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| Fred Z (Dref)
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A man lies dead on the ground. Bits of wood surround the body. The man who killed him died many years ago. | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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Bits of wood: the fragments of a wooden coffin? Did the man lying dead on the ground also die many years ago? | ||
| Fred Z (Dref)
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Bits of wood: the fragments of a wooden coffin? no Did the man lying dead on the ground also die many years ago? no | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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a dead man killed him? | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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Ok, I just thought I'd ask  Bits of wood: pieces of a tree? or tree branches? of boards? of sheet lumber? firewood? DeadGuy: freshly dead? in the last few minutes? hours? Not so fresh? a few days? a week? more than a week? Apparent cause of death: Something bloody? stabbing? bludgeoning? gunshot? Not bloody? trampled to death by a herd of golden retriever puppies who only wanted to play? suffocated? poisoned? garrotted? | ||
| Fred Z (Dref)
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a dead man killed him? yessish By Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab) on Saturday, March 26, 2005 - 12:53 am: Ok, I just thought I'd ask Always a good thing! ;) Bits of wood: pieces of a tree? yes or tree branches? that too of boards? of sheet lumber? firewood? DeadGuy: freshly dead? yes in the last few minutes? yes hours? Not so fresh? a few days? a week? more than a week? Apparent cause of death: Something bloody? yes stabbing? bludgeoning? gunshot? this Not bloody? trampled to death by a herd of golden retriever puppies who only wanted to play? suffocated? poisoned? garrotted? | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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Any sort of "security system" relevant? | ||
| Fred Z (Dref)
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no | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Did the dead man intend to kill him? relevant? Is the corpse/remains of the dead man relevant? Was he shot with the dead mans gun? Was there a booby trap? Had something fallen from a tree? The man (freshly dead) might be called Marmaduke okay? Did the gun belong to Marmaduke? | ||
| Ed Mason (Logician)
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Did Marmaduke know the long-dead man (to be further referred to as LDM)? Did LDM? Was Marmaduke alive when LDM died? Did LDM 'plant' the gun there? intending someone (maybe not necessarily Marmaduke) to die? Did LDM kill him by action (e.g. planting the gun)? or by inaction (e.g. not removing the gun when he knew it would kill Marmaduke)? | ||
| Fred Z (Dref)
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Did the dead man intend to kill him? yes relevant? yes Is the corpse/remains of the dead man relevant? no Was he shot with the dead mans gun? no Was there a booby trap? no Had something fallen from a tree? no The man (freshly dead) might be called Marmaduke okay? Okey doke. Did the gun belong to Marmaduke? no By Ed Mason (Logician) on Saturday, March 26, 2005 - 10:28 pm: Did Marmaduke know the long-dead man (to be further referred to as LDM)? yes Did LDM? yes, he knew himself ;) and he knew Marmaduke too Was Marmaduke alive when LDM died? yes Did LDM 'plant' the gun there? no intending someone (maybe not necessarily Marmaduke) to die? no Did LDM kill him by action (e.g. planting the gun)? more this, but even this is a yope} or by inaction (e.g. not removing the gun when he knew it would kill Marmaduke)? | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Did LDm plan the murder to take place after his death? Or did he plan to commit it when he was still alive? | ||
| Fred Z (Dref)
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Did LDm plan the murder to take place after his death? Or did he plan to commit it when he was still alive? This | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Was LDM laying in wait for Marmaduke? | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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Was LDM actually dead? or was he presumed dead but not really dead? | ||
| Fred Z (Dref)
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Was LDM laying in wait for Marmaduke? no By Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab) on Sunday, March 27, 2005 - 12:55 am: Was LDM actually dead? he was very dead, stone dead, an ex-man, he had gone to meet his maker, he joined the choir invisible, he...ahem, sorry or was he presumed dead but not really dead? | ||
| Barbara Johannessen Bailey (Rabrab)
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You mean he wasn't just pining for the fijords?  Ok, then. Had Marmaduke shot himself? Because of something LDM had done? had deliberately left undone? Had someone else (not Marm himself, and not LDM) shot Marmaduke because of something LDM had done? Had deliberately not done? | ||
| Fred Z (Dref)
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You mean he wasn't just pining for the fijords? Ok, then. He was also not resting!  Had Marmaduke shot himself? no Because of something LDM had done? had deliberately left undone? Had someone else (not Marm himself, and not LDM) shot Marmaduke because of something LDM had done? no Had deliberately not done? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Did LDM somehow miss his target when alive? and the task was completed accidentally after his death? Chainsaw relevant? | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Is there anything supernatural here? Is time travel relevant? Is the type of gun relevant? Is there anybody visible (apart from the corpse) at the scene of the crime? Is it worth exploring anything about LDM? e.g. His motive / his whereabouts? | ||
| Ed Mason (Logician)
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Did Marmaduke kill LDM? | ||
| Fred Z (Dref)
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Did LDM somehow miss his target when alive? yes and the task was completed accidentally after his death? yes Chainsaw relevant? no By Simon Downham (Beroean) on Sunday, March 27, 2005 - 11:11 pm: Is there anything supernatural here? Possibly, but could mislead Is time travel relevant? no Is the type of gun relevant? no Is there anybody visible (apart from the corpse) at the scene of the crime? no Is it worth exploring anything about LDM? yes e.g. His motive / his whereabouts? but not those two items By Ed Mason (Logician) on Sunday, March 27, 2005 -11:46 pm: Did Marmaduke kill LDM? no |
