| Author | Message | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 554 Registered: 6-2009 |
When she first learned of his death, she was upset, but only because she had a scrund. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1171 Registered: 4-2010 |
She: HAF? He: HAM? Cause of death important? Did he die of natural causes? Suicide? Homicide? Accident? Execution? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 558 Registered: 6-2009 |
She: HAF? He: HAM? yes to both Cause of death important? not at all Did he die of natural causes? Suicide? Homicide? Accident? but for what it's worth, I think it was this Execution? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1172 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was her scrund about death in general? Is the man's age relevant? Family? Ethnicity? Race? Religion? Skin color? | ||
| Tomsab (Tomsab)
New member Username: Tomsab Post Number: 29 Registered: 6-2010 |
Was she involved in the death in any way? Did she personally know him? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 560 Registered: 6-2009 |
Balin: Was her scrund about death in general? no Is the man's age relevant? Family? Ethnicity? Race? Religion? Skin color? none of these particularly Tomsab: Was she involved in the death in any way? no Did she personally know him? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1181 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was she upset directly about his death? About the funeral arrangements? The funeral? About how he died? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 561 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was she upset directly about his death? About the funeral arrangements? The funeral? About how he died? none of these | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4561 Registered: 12-2000 |
She didn't know him. Did she only know about his death because he was famous? Had she hero-worshipped him? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 562 Registered: 6-2009 |
She didn't know him. Did she only know about his death because he was famous? this Had she hero-worshipped him? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1231 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did she think he would never die? Because of a part he played? Was he an actor? Singer? Athlete? Author? Other entertainer? Other celebrity? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 564 Registered: 6-2009 |
Did she think he would never die? Because of a part he played? no Was he an actor? this Singer? Athlete? Author? Other entertainer? Other celebrity? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1234 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did she know he was dying? Did she admire the actor? Was she stalking him? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 567 Registered: 6-2009 |
Did she know he was dying? No - as I said, it was an accident, so it was sudden. Did she admire the actor? she'd heard of him, doesn't really matter what she thought of him Was she stalking him? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1236 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is her geographical location relevant? His? Did he die on the set? In a car accident? Plane? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 569 Registered: 6-2009 |
Is her geographical location relevant? she was in the US. Otherwise, location irr. His? same Did he die on the set? In a car accident? Plane? Honestly, I could look it up, but it doesn't make any difference to the puzzle. He fell or something. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1241 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was her scrund about actors? This actor in particular? About certain actors? All actors? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4566 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was his on screen persona really huge? Did she think that a character he played was real? Was she actually upset at the loss of the character rather than him? Was she mistaken as to which character he played? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 571 Registered: 6-2009 |
Balin: Was her scrund about actors? This actor in particular? This. By the way, I'm defining a "scrund" as an embarassing misconception. Not sure if there's supposed to be more to it than that. About certain actors? All actors? Lynne: Was his on screen persona really huge? I will tell you when the puzzle is over why this question is hilarious. He did play quite a famous character, if that's what you mean. Did she think that a character he played was real? no Was she actually upset at the loss of the character rather than him? no, possible FA lurking Was she mistaken as to which character he played? yope | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4567 Registered: 12-2000 |
Okaaaaaaaay. Your comment made me think that perhaps it was the Incredible Hulk, but he seems to still be alive. What about Gary Coleman? Was the scrund that he was younger than he actually was? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 573 Registered: 6-2009 |
Okaaaaaaaay. Your comment made me think that perhaps it was the Incredible Hulk, but he seems to still be alive. Correct. As far as I know. What about Gary Coleman? You got it. Neither he nor his on-screen persona was "really huge." Now, what's the scrund? Was the scrund that he was younger than he actually was? nope. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2103 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was she mistaken as to who he was in real life? Did she mistake him for another Gary? Another Coleman? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 575 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was she mistaken as to who he was in real life? no Did she mistake him for another Gary? Another Coleman? no to these, with a tiny ish | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1251 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is his on-screen catchphrase relevant ("Whatchu talkin' about, Willis?")? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 580 Registered: 6-2009 |
Is his on-screen catchphrase relevant ("Whatchu talkin' about, Willis?")? Sadly, no. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1254 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he mostly a TV actor? Movie actor? Relevant? Date of death relevant? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 582 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was he mostly a TV actor? I mean, Gary Coleman is mostly famous for TV. He might have been in other things, I don't know. This line of questioning is OTRT, though. Movie actor? Relevant? Date of death relevant? Not the exact date, only that it was recently. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1259 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did she watch reruns of his show? And thought he was still a popular actor? A big star today? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 584 Registered: 6-2009 |
Did she watch reruns of his show? And thought he was still a popular actor? A big star today? no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2154 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is mistaken identity (of either a real or fictional person) relevant at all? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 603 Registered: 6-2009 |
Is mistaken identity (of either a real or fictional person) relevant at all? yes, but in a lateral way. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2156 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did she make the mistake? Did she think Gary Coleman was only a character and not a real person? Is a similar mistake relevant? Or did she think a character was the real person? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 606 Registered: 6-2009 |
Did she make the mistake? yes Did she think Gary Coleman was only a character and not a real person? Is a similar mistake relevant? Or did she think a character was the real person? Yes! That's a very basic description of the solution. Care to guess as to why? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2159 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did she think one of his characters was a real person? Relevant which one? Did he appear in-character in a setting where it was not obvious that he was only acting? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 608 Registered: 6-2009 |
Did she think one of his characters was a real person? no Relevant which one? yes, but you don't necessarily have to know to guess the general situation. Did he appear in-character in a setting where it was not obvious that he was only acting? no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2161 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did she think some other character was a real person? A character appearing in one of his movies? Did she feel sorry for the character because Gary was dead? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 610 Registered: 6-2009 |
Did she think some other character was a real person? no A character appearing in one of his movies? no Did she feel sorry for the character because Gary was dead? No. Remember, what you said before was that she thought a character was *the* real person. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2165 Registered: 9-2009 |
So she thought a character was Gary Coleman, the real person? Was the character played by him? By someone else? Both? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 616 Registered: 6-2009 |
So she thought a character was Gary Coleman, the real person? yes Was the character played by him? no By someone else? no Both? I'm intrigued as to how such a thing would be possible, but no. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1356 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the character in a TV show? Movie? A narrator? Of a book? Commercial? Radio serial? Computer/video game? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 621 Registered: 6-2009 |
*********BLOOPER*********** For Galfisk's latest question, the answer should be: By someone else? yes Sorry about that, Galfisk. Didn't mean to throw you off. | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 622 Registered: 6-2009 |
Balin: Was the character in a TV show? Movie? A narrator? Of a book? Commercial? Radio serial? Computer/video game? no to all. I actually find it interesting that you didn't name it here. It's not a character in any particularly unusual medium. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2191 Registered: 9-2009 |
Theater? Musical? Other live action performance? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 628 Registered: 6-2009 |
Theater? Musical? this Other live action performance? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2194 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is a child actor playing him in the musical? Is she upset because she thinks the child is Gary Coleman and dead? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 632 Registered: 6-2009 |
Is a child actor playing him in the musical? Is she upset because she thinks the child is Gary Coleman and dead? No to both. Also, just to clarify, unless you're actually familiar with the musical, it isn't actually relevant that it's a musical rather than a play, movie or TV show. At this point, you can either solve this with a lateral leap, or by actually knowing what I'm talking about. | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 633 Registered: 6-2009 |
Also, I very much overuse the word "actually." I apologize. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2197 Registered: 9-2009 |
But she thought the actor was Gary Coleman and therefore dead, right? Was she upset because she thought the person she thought was Gary was dead? (what a great sentence =) Or because of some consequence of this imagined death? Such as a cancellation of the show? Or having to find a replacement? Is she affiliated with the show somehow? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 639 Registered: 6-2009 |
But she thought the actor was Gary Coleman and therefore dead, right? yes Was she upset because she thought the person she thought was Gary was dead? (what a great sentence =) it is a fun sentence. But no. Or because of some consequence of this imagined death? yes Such as a cancellation of the show? this Or having to find a replacement? Is she affiliated with the show somehow? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1374 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the particular show relevant? Is the show currently running? And a self-facepalm for not getting the musical part - I LOVE musicals. | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 644 Registered: 6-2009 |
Is the particular show relevant? Is the show currently running? Yes to both. And no [LTPF list of current musicals] allowed. And a self-facepalm for not getting the musical part - I LOVE musicals. Me too! That's part of the reason I found this story so amusing. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1380 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the show running on Broadway? Off? Was she planning on attending an upcoming performance, that had not-Gary-Coleman actually been Gary Coleman and died, the show would have been cancelled? Does that sentence make any sense at all? Did the show start in [LTPF list of decades]? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 645 Registered: 6-2009 |
Is the show running on Broadway? this Off? Was she planning on attending an upcoming performance, that had not-Gary-Coleman actually been Gary Coleman and died, the show would have been cancelled? she didn't actually have tickets yet, but yes, she really wanted to see the show Does that sentence make any sense at all? Strangely enough, it does. LOL at not-Gary-Coleman. Did the show start in [LTPF list of decades]? The 00s, or the aughts, or whatever we're supposed to call the decade that just ended. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1389 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does not-Gary-Coleman play a role similar to a role Gary Coleman played? Did the show start in [LTPF list of years in the '00s]? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 650 Registered: 6-2009 |
Does not-Gary-Coleman play a role similar to a role Gary Coleman played? no,but... Did the show start in [LTPF list of years in the '00s]? according to wikipedia it started off broadway in 2002 and on broadway in 2003 | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1421 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does not-Gary-Coleman portray Gary Coleman? Is the musical based on something else? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 652 Registered: 6-2009 |
Does not-Gary-Coleman portray Gary Coleman? YES Is the musical based on something else? no Okay, that's pretty much it. If someone posts a recap, I'll go ahead and $poil it the rest of the way. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2260 Registered: 9-2009 |
Becky is really upset, Gary Coleman has broken his head. Now she can't his show, But what she doesn't know, Is that "he"'s neither Gary, nor dead. | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 679 Registered: 6-2009 |
Fair enough. *********************SPOILER******************** My sister, a college graduate, and old enough to know better, owns the soundtrack to Avenue Q and really wants to see the show. For those of you unfamiliar with Avenue Q, it's an adult show with both human actors and muppets. One of the characters in the show is "Gary Coleman," usually portrayed by a black woman. The show opened several years ago, and when Gary Coleman died, my sister's first reaction was "How am I going to see Avenue Q now?" because she thought that Avenue Q starred Gary Coleman as himself. In one way, she raised a good point, though, because I'm sure the first few performances after his death were incredibly awkward. Actor: Hi, I'm Gary Coleman! Entire Cast: It sucks to be you! Audience: Too...soon.... Anyway, thanks for playing, and check out my other puzzles. |
