| Author | Message | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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He walked and walked, but didn't get anywhere. Neither did I. This may turn out to be a quicky. | ||
| Tommy Petersson (Tommyp)
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He a human? male? living? | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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Tommyp: He a human? no male? yes, but irrelevant; 'He' as the default gender-unimportant pronoun living? yes | ||
| Fred Z (Dref)
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Treadmill? | ||
| Sam Greene (Pandora)
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Relevant where he was? Was he trying to get somewhere? were you? | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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(Dref): Treadmill? no | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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(Pandora): Relevant where he was? yes Was he trying to get somewhere? yes, I assume so were you? yes-ish | ||
| Sam Greene (Pandora)
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Were you with this person? did you know him? relevant? Was he indoors? outdoors? was he walking along the ground? upwards? downwards? Was he walking the wrong way on an escalator? | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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Pandora: Were you with this person? yes, for svv of 'with'. Also, check previous answers. did you know him? clarify 'know', please relevant?or don't, since it's not relevant anyway Was he indoors? yes outdoors? no was he walking along the ground? no upwards?no downwards? and no Was he walking the wrong way on an escalator? no | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Is this real situation that you were involved in? Or is it a fantasy? Were you actually walking too? Were you in the same situation as him? Or were you else where? Were you reading something? | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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Beroean: Is this real situation that you were involved in? yes Or is it a fantasy? no Were you actually walking too? no, I wasn't Were you in the same situation as him? no Or were you else where? I was very close to him. Were you reading something? no, but... | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Were you watching a Video screen? Is he a human? | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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sorry just read that he wasn't human - is he a dog / horse? mammal? | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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Beroean: Were you watching a Video screen? Like a TV? no, but may mislead... is he a dog / horse? no mammal? no | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Is he an insect (or similar)? Reptile? Bird? Amphibian? Fish (walking? - hmm)? A water creature? A fantasy being? Were you dreaming? Was he tangible? | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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Beroean: Is he an insect yes (or similar)? Not similar; he is an insect. Reptile? Bird? Amphibian? Fish (walking? - hmm)? hmm, indeed. Haven't you heard of walking catfish? But no to the rest, anyway. A water creature? A fantasy being? no to these as well Were you dreaming? no Was he tangible? oh yes, quite | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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You were watching an insect? Walking on you? Near you? Is the specific type of insect relevant? Is there any other relevant element to this scenario? | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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Beroean: You were watching an insect? yes Walking on you? no Near you? yes Is the specific type of insect relevant? not terribly so, but it will help Is there any other relevant element to this scenario? Why he didn't get anywhere, and why I said that I didn't either. | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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Didn't you get anywhere simply because you kept staring at the bug, waiting for it to complete its task? | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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Trickymartin: Didn't you get anywhere simply because you kept staring at the bug, waiting for it to complete its task? That's -precisely- why I didn't get anywhere! I was supposed to be writing an article; but I found that I wasn't getting anywhere on it. What's left to find out is what -he- was doing that kept me watching him... | ||
| Tommy Petersson (Tommyp)
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Did the bug walk, but was hindered by something and couldn't get anywhere? did it slide back? | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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Tommyp: Did the bug walk, yes, for about fifteen minutes but was hindered by something yes-ish, in a way of speaking and couldn't get anywhere? yes did it slide back?no |
