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| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Katy (Katy) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 10:24 am: are the birds all the same type? yes smaller than a sparrow? Roughly the same? Smaller than a thrush? Roughly the same? Smaller than a chicken? Roughly the same? Larger than a chicken? only very slightly larger than a chicken. You see, they are hens... | ||
| Katy (Katy)
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So we have some people, some hens and some objects. Eggs relevant to this puzzle? Their shape? Colour? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Katy (Katy) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 11:31 am: So we have some people, some hens and some objects. we have at least two hens, at least one person, and at least one (though probably more) objects. Eggs relevant to this puzzle? no Their shape? Colour? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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Are the hens French? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Lynne (Lynne) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 12:36 pm: Are the hens French? no - that was a different puzzle  | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
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just checking... | ||
| Katy (Katy)
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Does this puzzle involve a normal hen-thing? Not laying eggs, but... being in battery cages? Being free range? Scratching in the dirt? (why do they do that??) being eaten? not really being able to fly? | ||
| Tommy Petersson (Tommyp)
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Is "it" useful as a goal? like Salvation - may/may not be practically impossible to reach, but anyway for many people useful as a goal? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Katy (Katy) on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 07:42 am: Does this puzzle involve a normal hen-thing? yes, in part Not laying eggs, but... being in battery cages? Being free range? Scratching in the dirt? (why do they do that??) being eaten? not really being able to fly? the puzzle involves the ability of hens to fly, among other things By Tommy Petersson (Tommyp) on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 09:03 am: Is "it" useful as a goal? like Salvation - may/may not be practically impossible to reach, but anyway for many people useful as a goal? "it" is not really useful as a goal in itself, but as a means to an end | ||
| Katy (Katy)
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so does the practically impossible thing relate to hens flying? Without wings? Homing hens? fly to another country? Around the world? | ||
| Lewis Zeiters (Lzeiters)
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the wings themselves relevant? They are not functional for flying, but are quite useful as nourishment? | ||
| Tony (E20)
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Specific hens? Idealised hens? Metaphorical hens? Proverbial hens? Platonic hens? Ex-hens (...shuffled off this mortal coil and gone to meet their maker)? Hens yet-to-be? Countable hens? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Katy (Katy) on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 01:42 pm: so does the practically impossible thing relate to hens flying? yes Without wings? no Homing hens? no fly to another country? noAround the world? no By Lewis Zeiters (Lzeiters) on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 06:08 pm: the wings themselves relevant? They are not functional for flying, but are quite useful as nourishment? not this sort of thing, sorry By Tony (E20) on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 11:39 am: Specific hens? no Idealised hens? Metaphorical hens? Proverbial hens? Platonic hens? Ex-hens (...shuffled off this mortal coil and gone to meet their maker)? Hens yet-to-be? Countable hens? just hens in general | ||
| Char Fryck (Huntinggirl)
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Is the flying of the hens the practically impossible but useful thing? If so, is the flying useful for the hens themselves? For people in general? For specific people? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Char Fryck (Huntinggirl) on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 10:54 pm: Hello Char - very good to see you again Is the flying of the hens the practically impossible but useful thing? not in itself, no If so, is the flying useful for the hens themselves? no For people in general? not really For specific people? for people who wish to be able to to a specific thing | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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or even "to do a specific thing". I should evolve more. | ||
| Mosquito (Mosquito)
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Do people wish to send messages by way of homing hens? Do they want to have chariots pulled by flying hens? Is this based on a pun? | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Is bird flu an issue? | ||
| Char Fryck (Huntinggirl)
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Hello yourself, nice to have time to be here again Does this have anything to do with the plot of Chicken Run? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Mosquito (Mosquito) on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 12:03 pm: Do people wish to send messages by way of homing hens? no, but an interesting idea Do they want to have chariots pulled by flying hens? no, but an even more interesting idea Is this based on a pun? not exactly, but not a million miles from the right forest... By Simon Downham (Beroean) on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 05:31 pm: Is bird flu an issue? an issue, an issue, we all fall down... no By Char Fryck (Huntinggirl) on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 06:32 pm: Does this have anything to do with the plot of Chicken Run? I cannot say for certain, since I do not know the plot of Chicken Run. But I think it highly unlikely. | ||
| Katy (Katy)
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Is the idea to make chickens do something useful (I'll add "other than the usual numerous contributions chickens currently make to society" to cover myself legally!) Would more than one chicken need to be involved? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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By Katy (Katy) on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 08:20 pm: Is the idea to make chickens not chickens - hens. The difference is important do something useful no - the idea is to do something to hens. The thing itself would be more or less completely useless. (I'll add "other than the usual numerous contributions chickens currently make to society" to cover myself legally!) Would more than one chicken need to be involved? yes |
