| Author | Message | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2755 Registered: 8-2001 |
If Carleen hadn't been in such an unusual profession, people would not have suspected her husband of having an affair. How come? | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1413 Registered: 6-2001 |
Was her husband having an affair? The people who suspected him - Carleen? Her friends? family? colleagues? his friends? family colleagues? neighbours? Is it relevant where she lived? Is it relevant only that she had an unusual profession? (ie, would Albatross trainer do?) or are some specifics of the profession relevant? Did she work on her own? With her husband? Did she work from home? Is her husband's profession relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2757 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1413 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 - 12:41 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Was her husband having an affair? no The people who suspected him - Carleen? no Her friends? possibly family?possibly colleagues? ditto his friends? ditto family colleagues? ditto neighbours? ditto Is it relevant where she lived? no Is it relevant only that she had an unusual profession? yes(ie, would Albatross trainer do? yes) or are some specifics of the profession relevant? just that it's VERY unusual Did she work on her own? irrel With her husband? irrel Did she work from home? irrel Is her husband's profession relevant? no | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 812 Registered: 6-2007 |
Did people think the mistress was Carleen? or did they think he was cheating on Carleen? was Carleen's husband seen with another who looked like a mistress? is it relevant whether they thought he was having an affair with one person? or more than one? are the people neighbors? colleages? friends? family? | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1415 Registered: 6-2001 |
Did he speak to the people who suspected him? Did she? Did he say something regarding her profession? Did she? Did they think it was unlikely that she was actually (say) an albatross trainer, and more likely that he was having an affair? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 813 Registered: 6-2007 |
Does Carleen have clientele? Does Carleen have a gender-specific clientele? Does she travel to different sites? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2759 Registered: 8-2001 |
Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 812 Registered: 6-2007 Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 - 12:47 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did people think the mistress was Carleen? no or did they think he was cheating on Carleen? yes was Carleen's husband seen with another who looked like a mistress? yope is it relevant whether they thought he was having an affair with one person? or more than one? yes (just one) are the people neighbors? colleages? friends? family? could be any Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1415 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 - 12:49 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did he speak to the people who suspected him? no Did she? no Did he say something regarding her profession? no Did she?yesish Did they think it was unlikely that she was actually (say) an albatross trainer, and more likely that he was having an affair? no Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 813 Registered: 6-2007 Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 - 12:54 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does Carleen have clientele? irrel Does Carleen have a gender-specific clientele?irrel Does she travel to different sites? irrel | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 683 Registered: 11-2003 |
Are Carleen's working hours relevant? Relevant whether she is self-employed or in employment? Is it relevant whether they have kids or not? Relevant where they live? What car they have? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 817 Registered: 6-2007 |
Would people assume there is a mistress based on seeing the husband with another person? if yes, is the person Carleen? would people assume there is a mistress based on some other information? | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 1614 Registered: 8-2006 |
Wonder why no one has pulled this up. Her job related to... 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? Other? | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1416 Registered: 6-2001 |
Did people think that the person he was having the affair with had the unusual profession that his wife actually has? Did Carleen say something relevant to someone at some point? Did people think that she thought that he was having an affair? That she was being fooled into thinking that he wasn't? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1028 Registered: 6-2005 |
Is Carleen H/A/F? Is her husband H/A/M? (Sorry, I'm from Seattle - gotta check.) Does Carleen's job require her to wear a disguise at times? Costume? Does her husband meet her for lunch sometimes? Vice versa? Does Carleen sometimes come home, when everybody knows she should be at work, to see her husband? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2762 Registered: 8-2001 |
Eli (Eli) New member Username: Eli Post Number: 683 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 - 11:21 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are Carleen's working hours relevant? Relevant whether she is self-employed or in employment? Is it relevant whether they have kids or not? Relevant where they live? What car they have? all are irrel Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight) New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 817 Registered: 6-2007 Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 - 2:07 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Would people assume there is a mistress based on seeing the husband with another person? yope if yes, is the person Carleen? no would people assume there is a mistress based on some other information? yes | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2763 Registered: 8-2001 |
Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 - 8:07 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Eli (Eli) New member Username: Eli Post Number: 683 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 - 11:21 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are Carleen's working hours relevant? Relevant whether she is self-employed or in employment? all are irrel | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2764 Registered: 8-2001 |
palpig (Crazypalpig) New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 1614 Registered: 8-2006 Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 - 2:10 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Wonder why no one has pulled this up. Her job related to... 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? Other? all are irrel--it just has to be a very unusual job Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1416 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 - 4:12 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did people think that the person he was having the affair with had the unusual profession that his wife actually has? no Did Carleen say something relevant to someone at some point? no Did people think that she thought that he was having an affair? no That she was being fooled into thinking that he wasn't?possibly Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet) New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1028 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 - 4:24 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is Carleen H/A/F? yes Is her husband H/A/M? yes(Sorry, I'm from Seattle - gotta check.) Lots of non-humans in Seattle? I lived there for 3 months & found it pretty normal except that it drizzled comstantly & people seemed to care about "the environment" more than about their fellow humans Does Carleen's job require her to wear a disguise at times? Costume? Does her husband meet her for lunch sometimes? Vice versa? Does Carleen sometimes come home, when everybody knows she should be at work, to see her husband? all are irrel | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 819 Registered: 6-2007 |
so am I to understand based on your answer to Bentarm's question that this puzzzle statement would work just as well?.... If Carleen hadn't been an albatross trainer, people would not have suspected her husband of having an affair. How come? do we need to know specifically what the job is?
would the other relevant info be text? video? photograph? gossip? spoken? heard? any relevant details about where they live? would a desert island work? | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1421 Registered: 6-2001 |
Do the people who think he's having an affair know that Carleen has an unusual job? Do they know that he has some contact with someone who has this unusual job? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2766 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1421 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 - 9:54 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Do the people who think he's having an affair know that Carleen has an unusual job? irrel Do they know that he has some contact with someone who has this unusual job?possibly | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 821 Registered: 6-2007 |
is there an HTML code that makes my text invisible? lol | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1424 Registered: 6-2001 |
So if someone knew what Carleen's job was, would it still be possible for them to suspect her husband of having an affair for the reason involved in the puzzle? | ||
| Sparkplug1 (Sparkplug1)
New member Username: Sparkplug1 Post Number: 104 Registered: 6-2007 |
was carleen's husband having an affair? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2767 Registered: 8-2001 |
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1424 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 - 11:12 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) So if someone knew what Carleen's job was, would it still be possible for them to suspect her husband of having an affair for the reason involved in the puzzle? yes Sparkplug1 (Sparkplug1) New member Username: Sparkplug1 Post Number: 104 Registered: 6-2007 Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 9:17 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) was carleen's husband having an affair?no | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 781 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did people think the husband was having an affair because they thought they saw him with someone else? did they think he was having an affair because of her hours--maybe he spent time with other people instead of her? did he say something that made people think he was having an affair? did people see carleen's husband with her but they did not know it was carleen (maybe she was disguised as part of her job), and therefore they thought he was having an affair? any of this on the right track? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2770 Registered: 8-2001 |
Booklover (Booklover) New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 781 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 12:16 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did people think the husband was having an affair because they thought they saw him with someone else? yope did they think he was having an affair because of her hours--maybe he spent time with other people instead of her? no did he say something that made people think he was having an affair? no did people see carleen's husband with her but they did not know it was carleen (maybe she was disguised as part of her job), and therefore they thought he was having an affair? noany of this on the right track? yope!! | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1432 Registered: 6-2001 |
Was Carleen's husband ever seen with another women at any relevant time in this puzzle? Was he ever seen with Carleen? The relevance of the unusualness of the job - because people would think it was unlikely that someone would have that job? Because people would think it was unlikely that her husband would know two different people who have this unusual job? Because the unusualness affected Carleen's behaviour in some way? affected her husband's behaviour in some way? Are tax returns relevant? Is anyone other than Carleen, her husband and the suspectors involved in this puzzle? another woman? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2775 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1432 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 11:28 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Was Carleen's husband ever seen with another women at any relevant time in this puzzle? yes Was he ever seen with Carleen? irrel The relevance of the unusualness of the job - because people would think it was unlikely that someone would have that job? noBecause people would think it was unlikely that her husband would know two different people who have this unusual job? no Because the unusualness affected Carleen's behaviour in some way? noaffected her husband's behaviour in some way? yes Are tax returns relevant? no Is anyone other than Carleen, her husband and the suspectors involved in this puzzle? yes another woman? yes | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 685 Registered: 11-2003 |
This other woman; is she a colleague of Carleen? if not, is she there because of Carleen's job? do we have to find out what her job is? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2784 Registered: 8-2001 |
Eli (Eli) New member Username: Eli Post Number: 685 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Saturday, October 20, 2007 - 9:53 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) This other woman; is she a colleague of Carleen?no or noish if not, is she there because of Carleen's job? no do we have to find out what her job is? no | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1484 Registered: 6-2001 |
If it wasn't for the unusualness of Carleen's job, would her husband have never met the other woman? have met the other woman under different circumstances? Is it relevant where he met the other woman? at home | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2785 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1484 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 2:35 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) If it wasn't for the unusualness of Carleen's job, would her husband have never met the other woman? no have met the other woman under different circumstances? no Is it relevant where he met the other woman?yes at home? unlikely | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1502 Registered: 6-2001 |
sorry, these questions were badly worded (and English is a difficult language for dealing with negative questions): If it wasn't for the unusualness of Carleen's job, would her husband have met the other woman? Assuming so, would he have met her under different circumstances? When he met the other woman, was it just him and the other woman present? Did he meet her in secret? Did he conceal his meetings with her from his wife? Is it relevant that unusual jobs might be newsworthy? was the other woman a reporter? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2799 Registered: 8-2001 |
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1502 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007 - 9:05 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) sorry, these questions were badly worded (and English is a difficult language for dealing with negative questions): If it wasn't for the unusualness of Carleen's job, would her husband have met the other woman? yes Assuming so, would he have met her under different circumstances? no When he met the other woman, was it just him and the other woman present? no Did he meet her in secret? no Did he conceal his meetings with her from his wife? no Is it relevant that unusual jobs might be newsworthy? no was the other woman a reporter? no | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1510 Registered: 6-2001 |
Would her husband have behaved differently when with the other woman if Carleen had a different job? have met her more often? at a different time? in a different place? Is it relevant where Carleen works? Is the other woman's job relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2800 Registered: 8-2001 |
BLLLLOOOOPERRALERTTTTTTTTTTT! Did he speak to the people who suspected him? no Did she? no Did he say something regarding her profession? no The answer should be yes Did she?yesish Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Would her husband have behaved differently when with the other woman if Carleen had a different job? yes have met her more often? no at a different time? no in a different place? no Is it relevant where Carleen works? no Is the other woman's job relevant? yes | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1513 Registered: 6-2001 |
does the other woman's job require her to interact with Carleen in any way? with her husband? is she working when they meet? Did they meet more than once? twice? three times? five times? 10? 50? 100? over the course of a few days? a week? a month? a year? Would her husband have said different things to the other woman if Carleen had had a different job? Did the other woman think Carleen's husband was having an affair with her? that he wanted to? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2805 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1513 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 11:50 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) does the other woman's job require her to interact with Carleen in any way? no with her husband? no is she working when they meet? no Did they meet more than once? no twice? three times? five times? 10? 50? 100? over the course of a few days? a week? a month? a year? Would her husband have said different things to the other woman if Carleen had had a different job? yes Did the other woman think Carleen's husband was having an affair with her? no that he wanted to? no | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1522 Registered: 6-2001 |
Did Carleen's husband tell the other woman something about Carleen's job? tell her what it was? When her husband spoke to the other woman, was Carleen at work? relevant? Was the other woman a relative of carleen? of her husband? a friend of either? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2810 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1522 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 11:54 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did Carleen's husband tell the other woman something about Carleen's job? yes tell her what it was? yes When her husband spoke to the other woman, was Carleen at work? possibly relevant? no Was the other woman a relative of carleen? no of her husband? no a friend of either? no | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1530 Registered: 6-2001 |
Did the other woman react in some way to hearing about Carleen's job? was she surprised? Did Carleen's husband have to explain anything to her? Did Carleen's husband say anything else relevant to the other woman other than what Carleen's job is? Is it relevant why Carleen's husband met the other woman? Did she live nearby? Did she have any connection with Carleen? With her husband? Had they met before? Will they ever meet again? Were they complete strangers? Did they touch each other at any point? Did the other woman say anything relevant? Did anyone overhear the conversation between Carleen's husband and the other woman? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2814 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1530 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 11:45 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did the other woman react in some way to hearing about Carleen's job? yes was she surprised? yes Did Carleen's husband have to explain anything to her no Did Carleen's husband say anything else relevant to the other woman other than what Carleen's job is? yes Is it relevant why Carleen's husband met the other woman? noish Did she live nearby? irrel Did she have any connection with Carleen? noWith her husband? noish Had they met before? noWill they ever meet again? irrel Were they complete strangers? yes Did they touch each other at any point? noDid the other woman say anything relevant? yes Did anyone overhear the conversation between Carleen's husband and the other woman? yes | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1557 Registered: 6-2001 |
Did the other woman have the same job as Carleen? An equally unusual job? Did the other woman want to have the same job as Carleen? Are any specifics of the other woman's job relevant? Was it an unusual job? Could this meeting have taken place: inside? outisde? on a train? on a plane? at a bus-stop? in a supermarket? in a bar? at a church fete? in the street? at a wedding? at a funeral? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2818 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1557 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 3:04 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did the other woman have the same job as Carleen? yes An equally unusual job? see previous answerDid the other woman want to have the same job as Carleen? irrel Are any specifics of the other woman's job relevant? yes Was it an unusual job? yes Could this meeting have taken place: inside? yes outisde? yes on a train? yeson a plane? yes at a bus-stop? yesin a supermarket? yes in a bar? yesat a church fete? yesin the street? yes at a wedding? yesat a funeral? yes | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1560 Registered: 6-2001 |
So the situation is something like the following: Carleen's husband meets a woman, a stranger, and gets into a conversation with her? Is it relevant how they meet? Just ordinary meeting between strangers? Something happens? he bumps into her? she bumps into him? he spills something on her? she spills something on him? He tells her "My wife is an albatross trainer (or whatever it is)"? He says "My wife has a very unusual job"? And the other woman responds in some way? She says "oh, I have that job too"? something more specific? Does she somehow imply that Carleen's husband is her husband? Did the other people overhear the whole conversation? Just what Carleen's husband said? Just what the other woman said? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2823 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1560 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 12:35 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) So the situation is something like the following: Carleen's husband meets a woman, a stranger, and gets into a conversation with her? yes Is it relevant how they meet?not really, as long as there's a chance for conversation Just ordinary meeting between strangers? possibly Something happens? nothing relevsant except the conversation he bumps into her? irrel she bumps into him? dittohe spills something on her? ditto she spills something on him? ditto He tells her "My wife is an albatross trainer (or whatever it is)"?possibly He says "My wife has a very unusual job"? eventually the specific job would have to be mentioned And the other woman responds in some way? yes--or she could have mentioned her job firstShe says "oh, I have that job too"? yes something more specific? noDoes she somehow imply that Carleen's husband is her husband? no Did the other people overhear the whole conversation? noJust what Carleen's husband said? noJust what the other woman said? yesish | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1565 Registered: 6-2001 |
Did other people only overhear part of what the other woman said? Did she say any relevant specific sentence? If the entire conversation was just "hi, my names Marcelo, my wife Carleen is an albatross trainer" "oh, that's odd, I'm an albatross trainer too", would this puzzle work? Is the other woman married? relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2825 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1565 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 5:04 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did other people only overhear part of what the other woman said? yes Did she say any relevant specific sentence? yes If the entire conversation was just "hi, my names Marcelo, my wife Carleen is an albatross trainer" "oh, that's odd, I'm an albatross trainer too", would this puzzle work? no Is the other woman married? irrel relevant? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 881 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is the relevance of Carleen's job being unusual that that means it is more likely to come upo in conversation? That that means it is less likely for the other woman to have the same job? If the exact same conversation had occurred buy you replaced the words "albatross trainer" (or whatever) with "doctor" or "civil servant", could the puzzle work? Did the listeners hear the name of the job mentioned? If no, would they have still thought he was having an affair if they had heard it mentioned? If the listeners had heard any of what Carleen's husband said, would they still have thought it? If they had listened to all of what the woman said, would they have thought it? Did they hear her correctly, or mishear something? The relevant specific sentence, was it the other woman commenting on how coincidental it was for them to share a job? Was it her commenting on what her job was? Did she mention Carleen in the specific sentence? Mention Carleen's husband? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2826 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 881 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 5:34 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the relevance of Carleen's job being unusual that that means it is more likely to come upo in conversation?no That that means it is less likely for the other woman to have the same job? yes If the exact same conversation had occurred buy you replaced the words "albatross trainer" (or whatever) with "doctor" or "civil servant", could the puzzle work? no Did the listeners hear the name of the job mentioned? no If no, would they have still thought he was having an affair if they had heard it mentioned? no If the listeners had heard any of what Carleen's husband said, would they still have thought it? depends on what they heard If they had listened to all of what the woman said, would they have thought it? noDid they hear her correctly yes, or mishear something? no The relevant specific sentence, was it the other woman commenting on how coincidental it was for them to share a job? yope--you're very ORT (on the right track) Was it her commenting on what her job was? yope Did she mention Carleen in the specific sentence? yes Mention Carleen's husband? yes | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1569 Registered: 6-2001 |
Did she say something that implied Carleen's husband should keep something secret from his wife? That he should tell his wife something? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2827 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1569 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 6:05 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did she say something that implied Carleen's husband should keep something secret from his wife? no That he should tell his wife something? yes | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 886 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did she say he should tell his wife that she has the same job? Because Carleen might find it interesting? Did it sound like she was telling him he should confess the affair to Carleen? Something like "You should tell your wife about me"? Could this possibly work if Carleen's husband had found another strange link between Carleen and the other woman? Or does it only work with a job? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2830 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 886 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 10:08 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did she say he should tell his wife that she has the same job? yes--but find out JUST how she put it!!! Because Carleen might find it interesting? presumably Did it sound like she was telling him he should confess the affair to Carleen? yes Something like "You should tell your wife about me"? You're very ORT--what shje said was even better than that!! Could this possibly work if Carleen's husband had found another strange link between Carleen and the other woman? yes, in fact the anecdote I got thisd from involved a shared & unusual first name, not a job Or does it only work with a job? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 887 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did the other woman talk about how she shared something with Carleen (her job), but the listeners thought she was referring to sharing a man? Did what she said begin with "You should tell your wife"? "You have to tell your wife"? "I want you to tell her wife"? Could it logically have started with any of those phrases and still work? "You should tell your wife you met me"? "Tell her you saw me"? "Tell her you found me"? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2831 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 887 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 10:22 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did the other woman talk about how she shared something with Carleen (her job), but the listeners thought she was referring to sharing a man? no Did what she said begin with "You should tell your wife"? "You have to tell your wife"? "I want you to tell her wife"? Could it logically have started with any of those phrases and still work? Yes, but what she said was better "You should tell your wife you met me"? no "Tell her you saw me"? no "Tell her you found me"? You're VERY CLOSE | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 888 Registered: 4-2007 |
"Tell her we found each other"? Or "I'm glad we found each other...you should tell your wife"? | ||
| Zenith (Zenith)
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'Tell her you found someone else.' | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2832 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 888 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 10:49 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) "Tell her we found each other"? no Or "I'm glad we found each other...you should tell your wife"? no Zenith (Zenith) New member Username: Zenith Post Number: 537 Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 12:36 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) 'Tell her you found someone else.' yes!! ********* SPOILER ************* Carleen has a very unusual job (albatross trainer??). One day at a party, her husband met a woman with the same job. Both were amused, & upon saying goodbye, the woman added. "And don't forget to tell your wife you've found someone else!" which of course made those who overheard think he was having an affair. This is adapted from an anecdote I read by a man whose wife had an unusual first name. You know where my new puzzle is. |
