| Author | Message | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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Fortunately, there was a bear. | ||
| Birgitta Ericsson (Brid)
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A real bear? A teddy bear? A symbolic bear? | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Was going on a picnic? Was he stealing picnic baskets? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Birgitta Ericsson (Brid) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 08:29 am: A real bear? A teddy bear? A symbolic bear? this one is closest By Simon Downham (Beroean) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 09:39 am: Was going on a picnic? no Was he stealing picnic baskets? no  | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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Follow the bear - as in the beer advert? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Lynne (Lynne) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 02:04 pm: Follow the bear - as in the beer advert? no, but the usual bonus point for mentioning the interests of the puzzle host | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Anything to do with investments? Are there any humans involved? non-humans? if so, number relevant? "fortunately" - does it imply that if there hadn't been for the bear, something bad would have happened? If so, would this "something bad" be a real disaster? a minor inconvenience? something in-between? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Alizon (Alizon) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 02:07 pm: Anything to do with investments? no Are there any humans involved? yes non-humans? apart from the bear? No if so, number relevant? there is one human chiefly involved, another somewhat involved, and a few peripherally involved "fortunately" - does it imply that if there hadn't been for the bear, something bad would have happened? yes, for svv of "happened" If so, would this "something bad" be a real disaster? a minor inconvenience? much closer to this end of the spectrum something in-between? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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So no real bears involved? Was the bear visible? A signpost leading to a theme park? | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Was the bear recognisable as a bear to a neutral bystander? Is Russia relevant? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Lynne (Lynne) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 02:19 pm: So no real bears involved? no real bears are involved in this puzzle Was the bear visible? yope A signpost leading to a theme park? no By Simon Downham (Beroean) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 02:21 pm: Was the bear recognisable as a bear to a neutral bystander? noish Is Russia relevant? no, but good thinking | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Was the bear present in some tangible form? | ||
| Birgitta Ericsson (Brid)
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I got a teddy bear for Christmas. He has a shirt (cardigan? pullover?) with "DON'T PANIC" on his breast. I'm bringing him to work so he can sit on my desk. Did you experience this? or friends of yours? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Simon Downham (Beroean) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 02:27 pm: Was the bear present in some tangible form? no, in the sense that none of the humans involved could touch the bear | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Shades of Clive Dunne! | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Was the bear a real, flesh-and-bone, alive animal? What exactly does "svv" mean? I assume it is something like "a slight objection against the term you used", am I right? I am a newbie here so please have patience with some more stupid questions of mine. If "happened" is not the right word, perhaps "arrived" or "succeeded" would work better? Is the chiefly involved human also the one affected with whatever the bear may have averted? Is the above human a male? relevant? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Birgitta Ericsson (Brid) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 02:30 pm: Did you experience this? no or friends of yours? no - this happened some considerable time ago | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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Was the bear only seen by some people? The 'one human chiefly involved' of the puzzle, for instance? Was he a secret sign? Was he a chalk bear like that horse? Was he planted in grass seeds and quickly mown over by the park gardener when he saw the sabotage to his lawns? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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booze involved ? | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Is the exact location relevant? Type of location relevant? Exact circumstances relevant? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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is the time when it happened important? Was it less than 100 years ago? less than 1000 years ago? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Lynne (Lynne) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 02:33 pm: Was the bear only seen by some people? The 'one human chiefly involved' of the puzzle, for instance? the bear was visible to a very great number of people. However, what is important is not that it was visible, but that it existed at all. Was he a secret sign? no Was he a chalk bear like that horse? no Was he planted in grass seeds and quickly mown over by the park gardener when he saw the sabotage to his lawns? no, but a most interesting notion By Alizon (Alizon) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 02:34 pm: booze involved ? no. And, since I shamefully omitted to say this before, welcome to the forum - or welcome back, if you've been here before By Simon Downham (Beroean) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 02:34 pm: Is the exact location relevant? the exact location of both the bear and the events of the puzzle are both relevant Type of location relevant? yes Exact circumstances relevant? yes By Alizon (Alizon) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 02:35 pm: is the time when it happened important? yes Was it less than 100 years ago? no less than 1000 years ago? yes |
