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| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 132 Registered: 7-2006 |
Sid's granny was ill.He was lucky. Fred's granny was well.He wasn't. | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 133 Registered: 7-2006 |
Sorry I've been away.New job,moving house,Christmas...been a bit frantic... | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 422 Registered: 9-2006 |
Sid: Human? Adult? Male? Fred: H? A? M? Their grannies: Human? Adult? Female? What was the disease of Sid's granny: psychic? physical? Was Fred unlucky or unwell? "Well" - you mean, without disease? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 136 Registered: 7-2006 |
Sid: Human?Yes Adult?No Male?Yes Fred: Human?Yes Adult?No Male?No Their grannies: Human?Yes Adult?Yes Female?Yes What was the disease of Sid's granny: psychic? physical? Irrelevant.Let's give her a nasty case of measles.Aren't I mean? Was Fred unlucky or unwell?Unlucky "Well" - you mean, without disease?Yes | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 424 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is Fred a female? A group of people? Did Sid get something good thanks to his granny's disease? Did Fred get something bad because of his granny's disease? Anyone else involved? | ||
| Rubberduck (Rubberduck)
New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 41 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is there only one He? Does the first He refer to Sid? Does the second He refer to Fred? Fred is not male? Then the second He cannot refer to Fred? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 139 Registered: 7-2006 |
*Blooper alert-oh dear*Well this should answer Rubberduck's question. The answer to Fred:Male should have been Yes Fred is Male.It doesn't affect things much but let's make it simple... Did Sid get something good thanks to his granny's disease?Yesish Did Fred get something bad because of his granny's disease?Yesish Anyone else involved?Yes | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 140 Registered: 7-2006 |
*Blooper alert...Oh dear* This should answer Rubberduck's question too. The answer to Fred:Male should be Yes.It doesn't affect the puzzle but let's keep it simple Did Sid get something good thanks to his granny's disease?Yesish Did Fred get something bad because of his granny's disease?Yesish.Just to clarify-Something bad happened to Fred because his granny DIDN'T have a disease Anyone else involved?Yes | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 432 Registered: 9-2006 |
How many other persons involved: 1? 2? 3? More? Is one of the other persons a doctor? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 141 Registered: 7-2006 |
How many other persons involved: 1? 2? 3? More?Lots more Is one of the other persons a doctor?No | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 692 Registered: 3-2006 |
If Fred's granny had been ill, would he enjoy what Sam did? Likewise, if Sam's granny had not had measles, would he suffer the same fate as Fred? Sam and Fred are children? Teenagers? Relevant that they go to school? Is their relationship to each other relevant? Friends? Classmates? Schoolmates? Neighbours? Related by blood? Cousins? Enemies? Would the puzzle work if it was Sam's father who had the measles instead? Or Sam's mother? If Fred's sister had the measles, would he be as lucky as Sam? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 142 Registered: 7-2006 |
If Fred's granny had been ill, would he enjoy what Sam did?Yes Likewise, if Sam's granny had not had measles, would he suffer the same fate as Fred?Yes Sam and Fred are children?Yes Teenagers?Yes Relevant that they go to school?No Is their relationship to each other relevant?No Friends?Yes Classmates?Yes Schoolmates?Yes Neighbours?Yes Related by blood?NoCousins?No Enemies?No Would the puzzle work if it was Sam's father who had the measles instead?No Or Sam's mother?No If Fred's sister had the measles, would he be as lucky as Sam?No | ||
| Ludo (Ludo)
New member Username: Ludo Post Number: 18 Registered: 11-2006 |
Because his granny was ill, Sid dont do something but Fred was not that luck... something like that? Fred had un accident?? something bad in the way to school or IN school...? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 143 Registered: 7-2006 |
Because his granny was ill, Sid dont do something but Fred was not that luck... something like that?Yes...something like that Fred had un accident??No something bad in the way to school or IN school...?No | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 693 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did Sid's granny have to go to the doctor? the hospital? Relevant? Did she have to be quarantined? Relevant? Did the two grannies know each other? Did Sid have to get medication for his granny? Did Fred get into trouble? with his parents? teachers? school? friends? Relevant where this took place? Does this country have a particular granny policy? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 145 Registered: 7-2006 |
Did Sid's granny have to go to the doctor?No the hospital?No Relevant?Noish Did she have to be quarantined?Yes Relevant?Yes Did the two grannies know each other?No Did Sid have to get medication for his granny?No Did Fred get into trouble?No with his parents?No teachers?No school?No friends?No Relevant where this took place?Yes Does this country have a particular granny policy?No.Would you like to suggest one?-Buy One,Get One Free.Compulsory grannies for under-18s?  | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 697 Registered: 3-2006 |
Or maybe all grandchildren of grannies with measles are automatically given straight As as compensation. Lucky Sid. Was she quarantined at home? In her room? If so, was Sid living in the same house as her? Or did he have to move out for the time being? Did they live together before she got the measles? Was Sid's granny supposed to do something? to Sid? for Sid? Has Sid done something wrong? Has Fred? Did Fred get injured? Did he lose anything material? Did Sid gain anything? Money? Who are the "lots of people" involved here-- the general public? Sid and Fred's friends? An official organisation? non-official one? an illegal one? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 698 Registered: 3-2006 |
10? 20? 30? 40? 50? 100? 200? 500? 1000? 2000? 5000? 10 000? 100 000? 1 000 000? 6.5 billion? | ||
| Adoyle (Adoyle)
New member Username: Adoyle Post Number: 1 Registered: 11-2006 |
Sid's granny's illness prevented them from doing something? Like driving on a freeway? Fred's granny was well, she drove Fred somewhere on the freeway, and they ended up in an accident type of thing? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 146 Registered: 7-2006 |
Jumpingjack Or maybe all grandchildren of grannies with measles are automatically given straight As as compensation. Lucky Sid.Alas No Was she quarantined at home?Yes In her room?No If so, was Sid living in the same house as her?No Or did he have to move out for the time being?No Did they live together before she got the measles?No Was Sid's granny supposed to do something?No to Sid?No for Sid?No Has Sid done something wrong?No Has Fred?No Did Fred get injured?No Did he lose anything material?Yope...ish Did Sid gain anything?Yope...ish Money?Yope...ish Who are the "lots of people" involved here-- the general public?No Sid and Fred's friends?No An official organisation?Yes non-official one?No an illegal one?No..ish-depending on your personal views | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 147 Registered: 7-2006 |
10? 20? 30? 40? 50? 100? 200? 500? 1000? 2000? 5000? 10 000? 100 000? 1 000 000? 6.5 billion? Probably in the thousands-but not really relevant Adoyle Post Number: 1 Sid's granny's illness prevented them from doing something?Yes Like driving on a freeway?No Fred's granny was well, she drove Fred somewhere on the freeway, and they ended up in an accident type of thing?No | ||
| Senorina_illuminata (Senorina_illuminata)
New member Username: Senorina_illuminata Post Number: 104 Registered: 9-2006 |
fred didnt want to visit his granny because there was somewhere else he wanted to go? or somewhere else he 'didnt' want to go? sid was lucky because due to his grannies illness he didnt have to go to or do whatever fred had to do? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 150 Registered: 7-2006 |
Apologies.I've been moving house... fred didnt want to visit his granny because there was somewhere else he wanted to go?No or somewhere else he 'didnt' want to go?No sid was lucky because due to his grannies illness he didnt have to go to or do whatever fred had to do?Yes | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 710 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did Fred have to go to his granny's house? And Sid didn't have to go to his granny's house because she had the measles? Did Sid go somewhere else instead? And something good happened to him at this other place? If Fred's granny had been ill, would Fred have gone with Sid to this other place? And would he thus be just as lucky? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 152 Registered: 7-2006 |
Did Fred have to go to his granny's house?Yes And Sid didn't have to go to his granny's house because she had the measles?Yes Did Sid go somewhere else instead?Yes And something good happened to him at this other place?Yesish If Fred's granny had been ill, would Fred have gone with Sid to this other place?Yope And would he thus be just as lucky?Yes | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 712 Registered: 3-2006 |
This other place that Sid went to: his own house? someone else's house? an outdoor place? indoor? park? school? office? museum? zoo? restaurant? shopping centre? cinema? Did Sid get to see someone? experience something? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 153 Registered: 7-2006 |
This other place that Sid went to: his own house?Yessomeone else's house? an outdoor place? indoor? park? school? office? museum? zoo? restaurant? shopping centre? cinema?No to all these Did Sid get to see someone?Yesishexperience something?Yesish | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 714 Registered: 3-2006 |
Ok, so Fred went to his granny's house, whereas Sid stayed at home. This yesish someone that Sid saw: someone who came to his house? or someone who was in the house all along? another member of the family? a distsnt relation? a friend? a stranger? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 154 Registered: 7-2006 |
Ok, so Fred went to his granny's house, whereas Sid stayed at home.Yes This yesish someone that Sid saw: someone who came to his house?No or someone who was in the house all along?Yes another member of the family?Yes a distant relation?No a friend?Yes a stranger?Yes,but irrel | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 715 Registered: 3-2006 |
So Sid saw a few people? I don't get the stranger bit though...there was a stranger living in the house all along? Is the day/date important? Is it a special occasion? Did these people do something for Sid? Something they wouldn't usually do? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 155 Registered: 7-2006 |
So Sid saw a few people?Yes...ish I don't get the stranger bit though...there was a stranger living in the house all along?No...The strangers are irrel Is the day/date important?Yes Is it a special occasion?Yope Did these people do something for Sid?No Something they wouldn't usually do?Yes | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 718 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is the date of special importance to Sid? (eg his birthday, the day he graduated etc) to a group of people? and if so, is Fred in that group? Or is the day of special importance for everyone? (eg Christmas etc) Is the season important? Spring? Summer? Autumn? Winter? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 156 Registered: 7-2006 |
Is the date of special importance to Sid?Yesish (eg his birthday, the day he graduated etc) to a group of people?Yesish and if so, is Fred in that group?Yes Or is the day of special importance for everyone? (eg Christmas etc)No Is the season important?No Spring? Summer?Yes Autumn? Winter? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 720 Registered: 3-2006 |
Does this yesish special occasion take place every year? At the same time? every month? every few months? every fortnight? every week? Or is it a one-off thing? Where this took place: North America? South America? Europe? Asia? Australia? Africa? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 157 Registered: 7-2006 |
Does this yesish special occasion take place every year? At the same time? every month? every few months? every fortnight? every week?No to all Or is it a one-off thing?Yes Where this took place: North America? South America? Europe?Yes Asia? Australia? Africa | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 722 Registered: 3-2006 |
UK? Spain? France? Germany? Denmark? Greece? Ireland? Italy? Switzerland? Sweden? Iceland? Finland? Norway? Poland? Portugal? Russia? Romania? Ukraine? Other? Did this special event actually happen? Did this take place in the 21st century? 20th? 19th? 18th? 17th? 16th? 15th? Could this happen in another country? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 158 Registered: 7-2006 |
UK? Spain? France? Germany?Yes Denmark? Greece? Ireland? Italy? Switzerland? Sweden? Iceland? Finland? Norway? Poland? Portugal? Russia? Romania? Ukraine? Other? Did this special event actually happen?yes Did this take place in the 21st century? 20th?Yes 19th? 18th? 17th? 16th? 15th? Could this happen in another country?Yes | ||
| Katy (Katy)
New member Username: Katy Post Number: 458 Registered: 12-2004 |
To do with WW2? Are either F or S Jewish? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 160 Registered: 7-2006 |
To do with WW2?No Are either F or S Jewish?No | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 161 Registered: 7-2006 |
To do with WW2?No Are either F or S Jewish?No | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 52 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it during the time when Germany was divided into west and east? If yes, is it relevant to find out who lives where? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 167 Registered: 7-2006 |
Is it during the time when Germany was divided into west and east?Yes If yes, is it relevant to find out who lives where?Yes | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 53 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the wall involved? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 169 Registered: 7-2006 |
Is the wall involved?Yes ;) | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 83 Registered: 1-2007 |
Were they planning to escape? From east to west? Grannie and grandson together? Together only? Did something go wrong to the unlucky one? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 170 Registered: 7-2006 |
Were they planning to escape?No From east to west?Not applicable Grannie and grandson together?Together only?Not applicable Did something go wrong to the unlucky one?No...ish | ||
| Petjan (Petjan)
New member Username: Petjan Post Number: 5 Registered: 1-2007 |
Were Sid and Fred living on the same side of the wall (i.e. same side of Germany)? Did the 2 grannies live on the other side from Sid and Fred? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 127 Registered: 1-2007 |
Did this happen before, during or after the wall came down? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 171 Registered: 7-2006 |
Petjan Were Sid and Fred living on the same side of the wall (i.e. same side of Germany)?Yes Did the 2 grannies live on the other side from Sid and Fred?Yes Snoozer (Snoozer) Did this happen before, during or after the wall came down?Before | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 734 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was the wall put up when Fred was in his granny's house? Fred went to visit his granny and got stuck on the other side when the wall was put up? | ||
| Petjan (Petjan)
New member Username: Petjan Post Number: 7 Registered: 1-2007 |
Sid's granny was quaranttined, right? And her illness prevented them (or Sid, at least) from doing something, right? What was prevented, was it a celebration? If yes, for mothers? grannies? fathers? children? grandchildren? or irrelevant? Would Fred's granny have to travel over to Fred's? or receive children? grandchildren including Fred? Was there easy passage across the wall? Would she take Fred to a place where grannies must accompany an under 18 to? Would Fred have to run errands? do house chores? be required to fulfil some social obligations? be expected to meet some social expectations? which he would rather avoid? If yes, is it about dress code? activities? places to visit? Would Sid visit a place of interest? If yes, would he lie about his age? and thereby receive a present? or buy some item of interest and get other for free? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 179 Registered: 1-2007 |
Being unlucky, is it from Fred's point of view? I.e he did not consider anything good coming out of it or is it a serendipity? Were they boys going to the grannies? The other way around? Did the boys live in west or east? | ||
| Lemon_martini2 (Lemon_martini2)
New member Username: Lemon_martini2 Post Number: 173 Registered: 7-2006 |
Was the wall put up when Fred was in his granny's house? Fred went to visit his granny and got stuck on the other side when the wall was put up? Yes That's near enough for a SPOILER ALERT Sid and Fred lived in Berlin in 1961.On one August night,Sid and Fred were due to spend the night with their grannies in another part of town.Sid's granny fell ill so the visit was cancelled.Fred's granny wasn't so he visited her as normal.Overnight,the Wall was put up.The next morning,Fred found himself stranded with his granny in the East away from his family,friends and all his possessions-could be considered unlucky.Sid was still with his family in the West and consequently was rather lucky(even though he didn't get to see Gran again) | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 787 Registered: 3-2006 |
Nice puzzle! |
