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Foulglory (Foulglory)
New member Username: Foulglory
Post Number: 73 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 5:17 pm: |      |
They never regretted it.... |
Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli
Post Number: 306 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 5:20 pm: |      |
They=human? adults? gender relevant? if so, male? female? Any of these relevant; location? era? education? jobs? politics? crimes? catastrophies? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 74 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 5:33 pm: |      |
They=human? adults? yesgender relevant?no if so, male? female? Any of these relevant; location? it might help to know this era? yes education? no jobs? yes politics? no crimes? no catastrophies?no |
Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli
Post Number: 307 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 5:37 pm: |      |
Location; Europe? Americas? Africa? Asia? Australia? Era; 21st century? 20th? 19th? 18th? Before 18th? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 76 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 5:41 pm: |      |
Location; Europe? Americas? Africa? Asia? This Australia? Era; 21st century? This The action happened in the 20th century but the effects are still lingering. 20th? This 19th? 18th? Before 18th? |
Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli
Post Number: 308 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 5:44 pm: |      |
Part of Asia; North (Russia etc)? East (China, Japan, etc)? West (From India Westwards)? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 78 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 5:48 pm: |      |
Part of Asia; North (Russia etc)? East (China,this Japan,this etc)? Both countries are relevant but they are from Japan West (From India Westwards)? |
Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli
Post Number: 310 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 5:54 pm: |      |
Is it an historic event? If so, war involved? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 81 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 5:58 pm: |      |
Is it an historic event? If so, war involved? no to both |
Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli
Post Number: 312 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 6:03 pm: |      |
When you say China and Japan, do you mean the whole population? Or some inviduals? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 83 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 6:21 pm: |      |
When you say China and Japan, do you mean the whole population?no Or some inviduals?yes |
Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli
Post Number: 316 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 6:27 pm: |      |
The thing they never regretting, was that a something they did? or was it something they did NOT do? Was it an action of some sort? Jobs; Medical? Education? Arts/music? Finance? Administration? Civil servants? Journalists? Transport (goods & people)? Law? Diplomatic? Retail? Hotel/cafe/restaurant? Criminals? Unemployed? |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 317 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 6:28 pm: |      |
Forgot one thing; does the puzzle statement apply for both groups, both Chinese and Japanese? Or is it only one of them that does not regret something? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
New member Username: Foulglory
Post Number: 85 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 6:49 pm: |      |
Jobs; Medical? Education? Arts/music? Finance? Administration? Civil servants? Journalists? Transport (goods & people)? not directly transport, but...close Law? Diplomatic? Retail? Hotel/cafe/restaurant? Criminals? Unemployed? none of the others Forgot one thing; does the puzzle statement apply for both groups, both Chinese and Japanese? Or is it only one of them that does not regret something?Just one of them does not regret something. |
Rage29 (Rage29)
New member Username: Rage29
Post Number: 2 Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 7:20 am: |      |
linking the title to the statement, is this somethin bout that one person being loyal to someone which paid off later and thus he never regretted it? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 97 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 7:41 am: |      |
linking the title to the statement, is this somethin bout that one person being loyal to someone which paid off later and thus he never regretted it? No, it's more like a few people helping one person when nobody else was ready to and the investment paying off later. Thus, they did not regret it as that person was forever loyal to them. |
Rage29 (Rage29)
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Post Number: 4 Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 8:46 am: |      |
is this statement based on a historical event? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 98 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 8:48 am: |      |
is this statement based on a historical event?no |
Rage29 (Rage29)
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Post Number: 5 Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 8:53 am: |      |
are the proffessions of the people relevant? |
Rage29 (Rage29)
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Post Number: 6 Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 9:01 am: |      |
where was the loyal person from? china ? japan? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 99 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 9:18 am: |      |
are the proffessions of the people relevant?yes, very where was the loyal person from? china ?this japan? |
Rage29 (Rage29)
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Post Number: 7 Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 9:27 am: |      |
was the loyal person a soldier? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 101 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 9:29 am: |      |
was the loyal person a soldier?no By the way, welcome to the forums rage!! |
Rage29 (Rage29)
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Post Number: 8 Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 9:32 am: |      |
or was he a doctor? (thx a lot!) |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 102 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 9:43 am: |      |
or was he a doctor? No. You might want to put up a list of professions rather than each of them one after the other. |
Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli
Post Number: 321 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 9:45 am: |      |
So some Japanese people help a Chinese and s/he is forever loyal to them after, right? The relevant job(s), is that the job of the Japanese people or the Chinese person? You said that the gender of 'they' was not relevant, but what about the gender of the Chinese person? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 103 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 9:54 am: |      |
So some Japanese people help a Chinese and s/he is forever loyal to them after, right?right The relevant job(s), is that the job of the Japanese people or the Chinese person? both are very relevant. You said that the gender of 'they' was not relevant, but what about the gender of the Chinese person?very relevant |
Rage29 (Rage29)
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Post Number: 9 Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 9:55 am: |      |
couldnt think of any other professions , lol |
Rage29 (Rage29)
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Post Number: 10 Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 10:01 am: |      |
chinese person - male or female? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 104 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 10:03 am: |      |
couldnt think of any other professions , lol HINT:They are quite common professions we're talking about. |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 105 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 10:05 am: |      |
chinese person - male or female?male |
Rage29 (Rage29)
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Post Number: 11 Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 10:23 am: |      |
was he a cobbler ? carpenter? merchant? grocer? cook? |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 324 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 12:03 pm: |      |
Profession; Medical? Clerical? Administration? Education? Arts? Finance? Law? Transport? Military? Law enforcement? Tradesman? Retail? Hotel/cafe/restaurant? Criminal? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 106 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 1:09 pm: |      |
was he a cobbler ? carpenter? merchant? grocer? cook?none Profession; Medical? Clerical? Administration? Education? Arts? yes Finance? Law? Transport? Military? Law enforcement? Tradesman? Retail? Hotel/cafe/restaurant? Criminal? |
Rage29 (Rage29)
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Post Number: 12 Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 1:49 pm: |      |
did they help the chinese person take refuge or something like that? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 111 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 1:52 pm: |      |
did they help the chinese person take refuge or something like that?no |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 112 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 1:54 pm: |      |
By the way, occupations are very relevant. You know that so it should be much easier. |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 331 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 2:55 pm: |      |
Do the Japanese and the Chinese man hold the same jobs? Arts; Music? Literature? Performing arts? Sculpture? Painting? other? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 115 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 3:07 pm: |      |
Do the Japanese (group of people) and the Chinese man hold the same jobs? no Arts; Music? Chinese person Literature? Performing arts?Chinese person Sculpture? Painting? other? Japanese profession does not some under ARTS section. By the way, please put my other puzzle, If I Were A Little Fishie.... out of it's misery. It's only one post away from being solved! |
Coquetteandmore (Coquetteandmore)
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Post Number: 1 Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 3:27 pm: |      |
so, just to be clear, has the investment the japanese put in paid off? What exactly did they invest time, skills, money, friendship. Was the favour reciprocated in the same way? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 117 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 3:46 pm: |      |
so, just to be clear, has the investment the japanese put in paid off?yesWhat exactly did they invest time, skills,yes money,indirectly friendship. Was the favour reciprocated in the same way?yes By the way, welcome to the forums Coquetteandmore . |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 333 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 4:24 pm: |      |
Profession for the Japanese people; Medical? Clerical? Administration? Education? Arts? Finance? Law? Transport? Military? Law enforcement? Tradesman? Retail? Hotel/cafe/restaurant? Criminal? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 118 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 4:32 pm: |      |
Profession for the Japanese people; Medical? Clerical? Administration? Education? Arts? Finance? Law? Transport? not directly but...they do support this industry Military? Law enforcement? Tradesman? Retail? not directly but...they do support this industry Hotel/cafe/restaurant? Criminal? none of the rest |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 337 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 4:43 pm: |      |
Are the Japanese producing something for the transport and retail industry? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 120 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 4:43 pm: |      |
Are the Japanese producing something for the transport and retail industry?yes |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 341 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 4:53 pm: |      |
computer parts? uniforms? money counting systems? storage solutions? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 123 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 4:57 pm: |      |
computer parts? uniforms? money counting systems? storage solutions? You're thinking too much. HINT: Manufacture of... |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 345 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 5:07 pm: |      |
trying to think what the transport and retail industry have in common, and those were the things that popped up in my head labels? scanning codes? if not, is what they manufacture so general that all the transport and all the retail industry use it? or just some branches? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 126 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 5:11 pm: |      |
labels? scanning codes? if not, is what they manufacture so general that all the transport and all the retail industry use it?no or just some branches?yes |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 348 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 5:16 pm: |      |
Transport industry; people transport? goods? by road? rail? water? air? Retail; clothes/shoes? furniture? food? computers? books/magazines/papers? stationary? mobile phones? handbags/suitcases/wallets? toys? leisure? DIY? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 129 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 5:27 pm: |      |
Transport industry; people transport? Definitely goods? Another branch of the same company does...but irrelevant! by road?This rail? water? air? Retail; clothes/shoes? furniture? food? computers? books/magazines/papers? stationary?Another branch of the same company does...but irrelevant! mobile phones? Another branch of the same company does...but irrelevant! handbags/suitcases/wallets? toys? leisure? DIY?Clarify...what is DIY? no other By the way, you're thinking too small. We're talking about one branch of a large conglomerate. |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 351 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 5:37 pm: |      |
Sorry, just an expression I have picked up after 10 years in Ireland, Do It Yourself, ie homeimprovement, products So the Japanese people in this story works for a global company of some sort. This company produces something for the transport and retail industries. But the people in this puzzle all work for the branch that produces something for the people transport industry. Right?? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 133 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 5:45 pm: |      |
Sorry, just an expression I have picked up after 10 years in Ireland, Do It Yourself, ie homeimprovement, products Ah...I see. So the Japanese people in this story works for a global company of some sort. This company produces something for the transport and retail industries.more actually, but they are irr But the people in this puzzle all work for the branch that produces something for the people transport industry. Right??Yes |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 353 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 5:48 pm: |      |
And we have to find exactly what they produce? Would it be vehicles? Buses? cars? or something that is part of them? like ticketing system? seats? handrails? windows? tyres? engines? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 134 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 5:54 pm: |      |
And we have to find exactly what they produce? yes Would it be vehicles?yes Buses? cars?yes or something that is part of them? like ticketing system? seats? handrails? windows? tyres? engines? |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 356 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 6:01 pm: |      |
So the Japanese produce cars. Relevant what type? What about the Chinese, he was a performing artist? Do we need to know exactly what type? Did the Japanse workers produce something that helped him performing his arts? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 137 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 6:05 pm: |      |
So the Japanese produce cars.yes Relevant what type?Not type but brand is relevant What about the Chinese, he was a performing artist? Do we need to know exactly what type?Yes Did the Japanse workers produce something that helped him performing his arts?Yes |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 357 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 6:10 pm: |      |
Let's hope I remember my Japanese cars then, lol.. Toyota? Nissan? Mitsubishi? Mazda? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 138 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 6:21 pm: |      |
Let's hope I remember my Japanese cars then, lol.. Toyota? Nissan? Mitsubishi? This Mazda? |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 359 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 6:27 pm: |      |
Is it as simple as they gave him a car? Did they make something else for him? Was the Chinese man a singer? plays some instrument? composer? conductor? is he famous? does he perform on stage? in the street? small pubs/gigs? relevant what type of music he performs? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 140 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 6:33 pm: |      |
Is it as simple as they gave him a car? Yes, for a reason Did they make something else for him?Just cars. Was the Chinese man a singer?Singer and more plays some instrument? composer? conductor?none is he famous?Veeerrrrry!! But...not as a singer! does he perform on stage? in the street? small pubs/gigs?no relevant what type of music he performs?Not relevant but if you must know, he sings in Chinese. I don't know the genre. |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 361 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 6:39 pm: |      |
Did he become rich? And gave the workers lots of money? If he's rich, is he rich because of his singing, or something else? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 143 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 6:43 pm: |      |
Did he become rich?Yes And gave the workers lots of money?Indirectly If he's rich, is he rich because of his singing,{not much} or something else?Yes |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 363 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 6:46 pm: |      |
Has this something else also something to do with the arts? business? lottery? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 145 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 6:50 pm: |      |
Has this something else also something to do with the arts?Yes business? lottery? |
Eli (Eli)
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Post Number: 365 Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 6:53 pm: |      |
Some other art than singing?? should left work and gone home ages ago, but find it difficult to leave right now, lol |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 147 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 6:58 pm: |      |
Some other art than singing?? Yes should left work and gone home ages ago, but find it difficult to leave right now, lolYou can, I was just about to say that I'm going off to sleep right now. It's midnight here. Lol... I'll be back in a few hours....or maybe minutes if my mom goes off to sleep quickly! |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 172 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 4:04 am: |      |
HINT:I'm sure there is NOBODY in these forums that has NOT heard of him. |
Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
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Post Number: 62 Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 4:38 am: |      |
So Mitsubishi gave a Chinese performing artist car ( or cars )? Was there anything special in the way these vehicles operated? looked? Did they allow transporting equipment required for the performances? Were they used in the performances? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 173 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 6:05 am: |      |
So Mitsubishi gave a Chinese performing artist car ( or cars )? Yes Was there anything special in the way these vehicles operated? looked?No Did they allow transporting equipment required for the performances? Were they used in the performances?Yes |
Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
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Post Number: 75 Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 8:28 am: |      |
Is he a stuntman? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 180 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 9:32 am: |      |
Is he a stuntman?Yes! |
Enjay (Enjay)
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Post Number: 145 Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 11:32 am: |      |
Is he an actor/martial arts star? Like Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 182 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 12:24 pm: |      |
Is he an actor/martial arts star? Like Jackie ChanThis! or Bruce Lee? |
Enjay (Enjay)
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Post Number: 154 Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 12:28 pm: |      |
So Mitsubishi gave Jackie Chan a car? Was this before he was famous? Was the car to use in a stunt? Or just for transport so he could get to audiions or films or something? And they will never regret it, because now he is one of the biggest stars in the world and is loyal to them? Does he advertise them for free? Get them publicity? |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 184 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 12:32 pm: |      |
So Mitsubishi gave Jackie Chan a car?Cars Was this before he was famous?Yes Was the car to use in a stunt?Yes Or just for transport so he could get to audiions or films or something?No And they will never regret it, because now he is one of the biggest stars in the world and is loyal to them? Does he advertise them for free? Get them publicity?Yes! You got it. And that was the.... ********SPOILER******** |
Foulglory (Foulglory)
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Post Number: 185 Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 12:34 pm: |      |
Congratulations to all who helped solve it and thank you for playing! |