is? Yes Child? Teenaged? This (Young) Adult? Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 331 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 8:54 pm:        Was it one of those pranks à la "If your hand is bigger than your face, you have cancer"? And when the other person places their hand on their face, the prankster pushed it against the other person's face? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10871 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:01 pm:        Was it one of those pranks à la "If your hand is bigger than your face, you have cancer"? And when the other person places their hand on their face, the prankster pushed it against the other person's face? Nothing like this at all, but I've fallen for that one before. Eli (Eli) New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1787 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 10:09 pm:        Is it relevant that he was a teenager? Would it work with a child? an adult? Is it relevant only in the US? Only for the English language? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10888 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 1:28 am:        Is it relevant that he was a teenager? Yes, for reasons which I cannot say now. Would it work with a child? Probably not an adult? More easily than a child, but less likely than a teenager Is it relevant only in the US? Yesish/Yope Only for the English language? Yes You're missing a key part of the puzzle statement. Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn) New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 610 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 2:12 am:        good for business... Did the dad own a business? Can we call the dad Bonkweekwee and the son Bladu? Did Bonkweekwee own a business? Did Bladu? ANd Bonkweekwee, did he tell Bladu to do something which would be good for the business that one of them owned? Or were one of them working at a business? And it would be good for that business? And by "good" do you mean it would make more profit? More customers would come? They wouldn't defunct? Kaygee (Kaygee) New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 700 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 4:09 am:        Is the fact that they are in CT relevant? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10894 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 5:28 am:        good for business... Did the dad own a business? No Can we call the dad Bonkweekwee and the son Bladu? OK Did Bonkweekwee own a business? Did Bladu? And Bonkweekwee, did he tell Bladu to do something which would be good for the business that one of them owned? Or were one of them working at a business? And it would be good for that business? No to all of these And by "good" do you mean it would make more profit? Yesish More customers would come? Yes They wouldn't defunct? Yesish Is the fact that they are in CT relevant? Very much Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 342 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 10:48 am:        "You're missing a key part of the puzzle statement." - That the scrund was ridiculous? Ridiculous as in so implausible that everyone knows it's untrue? It works only for the English language because... a pun is involved? a certain word? the spelling of a word? the pronunciation? an idiom? a proverb? Does the son say something between being given the scrund and being dope-slapped? Relevant? Any cities in CT relevant? Places? Events? Politics? Sports? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10905 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 12:15 pm:        "You're missing a key part of the puzzle statement." - That the scrund was ridiculous? Yes, although I was thinking the Connecticut part. Ridiculous as in so implausible that everyone knows it's untrue? Oh, definitely - at least, given the circumstances, the son should have known. It works only for the English language because... a pun is involved? No a certain word? Yes the spelling of a word? This is involved... the pronunciation? ...and so is this, but not as much as something else not listed. an idiom? a proverb? Neither Does the son say something between being given the scrund and being dope-slapped? Yes, during the course of being given the scrund. Relevant? Yes Any cities in CT relevant? Yes Places? See previous Events? Yes Politics? No Sports? No Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2561 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 10:42 pm:        Bridgeport? Hartford? New Haven? Stamford? Stoneybrook? Waterbury? Norwalk? Danbury? New Britain? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10928 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 10:49 pm:        Bridgeport? Hartford? This New Haven? Stamford? Stoneybrook? Waterbury? Norwalk? Danbury? New Britain? Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2563 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 10:52 pm:        Hartford..."A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court" relevant? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10932 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 10:55 pm:        Hartford..."A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court" relevant? No Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2251 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Friday, January 14, 2011 - 12:43 pm:        Does the scrund have to do with the name "Hartford"? with something/someone found in Hartford? with something/someone from Hartford? with something/someone Hartford is known for? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10981 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Friday, January 14, 2011 - 6:24 pm:        Does the scrund have to do with the name "Hartford"? No with something Yes /someone found in Hartford? Yope with something Yope /someone from Hartford? Yes with something Yes - this one is best /someone Hartford is known for? As is this one Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn) New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 624 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Friday, January 14, 2011 - 7:10 pm:        Ford Motor Company relevant? Hearts (the body part)? Hearts (the card game)? Some other meaning of the word "Heart"? Did Bonkweekwee say they call it Hartford after all of the Fords? Thus being good for the Ford business? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10990 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Friday, January 14, 2011 - 10:13 pm:        Ford Motor Company relevant? Hearts (the body part)? Hearts (the card game)? Some other meaning of the word "Heart"? Did Bonkweekwee say they call it Hartford after all of the Fords? Thus being good for the Ford business? No to all - re-read my last post. Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn) New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 627 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Friday, January 14, 2011 - 10:28 pm:        Hartford Civic Center? Governor's Office? Governor? Relevant that Hartford is the capital? Would this work if they lived in Storrs? New Haven? Boston? Albany? Montpelier (smallest state capital)? Providence? Concord? Augusta? Would this work in any state capital? In any city in Connecticut? If the capital of Connecticut were Bristol, would it work there? Would any hypothetical capital of Connecticut work (assuming it were actually the capital)? Is a particular building relevant? The Civic Center (or XL Center, as it's known now. But I like calling it the Civic Center even though I never actually called it that when it was the Civic Center)? Rentschler Field (actually in East Hartford)? Colt Armory? City Place I? Connecticut Science Center? Connecticut Opera? Is it a place of entertainment? For sports? Concerts? Or is it a house of worship? A historical site? A restaurant? Hotel? Other business not alluded to above? Or is it just some random neighborhood? Or is it some thing Hartford produces? The Hartford Whalers? Bradley International Airport? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10997 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Saturday, January 15, 2011 - 3:45 pm:        Hartford Civic Center? Governor's Office? Governor? Relevant that Hartford is the capital? Would this work if they lived in Storrs? New Haven? Boston? Albany? Montpelier (smallest state capital)? Providence? Concord? Augusta? Would this work in any state capital? In any city in Connecticut? If the capital of Connecticut were Bristol, would it work there? Irrel Would any hypothetical capital of Connecticut work (assuming it were actually the capital)? Irrel Is a particular building relevant? The Civic Center (or XL Center, as it's known now. But I like calling it the Civic Center even though I never actually called it that when it was the Civic Center)? Rentschler Field (actually in East Hartford)? Colt Armory? City Place I? Connecticut Science Center? Connecticut Opera? Is it a place of entertainment? For sports? Concerts? Or is it a house of worship? A historical site? A restaurant? Hotel? Other business not alluded to above? Or is it just some random neighborhood? Or is it some thing Hartford produces? The Hartford Whalers? Bradley International Airport? No to all Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2610 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Saturday, January 15, 2011 - 3:49 pm:        den i iz confuzeded kitteh, Balin...halp! :-( Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2260 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Saturday, January 15, 2011 - 3:50 pm:        Is it a school in Hartford? A business? A landmark? a natural resource? an unusual geological formation? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11006 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Saturday, January 15, 2011 - 4:05 pm:        Is it a school in Hartford? A business? A landmark? a natural resource? an unusual geological formation? No to all den i iz confuzeded kitteh, Balin...halp! :-( Okayz - HINT: A person and event are relevant. Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2613 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Saturday, January 15, 2011 - 4:35 pm:        Iz pursun HAM? HAF? Iz reel pursun? Ficshunul? Frum LTPF list of sentureez? deckaidz? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11008 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Saturday, January 15, 2011 - 5:47 pm:        Iz pursun HAM? This HAF? Iz reel pursun? This Ficshunul? Frum LTPF list of sentureez? 16th and 17th centuries deckaidz? But the relevant bit is from the 1630s. Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2616 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2011 - 1:22 am:        The first English settlers arrived in 1635 and their settlement was originally called Newtown, but was renamed Hartford in 1637. The name "Hartford" was chosen to honor the English town of Hertford, home of Samuel Stone, one of the settlers. Relevunt? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11032 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2011 - 2:45 am:        The first English settlers arrived in 1635 and their settlement was originally called Newtown, but was renamed Hartford in 1637. The name "Hartford" was chosen to honor the English town of Hertford, home of Samuel Stone, one of the settlers. Relevunt? Not this Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2266 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2011 - 4:30 pm:        Let's see, about that time, I think Connecticut was settled by English settlers who were encroaching on territory that had already been claimed by the dutch as part of New Netherlands. Is any of that relevant? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11043 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2011 - 8:02 pm:        Let's see, about that time, I think Connecticut was settled by English settlers who were encroaching on territory that had already been claimed by the dutch as part of New Netherlands. Is any of that relevant? No, although the founding of Hartford is relevant. Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2269 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2011 - 9:22 pm:        Google ok for this one? or should we try to deduce it somehow? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11053 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 1:38 am:        Yep - feel free to use Googlepedia. Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2278 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 2:26 pm:        Any of the following relevant? Fort Goede Hoop/Good Hope? The Connecticut and Park Rivers? Dutch Point? Newtown? Hertford? Samuel Stone? Pastor Thomas Hooker? (Seems like a likely choice -- Did the father suggest they should call their business "Hooker's" after the historical figure?) The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11063 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 10:06 pm:        Any of the following relevant? Fort Goede Hoop/Good Hope? The Connecticut and Park Rivers? Dutch Point? Newtown? Hertford? Samuel Stone? Pastor Thomas Hooker? Yes (Seems like a likely choice -- Did the father suggest they should call their business FA, and No "Hooker's" after the historical figure?) The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut? You've got the person; now figure out the event. Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn) New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 652 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 1:39 am:        I believe the term "hooker" as in prostitute comes from Thomas Hooker, who had prostitutes called "Hooker's girls". Relevant? Founding of Connecticut relevant? Founding of Hartford? Relevant that it is named for Hertford, where Hooker was born? "Mr. Hooker's Company" relevant? Is the Bonkweekwee/Bladu family name "Hooker"? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11186 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 4:01 am:        I believe the term "hooker" as in prostitute comes from Thomas Hooker, who had prostitutes called "Hooker's girls". I'm not so sure about that; the Internet has provided several possible etymologies for the word "hooker" to mean "prostitute." But... Relevant? ...yes, the scrund involved mistaking (Thomas) "Hooker" with "hooker." Founding of Connecticut relevant? Founding of Hartford? Yope - No to rest Relevant that it is named for Hertford, where Hooker was born? "Mr. Hooker's Company" relevant? Is the Bonkweekwee/Bladu family name "Hooker"? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11338 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011 - 7:50 pm:        HINT: The event is annual. Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2857 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011 - 8:36 pm:        Each year, organizations and citizens of Hartford dress up in outrageous costumes to celebrate Hooker Day with the Hooker Day Parade. T-shirts sold in the Old State House proclaim "Hartford was founded by a Hooker." Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11349 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011 - 8:42 pm:        Each year, organizations and citizens of Hartford dress up in outrageous costumes to celebrate Hooker Day with the Hooker Day Parade. T-shirts sold in the Old State House proclaim "Hartford was founded by a Hooker." Right on - **********SPOILER********** One of my dad's co-workers was talking with another person about the Hooker Day Parade in Hartford, commemorating the founding of the city by Reverend Thomas Hooker. The co-worker's son overheard this, and asked about this "Hooker Day Parade," as he knew nothing about it. Just to tease him, the co-worker told him that it was a "hooker day parade" celebrating prostitutes, saying things like "Yeah, the pimps line the street, it's really good for business." AND HE BOUGHT IT!! According to my dad's account, the son was thinking "this must be the best town ever!" before Mr. Co-worker slapped him upside the head for his gullibility. The scrund that the Hooker Day Parade was to celebrate prostitution...was no more. Nice work everyone, nice solve Kaylee, next puzzle (an' it's a big one) at the bottom. Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2858 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011 - 8:48 pm:        LOL...oh, that's ridiculous. *grin* Thanks, I do try to solve your puzzles, Balin. History is my forte...football is a bit beyond me, but hopefully a new puzzle will be easier... Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11351 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011 - 8:52 pm:        You may have spoken too soon... =)