| Author | Message | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1654 Registered: 9-2009 |
He was killed. A lot of them thought that it was the right thing to do. She and a minority of them felt that it was wrong. He disagreed. That might be too easy, so early $poilers please email | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1663 Registered: 12-2010 |
True story? If so, is he a famous person? Is she? FYOI? FSEI? If so, from a book? movie? TV series? He = he? H/A/M? Was he executed? murdered? they = H/A/M? F? 2-10? 11-100? more than 100? more than 1000? She = H/A/F? Time/location relevant? If so, the usual [LTPF lists] please. | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 182 Registered: 7-2011 |
Rbruma, this looks clever - and I'm sure that you're clever. I just want to make sure that you're not diabolical. You appear to give us 3 important ones: he, she, and them. Will you give us names, please, for each person or group of persons, so that we'll know how many people we need to consider? Frex: Trotsky was killed. A lot of Stalin followers thought that it was right... Mrs. Trotsky felt ... Mrs. Trotsky's lover disagreed... I'm not normally this sneaky, but I need to ask. Because we love you. And we don't want to go hunting you down. Crazily, perhaps, the first thing I thought of was General Woundwort in Watership Down. And the second thing I thought of was Spike the vampire in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But I'm going to wait for you to answer Doriana. Okay, yawning my head off, nearly 3:30 in the morning here in Miami. Cheers, all. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1655 Registered: 9-2009 |
True story? Reported as such If so, is he a famous person? Yes Is she? Yes FYOI? No FSEI? No If so, from a book? movie? TV series? He = he? H/A/M? Human, Adult, Male Was he executed? Yes murdered? No they = H/A/M? F? Probably mixed 2-10? 11-100? more than 100? more than 1000? This one She = H/A/F? Yes to all Time/location relevant? Yes If so, the usual [LTPF lists] please. Ancient Greece Rbruma, this looks clever - and I'm sure that you're clever. I just want to make sure that you're not diabolical. I try not to be You appear to give us 3 important ones: he, she, and them. Will you give us names, please, for each person or group of persons, so that we'll know how many people we need to consider? He's Mike, she is Hannah and the others are ... the others Frex: Trotsky was killed. A lot of Stalin followers thought that it was right... Mrs. Trotsky felt ... Mrs. Trotsky's lover disagreed... I'm not normally this sneaky, but I need to ask. Because we love you. And we don't want to go hunting you down. Crazily, perhaps, the first thing I thought of was General Woundwort in Watership Down. And the second thing I thought of was Spike the vampire in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But I'm going to wait for you to answer Doriana. Okay, yawning my head off, nearly 3:30 in the morning here in Miami. Cheers, all. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1283 Registered: 2-2011 |
was he a philosopher? mathematician? was she related to him? was he executed by drinking hemlock? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1658 Registered: 9-2009 |
was he a philosopher? This one mathematician? was she related to him? Yes was he executed by drinking hemlock? You nailed the man. Will you put everything together? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1287 Registered: 2-2011 |
Honestly, I haven't a clue - apart from Socrates carried out his own death sentence, thereby executing himself. but maybe many people were executed that way, so was it Socrates? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1659 Registered: 9-2009 |
Honestly, I haven't a clue - apart from Socrates carried out his own death sentence, thereby executing himself. but maybe many people were executed that way, so was it Socrates? It was. The mysterious "she" is the last point of this puzzle | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1290 Registered: 2-2011 |
was she his wife? daughter? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1291 Registered: 2-2011 |
was she his wife? daughter? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1660 Registered: 9-2009 |
was she his wife? Indeed daughter? Socrates had only 3 sons -- known by history -- so no Enough for the ******* SPOILER ******* Xanthippe, the wife of Socrates, is probably as famous as her husband. She was mentioned from Aristotle, through Shakespeare to Edgar Allan Poe. This particular puzzle came out from a story I recalled. When Socrates -- it is told -- was awaiting his death sentence to be put into practice, an angry Xanthippe came in and started to cry, saying: "My dear Socrates, you are unjustly killed!" Socrates answered: "And you would have preferred for me to be JUSTLY killed?" And the rest is history :-) The title was a hint to the famous Socrates irony. Thanks to all who participated. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1293 Registered: 2-2011 |
a smartarse to the end then | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1698 Registered: 8-2001 |
I'm sad she didn't respond - "Yes, actually." :D |
