| Author | Message | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 243 Registered: 6-2009 |
No one was surprised, so why was it necessary? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3920 Registered: 12-2000 |
Prestige - to do with magician's acts? High honour or esteem? | ||
| John_w (John_w)
New member Username: John_w Post Number: 23 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is it to do with announcing the winner of something? Announcing something that was unsurprising? Does 'it' refer to something said, something done, an event? Did a person or group of people organize a surprise? Was it necessary? Because of tradition? Law? Other? Is it something that would normally be surprising? How many relevant people are involved? 1,2,3,4,5,...,? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 249 Registered: 6-2009 |
Prestige - to do with magician's acts? very obliquely High honour or esteem? Is it to do with announcing the winner of something? no Announcing something that was unsurprising? yes, for spp of "announcing" Does 'it' refer to something said, something done, an event? none of these Did a person or group of people organize a surprise? no Was it necessary? Because of tradition? Law? presumably this Other? Is it something that would normally be surprising? no How many relevant people are involved? 1,2,3,4,5,...,? countless people | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 404 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was "it" a warning on some consumer product? a sign of some kind? a procedure to be followed in a certain situation? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 263 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was "it" a warning on some consumer product? yesish a sign of some kind? a procedure to be followed in a certain situation? no to these | ||
| John_w (John_w)
New member Username: John_w Post Number: 28 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was it necessary so that they wouldn't be sued? Was it an obvious warning on something? Like "Contents hot" on a coffee cup? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 265 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was it necessary so that they wouldn't be sued? maybe... Was it an obvious warning on something? yes Like "Contents hot" on a coffee cup? but not this | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 358 Registered: 10-2008 |
Is it on some piece of equipment? A sign on a wall? Something written in a magazine/book/reading material? Is it warning of an obvious danger? Does it give an obvious instruction for use? Or warn people not to do something that no one in their right mind would do? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 270 Registered: 6-2009 |
Is it on some piece of equipment? I guess for a really spp of equipment A sign on a wall? no Something written in a magazine/book/reading material? no Is it warning of an obvious danger? no, keep in mind that "warning" was only a yesish Does it give an obvious instruction for use? no Or warn people not to do something that no one in their right mind would do? no | ||
| John_w (John_w)
New member Username: John_w Post Number: 31 Registered: 7-2009 |
So would we use this "equipment" Daily? Weekly? Monthly? Yearly? If its not a warning is it more an obvious statement about the product? Could the puzzle be rephrased: 'It was obvious to everyone, so why was it necessary' | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 272 Registered: 6-2009 |
So would we use this "equipment" Daily? Who is "we"? Anyway, there's really no standard amount of use Weekly? Monthly? Yearly? If its not a warning is it more an obvious statement about the product? yes Could the puzzle be rephrased: 'It was obvious to everyone, so why was it necessary' maybe that would have been better | ||
| John_w (John_w)
New member Username: John_w Post Number: 35 Registered: 7-2009 |
We=the general public. Would you buy this "equipment" at a grocery store? Hardware store? Electronic store? Clothing store? Cosmetics store? Furniture store? Do we only need to discover what the obvious statement is and what object it refers to? Or is there more to the puzzle? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 285 Registered: 6-2009 |
We=the general public. okay Would you buy this "equipment" at a grocery store? Hardware store? Electronic store? Clothing store? Cosmetics store? Furniture store? none of these Do we only need to discover what the obvious statement is and what object it refers to? that'll do it Or is there more to the puzzle? | ||
| John_w (John_w)
New member Username: John_w Post Number: 39 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is it a parental advisory notice on a cd? Involving an artist who would obviously have sworn on his cd? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 292 Registered: 6-2009 |
Is it a parental advisory notice on a cd? Involving an artist who would obviously have sworn on his cd? no | ||
| Buzzard (Buzzard)
New member Username: Buzzard Post Number: 1137 Registered: 6-2003 |
Would one buy this item at a book/media store? a housewares store? a department store? a toy store? an office supply store? If I went to a typical American shopping mall, is it likely that I could find this product? or one like it? Is the item usually used while indoors? outdoors? in a vehicle? IS it a vehicle? If indoors, is it typically used in the bedroom? bathroom? kitchen? living room? dining room? entertainment room? office? Is the warning meant to prevent a situation in which the user would be physically harmed? offended? embarrassed? in which the product would break? stop functioning? make a mess? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 302 Registered: 6-2009 |
Would one buy this item at a book/media store? a housewares store? a department store? a toy store? this an office supply store? If I went to a typical American shopping mall, is it likely that I could find this product? or one like it? yes Is the item usually used while indoors? doesn't really matter, but probably this outdoors? in a vehicle? IS it a vehicle? no If indoors, is it typically used in the bedroom? bathroom? kitchen? living room? dining room? entertainment room? office? any, but probably mostly living room or entertainment room Is the warning meant to prevent a situation in which the user would be physically harmed? nooffended? this is probably closestembarrassed? or this in which the product would break? stop functioning? make a mess? none of the rest | ||
| John_w (John_w)
New member Username: John_w Post Number: 40 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is it G.I joe? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 304 Registered: 6-2009 |
Is it G.I joe? nope | ||
| Sugarshane (Sugarshane)
New member Username: Sugarshane Post Number: 147 Registered: 7-2009 |
anything to do with an object being- recalled? flamable? adult only? age restriction of any kind? also ohlala8,not puzzle related, i had responded to a statement you made to me in the chatroom and never heard back. Did you see it? | ||
| Buzzard (Buzzard)
New member Username: Buzzard Post Number: 1139 Registered: 6-2003 |
So it is a toy of some sort? Is it a game? Is it a toy for infants? toddlers? young children (say, 4-8 years old)? older children (8-12)? teenagers? adults? If it's for adults, is it an "adult" product? And it is potentially offensive/embarrassing - would you have to actively do anything with it in order to be offended/embarrassed by it (e.g., spelling naughty words with the Scrabble tiles)? Or is the idea that the thing itself might be offensive/embarrassing to some people? Is it one of those games where the whole point of it is to be offensive/embarrassing (e.g., where you sit around asking your friends very personal questions)? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 307 Registered: 6-2009 |
Sugarshane: anything to do with an object being- recalled? no flamable? no adult only? noage restriction of any kind? well, since it's a toy (see below) it's mostly for kids also ohlala8,not puzzle related, i had responded to a statement you made to me in the chatroom and never heard back. Did you see it? I'm not sure what you're talking about, but if you mean the age thing, then yes, and I responded. Buzzard: So it is a toy of some sort? this Is it a game? Is it a toy for infants? toddlers? young children (say, 4-8 years old)? this older children (8-12)? or this teenagers? adults? If it's for adults, is it an "adult" product? And it is potentially offensive/embarrassing this is a mislead - the toy itself isn't potentially embarrassing, or at least not in any obvious way - would you have to actively do anything with it in order to be offended/embarrassed by it (e.g., spelling naughty words with the Scrabble tiles)? Or is the idea that the thing itself might be offensive/embarrassing to some people? Is it one of those games where the whole point of it is to be offensive/embarrassing (e.g., where you sit around asking your friends very personal questions)? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 347 Registered: 6-2009 |
I'll be back August 17th, but feel free to leave me questions in the meantime. | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 7 Registered: 8-2009 |
Was the warning not to do something with the toy? Not to put it in your mouth? Was it a plastic rendering of a piece of food, with instructions not to eat it? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 350 Registered: 6-2009 |
I'm back! Was the warning not to do something with the toy? no Not to put it in your mouth? no Was it a plastic rendering of a piece of food, with instructions not to eat it? no | ||
| Sugarshane (Sugarshane)
New member Username: Sugarshane Post Number: 197 Registered: 7-2009 |
does it have anything to do with small parts? putting something on your body? eyes? swallowing? breathing something in? was the announcement/warning gave verbally? was it written on something? tempature relevant? location relevant? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 357 Registered: 6-2009 |
does it have anything to do with small parts? no putting something on your body? no eyes? no swallowing? no breathing something in? no was the announcement/warning gave verbally?no was it written on something? yes tempature relevant? not a bit location relevant? location of what? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 190 Registered: 7-2009 |
Ok, since it's not about what not to do with the toy, is it about what you're supposed do with the toy? Such as "only use this outdoors" or "for swimming pool use only" ? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 360 Registered: 6-2009 |
Ok, since it's not about what not to do with the toy, is it about what you're supposed do with the toy? no Such as "only use this outdoors" no or "for swimming pool use only" ? no HINT: I only said yesish to "warning." Probably a better word would be "disclaimer." | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 196 Registered: 7-2009 |
Oh, is it something in the form of "might cause..." (e.g. might cause dizziness)? Something similar related to what might happen if you use it? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 362 Registered: 6-2009 |
Oh, is it something in the form of "might cause..." (e.g. might cause dizziness)? no Something similar related to what might happen if you use it? no | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4009 Registered: 12-2000 |
Oh oh - is it a Superman outfit 'won't give you the ability to fly' or words to that effect? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 368 Registered: 6-2009 |
Oh oh - is it a Superman outfit 'won't give you the ability to fly' or words to that effect? no I'm thinking about just $poiling here. I can't really give any more hints without giving it away, and no one seems too interested. If you're determined to crack it, act now! | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4021 Registered: 12-2000 |
So it's a toy with a superfluous disclaimer? Actually I've got no other ideas! | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 372 Registered: 6-2009 |
Okay. Honestly, it's not worth all this, I just thought it was funny. *********SPOILER******************* I had one of those magic sets when I was a a kid (you know, with a plastic wand and the accessories to do a bunch of tricks). On the front of the box was a picture of a boy doing "magic" with all the stuff, and a disclaimer reading "boy not included." Was anyone really surprised? Thanks for trying, and if I might direct your attention to my other two puzzles, which aren't at dead ends... | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 292 Registered: 7-2009 |
haha, that's really funny! |
