| Author | Message | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1172 Registered: 3-2006 |
Ever since she was young, they did something unspeakable to her, dooming her to a terrible fate. Might be a quickie | ||
| Noobdogg (Noobdogg)
Moderator Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 293 Registered: 3-2009 |
She = 1st her = 2nd her = H? F? Now A? Same person? They = H? A? M? Relevant how many? Are they related to her? Her school mates? Doctors? "Unspeakable" - Do you mean something too horrendous to speak of? Anything to do with being mute? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1176 Registered: 3-2006 |
She = 1st her = 2nd her = H? F? Now A? Same person? Yes to all They = H? Yes A? Yes M? Yope Relevant how many? Yes..ish Are they related to her? Yes Her school mates? No Doctors? No "Unspeakable" - Do you mean something too horrendous to speak of? No Anything to do with being mute? No | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 1789 Registered: 11-2008 |
The terrible fate = death? Physical/psychological mutilation? Did they do "the unspeakable" repeatedly? Was it physical? Psychological? Is she alive now? Relevant? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1177 Registered: 3-2006 |
The terrible fate = death? No Physical/psychological mutilation? Physical no, psychological possibly Did they do "the unspeakable" repeatedly? Yes Was it physical? Not really, although doing something physical might have played a part Psychological? More this Is she alive now? Yes Relevant? Not really | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 1790 Registered: 11-2008 |
Was it unspeakable because it was hard to describe? Because it was forbidden to speak about it? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1178 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was it unspeakable because it was hard to describe? Because it was forbidden to speak about it? Thisish | ||
| Noobdogg (Noobdogg)
Moderator Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 303 Registered: 3-2009 |
Is religion relevant? Law? Old wives' tales? Superstition? Is what they did to her illegal? immoral? unusual? Unspeakable for whom - Humans in general? A subset? If so, a clan? religious sect? political group? certain nationality? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1181 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is religion relevant? No Law? No Old wives' tales? No Superstition? No Is what they did to her illegal? No immoral? No unusual? No Unspeakable for whom - Humans in general? Noish A subset? More this If so, a clan? No religious sect? No political group? No certain nationality? No | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 1792 Registered: 11-2008 |
Her nationality relevant? Country? Time when this happened? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1182 Registered: 3-2006 |
Her nationality relevant? No Country? No Time when this happened? Yope | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 1799 Registered: 11-2008 |
They = her parents? Relatives? Sex change relevant? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1186 Registered: 3-2006 |
They = her parents? Yes Relatives? Possibly Sex change relevant? No | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 1803 Registered: 11-2008 |
Was she different from her peers in any relevant way? It happened in the 20th century, right? Could it have happened earlier? Is she famous? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1188 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was she different from her peers in any relevant way? Yope It happened in the 20th century, right? 20th or 21st Could it have happened earlier? No to yope Is she famous? No | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 210 Registered: 7-2006 |
Is this something that is often done to some humans by others? Something that can be done without harm? But in her case, it meant harm? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1194 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is this something that is often done to some humans by others? Yes Something that can be done without harm? Yes But in her case, it meant harm? DOYD of harm | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 211 Registered: 7-2006 |
Dooming her to a terrible fate - Did each time they did it increase the probability of the terrible fate? The "doing" implied... Saying something? Touching her? Something to do with money? Would "doing it" to anyone from childhood doom them to the same terrible fate? Or was there something about her or her situation that doomed her in particular? The fate - death? Illness? Physical handicap? Psychological trauma? Social problems? Economical problems? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1195 Registered: 3-2006 |
Dooming her to a terrible fate - Did each time they did it increase the probability of the terrible fate? Hard to answer...I would say yes, to an extent. The "doing" implied... Saying something? Likely Touching her? Likely Something to do with money? Likely Would "doing it" to anyone from childhood doom them to the same terrible fate? Yes Or was there something about her or her situation that doomed her in particular? The fate - death? Illness? Physical handicap? Psychological trauma? This is closest, but be careful Social problems? Economical problems? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 1806 Registered: 11-2008 |
Terrible fate = problems in relationships with other people? Was she free to leave her home? Did they hold her confined in a cellar or something along this path? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1196 Registered: 3-2006 |
Terrible fate = problems in relationships with other people? No Was she free to leave her home? Yes Did they hold her confined in a cellar or something along this path? No | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2400 Registered: 5-2003 |
Would it be considered abuse? Were others subjected to it? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1221 Registered: 3-2006 |
Would it be considered abuse? No Were others subjected to it? Many people were | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1222 Registered: 3-2006 |
Just to clarify: I mean I'm sure many people have been subjected to it, but for the purposes of this puzzle it's irrel. | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1705 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was it 'unspeakable' because we didn't have the terminology to describe it? Was it something to do with her diet? Her education? Did they know they were subjecting her to it? If they knew, did they care? Is this a comical puzzle? For instance, would an average reader, on seeing the answer, think that 'unspeakable' and 'terrible fate' were comic hyperbole? Did they perhaps expose her to repeats of 'Deal or No Deal' with Noel Edmonds? Did they perhaps put salt in her food, condemning her to a life of sanctimonious lectures from nutritionists? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1224 Registered: 3-2006 |
Woodworm!!! Nice to see you again, it's been years! Was it 'unspeakable' because we didn't have the terminology to describe it? No Was it something to do with her diet? No Her education? Yopeish Did they know they were subjecting her to it? Might have If they knew, did they care? Irrel Is this a comical puzzle? Yes! For instance, would an average reader, on seeing the answer, think that 'unspeakable' and 'terrible fate' were comic hyperbole? 'Terrible fate' definitely, 'unspeakable'...not so much, but... Did they perhaps expose her to repeats of 'Deal or No Deal' with Noel Edmonds? Haha! No Did they perhaps put salt in her food, condemning her to a life of sanctimonious lectures from nutritionists? No | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1711 Registered: 3-2006 |
Thank you! Nice to see some familiar people around these parts. Did they force her to watch something? Or to read something? Or listen to something? Or, rather, did they deprive her of something? Does this have something to do with popular culture? Music? Literature? The arts? Sports? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1227 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did they force her to watch something? Or to read something? Or listen to something? Or, rather, did they deprive her of something? No to all Does this have something to do with popular culture? Music? Literature? The arts? Sports? No to all, with a small 'ish' for the arts | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 332 Registered: 2-2009 |
Are beauty pageants relevant here? The somewhat more than disturbing life described in "Toddlers and Tiaras"? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1229 Registered: 3-2006 |
Are beauty pageants relevant here? No The somewhat more than disturbing life described in "Toddlers and Tiaras"? No | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 1835 Registered: 11-2008 |
So the terrible fate was in fact not so terrible? Her = you? :-)) Did they affect her self-esteem? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1234 Registered: 3-2006 |
So the terrible fate was in fact not so terrible? Not that terrible, I suppose! Her = you? :-)) No =) Did they affect her self-esteem? Yes | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 1836 Registered: 11-2008 |
Did they repeatedly say something evaluating her? If so, did it relate to her body? manner of thinking? doing things? Was the "terrible fate" positive for her? For them? Did it force her to do something she otherwise wouldn't? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1235 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did they repeatedly say something evaluating her? Probably If so, did it relate to her body? manner of thinking? doing things? Could be all of these things Was the "terrible fate" positive for her? No For them? No Did it force her to do something she otherwise wouldn't? No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1494 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did it affect her for the rest of her life? Is her job relevant? Religious views? Political views? Did they teach her something? Keep something away from her? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1247 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did it affect her for the rest of her life? Yes Is her job relevant? No Religious views? No Political views? No Did they teach her something? No Keep something away from her? No | ||
| Treecleaver (Treecleaver)
New member Username: Treecleaver Post Number: 25 Registered: 3-2010 |
Did they give her an unspeakable name? | ||
| Entity (Entity)
New member Username: Entity Post Number: 5 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the fate unchangeable? Is it torture only to the person experiencing it? Can this happen to an adult? and if so would it have the same effect? Did it disable her in any sort of way? Was the fate only for when she was an adult? Did they hinder her development in any way? (eg watching too much "educational" baby's television hindered her education?) | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1252 Registered: 3-2006 |
Treecleaver: Did they give her an unspeakable name? No Entity: Is the fate unchangeable? No Is it torture only to the person experiencing it? Yes, I suppose, although as with all terrible fates, it hurts her loved ones too. (by the way, don't forget that this puzzle isn't really serious in nature) Can this happen to an adult? By 'this', do you mean the terrible fate, or what led to it? The former can happen to anyone, the latter can happen to an adult I guess, but it's much more common in children. and if so would it have the same effect? Yes Did it disable her in any sort of way? No Was the fate only for when she was an adult? No Did they hinder her development in any way? (eg watching too much "educational" baby's television hindered her education?) Noish | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1782 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is her name relevant at all? Speech? Did they teach her something? Trick her? Give her a scrund? Did it affect her behaviour? In a negative way? Social behaviour relevant? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1256 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is her name relevant at all? No Speech? No Did they teach her something? Noish Trick her? No Give her a scrund? No Did it affect her behaviour? Yes In a negative way? Yes...ish Social behaviour relevant? Yesish | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1905 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did they never speak to her about a certain thing? Did they withhold information from her? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1258 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did they never speak to her about a certain thing? No Did they withhold information from her? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 288 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are there other people involved? Other siblings? Did they also get this "fate"? Is it genetic? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 526 Registered: 6-2009 |
Anything to do with the kinds of psychological phenomena you hear about in psych 101, like the gambler's fallacy, or the difficulty of learning a second language later in life, or social darwinism (apologies for the far-flung examples, but you get the idea)? The subset of people for whom it's unspeakable - are they related by location? Genetic factors (like ethnicity or gender)? Age? Upbringing? The language they speak? Economic class? Political affiliation? Religious affiliation? Is there a name that encompasses the whole group (like "Quakers" or "women")? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1267 Registered: 3-2006 |
Balin: Are there other people involved? Yope. Do you mean in the terrible fate, or what they did to her as a child? Other siblings? Very unlikely. Did they also get this "fate"? Is it genetic? No...ish Ohlala8: Anything to do with the kinds of psychological phenomena you hear about in psych 101, like the gambler's fallacy, or the difficulty of learning a second language later in life, or social darwinism (apologies for the far-flung examples, but you get the idea)? Psychological yes, but nothing deep or complex at all. The subset of people for whom it's unspeakable - are they related by location? Yope. Explore! Genetic factors (like ethnicity or gender)? No Age? No Upbringing? No The language they speak? Yope to yesish Economic class? No Political affiliation? No Religious affiliation? No Is there a name that encompasses the whole group (like "Quakers" or "women")? Yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 323 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did this happen on [LTPF list of continents]? In [LTPF list of centuries]? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 485 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did they ( parents and relatives ) make her into a brat ( avoiding the s-word here )? by surrounding her with her own photographs ( the yes-ish Arts in Woodworm's March 14th question ) ? so she has hard time not being admired by everyone outside home? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1269 Registered: 3-2006 |
Balin: Did this happen on [LTPF list of continents]? No =) FA In [LTPF list of centuries]? late 20th to 21st Emeraldlink: Did they ( parents and relatives ) make her into a brat ( avoiding the s-word here )? YES! by surrounding her with her own photographs ( the yes-ish Arts in Woodworm's March 14th question ) ? No so she has hard time not being admired by everyone outside home? But this isn't her fate. You've practically got it now!! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 332 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did they spoil her? By getting her everything she wanted? The FA: did this happen on land? Sea? Air? Space? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1274 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did they spoil her? By getting her everything she wanted? YES but -gasp- did I just hear the S word?! =O The FA: did this happen on land? Sea? Air? Space? Depends what 'this' refers to. If referring to what they did to her: on land. If referring to her terrible fate: none of the above. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 345 Registered: 4-2010 |
Ah, I suppose you did. I didn't even notice. And "spoil her" sounds just like...well... the "big" S word! Anyway, is the terrible fate her brattiness? Or something resulting from it? Is "brattiness" even a word? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1277 Registered: 3-2006 |
Aaaah, Balin!! You already have the answer to this puzzle, you just don't know it!! Haha =P Ah, I suppose you did. I didn't even notice. And "sp**l her" sounds just like...well... the "big" S word! Shh... Anyway, is the terrible fate her brattiness? No Or something resulting from it? Noish to yope Is "brattiness" even a word? I suspect it might be! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 350 Registered: 4-2010 |
I do? Let's see...her parents got her everything she wanted, thus making her into a really selfish brat. Is this correct? Is there more to be revealed? Or do the pieces just need to be put together? Random question: Is it just me who has the answer, or could anyone reading this figure it out? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1279 Registered: 3-2006 |
Balin: I do? Indeed! Let's see...her parents got her everything she wanted, thus making her into a really selfish brat. Is this correct? Yes, but.. Is there more to be revealed? There's more to this, but you already have it. Or do the pieces just need to be put together? Yes Hint: there is an important word in the puzzle statement Random question: Is it just me who has the answer, or could anyone reading this figure it out? Anyone =) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 354 Registered: 4-2010 |
I knew it, I knew it, I just forgot to ask. Is the word "unspeakable"? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1281 Registered: 3-2006 |
I knew it, I knew it, I just forgot to ask. Is the word "unspeakable"? Yes! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 358 Registered: 4-2010 |
The parents do something unspeakable...do they not speak to her? Do they give her everything without debate or question? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1283 Registered: 3-2006 |
The parents do something unspeakable...do they not speak to her? No, they do speak to her. Do they give her everything without debate or question? Probably You've got all you need to know about what they did to her. Why was it unspeakable, and for whom is it unspeakable? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 362 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it unspeakable for the girl? Mother? Father? Third party? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1286 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was it unspeakable for the girl? Mother? Father? Third party? This. Although if the girl and her parents are included in the group I'm thinking of, then it would be unspeakable for them too, in a certain context. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 371 Registered: 4-2010 |
"Unspeakable": Horrific to speak about? Physically impossible to speak about? Embarrassing to speak about? Don't want to speak about it? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1288 Registered: 3-2006 |
"Unspeakable": Horrific to speak about? Physically impossible to speak about? Not physically impossible, no, but... Embarrassing to speak about? Don't want to speak about it? This is closest, I think | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 374 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it very hard to talk about (emotionally, I mean)? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 531 Registered: 6-2009 |
So, does the group all speak one language? If so, English? Is there literally not a word for her fate? Or it's unpronouncable? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1290 Registered: 3-2006 |
Balin: Is it very hard to talk about (emotionally, I mean)? No Ohlala8: So, does the group all speak one language? Yes If so, English? Yes. Some may speak other languages too, but when they come together, English is the norm. Is there literally not a word for her fate? Or it's unpronouncable? It isn't her fate that's 'unspeakable', it's what her parents did to her that is. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 381 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it the sperling (in Brooklynese) of the daughter that's "unspeakable", right? By "unspeakable", is it physically difficult to speak about it? Did the daughter punch a third party in the mouth, giving him (or her) a mouth injury? Thus, the third party wouldn't really be able to speak about it? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1292 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is it the sperling (in Brooklynese) of the daughter that's "unspeakable", right? Yes!! By "unspeakable", is it physically difficult to speak about it? No Did the daughter punch a third party in the mouth, giving him (or her) a mouth injury? haha, no Thus, the third party wouldn't really be able to speak about it? No You are soooooo close!! =) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 384 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it not possible, in any way, to speak about the sperling? And the reason for this is what we need to know? Are any of those involved in the puzzle dead, by any chance? And thus they cannot speak about it? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1294 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is it not possible, in any way, to speak about the sperling? One cannot say it in a specific context. And the reason for this is what we need to know? Yup! But like I said, you already know it! =) Are any of those involved in the puzzle dead, by any chance? I'm sure they aren't. And thus they cannot speak about it? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 386 Registered: 4-2010 |
GAH! This is killing me, knowing what it is but not being able to pinpoint it. Is she now bratty in her adult life, thus harming her relationships with family and friends? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1296 Registered: 3-2006 |
GAH! This is killing me, knowing what it is but not being able to pinpoint it. Heehee Is she now bratty in her adult life, thus harming her relationships with family and friends? No, irrel | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 388 Registered: 4-2010 |
Bjks...sakjej....BAAAAAAAAAGHHH! ] run: end.freak.out.rant ] GO Ok, now that that's over... Is the third party another relative? Sibling? You? Friend? Relevant? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1298 Registered: 3-2006 |
Bjks...sakjej....BAAAAAAAAAGHHH! ] run: end.freak.out.rant ] GO Lol I think I need to do the same, I seem to be stuck on your lateral adventure! Ok, now that that's over... Is the third party another relative? Sibling? You? Yes! Friend? And yes..friend of me, that is, not her Relevant? Very much so | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 389 Registered: 4-2010 |
OK, so are there two third parties (you and your friend - that would make it a fourth party)? Or is one of you the girl in the puzzle? A parent? And guessing you were involved was just a wild guess. Kind of like breaking a lock with a cue ball =D | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1299 Registered: 3-2006 |
OK, so are there two third parties (you and your friend - that would make it a fourth party)? No, it's me and many other friends, as well as other people in the community, who I may or may not have come across. Or is one of you the girl in the puzzle? A parent? No to these And guessing you were involved was just a wild guess. Kind of like breaking a lock with a cue ball =D I'll need to try that in real life! =P | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 391 Registered: 4-2010 |
So you...wait, this involves a whole community? And none of you can speak about it? (Then how did you make a puzzle about it? Or does that not count as speaking?) Is it shameful to the community? Or have you all taken a vow of silence? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1300 Registered: 3-2006 |
So you...wait, this involves a whole community? Indeed And none of you can speak about it? <b>We can speak about it, but... (Then how did you make a puzzle about it? Or does that not count as speaking? We can get round it) Is it shameful to the community? No Or have you all taken a vow of silence? Lol, not exactly... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 392 Registered: 4-2010 |
Can you speak to the people involved? Girl? Parents? And would you get in trouble if you did? With the law? The community? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1302 Registered: 3-2006 |
Can you speak to the people involved? Girl? Parents? They don't exist in real life And would you get in trouble if you did? No With the law? The community? No..ish | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 394 Registered: 4-2010 |
Hang on...WHAAAAAAAAT? The girl and parents are not real? Do they only exist in a story? An urban legend? And the community doesn't like when people talk about it? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1303 Registered: 3-2006 |
Hang on...WHAAAAAAAAT? The girl and parents are not real? Do they only exist in a story? An urban legend? They exist only in this puzzle And the community doesn't like when people talk about it? Well...there's a very specific reason why members of the community do not say it, though they can 'talk about it' in a different way. And I am absolutely sure that you, and everyone else, know the reason =) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 395 Registered: 4-2010 |
Can they "talk about it" through Internet posting? Text message? In code? Reason: is it related to anyone's name? The moral of this tale? ] run: dont.freak.out ] GO ] Warning:program_error1 ] *Program dont.freak.out not executed* GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!! | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1305 Registered: 3-2006 |
Can they "talk about it" through Internet posting? Interesting question! Yope.Text message? They definitely can In code? If they want to Reason: is it related to anyone's name? No The moral of this tale? There is no moral =) ] run: dont.freak.out ] GO ] Warning:program_error1 ] *Program dont.freak.out not executed* GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!! Hehe, I bet you'll freak out even more when you get the answer, and see that you've known it all along... =P | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 404 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is there any reason that members of the community would talk about it at all? Do they want to talk about it? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1306 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is there any reason that members of the community would talk about it at all? Yes Do they want to talk about it? Yope | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 487 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is this relevant: reflection ( linguistic term )? meta-reference? keyword? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 417 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do they talk about it as a warning (i.e. don't do this or this will happen)? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1307 Registered: 3-2006 |
Emeraldlink: Is this relevant: reflection ( linguistic term )? meta-reference? keyword? This! Balin: Do they talk about it as a warning (i.e. don't do this or this will happen)? At times | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2360 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is the community the LTP forum? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1308 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is the community the LTP forum? Yes!!!!! =) =) =) So why is it unspeakable, and what is the girl's 'terrible fate'? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2361 Registered: 11-2008 |
Because we don't speak but rather write posts? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1309 Registered: 3-2006 |
Because we don't speak but rather write posts? Alas, no! It's only what her parents did to her that is 'unspeakable', or maybe I should say 'untypable'? lol | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 419 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it the fact that they SPOYLED her? And we can't type that word unless it's a spoyler? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1310 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is it the fact that they SPOYLED her? And we can't type that word unless it's a spoyler? YES!!!!! ********************SPOILER************************ Ever since our imaginary heroine was young, her parents spoiled her (I can say it now! =P). Since that is an integral part of her identity, she is doomed to never be the subject of conversation on the LTPF, as we have a quirky disability--we cannot actually type the word during the course of a puzzle. Unless, of course, someone chooses to make a puzzle out of how we can't have a puzzle about her... Sorry for the cheeky puzzle, but I had a lot of fun, especially towards the end! Thanks everyone for playing! =) And Balin, looks like it's my turn to freak out over your puzzle now! | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2364 Registered: 11-2008 |
You got us!:-)) Thanks for the puzzle, Jumpingjack! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 426 Registered: 4-2010 |
Yeah, as soon as I got it I was kicking myself for not getting it when you said I knew it. Great puzzle! Oh, and some credit must go to Alhucema for figuring out that it was the LTPF community. I wouldn't have gotten it without that, and I definitely was spared some major freak-out moments in the near future. =P |
