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| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1850 Registered: 8-2001 |
Verina said to her boss, "I have to take an indefinite leave of absence without pay. I can't tell you why, but you'll find out eventually, & you'll see that I was justified." She's right--& she's not sick or a spy or on any kind of secret government mission. This is based on a true story about the only person in the world who ever had this particular reason. What is it?? | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 700 Registered: 7-2001 |
is it relevant that she takes an indefinite leave of absence rather than just quits her job? is it necessary that she remain 'employed'? or remains in her job role? are any of these relevant about Verina: her age? her religion? her physical appearance? her gender? her job? her education? her romantic relationships? her parents? her children? her hobbies? her pets? her race? her place of residence? her country of origin? the amount of money she has? the clothes she wears? where she goes on holiday? what she eats? is she intending to go somewhere relevant? do something relevant? is she trying to avoid something? stop something bad happening? make something good happen? is her motive selfish? altruistic? does she have a choice? will harm come to her if she does not do this? is money involved? will she gain financially from doing this? will anyone? is she going to change some aspect of her life other than her work? is she going to do some alternative type of work? is she going to create something? does she do this in repsonse to something that happens to her? something that happened recently? does she inherit something relevant? discover something? does she tell anyone what she is doing? is it necessary to keep it a secret? is this a modern day setting? last 50 years? last 100 years? last 500? could this happen in more than one place? did it happen in the US? Europe? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1858 Registered: 8-2001 |
Posted on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 9:48 pm: is it relevant that she takes an indefinite leave of absence rather than just quits her job? yes is it necessary that she remain 'employed'? yesish or remains in her job role?see previous answer are any of these relevant about Verina: her age? no--assuming she's old enough to have a job her religion? no her physical appearance? no her gender? no her job? yes her education? yes her romantic relationships? no her parents? no her children? noher hobbies? no her pets? no her race? no her place of residence? yes her country of origin? no the amount of money she has? yes the clothes she wears? no where she goes on holiday? no what she eats? no is she intending to go somewhere relevant? yes do something relevant? yes is she trying to avoid something? no stop something bad happening? no make something good happen? yes is her motive selfish?possibly altruistic? dittodoes she have a choice? yes will harm come to her if she does not do thisno is money involved? yes will she gain financially from doing this? yes will anyone? anyone else? possibly is she going to change some aspect of her life other than her work? yes is she going to do some alternative type of work? noish is she going to create something? no does she do this in repsonse to something that happens to her? yesish something that happened recently? yes does she inherit something relevant? nodiscover something? no does she tell anyone what she is doing? possibly is it necessary to keep it a secret? yes is this a modern day setting? yes last 50 years? yes last 100 years? last 500? could this happen in more than one place? in principle, yes. in fact, no did it happen in the US? yesEurope? no | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 294 Registered: 8-2005 |
Does she actually return to work? Is she somehow better at her job when she returns? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1861 Registered: 8-2001 |
Martinfg (Martinfg) New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 294 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 8:43 am: Does she actually return to work? possibly but not necessarily Is she somehow better at her job when she returns? no | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 297 Registered: 8-2005 |
Was the undefined time open ended? or was it more a case of she would be away for anything up to 6 months for example? Is the amount of time she was away relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1862 Registered: 8-2001 |
Martinfg (Martinfg) New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 297 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 7:55 pm: Was the undefined time open ended? yes or was it more a case of she would be away for anything up to 6 months for example? no Is the amount of time she was away relevant? somewhat | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 298 Registered: 8-2005 |
Did her boss eventually see that it was justified? Could this situation happen to someone else in the future? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1863 Registered: 8-2001 |
Martinfg (Martinfg) New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 298 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 8:07 pm: Did her boss eventually see that it was justified?yes Could this situation happen to someone else in the future? yes | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 299 Registered: 8-2005 |
Was she away longer than a week? month? six months? year? several years? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1864 Registered: 8-2001 |
Martinfg (Martinfg) New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 299 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 8:38 pm: Was she away longer than a week? month? six months? year? several years? The actual person was away for about 6 months. But any of these is possible, although several years is VERY unlikely | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 300 Registered: 8-2005 |
Did the public know about what she had done? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1867 Registered: 8-2001 |
Martinfg (Martinfg) New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 300 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 12:46 am: Did the public know about what she had done? yope | ||
| Senorina_illuminata (Senorina_illuminata)
New member Username: Senorina_illuminata Post Number: 107 Registered: 9-2006 |
anything to do with pregnancy? research? medical reasons? anything illegal? to do with politics? inventions? laws? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1869 Registered: 8-2001 |
Senorina_illuminata (Senorina_illuminata) New member Username: Senorina_illuminata Post Number: 107 Registered: 9-2006 Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2006 - 4:01 am: anything to do with pregnancy? no research? no medical reasons? anything illegal? no to do with politics? no inventions? no laws? no | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 703 Registered: 7-2001 |
does she go away to train as an astronaut and then go into space? (Don't know why I thought of that...) should we be finding out her job? in education? law enforcement? healthcare? retail? office job? works with children? works with animals? works outside? in the armed forces? in religion? will she become famous? for what she does? would she be able to do what she does if she did not remain employed? does she need the status that her job gives her? is she the first woman to do something? the first person? the place she goes - in the same town? the same state? in the same country? europe? africa? asia? australasia? does she go alone? is it an expedition of some sort? is she exploring? does she do something physically demanding? does she have to be brave? clever? is she going to do something many other people would like to? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 303 Registered: 8-2005 |
Is reality TV relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1875 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 703 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Sunday, November 19, 2006 - 7:36 pm: does she go away to train as an astronaut and then go into space? no. Why would that be secret from her employer?? (Don't know why I thought of that...) should we be finding out her job? some jobs are precluded in education? law enforcement? healthcare? retail? office job? works with children? works with animals? works outside? in the armed forces? in religion? all these are possible (assuming you can get a leave of absence from the armed forces will she become famous? yes for what she does? yes would she be able to do what she does if she did not remain employed? yes does she need the status that her job gives her? no is she the first woman to do something? yes the first person? yes the place she goes - in the same town? no the same state?possibly in the same country? yes europe?noafrica? noasia? no australasia? no does she go alone? irrel is it an expedition of some sort? no is she exploring? no does she do something physically demanding? no does she have to be brave? no clever? yes is she going to do something many other people would like to? yes Martinfg (Martinfg) New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 303 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Sunday, November 19, 2006 - 7:48 pm: Is reality TV relevant? no | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 304 Registered: 8-2005 |
Is she trying to break a record? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1878 Registered: 8-2001 |
Martinfg (Martinfg) New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 304 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 12:23 am: Is she trying to break a record?yope | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 73 Registered: 11-2006 |
If she told her boss why she was leaving, would she still be able to what she wanted to do? Can anyone else know about it? Does it involve any sort of game? volunteer work? art? Will she be out of contact with her friends/family while she's doing what she's doing? Does the amount of time she's gone reflect how well she did what she left work to do? If so, would less time mean she did better? worse? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1882 Registered: 8-2001 |
Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 73 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 12:53 am: If she told her boss why she was leaving, would she still be able to what she wanted to do? yope Can anyone else know about it? yes Does it involve any sort of gameyes volunteer work? no art? no Will she be out of contact with her friends/family while she's doing what she's doing? no Does the amount of time she's gone reflect how well she did what she left work to do? yes If so, would less time mean she did better? no worse? yes | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 78 Registered: 11-2006 |
Was she on some reality TV show? Like survivor? Real world? Bachelorette? Was it a game show? Did her occupation help her get on the show? Did the fact that she had a job help her? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1885 Registered: 8-2001 |
Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 78 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 8:54 pm: Was she on some reality TV show? no Like survivor? no Real world? no Bachelorette? no Was it a game show? yes Did her occupation help her get on the show? no Did the fact that she had a job help her? no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1893 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: Find out why she needs to conceal the reason for her absence. | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 308 Registered: 8-2005 |
Does she need to trick her employees/freinds and family in some way, to do well in the show? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1895 Registered: 8-2001 |
Martinfg (Martinfg) New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 308 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 9:56 pm: Does she need to trick her employees/freinds and family in some way, to do well in the show? no | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 309 Registered: 8-2005 |
Is she embarassed to be on the show? Would anyone watching the first episode of the show recognise her? realise what she was doing? why she was doing it? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1898 Registered: 8-2001 |
Martinfg (Martinfg) New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 309 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Monday, November 27, 2006 - 11:08 am: Is she embarassed to be on the show? no Would anyone watching the first episode of the show recognise her? yes realise what she was doing? yes why she was doing it? yes | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 972 Registered: 6-2001 |
if she told her boss why she wanted the leave of absence would she: not be given leave of absence? not be able to appear on the show? not be able to do well on the show? Did doing well on the show require good general knowledge? Good problem-solving skills? Is it possible that someone in future will want leave of absence for the same reason as the woman in this puzzle? Or was her situation absolutely unique? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1903 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 972 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 12:38 pm: if she told her boss why she wanted the leave of absence would she: not be given leave of absence?no not be able to appear on the show? yope not be able to do well on the show? no Did doing well on the show require good general knowledge? yes Good problem-solving skills? rarely Is it possible that someone in future will want leave of absence for the same reason as the woman in this puzzle?yes Or was her situation absolutely unique? it's possible but unusual. So far, only one person has EVER been in this situation | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 82 Registered: 11-2006 |
Is the gameshow she is on important, or could different shows cause this situation? Is it a recent show? Still on TV? Did the other contestants need to remain employed on the show? Or was she the only contestant who had to still have a job? Does her specific job matter? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1904 Registered: 8-2001 |
Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 82 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Monday, December 04, 2006 - 6:11 pm: Is the gameshow she is on important, or could different shows cause this situation? In principle, other shows could cause this problem. In practice, I don't know of any that would Is it a recent show? yes Still on TV? yes Did the other contestants need to remain employed on the show? irrel Or was she the only contestant who had to still have a job? She didn't need the job i order to be on the show; she just didn't want to quit her job Does her specific job matter? some jobs are precluded | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 973 Registered: 6-2001 |
Was she filming the show for the full time of her leave of absence? Did she appear on more than one episode of the show? | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 91 Registered: 11-2006 |
Is it a new show (started within the past 5 years? 2 years?)? Or has it been on for a long time? If she did quit, could she get the job back after the show? Does she need to retain employment for legal reasons? Immigration? Some loan condition? Parole condition? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1907 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 973 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 12:17 am: Was she filming the show for the full time of her leave of absence? yope Did she appear on more than one episode of the show? yes Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 91 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 6:56 pm: Is it a new show (started within the past 5 years? no 2 years? no)? Or has it been on for a long time? yes If she did quit, could she get the job back after the show?possibly Does she need to retain employment for legal reasons? no Immigration? no Some loan condition? no Parole condition? no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1921 Registered: 2-2001 |
Is it a monarch-of-the-hill-type show where a given "champion" plays more-or-less indefinitely until someone beats them? Has it always been that way (e. g. Jeopardy™ used to have a limit of three or five times before a champion was forced to "retire" until the "tournament of champions")? Was it kept secret initially so that she could see how well she did before letting people know? Is she a teacher? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1909 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1921 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 9:31 pm: Is it a monarch-of-the-hill-type show where a given "champion" plays more-or-less indefinitely until someone beats them? yes Has it always been that way (e. g. Jeopardy™ used to have a limit of three or five times before a champion was forced to "retire" until the "tournament of champions")? yes, & it IS "Jeopardy!"The real Varina is Ken Jennings, who won 76 games before being defeated} Was it kept secret initially so that she could see how well she did before letting people know? no Is she a teacher? no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1931 Registered: 2-2001 |
So we know why she wanted a leave of absence--to be on Jeopardy!--and we know why it was indefinite--because she didn't know for sure how long she'd be champion. Was her employer the only person she was initially trying to keep it from? Religion relevant? Location? Occupation? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1911 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1931 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Friday, December 08, 2006 - 3:21 pm: So we know why she wanted a leave of absence--to be on Jeopardy!--and we know why it was indefinite--because she didn't know for sure how long she'd be champion. yes to both Was her employer the only person she was initially trying to keep it from? no Religion relevant? no Location? yope Occupation? some are precluded | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 111 Registered: 11-2006 |
So, it IS Ken Jennings? And he took his leave of absence to be on Jeopardy? What are we trying to figure out? Why he was justified in doing so? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1913 Registered: 8-2001 |
8-2001 Posted on Friday, December 08, 2006 - 8:17 pm: Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1931 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Friday, December 08, 2006 - 3:21 pm: So we know why she wanted a leave of absence--to be on Jeopardy!--and we know why it was indefinite--because she didn't know for sure how long she'd be champion. yes to both Was her employer the only person she was initially trying to keep it from? no Religion relevant? no Location? yope Occupation? some are precluded Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 111 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Friday, December 08, 2006 - 10:18 pm: So, it IS Ken Jennings? yes And he took his leave of absence to be on Jeopardy? yes What are we trying to figure out? Why he was justified in doing so?No, it's obvious why someone might choose to take a leave of absence from work in order to pursue an enjoyable activity that is also likely to make him rich & famous. What you have yet to figure out is why he had to keep the reason for his leave secret from his employer | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 113 Registered: 11-2006 |
Did his employer work for jeopardy? some other quiz show? any connection to jeopardy, quiz shows, or tv network? Did his employer want to be on jeopardy? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1916 Registered: 8-2001 |
Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 113 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Friday, December 08, 2006 - 11:59 pm: Did his employer work for jeopardy? no some other quiz show? no any connection to jeopardy, quiz shows, or tv network? no Did his employer want to be on jeopardy? irrel | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1934 Registered: 2-2001 |
Does the (potential) extended stay in California have anything to do with it being kept secret? Relevant where she lived? Where she was staying? What kind of home she had in Utah? Is her family relevant? | ||
| Ostap (Ostap)
New member Username: Ostap Post Number: 40 Registered: 6-2005 |
Did she conceal that she was going to participate in Jeopardy from her employer? from her co-workers? from her friends? from her family? from other people? When she received the call from Jeopardy, was it already sure that she would appear in the show? or was it merely a call for a casting for the show? Was there any chance that the person to whom she concealed the reason for her leave would not find it out eventually? Was she afraid to give a bad performance? Did she have legal reasons to conceal it? financial reasons? Is this game show illegal in Utah? Would she have to pay taxes on the money she earned in the show? give part of it to the church? Did she promise to give part of her profit to the church? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1919 Registered: 8-2001 |
Ostap (Ostap) New member Username: Ostap Post Number: 40 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 6:02 pm: Did she conceal that she was going to participate in Jeopardy from her employer? yesish from her co-workers? yesish from her friends? yesish from her family? possibly from other people? yesish When she received the call from Jeopardy, was it already sure that she would appear in the show? irrel or was it merely a call for a casting for the show? ditto Was there any chance that the person to whom she concealed the reason for her leave would not find it out eventually? possible but very, very unlikely Was she afraid to give a bad performance? irrel Did she have legal reasons to conceal it? yope financial reasons? Is this game show illegal in Utah? no Would she have to pay taxes on the money she earned in the show? irrel give part of it to the church? irrel Did she promise to give part of her profit to the church? irrel | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 116 Registered: 11-2006 |
Did he have to conceal it from his company (as opposed to his boss)? If he didn't conceal it, could he still have gone on Jeopardy? If he had quit, could he have gotten his job back? If it was a show other than Jeopardy, would he have had to conceal it? Did he make a bet/deal with someone about Jeopardy? about game shows in general? Did he conceal it for moral issues? Did he conceal it because of someone else? | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1942 Registered: 2-2001 |
Ahem, you've skipped mine from Monday, December 11, 2006 - 2:43 pm | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1921 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1934 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 2:43 pm: Does the (potential) extended stay in California have anything to do with it being kept secret?possibly Relevant where she lived? possibly Where she was staying? yope What kind of home she had in Utah? no Is her family relevant no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1922 Registered: 8-2001 |
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 116 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 9:17 pm: Did he have to conceal it from his company (as opposed to his boss)? yes If he didn't conceal it, could he still have gone on Jeopardy? yope If he had quit, could he have gotten his job back? possibly If it was a show other than Jeopardy, would he have had to conceal it?possibly Did he make a bet/deal with someone about Jeopardy? no about game shows in general? no Did he conceal it for moral issues? no Did he conceal it because of someone else? yope Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1942 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 9:21 pm: Ahem, you've skipped mine from Monday, December 11, 2006 - 2:43 pm Rectified, with my apologies | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 117 Registered: 11-2006 |
Would something bad have happened to the company if he quit? Would the company have been able to go on? Does it matter what type of company it was? What his position was within the company? If he worked for most different companies, would this have been an issue? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1923 Registered: 8-2001 |
Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 117 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 10:18 pm: Would something bad have happened to the company if he quit? no Would the company have been able to go on? yes Does it matter what type of company it was? no What his position was within the company?yesish If he worked for most different companies, would this have been an issue? yes | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 118 Registered: 11-2006 |
Was it only as a result of his position that he had to take a leave of absence? Was there some special condition he had with the company? Did he have to "not quit" just because he was going on Jeopardy (or did he have to "not quit" for some other reason)? Would other people at his company faced the same problem? People with the same job as him? Is there someone else involved aside from he, jeopardy, and the company (as an entity) he worked for? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 886 Registered: 6-2005 |
Does Verina's reason have to do with when the show aired? Like the cast of Survivor? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1924 Registered: 8-2001 |
Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 118 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 12:41 am: Was it only as a result of his position that he had to take a leave of absence? yes Was there some special condition he had with the company? no Did he have to "not quit" just because he was going on Jeopardy (or did he have to "not quit" for some other reason)? the latter Would other people at his company faced the same problem? poassibly People with the same job as him? yes Is there someone else involved aside from he, jeopardy, and the company (as an entity) he worked for? yes Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet) New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 886 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 12:06 pm: Does Verina's reason have to do with when the show aired? yes Like the cast of Survivor? I'm not up on Survivor. I watch only high-class intellectual programs like Jeopardy, Law & Order, & Without a Trace | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 119 Registered: 11-2006 |
Did he take the leave of absence before he won his first game of Jeopardy? Or was it after he was already a champion? Did the reason he couldn't quit deal with: - a promise/deal he made? - clients? - investors? - tax reasons? - morals/religion? - financial? - politics? - friends? - family? - future work / projects? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1926 Registered: 8-2001 |
Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 119 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 9:24 pm: Did he take the leave of absence before he won his first game of Jeopardy?no Or was it after he was already a champion? yes Did the reason he couldn't quit deal with: The reason is irrel. Presumably, he just wanted the assurance of a steady job to come back to - a promise/deal he made? - clients? - investors? - tax reasons? - morals/religion? - financial? - politics? - friends? - family? - future work / projects? | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 121 Registered: 11-2006 |
Did it have to do with something specific to jeopardy? Or if he was the champion of any show that brings (eg. Tic-Tac-Dough), would he have faced the same issue? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1927 Registered: 8-2001 |
zzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 121 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 10:20 pm: Did it have to do with something specific to jeopardy? Or if he was the champion of any show that brings (eg. Tic-Tac-Dough), would he have faced the same issue? I don't know what other shows, if any, would work for this puzzle | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 122 Registered: 11-2006 |
Does it have to do with him being a champion for so long, that it overlaps the celebrity/college/champions/other week? | ||
| Mimino (Mimino)
New member Username: Mimino Post Number: 27 Registered: 6-2005 |
Is his position top management? middle management? line worker? subject specialist? Is his job to do with accounting? consultancy? education? revision/control? security? Is he dealing with clients (customers)? with government institutions? with the church? with children? Is relevant what sort of business his employer is doing? relevant who is the owner of the company? relevant where the company is located? Did he prefer to ask for leave instead of just quitting his job because he wanted to retain or gain some benefits for "number of years working for that company"? Was the fact he wanted to conceal in the first place .. - that he is going to participate in a game show? - that he is going to participate in this particular game show? - that he might earn a lot of money? - that he might become famous? - that he does not know how long his participation in the show might last? Is there some company rule or code relevant? one that forbids employees to take part in gambling, betting, competitive games for money, and so on? Is there some connection between his employer and the company producing Jeopardy? so that it could be appear like bribery if an employee of ... wins a lot in a game show produced by ...? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1928 Registered: 8-2001 |
Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 122 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 - 1:02 am: Does it have to do with him being a champion for so long, yesthat it overlaps the celebrity/college/champions/other week? no Mimino (Mimino) New member Username: Mimino Post Number: 27 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 - 2:25 pm: Is his position top management? middle management? line worker? subject specialist? Is his job to do with accounting? consultancy? education? revision/control? security? Is he dealing with clients (customers)? with government institutions? with the church? with children? irrel to all Is relevant what sort of business his employer is doing? no relevant who is the owner of the company? no relevant where the company is located? yes Did he prefer to ask for leave instead of just quitting his job because he wanted to retain or gain some benefits for "number of years working for that company"? the reason for this preference is, as I said in reply to an earlier question, irrel Was the fact he wanted to conceal in the first place .. - that he is going to participate in a game show? no - that he is going to participate in this particular game show?no - that he might earn a lot of money? no - that he might become famous? no - that he does not know how long his participation in the show might last? yes Is there some company rule or code relevant? no one that forbids employees to take part in gambling, betting, competitive games for money, and so on? no Is there some connection between his employer and the company producing Jeopardy? no so that it could be appear like bribery if an employee of ... wins a lot in a game show produced by ...? no | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 124 Registered: 11-2006 |
Does it matter when the shows are taped? Is his company's location relevant just because of the distance to the show? Or because of the particular city/state it's in? Does it have to do with his commute to the show? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1931 Registered: 8-2001 |
Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 124 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 8:44 pm: Does it matter when the shows are taped? yes Is his company's location relevant just because of the distance to the show? yes Or because of the particular city/state it's in? no Does it have to do with his commute to the show? yes | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 126 Registered: 11-2006 |
Did he have to hide the fact that he commuted to the filming everyday? And make up another reason why he was traveling all the time? Did he use his job as an excuse? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1934 Registered: 8-2001 |
Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 126 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 11:46 pm: Did he have to hide the fact that he commuted to the filming everyday? yes{ And make up another reason why he was traveling all the time?see original puzzle statwement Did he use his job as an excuse? no | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 128 Registered: 11-2006 |
So his commute had something to do with why he was keeping it secret from his employer? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1936 Registered: 8-2001 |
Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 128 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 8:00 pm: So his commute had something to do with why he was keeping it secret from his employer? yope | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 895 Registered: 6-2005 |
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| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1937 Registered: 8-2001 |
8-2001 Posted on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 9:12 pm: Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 128 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 8:00 pm: So his commute had something to do with why he was keeping it secret from his employer? yope Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet) New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 895 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 11:55 am: e-mailed Comgratulations--your solution ids correct!!!  Please spoil this puzzle ASAP!! | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 621 Registered: 12-2004 |
Is it relevant why Verina could not tell her boss that she was secretly going to California to tape episodes of Jeopardy!? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1939 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 621 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 8:42 pm: Is it relevant why Verina could not tell her boss that she was secretly going to California to tape episodes of Jeopardy!b{ yes} | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1940 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 621 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 8:42 pm: Is it relevant why Verina could not tell her boss that she was secretly going to California to tape episodes of Jeopardy!? yes | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 622 Registered: 12-2004 |
Well, I give up. | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 131 Registered: 11-2006 |
Was it because he had won so many games before they were on tv, so it would have given away that he hadn't lost? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1941 Registered: 8-2001 |
Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 131 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 10:04 pm: Was it because he had won so many games before they were on tv, so it would have given away that he hadn't lost?noish | ||
| Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious)
New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 133 Registered: 11-2006 |
Did it have to do with how jeopardy tapes their shows? With the fact that he won for so long that he had to keep making excuses for leaving? | ||
| Galois (Galois)
New member Username: Galois Post Number: 9 Registered: 12-2004 |
Relevant how he traveled to California? Was he afraid there might be some dispute about frequent flyer awards he earned with these trips? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 842 Registered: 6-2006 |
Did he have to take the leave of absence until after all the episodes were aired so as not to spoil the suprise of when he lost? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1944 Registered: 8-2001 |
Puzzlicious (Puzzlicious) New member Username: Puzzlicious Post Number: 133 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 12:48 am: Did it have to do with how jeopardy tapes their shows? yes With the fact that he won for so long that he had to keep making excuses for leaving? yes Galois (Galois) New member Username: Galois Post Number: 9 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Monday, December 18, 2006 - 8:19 am: Relevant how he traveled to California? no Was he afraid there might be some dispute about frequent flyer awards he earned with these trips? no Beccaann (Beccaann) New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 842 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Monday, December 18, 2006 - 4:18 pm: Did he have to take the leave of absence until after all the episodes were aired so as not to spoil the suprise of when he lost?yope ***SPOILER ************ Jeopardy! shows are taped well before they air, but the outcome is confidential until they air. Since 5 shows are taped on the same day, this wasn't much of a problem when all winners were automatically "retired" after 5 consecutive wins. But when they took the upper limit off, KJ had a problem, as he couldn't tell his boss that he was still winning. Once the shows were aired, of course, the boss found out. But that was much later. Thanks for sticking with it, everyone, & please check out my nwew puzzle at the bottom of the page. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 623 Registered: 12-2004 |
That's not true. I know that several people knew that he won and even more people knew when he lost. Plus, he could have said that he wanted to take a leave of absence indefinitely purely because he was on Jeopardy!, without revealing whether or not he had won a single game. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1948 Registered: 8-2001 |
This is what he claims in his book, Brainiac. In fact, apparently, someone in the audience broke the secrecy & announced it online when he lost. That doesn't mean he didn't have the motive he said. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1949 Registered: 8-2001 |
This is what he claims in his book, Brainiac. In fact, apparently, someone in the audience broke the secrecy & announced it online when he lost. That doesn't mean he didn't have the motive he said. | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 854 Registered: 6-2006 |
I also read somewhere that his boss knew he was leaving for Jeopardy but, of course, the results were kept from him. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1951 Registered: 8-2001 |
I have Jennings's book & will check it tonight.I'm pretty sure he kept the reason for his extended absence secret from his bossbecause what was supposed to be secret was not that he was on the show at all but that he kept on winning. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1954 Registered: 8-2001 |
I sit corrected: Jennings did tell his immediate boss but he told no one else at his job (although the news dids eventually leak out.Of course, the puzzle would work as a puzzle even if Jennings hadn't told his boss( say, because he couldn't trust her not to blab); so I just should not have called it a true story. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 625 Registered: 12-2004 |
I agree with everyone. |
