| Author | Message | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1217 Registered: 3-2006 |
He said nothing, so he lost his head. True tale. As ever, early $poilers please mail. | ||
| Travis (Travis)
New member Username: Travis Post Number: 46 Registered: 12-2007 |
Both he's the same? Lost his head means beheading? Said nothing means no words? Or nothing of importance? Era relevant? Location relevant? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1218 Registered: 3-2006 |
Both he's the same? yes Lost his head means beheading? yes Said nothing means no words? no Or nothing of importance? no Era relevant? yes Location relevant? yes | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1092 Registered: 1-2007 |
Was he executed? murdered? an accident? He = H? A? M? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1220 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was he executed? murdered? an accident? no to all these He = H? A? M? and yes to all these: an actual bloke | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1093 Registered: 1-2007 |
Did he actually say the word "nothing"? Suicide? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1221 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did he actually say the word "nothing"? Yes! Nicely done. Now then ... Suicide? no | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1094 Registered: 1-2007 |
I;m puzzled how you could lose your head and not be the victim of an accident, murder, execution or suicide so i'm going to ask a really daft question. Did he die? Era is relevant so 21st century? 20th? 19th? 18th? 17th? 16th? before this? Location : Earth? North America? South America? Asia? Africa? Europe? other? or are we looking for a more specific location like a courtroom? Was he aware that saying the word nothing would result in his beheading? was he being defiant? Was he asked if he had anything to say? was he asked had he done something? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1222 Registered: 3-2006 |
I;m puzzled how you could lose your head and not be the victim of an accident, murder, execution or suicide so i'm going to ask a really daft question. they are often the most fruitful! Did he die? no Era is relevant so 21st century? < this one 20th? 19th? 18th? 17th? 16th? before this? Location : Earth? yes North America? South America? Asia? Africa? Europe? this other? or are we looking for a more specific location like a courtroom? yope: there are some more localised contexts in the story Was he aware that saying the word nothing would result in his beheading? Heheh, not at all was he being defiant? not really Was he asked if he had anything to say? no was he asked had he done something? no | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1095 Registered: 1-2007 |
By head do you mean the large thing that sits on your shoulders? Was he injured in any way? any play on words here? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1223 Registered: 3-2006 |
By head do you mean the large thing that sits on your shoulders? yes-ish: worth exploring Was he injured in any way? no any play on words here? no | ||
| Zenith (Zenith)
New member Username: Zenith Post Number: 627 Registered: 10-2004 |
Is this online or on a computer? or physical? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1224 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is this online or on a computer? no, but good thinking, and very much along the right lines or physical? yes, in that the decapitation happens in the real world | ||
| Neopianist (Neopianist)
New member Username: Neopianist Post Number: 10 Registered: 4-2008 |
'Lost his head' as in going crazy? Or something like that? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1227 Registered: 3-2006 |
'Lost his head' as in going crazy? Or something like that? Nothing figurative like this: we're dealing with a decapitation | ||
| Zenith (Zenith)
New member Username: Zenith Post Number: 628 Registered: 10-2004 |
Was he alive at the time? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1228 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was he alive at the time? He was, and still is, and probably wasn't even aware it was happening :-) | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1097 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is he playing a game? A quiz? Was his saying the word nothing in response to a specific question? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1229 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is he playing a game? no A quiz? no Was his saying the word nothing in response to a specific question? yes! | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1099 Registered: 1-2007 |
Was he going through customs and had something confiscated? Was the question "Have you anything to declare"? I'm thinking he had been to some exotic location and was bringing back a shrunken head as a souvenier? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1233 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was he going through customs and had something confiscated? no Was the question "Have you anything to declare"? no I'm thinking he had been to some exotic location and was bringing back a shrunken head as a souvenier? Heheh! An inspired idea, and better than the actual solution. But no: the head in question was actually cut off. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1139 Registered: 11-2003 |
But as he is alive, it cannot be his own head, ie the one on top of his shoulders? Did the head belong to a living being? something inanimate? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1234 Registered: 3-2006 |
But as he is alive, it cannot be his own head, ie the one on top of his shoulders? that's right Did the head belong to a living being? something inanimate? actually, the severed head belonged to a living thing (strictly speaking), but I would hesitate to call it a 'being' | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1140 Registered: 11-2003 |
A plant? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1235 Registered: 3-2006 |
A plant? exactly so | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 99 Registered: 5-2003 |
A flower? A cabbage? Something edible? Inedible? Is who removed the head relevant? A stranger? Friend? Enemy?. Is how the head was removed relevant? Was it cut off, broken, or wrenched off? If he was unaware it was happening, was he present at the time? Was the plant in the same location as he was? Did the plant belong to him? Is the type of plant relevant? Did the 'head' die? The rest of the plant? Was the head removed to be planted elsewhere (as a "bud")? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1236 Registered: 3-2006 |
A flower? not this A cabbage? or this Something edible? Inedible? inedible to humans Is who removed the head relevant? yes, though not his/her exact identity A stranger? yes Friend? no Enemy? and perhaps a little of this. Is how the head was removed relevant? no Was it cut off, broken, or wrenched off? I imagine it was snipped or chopped off If he was unaware it was happening, was he present at the time? no, good q Was the plant in the same location as he was? no Did the plant belong to him? no, good q again Is the type of plant relevant? not the exact species, only the general sort of thing we're dealing with Did the 'head' die? yes, I suppose it must have done The rest of the plant? no Was the head removed to be planted elsewhere (as a "bud")? no | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1145 Registered: 11-2003 |
A tree? a bush? shrubs? grass? is it a wild plant? or do you find it in gardens? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1237 Registered: 3-2006 |
A tree? a bush? this one shrubs? grass? is it a wild plant? or do you find it in gardens? yes, though this one was in a slightly different setting | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1146 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was it in a park? was the bush trimmed to look like something? if so, a human? animal? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1239 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was it in a park? not quite, but this sort of thing was the bush trimmed to look like something? yes! it's a topiary sculpture if so, a human? absolutely ... and more animal? but no non-human animals were involved | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1103 Registered: 4-2007 |
More than a human? Was it a giant human? A topiary sculpture of several humans? A centaur or similar? Had the man who said nothing sculpted it himself? Or was it a sculpture of him (though I'm not sure topiary could be detailed enough to represent a specific person)? Was the head cut off as a punishment? Revenge? A warning? Did the person who cut it off think he actually wanted his bush's head cut off? Did his saying nothing make someone angry? Di it give a false impression of what he wanted? Is a misunderstanding involved? Did he eventually become aware that the head had been cut off? If so, or if he had found out, would he have been angry? Pleased? Bewildered? Frightened? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1241 Registered: 3-2006 |
More than a human? yes Was it a giant human? no A topiary sculpture of several humans? this one A centaur or similar? not this Had the man who said nothing sculpted it himself? no Or was it a sculpture of him (though I'm not sure topiary could be detailed enough to represent a specific person)? indeed it was, and the way in which it represented him is worth exploring Was the head cut off as a punishment? sort of, but ... Revenge? more precisely this A warning? not this Did the person who cut it off think he actually wanted his bush's head cut off? no Did his saying nothing make someone angry? this Di it give a false impression of what he wanted? no Is a misunderstanding involved? no: his meaning was clear, and correctly understood by the vengeful bush-snipper Did he eventually become aware that the head had been cut off? possibly but irrelevant If so, or if he had found out, would he have been angry? Pleased? Bewildered? Frightened? perhaps a little angry or perhaps a little amused; my source doesn't mention his reaction | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1104 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is the man's job relevant? I'm thinking maybe he is a public figure like a politician, and he replied "nothing" to a question, which made someone angry so they defaced his sculpture? Did he reply "nothing" to a question like "What are you going to do about..."? Is it relevant who the other sculptures are of? Do they also represent real people? Did only the statue of the man who said nothing get the head cut off, or all of them? Is the sculpture a literal representation of him? Or is it more of a generic human figure which represents him? Is the fugure carrying an object associated with the man, or standing in a particular way that makes it clear who he is? Is the sculpture on display in a public place? Would anyone who saw it know that it represented the man? Or would you need some special knowledge about the man? Is it relevant how much time passed between his saying nothing and the head being cut off? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1242 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is the man's job relevant? yes-ish I'm thinking maybe he is a public figure like a politician, and he replied "nothing" to a question, which made someone angry so they defaced his sculpture? not a politician, but the rest is true enough Did he reply "nothing" to a question like "What are you going to do about..."? no, not this Is it relevant who the other sculptures are of? yes-ish, in that they may help you piece together the whole picture Do they also represent real people? yes Did only the statue of the man who said nothing get the head cut off, or all of them? just the one man Is the sculpture a literal representation of him? yes, as detailed as one can get with topiary Or is it more of a generic human figure which represents him? see above Is the fugure carrying an object associated with the man, or standing in a particular way that makes it clear who he is? not carrying an object, but associated with an object that reveals his job, and, in context, his identity Is the sculpture on display in a public place? yes Would anyone who saw it know that it represented the man? anyone who had not lived in a cave for the last fifty years, yes Or would you need some special knowledge about the man? yes, but it's knowledge I imagine you already have Is it relevant how much time passed between his saying nothing and the head being cut off? not really: in fact it was a few weeks | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1150 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is this man known from; politics? music? film? other type of performing arts? literature? sports? media? modelling? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1243 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is this man known from; politics? no music? Yes! This one primarily film? one or two of these other type of performing arts? & he's dabbled in TV literature? no sports? no media? only as above modelling? Hehe, it's hard to imagine him making a living this way! You're doing fine with the music. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1152 Registered: 11-2003 |
The object that is on the topiary, is it a musical instrument this person plays? something else? Is he from the Americas? Europe? Asia? Australia? Africa? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1245 Registered: 3-2006 |
The object that is on the topiary, is it a musical instrument this person plays? yes something else? Is he from the Americas? Europe? this one Asia? Australia? Africa? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1106 Registered: 4-2007 |
Are the other sculptures members of his band? Did the musician's saying nothing anger a fan? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1246 Registered: 3-2006 |
Are the other sculptures members of his band? yes Did the musician's saying nothing anger a fan? it angered someone, perhaps (but not necessarily) a fan | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1156 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is this a band most people will have heard of? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1247 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is this a band most people will have heard of? most definitely | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1103 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it the Rolling Stones? Is the man Mick Jagger? The Beatles? Paul McCartney? Ringo? U2? Bono? Edge? Larry? Adam? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1248 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is it the Rolling Stones? Is the man Mick Jagger? The Beatles? Paul McCartney? Ringo? Bingo! U2? Bono? Edge? Larry? Adam? You're in the home straight now. All that remains is to work out the question. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1104 Registered: 1-2007 |
What do you like about returning to Liverpool? p.s. Ringo Bingo (Love It) | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1249 Registered: 3-2006 |
What do you like about returning to Liverpool? Brilliantly done! Actually the question was 'What do you miss about Liverpool?' This was a story that appeared on the day I set the puzzle. Coming right after Woubit's puzzle about the holes in Blackburn, it was hard to resist. Here you go: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3702266.ece and of course that's a *** SPOILER *** | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1105 Registered: 1-2007 |
Great puzzle . I like the second comment on the link. That guy is more concerned with excercising his vocab than making his point. |
