| Author | Message | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 1 Registered: 2-2007 |
A man lies dead with a bag of food close by. He has recently been ill. What has happened? | ||
| Emptyhead (Emptyhead)
New member Username: Emptyhead Post Number: 36 Registered: 6-2006 |
Man - Human? Male?Female? Scenario possible in real life? Dead - As not breathing? Is his death a result of bag of food? Illness? Any other person involved? BTW, food poisining involved? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 2 Registered: 2-2007 |
Man - Human? Male?Female? Yes, Yes, No Scenario possible in real life? Yes Dead - As not breathing? Yes Is his death a result of bag of food? Illness? Any other person involved? No, No, No BTW, food poisoning involved? No | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 106 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the type of food relevant? Was the food his? Was it for him? For someone else? Is he in a hospital? Or any hospitals relevant? Was he murdered? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 3 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is the type of food relevant? Yes Was the food his? Was it for him? For someone else? Yes, No, No Is he in a hospital? Or any hospitals relevant? No, No Was he murdered? No | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 369 Registered: 8-2005 |
Was he going to give the food to someone else? Was he going to feed an animal with it? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 4 Registered: 2-2007 |
Was he going to give the food to someone else? No Was he going to feed an animal with it? No-ish | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 111 Registered: 1-2007 |
Was the food for anyone? Was the food intended to be eaten? Is his job relevant? Is the food related to his job? Did he die of: murder? manslaughter? suicide? accident? natural causes? natural disaster? execution? act of war? terrorism? supernatural causes? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 5 Registered: 2-2007 |
Was the food for anyone? No Was the food intended to be eaten? No Is his job relevant? Is the food related to his job? No, No Did he die of: murder? manslaughter? suicide? accident? natural causes? natural disaster? execution? act of war? terrorism? supernatural causes? No, No, No, Yes, please define 'natural causes', No-ish (No IMHO), No, No, No, No | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 373 Registered: 1-2007 |
Would some animals consider what was in the bag food? Carnevoirs? Vegetarians? Did he save whatever is in the bag from being eaten? By an animal? Is it a pet? His arm? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 838 Registered: 3-2006 |
Relevant what his illness was? Was it serious? Is it relevant where he is? Indoors? Outdoors? If he hadn't been ill, would he be dead now? If he hadn't been ill, would he be carrying the bag of food? Was he going to throw the food away? Would a human eat this food? Is it mainly carbohydrate? protein? fat? Was it once an animal? a plant? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 6 Registered: 2-2007 |
Would some animals consider what was in the bag food? Carnevoirs? Vegetarians? Yes, Probably not, Probably not Did he save whatever is in the bag from being eaten? By an animal? No, No (although a cruel man might say 'Yes' to those) Is it a pet? His arm? No, No | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 115 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it something like dog food, or fish food? Something artificially produced and that doesn't really look like food? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 7 Registered: 2-2007 |
Relevant what his illness was? Was it serious? Yes, No Is it relevant where he is? Indoors? Outdoors? Yes, No, Yes If he hadn't been ill, would he be dead now? No If he hadn't been ill, would he be carrying the bag of food? No Was he going to throw the food away? Yes Would a human eat this food? Is it mainly carbohydrate? protein? fat? Was it once an animal? a plant? No, Mix, Mix, Mix, Mix, Mix | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 8 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is it something like dog food, or fish food? No, No Something artificially produced and that doesn't really look like food? No, Yope | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 116 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is "food" the first and natural word to describe it upon seeing? Was it the natural appropriate word in this context? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 9 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is "food" the first and natural word to describe it upon seeing? No Was it the natural appropriate word in this context? No | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 841 Registered: 3-2006 |
Could it be called "waste" then? Did he ever think of eating it? Was it meant for consumption at all? ie prior to the time of this puzzle Did it have some other use? He was outdoors--a public place? private property? If so, his? someone else's? A field? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 11 Registered: 2-2007 |
Could it be called "waste" then? Yes Did he ever think of eating it? Yope Was it meant for consumption at all? ie prior to the time of this puzzle Yope Did it have some other use? No He was outdoors--a public place? private property? Yes, No If so, his? someone else's? No, No A field? No | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 120 Registered: 1-2007 |
Was he carrying the bag of food? | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 147 Registered: 9-2003 |
did he want to die? had he planned to eat the food in the past? when it was good? but because of hil illness he couldn't? was he dumping the food? putting it in a bin? was he hoping to hurt someone/something? by feeding them the bad food? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 18 Registered: 2-2007 |
did he want to die? No had he planned to eat the food in the past? when it was good? but because of hil illness he couldn't? Yesish, Yes, No was he dumping the food? putting it in a bin? Yes, No was he hoping to hurt someone/something? by feeding them the bad food? No | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 19 Registered: 2-2007 |
Was he carrying the bag of food? In the past? Yes | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 846 Registered: 3-2006 |
When he had his accident, was he holding the bag of food? This accident: was he hit by something? stabbed by something? did something fall on him? did he fall into something? Any fire or water involved? Is the food now decomposed? Did he buy this food? Did he cook it? Did someone else cook it for him? Someone he knows? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 24 Registered: 2-2007 |
When he had his accident, was he holding the bag of food? Yes This accident: was he hit by something? No stabbed by something? No did something fall on him? No did he fall into something? Yes Any fire or water involved? Yes Is the food now decomposed? Yes Did he buy this food? Yes - irrelevant Did he cook it? Did someone else cook it for him? Someone he knows? No, Yes, No - all irrelevant | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 374 Registered: 8-2005 |
Did he fall into water? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 25 Registered: 2-2007 |
Did he fall into water? Yes | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 375 Registered: 8-2005 |
Did he drown? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 849 Registered: 3-2006 |
Swimming pool? Pond? Well? River? Stream? Maybe a pretty ox-bow lake? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 850 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is the "food" in the water as well? Was the bag heavy? Did it somehow swing him into the water? | ||
| Emptyhead (Emptyhead)
New member Username: Emptyhead Post Number: 39 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is his death someway related to bag of food? To his illness? Purely an accident? Did he fell down a ravine or river because he experienced giddiness (out of his illness)? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 26 Registered: 2-2007 |
Did he drown? Yes Swimming pool? Pond? Well? River? Stream? Maybe a pretty ox-bow lake? None of these Is the "food" in the water as well? Was the bag heavy? Did it somehow swing him into the water? Yes, No, No Is his death someway related to bag of food? Indirectly, Yes To his illness? Indirectly, Yes Purely an accident? Yes Did he fell down a ravine No or river No because he experienced giddiness (out of his illness)? No-ish | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 381 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it an infectious illness? heart problem? lungs? stroke? Was it a large amount of water? Bigger than a puddle? a bowl of soup? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 382 Registered: 1-2007 |
Had he been carrying the food around for a long time? hours? days? longer? Would he pass for any normal person on the street? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 30 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is it an infectious illness? heart problem? lungs? stroke? No, No, No, No Was it a large amount of water? Bigger than a puddle? a bowl of soup? Yes, Yes, Yes Had he been carrying the food around for a long time? hours? days? longer? No, No, No, No Would he pass for any normal person on the street? When he was alive? Yes | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 861 Registered: 3-2006 |
Not a serious illness, right? Flu? Fever? Cough? Gastric flu? Stomach trouble? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 378 Registered: 8-2005 |
Was the water the sea? was the food some kind of fish? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 863 Registered: 3-2006 |
Or ocean, maybe? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 32 Registered: 2-2007 |
Not a serious illness, right? Flu? Fever? Cough? Gastric flu? Stomach trouble? Yes, No, No, No, No, Yes Was the water the sea? Yes was the food some kind of fish? Irrelevant Or ocean, maybe? Yes | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 379 Registered: 8-2005 |
Did he fall off a boat? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 36 Registered: 2-2007 |
Did he fall off a boat? Yes | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 381 Registered: 8-2005 |
Was he being sea-sick? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 38 Registered: 2-2007 |
Was he being sea-sick? Yes! (nearly there IMHO) | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 383 Registered: 8-2005 |
So he was being sea sick and fell overboard and drowned, is this correct? Did the bag of food make him sick? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 40 Registered: 2-2007 |
So he was being sea sick and fell overboard and drowned, is this correct? Yope Did the bag of food make him sick? No | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 124 Registered: 1-2007 |
Did he throw up in the bag? Before he fell? After he fell? Did he slip when he fell overboard? | ||
| Lzeiters (Lzeiters)
New member Username: Lzeiters Post Number: 886 Registered: 6-2005 |
Did he get seasick, throw up in the bag, in the process losing his balance and falling overboard? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 42 Registered: 2-2007 |
Did he throw up in the bag? Yes Before he fell? After he fell? Yes, No Did he slip when he fell overboard? Yes-ish Did he get seasick, throw up in the bag, in the process losing his balance and falling overboard? Yes, Yes, No - but this is very close... | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 129 Registered: 1-2007 |
Did he throw up on the deck before getting the bag, and slipped on that? Yuck, this is gross... | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 46 Registered: 2-2007 |
Did he throw up on the deck before getting the bag, and slipped on that? Yuck, this is gross... No | ||
| Emptyhead (Emptyhead)
New member Username: Emptyhead Post Number: 43 Registered: 6-2006 |
Was he trying to dispose of the 'yuck' bag in the sea and he fell of the boat? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 50 Registered: 2-2007 |
Was he trying to dispose of the 'yuck' bag in the sea and he fell of the boat? Yes! - that's basically it, bar one minor optional detail - it was a very rough sea, hence the seasickness and falling off |
