| Author | Message | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 309 Registered: 1-2007 |
for some reason he kept asking a question, the answer to which was very obvious | ||
| Foulglory (Foulglory)
New member Username: Foulglory Post Number: 43 Registered: 1-2007 |
He = human? adult? male? (i'm doing it here) Hmm...he wanted to confirm it? (I have slight OCD and this happens to me.) He wanted to prove something to someone who was arguing with him? Was he sane? | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 837 Registered: 8-2006 |
Google: Did you mean:_______ | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 22 Registered: 4-2007 |
was he asking a question of another human? someone he was face to face with? was he on the computer? email? search engine? was he in a classroom setting? student? teacher? was he a policeman? interrogating someone? is job relevant? age relevant? child/teen/adult/senior? | ||
| Logician (Logician)
New member Username: Logician Post Number: 330 Registered: 6-2003 |
3-year-old child: "Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?" | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 310 Registered: 1-2007 |
He = human? adult? male? (i'm doing it here) yes to all Hmm...he wanted to confirm it? (I have slight OCD and this happens to me.) is that a question He wanted to prove something to someone who was arguing with him? no Was he sane? yes and he didn't have OCD | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 311 Registered: 1-2007 |
was he asking a question of another human? yes someone he was face to face with? yes was he on the computer? email? search engine? none of these was he in a classroom setting? student? teacher? no to all was he a policeman? no interrogating someone? yope is job relevant? yes age relevant? child/teen/adult/senior? he's an adult | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 24 Registered: 4-2007 |
is his job: religious in nature? medical? sports? entertainment? managerial? food service? customs? does he work indoors or out of doors? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 313 Registered: 1-2007 |
is his job: religious in nature? medical? sports? entertainment? managerial? food service? customs? none of these does he work indoors or out of doors? outdoors | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 314 Registered: 1-2007 |
3-year-old child: "Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?" no. but i'm well used to this line of questioning | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 45 Registered: 4-2007 |
Anything along these lines: "Are we there yet?" "Are you awake?" "Can you breathe?" "What are we going to do?" Did he ask any other questions, too? Did the other person answer? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 316 Registered: 1-2007 |
Anything along these lines: "Are we there yet?" "Are you awake?" "Can you breathe?" "What are we going to do?" none of these Did he ask any other questions, too? yes Did the other person answer? yes element of FA here. Please explore. | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 848 Registered: 8-2006 |
Since no one else can find this list, I'll scour it up from somewhere... The relevant Job: artistic/musical/writer? Banking/financial/real estate? Clerical/Administrative? Computer related / Hardware ? Construction / Craftsman ? Education / Academic Research ? Entertainment / Media ? Executive / Management ? Hospitality / Travel ? Legal Services ? Manufacturing / Distributions ? Medical / Health Services ? Politics / Government / Military ? Sales / Marketing ? Technical / Science / Engineering ? Teaching / Child care? Transportation ? Food Service ? Sports? Entertainment? Jailbird / Criminal? Religion? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 317 Registered: 1-2007 |
Since no one else can find this list, I'll scour it up from somewhere... The relevant Job: artistic/musical/writer? Banking/financial/real estate? Clerical/Administrative? Computer related / Hardware ? Construction / Craftsman ? Education / Academic Research ? Entertainment / Media ? Executive / Management ? Hospitality / Travel ? Legal Services ? Manufacturing / Distributions ? Medical / Health Services ? Politics / Government / Military ? this one Sales / Marketing ? Technical / Science / Engineering ? Teaching / Child care? Transportation ? Food Service ? Sports? Entertainment? Jailbird / Criminal? Religion? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 694 Registered: 3-2006 |
So he is a soldier? Is his rank relevant? Is he asking the question to more than one person? Is he talking to a PoW? Is he in a Mess? (Is he asking Tony Blair "Why did you get me into this mess"?) Is his nationality relevant? Is this questioning conducted in a wartime situation? On a battlefield? Does the person being asked the question actually understand the question? Is he torturing someone? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 318 Registered: 1-2007 |
So he is a soldier? yes Is his rank relevant? no Is he asking the question to more than one person? manyIs he talking to a PoW? no Is he in a Mess? no(Is he asking Tony Blair "Why did you get me into this mess"?) no. Wish we could still do smileys Is his nationality relevant? yes Is this questioning conducted in a wartime situation? yesish On a battlefield? no Does the person being asked the question actually understand the question? yesIs he torturing someone? no | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 390 Registered: 9-2003 |
was he from UK? USA? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 322 Registered: 1-2007 |
was he from UK? this one USA? | ||
| Foulglory (Foulglory)
New member Username: Foulglory Post Number: 89 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is he trying to draw attention to himself for some reason? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 323 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is he trying to draw attention to himself for some reason? no | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 857 Registered: 8-2006 |
Country where he was in relevant? Great Britain? Iraq? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 324 Registered: 1-2007 |
Country where he was in relevant? yes Great Britain? not quite Iraq? no | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 325 Registered: 11-2003 |
Northern Ireland? Republic of Ireland? one of the channel islands? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 325 Registered: 1-2007 |
Northern Ireland? this Republic of Ireland? one of the channel islands? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 340 Registered: 11-2003 |
Does he ask about religion? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 326 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does he ask about religion? no btw this puzzle is not politcally motivated or anything so don't worry on that score. It concerns an interesting fact that i discovered recently | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 343 Registered: 11-2003 |
OK, I was thinking maybe he asked about religion/political opinion on the Northern Ireland issue to someone wearing a DUP/Sinn Fein logo on their clothing. But obviously not. Well, back to the drawing board. Could it have happened any other place in Northern Ireland? Relevant what part of Northern Ireland? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 64 Registered: 4-2007 |
Are other people involved also soldiers? recruits? Is he asking them if they are ready to serve? asking for volunteers? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 65 Registered: 4-2007 |
Was it a roll call, where the names are called and those present say "here" and those not present... well, that obvious! | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 327 Registered: 1-2007 |
Could it have happened any other place in Northern Ireland? yesRelevant what part of Northern Ireland? no could have happened anywhere in the province Are other people involved also soldiers? no recruits? no Is he asking them if they are ready to serve? no volunteers? no Was it a roll call, where the names are called and those present say "here" and those not present... well, that obvious! nice thought but no | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 886 Registered: 8-2006 |
From your first sentence, I would guess that he kept on askig the same question over and over. How many other people are involved? Just the one he is talking to, or more? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 330 Registered: 1-2007 |
From your first sentence, I would guess that he kept on askig the same question over and over. amongst others yes How many other people are involved? many Just the one he is talking to, or more? lots more | ||
| Hakkunamatata (Hakkunamatata)
New member Username: Hakkunamatata Post Number: 145 Registered: 2-2006 |
Was he addressing a crowd? Was he deleivering a speech? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 334 Registered: 1-2007 |
Was he addressing a crowd? Was he deleivering a speech? neither of these | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 731 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is he on television? Is he singing? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 335 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is he on television? Is he singing? no to both | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 636 Registered: 1-2001 |
Is he on guard duty? Does he stay in the same place and those he questions come up to him? or does he move about? Does he choose the people to question or do they choose themselves in some way? Does he address one person at a time? many all at once? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 742 Registered: 3-2006 |
So is he at a checkpoint? Asking people their names? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 341 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is he on guard duty? in a sense Does he stay in the same place and those he questions come up to him? yes or does he move about? no Does he choose the people to question or do they choose themselves in some way? he chooses Does he address one person at a time? yes many all at once? noish | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 342 Registered: 1-2007 |
So is he at a checkpoint? yes he is Asking people their names? yes but this is not the question with the obvious answer | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 411 Registered: 11-2003 |
Something like 'anyone there'? 'do you want access'? 'do you want to bring a car with you' (to a driver)? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 343 Registered: 1-2007 |
Something like 'anyone there'? 'do you want access'? 'do you want to bring a car with you' (to a driver)? no to all | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 414 Registered: 11-2003 |
The people he asks this question are they visitors? To tourist destination of some sort, like a museum? park? or castle? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 748 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is it a yes/no question? An either/or question? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 94 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does the guard ask if a traveler is in possession of something? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 216 Registered: 4-2007 |
I remember when I went abroad we had to fill in a form stating we weren't a terrorist-anything like this (because what kind of terrorist is going to admit it before they gets into the airport?) | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 345 Registered: 1-2007 |
Eli The people he asks this question are they visitors? yope To tourist destination of some sort, like a museum? no park? no or castle? No Woodworm Is it a yes/no question? no An either/or question? no Emeraldlink Does the guard ask if a traveler is in possession of something? no enjay I remember when I went abroad we had to fill in a form stating we weren't a terrorist-anything like this (because what kind of terrorist is going to admit it before they gets into the airport?)no but i've heard of that question and it always cracks me up | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 638 Registered: 1-2001 |
Is he a border guard? Does he ask from which country they are coming?! Is the answer obvious by looking at the person? sex? skin colour? by looking at what they are? are not? carrying. Does everyone questioned give the same answer? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 349 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is he a border guard? yes Does he ask from which country they are coming?! no Is the answer obvious by looking at the person? no sex? no skin colour? no by looking at what they are? are not? carrying. neither Does everyone questioned give the same answer? no | ||
| Hakkunamatata (Hakkunamatata)
New member Username: Hakkunamatata Post Number: 151 Registered: 2-2006 |
Is he asking ar you going to [the country he is guarding] ? Is he in the immigration department? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 754 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is this set during the Troubles? If so, is this relevant? By which I mean: would this puzzle work, say, for an immigration official at JFK Airport? A Customs official at Dover? Are passports relevant? Does he always receive an answer? Or just sometimes? Would the travellers be in trouble if they refused to give an answer? An old friend of mine was once asked at US Immigration whether he was a member of the Communist Party, and he replied: "And if I was? What's it to you!" ... anything along those lines? Is it a real question that demands a reply, as opposed to a formal "would you mind just stopping there, Sir?" (to which it would not be a good idea to answer no)? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 351 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is he asking ar you going to [the country he is guarding] ? no Is he in the immigration department? no | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 352 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is this set during the Troubles? yes If so, is this relevant? yes By which I mean: would this puzzle work, say, for an immigration official at JFK Airport? no A Customs official at Dover? no Are passports relevant? no Does he always receive an answer? yes Or just sometimes? Would the travellers be in trouble if they refused to give an answer? yes An old friend of mine was once asked at US Immigration whether he was a member of the Communist Party, and he replied: "And if I was? What's it to you!" ... anything along those lines? no the question is not political in nature Is it a real question that demands a reply, as opposed to a formal "would you mind just stopping there, Sir?" (to which it would not be a good idea to answer no)? yes it's not a rhetorical question | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 108 Registered: 4-2007 |
does the border official ask the person why they are entering the country--for business, pleasure, or medical treatment? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 353 Registered: 1-2007 |
does the border official ask the person why they are entering the country--for business, pleasure, or medical treatment? none of these btw he's not a border official he's a soldier | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 269 Registered: 4-2007 |
Are there only a certain number of answers he could receive? Or is it an open-ended question that he could receive any number of answers for? Is he asking the people to make a choice? State a fact about themselves? Does everyone give an accurate answer? Is it obvious to the guard what they are going to say from looking at them? From where they are coming from? Where they are going to? Who they are with? What they are carrying or wearing? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 354 Registered: 1-2007 |
Are there only a certain number of answers he could receive? yesishOr is it an open-ended question that he could receive any number of answers for? no Is he asking the people to make a choice? no State a fact about themselves? noDoes everyone give an accurate answer? some don't i guess and that's the point of asking it Is it obvious to the guard what they are going to say from looking at them? yesish From where they are coming from? no Where they are going to? no Who they are with? no What they are carrying or wearing? no | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 123 Registered: 4-2007 |
Not sure if this was asked, but is the question whether the person is bearing arms or weapons of any sort? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 102 Registered: 4-2007 |
Anything related to elections? intent to re-entry? having relatives on the other side? religion? Wait, wait! Does he ask if they need a map? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 355 Registered: 1-2007 |
Not sure if this was asked, but is the question whether the person is bearing arms or weapons of any sort? no Anything related to elections? intent to re-entry? having relatives on the other side? religion? none of these Wait, wait! Does he ask if they need a map? no | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 606 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the soldier securing an entry to something or an exit from something? Both? Is there an easy way for the soldier to find out if the person is lying? Is he asking for something or about something? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 363 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the soldier securing an entry to something or an exit from something? Both? both Is there an easy way for the soldier to find out if the person is lying? yes Is he asking for something or about something? about something | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 371 Registered: 1-2007 |
blooper alert Is there an easy way for the soldier to find out if the person is lying? this answer should have been no . More so that the person would be mistaken . It's not a question you could really lie about | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 316 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is he asking their opinion on anything? Would the answer be obvious to anyone watching, o just the soldier? Is it clear to him what the person is going to say, or what the actual answer is? (what I mean by this is that if they were mistaken and sad the wrong thing, would he have been able to predict that they said the wrong thing, or would he have known what the actual answer should be) | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 372 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is he asking their opinion on anything? NoWould the answer be obvious to anyone watching, o just the soldier? anyone Is it clear to him what the person is going to say, or what the actual answer is? (what I mean by this is that if they were mistaken and sad the wrong thing, would he have been able to predict that they said the wrong thing, or would he have known what the actual answer should be) the key is that the soldier himself knows the answer already he is trying to establish if the person knows it | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 320 Registered: 4-2007 |
So he is asking them a question to test their knowledge of something? And there is one right answer, which the soldier knows? Is it that if they get it right they are allowed into the country, but if not they are not? I'm assuming the answer is not obvious to some ofthe people he asks, as some of them are mistaken? Should each person he asks give a different answer, or is there one right answer which everyone should give? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 373 Registered: 1-2007 |
So he is asking them a question to test their knowledge of something? yes And there is one right answer, which the soldier knows? yes Is it that if they get it right they are allowed into the country, but if not they are not? more so they would be arrested if they failed to answer correctly I'm assuming the answer is not obvious to some ofthe people he asks, as some of them are mistaken? yes but it should be Should each person he asks give a different answer, or is there one right answer which everyone should give? maybe many different answers but for each person asked there is only one right answer. Good questions. | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 121 Registered: 4-2007 |
The soldier asks people's names among other things. Is pronunciation of the answer as important as the answer itself? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 375 Registered: 1-2007 |
The soldier asks people's names among other things.correct Is pronunciation of the answer as important as the answer itself? no pronunciation is not relevant | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 468 Registered: 11-2003 |
Do they have to show passport or similar? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 378 Registered: 1-2007 |
Do they have to show passport or similar? yes producing id would be necessary | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 469 Registered: 11-2003 |
So they have to show their id, yet he asks their name even though it's clear from the id what it is. Is there more to it than this? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 379 Registered: 1-2007 |
So they have to show their id, yet he asks their name even though it's clear from the id what it is. Is there more to it than this? this is not the solution . typically they would ask your name first and then request id to verify this. The answer to the puzzle is a question not specifically about the person being questioned but about something else that is very relevant | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 866 Registered: 3-2006 |
Does it involve some sort of local knowledge? (eg the Dutch resistance in WWII used to use the pronunciation of "Scheveningen" to determine who was really Dutch and who was a German occupier). Anything like that? Any place names relevant at all? Does he ask something about the passport itself? Is he looking at the passport when he asks it? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 382 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does it involve some sort of local knowledge? no(eg the Dutch resistance in WWII used to use the pronunciation of "Scheveningen" to determine who was really Dutch and who was a German occupier). Anything like that? noAny place names relevant at all? no Does he ask something about the passport itself? no i should have said the passport or id is irrelevant Is he looking at the passport when he asks it? no he is staring directly into the persons eyes (this is important) | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 333 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is he doing a lie detector test? Does he ask "Are your eyes blue" to a person with blue eyes, to test if it is working? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 383 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is he doing a lie detector test? Does he ask "Are your eyes blue" to a person with blue eyes, to test if it is working? no to these but a nice thought | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 339 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is he looking into the person's eyes to see if they are lying? To see what colour they are? Is it relevant if they are wearing glasses? Contact lenses? Sunglasses? Is the question to do with the person's eyes? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 385 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is he looking into the person's eyes to see if they are lying? more to monitor their reaction To see what colour they are? noIs it relevant if they are wearing glasses? no Contact lenses? noSunglasses? given the situation at the time it would be forbidden to were sunglasses at a checkpoint Is the question to do with the person's eyes? no remember it is not to do with the person themselves | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 341 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is he testing their knowledge of the country they are entering? Is it a question that someone should be able to answer straight away? Does he look at their eyes because if they look away, he knows they must be thinking about it and they shouldn't have to? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 387 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is he testing their knowledge of the country they are entering? no Is it a question that someone should be able to answer straight away? yes. good question Does he look at their eyes because if they look away, he knows they must be thinking about it and they shouldn't have to? Almost. It's more that if they look away they are attempting to find out the answer which they shouldn't have to. Great progress in your last post. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 344 Registered: 4-2007 |
Ah...so is there something nearby that would tell them the answer? Is this to do with the rules of the checkpoint? I'm sorry but I can't remember...have we established which two countries he is on the border between? If not, should we? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 390 Registered: 1-2007 |
Ah...so is there something nearby that would tell them the answer? yes very nearby Is this to do with the rules of the checkpoint? not really more to do with why the checkpoint is there in the first place I'm sorry but I can't remember...have we established which two countries he is on the border between? If not, should we? well in my own experience it's in Northern Ireland on the border with the Republic of Ireland but this sort of question could have have been used at any location in Northern Ireland at that time | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 476 Registered: 11-2003 |
I think I remember it is in Northern Ireland. Have travelled up to Belfast myself, but never been stopped at the border. Takes it take place at the airport? Harbour? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 349 Registered: 4-2007 |
The thing nearby...a map? A person? Something with writing on it? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 392 Registered: 1-2007 |
I think I remember it is in Northern Ireland. Have travelled up to Belfast myself, but never been stopped at the border. Takes it take place at the airport? Harbour? you have to remember this was when the troubles were at their height thankfully those bad days are behind us. This could have occured wherever there was checkpoint but in the main they would be along the border . I believe there was over 100 permanent checkpoints in place during the 70's & 80's | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 393 Registered: 1-2007 |
The thing nearby...a map? A person? Something with writing on it? no to all | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 612 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it a symbol? a flag? Something you can find on the border guard's uniform? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 429 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it a symbol? a flag? Something you can find on the border guard's uniform? none of these | ||
| E20 (E20)
New member Username: E20 Post Number: 291 Registered: 10-2004 |
The question is being used to distinguish between groups of people? If so, are the groups: Protestants and Catholics? Northern and Southern Irish? Republicans and Loyalists? Paramilitaries and non-paramilitaries? Is this scenario peculiar to Northern Ireland? Could a similar question have been used in Cyprus at the time of their "difficulties"? The answer to the question is not specific to a particular location? But it is specific to each individual? Some people would tend to look at something to determine the answer? If so, would they: Look up? Look down? Look at another person? Look at themselves? Are the people travelling through the checkpoint on foot? In a vehicle? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 433 Registered: 1-2007 |
The question is being used to distinguish between groups of people? yope If so, are the groups: Protestants and Catholics? Northern and Southern Irish? Republicans and Loyalists? Paramilitaries and non-paramilitaries? this Is this scenario peculiar to Northern Ireland? Could a similar question have been used in Cyprus at the time of their "difficulties"? yes The answer to the question is not specific to a particular location? But it is specific to each individual? yes Some people would tend to look at something to determine the answer? yes the key is that you shouldn't have to If so, would they: Look up? Look down? Look at another person? Look at themselves? hard to quantify let's just say look around Are the people travelling through the checkpoint on foot? In a vehicle? in a vehicle. this is the most relevant question asked thus far | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 480 Registered: 4-2007 |
Would they find the answer to the question within their vehicle? Or is the question about their vehicle? About other passengers in the vehicle? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 434 Registered: 1-2007 |
Would they find the answer to the question within their vehicle? Or is the question about their vehicle? it's a question about their vehicleAbout other passengers in the vehicle? could be but irrel | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 435 Registered: 1-2007 |
BLOOPER - Oops misread your last question About other passengers in the vehicle? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 483 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is it to check that they are in their own vehicle? Does he ask them about the number plate? The colour? The make/model? Something else about the appearance? Something about insurance, car tax etc? Is it relevant whether the car is left or right-hand drive? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 437 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it to check that they are in their own vehicle? yes Does he ask them about the number plate? No but The colour? bingo!! The make/model? Something else about the appearance? Something about insurance, car tax etc? Is it relevant whether the car is left or right-hand drive? *******************Spoiler************** That's a spoiler so i'll explain. I grew up living right on the border between the Republic and Northern Ireland and we did most of our shopping etc in the north. During the bad days of the troubles this meant passing through a permanent British Army border checkpoint . I was puzzled as a young child why the soldier would approach the driver stare into his eyes and ask "what colour is your vehicle". Apparently the Army's research showed that in as much as 30% of cases involving a hijacked vehicle the occupants were unable to say what colour the car was without looking at the exterior. I know this sounds bizarre but a former soldier recently confirmed this to me. If you glanced away or hesitated before answering the soldier would detain you further for more in depth questioning about the ownership of the vehicle. Thankfully those days are now gone and the border crossings no longer have a military presence, In fact in some cases the only way you know you've crossed the border is by the fact that the road signs are in miles and not kilometres and the irish translation of place names is no longer on the signs. thanks to all for playing | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 485 Registered: 4-2007 |
Good puzzle...glad I wasn't there though, I'm not sure I could remember the colour of my own car under that much pressure! |
