| Author | Message | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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They should have had another | ||
| Tim A. Dowd (Bodo)
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Are they human-type people? Adults? Males? Females? Living (at the time they should've had another)? Another: physical object? Chance? Thought? Would having another have prevented something bad from happening? Caused something good to happen? Be more appropriate? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Tim A. Dowd (Bodo) on Tuesday, February 01, 2005 - 05:08 pm: Are they human-type people? yes Adults? yes Males? yes Females? no Living (at the time they should've had another)? yes Another: physical object? this one Chance? Thought? Would having another have prevented something bad from happening? yesish Caused something good to happen? no Be more appropriate? no | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Another: pint? whisky? bourbon? player? card? bid? club/diamond/heart/spade/no trump? trick? child? round? kiss? penalty? goal? something else? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Simon Downham (Beroean) on Tuesday, February 01, 2005 - 05:48 pm: Another: pint? whisky? bourbon? well, these three are in the right forest player? card? bid? club/diamond/heart/spade/no trump? trick? child? round? kiss? penalty? goal? something else? and the rest, apart from this one, are not  | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Another: Gin and tonic? Was it in fact a drink? food? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Simon Downham (Beroean) on Tuesday, February 01, 2005 - 05:58 pm: Another: Gin and tonic? no Was it in fact a drink? yes food? no | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Alcoholic drink? Cold beverage? Hot one? Soup? A rare or unusual drink? Is identifying the exact drink relevant? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Simon Downham (Beroean) on Tuesday, February 01, 2005 - 06:13 pm: Alcoholic drink? you may not believe this, but no Cold beverage? this one Hot one? Soup? A rare or unusual drink? no Is identifying the exact drink relevant? not the exact drink, perhaps, but... | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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fizzy drink? fruit drink? Sweet drink? milk? water? cold tea? (was it normally a hot drink but cooled?) other? | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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do people normally drink it? Is it poisonous? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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cup of coffee? | ||
| Tommy Petersson (Tommyp)
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A soda pop bottle? another drink in a bottle? a can? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Simon Downham (Beroean) on Tuesday, February 01, 2005 - 06:24 pm: fizzy drink? fruit drink? could have been this Sweet drink? milk? water? or could have been this cold tea? (was it normally a hot drink but cooled?) no other? By Simon Downham (Beroean) on Tuesday, February 01, 2005 - 06:30 pm: do people normally drink it? yes Is it poisonous? no By Alizon (Alizon) on Tuesday, February 01, 2005 - 06:41 pm: cup of coffee? no, but if you knew what you were doing when you asked that, you get at least 100 bonus points By Tommy Petersson (Tommyp) on Tuesday, February 01, 2005 - 08:33 pm: A soda pop bottle? another drink in a bottle? a can? the exact delivery method does not matter | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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Because the above answers may have been a little confusing, here is a short ***** RECAP ***** What has been established so far is that "they" are a group of human adult males, in whose best interests it would have been to have another drink. This drink is not well-defined, but it was not alcoholic - could have been water, could have been fruit juice, could have been some kind of fizzy soda. At any rate, it was a cold drink. It doesn't matter what it was, nor in what kind of container it was served. | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Would the beverage have to have been cold in order for the puzzle statement to be true? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Dref (Dref) on Wednesday, February 02, 2005 - 04:17 am: Would the beverage have to have been cold in order for the puzzle statement to be true? strictly, no. But in practice, yes. | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Nothing can equal one more cup of coffee for the road  | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Country where action takes place relevant? Is illness relevant? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Dref (Dref) on Wednesday, February 02, 2005 - 11:00 pm: Country where action takes place relevant? it happened in England. This is not entirely irrelevant. Is illness relevant? no | ||
| Birgitta Ericsson (Brid)
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Is thirst relevant? Is physical work? Sports? Are they two men? Three? More? Are they in a place where such drinks can normally be had? If so, for free? or just when someone is paying? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Birgitta Ericsson (Brid) on Thursday, February 03, 2005 - 08:43 am: Is thirst relevant? yes Is physical work? no Sports? yes Are they two men? Three? More? this one, and to save further effort, they are twelve men Are they in a place where such drinks can normally be had? yes If so, for free? someone has to pay for them, but the twelve men do not or just when someone is paying? |
