| Author | Message | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1105 Registered: 9-2010 |
Male or female; I do not know. It's a mystery to me. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 310 Registered: 9-2010 |
Transvestite? Transgender? transsexual? Hermaphrodite? Caster Semenya (female runner from South Africa who has had the fact that she is a woman challenged. Her name is an anagram for "A secret man? Yes." Homosexual? Human? Animal? Are we trying to figure out who (or what) you do not know if it is male or female? Why you don't? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1107 Registered: 9-2010 |
Transvestite? Transgender? transsexual? Hermaphrodite? Could be any of these, I have no clue and do not want to make assumptions. Caster Semenya (female runner from South Africa who has had the fact that she is a woman challenged. Her name is an anagram for "A secret man? Yes." Possible but unlikely. Homosexual? Maybe. Human? Most definitely human! Animal? Not this. Are we trying to figure out who This(or what) you do not know if it is male or female? Yes Why you don't? and yes | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 312 Registered: 9-2010 |
Can we call the person of ambiguous sex Pat? (Since that could be male or female)? Do you know Pat personally? Ever met Pat? Have you seen Pat on TV? Is Pat famous? (Sorry, I'm having trouble figuring out which pronoun to use so I'm just going to have to call Pat Pat). Would most Americans know who Pat is? Is Pat alive? Adult? Is Pat an LTPF forum member? Related to you? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 313 Registered: 9-2010 |
On a side note, when my mom was a lawyer she represented a transsexual who had shoplifted women's clothes. (S)he had undergone hormone therapy and therefore looked like a woman but hadn't actually had surgery so still had male genitalia. (And was apparently a beautiful woman, since one of the witnesses stated that she commented on her (his?) beautiful cheeks when (s)he came into the store. Anyway, they didn't know whether to send this individual to a men's or women's prison because if they put him with the men he'd get killed for having breasts and if they put him with the women he'd get killed for having male genitalia. So they gave him (her) solitary for his (her) own protection. But then s(he) sued because s(he) wasn't allowed the normal privileges of prisoners, such as yard, library, etc. and could not be denied them under the laws regarding shoplifting which did not normally permit solitary as punishment. My mom was hired pro bono (since all attorneys in New Jersey were at the time required to do a certain amount of hours pro bono) and wound up talking to the warden, arranging for this individual to have those rights, and the case was dropped. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1108 Registered: 9-2010 |
Can we call the person of ambiguous sex Pat? You may (Since that could be male or female)? Sound reasoning. Do you know Pat personally? I do not know Pat at all Ever met Pat? Nope. Have you seen Pat on TV? No, I have never seen what Pat looks like Is Pat famous? Most likely not (Sorry, I'm having trouble figuring out which pronoun to use so I'm just going to have to call Pat Pat). I understand Would most Americans know who Pat is? Probably not Is Pat alive? I hope so, otherwise things would be awkward Adult? Probably Is Pat an LTPF forum member? Yes. Related to you? Highly unlikely | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1109 Registered: 9-2010 |
On a side note, when my mom was a lawyer she represented a transsexual who had shoplifted women's clothes. (S)he had undergone hormone therapy and therefore looked like a woman but hadn't actually had surgery so still had male genitalia. (And was apparently a beautiful woman, since one of the witnesses stated that she commented on her (his?) beautiful cheeks when (s)he came into the store. Anyway, they didn't know whether to send this individual to a men's or women's prison because if they put him with the men he'd get killed for having breasts and if they put him with the women he'd get killed for having male genitalia. So they gave him (her) solitary for his (her) own protection. But then s(he) sued because s(he) wasn't allowed the normal privileges of prisoners, such as yard, library, etc. and could not be denied them under the laws regarding shoplifting which did not normally permit solitary as punishment. My mom was hired pro bono (since all attorneys in New Jersey were at the time required to do a certain amount of hours pro bono) and wound up talking to the warden, arranging for this individual to have those rights, and the case was dropped.Cool! Good for your mom | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 314 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is Pat an LTPF member who does not list their sex in the profile? And has a gender-neutral name (like Pat or Chris)? It wouldn't be me again would it? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1111 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is Pat an LTPF member who does not list their sex in the profile? Yes And has a gender-neutral name (like Pat or Chris)? Their name is gender-neutral in English at least...in other languages it would be a masculine noun It wouldn't be me again would it? I have been working under the assumption that you are male. Was I wrong? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 316 Registered: 9-2010 |
No, you're not wrong. I take it I can't use the [LTPF List of LTPF members] since that would give it away? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1113 Registered: 9-2010 |
No, you're not wrong. That's a relief. =P I take it I can't use the [LTPF List of LTPF members] since that would give it away? Normally I love invoking LTPF lists and do not mind answering them, but this time, yes, it would give it away. The title is a clue, and "Pat" is actually not that far off... | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 318 Registered: 9-2010 |
Matt? (as in Balin) Fat? Patty? Petra? Potter? Mattie? (oh, is it Mattiel, the one and only?) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1115 Registered: 9-2010 |
Matt? (as in Balin) Fat? Patty? Petra? Potter? Mattie? (oh, is it Mattiel, the one and only?) No to all, but Potter is the most similar. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 322 Registered: 9-2010 |
Pottie? Pott? Pothead? Potface? Patter? Paddle? Poodle? Peddle? Peddler? Pedal? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1118 Registered: 9-2010 |
Pottie? Pott? Pothead? Potface? Patter? Paddle? Poodle? Peddle? Peddler? Pedal? Are there really people on the LTPF called these things? I told you the title of the puzzle was relevant, Mr. Coke. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 325 Registered: 9-2010 |
> Chipotle? Bagger? (like bag of chips)? McDonalds? Chip? Chippy? Chip and Dale? Oh, is Potter very similar, or just more similar than Matt, Fat, Patty, etc.? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1120 Registered: 9-2010 |
Similar as in "the first three letters of Potter are in the word". You would certainly expect to find products made from it at McDonalds, though maybe not chips (except in the UK no doubt) | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 326 Registered: 9-2010 |
Oh, Potato? You do realize that's not the person's real name (I hope?) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1122 Registered: 9-2010 |
Oh, Potato? You do realize that's not the person's real name (I hope?) Yes. And I do indeed realize it. But there's nothing else for me to call him/her. And I've still got no indication on whether "Potato" is male, female, or whatever. I believe that makes it a ***SPOILER***. Good job, Gregory! | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3016 Registered: 1-2007 |
Nice puzzle. Given that Potato ran a puzzle about leaving dishes in a pile rather than drying them I'm betting he's a bloke. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1127 Registered: 9-2010 |
Ha, you never know. I get dishes stacked up in my room that I have to remember to wash (or in the case of paper plates, throw away) and I'm a girl, so... | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 151 Registered: 7-2010 |
Meh. Halfway reading this thread, I started to think "Waitaminnit..." xD Too bad you were faster than me, lol. And I'm afraid you lost your bet, Peter, I'm female (and just absolutely hate having to do household chores) :-) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1144 Registered: 9-2010 |
Hurrah! *grins at Potato* Glad I'm not the only one who hates household chores. :-D Feel free to make a puzzle out of me if you can think of one =P Your name just lent itself to easy (I thought) puzzling. Hope no offense was taken. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 152 Registered: 7-2010 |
Haha, no, don't worry about that. I actually think it's kind of cool, having a puzzle about me. I just wish I had gotten here sooner, so that I could've solved it myself :-p And of course, it's not my real name, btw. xD | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1145 Registered: 9-2010 |
LOL, I know it's not. Of course not, but there's nothing else for me to call you, that's all. At least there's not much of a way to make a joke out of "Potato", unlike, say, "Koch". | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7751 Registered: 4-2010 |
That means I guessed wrong too - I'm notably terrible at guessing the gender of LTPF members (except when the username includes the actual name). Potato has now joined the ranks of Gourami and Ohlala, among others, whose genders I have guessed wrong. Sorry. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1164 Registered: 9-2010 |
*curiously* What genders are Gourami and Ohlala then? *didn't think to try and guess* | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7775 Registered: 4-2010 |
Both are female. Although I think they both have their genders on their profiles, which would have saved me the embarrassment in the first place, had I just checked. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1165 Registered: 9-2010 |
Silly Balin...*grin* | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 421 Registered: 2-2009 |
"Their name is gender-neutral in English at least...in other languages it would be a masculine noun " Can't speak to some other languages, but it would definitely be a mistake to call Potato the masculine form 'el papa' en espanol (sorry, no tilde). 'La papa' (feminine) is the tuber; 'el papa/Papa' is the Pope, as those people (almost definitely Americans... sigh) who tried to sell t-shirts for a Papal visit to Mexico saying "Vi la papa!" ("I saw the potato!") know -- if they're real and not a translation legend... And that's your random amusing Spanish lesson for the day :-) Now you know... and knowing is half the battle. Yo Joe! (So Potato, if you're still around, any particular reason you chose that name?) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1191 Registered: 9-2010 |
Ah...gracias, Kalira. Working on my knowledge of 8th grade Spanish...bearing in mind that 8th grade was 12 years ago. =P Muchas gracias for the correction. | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 424 Registered: 2-2009 |
;-) It's probably the only language I could possibly correct someone on (aside from English) usage-wise... and I had just remembered that bit about the shirts. If we were talking about French, I'd be in the same boat as you (1 quarter of 7th grade, 13 years ago)... No worries :-) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1193 Registered: 9-2010 |
Oh, so we're the same age then :-) Awesome *grin* Anyway, I wonder what you think of my latest puzzle? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 218 Registered: 7-2010 |
Huh, talk about languages? The German translation of "potato" is a female noun btw. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1329 Registered: 9-2010 |
LOL, well...then I should clarify to say non-Germanic languages =P I keep forgetting that not only are German nouns gendered, they have THREE genders. I thought French and Spanish were bad... |
