| Author | Message | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1243 Registered: 5-2003 |
"That's my Dad! That's my Dad!" "No it's not!" | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 576 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is the same person saying "that's my dad" twice? Or are there two different persons? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1245 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the same person saying "that's my dad" twice? Yes. Or are there two different persons? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 577 Registered: 11-2008 |
THe person asking: H?A?M? (I suppose it's not an adult, though ;-)) The person answering: the same as the one asking? If not, H?A?M? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1247 Registered: 5-2003 |
THe person asking: H? Yes. A? No. M? Yes. (I suppose it's not an adult, though ;-)) The person answering: the same as the one asking? No. If not, H? Yes. A? Yes. M? No. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 579 Registered: 11-2008 |
The person answering - the asker's mother? Was it his dad at all? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1248 Registered: 5-2003 |
The person answering - the asker's mother? Yes. Was it his dad at all? Yes. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 583 Registered: 11-2008 |
Any play/game involved? Cooking? Is the title relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1250 Registered: 5-2003 |
Any play/game involved? No. Cooking? No. Is the title relevant? Yes. | ||
| Indianforce (Indianforce)
New member Username: Indianforce Post Number: 118 Registered: 4-2009 |
Is the mother intentionally lying? Or does she not recognize her husband (perhaps they have been apart)? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1253 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the mother intentionally lying? Yope. Or does she not recognize her husband (perhaps they have been apart)? She recognizes him. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 592 Registered: 11-2008 |
So the mother does not want the child to know that it is actually his father? If so, would it represent a danger? For the child? The father? The mother? Anyone else? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1255 Registered: 5-2003 |
So the mother does not want the child to know that it is actually his father? Incorrect, but she may be regretting that he knows. If so, would it represent a danger? For the child? The father? The mother? Anyone else? Yes to all, for svv of danger. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 596 Registered: 11-2008 |
No danger to life/limb then, right? What about reputation? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1258 Registered: 5-2003 |
No danger to life/limb then, right? Assume no. What about reputation? Yes. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 602 Registered: 11-2008 |
Was the father doing something illegal? Indecent? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1262 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was the father doing something illegal? Yes, for SVV of illegal. Indecent? Yes, but not in the sense of "obscene." | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 605 Registered: 11-2008 |
Does the child see the father live? On TV? In a public place? Was whatever the father was doing against the law? Or rather against some unwritten code of conduct? Did it involve: doing something? Saying something? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 606 Registered: 11-2008 |
And the title - is it used figuratively? Does it want to say that some spice should be added to a dish? Or something made more thrilling? Lagasse involved? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1269 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does the child see the father live? Yes. On TV? No. In a public place? Yes, for svv of public. Was whatever the father was doing against the law? Yes, for svv of law. Or rather against some unwritten code of conduct? No. Did it involve: doing something? Yes. Saying something? No. And the title - is it used figuratively? No. Does it want to say that some spice should be added to a dish? No. Or something made more thrilling? Yes. Lagasse involved? No. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 611 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is he breaking a rule? Can he be seen by more people? Is he trying to make something more thrilling? For the child? Does he succeed in the eyes of his wife? His child? Or does he make a fool of himself in the eyes of his wife? His child? It seems to me as if the child was excited with what his father was doing but his mother was just the opposite, is that correct? A blind shot: Does he take off his pants? :-)) | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1272 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is he breaking a rule? Yes. Can he be seen by more people? Yes. Is he trying to make something more thrilling? Yes. For the child? Yes. Does he succeed in the eyes of his wife? No. His child? Yes. Or does he make a fool of himself in the eyes of his wife? Possibly. His child? No. It seems to me as if the child was excited with what his father was doing but his mother was just the opposite, is that correct? Absolutely. Take a cookie. :p A blind shot: Does he take off his pants? :-)) No. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 613 Registered: 11-2008 |
So the family are engaged in an activity the child? the father? finds boring? A family gathering ;-))? Is whatever the father does ridiculous? Dangerous otherwise than making a fool of himself? Would it be considered to be rude? Is he interacting with the child? Another person? Does it include: making funny faces? Pretending to be someone else? Gymnastics? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1273 Registered: 5-2003 |
So the family are engaged in an activity the child? the father? finds boring? No. A family gathering ;-))? No. Is whatever the father does ridiculous? In what sense of ridiculous? Dangerous otherwise than making a fool of himself? Yes. Would it be considered to be rude? Could be. Is he interacting with the child? No. Another person? No. Does it include: making funny faces? Pretending to be someone else? Gymnastics? No to all. | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 64 Registered: 8-2009 |
Is karate (or other martial art) involved? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 617 Registered: 11-2008 |
Does he want the child to laugh? Does the father risk that other people will think he is a fool? Laugh at him? To be injured? To lose money? To harm his reputation? Other? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1277 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is karate (or other martial art) involved? No. Does he want the child to laugh? Yes. Does the father risk that other people will think he is a fool? Possibly. Laugh at him? No. To be injured? Doubtful. To lose money? No. To harm his reputation? Yes. Other? Possibly. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 625 Registered: 11-2008 |
When performing the activity in question, does the father use any objects? Does he move his: head? arms/hands? legs/feet? torso? another part of his body? Is he: standing? lying? sitting? Relevant? Is food involved? Clothing? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1280 Registered: 5-2003 |
When performing the activity in question, does the father use any objects? Yes. Does he move his: head? Probably. arms/hands? Yes. legs/feet? Probably. torso? No. another part of his body? No. Is he: standing? lying? sitting? This. Relevant? Yes. Is food involved? Clothing? No to both. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 627 Registered: 11-2008 |
Sitting: at a table? Outdoors? Indoors? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1283 Registered: 5-2003 |
Sitting: at a table? No. Outdoors? Indoors? Yope to both (but he's not in a doorway). | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2026 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the father driving a car? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 187 Registered: 7-2009 |
Yope to indoors and outdoors...is he on a screened in porch? On a regular porch? In a window? In an open air garden atrium that is surrounded by the building? In some place that is actually indoors but that we'd usually expect to find outdoors? Or the opposite? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 631 Registered: 11-2008 |
In a tent? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1284 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the father driving a car? Yope to indoors and outdoors...is he on a screened in porch? On a regular porch? In a window? In an open air garden atrium that is surrounded by the building? In some place that is actually indoors but that we'd usually expect to find outdoors? Or the opposite? In a tent? No to all. | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 96 Registered: 8-2009 |
Is he in a structure that is partially open-air? Like a stadium? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1287 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is he in a structure that is partially open-air? Like a stadium? No. | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 98 Registered: 8-2009 |
Does it matter when (year, decade, century) this takes place? Where (geographically)? What kind of terrain? Surroundings? Climate? Does this take place on earth? (I'm really stumbling over the "not quite indoors or outdoors" thing, back to basics...) Is the father on the ground? In the air? Is he moving (realive to his surroundings) while doing his "thing"? Are the mother & child? (Other than the earth spinning, let's not get too relativistic here...) The object(s) he uses. Is it one object? More than one? Is it (they) round (spherical)? Larger than a microwave? Made of: leather? Cloth? Wood? plastic? metal? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1288 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does it matter when (year, decade, century) this takes place? Yes. Where (geographically)? No. What kind of terrain? Surroundings? Climate? All three irrelevant. Does this take place on earth? Yes. (I'm really stumbling over the "not quite indoors or outdoors" thing, back to basics...) Is the father on the ground? In the air? This. Is he moving (realive to his surroundings) while doing his "thing"? Yes. Are the mother & child? No. (Other than the earth spinning, let's not get too relativistic here...) The object(s) he uses. Is it one object? This. More than one? Is it (they) round (spherical)? No. Larger than a microwave? Yes. Made of: leather? Cloth? Wood? plastic? metal? Primarily this. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 637 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is he jumping? Or hovering over the land surface? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 640 Registered: 11-2008 |
Airplane involved? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 108 Registered: 8-2009 |
Is he an inventor, showing off some kind of wacky flying machine? Does it take place... 1900-1925? 1925-1950? 1950-1975? 1975-2000? 2000-now? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1290 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is he jumping? Or hovering over the land surface? No to both. Airplane involved? Yes. Is he an inventor, showing off some kind of wacky flying machine? No. Does it take place... 1900-1925? 1925-1950? 1950-1975? 1975-2000? 2000-now? '50s, though could take place anytime between then and now. | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 113 Registered: 8-2009 |
Is he performing in an airplane stunt show? Is anyone else in the airplane with him? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1292 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is he performing in an airplane stunt show? Is anyone else in the airplane with him? No. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1293 Registered: 5-2003 |
No to both, that is. | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 119 Registered: 8-2009 |
Is he flying the plane? Is it a jet plane? Prop plane? Glider? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1295 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is he flying the plane? Yes. Is it a jet plane? This. Prop plane? Glider? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 644 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is he in the plane alone? With his family? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 648 Registered: 11-2008 |
Sorry- I overlooked your answers to Dropofahat So the father is piloting an empty plane. Can the child see him? Or just the plane? Does he do something unusual with the plane? If so, is it related to the takeoff? Landing? Flight itself? Does he turn the plane upside down? Do a looping? Crash landing? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1297 Registered: 5-2003 |
So the father is piloting an empty plane. Yes. Can the child see him? Or just the plane? This. Does he do something unusual with the plane? Yes. If so, is it related to the takeoff? Landing? Flight itself? This. Does he turn the plane upside down? Do a looping? Crash landing? None of the above. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 649 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is he going unusually low? High? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1299 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is he going unusually low? This. High? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 673 Registered: 11-2008 |
So he is a pilot, he is flying an aircraft and is trying to fly very close to where his wife and child are to amuse/impress the child? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1300 Registered: 5-2003 |
So he is a pilot, he is flying an aircraft and is trying to fly very close to where his wife and child are to amuse/impress the child? Yes. Your task now is to explain what was said. | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 167 Registered: 8-2009 |
Is she afraid he'll lose his pilot's license or job? Is someone else with them, that the father didn't know would be there? Is it a boss for the outfit the father flies for? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1302 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is she afraid he'll lose his pilot's license or job? Irrelevant. Is someone else with them, that the father didn't know would be there? Is it a boss for the outfit the father flies for? No to both. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 674 Registered: 11-2008 |
Just to be sure - what was said by the wife? The child? The husband? Someone else? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1303 Registered: 5-2003 |
Just to be sure - what was said by the wife? The child? The husband? Someone else? Child: "That's my Dad! That's my Dad!" Mother: "No it's not!" Nothing else relevant is said by anyone. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 675 Registered: 11-2008 |
The child and his mother are on ground/perhaps in the airport? or at home (this seems most likely to me)? with several other people watching? The child's father is flying a plane, knows that his son and wife are watching, and wants to amuse the child, so he flies as low as he can above them. The child is impressed, exactly as his father wanted him to, points at the plane and cries "That's my Dad! That's my Dad!" The mother, however, is rather ashamed (the plane is making too much noise, or has another unpleasant effect) and says "No, it's not!" Something along this line? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1304 Registered: 5-2003 |
The child and his mother are on ground/perhaps in the airport? or at home (this seems most likely to me)? with several other people watching? The child's father is flying a plane, knows that his son and wife are watching, and wants to amuse the child, so he flies as low as he can above them. The child is impressed, exactly as his father wanted him to, points at the plane and cries "That's my Dad! That's my Dad!" The mother, however, is rather ashamed (the plane is making too much noise, or has another unpleasant effect) and says "No, it's not!" Something along this line? You've got it, and the puzzle title suggests the unpleasant effect. ("Bam!" ******************** Spoiler ******************** “When we were living at Langley, my dad was gone a lot, usually out flying. His schedule would usually bring him back home toward dinnertime, and the flight pattern took him over our house. So my mom and I would go outside on the evenings when Dad was flying, and watch for him to go over. He would waggle his wings as he passed, then Mom would go in and start dinner, knowing he would be home by the time it was ready. One day -- I don’t know what got into him -- but Dad came over and instead of just waggling his wings, he lit up his afterburner. Pow! A couple of windows broke and kids started screaming. I loved it. I was jumping up and down and shouting, “That’s my Dad! That’s my Dad!” My mom, however, was hauling me inside, yelling, “No, it’s not!” I think he got written up for it, too.” -- Kent Slayton, on his father, astronaut Deke Slayton | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 683 Registered: 11-2008 |
Haha, good puzzle. Thanks, Jenburdoo! There is, however, one thing which puzzles me. How can you waggle the wings of a jet plane? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1305 Registered: 5-2003 |
By rolling slightly from side to side. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 703 Registered: 11-2008 |
Ah... I never realised this is possible. I thought that the wings are sort of solid. Btw, apart from your puzzle, I like very much its title :-)) | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1309 Registered: 5-2003 |
They are solid. But by tilting the plane, you tilt the wings too. I suppose it could be called "waggling the plane." |
