| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18126 Registered: 4-2010 |
"After work, do they clean the windows?" Explain this thought of mine. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2623 Registered: 11-2008 |
Are the windows assumed to be dirty after work? Are they normally accessible? Ireland relevant? | ||
| Deholmes (Deholmes)
New member Username: Deholmes Post Number: 179 Registered: 11-2012 |
Windows: Office building, vehicle, manufacturing location, confinement center, Day care, other? They: HAM, HAF, Children? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1747 Registered: 1-2011 |
Was this thought provoked by a sign? An advertisement? | ||
| Deholmes (Deholmes)
New member Username: Deholmes Post Number: 182 Registered: 11-2012 |
This wouldn't have anything to do with a peek show, would it? anything similar? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18130 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are the windows assumed to be dirty after work? No Are they normally accessible? Yes Ireland relevant? Somewhat, as this is where I had my random thought Windows: Office building, vehicle, manufacturing location, confinement center, Day care, other? Other business They: HAM, HAF, Children? HAM/HAF Was this thought provoked by a sign? An advertisement? No to both This wouldn't have anything to do with a peek show, would it? anything similar? No, nothing like this | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18131 Registered: 4-2010 |
Minor blooper: Are the windows assumed to be dirty after work? Irrel Are they normally accessible? Yes and irrel | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3315 Registered: 12-2010 |
"They" = the employees? The windows of a shop? supermarket? restaurant? pub? school? official building? | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 447 Registered: 7-2011 |
Balin (hi! I've missed you, though after a year you probably don't remember me - no worries), I too have Ireland on the brain, because my Dublin father-in-law was a window-washer, but he jokingly referred to himself as a "diamond polisher," diamond being = glass = window. (He sometimes got away in quite snobby society this way.) Should we be looking for a pun, or secondary meaning, then? | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 449 Registered: 7-2011 |
Wait, Balin, does your subject heading (smiling Irish eyes) have a lot to do with this? - Fiona | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18134 Registered: 4-2010 |
"They" = the employees? Yes The windows of a shop? supermarket? restaurant? This pub? school? official building? Balin (hi! I've missed you, though after a year you probably don't remember me - no worries), Hi! I do remember you I too have Ireland on the brain, because my Dublin father-in-law was a window-washer, but he jokingly referred to himself as a "diamond polisher," diamond being = glass = window. (He sometimes got away in quite snobby society this way.) Clever! Should we be looking for a pun, or secondary meaning, then? No, this is fairly straightforward Wait, Balin, does your subject heading (smiling Irish eyes) have a lot to do with this? No, it was just a reference to Ireland - Fiona | ||
| Deholmes (Deholmes)
New member Username: Deholmes Post Number: 200 Registered: 11-2012 |
Are the windows to clean at their work? | ||
| Deholmes (Deholmes)
New member Username: Deholmes Post Number: 201 Registered: 11-2012 |
Is the cleaning weather related? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1763 Registered: 1-2011 |
Is it relevant what type of restaurant it is? What do they serve? Is the name of the restaurant relevant? | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 763 Registered: 5-2008 |
Is the restaurant open 24/7? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3737 Registered: 2-2011 |
does a lot of food get thrown around? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18138 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are the windows to clean at their work? Yes Is the cleaning weather related? No Is it relevant what type of restaurant it is? Yes What do they serve? Yes Is the name of the restaurant relevant? No Is the restaurant open 24/7? No does a lot of food get thrown around? No | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3744 Registered: 2-2011 |
is a pun involved? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1788 Registered: 1-2011 |
Do they serve national cuisine? If yes: italian? mexican? indian? Is it a fast-food restaurant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18154 Registered: 4-2010 |
is a pun involved? No, but you're getting there Do they serve national cuisine? Not exactly, but it's more common in certain places If yes: italian? mexican? indian? No to these Is it a fast-food restaurant? No | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3356 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it part of a restaurant chain? Relevant? Is it a fast food restaurant? An upscale restaurant? Is a certain dish that they serve particularly relevant? Do they serve "smoked [something]" and you were wondering if the smoke made it necessary to clean the windows? | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 774 Registered: 5-2008 |
Are the windows on the outside walls of the building? between customers and the food? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3750 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it a fish and chip shop? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18159 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it part of a restaurant chain? I don't think so Relevant? Not really Is it a fast food restaurant? Not exactly... although thinking back, it might be considered this. But irrelevant An upscale restaurant? No Is a certain dish that they serve particularly relevant? Yes Do they serve "smoked [something]" and you were wondering if the smoke made it necessary to clean the windows? No Are the windows on the outside walls of the building? Yes between customers and the food? No is it a fish and chip shop? No | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3369 Registered: 12-2010 |
Oops, sorry for the double question about the fast-food restaurant... Is the name of the dish relevant? the ingredients? how it's prepared? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18162 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the name of the dish relevant? the ingredients? how it's prepared? This | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 454 Registered: 9-2006 |
Religion-related food? Halal? Kasher? "To clean" = to get a cloth and wipe / wash the surface of the window? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18170 Registered: 4-2010 |
Religion-related food? No, so No to both Halal? Kasher? "To clean" = to get a cloth No and wipe / wash the surface of the window? Yes | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3379 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you think they would clean them with their hands? their sleeves? napkins? towels? newspapers? toilet paper? leather? fur? Are the supplies that are used to prepare the dish relevant? Is the dish cooked? fried? baked? steamed? frozen? chilled? flambéd? Would it help to find out the exact dish? Or only the method of preparation? Does any step in its preparation actually produce anything that could get the windows dirty? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18183 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you think they would clean them with their hands? their sleeves? napkins? towels? newspapers? toilet paper? leather? fur? No to all =) Are the supplies that are used to prepare the dish relevant? Yes Is the dish cooked? fried? This baked? steamed? frozen? chilled? flambéd? Would it help to find out the exact dish? Yes Or only the method of preparation? Yes Does any step in its preparation actually produce anything that could get the windows dirty? No | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3394 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it fried in a pan? or deep-fried? Does the dish contain meat? fish? vegetables? grain products? potatoes? dairy products? eggs? Are all the ingredients relevant? just one? Does anything relevant happen to it before it is fried? After it has been fried? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18200 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it fried in a pan? It can be, but usually isn't or deep-fried? No Does the dish contain meat? fish? vegetables? grain products? This potatoes? dairy products? And this eggs? And this Are all the ingredients relevant? Only in the sense that the dish is relevant just one? No Does anything relevant happen to it before it is fried? No After it has been fried? No | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3396 Registered: 12-2010 |
French toast? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18202 Registered: 4-2010 |
French toast? No, but getting there | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3397 Registered: 12-2010 |
Pancakes? Did you think they would wipe the windows with them? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18206 Registered: 4-2010 |
Pancakes? So close... Did you think they would wipe the windows with them? No | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 811 Registered: 5-2008 |
Crêpes? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3414 Registered: 12-2010 |
Crêpes would have been my next guess, too. If not, waffles? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18211 Registered: 4-2010 |
Crêpes? Yes, complete with funky accent. Crêpes would have been my next guess, too. If not, waffles? Well, GMTA. It is indeed crêpes. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3416 Registered: 12-2010 |
Are those special spatulas relevant that are used to distribute the batter? Did you think they could as well use them instead of those things (I have no idea what they're called, neither in German nor in English!) to clean the windows? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3417 Registered: 12-2010 |
(Squeegee. That's what they're called.) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18215 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are those special spatulas relevant that are used to distribute the batter? Yes Did you think they could as well use them instead of those things (I have no idea what they're called, neither in German nor in English!) We call them "squeegees" to clean the windows? Yes ****SPOILER**** I was at a crêpe shop near Sligo and noticed the woman cooking them using a small spatula resembling a squeegee to spread the batter on the griddle. I decided that when they had closed up shop for the night, they could use them to clean the windows as well. Good work everyone, and nice solve Doriana. New puzzle right away. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3418 Registered: 12-2010 |
Hehe, nice puzzle! Whenever I see someone make a crêpe like that, I have to think of the scene in "Amélie" where she imagines that vinyl records are made in the same way. |
