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| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6870 Registered: 8-2001 |
Violetta is a law-abiding old lady. Vernon is a vicious criminal. But there is an unusual thing that they have in common, & it's related to the descriptions I have given of them. What is it? | ||
| Dbw (Dbw)
New member Username: Dbw Post Number: 90 Registered: 6-2011 |
Are they related? Do they know each other? Has Vernon been in prison? Has Violetta ever committed a crime? Vernon's age relevant? Older than Violetta? Younger? Do they have an experience in common? A trait? A possession? An opinion? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1140 Registered: 2-2011 |
if you had used other words to describe the same characteristics, would this puzzle have worked? is it to do with acronyms? LOL and VC? | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 60 Registered: 7-2011 |
Does the unusual thing have something to do with daily habits or chores? (such as brushing teeth or reading the news?) | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 61 Registered: 7-2011 |
Nimue, is the quality more related than unusual? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6872 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dbw (Dbw) New member Username: Dbw Post Number: 90 Registered: 6-2011 Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 5:06 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are they related? no Do they know each other? no Has Vernon been in prison? no Has Violetta ever committed a crime? no Vernon's age relevant? no Older than Violetta? Younger? Do they have an experience in common? no A trait? yopeA possession? noAn opinion? no Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1140 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 9:09 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) if you had used other words to describe the same characteristics, would this puzzle have worked? yes is it to do with acronyms? no LOL and VC? no (What's VC?) Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan) New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 60 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 1:45 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does the unusual thing have something to do with daily habits or chores? no (such as brushing teeth or reading the news?) no Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan) New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 61 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 1:51 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Nimue, is the quality more related than unusual?Please clarify | ||
| Dbw (Dbw)
New member Username: Dbw Post Number: 93 Registered: 6-2011 |
Has Vernon committed a violent crime? Is that fact that Vernon has never been in prison relevant? Did Vernon ever get caught for a crime? Is Vernon still committing crimes (i.e. he has recently and will again)? Do they live nearby? Do they live in different jurisdictions? Is Violetta doing something that's illegal where Vernon lives? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6873 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dbw (Dbw) New member Username: Dbw Post Number: 93 Registered: 6-2011 Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 7:22 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Has Vernon committed a violent crime? yes Is that fact that Vernon has never been in prison relevant? yes Did Vernon ever get caught for a crime? What do you mean by 'caught'? He was not convictedIs Vernon still committing crimes (i.e. he has recently and will again)?b{ irrel} Do they live nearby? irrelDo they live in different jurisdictions? irrelIs Violetta doing something that's illegal where Vernon lives? no | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1196 Registered: 7-2001 |
are any of these things about vernon or violetta relevant:their politics? their race? their nationality? their education? their hobbies? their place of residence? their clothes? their physical appearance? their financial status? their religion? their legal status? their family? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6875 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1196 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 9:21 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) are any of these things about vernon or violetta relevant:their politics? their race? their nationality? their education? their hobbies? their place of residence? their clothes? their physical appearance? their financial status? their religion? their legal status? their family? no!!!!!!!! (except that, as we have already established, Vernon, despite being a vicious criminal, is not in prison) | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1146 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it to do with their names? is it the fact that "law-abiding old lady" and "vicious criminal" have become cliches as used in the tabloids? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1147 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it to do with their names? is it the fact that "law-abiding old lady" and "vicious criminal" have become cliches as used in the tabloids? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6876 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1147 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2011 - 8:16 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is it to do with their names? no is it the fact that "law-abiding old lady" and "vicious criminal" have become cliches as used in the tabloids no but you're ORT (on the right track)ish | ||
| Yatin509 (Yatin509)
New member Username: Yatin509 Post Number: 36 Registered: 6-2011 |
Is it related to some date? Marriage? Geography? Looks? Are they related through some blood relation? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6880 Registered: 8-2001 |
Yatin509 (Yatin509) New member Username: Yatin509 Post Number: 36 Registered: 6-2011 Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2011 - 7:42 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it related to some date?no Marriage? noGeography? no Looks? no Are they related through some blood relation? no | ||
| Yatin509 (Yatin509)
New member Username: Yatin509 Post Number: 39 Registered: 6-2011 |
Laws relevant? Court relevant? Is Violetta the judge at court? Lawyer? Are they connected by some crime? Was Violetta involved in some crime Vernon did? Was she forced to do it? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6882 Registered: 8-2001 |
Yatin509 (Yatin509) New member Username: Yatin509 Post Number: 39 Registered: 6-2011 Posted on Thursday, July 07, 2011 - 10:26 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Laws relevant?b{ no more than they would be in any other case of criminal activity} Court relevant? possibly but not necessarily Is Violetta the judge at court? noLawyer? no Are they connected by some crime? no Was Violetta involved in some crime Vernon did? no Was she forced to do it? n/a | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1158 Registered: 2-2011 |
did someone else use these words to describe them? not the in press then? another form of journalism? TV? was it the same person who described them? | ||
| Yatin509 (Yatin509)
New member Username: Yatin509 Post Number: 45 Registered: 6-2011 |
Are they the same person? Is Vernon only Violetta? Is Violetta really a law abiding lady or she acts so? Is Vernon going to commit some crime? Relevant? Is he/she doing a crime? Relevant? Vernon- HAM? Violetta-HAF? Some kind of operation releavnt? Are they connected by some time period? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6885 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1158 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Thursday, July 07, 2011 - 6:42 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) did someone else use these words to describe them?irrel not the in press then? another form of journalism? TV? was it the same person who described them? n/a Yatin509 (Yatin509) New member Username: Yatin509 Post Number: 45 Registered: 6-2011 Posted on Thursday, July 07, 2011 - 6:47 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are they the same person? Is Vernon only Violetta? no Is Violetta really a law abiding lady or she acts so?irrel! Is Vernon going to commit some crime? irrel Relevant? no Is he/she doing a crime? Relevant? All that is relwevant along these lines is that Vernon has comitted a crime in the past & was not punished for it. HINT: Find out what crime he committed Vernon- H yesA irrelM yes but irrel? Violetta-H yesA yesF yes but irrel? Some kind of operation releavnt? no| Are they connected by some time period? no | ||
| Yatin509 (Yatin509)
New member Username: Yatin509 Post Number: 49 Registered: 6-2011 |
Did Vernon did a murder? Robbery? Kidnapping? Attempt to murder? Terrorist attack? Other something really big? Is Violetta related to the victim? Is she the victim? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6890 Registered: 8-2001 |
Yatin509 (Yatin509) New member Username: Yatin509 Post Number: 49 Registered: 6-2011 Posted on Thursday, July 07, 2011 - 8:07 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did Vernon did a murder? yes Robbery? no Kidnapping? no Attempt to murder?actual murder--see above Terrorist attack? no Other something really big? no Is Violetta related to the victim? no Is she the victim? no | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1172 Registered: 2-2011 |
does Violetta know anything about the crime? did she know the victim? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6894 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1172 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Thursday, July 07, 2011 - 8:36 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) does Violetta know anything about the crime?irrel did she know the victim? irrel | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 78 Registered: 7-2011 |
I wrote: "Nimue, is the quality more related than unusual?" You said, "Please clarify." Right, sorry! In your lead-on, you wrote, "But there is an unusual thing that they have in common, & it's related to the descriptions I have given of them." Should I (or we) be focusing on the unusual thing, or on the relatedness? | ||
| Yatin509 (Yatin509)
New member Username: Yatin509 Post Number: 61 Registered: 6-2011 |
Is Violetta related any way to the murder Vernon did? Directly? Indirectly? Was Violetta the witness? Was she considered a witness? Was She present in court when Vernon brought to court? Violetta occupation relevant? Police? Owner of the place murder took place? Was Violetta present at the place where the murder took place? Did Violetta saw Vernon killing someone? Is Violetta alive? Vernon? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6897 Registered: 8-2001 |
Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan) New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 78 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Friday, July 08, 2011 - 4:51 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I wrote: "Nimue, is the quality more related than unusual?" You said, "Please clarify." Right, sorry! In your lead-on, you wrote, "But there is an unusual thing that they have in common, & it's related to the descriptions I have given of them." Should I (or we) be focusing on the unusual thing, or on the relatedness?You already have all the facts you need about Vernon: he committed a murder was not punished for it. You should now focus on finding getting more information about Violetta.When you have a full description of what is relevant about her, you will be best equipped to figure out the unusual thing they have in common. Yatin509 (Yatin509) New member Username: Yatin509 Post Number: 61 Registered: 6-2011 Posted on Friday, July 08, 2011 - 10:25 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is Violetta related any way to the murder Vernon did? noDirectly? Indirectly? Was Violetta the witness? noWas she considered a witness? no Was She present in court when Vernon brought to court? Violetta occupation relevant? no Police? no Owner of the place murder took place? no Was Violetta present at the place where the murder took place? no Did Violetta saw Vernon killing someone? no Is Violetta alive? yes Vernon? irrel | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1199 Registered: 2-2011 |
did they both do something to go against their stereotypical description? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6899 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1199 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Friday, July 08, 2011 - 7:01 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) did they both do something to go against their stereotypical description? no, but you're ORT in offering a solution that involves a very abstract similarity | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6912 Registered: 8-2001 |
ANOTHER HINT: Think of a common phrase that describes Vernon. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6920 Registered: 8-2001 |
RECAP & HINT: Add the following to the puzzle description: Vernon committed a murder but was not punished for it. Violetta's law-abidingness was introduced for dramatic contrast & is irrel to the solution. The similarity between Vernon & Violetta is very abstract. Find out some basic information about Violetta! | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1322 Registered: 4-2007 |
Are any of the following relevant about Violetta: Her age? Her location? Her nationality? Her job? (Or former job if she's retired)? Her name? Her appearance? Her family? Her hobbies? Her likes/dislikes? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6926 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1322 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 7:31 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are any of the following relevant about Violetta: Her age? yes Her location? no Her nationality? no Her job? (Or former job if she's retired)? no Her name? no Her appearance no Her family? no Her hobbies? no Her likes/dislikes? no | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3966 Registered: 9-2010 |
You described her as "old". Is Violetta in her: 60s? 70s? 80s? 90s? Has she reached the century mark? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6932 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3966 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 8:35 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) You described her as "old". Is Violetta in her: 60s? 70s? 80s? 90s? She could be any of these ages, but 90's would be bestHas she reached the century mark? no | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3967 Registered: 9-2010 |
If this puzzle is taking place in the "present day" (is it?), then 90 years ago was the 1920's. Is being born in the 20's relevant? Growing up during the Great Depression? Living through two World Wars? Other conflicts? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6934 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3967 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 11:09 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) If this puzzle is taking place in the "present day" (is it? irrel), then 90 years ago was the 1920's. Is being born in the 20's relevant? no Growing up during the Great Depression? no Living through two World Wars? no Other conflicts? no--you're OWT (on the wring track) | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 151 Registered: 7-2011 |
I wrote: "Nimue, is the quality more related than unusual?" You said, "Please clarify." I meant, say, if both of them are Down Syndrome people, that would be both related and unusual. But if they are, um, both teachers, or both gay, or both thrill-seekers, that would suggest a relation in their inherited genes, whether or not they're related. If both of them, otoh, live in different countries and love to host Halloween activities, that would be pretty darn unusual. Great puzzle! And more, soon, from sleepy Fiona | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1242 Registered: 2-2011 |
Would Vernon be described as a gangster? a hood? a murderer? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6936 Registered: 8-2001 |
Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan) New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 151 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 6:53 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I wrote: "Nimue, is the quality more related than unusual?" You said, "Please clarify." I meant, say, if both of them are Down Syndrome people, that would be both related and unusual. But if they are, um, both teachers, or both gay, or both thrill-seekers, that would suggest a relation in their inherited genes, whether or not they're related. Thanks--in this sense, they asre not related. If both of them, otoh, live in different countries and love to host Halloween activities, that would be pretty darn unusual. Great puzzle!Thanks! Great questions! And more, soon, from sleepy Fiona Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1242 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 8:14 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Would Vernon be described as a gangster? irrel a hood? irrel a murderer? yes | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6951 Registered: 8-2001 |
Hint: You already know that Violetta's age is relevant & it's best if she's in her 90's. Find out more about this & also find out another fact about her. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1336 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is any of this relevant regarding her age: The fact that she will likely not live much longer? The fact that she will be 100 soon? The fact that many people do not reach this age? The way people of her age are treated? Or are viewed? Is Violetta's financial situation relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6953 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1336 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2011 - 11:20 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is any of this relevant regarding her age: The fact that she will likely not live much longer? no The fact that she will be 100 soon? yes. You now have all the background information you need about Vernon & Violetta: Vernon committed a murder & did not get punished for it & Violetta will soon be 100.So: find the highly abstract property that they have in common! The fact that many people do not reach this age? yes or yesish The way people of her age are treated? no Or are viewed? no Is Violetta's financial situation relevant? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1339 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is Vernon also about to reach some milestone? Like the statute of limitations on his crime is soon to run out or something (getting this entirely from TV shows :P)? Will he soon reach a point where he is safe from jail? Is the idea of having escaped some fate relevant - ie Vernon has escaped jail and Violetta has so far escaped dying? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6955 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1339 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2011 - 10:30 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is Vernon also about to reach some milestone? irrel Like the statute of limitations on his crime is soon to run out or something (getting this entirely from TV shows :P)?No--that's where my knowledge of crime comes from too, & "Law & Order" repeatedly points out that there's no statute of limitations on murder. Will he soon reach a point where he is safe from jail?It's irrel whether he was tried & acquitted, making him safe because of double jeopardy or never suspected. Is the idea of having escaped some fate relevant - ie Vernon has escaped jail and Violetta has so far escaped dying? no: Here's a HINT: Valerie, a grocery store cashier whose customer left in a hurry, has the same unusual property as Vernon & Violetta. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13988 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are tabloids relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6959 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13988 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 9:33 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are tabloids relevant? no | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1304 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it something to do with their names? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6960 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1304 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 8:19 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is it something to do with their names? No. HINT: Although it's not a paired scrund (or a scrund at all), the solution has an important similarity to that of my puzzle "The first paired scrund," which is in the June 21011 archives. | ||
| Yatin509 (Yatin509)
New member Username: Yatin509 Post Number: 118 Registered: 6-2011 |
Was Violetta a criminal first? Was Vernon law abiding first? Violetta did something making Vernon a criminal? Did something bad happened with Vernon? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6965 Registered: 8-2001 |
Yatin509 (Yatin509) New member Username: Yatin509 Post Number: 118 Registered: 6-2011 Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 6:30 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Was Violetta a criminal first? irrel Was Vernon law abiding first? ditto Violetta did something making Vernon a criminal? ditto Did something bad happened with Vernon?only that he committed murder! | ||
| Yatin509 (Yatin509)
New member Username: Yatin509 Post Number: 119 Registered: 6-2011 |
Does Violetta make laws? "The grocery store cashier has a gun" Is this the similarity? Vernon is help for Violetta and she did not name her will to him i.e living nothing to him after sh dies? He did the murder not willingly? Did he kill someone who was loved by Violetta Money relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6966 Registered: 8-2001 |
Yatin509 (Yatin509) New member Username: Yatin509 Post Number: 119 Registered: 6-2011 Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 7:01 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does Violetta make laws? no "The grocery store cashier has a gun" Is this the similarity? no Vernon is help for Violetta and she did not name her will to him i.e living nothing to him after sh dies? no He did the murder not willingly? no Did he kill someone who was loved by Violetta/ irrel. You're all OWT (on the wrong track), so here's ANOTHER hint: Describe Vernon's situation in one sentence. Then describe Violetta's probable future in one sentence in one sentence. Money relevant? no | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1813 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the percent of murders that go unsolved relevant? The percent of people who reach 100? (the former must be much higher, but still maybe there is some connection) | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6969 Registered: 8-2001 |
Biograd (Biograd) New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1813 Registered: 6-2008 Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 - 4:19 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the percent of murders that go unsolved relevant? noishThe percent of people who reach 100? (the former must be much higher, but still maybe there is some connection) yope | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1327 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it that neither one of them has much longer to live? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6971 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1327 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 - 7:22 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is it that neither one of them has much longer to live? no | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1818 Registered: 6-2008 |
Looking at Valerie the cashier for clues: Did the customer leave before paying? before receiving change? Did he leave behind some or all of the items he purchased? If so, does it matter what type of items they were? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6972 Registered: 8-2001 |
Biograd (Biograd) New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1818 Registered: 6-2008 Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 - 10:55 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Looking at Valerie the cashier for clues: Good idea!! Did the customer leave before paying? irrel before receiving change? irrel Did he leave behind some or all of the items he purchased? yes If so, does it matter what type of items they were?some items are precluded, but most would do. Find out why some items are precluded. | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1200 Registered: 7-2001 |
for vernon's situation is the death penalty relevant? and the fact that he is presumably avoiding it? so probably going to live longer than other murderers of his age? on average? is it relevant that violetta will probably live longer than many other people do? that she will probably die in the next ten years? is the similarity to do with how many years they have to live? that they might both be said to be 'living on borrowed time'? having 'cheated death'? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6978 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1200 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 - 5:31 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) for vernon's situation is the death penalty relevant? no and the fact that he is presumably avoiding it? the puzzle would work just as well if there were no death penaltyso probably going to live longer than other murderers of his age? irrel on average?I'm not even sure this is true in the US, since the such a small percentage of murderers get the death penalty, and I don't know the longevity statistics for long-term prisoners. (There's lots of violence in American prisons, but probably not much obesity.) is it relevant that violetta will probably live longer than many other people do? yesish that she will probably die in the next ten years? no--& I sure hope she doesn't!! is the similarity to do with how many years they have to live? nothat they might both be said to be 'living on borrowed time'? no having 'cheated death'? no HINT: Here's another person who has the relevant characteristic: Virgil, who screwed up the job of painting a floor | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1202 Registered: 7-2001 |
is there a play on words here? is the answer humourous? did Virgil paint the floor in such a way that he is trapped in a corner? and can't get out without stepping on the paint? so will have to wait for it to dry? or get paint on his feet? the things that are precluded from being left behind with valerie - foodstuffs? non-food items? fresh food? tins? is the relevant thing about valerie that she is left holding things? has to put them back? has to look after them until he comes back? has to chase after the customer? has to call him back? that she now has things that belong to someone else? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6980 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1202 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 - 5:51 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is there a play on words here? yesish is the answer humourous yes did Virgil paint the floor in such a way that he is trapped in a corner? yes and can't get out without stepping on the paint? yes so will have to wait for it to dry? yes or get paint on his feet? yes the things that are precluded from being left behind with valerie - foodstuffs? very unlikelynon-food items? some non-food items are precluded fresh food? very unlikely tins? very unlikely is the relevant thing about valerie that she is left holding things? yes has to put them back? no has to look after them until he comes back? no has to chase after the customer? nohas to call him back? nothat she now has things that belong to someone else? no | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1203 Registered: 7-2001 |
does the answer relate to common sayings? such as 'painting oneself into a corner'? and 'getting away with murder'? and 'one foot in the grave'? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1345 Registered: 2-2011 |
left holding the baby? no - left holding the can? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6982 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1203 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 - 7:08 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) does the answer relate to common sayings? yessuch as 'painting oneself into a corner'? yes and 'getting away with murder'? yes and 'one foot in the grave'? that's not it--after all, Violetta has to be under 100 Clever Hannah to the rescue!! This is close enough for me to declare a ***** SPOILER ************ I bet most of you have often heard & maybe even used the common sentences "He got away with murder" & "She'll live to be 100." But these sentences are almost used non-literally, to mean "He got away with a lot" & "She's very healthy & will live a long life."So Vernon & Violetta are similar in that a sentence that is commonly used non-literally applies to them literally. Virgil, as Clever Hannah observed, has literally painted himself into a corner. And what about grocery clerk Veronica, whose customer departed suddenly & prematurely? She was literally left holding the bag! Please don't be left without my new puzzle, which is at the bottom of the page. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1346 Registered: 2-2011 |
tee hee! | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6985 Registered: 8-2001 |
There are lots of other cases of this sort: Suppose you have 2 acquaintances, Peter & Paul, & you rob the first to pay the second. Or suppose you have a cat who's trapped in a bag & you have to let it out. Or you're a tailor who's so sloppy that you're literally walking on pins & needles. And didn't Buzzard once post a puzzle about a dog who literally barked up the wrong tree? Does anyone what has become of Buzzard, by the way? I haven't seen her on the forum in years, alas! | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1350 Registered: 2-2011 |
so long as you don't have a room that's big enough to swing a cat in.... | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
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Hehe, nice puzzle! Somewhere in the archives I found a puzzle about a guy whose job it is to "watch paint dry". | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6987 Registered: 8-2001 |
Great! Where is he employed? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1353 Registered: 2-2011 |
I suppose someone has to do it? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6996 Registered: 8-2001 |
By the way, this is my 3rd puzzle about 99-year-olds, which means that you've probably encountered more 99-year-olds on this forum than in real life! | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7055 Registered: 8-2001 |
Also, I once had a puzzle about being babysat by your big brother. . . . |
