| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6578 Registered: 4-2010 |
While trying to figure out something about him, I wondered if he'd go to the same extreme as that other guy. But would he be willing to pay the price...? Can you explain my semi-incoherent rambling? Him = he #1 = he #2 = HTM That other guy = HAM And I really should not be up this late...going to bed now. | ||
| Gameczar (Gameczar)
New member Username: Gameczar Post Number: 98 Registered: 10-2010 |
Is HIM the son of OTHER GUY? Is the SOMETHING, physical, logical, psychological, metaphysical, pathological, ideological? Was the EXTREME, illegal, immoral, sinful, dangerous, anti-social, or involve McDonald's "Food"? Did THE OTHER guy pay a price for going to the EXTREME? Are you really up that late, or simply up too early for tomorrow? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6586 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is HIM the son of OTHER GUY? No Is the SOMETHING, physical, logical, psychological, metaphysical, pathological, ideological? None of these, really - I'm not sure exactly how it would be described. Was the EXTREME, illegal, immoral, sinful, dangerous, anti-social, or involve McDonald's "Food"? No to all. However, the first and last guesses are laterally relevant. Did THE OTHER guy pay a price for going to the EXTREME? Yope Are you really up that late, or simply up too early for tomorrow? Both | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6588 Registered: 4-2010 |
BLOOPER: "Did THE OTHER guy pay a price for going to the EXTREME?" should be "Yes and Yope". | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 72 Registered: 9-2010 |
Can we call HIM Moses and THE OTHER GUY Francis? "pay a price" = pay money? A lot of it? Face punishment? Injury? Death? So Moses was trying to figure out something about himself? (yeah, that was bad grammar by you.) Did Francis try to figure out that thing about himself? Or about Moses? Did Francis "pay a price" for trying to find out the "something" (about whoever it was) but in a different way than Moses? Is it relevant whether Moses actually was willing to pay the price? If Moses was willing to pay the price to find out that thing about himself, would he necessarily do so? Could he potentially be forced to against his will? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 73 Registered: 9-2010 |
Oh, and what's HTM? Human Transvestite male? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6597 Registered: 4-2010 |
Can we call HIM Moses and THE OTHER GUY Francis? Sure "pay a price" = pay money? Yes, but don't focus on this part. A lot of it? Face punishment? Yope Injury? Death? So Moses was trying to figure out something about himself? No - I - as in Balin - was trying to figure out something about Moses. (yeah, that was bad grammar by you.) Did Francis try to figure out that thing about himself? Or about Moses? No to both Did Francis "pay a price" Yes/Yope for trying to find out the "something" No - he knew the "something" (about whoever it was) but in a different way than Moses? No Is it relevant whether Moses actually was willing to pay the price? Not really If Moses was willing to pay the price to find out that thing about himself, See above would he necessarily do so? I doubt it Could he potentially be forced to against his will? Not likely Oh, and what's HTM? Human Transvestite male? Human, Teen, Male This whole set of questions has made me laugh, but I can't say why...it would ruin the puzzle. | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1744 Registered: 6-2001 |
Was the extreme actually considered extreme for the other guy? Was the other guy Jesus? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 78 Registered: 9-2010 |
Bible relevant? Transsexuals? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 79 Registered: 9-2010 |
Oops, sorry. Just got some more thoughts. If Moses were to go to the same extreme as Francis, would he do so for the same reason? Would he pay the same price? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6612 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the extreme actually considered extreme for the other guy? Possibly, but outsiders would more than likely consider it extreme. Was the other guy Jesus? No Bible relevant? Transsexuals? Neither Oops, sorry. Just got some more thoughts. If Moses were to go to the same extreme as Francis, would he do so for the same reason? Yes, if a certain thing was the same. Would he pay the same price? Possibly | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 86 Registered: 9-2010 |
Would knowing why my first set of questions amused you help solve the puzzle? If so, is it because Moses is in fact Jewish? A rabbi? The Pope? An Anti-Semite? Same questions for Francis? Setting relevant? [LTPF list of continents and centuries]? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6644 Registered: 4-2010 |
Would knowing why my first set of questions amused you help solve the puzzle? Yes If so, is it because Moses is in fact Jewish? A rabbi? The Pope? An Anti-Semite? Not the middle two, very unlikely the fourth, and I don't know the first. Same questions for Francis? All irrel for Francis. Setting relevant? Yes [LTPF list of continents and centuries]? North America (USA), and the part about Francis happened in the 20th century, but my rambling thoughts came to be about two days ago. | ||
| Gameczar (Gameczar)
New member Username: Gameczar Post Number: 138 Registered: 10-2010 |
Is any religion relevant? Is the SOMETHING you were trying to figure out: about: his character, his thinking, his actions, his attractive sister? Do you want fries with that? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6682 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is any religion relevant? No Is the SOMETHING you were trying to figure out: about: his character, his thinking, his actions, his attractive sister? None of these - I don't even know if he has a sister. Do you want fries with that? Soitenly - preferably Chick-Fil-A waffle fries or any fries from Five Guys, thank you. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 91 Registered: 9-2010 |
Wait.... So this problem would work if Francis were the Pope? Can we call him Pope Frankie XIV then? Does anyone relevantly die in this puzzle? Moses? Francis/Pope Frankie XIV? Is Moses a real person? Francis/Pope Frankie XIV? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6697 Registered: 4-2010 |
Wait.... So this problem would work if Francis were the Pope? Well, actually no. It was a BLOOPER calling that irrelevant - he's neither a rabbi nor the Pope, but the other two are unknown. Can we call him Pope Frankie XIV then? But we can still do this Does anyone relevantly die in this puzzle? No Moses? Francis/Pope Frankie XIV? Neither Is Moses a real person? Yes *stifles laughter* Francis/Pope Frankie XIV? Yes | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1934 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is Moses you? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6703 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is Moses you? Not me, but... | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1937 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is Moses someone else on LTPF? Someone you know in real life? A relative of yours? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6712 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is Moses someone else on LTPF? YES! Someone you know in real life? No A relative of yours? No | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1941 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is Moses someone who has posted to this puzzle thread already? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6716 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is Moses someone who has posted to this puzzle thread already? Yes... | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1944 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is it gregoryuconn? Both times you laughed were when he asked questions. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6720 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it gregoryuconn? Both times you laughed were when he asked questions. Exactly so! | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 367 Registered: 2-2009 |
Does your connecting Moses to Francis have something to do with Moses's (Gregory's) name? First name? Last name? Username? Occupation? School? Age? Location? None of the above? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6722 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does your connecting Moses to Francis have something to do with Moses's (Gregory's) name? Yes... First name? Last name? ...more specifically, this. No to rest. Username? Occupation? School? Age? Location? None of the above? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 94 Registered: 9-2010 |
Wait, how do you know my last name? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 720 Registered: 9-2010 |
The same way I do or anybody can, it's in your profile. :D | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 100 Registered: 9-2010 |
Oh, so is Pope Frankie XIV: A person with the surname Koch? Specifically, Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch? Some person with that surname who got fed up with people vulgarly (and often intentionally) mispronouncing his last name and killed someone who did so? (I haven't heard of this happening, though I have wanted to at times.) | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 101 Registered: 9-2010 |
And for the record Moses (aka me) is in fact Jewish. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6794 Registered: 4-2010 |
Oh, so is Pope Frankie XIV: A person with the surname Koch? Yes Specifically, Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch? No Some person with that surname who got fed up with people vulgarly (and often intentionally) mispronouncing his last name Neither vulgarly nor intentionally, but Yes and killed someone who did so? No (I haven't heard of this happening, though I have wanted to at times.) Well, you are right in that I was trying to figure out how to pronounce your last name - "Kotch", "Coke", "Cook", or something else entirely. And for the record Moses (aka me) is in fact Jewish. And you named him - yourself - Moses...unintentional foreshadowing? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 726 Registered: 9-2010 |
There is in fact a road in my home city called Koch...I think it's Koch Lane...and my mother pronounces it "Coke". I have no idea if that would be right. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 106 Registered: 9-2010 |
There are a lot of different ways to pronounce it. Mine is "Kotch". But "Coke", "Cook" and the German "Koch" with the "ch" pronounced as in "Bach" which has its own variations. But you can use your imagination for the vulgar pronunciations, most of which are names of similar-sounding genitalia. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 107 Registered: 9-2010 |
Anyway, now for my questions: So Pope Frankie XIV has the surname Koch. Is he someone you know personally? A famous person? Was he in the news? And Pope Frankie XIV went to the extreme in North America in the 20th century. Did he do so in [LTPF list of North American Countries]? [LTPF List of Decades in the 1900s]? Is the fact that he had the surname Koch in any way relevant other than that it is also my (Moses's) surname? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6814 Registered: 4-2010 |
There are a lot of different ways to pronounce it. Mine is "Kotch". In that case, you might go to the same extreme, but you would not "pay the price" he did. And that's a HINT. Anyway, now for my questions: So Pope Frankie XIV has the surname Koch. Yes Is he someone you know personally? No A famous person? No Was he in the news? Only the weird news files. And Pope Frankie XIV went to the extreme in North America in the 20th century. Yes Did he do so in [LTPF list of North American Countries]? United States. To save you from invoking the LTPF list of states, it was in Vermont. [LTPF List of Decades in the 1900s]? 1980s Is the fact that he had the surname Koch in any way relevant other than that it is also my (Moses's) surname? The pronunciation of his last name is relevant, so Yes. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 111 Registered: 9-2010 |
Did he pronounce his last name "Kotch"? "Coke"? "Cook"? "Koch" (with the ch as in "Bach")? Some other way? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6842 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he pronounce his last name "Kotch"? "Coke"? This "Cook"? "Koch" (with the ch as in "Bach")? Some other way? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 754 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is he possibly the Koch that Koch Lane is named for in San Jose? (If he's famous enough, I wouldn't doubt it. I've been trying to figure out who Koch Lane is named for...If it's not him, I'll just decide it's named after gregoryuconn and say it Kotch Lane just to be rebellious. :P) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6846 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is he possibly the Koch that Koch Lane is named for in San Jose? No | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 114 Registered: 9-2010 |
Did he decide to use Coke (either Coca-Cola or cocaine?) to live up to his name? Coca-cola relevant at all? Cocaine? Did he sue Coca-Cola for name infringement? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6853 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he decide to use Coke (either Coca-Cola or cocaine?) to live up to his name? Yope Coca-cola relevant at all? Yes Cocaine? No Did he sue Coca-Cola for name infringement? Other way round... | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 117 Registered: 9-2010 |
Coca-cola sued him for name infringement? Did he try to change the spelling of his last name to "Coke"? "Coca-cola"? Did he claim he was the Coke that Coke was named for? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6855 Registered: 4-2010 |
Coca-cola sued him for name infringement? Yessiree Did he try to change the spelling of his last name to "Coke"? This, and a little bit more. "Coca-cola"? Did he claim he was the Coke that Coke was named for? No, but this puzzle has now reached the point of **********SPOILER********** After receiving a confirmation email about the potential spoiler on one of Gregoryuconn's puzzles ("Beer for two"), I started trying to figure out how to pronounce his last name (Koch) - was it "Kotch", "Coke", "Cook", or something else? That reminded me of... ...the story of one Frederick Koch ("Coke"), who, tired of having his last name mispronounced, legally changed his name to "Frederick Coke-Is-It". Coca-Cola filed an appeal to stop the name change, claiming trademark infringement, but they settled out of court. The details of the settlement are unknown, except that Mr. Koch - er, Mr. Coke-is-it - got to keep his new name. So the puzzle statement could be reworded as follows: While trying to figure out something about him, (how to pronounce Gregoryuconn's last name) I wondered if he'd go to the same extreme (changing his name) as that other guy. (Mr. Coke-Is-It) But would he be willing to pay the price (having a lawsuit filed against him) ...? Nice work, everyone, especially Gregoryuconn - the subject of this puzzle - for working through it and taking it down. And now I know - it's "Kotch". | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 120 Registered: 9-2010 |
Oh, I think I heard that story at some point. Pretty amusing. I once called every Greg(ory) Koch I could find online (including a rock guitarist, a beer brewer, and a relationship advice specialist) who I found on google to complain that they were using my name in vain. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6860 Registered: 4-2010 |
...but were they all pronounced the same? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 122 Registered: 9-2010 |
No, guitarist is Kotch, I'm not sure what beer guy is, and relationship advice guy is "Cook". |
