| Author | Message | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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Is the idea that he bought this Thing to stop anyone else buying it? No, this was not his reason for the purchase I am a bit lost - is it actually a living Thing, an animal? Yes If so...a bird? Yes | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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Is this the dead parrot sketch?  A wild bird? a domestic bird? did he buy a particular bird? or would any specimen have served his purpose? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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Is this the dead parrot sketch? Not that I am aware of...you may have to enlighten me here A wild bird? Yes, and... a domestic bird? This too did he buy a particular bird? Yes or would any specimen have served his purpose? Any specimen of this type, yes | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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Not that I am aware of...you may have to enlighten me here Look up, for example, "pining for the fjords" and "beautiful plumage" Beyond that, I leave you to the mercy of whatever merciful powers there be I'm not sure where we are  Suppose he had wanted to buy a goose. Could he have gone to the first goose-seller he came across, and said "Sell me a goose"? Or was he intent on buying that goose, and no other goose would do? A thought - this isn't "The Blue Carbuncle", is it? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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I'm not sure where we are Waiting to tie up some loose ends Suppose he had wanted to buy a goose. Ok Could he have gone to the first goose-seller he came across, and said "Sell me a goose"? No Or was he intent on buying that goose, and no other goose would do? Precisely | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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Well, was it a goose? or was it a...? the LTPF List of Birds is well-formed | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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A parrot? An albatross? | ||
| Tim A. Dowd (Bodo)
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...Aflac!! So that particular bird had some relevant feature? Ability? Quality? Which Al felt he needed in a bird? Previously he'd had access to bunches o' birds--is it relevant how? If so, did he work on/own a poultry farm? Work on/own a pet store? A zoo? A reserve/sanctuary? A bird-rescue outfit? Mission San Juan Capistrano  ? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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Well, was it a goose? No or was it a...? Crow? Yes, it was a crow. A parrot? No An albatross? No - if I ever post an albatross puzzle on here someone will make sure it's the last one I ever post! So that particular bird had some relevant feature? Not really, keep reading... Ability? Yes Quality? Somewhat Which Al felt he needed in a bird? Yes Previously he'd had access to bunches o' birds--is it relevant how? Not really, there is another more relevant issue about the 'bunches' If so, did he work on/own a poultry farm? No Work on/own a pet store? No A zoo? No A reserve/sanctuary? No A bird-rescue outfit? No Mission San Juan Capistrano? No | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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Is he testing the prototype for a new kind of scarecrow? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Was the crow able to talk? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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Is he testing the prototype for a new kind of scarecrow? No Was the crow able to talk? No | ||
| Arjun Rangarajan (Jun)
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Did I smell Monty Python somewhere? Is it relevant that a 'bunch' of crows is a murder of crows? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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Did I smell Monty Python somewhere? Hmm..probably not, I'm not much of a fan Is it relevant that a 'bunch' of crows is a murder of crows? No, but good idea | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Did he need more crows? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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Did he need more crows? Ahhh, do any of us need more crows? Never a good crow when you need one... Crows, crows everywhere and not a... I digress - if you are asking if he needed more than the one he bought, then no. If you are asking something else then I'm not sure how to answer. | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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I expect I need more crows but no I was barking up the wrong tree. I had in mind four and twenty black birds. So, what was he needing with a crow.. Was he intending to combine it with something else? Or was it to be used in isolation for something? Was it for decoration? Food? Breeding? A certain effect? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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So did he buy one special crow with a special "somewhat" which made it different from the other crows he had before? Did the crow really possess this "somewhat", or Al only thought it did? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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Was he intending to combine it with something else? Yes Or was it to be used in isolation for something? In a way, this as well Was it for decoration? Yes Food? No Breeding? No A certain effect? Yes So did he buy one special crow with a special "somewhat" Yes which made it different Yes from the other Yes crows FA he had before? Yes Did the crow really possess this "somewhat", or Al only thought it did? No, it actually did | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Was the crow to be placed somewhere specific? What is this "somewhat" business: Is it a normal part of a crow? A beak? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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So the other things were not crows? THe Crow was the first crow Al purchased? Relevant? | ||
| Jens Weber (Sundowner)
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Was it a white crow? Was it still alive at the time Al had it? male crow? relevant? Were the hundred similar items birds? live birds? other live animals? parts of animals? anorganic things? manmade things? |
