| Author | Message | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 4 Registered: 6-2010 |
A man uses a book and kills a rare bug. He is immediately arrested and eventually sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. Why? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1090 Registered: 4-2010 |
Man = HAM? Did he hit the bug with the book? Specific book relevant? Did he steal the book? Is anyone else involved? | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 5 Registered: 6-2010 |
No yes and No | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 6 Registered: 6-2010 |
sorry and no | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 7 Registered: 6-2010 |
that's yes to book relevant | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 8 Registered: 6-2010 |
still there? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1091 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it a Bible? And in the future, could you please put your text in bold? Like this: \ b { text here } only without the spaces, so it looks like this | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 9 Registered: 6-2010 |
Not a bible first time doing this why bold | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1095 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it a rare book? Famous? Hardcover? Bold helps distinguish the puzzle maker's text (answers) from the solvers' questions. Read the user guide (at the top of the Active Puzzles page) for more info, and if you have questions, ask them in the chatroom. We'll all be glad to help. | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 10 Registered: 6-2010 |
Was it a rare book? no Famous? yes Hardcover? no Still cant get the bold | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 11 Registered: 6-2010 |
thanks for your help. finally got the bold | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1096 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he arrested for something involving the book? The bug? Location relevant? | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 12 Registered: 6-2010 |
Was he arrested for something involving the book?no The bug?yes Location relevant?yope | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2082 Registered: 9-2009 |
Welcome to the forum! Was the bug endangered? Valuable? Sacred? Did it belong to someone? Does he know he's risking prison by killing it? Did this happen in modern times? Is it a true story? Is the bug a beetle? Is it an actual bug? Is it bigger than a cockroach? | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 13 Registered: 6-2010 |
Was the bug endangered?no Valuable?yes Sacred?no Did it belong to someone?no Does he know he's risking prison by killing it?yes Did this happen in modern times?yes Is it a true story?yes Is the bug a beetle? yesIs it an actual bug? noIs it bigger than a cockroach?yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1097 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the bug inside the book? Was the bug a replica? A piece of jewelry? A brooch? | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 14 Registered: 6-2010 |
Was the bug inside the book? no Was the bug a replica?no A piece of jewelry?no A brooch?no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1124 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he guilty of what he was arrested for? Did he know this? Was he arrested for [LTPF list of crimes]? Did this occur in [LTPF list of centuries]? On [LTPF list of continents]? | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 15 Registered: 6-2010 |
Was he guilty of what he was arrested for?yes Did he know this?yesLTPF lists? New to this Was he arrested for [LTPF list of crimes]?2nd degree murder Did this occur in [LTPF list of centuries]?20th century On [LTPF list of continents]?North America | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1129 Registered: 4-2010 |
An LTPF list is just what someone writes instead of writing everything in that list. So, for example, instead of writing every possible crime (murder, embezzeling, burglary, jaywalking, etc.), I just put [LTPF list of crimes] and it covers every one. This page is helpful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dromioofephesus/Lateral_Puzzles Is the "bug" a person? Is "he" HAM (Human, Adult, Male)? Was the cause of death: impact electric shock the other kind of shock laceration suffocation or asphyxiation burning freezing heart attack allergies drowning explosion radiation poison a psionic death ray laughing to death other ? | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 16 Registered: 6-2010 |
s the "bug" a person? Is "he" HAM (Human, Adult, Male)?yes and yes Was the cause of death: gunshot | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1130 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the book a book (as in, reading)? Was there a gun in the book? Is the "bug" a famous person? | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 17 Registered: 6-2010 |
Is the book a book (as in, reading)?yes Was there a gun in the book?no Is the "bug" a famous person?yes (technically was not is) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1133 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the victim an author? Actor? Singer? Other entertainer? Was his name the same as a bug's? Nickname? Was the book written by the victim? Killer? | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 20 Registered: 6-2010 |
Is the victim an author? Actor? Singer? yesOther entertainer? Was his name the same as a bug's? kindaNickname?no Was the book written by the victim? Killer?neither hint Read June 17 6:55 answers | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1136 Registered: 4-2010 |
The "bug" is a beetle...Beatles? Oh! Is it Mark David Chapman shooting John Lennon? | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 21 Registered: 6-2010 |
he "bug" is a beetle...Beatles? Oh! Is it Mark David Chapman shooting John Lennon? nice! | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 22 Registered: 6-2010 |
Do You get the book part? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1137 Registered: 4-2010 |
No, I'm still stumped on the book part. Excellent puzzle, btw! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1139 Registered: 4-2010 |
One more thing: When you think a puzzle's been solved, make sure to post the full answer with the word "$poiler" (with an S). This helps moderators identify which puzzles can be moved to the solved section. | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 23 Registered: 6-2010 |
When he was arrested he had a copy of A Catcher in the Rye and said he was the main character Holden Caulfield. That was the first time I have ever made one up. It was the day after I joined the site and someone laughed at my apparently very old midget sawdust puzzle and suggested I make one up. Thanks for the encouragement. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1272 Registered: 4-2010 |
I believe this is a SPOILER. |
