[Balin] Seri-ologism

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Author Message Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18101 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - 11:04 pm:        I've discovered a phenomenon called culach which varies from place to place. What is culach? Alhucema (Alhucema) New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2620 Registered: 11-2008 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - 11:20 pm:        Is it a thing? Food? Behaviour? Does "from place to place" mean "from country to country"? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5010 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 8:29 am:        Does it vary from time to time? Are people involved? Is it a cultural phenomenon? Linguistic? Weather relevant? Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 4448 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 3:55 pm:        Is this an Ireland inspired puzzle? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18103 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 9:44 pm:        Is it a thing? Food? Behaviour? Yes Does "from place to place" mean "from country to country"? It could. "Region to region" would work too Does it vary from time to time? I'd say so Are people involved? Yes, in that it is a behavior exhibited by people Is it a cultural phenomenon? Yes Linguistic? No Weather relevant? No Is this an Ireland inspired puzzle? No but I've got an idea for one Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3281 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 11:01 pm:        Is communication relevant? transportation? media? work? school? relationships? family? friendship? sports? hobbies? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18113 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 11:28 pm:        Is communication relevant? transportation? media? work? school? relationships? family? friendship? sports? hobbies? None of these, really Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3290 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 11:35 pm:        Oh dear... daily routines relevant? money relevant? buying or selling things? politics? some form of entertainment? children relevant? animals? religion? politeness? Is it a behaviour that is exhibited by one person at a time? multiple people? Is it more like a general behaviour (e.g. saying "thanks"), or the behaviour in a particular situation? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18120 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 11:54 pm:        Oh dear... daily routines relevant? money relevant? buying or selling things? politics? some form of entertainment? children relevant? animals? religion? politeness? No to all, but a definite NO to the last one Is it a behaviour that is exhibited by one person at a time? multiple people? This Is it more like a general behaviour (e.g. saying "thanks"), or the behaviour in a particular situation? The former, but it doesn't necessarily involve saying something Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3299 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Friday, January 11, 2013 - 12:04 am:        So, the behaviour is generally considered impolite? Is it doing something? Or rather not doing something? Making noise relevant? Disturbing people? Drinking? Violence? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18124 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Friday, January 11, 2013 - 12:06 am:        So, the behaviour is generally considered impolite? Not impolite, but negative Is it doing something? Or rather not doing something? It's more of a passive behavior, if that's what you're asking Making noise relevant? Disturbing people? Drinking? Violence? No to these Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5058 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Friday, January 11, 2013 - 3:37 pm:        Relevant: smiling? Talking? Eye contact? Interaction with strangers? Waiting for the bus like a Swede? Other social interaction? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18129 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 2:09 pm:        Relevant: smiling? Talking? Eye contact? Interaction with strangers? Waiting for the bus like a Swede? Other social interaction? No to all. It's not an active behavior; more of a feeling Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan) New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 446 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 4:47 pm:        You say it isn't Irish, but it certainly sounds Gaelic. Is it related to a holiday or other observance? Oh, not active, "more of a feeling." A feeling such as Schadenfreude? A certain kind of pride? A certain kind of jealousy? How about negative things such as refraining from smiling when someone makes a joke? Or refusing to show sorrow at a funeral? That kind of passive, negative feeling? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18133 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2013 - 12:18 pm:        You say it isn't Irish, but it certainly sounds Gaelic. I realized that when I made up the word. But it is not a foreign word, it's made up. Is it related to a holiday or other observance? No Oh, not active, "more of a feeling." A feeling such as Schadenfreude? A certain kind of pride? A certain kind of jealousy? No to these, but you're getting there. How about negative things such as refraining from smiling when someone makes a joke? Or refusing to show sorrow at a funeral? That kind of passive, negative feeling? No to these. To clarify: If this is thought of as a behavior, it's more passive. If it's thought of as a feeling, it's a bit more active. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18173 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Saturday, January 19, 2013 - 4:14 pm:        RECAP: Culach is a feeling/behavior that is different from time to time, place to place, and culture to culture (in fact the cul in culach stands for a form of the word "culture," see HINT). It can be classified as an active feeling or a passive behavior. HINT: Figuring out how I formed the word is an acceptable path to the $poyler. Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3380 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 12:54 pm:        Does ach stand for achoo? Sneezing relevant? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18182 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 3:56 pm:        Does ach stand for achoo? Sneezing relevant? No to both Solo1 (Solo1) New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 438 Registered: 5-2012 Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 8:06 pm:        Is the title relevant? If so, does it indicate that this puzzle is somewhat serious? or that it is associated with blood? Or tht it is one of a series? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18188 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 10:50 pm:        Is the title relevant? Yes, in that... If so, does it indicate that this puzzle is somewhat serious? ...this is true. No to rest. or that it is associated with blood? Or tht it is one of a series? Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3393 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 11:25 pm:        Is the "ach" an abbreviation of one word? an acronym of two words? three words? Is the puzzle serious in the sense of "involving a serious issue"? If so, death? illness? disaster? crime? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18201 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 11:35 pm:        Is the "ach" an abbreviation of one word? an acronym of two words? This. It's "ac--" and "h--" three words? Is the puzzle serious in the sense of "involving a serious issue"? I'd say so, but simple If so, death? illness? disaster? crime? No to these Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3399 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 11:50 pm:        Does "ac" stand for accident? Does "h" stand for help? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18205 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 - 6:39 am:        Does "ac" stand for accident? Does "h" stand for help? No to both Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3413 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 - 1:54 pm:        Is "ac" a noun? verb? adjective? adverb? Is "h" a noun? verb? adjective? adverb? (Sorry for this non-lateral approach, I'm just following your advice to find out how the word was formed.) Is it a feeling/behaviour that is exhibited as a reaction to something else? (E.g. the reaction to bad news) Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18210 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 - 3:16 pm:        Is "ac" a noun? verb? adjective? adverb? Adjective Is "h" a noun? verb? adjective? adverb? Noun. And "cul" is "culturally" (Sorry for this non-lateral approach, I'm just following your advice to find out how the word was formed.) That's OK. Is it a feeling/behaviour that is exhibited as a reaction to something else? No (E.g. the reaction to bad news) Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3769 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 1:28 pm:        culturally active hatred? cultutally acceptable hemlines? culturally accessible hairdos? Rbruma (Rbruma) New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2317 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 1:56 pm:        Culturally accepted habit? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18235 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 8:10 pm:        culturally active hatred? Close enough. ****SPOILER**** Culach is culturally acceptable hatred: in other words, hatred towards people, groups, or supporters of the mentioned which a culture encourages. In the US, this might be Justin Bieber, the Twilight series, or the New England Patriots (even more so now that they've been knocked out of the playoffs). What are some examples from other countries? Nice work everyone, notably Doriana for most of the work and Shez for the solve. New puzzle in a bit. Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3428 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 9:14 pm:        Ah, good puzzle =) I think hatred towards Justin Bieber and Twilight is culturally accepted throughout Europe as well. A sports-related example from Germany would be Bayern München. Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3366 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 5:00 pm:        Nice Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3772 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 7:14 pm:        in Britain there's no-one to beat Tony Blair! Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18250 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 8:59 am:        In politics, George W. Bush (and right now, most of the GOP in general too) is an acceptable target.