| Author | Message | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4679 Registered: 5-2003 |
(possible quickie) "They're on Horace's rump, sir." "Better dislodge them, then." What's going on? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 701 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is this a dialogue between two people? H/A/M? Is Horace H/A/M? Are "they" people? animals? objects? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4680 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is this a dialogue between two people? Yes. H/A/M? Yes. Is Horace H/A/M? No. Are "they" people? This. animals? objects? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12296 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is Horace H? A? M? Animate? An animal? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4684 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is Horace H? No. A? No. M? Yope. Animate? No. An animal? Yope. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12306 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is Horace a statue? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4685 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is Horace a statue? No. To whether he's an animal, call it No, with a small ish. | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 583 Registered: 1-2011 |
Is Horace a fictional creature? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4687 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is Horace a fictional creature? No, but... | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 708 Registered: 12-2010 |
A mythical/legendary creature? Are "they" real? Are the two people who talk real? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4688 Registered: 5-2003 |
A mythical/legendary creature? Yope, or no, but... Are "they" real? Yes. Are the two people who talk real? Yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12315 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is Horace an object? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 126 Registered: 2-2011 |
is Horace a dead animal? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4689 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is Horace an object? Yes, for a certain definition of object. is Horace a dead animal? No. Though at the end of this story he probably looks like it. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12329 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is Horace fictional? A creature? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4691 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is Horace fictional? In one sense. A creature? In the same sense. | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 588 Registered: 1-2011 |
Are the two people speaking soldiers? Horse of Troy relevant? If not, please the [LTPF list of continents] and [LTPF list of centuries]. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4692 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are the two people speaking soldiers? Yes. Horse of Troy relevant? No, though a horse of sorts is involved. If not, please the [LTPF list of continents] and [LTPF list of centuries]. Australasia, 20th century. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 138 Registered: 2-2011 |
is Horace a stuffed horse? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4693 Registered: 5-2003 |
is Horace a stuffed horse? No. You are mildly on the right track though, as Horace falls into two categories, one of which is a horse. | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 598 Registered: 1-2011 |
Is Horace a toy, wooden horse? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1561 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is Horace material? or a picture? If material, is he a character in a play? or film? (being played by a human, hence the confusion around animal) | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4694 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is Horace a toy, wooden horse? No. Is Horace material? In one sense, yes. or a picture? In another sense, yes. If material, is he a character in a play? or film? No, but if not material, he is. (being played by a human, hence the confusion around animal) No. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 145 Registered: 2-2011 |
is he on a billboard? or the sort of cut-out you see standing around outside theatres? is the play a pantomime? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 601 Registered: 1-2011 |
Are they H? A? M? For how many of them there are: 2? 3? 4? 5-10? 10-100? more than 100? Are they physically on Horace? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4698 Registered: 5-2003 |
is he on a billboard? No. or the sort of cut-out you see standing around outside theatres? No, though you might see him on one of these. is the play a pantomime? Some are. Are they H? A? M? Yes to all. For how many of them there are: 2? 3? 4? 5-10? 10-100? more than 100? This, exact number irrelevant. Are they physically on Horace? Yes. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1563 Registered: 6-2008 |
So Horace, when material, is large enough that more than 100 people can stand (or sit) "on his rump"? or are there many copies of Horace, on each of whose rump one or a few people may be? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4699 Registered: 5-2003 |
So Horace, when material, is large enough that more than 100 people can stand (or sit) "on his rump"? Indeed. or are there many copies of Horace, on each of whose rump one or a few people may be? No. | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 710 Registered: 9-2008 |
Is Horace a cartoon horse? Was he drawn on the side of a vehicle? building? or boat? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4700 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is Horace a cartoon horse? When not material, yes. Was he drawn on the side of a vehicle? building? or boat? Irr. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 157 Registered: 2-2011 |
is Horace a fairground ride? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 606 Registered: 1-2011 |
It is better to dislodge them because: they may be in danger? they're not allowed to be on Horace's rump? they should be somewhere else? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 160 Registered: 2-2011 |
are "they" also soldiers? is the material Horace some form of transport? a geological feature? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4701 Registered: 5-2003 |
is Horace a fairground ride? No. It is better to dislodge them because: they may be in danger? they're not allowed to be on Horace's rump? Thisish. they should be somewhere else? Preferably. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4702 Registered: 5-2003 |
is Horace a fairground ride? No. It is better to dislodge them because: they may be in danger? they're not allowed to be on Horace's rump? Thisish. they should be somewhere else? Preferably. are "they" also soldiers? Yes. is the material Horace some form of transport? a geological feature? This. | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 621 Registered: 1-2011 |
Does it happen during wartime? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 204 Registered: 2-2011 |
are "they" the enemy? scouts? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4704 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does it happen during wartime? Yes. are "they" the enemy? Yes. scouts? Irr. This one's most of the way along, One aha! to go. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12601 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is "Horace" a mountain? A rock? A hill? Something peculiarly shaped? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4707 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is "Horace" a mountain? A rock? A hill? This. Something peculiarly shaped? Yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12611 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is "Horace" a hill shaped like an animal? A person? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 311 Registered: 2-2011 |
so "they" are enemy soldiers spotted on the rump of a horse-shaped hill known as Horace? if all of this is correct, what are we missing? are we looking for the name of the war/battle? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4709 Registered: 5-2003 |
so "they" are enemy soldiers spotted on the rump of a horse-shaped hill known as Horace? if all of this is correct, what are we missing? are we looking for the name of the war/battle? Why was the hill named Horace? (Hint: the puzzle title is relevant.) | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 318 Registered: 2-2011 |
mate = "British"? Australian? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 695 Registered: 1-2011 |
Was the hill named after a famous person? Admiral Nelson, by chance? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 840 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was the hill names after the cartoon horse? Vice versa? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4710 Registered: 5-2003 |
mate = "British"? Australian? This. Was the hill names after the cartoon horse? And this. Vice versa? Spoiler: During WWII, Australian soldiers had a habit of assigning nicknames to geographical features. (Other countries, less imaginatively, used numbers.) One hill they encountered in New Guinea was named Horace, because, viewed from the air, it resembled the Disney character Horace Horsecollar. It was large enough that different parts of the "horse" could be referred to during planning. Other locations were named for hometown bars, officers, and girls. Luckily, this was before the Disney Corporation had a belligerent legal department. |
