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| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4880 Registered: 8-2001 |
Sarita resented having her children railroad her into a nursing home, but when they told her she was lucky to be there, she admitted (although just to herself) that they were right. How come? | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 944 Registered: 7-2001 |
Am I right in assuming that readers of your poems would know this situation? if so - I shall bow out at this point... | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4884 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 944 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 7:34 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Am I right in assuming that readers of your poems would know this situation? if so - I shall bow out at this point... Yes--I should have warned you | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 394 Registered: 9-2009 |
Where can I find your poems? I like opems and also write some on occasion. I promise not to peek before this puzzle is solved (: Was she lucky to be in a nursing home at all? Or specifically this nursing home? "Railroad" = "force" or does it have another/additional meaning? They=her children? All of them? Did they tell her anything besides that she was lucky to be there? Was she lucky because: they had worked hard to get her there? They had sacrificed? The alternative would be much worse? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4890 Registered: 8-2001 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 394 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 12:00 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Where can I find your poems? If you google my name & "The Providence Journal," you'll find about 10, but you'll also find a lot of op-ed columns. If you google my name & "English Studies Forum," you'll find one. You might also google my name with each of these words or phrases (separately!) "Rose and Blue," "Carolyn Colby" "Henrietta," "How Thrilled," "Mrs. Mueller," "Daffodils" "Raven." I like opems and also write some on occasion. Where can I see yours? I promise not to peek before this puzzle is solved (: Was she lucky to be in a nursing home at all? yesOr specifically this nursing home?especially lucky to be in this one "Railroad" = "force" or does it have another/additional meaning? forceThey=her children? yes All of them? irrel. The poem actually just mentions a daughter. Did they tell her anything besides that she was lucky to be there? irrel Was she lucky because: they had worked hard to get her there? no They had sacrificed? noThe alternative would be much worse? yesish | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1659 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was she lucky because it would be better to be in the nursing home than in her own? Than under the care of her children? | ||
| Natanz (Natanz)
New member Username: Natanz Post Number: 125 Registered: 8-2009 |
Did she have misconception(s) about the home before she went there? | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 567 Registered: 6-2003 |
Was she actually lucky to be there? or did it just appear to her to be this way? Was she lucky not to be at home? at this moment? Would something bad have happened to her if she had stayed at home? Did she live at home with her children? Alone? with somebody else? Did her children have family? relevant? Did she meet a former friend/acquaintance/lover in the nursing home? Relevant that it's the mother of the children? would the puzzle also work if it was the father? an aunt? an uncle? some other relative the children used to live with? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4893 Registered: 8-2001 |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1659 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 12:01 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Was she lucky because it would be better to be in the nursing home than in her own? no Than under the care of her children? no Natanz (Natanz) New member Username: Natanz Post Number: 125 Registered: 8-2009 Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 9:17 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did she have misconception(s) about the home before she went there? no Sundowner (Sundowner) New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 567 Registered: 6-2003 Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 10:23 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Was she actually lucky to be there? or did it just appear to her to be this way? Was she lucky not to be at home? no at this moment? no Would something bad have happened to her if she had stayed at home? no Did she live at home with her children?no> With this & the next 2 questions, I assume you mean, right before entering the nursing home. Of course, she lived with her children while they were growing up} Alone? yes with somebody else?no Did her children have family?In the poem, her daughter had children, but this isn't really relevant relevant?see previous answer Did she meet a former friend/acquaintance/lover in the nursing home? no Relevant that it's the mother of the children? no would the puzzle also work if it was the father? yesan aunt? yes an uncle? yessome other relative the children used to live with? yes | ||
| Noobdogg (Noobdogg)
Moderator Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 198 Registered: 3-2009 |
Did something happen at the nursing home that was in some way fortuitous for Sarita? Did she meet someone there? Did she learn something there she wouldn't have otherwise? Did she win something? Is her health relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4896 Registered: 8-2001 |
Noobdogg (Noobdogg) Moderator Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 198 Registered: 3-2009 Posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 5:20 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did something happen at the nursing home that was in some way fortuitous for Sarita no Did she meet someone there? irrel Did she learn something there she wouldn't have otherwise? no Did she win something? no Is her health relevant? only insofar as it was the reason for being in the nursing home in the first place | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 417 Registered: 9-2009 |
You can find my poems on http://sataci.googlepages.com - click on "Åke Malmgren poems". Some are in English, the rest in Norwegian and Swedish. The page layout is kind of screwed up at the moment but they're still readable. You appear to have missed a couple of Sundowner's questions. Was the lucky part: that she was staying there at the moment? That she got there in the first place? That she would be staying there in the future? That she wasn't where she would've been otherwise? Important why she only admitted it to herself? Relevant why she resented it? Someone else relevant besides her and the relatives who put her there? Did they put her there for reasons besides her health? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4900 Registered: 8-2001 |
Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Was she actually lucky to be there? yesor did it just appear to her to be this way? no You appear to have missed a couple of Sundowner's questions. Rectified (above), with my apologies Was the lucky part: that she was staying there at the moment? yes That she got there in the first place? yes That she would be staying there in the future? yes That she wasn't where she would've been otherwise? yes Important why she only admitted it to herself? yes Relevant why she resented it? no, she resented it for the same reason most people would Someone else relevant besides her and the relatives who put her there? yes Did they put her there for reasons besides her health?Isn't that almos always the case? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 2 Registered: 11-2009 |
noob alert... did she feel lucky because otherwise (if not in the nursing home), she might have to live with/be cared for by someone undesirable or dangerous to her? if so, a relative? one of her children/her child? her husband? does she feel lucky for a different reason than her children would indicate? i.e., they think she was lucky to get a spot in the home, but she's silently lucky because she's acquired sanctuary, or some other subtle benefit? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 430 Registered: 9-2009 |
Money relevant? More than one other person relevant? Spouse? Other relative(s)? Relevant what happened to her home? Possessions? Would it have worked if she lived right next to the nursing home before? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4901 Registered: 8-2001 |
Yojimbo (Yojimbo) New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 2 Registered: 11-2009 Posted on Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 8:01 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) noob alert... did she feel lucky because otherwise (if not in the nursing home), she might have to live with/be cared for by someone undesirable or dangerous to her? yes if so, a relative? noone of her children/her child? no her husband? no does she feel lucky for a different reason than her children would indicate? yesi.e., they think she was lucky to get a spot in the home, but she's silently lucky because she's acquired sanctuary, or some other subtle benefit? yesish Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 430 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 11:55 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Money relevant? no More than one other person relevant?yes Spouse? yes Other relative(s)? noRelevant what happened to her home? noPossessions? no Would it have worked if she lived right next to the nursing home before? yes | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1692 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is Sarita's spouse relevant, or someone else's? If the former, is he her children's father? Is he still alive? If so, does he have any say in the decision to put Sarita into a nursing home? If not, did he, his death, memory, or something else connected to him have any influence over the decision to put Sarita into a nursing home? Undesirable caretaker - a specific person? That Sarita knows? A general type of person, such as a nurse or volunteer? Is the gender of this person/people relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4905 Registered: 8-2001 |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1692 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 4:52 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is Sarita's spouse relevant yes, or someone else's? possib;y If the former, is he her children's father? irrelIs he still alive? noIf so, does he have any say in the decision to put Sarita into a nursing home? If not, did he, his death, memory, or something else connected to him have any influence over the decision to put Sarita into a nursing home? no Undesirable caretaker - a specific person? no That Sarita knows? A general type of person yes, such as a nurse or volunteer? not either of thoise general types Is the gender of this person/people relevant? no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4925 Registered: 8-2001 |
HUGE HINT: Find out more about her family | ||
| Probably_monty_hall (Probably_monty_hall)
New member Username: Probably_monty_hall Post Number: 53 Registered: 10-2009 |
Lucky = fortunate? possessing luck (as in the kind you get from 4-leaf clovers and rabbits' feet)? Time relevant? Location? Her daughter (she only has one child, right?): (LTPF list of ages). Is her daughter's relationship status relevant? Professional status? Hobbies? Living quarters? Relevant that we determine what Sarita's alternative accommodations would have been? Did Sarita and her family have the same alternative accommodations in mind? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4928 Registered: 8-2001 |
Probably_monty_hall (Probably_monty_hall) New member Username: Probably_monty_hall Post Number: 53 Registered: 10-2009 Posted on Friday, November 13, 2009 - 8:14 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Lucky = fortunate? yes possessing luck (as in the kind you get from 4-leaf clovers and rabbits' feet)? see previous answer no Her daughter (she only has one child, right? irrel): (LTPF list of ages) irrel. Is her daughter's relationship status relevant? no Professional status? no Hobbies? no Living quarters? no Relevant that we determine what Sarita's alternative accommodations would have been? yesDid Sarita and her family have the same alternative accommodations in mind? no | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 597 Registered: 6-2003 |
The other alternatives of accomodation for Sarita: in her house? with her children? with other relatives? something else? Is Sarita's physical condition relevant? does she need special care? medicine? medical supervision? a doctor or hospital nearby? Is Sarita's spouse still alive? if yes: are they divorced? separated? if no: relevant how he died? If Sarita's children have other reasons to put Sarita to a nursing home, do these reasons involve money? were the children afraid they could not do the nursing themselves? that it would be more expensive to pay a nurse who comes to Sarita's home? was the relationship between the children and Sarita somehow difficult? the relationship between the children and Sarita's spouse? do the children need the house themselves? taxes or fees relevant? Does Sarita eventually feel that she's lucky to be in the nursing home because: she does not see what is going on at home? because it saves her some bad experience? Has Sarita's spouse a leading role in getting her to the nursing home? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4937 Registered: 8-2001 |
Sundowner (Sundowner) New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 597 Registered: 6-2003 Posted on Monday, November 16, 2009 - 11:52 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) The other alternatives of accomodation for Sarita: in her house? not the relevant onewith her children? dittowith other relatives? dittosomething else? yes Is Sarita's physical condition relevant? only insofar as it means she can't live on alone on her owndoes she need special care? see previous answer medicine? ditto medical supervision? ditto a doctor or hospital nearby? ditto Is Sarita's spouse still alive? no if yes: are they divorced? separated? if no: relevant how he died? yes If Sarita's children have other reasons to put Sarita to a nursing home, do these reasons involve money? irrel were the children afraid they could not do the nursing themselves? orrelthat it would be more expensive to pay a nurse who comes to Sarita's home? irrelwas the relationship between the children and Sarita somehow difficult? irrelthe relationship between the children and Sarita's spouse? do the children need the house themselves? Irrel, but how could they need it more than she does?taxes or fees relevant? no Does Sarita eventually feel that she's lucky to be in the nursing home because: she does not see what is going on at home? nobecause it saves her some bad experience? yes Has Sarita's spouse a leading role in getting her to the nursing home? no | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1149 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did her spouse die before she went to the nursing home? While she was in the nursing home? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4941 Registered: 8-2001 |
Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1149 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Monday, November 16, 2009 - 8:58 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did her spouse die before she went to the nursing home? yes While she was in the nursing home? no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 521 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did the husband die from: disease? Accident? Poisoning? Would she had been at risk to die from the same thing, had she not gone to the nursing home? Would she had been taken care of in her own home? By a specific person she didn't like? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4942 Registered: 8-2001 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 521 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 2:28 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did the husband die from: disease? no Accident? no Poisoning? possibly but not necessarily Would she had been at risk to die from the same thing, had she not gone to the nursing home? no Would she had been taken care of in her own home? noBy a specific person she didn't like? no | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1158 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did her husband die while living in a nursing home? Or at home? Did her husband have a similar condition before he died to what she has now? For example, did he have dementia and die because of a consequence some dementia-related behavior, and now she has dementia? Is her husband's death relevant to understanding why she is lucky? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4943 Registered: 8-2001 |
Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1158 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 3:44 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did her husband die while living in a nursing home? noOr at home? yes Did her husband have a similar condition before he died to what she has now? no For example, did he have dementia and die because of a consequence some dementia-related behavior no, and now she has dementia? no Is her husband's death relevant to understanding why she is lucky? yes | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1160 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did the undesirable caretaker have a role in her husband's death? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4944 Registered: 8-2001 |
Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1160 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 5:43 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did the undesirable caretaker have a role in her husband's death?no | ||
| Probably_monty_hall (Probably_monty_hall)
New member Username: Probably_monty_hall Post Number: 80 Registered: 10-2009 |
Was her husband murdered? By Sarita? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4950 Registered: 8-2001 |
Probably_monty_hall (Probably_monty_hall) New member Username: Probably_monty_hall Post Number: 80 Registered: 10-2009 Posted on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 4:52 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Was her husband murdered? yes By Sarita? yes **** SPOILER************** Here is a link to the poem that gives the solution. http://www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/CT_felicia18_09-18-09_9OFC693_v8.3f8d6c1.html | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 567 Registered: 9-2009 |
Hahaha, great punchline :D | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 4955 Registered: 8-2001 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 567 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 10:39 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Hahaha, great punchline :DThanks. If you look at the online comments, you'll see that one reader actually thought it was autobiograhipical & that I was confessing to a real murder!!. |
