| Author | Message | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1698 Registered: 8-2001 |
A common minor mishap showed me a good way out of a (not obviously related) common sticky situation. How come?? | ||
| Strongplacebo (Strongplacebo)
New member Username: Strongplacebo Post Number: 55 Registered: 10-2005 |
This sticky situation - is it likely to be an everyday occurrence? Could it happen to anyone? Men? Women? People of all ages? Would it happen at home? At work? While travelling? In human interaction, eg like a conversational faux pas? 'Sticky' in the literal sense, eg gum in one's hair? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1700 Registered: 8-2001 |
Strongplacebo (Strongplacebo) New member Username: Strongplacebo Post Number: 55 Registered: 10-2005 Posted on Sunday, September 17, 2006 - 1:10 am: This sticky situation - is it likely to be an everyday occurrence? no Could it happen to anyone? yes Men? yes Women? yes People of all ages? yope Would it happen at home? yes At work? yes While travelling? yes In human interaction, eg like a conversational faux pas? yes 'Sticky' in the literal sense, eg gum in one's hair? no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1704 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: What's a minor mishap that befalls us all?? | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 669 Registered: 7-2001 |
forgetting someone's name? losing something? getting locked out? does it result in embarrassment? physical hurt? financial loss? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1710 Registered: 8-2001 |
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 669 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Monday, September 18, 2006 - 10:06 pm: forgetting someone's name? no losing something? no getting locked out? no does it result in embarrassment? usually not physical hurt? no financial loss? no | ||
| Solane (Solane)
New member Username: Solane Post Number: 523 Registered: 5-2006 |
Putting something on inside out?/Upside-down? Does the person cause rhe mishap? Does it just happen to them? Randomly? | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 589 Registered: 7-2006 |
Tripping? Falling? Forgetfulness? Some domestic mishap, e.g. spilling milk? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1713 Registered: 8-2001 |
Solane (Solane) New member Username: Solane Post Number: 523 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 9:18 pm: Putting something on inside out? no/Upside-down? no Does the person cause rhe mishap? no Does it just happen to them? yes Randomly? no Plebeian (Plebeian) New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 589 Registered: 7-2006 Posted on Thursday, September 21, 2006 - 11:30 am: Tripping? no Falling? no Forgetfulness? no Some domestic mishap, e.g. spilling milk? no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1718 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: This is such a common mishap that I bet it befalls everyone on this forum at least once a month & probably more often | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 2978 Registered: 12-2000 |
Delays with transport? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1719 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 2978 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 11:07 pm: Delays with transport? no By the way, I noticed that your profile says you have a border collie. Are they as smart as everyone claims? Maybe your border collie would like to join the forum... | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 2980 Registered: 12-2000 |
Um --- yes, border collies are smart, but my profile also gives his date of death two years ago RIP.  The picture is of our Flat Coated Retriever, Shadow, that we got after Sandy died. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1721 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 2980 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006 - 10:56 am: Um --- yes, border collies are smart, but my profile also gives his date of death two years ago RIP. :-Sorry to hear that . Maybe the memory of his intelligence will inspire you tto solve this puzzle The picture is of our Flat Coated Retriever, Shadow, that we got after Sandy died. | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 604 Registered: 7-2006 |
computer-related mishap? Such as losing a document after hours of work? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1723 Registered: 8-2001 |
Plebeian (Plebeian) New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 604 Registered: 7-2006 Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 11:45 am: computer-related mishap?no Such as losing a document after hours of work?no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1848 Registered: 2-2001 |
Well, maybe from the other end--I think of a sticky situation as something I'd rather not be doing but I don't have a good way out of it, is it like that? Does the mishap give you an excuse to get you out of the sticky situation? Or a way to avoid it altogether? Would other methods of stickiness-avoidance/getoutofness result in someone's feelings being hurt? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1729 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1848 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 11:24 pm: Well, maybe from the other end--I think of a sticky situation as something I'd rather not be doing but I don't have a good way out of it, is it like that? yope Does the mishap give you an excuse to get you out of the sticky situation? noish Or a way to avoid it altogether? no Would other methods of stickiness-avoidance/getoutofness result in someone's feelings being hurt? some would | ||
| Solane (Solane)
New member Username: Solane Post Number: 535 Registered: 5-2006 |
Mishap internet related? Intelegence releated? Does it happen in almost every?/Every country? Could it happen more than once a month? Parents/relatives?/Spouce? relative? Argument? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1741 Registered: 8-2001 |
Solane (Solane) New member Username: Solane Post Number: 535 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Monday, October 02, 2006 - 8:33 pm: Mishap internet related? no Intelegence releated? no Does it happen in almost every?/Every country? in every country Could it happen more than once a month? yes. It happens much more often to most people Parents/relatives?/Spouce? relative? parents & spouces are irrelevant Argument? no | ||
| Solane (Solane)
New member Username: Solane Post Number: 536 Registered: 5-2006 |
So are relatives relevent?Sorry for spelling in last post, got all mucked up. Switching things relevent? TV relevent? Being late relevent? Early? Do other people cause the mishap? On purpose? Accident? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1746 Registered: 8-2001 |
Solane (Solane) New member Username: Solane Post Number: 536 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 3:15 am: So are relatives relevent? no. I should have added thatSorry for spelling in last post, got all mucked up. Switching things relevent? no TV relevent? no Being late relevent? no Early? no Do other people cause the mishap? possibly On purpose? very rarelyAccident? possibly | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1757 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: The mishap is so common you may not even think of it as a mishap. It probably happens to most people at least once a week & to many people, every day. | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 955 Registered: 6-2001 |
Is the mishap more likely to happen to men than women? vice versa? To adults than children? vice versa? Would the mishap happen at home? at work? Is it related to clothing? any sort of electrical equipment? any vehicle? Woudl it happen whilst awake? Whilst asleep? While walking? while standing up? While sitting down? In the bedroom? living room? kitchen? bathroom? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1761 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 955 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 8:36 pm: Is the mishap more likely to happen to men than women? no vice versa? no To adults than children? no vice versa? no Would the mishap happen at home? yes at work? yes Is it related to clothing? in some cases any sort of electrical equipment? not that I know of any vehicle?in some cases Woudl it happen whilst awake? yes Whilst asleep? I'm not sure but I think so While walking? yes while standing up? yes While sitting down? yes In the bedroom? yes living room? yes kitchen? yes bathroom? yes | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1883 Registered: 2-2001 |
So this mishap would be "an unfortunate accident" (the dictionary definition)? Memory relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1773 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1883 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Saturday, October 14, 2006 - 5:27 pm: So this mishap would be "an unfortunate accident" (the dictionary definition)?yesish Memory relevant? no | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 960 Registered: 6-2001 |
Does the mishap result in anything being damaged? In time being wasted? Does it happen when speaking? Does it involve other people being present? Could it happen to a non-human animal? To a person who lived in the 19th century? 15th century? BC? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1779 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 960 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 5:36 pm: Does the mishap result in anything being damaged?no In time being wasted? no Does it happen when speaking? possibly Does it involve other people being present? no Could it happen to a non-human animal? some To a person who lived in the 19th century? yes 15th century? yes--so it happened to Malory, since it hasppens to vrttually everyone BC? yes | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1788 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT:I bet at least half of the people on this forum had this mishap within the last 2 days | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1886 Registered: 2-2001 |
Does the mishap typically occur during a particular action on the part of the mishapee? Might the effects of the mishap linger for a period of time? If so, minutes? Hours? Days? Longer? Would someone be able to determine that you'd had such a mishap by seeing you? Hearing you? Smelling you? Touching you? Only because they were told or they witnessed it? Does the sticky situation involve an invitation? A request for action on your part? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1790 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1886 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Saturday, October 21, 2006 - 2:44 pm: Does the mishap typically occur during a particular action on the part of the mishapee?noish Might the effects of the mishap linger for a period of time? possibly If so, minutes? yes Hours? no Days? no Longer? no Would someone be able to determine that you'd had such a mishap by seeing you? yes Hearing you? yes Smelling you?no Touching you? no Only because they were told or they witnessed it? no Does the sticky situation involve an invitation? no A request for action on your part? no | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 476 Registered: 1-2001 |
Sneezing? coughing? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1795 Registered: 8-2001 |
Sunshine (Sunshine) New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 476 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 9:43 am: Sneezing? yes coughing? in the actual case, it was sneezing, but coughing would work as well | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 696 Registered: 7-2001 |
was there a secondary action accompanying your sneeze? that proved beneficial? the relevant part of a sneeze - that it makes you move your head? close your eyes? makes a noise? expels air? invites a comment from others? causes you to put your hand to your face? makes you use a tissue? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1798 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 696 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 10:08 pm: was there a secondary action accompanying your sneeze? no that proved beneficial? no the relevant part of a sneeze - that it makes you move your head? close your eyes? makes a noise? expels air? invites a comment from others? causes you to put your hand to your face? makes you use a tissue? none of these, really | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1893 Registered: 2-2001 |
Relevant that sneezing is associated with colds? Allergies? Spreading of germs? A need to wash hands? Did it get you out of shaking hands with someone(s)? | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1894 Registered: 2-2001 |
...or other unwanted physical contact? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1801 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1893 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 10:20 pm: Relevant that sneezing is associated with colds? no Allergies? yes Spreading of germs? no A need to wash hands? no Did it get you out of shaking hands with someone(s)? no Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1894 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 10:20 pm: ...or other unwanted physical contact? no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1898 Registered: 2-2001 |
So having allergies got/gets/could get you out of a sticky situation? Does the situation involve animals? Plants? Food? Does having allergies give you a graceful excuse to rid yourself of some unwanted item(s)? To refuse gifts? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1802 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1898 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 5:05 pm: So having allergies got/gets/could get you out of a sticky situation?yesish Does the situation involve animals? no Plants? no Food? no Does having allergies give you a graceful excuse to rid yourself of some unwanted item(s)? no To refuse gifts? no | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 486 Registered: 1-2001 |
Do you really have allergies? or pretend to be allergic to something? Someone's perfume? something they are wearing? carrying? something in the vicinity? Do you use an allergy to pretend you have a cold so that someone else will avoid you? Do you use a sneeze to cover the fact that you have forgotten something? to give you an opportunity to change the subject or not answer a question? to leave someone who is boring you? to hang up on the telephone? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1809 Registered: 8-2001 |
Sunshine (Sunshine) New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 486 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Saturday, November 04, 2006 - 3:32 pm: Do you really have allergies? no or pretend to be allergic to something? yes Someone's perfume? nosomething they are wearing? no carrying? no something in the vicinity? yope Do you use an allergy to pretend you have a cold so that someone else will avoid you? no Do you use a sneeze to cover the fact that you have forgotten something? no to give you an opportunity to change the subject or not answer a question? no to leave someone who is boring you? no to hang up on the telephone? no | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 656 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is the thing that you are pretending to be allergic to relevant? Or just allergies in general? Did the sticky situation involve: People you didn't like? People you didn't want to see? Somewhere you didn't want to be/go to? Something you didn't want to do? Two different people wanting you to do different things? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1816 Registered: 8-2001 |
Beccaann (Beccaann) New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 656 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 9:00 pm: Is the thing that you are pretending to be allergic to relevant? yes Or just allergies in general? noish Did the sticky situation involve: People you didn't like? yes People you didn't want to see? no Somewhere you didn't want to be/go to? no Something you didn't want to do? yope Two different people wanting you to do different things? no | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 658 Registered: 6-2006 |
the thing you are pretending to be allergic to...not food, animal, or plants, correct? Seasonal allergies? Some kind of fabric/material? Mold? Hay? Is it something that is a common allergy? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 659 Registered: 6-2006 |
Cigarette smoke? Dust? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1818 Registered: 8-2001 |
Beccaann (Beccaann) New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 658 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 9:18 pm: the thing you are pretending to be allergic to...not food, animal, or plants, correct?\byes} Seasonal allergies? no Some kind of fabric/material? no Mold? no Hay? no Is it something that is a common allergy? no Beccaann (Beccaann) New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 659 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 9:20 pm: Cigarette smoke? no Dust? no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1912 Registered: 2-2001 |
perfume/cologne/scent? Something used in a particular location? By a particular profession? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1821 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1912 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Friday, November 10, 2006 - 3:22 pm: perfume/cologne/scent? no Something used in a particular location? no By a particular profession? no | ||
| Rubberduck (Rubberduck)
New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 43 Registered: 3-2006 |
Allergic to a person? Place? Thing? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1823 Registered: 8-2001 |
Rubberduck (Rubberduck) New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 43 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 6:17 am: Allergic to a person? no Place? no Thing?yes | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1825 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: By far the most important thing that's been discovered about this puzzle is that what I pretend to be allergic to is not a common source of allergies. Also, it would be more accurate to say that I say I am allergic than that I pretend to be allergic | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 684 Registered: 6-2006 |
So, was the first statement incorrect, or did we misconstrue your intention? Are you allergic to one thing, but you use that fact to lead someone to believe you are allergic to something else? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 688 Registered: 6-2006 |
Ok, the relevant allergy: Something organic? Inorganic? If organic: Living? Dead? Plant? Animal? Fungus? Other? If inorganic: Something one would encounter on a daily basis? If so: at home? in an office? outside? inside? in a public place? Would you have to touch it to have a reaction? Smell it? Breathe it in? Taste it? Swallow it? Is it liquid? Solid? Gaseous? Is it so uncommon an allergy as to be completely unheard of? Would someone doubt you if you told them? Or is it just not as common as something like pollen or animal dander? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1828 Registered: 8-2001 |
Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 6:19 pm: quote: Do you really have allergies? no or pretend to be allergic to something? yes quote: Also, it would be more accurate to say that I say I am allergic than that I pretend to be allergic So, was the first statement incorrect, or did we misconstrue your intention? Well, it's an odd kind of pretense. Find out why!! Are you allergic to one thing, but you use that fact to lead someone to believe you are allergic to something else? no Beccaann (Beccaann) New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 688 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 8:13 pm: Ok, the relevant allergy: Something organic? no Inorganic? yes If organic: Living? Dead? Plant? Animal? Fungus? Other? If inorganic: Something one would encounter on a daily basis? possibly If so: at home? in an office? outside? inside? in a public place? could be in any of these| Would you have to touch it to have a reaction? no Smell it? no Breathe it in? no Taste it? no Swallow it? no Is it liquid? no Solid? no Gaseous? no Is it so uncommon an allergy as to be completely unheard of? yes Would someone doubt you if you told them? yes Or is it just not as common as something like pollen or animal dander? no | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 689 Registered: 6-2006 |
it's not liquid, solid, or gaseous?? is it intangible? imaginary? plasma? made of light? a type of energy? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1831 Registered: 8-2001 |
Beccaann (Beccaann) New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 689 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 9:05 pm: it's not liquid, solid, or gaseous??yes, that's right is it intangible? yesimaginary? no plasma? no made of light? no a type of energy? no | ||
| Lzeiters (Lzeiters)
New member Username: Lzeiters Post Number: 880 Registered: 6-2005 |
are you allergic to your allergies?  | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1834 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lzeiters (Lzeiters) New member Username: Lzeiters Post Number: 880 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 10:43 pm: are you allergic to your allergies? huh?? | ||
| Lzeiters (Lzeiters)
New member Username: Lzeiters Post Number: 882 Registered: 6-2005 |
Sorry, just exploring an avenue of thought... When I was young, I had very bad (sinus)allergies. Sometimes it seemed like i was allergic to anything, i started making the quip "i'm allergic to my allergies." This brings up the notion of: being allergic to something(an allergy), then being allergic to being allergic to that something, then being allergic to being allergic to being allergic....., thus being a somewhat creative explanation (or so it seemed at the time) for why i was always sneezing my head off... | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 700 Registered: 6-2006 |
a feeling? emotion? sensation? temperature? atmosphere? sound? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1841 Registered: 8-2001 |
Beccaann (Beccaann) New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 700 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 8:17 pm: a feeling? no emotion? no sensation? no temperature? no atmosphere? noish sound? no | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 698 Registered: 7-2001 |
so, is the scenario that you say you are allergic to something (intangible) to get you out of a situation where you might have to be with people you don't like? are you trying to avoid a social situation? a work situation? is this something you have done more than once? do you say you are allergic to crowds? enclosed spaces? smoky atmospheres? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1854 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 698 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 9:30 pm: so, is the scenario that you say you are allergic to something (intangible) yes to get you out of a situation where you might have to be with people you don't like? no are you trying to avoid a social situation? yope a work situation? no is this something you have done more than once? yes do you say you are allergic to crowds? no enclosed spaces? no smoky atmospheres? no | ||
| Rubberduck (Rubberduck)
New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 45 Registered: 3-2006 |
Do you say you are allergic to something intangible? And this is to avoid the sticky situation? Is the sticky situation to be taken literally (for example glue, tape)? Or figuratively speaking (for example some situation that is awkward for you)? Is what you say you are allergic to an action? Doing something? Some thought process? Words? Seeing something? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1859 Registered: 8-2001 |
Rubberduck (Rubberduck) New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 45 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 6:15 am: Do you say you are allergic to something intangible? yes And this is to avoid the sticky situation? Is the sticky situation to be taken literally (for example glue, tape)? no Or figuratively speaking yes (for example some situation that is awkward for you)?yope Is what you say you are allergic to an action? see later answers Doing something? see later answer Some thought process? yope Words? yes Seeing something? yope | ||
| Lzeiters (Lzeiters)
New member Username: Lzeiters Post Number: 883 Registered: 6-2005 |
allergic to reading? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1865 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lzeiters (Lzeiters) New member Username: Lzeiters Post Number: 883 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 11:02 pm: allergic to reading? no | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 704 Registered: 7-2001 |
do you say you are allergic to singing? to singing 'happy birthday'? (I hate doing that..) do you say you are allergic to some sort of religious ceremony? to weddings? baptisms? are you trying to avoid attending an event of some sort? a social gathering? a meal? an event with colleagues? christmas? relevant who you say this to? to friends? family? coleagues? strangers? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1872 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 704 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Sunday, November 19, 2006 - 7:41 pm: do you say you are allergic to singing? no to singing 'happy birthday'? (I hate doing that..) I kind of like it!! do you say you are allergic to some sort of religious ceremony{no} to weddings? no baptisms? no are you trying to avoid attending an event of some sort? no a social gathering? no a meal? no an event with colleagues? no christmas? no relevant who you say this to? yes to friends? no family? no coleagues? no strangers? yes | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 706 Registered: 7-2001 |
are street polls relevant? market surveys? do you use this pretense to avoid being accosted by strangers for some reason? starngers who are trying to sell you something? ask you questions? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1877 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 706 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 12:37 pm: are street polls relevant? no market surveys? no do you use this pretense to avoid being accosted by strangers for some reason? no starngers who are trying to sell you something? no ask you questions? no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1892 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: I am trying to avoid giving people a certain impression of me. Find out what. | ||
| Lzeiters (Lzeiters)
New member Username: Lzeiters Post Number: 885 Registered: 6-2005 |
Are you trying to avoid appearing sickly? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1906 Registered: 8-2001 |
Lzeiters (Lzeiters) New member Username: Lzeiters Post Number: 885 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 6:28 pm: Are you trying to avoid appearing sickly? no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1922 Registered: 2-2001 |
Are you trying to avoid an impression which might be formed about your behavior? Your attitudes? Some physical/genetic attribute? Would most people consider this a negative-appearing attribute? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1908 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1922 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 9:33 pm: Are you trying to avoid an impression which might be formed about your behavior? yes Your attitudes? yes Some physical/genetic attribute? no Would most people consider this a negative-appearing attribute? yes, but not in the sense of my physical appearance, which is irrel | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1 Registered: 9-2003 |
would you say it to all strangers? who tried to talk to you? who tried to talk to you about something specific? would you say it to a friend? do you say you are allergic to talking? listening? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1910 Registered: 8-2001 |
~damia~ (~damia~) New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1 Registered: 9-2003 Posted on Friday, December 08, 2006 - 4:54 pm: would you say it to all strangers? no who tried to talk to you? no who tried to talk to you about something specific? yes would you say it to a friend? noish do you say you are allergic to talking? no listening? no | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 513 Registered: 1-2001 |
Is work relevant? Academia? Malory? | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 5 Registered: 9-2003 |
so would you say it to anyone who tried to talk to you about something specific? is the topic weather? allergies? health? something related to allergies or sneezing? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1914 Registered: 8-2001 |
Sunshine (Sunshine) New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 513 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 8:13 pm: Is work relevant? no Academia? no Malory? no ~damia~ (~damia~) New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 5 Registered: 9-2003 Posted on Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 10:31 pm: so would you say it to anyone who tried to talk to you about something specific? no is the topic weather? no allergies? no health? no something related to allergies or sneezing? no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1940 Registered: 2-2001 |
Would this (supposed) allergy prevent you from seeming to be racist/sexist/ageist/other-ist-of-some-sort? Of harboring prejudice(s)? Of being class-conscious? Of being wasteful? Mean-spirited? Greedy? One of the seven deadlies? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1918 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1940 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 5:15 pm: Would this (supposed) allergy prevent you from seeming to be racist/sexist/ageist/other-ist-of-some-sort? Of harboring prejudice(s)? yope Of being class-conscious? no Of being wasteful? no. I don't think it's so terrible to be wasteful Mean-spirited? no Greedy? no One of the seven deadlies? no. Sloth & gluttony are my specialties. I wrote a paper on sloth last year--write about what you know. | ||
| Celtic (Celtic)
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Would you use this "allergy" pretense ONLY for strangers? If you used this pretense for someone you knew, would they be able to tell that you were faking your alergies? Is there a possibility of the stranger being offended by your (perceived) allergy? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1930 Registered: 8-2001 |
Celtic (Celtic) New member Username: Celtic Post Number: 1 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 7:40 pm: Would you use this "allergy" pretense ONLY for strangers?no If you used this pretense for someone you knew, would they be able to tell that you were faking your alergies?irrel Is there a possibility of the stranger being offended by your (perceived) allergy? yes | ||
| Celtic (Celtic)
New member Username: Celtic Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2006 |
Would you pretend to be allergic when ANY stranger started talking on a specific subject that you wish to avoid talking about? Or when a specific stranger started talking? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1935 Registered: 8-2001 |
New member Username: Celtic Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 12:56 am: Would you pretend to be allergic when ANY stranger started talking on a specific subject that you wish to avoid talking about? yope Or when a specific stranger started talking? no | ||
| Kallan (Kallan)
New member Username: Kallan Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2006 |
Allergic to handshakes? Thus, couldn't shake hands because you were busy shielding your sneeze with your hand? | ||
| Sebastepistis (Sebastepistis)
New member Username: Sebastepistis Post Number: 3 Registered: 12-2006 |
Do you pretend to be allergic to smoke to get people to stop lighting up around you? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1943 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kallan (Kallan) New member Username: Kallan Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 6:20 pm: Allergic to handshakes? no Thus, couldn't shake hands because you were busy shielding your sneeze with your hand? no Sebastepistis (Sebastepistis) New member Username: Sebastepistis Post Number: 3 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 12:47 pm: Do you pretend to be allergic to smoke to get people to stop lighting up around you? no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1964 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: Keep in mind that what I'm pretending to be allergic to is not something anyone is literally allergic to. | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1954 Registered: 2-2001 |
Something like an emotion? A smile or other expression? A thought/thought process? A belief? A sound? A smell? Politics? Religion? Television? Entertainment? Music? Charity? | ||
| Solon_magrizos (Solon_magrizos)
New member Username: Solon_magrizos Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2007 |
Solon magrizos could very well be the next world record holder of speed cubing. What is speed cubing you ask? It’s the sport (many consider it a sport) or solving a Rubik’s cube as quickly as possible. It’s not hard to impress someone by solving this age old puzzle in a few minutes. But solving it in a few seconds? It’s rather jaw dropping. Jacob is amazing to watch. You can barely see his hands and it’s like he’s a robot once he starts. He’s quite the mathematical genius and he says it’s not too hard to learn, all you need to do is memorize a few algorithms However he does it, he’s quite fantastic and quite fun to watch. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1972 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1954 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Sunday, December 31, 2006 - 9:40 pm: Something like an emotion? yope A smile or other expression? no A thought/thought processyesish A belief? yope A sound? no A smell? no Politics? noish Religion? no Television? no Entertainment? no Music? no Charity? no Solon_magrizos (Solon_magrizos) New member Username: Solon_magrizos Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Monday, January 01, 2007 - 9:15 am: Solon magrizos could very well be the next world record holder of speed cubing. What is speed cubing you ask? It’s the sport (many consider it a sport) or solving a Rubik’s cube as quickly as possible. It’s not hard to impress someone by solving this age old puzzle in a few minutes. But solving it in a few seconds? It’s rather jaw dropping. Jacob is amazing to watch. You can barely see his hands and it’s like he’s a robot once he starts. He’s quite the mathematical genius and he says it’s not too hard to learn, all you need to do is memorize a few algorithms However he does it, he’s quite fantastic and quite fun to watch. huh?? Why is this posted here?? | ||
| Fallguy (Fallguy)
New member Username: Fallguy Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2007 |
are you allergic to work? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1979 Registered: 8-2001 |
Fallguy (Fallguy) New member Username: Fallguy Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Tuesday, January 02, 2007 - 2:56 pm: are you allergic to work? no--or at least, irrel to this puzzle | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 32 Registered: 1-2007 |
Arrogance and/or stupidity? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1996 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 32 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 1:15 am: Arrogance and/or stupidity? no. But you're ORT (on the right track. It's an offensive character trait, but one that's more problematic to ignore than arrogance or stupidity | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 38 Registered: 1-2007 |
Regarding the offensive character trait: - is it you directing it towards someone else - is it you directing it towards yourself - is it someone else directing it towards you - is it normally between two humans Is it problematic to ignore because: - it creates a strong emotion in you - it makes you/does not make you act in a certain things - it changes the way people percieve you - it creates a physical reaction in you that is noticable for others Is it usually happening: - in private - in public | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1997 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 38 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 2:20 pm: Regarding the offensive character trait: - is it you directing it towards someone else no - is it you directing it towards yourself no - is it someone else directing it towards you no - is it normally between two humans two or more Is it problematic to ignore because: - it creates a strong emotion in youyope - it makes you/does not make you act in a certain things no - it changes the way people percieve you yope - it creates a physical reaction in you that is noticable for others no Is it usually happening: - in private - in public could be either | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 61 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is this done with a loud voice? Can it be done silently? | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 55 Registered: 9-2003 |
is the offensive trait like a bad habit? something someone physically does? or more of a behaviour thing? or a speech thing? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2002 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 61 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 11:48 pm: Is this done with a loud voice? yes Can it be done silently? yes ~damia~ (~damia~) New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 55 Registered: 9-2003 Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 2:19 pm: is the offensive trait like a bad habit? yope something someone physically does?see next answers or more of a behaviour thing? possibly, but in the situation giving rise to the puzzle, it's more likely to be speech or a speech thing? probably, althoughn it could just as easily be sign language | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 85 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it something that people are doing about themselves? Such as boasting, self pitying? Is it more what is expressed than how? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 88 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does it put you in a moral dilemma? Is the situation initiated by you or the other person? If it is you, is it the answer you don't like? If it is the other person, does he want your attention? Are you chosen randomly? Do you need to be close to the other person, or can you develop an alergy from a distance? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2007 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 85 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 1:46 pm: Is it something that people are doing about themselves? no Such as boasting, self pitying? I'm a big supporter of self-pity when it's justified. I think it's a much more rational response to adversity than trying to convince yourself that adversity promotes "personal growth." Is it more what is expressed than how? yes Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 88 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 4:34 pm: Does it put you in a moral dilemma? yes Is the situation initiated by you or the other person? the other person If it is you, is it the answer you don't like? If it is the other person, does he want your attention? [possibly Are you chosen randomly? possibly Do you need to be close to the other person, or can you develop an alergy from a distance? the latter | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 91 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does the other person need help? Is it some kind of urgency to it? Does he need or want anything else? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2008 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 91 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 10:20 pm: Does the other person need help? no Is it some kind of urgency to it? noish Does he need or want anything else? noish | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 95 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the other person controversal? If so, more for you than for most people? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2009 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 91 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 10:20 pm: Does the other person need help? no Is it some kind of urgency to it? noish Does he need or want anything else? noish Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 95 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 2:30 am: Is the other person controversal? yes If so, more for you than for most people? no | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 103 Registered: 1-2007 |
Could it be that you don't want to revail your opinion? In a certain matter? In general? Is it that you don't want to meet a (controversal) opinion with a opposite opinion? and theirby start an argument? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2010 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 103 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 9:02 pm: Could it be that you don't want to revail your opinion? No. When you've spent more time on the forum, you'll see that I ALWARS want to reveal my opinion!! In a certain matter? no In general? no Is it that you don't want to meet a (controversal) opinion with a opposite opinion? no and theirby start an argument? no--I love arguments!! | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 107 Registered: 1-2007 |
So could it be the opposite, then. That the other person is right? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 108 Registered: 1-2007 |
So, is it the opposite? That the other person is right? ...and you realise it and hate it? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2011 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 107 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 9:41 pm: So could it be the opposite, then. That the other person is right? not in this case Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 108 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 9:56 pm: So, is it the opposite? no That the other person is right? no ...and you realise it and hate it? no | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 109 Registered: 1-2007 |
So, he is wrong then? If so, would someone without your allergy feel a need to correct him? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2012 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 109 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 10:16 pm: So, he is wrong then? yes If so, would someone without your allergy feel a need to correct him? possibly P.S. Thanks for all the great questions on this puzzle Snoozer, but please direct that clever lateral mind at my others as well!! | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 112 Registered: 1-2007 |
Thanks!! I will! Would you correct him (if you did not have the allergy)? Are you concerned that people would consider you a know-it-all? or do they expect you to start an argument? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2013 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 112 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 10:45 pm: Thanks!! I will!  Would you correct him (if you did not have the allergy)? noish Are you concerned that people would consider you a know-it-all? yesish or do they expect you to start an argument? yope | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 114 Registered: 1-2007 |
not correcting... hmm... could it be than that it is the teacher in you that is coming out? Close to that? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2014 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 114 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 10:58 pm: not correcting... hmm... could it be than that it is the teacher in you that is coming out? eeek--no!! My job is irrel Close to that? See previous answer | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 115 Registered: 1-2007 |
So, you have an OCD and will stab him to death then and there with an antique silver spoon, just for being wrong... You start yelling while flapping your arms up and down? You start laughing out loud and cannot stop? You humiliate him in front of everyone, the more the merrier? People think you have gone insane... Closer than before? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2015 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 115 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 11:23 pm: So, you have an OCD and will stab him to death then and there with an antique silver spoon, just for being wrong... nooooooooo You start yelling while flapping your arms up and down? ditto You start laughing out loud and cannot stop? ditto You humiliate him in front of everyone, the more the merrier? yesish People think you have gone insane... no Closer than before? no, except for the question I answered "yesish" | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 116 Registered: 1-2007 |
You say something like "bullshit" that can be hidden by a sneeze? | ||
| Petjan (Petjan)
New member Username: Petjan Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is your "allergy" about relationship, haggling, argument or just ideas expressed/that may be expressed by the other person/party? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2016 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 116 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 12:08 am: You say something like "bullshit" that can be hidden by a sneeze?No. When I say "bullshit," I don't hide it!! Petjan (Petjan) New member Username: Petjan Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 9:25 am: Is your "allergy" about relationship no, haggling no, argumentno or just ideas expressed yes/that may be expressed by the other person/party? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 138 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it an idea that only a stranger would have? And it has nothing to do with you? Ie your age, social status, gender etc is irrelevant? Do you hide any other words with a sneeze? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2019 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 138 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 9:48 pm: Is it an idea that only a stranger would have? no And it has nothing to do with you? Ie your age, social status, gender etc is irrelevant? yes Do you hide any other words with a sneeze? no | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 144 Registered: 1-2007 |
... but you mostly/only react this way to strangers who have this idea? Because it is more difficult to not get inolved? Is it less controversal if friends or family are expressing the same idea? for you? for anyone else? Are you directly involved or more of an observer? Is it more in line of abuse? threat? something condecending? or more of a pick up line? flatter? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2025 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 144 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 11:27 pm: ... but you mostly/only react this way to strangers who have this idea?no Because it is more difficult to not get inolved? no Is it less controversal if friends or family are expressing the same idea? no for you? no for anyone else? no Are you directly involved or more of an observer? an observer--until I sneeze Is it more in line of abuse? yes threat? no something condecending? possibly or more of a pick up line? no flatter? no | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 146 Registered: 1-2007 |
Abuse of: women, children, men, animals, drugs, alcohol? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2026 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 146 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 11:45 pm: Abuse of: women, possibly children ditto, men ditto, animals no, drugs No. I think other people's indulgences in this area are none of my business, alcohol ditto? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 148 Registered: 1-2007 |
violence? theft? extortion? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 150 Registered: 1-2007 |
verbal abuse? calling names? against a certain kind of group of people? someone they know? strangers? someone who made them upset? in a special situation? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 152 Registered: 1-2007 |
bullying? unfair remarks? discrimination? opression? blatant attacks? rage? | ||
| Petjan (Petjan)
New member Username: Petjan Post Number: 6 Registered: 1-2007 |
Abuse directed against entire humanity? a group? culture? individual? Abuse about what he thinks is/should be? is not/should not be? Abuse about physical features? psychological make-up? mental state? spirituality? sexuality? emotional state? authority? capability? limits? Abuse as intended by the speaker? or just as he came across? because it ascribes an unpleasant attribute? or attempts to take away/detract from a good attribute of people? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2028 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 148 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:14 am: violence? no theft? no extortion? no Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 150 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:40 am: verbal abuse? yes calling names? yes against a certain kind of group of people? yes someone they know? possibly strangers? yes someone who made them upset? irrel in a special situation? irrel Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 152 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 1:04 am: bullying? no unfair remarks? yes discrimination? yesopression? see previous answer blatant attacks? possibly rage? possibly Petjan (Petjan) New member Username: Petjan Post Number: 6 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 8:01 am: Abuse directed against entire humanity? no a group? yes culture? possibly individual? no Abuse about what he thinks is yes/should be? possibly is not possibbly/should not be? possibly Abuse about physical features? psychological make-up? mental state? spirituality? sexuality? emotional state? authority? capability? limits? could be any of these Abuse as intended by the speaker? possibly or just as he came across? no because it ascribes an unpleasant attribute? possibly or attempts to take away/detract from a good attribute of people? ditto | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 173 Registered: 1-2007 |
People with a physical or mental handicap? sexual orientation? rich? poor? foreign? intelligent? stupid? ugly? beautiful? dressed in a special way? acting out of the ordinary? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2031 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 173 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 9:59 pm: People with a physical or mental handicap? sexual orientation? rich? poor? foreign? intelligent? stupid? ugly? beautiful? dressed in a special way? acting out of the ordinary? no to all | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 183 Registered: 1-2007 |
just anyone who is different? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2033 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 183 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 11:08 pm: just anyone who is different? no | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 185 Registered: 1-2007 |
different or special in anyway? someone who is similar in some sense? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2035 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 185 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 11:19 pm: different or special in anyway?yes someone who is similar in some sense? no--excvept for being human, of course | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 188 Registered: 1-2007 |
it seems that you want to be left out of this, but... are you different or special in the same or similar way as the other person? | ||
| Petjan (Petjan)
New member Username: Petjan Post Number: 18 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does the abuse go like: "(I think) Germans are basically arrogant. They think they are the superior race, which is not true."? or "Third world countries remain largely underdeveloped because of relatively low average IQ."? Could it also have been expressed with a sign language or body language? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2037 Registered: 8-2001 |
Snoozer (Snoozer) New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 188 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 11:53 pm: it seems that you want to be left out of this, but... are you different or special in the same or similar way as the other person? irrel Petjan (Petjan) New member Username: Petjan Post Number: 18 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 8:15 am: Does the abuse go like: "(I think) Germans are basically arrogant. They think they are the superior race, which is not true."? that's a possibility, but not the only one or "Third world countries remain largely underdeveloped because of relatively low average IQ."? ditto Could it also have been expressed with a sign language or body language? yes I rthink this is close enough for me to declare a ******SPOILER ***** What do you do when you hear someone say something racist? When I was in grade school, we were told me should say, "That kind of talk is un-American," but if you can imagine making that prissy little speech (or the equivalent for your own nationality, if applicable), you have more imagination than I do. But you probably ought to say something. I got lucky when I happened to sneeze right after someonew made a racist remark in my presence, because it inspired (?) me to say, "Oh, excuse me, I'm allergic to racism." That's less prissy than most of the things one ought to say. So now I always use that approach, although with a cough--much easier to fake than a sneeze. Thanks for sticking with it, everyone, & guess what awaits you at the bottom of the page. | ||
| Petjan (Petjan)
New member Username: Petjan Post Number: 20 Registered: 1-2007 |
That was a good one Nimue. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2052 Registered: 8-2001 |
Thanks, Petjan. Please check out my others!! | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 294 Registered: 1-2007 |
A bit frustrating, but fun! | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2068 Registered: 8-2001 |
We aim to please. |
