| Author | Message | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 932 Registered: 11-2003 |
Wonder if he had 112 there? | ||
| Adryghi (Adryghi)
New member Username: Adryghi Post Number: 39 Registered: 1-2008 |
Is 112 the emergency number used in Europe (like 911 in the USA)? Or is it the band "112"? There, like in a certain country? city? region? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 935 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is 112 the emergency number used in Europe (like 911 in the USA)? Spot on Or is it the band "112"? so no There, like in a certain country? city? region? None of these | ||
| Arek_fu (Arek_fu)
New member Username: Arek_fu Post Number: 114 Registered: 12-2007 |
There = in a phonebook? A mobile phone? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 941 Registered: 11-2003 |
There = in a phonebook? A mobile phone? Both would work, but as this is a modern story I was thinking mobile phone. | ||
| Arek_fu (Arek_fu)
New member Username: Arek_fu Post Number: 120 Registered: 12-2007 |
He = H? A? M? Was he in danger? Did something bad happen to him? Did he die? Was he injured? Are there any other people involved? If so, 1? 2? 3? 4? More? | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 170 Registered: 1-2007 |
Mahjongg relevant? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 944 Registered: 11-2003 |
Arek_fu ------------------------------- He = H? A? M? Yes Was he in danger? Not really Did something bad happen to him? I guess he would think so Did he die? but not this Was he injured? a bit bruised I'd say Are there any other people involved? If so, 1? 2? 3? 4? More? I would think 4-5 other relevant people Zephyr14 ------------------------------- Mahjongg relevant? No | ||
| Arek_fu (Arek_fu)
New member Username: Arek_fu Post Number: 137 Registered: 12-2007 |
Was he in the same place as the 4-5 people? Was each of them in a different place? Were the 4-5 people together? Was he with some of the other people? (Please expand the list of all possible combinations :-) ) Can we call our hero Bill? Is Bill's profession relevant? Are any of the other people's professions relevant? | ||
| Adryghi (Adryghi)
New member Username: Adryghi Post Number: 60 Registered: 1-2008 |
Did he think he was in danger, but wasn't really? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 951 Registered: 11-2003 |
Arek_fu ----------------------------------------- Was he in the same place as the 4-5 people? Not all Was each of them in a different place? No Were the 4-5 people together? No Was he with some of the other people? Yes (Please expand the list of all possible combinations :-) ) He was with one of the other people, then a bit later 2-3 arrived, the last one was never present during what happened Can we call our hero Bill? Sure Is Bill's profession relevant? Yes Are any of the other people's professions relevant? Everyones, except one Adryghi ------------------------------- Did he think he was in danger, but wasn't really? Hmmm, a bit difficult to answer, but considering what happened I would guess so. | ||
| Arek_fu (Arek_fu)
New member Username: Arek_fu Post Number: 149 Registered: 12-2007 |
Is the person that was never present also the one whose profession is irrelevant? Does Bill's profession have anything to do with... 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 ? Security / Law Enforcement? Sales / Marketing ? Technical / Science / Engineering ? Teaching / Child care? Transportation / Livery / Trucking ? Food Service ? Sports? Jailbird / Criminal? Religion? Other? Same question for each of the other persons, please. By the way, should "Livery" be "Delivery" in the list of professions? | ||
| Adryghi (Adryghi)
New member Username: Adryghi Post Number: 65 Registered: 1-2008 |
Was one of the people his mother? was it the person who was with him? was it the person who was never present during what happened? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 958 Registered: 11-2003 |
Arek_fu ------------------------------- Is the person that was never present also the one whose profession is irrelevant? No Does Bill's profession have anything to do with... 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 ? This...... Manufacturing / Distributions ? Medical / Health Services ? Politics / Government / Military ? ......or this for the 2-3 Security / Law Enforcement? Sales / Marketing ? Technical / Science / Engineering ? Teaching / Child care? Transportation / Livery / Trucking ? Food Service ? This is closest for the non-present person Sports? Jailbird / Criminal? This for Bill Religion? Other? Same question for each of the other persons, please. By the way, should "Livery" be "Delivery" in the list of professions? Adryghi (Adryghi) New member Username: Adryghi Post Number: 65 Registered: 1-2008 Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 9:31 am: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Was one of the people his mother? Yes was it the person who was with him? yes was it the person who was never present during what happened? so no | ||
| Adryghi (Adryghi)
New member Username: Adryghi Post Number: 67 Registered: 1-2008 |
So the mother's profession is the one which is irrelevant? Was Bill a convict? an ex-convict? this was his first crime? Did he take his mother hostage? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 963 Registered: 11-2003 |
So the mother's profession is the one which is irrelevant? That's true Was Bill a convict? an ex-convict? this was his first crime? Most likely this Did he take his mother hostage? No | ||
| Adryghi (Adryghi)
New member Username: Adryghi Post Number: 72 Registered: 1-2008 |
Did he try to rob something/somebody? Did he kidnap somebody? Was he committing a crime when the incident happened? Was his mother helping him? was she the victim? Were they in a car when the incident happened? in a building? open space? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 966 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did he try to rob something/somebody? No Did he kidnap somebody? No Was he committing a crime when the incident happened? No Was his mother helping him? No was she the victim? Was going to say no, but in a way she was, even though she was not the intended victim. I would say she would have felt victimized by it. Were they in a car when the incident happened? No in a building? Yes open space?No | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 968 Registered: 11-2003 |
Recap/hint Bill is a criminal. It is highly relevant what kind of criminal, so explore. Something happens to him, that makes him scared. At the scene is his mother and then, some time later 2-3 other persons. There is also one more relevant person in this puzzle. Everyone's job is relevant, except for Bill's mother. So what are the jobs of the 2-3 people and the non-present person? I seem to have made a slight blooper earlier, as I overlooked one of the entries on the list of jobs. The 2-3 people should be Security/Law enforcement. The last, non-present person is working in Food service (or at least this was the closest one on the list). Find out exactly what his job is. | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1248 Registered: 9-2003 |
are the 2-3 people police? fbi? lawyers? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 969 Registered: 11-2003 |
are the 2-3 people police? fbi? lawyers? They are police officers | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1249 Registered: 9-2003 |
is the food service job to do with owning a food establishment? serving food? making food? delivering food? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 971 Registered: 11-2003 |
is the food service job to do with owning a food establishment? serving food? making food? delivering food? Neither actually | ||
| Arek_fu (Arek_fu)
New member Username: Arek_fu Post Number: 171 Registered: 12-2007 |
Is the job connected to eating food? Checking food (I'm thinking of hygiene inspectors or something similar)? Prescribing diets? | ||
| Adryghi (Adryghi)
New member Username: Adryghi Post Number: 82 Registered: 1-2008 |
Does the food service job have something to do with garbage? or agriculture? did the man work at a call center? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 975 Registered: 11-2003 |
Arek_fu ------------------------------------------------- Is the job connected to eating food? Checking food (I'm thinking of hygiene inspectors or something similar)? Prescribing diets? No to all Adryghi ------------------------------- Does the food service job have something to do with garbage? or agriculture? did the man work at a call center? No to all His job would only Yes-ishly be Food Service. As I said, the kind of job he has is not really on the list. But it is a very common one. He also deals with other things than food in his job. | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3566 Registered: 12-2000 |
Anybody get stuck in a freezer here? Abbatoir? | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1252 Registered: 9-2003 |
does he do something with raw ingredients? like a farmer or something? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 977 Registered: 11-2003 |
Lynne ------------------------------- Anybody get stuck in a freezer here? Abbatoir? No to both ~damia~ ------------------------------- does he do something with raw ingredients? like a farmer or something? No, his job is further down the food supply line. | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1266 Registered: 9-2003 |
does he deal with the very end of the food supply line? i.e. something to do with leftover food? or maybe even cleaning work? sewers? dustbin man? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 985 Registered: 11-2003 |
does he deal with the very end of the food supply line? i.e. something to do with leftover food? or maybe even cleaning work? sewers? dustbin man? Not quiet that far down the line. Hint: As I mentioned before, I couldn't find this job on the list, even though it is possibly the most common jobs around. The person in this story is working with food and possibly something else, but similar jobs exists for other types of goods as well. I would assume most of us deal with a person working in this field at least once every day. Obviously the list needs to be amended, lol | ||
| Arek_fu (Arek_fu)
New member Username: Arek_fu Post Number: 195 Registered: 12-2007 |
Grocer? Butcher? Baker? Something similar? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1000 Registered: 11-2003 |
Grocer? This Butcher? Baker? Something similar? Can't find any grocer or any retailer at all on the list | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1271 Registered: 9-2003 |
Bill is a criminal. It is highly relevant what kind of criminal, so explore. Something happens to him, that makes him scared. At the scene is his mother and then, some time later 2-3 police. There is also one more relevant person in this puzzle - a grocer, who isn't actually present. is Bill a thief? mugger? vandal? is his age relevant? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1003 Registered: 11-2003 |
Bill is a criminal. It is highly relevant what kind of criminal, so explore. Something happens to him, that makes him scared. At the scene is his mother and then, some time later 2-3 police. There is also one more relevant person in this puzzle - a grocer, who isn't actually present. All this is correct is Bill a thief? mugger? vandal? Neither is his age relevant? No | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1273 Registered: 9-2003 |
is his crime fraud? blackmail? is it violent? does he use a weapon? is it a serious sort of crime? or more along the lines of an offence like speeding? or jaywalking? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1005 Registered: 11-2003 |
is his crime fraud? This blackmail? is it violent? does he use a weapon? is it a serious sort of crime? or more along the lines of an offence like speeding? or jaywalking? and no to all the rest. | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1279 Registered: 9-2003 |
did he defraud ordinary people? the grocer? his mother? the police? government? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1007 Registered: 11-2003 |
Forgot to mention - you have to find out what type of fraud it is. As far as I know this crime is fraud (but as English is not my first language, I may be wrong). Explore. | ||
| Srandy (Srandy)
New member Username: Srandy Post Number: 1 Registered: 2-2008 |
Would dialing 112 on a mobile phone do something such as call a pre-defined emergency number? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1008 Registered: 11-2003 |
Would dialing 112 on a mobile phone do something such as call a pre-defined emergency number? It refers to the emergency number, yes. My idea was that if he had it stored on his mobile, the police might have arrived earlier. Now, why would a criminal want the police to arrive?? | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1282 Registered: 9-2003 |
you missed my last qs did his mother yell at him? attack him? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1009 Registered: 11-2003 |
Sorry, didn't see it. did he defraud ordinary people? the grocer? his mother? All these three would be possible, but there is a slight FA lurking, you will understand as soon as you determine what the crime is the police? government? No to these two did his mother yell at him? attack him? This | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 1957 Registered: 8-2006 |
Stealing one's identity? Swindling? Hoaxing? Did he offer a very high rate? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1011 Registered: 11-2003 |
Stealing one's identity? Swindling? Hoaxing? Not really any of these, but maybe no-ish to Yope to swindling Did he offer a very high rate? Not sure what you mean, but it's no anyway. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1017 Registered: 11-2003 |
To freshen up this puzzle. Bill is a criminal, he's involved in fraud. He and his mother are at the scene and a while later 2-3 police show up. There is one more person that is relevant for the puzzle, a grocery store owner. The exact nature of Bill's crime is relevant. Some may call it swindling. It has to do with getting loads of money quickly. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1035 Registered: 11-2003 |
So how do you get lots of money quick, without risking getting caught while at it? Some equipment is needed for this. | ||
| Grainbeer (Grainbeer)
New member Username: Grainbeer Post Number: 237 Registered: 4-2002 |
Did he order something from the grocer? Buy something from him? Offer him some goods to purchase? Offer purchase of services? Offer something for free? Were Billy and his mother at home when the police arrived? At the grocery store? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1036 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did he order something from the grocer? Buy something from him? Offer him some goods to purchase? Offer purchase of services? Offer something for free? None of these Were Billy and his mother at home when the police arrived? This At the grocery store? So no | ||
| Grainbeer (Grainbeer)
New member Username: Grainbeer Post Number: 253 Registered: 4-2002 |
The crime: Skimming? Selling non-existing products or services? Selling something which belongs to someone else? Forgery? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1052 Registered: 11-2003 |
The crime: Skimming? Selling non-existing products or services? Selling something which belongs to someone else? Forgery? This | ||
| Grainbeer (Grainbeer)
New member Username: Grainbeer Post Number: 260 Registered: 4-2002 |
Was he forging money? Or something else, like cash coupons at the grocery? Tombola or lottery tickets? Is the grocer and the forgery connected at all? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1064 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was he forging money? This Or something else, like cash coupons at the grocery? Tombola or lottery tickets? Is the grocer and the forgery connected at all? In a way. Explore what he did after forging the money. And why is his mum so angry with him? | ||
| Grainbeer (Grainbeer)
New member Username: Grainbeer Post Number: 262 Registered: 4-2002 |
Well - did he actually (try to) swindle his mother? Or the grocer? Maybe give a try at my puzzles too? They are getting stale.. for no reason at all (in my opinion) | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1065 Registered: 11-2003 |
Well - did he actually (try to) swindle his mother? Sort of Or the grocer? His target wasn't the grocer as such. But... Maybe give a try at my puzzles too? They are getting stale.. for no reason at all (in my opinion) I'll see if I can come up with some "intelligent" to ask! | ||
| Grainbeer (Grainbeer)
New member Username: Grainbeer Post Number: 265 Registered: 4-2002 |
Had his mother somehow obtained the forged money, and tried to buy something at the grocery store with it? If yes, did he give it to her deliberately? Exchange money? Did he force her to use the forged money? Other than himself, who was the first to realize that the money was forged? The grocer? The police? His mother? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1067 Registered: 11-2003 |
Had his mother somehow obtained the forged money, and tried to buy something at the grocery store with it? Yes If yes, did he give it to her deliberately? Yes-ish, see next answer Exchange money? This, but she didn't know Did he force her to use the forged money? Not as such, just that he replaced her own money with the counterfeit ones Other than himself, who was the first to realize that the money was forged? The grocer? This The police? His mother? Almost done now, good round of questions | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 674 Registered: 5-2007 |
Did he secretly give the counterfeit bills to his mother to spend so he could test if the bills would pass for real currency? Did the mother go to the grocer and try to spend the money? Did the grocer realize the bills were fake? Did he realize it immediately when the mother tried to spend them or did he only realize it later? Did the grocer call the police? Did Bill call the police? Did the police realize Bill was the counterfeiter and arrest him? If Bill had had the number in his mobile phone, would he have called earlier? Would the police have arrived earlier? Would they still have arrived at home or would they have arrived somewhere else? The grocery store? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1073 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did he secretly give the counterfeit bills to his mother to spend so he could test if the bills would pass for real currency? Yes Did the mother go to the grocer and try to spend the money? YES! Did the grocer realize the bills were fake? Yupp Did he realize it immediately when the mother tried to spend them or did he only realize it later? Straight away while the mother was in the shop Did the grocer call the police? No, he didn't. But he did something. Explore. Did Bill call the police? No Did the police realize Bill was the counterfeiter and arrest him? Yes-ish. Explore. If Bill had had the number in his mobile phone, would he have called earlier? Might have Would the police have arrived earlier? Probably Would they still have arrived at home or would they have arrived somewhere else? At his and his mother's appartment The grocery store? | ||
| Grainbeer (Grainbeer)
New member Username: Grainbeer Post Number: 269 Registered: 4-2002 |
Did the grocer give something to the mother that helped the police to track down Bill? Anything related to a mobile phone? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1077 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did the grocer give something to the mother that helped the police to track down Bill? Anything related to a mobile phone? No to both. I said he did something, but maybe 'did' isn't the right word | ||
| Grainbeer (Grainbeer)
New member Username: Grainbeer Post Number: 274 Registered: 4-2002 |
Did the grocer blame mother for trying to cheat him? Yelling foul words at her? Did the angry mother hit Bill when she returned home, bruising him? Were the police called? By the grocer? The mother? Bill himself (to protect himself from his motherīs attack)? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1083 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did the grocer blame mother for trying to cheat him? Yes Yelling foul words at her? Probably Did the angry mother hit Bill when she returned home, bruising him? And yes Were the police called? Yes, after a little while By the grocer? The mother? Bill himself (to protect himself from his motherīs attack)? But by none of these. It's almost solved, just find out who called the police. Hint: His mother was kicking up a fuzz when she came back from the grocer. She was not quiet. | ||
| Adryghi (Adryghi)
New member Username: Adryghi Post Number: 121 Registered: 1-2008 |
The neighbors called the police? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1085 Registered: 11-2003 |
The neighbors called the police? Yes, this was the last piece. This is a true story I read in the paper a while ago about a man from Hungary or Bulgaria. He was making counterfeit money, and decided to replace some of them with his own mother's cash. She went to the grocer to shop, but was told off by the grocer for handing over counterfeit money. Understanding what her son had done, she furiously went back to the appartment and started giving out to him, and also hitting him, because of the embarrasment he had put her through. The noise became so bad that the neighbours had to call the police. And when they showed up, he eagerly admitted to his crime so that they would arrest him and take him away from his mother's rage. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1086 Registered: 11-2003 |
Oh, forgot ************** SPOILER ****************** |
