| Author | Message | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 379 Registered: 5-2010 |
Smith didn't know why he was being given special treatment at work, until he was told about the rings. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1522 Registered: 4-2010 |
Rings = jewelry? Onion rings? Lord of the Rings? Olympic rings? Other round rings? Smith = HAM? Is his specific job relevant? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2344 Registered: 9-2009 |
Rings: jewelry? Boxing rings? Circular objects? Phone signals? Dark shadows around the eyes? Coffee cup stains? Rings on printed paper? Rings above the nordic letter å? Rings as in the degree symbol? Special treatment: good? Bad? Just different? do the rigns signify something? Does he: wear them? Carry them? Own them? Number of rings relevant? If they are physical rings, are they made from: metal? Wood? Plastic? Glass? Fabric? Leather? Ceramics? Paper? Smoke? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2345 Registered: 9-2009 |
Rubber? Food? Hair? Fiber? Something living? something previously alive? Are they scars? Tattoos? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 381 Registered: 5-2010 |
Rings = jewelry? Onion rings? Lord of the Rings? Olympic rings? Other round rings? this Smith = HAM? yes Is his specific job relevant? yes Rings: jewelry? Boxing rings? Circular objects? this Phone signals? Dark shadows around the eyes? Coffee cup stains? Rings on printed paper? Rings above the nordic letter å? Rings as in the degree symbol? Special treatment: good? yesish Bad? Just different? and some of this as well do the rigns signify something? hm...not sure what you mean by "signify", not particularly symbolic if that's what you mean Does he: wear them? Carry them? Own them? no to these Number of rings relevant? not really If they are physical rings, are they made from: metal? this Wood? Plastic? Glass? Fabric? Leather? Ceramics? Paper? Smoke? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 382 Registered: 5-2010 |
Rubber? Food? Hair? Fiber? Something living? something previously alive? Are they scars? Tattoos? no to all these | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2347 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are the rings bigger than: molecules? Bacteria? The point on this question mark? An engagement ring? A rubber band? A CD? An LP? A hula hoop? A tractor rear wheel? 5m in diameter? 10? 50? 100? Did he discover the rings? Design them? Make them? Does he use them in his work? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1524 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are they magician's linking rings? Are they large enough to wear around the neck? Around the wrist? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 383 Registered: 5-2010 |
Are the rings bigger than: molecules? Bacteria? The point on this question mark? An engagement ring? A rubber band? A CD? My best guess is around this size An LP? A hula hoop? A tractor rear wheel? 5m in diameter? 10? 50? 100? Did he discover the rings? No Design them? No Make them? No Does he use them in his work? No Are they magician's linking rings? No Are they large enough to wear around the neck? I don't think so Around the wrist? Probably | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2350 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are they solid? Do they have a round cross-section? Or square? Or flat? Are they machine parts? Toys? Ornamental? Are they at the workplace? Do they make a sound? Do they spin? Are they attached to something? Are they made of iron/steel? Alu? Copper? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1533 Registered: 4-2010 |
Relevant how many rings? If so, 2? 3? 4? 5? 8? 10? 12? 15? 20? 50? 100? More? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 385 Registered: 5-2010 |
Are they solid? Yes Do they have a round cross-section? yes Or square? Or flat? Are they machine parts? no Toys? no Ornamental? no Are they at the workplace? yope Do they make a sound? No Do they spin? No Are they attached to something? Yes-ish Are they made of iron/steel? Iron, I believe Alu? Copper? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 386 Registered: 5-2010 |
Relevant how many rings? If so, 2? 3? 4? 5? 8? 10? 12? 15? 20? 50? 100? More? Not really relevant, I imagine 4 maybe | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1537 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are the rings attached to each other? Linked? Do they form a chain? Are they CDs? DVDs? Other electronic-device disks? Do they have a hole in the middle? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 387 Registered: 5-2010 |
Are the rings attached to each other? No Linked? Do they form a chain? No Are they CDs? DVDs? Other electronic-device disks? No to these Do they have a hole in the middle? Yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1542 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are the rings thick? Thin? Is the hole larger than the thickness of the ring? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 389 Registered: 5-2010 |
Are the rings thick? Yes, generally Thin? Is the hole larger than the thickness of the ring? Yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1546 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do the rings serve a specific purpose? When Smith was told about the rings, did he realize something bad was about to happen to him? That he would be fired? Killed? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 392 Registered: 5-2010 |
Do the rings serve a specific purpose? Yes When Smith was told about the rings, did he realize something bad was about to happen to him? hm, yope That he would be fired? no Killed? yope to noish /i{some of these questions are harder to answer than I expected!} | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1552 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was Smith going to be tortured? Is he a soldier? A POW? In a concentration camp? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 393 Registered: 5-2010 |
Was Smith going to be tortured? no Is he a soldier? A POW? In a concentration camp? no to these | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1561 Registered: 4-2010 |
Will Smith interact with the rings? Touch them? Pull them? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2352 Registered: 9-2009 |
Has he seen the rings before? Are the rings hollow? Are they heavy? Is something attached to them? Are they attached to each other? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 394 Registered: 5-2010 |
Will Smith interact with the rings? Touch them? Pull them? No! Has he seen the rings before? No! Are the rings hollow? No Are they heavy? maybe, irrel Is something attached to them? Again, yope Are they attached to each other? No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2359 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is something attached to them sometimes? Or has it been in the past? Or will it be in the future? Are the rings attachment points? Can someone pick up a ring and walk away with it? Is his profession relevant? Is someone else being treated differently because of these rings? Is something relevant placed on top of the rings? Are the rings on top of something relevant? Or inside? Does something relevant pass through the holes in the rings? Do the rings carry a magnetic field? Are they radioactive? Or otherwise dangerous? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 396 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is something attached to them sometimes? yesish Or has it been in the past? yes! Or will it be in the future? no Are the rings attachment points? If I understand what you mean, yes Can someone pick up a ring and walk away with it? no Is his profession relevant? yes Is someone else being treated differently because of these rings? at the moment, he is the only one, but... Is something relevant placed on top of the rings? yesish Are the rings on top of something relevant? also yesish Or inside? no Does something relevant pass through the holes in the rings? yes to yesish...basically there are things relevant that come into contact with the rings in some way Do the rings carry a magnetic field? no Are they radioactive? no Or otherwise dangerous? not of themselves, but danger is involved | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1565 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are the rings hanging down from a ceiling? Against a wall? Would Smith's job be considered dangerous? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3165 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the special treatment good for Smith, or bad? Is he a soldier in training? If not, LTPF list of industries, please. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 397 Registered: 5-2010 |
Are the rings hanging down from a ceiling? No Against a wall? Yesish, DOYD of "wall" Would Smith's job be considered dangerous? Maybe somewhat, but not especially life-threatening Is the special treatment good for Smith, or bad? It's good Is he a soldier in training? No If not, LTPF list of industries, please. Government, Armed Forces (not soldier, though) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1606 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is he a medic? Pilot? Do the rings hang from something that moves? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 401 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is he a medic? Pilot? no to both Do the rings hang from something that moves? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1611 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is he a chaplain? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 403 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is he a chaplain? no Hint: It's not a position you would normally think belongs to the armed forces... | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3182 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is he in a uniformed but unarmed service such as the Surgeon General's Office or NOAA? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 404 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is he in a uniformed not uniformed but unarmed and yes, unarmed service such as the Surgeon General's Office or NOAA? not these | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1625 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he work in an office? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 407 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does he work in an office? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1630 Registered: 4-2010 |
Would I expect the position to be in the government? But not the armed forces? Is he a commander of some sort? Does he have an official title? Does it include the word "General"? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 410 Registered: 5-2010 |
Would I expect the position to be in the government? But not the armed forces? I don't exactly know what one would expect, but I suppose I could say that you would expect government, but possibly not armed forces (because he is neither uniformed nor armed) Is he a commander of some sort? no Does he have an official title? not sure what this means exactly. He may have an official title of some sort (but I don't know what it is). There is a general job title that you would certainly know, though. Does it include the word "General"? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1633 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he work in a specific branch of government? If so, legislative? Executive? Judicial? Or does he have a lower government job (like a postal worker)? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 412 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does he work in a specific branch of government? he works for the military, but for a specific branch of the military... If so, legislative? Executive? Judicial? Or does he have a lower government job (like a postal worker)? not a postal worker, but you're starting to think along the right lines | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1638 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he work for the Army? Navy? Marines? Air Force? Coast Guard? National Guard? Special OPS? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 413 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does he work for the Army? Navy? Marines? Air Force? Coast Guard? This one National Guard? Special OPS? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1645 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he work on a boat? Are the rings on a boat? Relevant where on a boat (for both the previous questions)? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 415 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does he work on a boat? Are the rings on a boat? Relevant where on a boat (for both the previous questions)? no to all | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1662 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is he the leader of the Coast Guard? Is he a volunteer? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 417 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is he the leader of the Coast Guard? no Is he a volunteer? He is full-time employed. But he is not in a position of much authority. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1663 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he typically go on the water at all during the course of his job? Under water? In the air over water? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 418 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does he typically go on the water at all during the course of his job? Hm...possibly, but for the most part I'd say no Under water? no In the air over water? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1666 Registered: 4-2010 |
So he works for the Coast Guard, but remains on land? Is he on an island? The continental US? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 420 Registered: 5-2010 |
So he works for the Coast Guard, but remains on land? exactly! Is he on an island? I believe so, yes The continental US? this as well | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 421 Registered: 5-2010 |
So he works for the Coast Guard, but remains on land? exactly! Is he on an island? I believe so, yes The continental US? this as well | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 422 Registered: 5-2010 |
So he works for the Coast Guard, but remains on land? exactly! Is he on an island? I believe so, yes The continental US? this as well | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 423 Registered: 5-2010 |
wow, my comp is being fun | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1668 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he work on Guantanamo Bay? Is he a prison guard? Something close? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1669 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he work on Guantanamo Bay? Is he a prison guard? Something close to that? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1670 Registered: 4-2010 |
Sorry for the double post. And your comp being fun...is that a good thing or a bad thing? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 424 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does he work on Guantanamo Bay? no Is he a prison guard? no Something close to that? no, not really | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 425 Registered: 5-2010 |
If triple posting is a good thing, then yes ;) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1671 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he work on an island which is a US territory? A foreign country? Cuba? Haiti? Is he an aid worker? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 426 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does he work on an island which is a US territory? A foreign country? Cuba? Haiti? Is he an aid worker? no to all. I suppose "island" might have been misleading. He works, either on, or just off the coast of the mainland US (not exactly sure which) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1674 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he build things? Repair them? Does his job involve communication? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 428 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does he build things? no Repair them? no Does his job involve communication? yes! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1679 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he communicate orders? Directions? Does he work at a lighthouse? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 429 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does he communicate orders? Directions? Does he work at a lighthouse? YES! Good job! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1685 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is he a lighthouse keeper? Communicating with ships? Alerting them to the island? By manning the light? Sending radio messages? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 430 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is he a lighthouse keeper? Communicating with ships? Alerting them to the island? By manning the light? Yes to all these. He is a lighthouse keeper who generally does whatever lighthouse keepers do. Sending radio messages? Probably not this, though | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2370 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are the rings all that's left of something? Did something bad happen at that place? If so, is the special treatment supposed to keep it from happening again? Or to prepare him for when it will happen again? Are the rings underwater? Are they attached to rock? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 431 Registered: 5-2010 |
Are the rings all that's left of something? noish to yope Did something bad happen at that place? yes! If so, is the special treatment supposed to keep it from happening again? no Or to prepare him for when it will happen again? no Are the rings underwater? no Are they attached to rock? yes! (although, remember, "were" is the operative tense here. They are no longer there) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1732 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the "special treatment" given because he had done something wrong? Allowing a ship to crash? Were the rings part of the ship's anchor? And they'd gotten fused to the rock somehow? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3225 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is a ship involved? In the dark? Does it sink? Anything to do with the rings worn around the sleeves of officers to indicate rank? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2404 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did the rings go away when the bad thing happened? Was it a disaster? Did someone die? Bad weather relevant? Was something anchored to the rings? A dock? a building? Something floating? Relevant where the rings are now? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 432 Registered: 5-2010 |
Was the "special treatment" given because he had done something wrong? no Allowing a ship to crash? no Were the rings part of the ship's anchor? no And they'd gotten fused to the rock somehow? thus no Is a ship involved? no In the dark? Does it sink? no to rest Anything to do with the rings worn around the sleeves of officers to indicate rank? no Did the rings go away when the bad thing happened? not when, but later Was it a disaster? no Did someone die? yes Bad weather relevant? no Was something anchored to the rings? yes! A dock? a building? Something floating? none of these Relevant where the rings are now? no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2427 Registered: 9-2009 |
Were the rings simply removed when they were no longer useful? Was the object anchored to the rings: blown away? Swept away? Destroyed? Rotten? Was the event intentional? Was the death intentional? Suicide? Was the dead person in it when it happened? On it? Under it? Did the person drown? Was the person HAM? A lighthouse keeper? Relevant? Or did more than one person die? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 433 Registered: 5-2010 |
Were the rings simply removed when they were no longer useful? I guess. Honestly, I don't know if they would have been removed or perhaps they eroded away. Their absence is actually somewhat irrelevant. Was the object anchored to the rings: blown away? no Swept away? yope Destroyed? yes-ish Rotten? yes-ish Was the event intentional? yes! And small FA Was the death intentional? yes! Again, small FA Suicide? no Was the dead person in it when it happened? On it? Under it? it = the object? hm, no-ish to all Did the person drown? yes! Was the person HAM? yope, FA still present A lighthouse keeper? probably not Relevant? no Or did more than one person die? yes! that was the FA | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 861 Registered: 6-2008 |
Did a rope or cable pass through the rings (back when they were still used of course)? Were the people who died themselves anchored to the rings somehow? or were they killed by an object that was anchored to the rings? Were the rings attached to rocks along the shore? near the base of the lighthouse? or to pieces of stone that were in fact part of the construction of the lighthouse itself? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1794 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were the rings only attached to rock at one end? Were they anchoring something to the island? Was that something floating in the water? Was it a buoy? Beacon? Did the people die by [LTPF list of ways to die]? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 434 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did a rope or cable pass through the rings (back when they were still used of course)? yes-ish. more of a cable, but not that, I don't think. Were the people who died themselves anchored to the rings somehow? yes! or were they killed by an object that was anchored to the rings? no Were the rings attached to rocks along the shore? yes-ish near the base of the lighthouse? yes or to pieces of stone that were in fact part of the construction of the lighthouse itself? no Were the rings only attached to rock at one end? yes Were they anchoring something to the island? yes, see above Was that something floating in the water? no Was it a buoy? Beacon? no, again, see above Did the people die by [LTPF list of ways to die]? they all drowned | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1802 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were the people tied to the rings? Holding on to them? Holding the cable? Were they attached to the rings at the hands? Neck? Legs? Feet? Torso? Head? Arms? Were they anchored to the rings for a long time before they drowned? Were they attached to the rings themselved? The cable? To the rings by the cable? Were the people in the water while attached to the rings? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 435 Registered: 5-2010 |
Were the people tied to the rings? yes! Holding on to them? Holding the cable? no to others Were they attached to the rings at the hands? Neck? Legs? Feet? Torso? Head? Arms? irrelevant, I guess Were they anchored to the rings for a long time before they drowned? yes! Were they attached to the rings themselved? The cable? To the rings by the cable? this, but again, not a cable, not that it's terribly relevant Were the people in the water while attached to the rings? yope | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1827 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were they partially in the water? Did they drown as the tide came in? Were they tied to the rings with the intent of their deaths? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 436 Registered: 5-2010 |
Were they partially in the water? yes-ish Did they drown as the tide came in? YES! Were they tied to the rings with the intent of their deaths? YES! | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2454 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was the killing an execution? Murder? Other? are they trating him differently because of these killings? Superstition relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1832 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was Smith the killer? Did he know the victims? Were they his family? Piracy relevant? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 437 Registered: 5-2010 |
Was the killing an execution? this Murder? Other? are they trating him differently because of these killings? yes Superstition relevant? Yes! | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 438 Registered: 5-2010 |
Was Smith the killer? Did he know the victims? Were they his family? Piracy relevant? no to all | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1902 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were the dead people executed for a crime? Were they executed by the other people whom Smith worked with? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 440 Registered: 5-2010 |
Were the dead people executed for a crime? yes-ish, but somewhat irrel Were they executed by the other people whom Smith worked with? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1914 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the people giving him special treatment know about the rings? And what had happened there? Were they worried Smith had been involved? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 441 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did the people giving him special treatment know about the rings? yes And what had happened there? yes Were they worried Smith had been involved? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1922 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were they worried Smith would find out? I'm assuming Smith had no prior knowledge of the rings; is that correct? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 442 Registered: 5-2010 |
Were they worried Smith would find out? no I'm assuming Smith had no prior knowledge of the rings; is that correct? yes, although that in itself is irrel; he would have gotten the "special treatment" either way. HINT: The "special treatment" given is very specific | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1923 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does the treatment involve his payment? Hours? Comforts of the lighthouse? Residence? Does the "special treatment" involve his job at all? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2510 Registered: 9-2009 |
Do they think the place is haunted? Dangerous? Is the treatment meant to keep him safe from ghosts/angry spirits? Is a ceremony relevant? An amulet? Religion? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 443 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does the treatment involve his payment? no Hours? no-ish Comforts of the lighthouse? no Residence? yope Does the "special treatment" involve his job at all? yes Do they think the place is haunted? yes-ish Dangerous? if that's what "haunted" implies, then yes-ish Is the treatment meant to keep him safe from ghosts/angry spirits? no-ish Is a ceremony relevant? An amulet? Religion? no to these | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 871 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the treatment meant to protect someone else from spirits? from his presence angering them more? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1957 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the story of the people killed at the rings a legend? At that lighthouse? So the ones giving the treatment believe the lighthouse is cursed? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 444 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is the treatment meant to protect someone else from spirits? from his presence angering them more? no-ish to all. some insight below Is the story of the people killed at the rings a legend? yes! At that lighthouse? excatly So the ones giving the treatment believe the lighthouse is cursed? possibly, but not necessarily! (This is based off a true story, and I don't know what the employers themselves believed, but they definitely knew about the legend) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1961 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are they worried that Smith will die because of the legend? So they give him special treatment so he doesn't? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 872 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the "special treatment" a press interview? visits from the public? a book deal? a biographical TV show? Are these OTRT? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 445 Registered: 5-2010 |
Are they worried that Smith will die because of the legend? no, or probably not So they give him special treatment so he doesn't? no Is the "special treatment" a press interview? visits from the public? a book deal? a biographical TV show? Are these OTRT? no to all, but I like the thought | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1962 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are the ones giving Smith special treatment his supervisors? Other people he works for? Does Smith live at the lighthouse (as well as working there)? Is the treatment related to his residence? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 446 Registered: 5-2010 |
Are the ones giving Smith special treatment his supervisors? Other people he works for? I'm not sure of the overall hierarchy. Just the people above him. Does Smith live at the lighthouse (as well as working there)? yes Is the treatment related to his residence? in a sense, yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1964 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is part of the legend that the dead people's ghosts are haunting the lighthouse? And the people are worried that Smith might fall victim to them? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 447 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is part of the legend that the dead people's ghosts are haunting the lighthouse? yes And the people are worried that Smith might fall victim to them? The more superstitious ones might be... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1970 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are the people trying to appease the ghosts, so they won't harm/haunt Smith? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 448 Registered: 5-2010 |
Are the people trying to appease the ghosts, so they won't harm/haunt Smith? nope. Keep in mind the fact that whether or not his employers believe in the ghosts is irrelevant | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2013 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the special treatment intended to make Smith stay there? In case he learns about the legend? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 449 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is the special treatment intended to make Smith stay there? in a sense, yes. explore In case he learns about the legend? again, sort of...they assumed he either knew or would soon find out | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 884 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is he given ghost insurance? (that's mostly a joke, though it would be cool if that existed) Does the treatment make him less likely to face an evil spirit? more able to defend himself if he saw one? or just have a greater incentive to work there, as opposed to another lighthouse? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 450 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is he given ghost insurance? haha, nice, but no...although...you could almost call it that(that's mostly a joke, though it would be cool if that existed) Does the treatment make him less likely to face an evil spirit? no more able to defend himself if he saw one? no or just have a greater incentive to work there, as opposed to another lighthouse? not necessarily "opposed" to other lighthouses, but OTRT | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2040 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did Smith choose to work there? Does he have a chance at working somewhere else? A possible promotion, maybe? But "they" want him to stay working there, so they tell him about the rings? Did "they" invent the legend about the rings? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 451 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did Smith choose to work there? Yes Does he have a chance at working somewhere else? Perhaps, yes A possible promotion, maybe? no But "they" want him to stay working there, so they tell him about the rings? no Did "they" invent the legend about the rings? no Hint/Recap: In years past, the Coast Guard would hire civilians to man lighthouses. However, because of the legend at this particular lighthouse in the US, which involved people being tied to rings embedded in the rocks and left there until the tide came in and they drowned, many people thought it was haunted and were wary of working there, and thus it was hard to find people for the job. So the Coast Guard worked up a "special treatment" that made it easier to find people for the lighthouse. What was it? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2159 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the "special treatment" a test of some sort? Did they just pay more than at other lighthouses? Give extra benefits? Residential? Work-related? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 452 Registered: 5-2010 |
Was the "special treatment" a test of some sort? no Did they just pay more than at other lighthouses? no Give extra benefits? yope Residential? Work-related? yes to both | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2176 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the "special treatment" related to the fact that people thought it was haunted? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 454 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is the "special treatment" related to the fact that people thought it was haunted? yes, if I understand what you mean. It wouldn't have necessarily been all that much of a perk if it hadn't been supposedly haunted. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2177 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did they provide "ghost insurance" or something? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 459 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did they provide "ghost insurance" or something? no, but it in a sense it almost worked like that, as it did provide them a similar peace of mind... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2180 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did they send in "ghost exterminators"? Did they hang up items that were supposed to repel ghosts? Place items around to do so? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2182 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the ambience of the lighthouse friendlier after the "special treatment"? More "ghost-friendly"? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 462 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did they send in "ghost exterminators"? Did they hang up items that were supposed to repel ghosts? Place items around to do so? Was the ambience of the lighthouse friendlier after the "special treatment"? More "ghost-friendly"? no to all, in fact there was nothing physically present or different about the lighthouse. In a sense, it's a lot simpler than that. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2184 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did they call Smith constantly? Did they reassure him that the ghosts weren't going to come after him? Did someone else? Did they let him take his wife with him? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2562 Registered: 9-2009 |
Or did they let him take something else with him? Or give him something? That other lighthouse keepers were not allowed to have? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 464 Registered: 5-2010 |
I had a good vacation in the Adirondack mountains. Now back to puzzling. Did they call Smith constantly? Did they reassure him that the ghosts weren't going to come after him? Did someone else? no to these Did they let him take his wife with him? I imagine they would have, but irrelevant Or did they let him take something else with him? no Or give him something? yes-ish That other lighthouse keepers were not allowed to have? yes-ish, explore these lines | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2891 Registered: 4-2010 |
Sounds like a great vacation! Did he wear something relevant? Keep something? Carry something? Is the "something" a physical object? A living thing? An animal? A pet? Or is the "something" a talisman of a sort? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 465 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did he wear something relevant? Keep something? Carry something? Is the "something" a physical object? no! A living thing? An animal? A pet? Or is the "something" a talisman of a sort? and thus no to rest | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2896 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the "something" an intangible object? A sound? Music? Light? Company? Advice? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 466 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is the "something" an intangible object? no, not really an "object" at all A sound? Music? Light? Company? Advice? no to these | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2904 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the "something" an action? A color? Brightness of the workplace? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 467 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is the "something" an action? this is closest A color? Brightness of the workplace? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2918 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did Smith get to do something that others having the same job could not? Something at work? At home? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 469 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did Smith get to do something that others having the same job could not? yes! Something at work? this, I guess At home? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2978 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are his work hours relevant? Work conditions? Did he get extra vacation time? To leave early? To come in later? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 470 Registered: 5-2010 |
Are his work hours relevant? no Work conditions? yope Did he get extra vacation time? no To leave early? well, yes, actually, but probably not how you're thinking To come in later? no You're close. Just a little more to $poyle | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3036 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he work the same number of days per week as other lighthouse workers? The same length of tiem for each day? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 473 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did he work the same number of days per week as other lighthouse workers? The same length of tiem for each day? yes, think longer term... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3045 Registered: 4-2010 |
Ok then... Did he work the same length of time per... day week month year ...as other lighthouse workers? Is retirement relevant? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 476 Registered: 5-2010 |
Ok then... Did he work the same length of time per... day week month year ...as other lighthouse workers? Yes or yes-ish Is retirement relevant? Not retirement, but definitely OTRT | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3057 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is sick leave relevant? Paternity leave? Is his pay relevant? Benefits? Did he get better health, dental, etc. benefits? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 481 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is sick leave relevant? Paternity leave? Is his pay relevant? Benefits? Did he get better health, dental, etc. benefits? No to all I will recap by saying that he gets a certain permission that other lighthouse workers don't, which relates to his being able to leave the lighthouse. It's not related to hours or days off (remember that lighthouse workers would generally live on the premises, therefore didn't really come to work and go home). And, as was stated before, it could serve as a "ghost insurance", to use a tongue-in-cheek phrase. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3068 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he have a residence off the lighthouse grounds? A discount rate at a hotel? Is a discounted rate involved? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 483 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does he have a residence off the lighthouse grounds? Not while he's working there, no A discount rate at a hotel? Is a discounted rate involved? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3100 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the benefit mainly related to the fact that Smith lives at the lighthouse? Works there? Does the benefit save Smith money? Time? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 485 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is the benefit mainly related to the fact that Smith lives at the lighthouse? Works there? Both actually. More just the fact that he is there. Does the benefit save Smith money? Time? Neither, really. Hint: He can only use the benefit once. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3105 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does the benefit allow him to leave the lighthouse? To sail around the coast where the lighthouse is? Is the benefit otherwise related to the rings? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 492 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does the benefit allow him to leave the lighthouse? Yes, I'm sure he's always allowed to leave the premises at times, but... To sail around the coast where the lighthouse is? Is the benefit otherwise related to the rings? No to these | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3116 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does it allow him extended leave? For a personal reason? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 926 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is he allowed paid leave for a certain period of time if he is forced to evacuate because of a ghost? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 495 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does it allow him extended leave? yope For a personal reason? see below Is he allowed paid leave for a certain period of time if he is forced to evacuate because of a ghost? again, yope. You're basically right on the reason for leaving, but "paid leave" and "certain period of time" are somewhat innaccurate You guys are crazy close. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3148 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he have "ghost insurance" in case of damages? In case the lighthouse is damaged? Burns down? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 496 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does he have "ghost insurance" in case of damages? In case the lighthouse is damaged? Burns down? No, nothing physical like that | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3212 Registered: 4-2010 |
Just to be certain, the benefit is related to him leaving, right? Does it give him a place to stay? Does it allow for payment for damages? Is any pay involved in the benefit? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 497 Registered: 5-2010 |
Just to be certain, the benefit is related to him leaving, right? right Does it give him a place to stay? yes, that's part of it Does it allow for payment for damages? no Is any pay involved in the benefit? yes-ish | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3214 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he get free residence at a certain place? A hotel? A house? Is the "certain place" on the lighthouse grounds? Is the lighthouse on an island? A coast? If the former, is the "certain place" off the island? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 498 Registered: 5-2010 |
Does he get free residence at a certain place? yes...ish A hotel? A house? this, to a degree Is the "certain place" on the lighthouse grounds? No, but remove one word from this question and it becomes a yes. Is the lighthouse on an island? A coast? this, butt irrel If the former, is the "certain place" off the island? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3226 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the "certain place" on the lighthouse? Is the "certain place" on the grounds? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3227 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the "certain place" the lighthouse grounds? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 503 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is the "certain place" on the lighthouse? Is the "certain place" on the grounds? Is the "certain place" the lighthouse grounds? no to all, the same word has been left in on all of these ;) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3235 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the place on the lighthouse grounds? Is the "certain place" on lighthouse grounds? If it's that last one, does he get to go to another lighthouse in case of a ghost? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 506 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is the place on the lighthouse grounds? Is the "certain place" on lighthouse grounds? If it's that last one, does he get to go to another lighthouse in case of a ghost? And there it is! *************SPOILER************** This is a true story of the Execution Rocks lighthouse in New York. The story is: "Execution Rocks, sitting at the west end of Long Island Sound in New York since 1851, lends itself to grisly tales just due to its name. According to folklore, the British avoided public executions in Colonial times because they would inflame the revolutionary spirit of the American people. Instead, they would carry the condemned to these reefs at low tide, chain them to rings embedded in the rock, and wait for high tide to carry out the death sentence. Some say the skeletons were left to torture the minds of the newly condemned as they faced certain death. The legend of the executions had such hold, that when lightkeepers were assigned to Execution Rocks, they were under a unique contract. No lightkeeper was to ever feel chained to the reef. Instead of stating a set length of duty, their contract read that their length of service was for as long as they were willing. If for any reason, they requested a transfer, it was instantly granted." The story of the chainings has been disputed by historians, but an interesting story, nonetheless. Thanks to all who participated, especially Balin, who showed great endurance in unveiling the puzzle's final, annoying detail. |
