| Author | Message | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1334 Registered: 9-2010 |
A stouthearted lass, nicknamed Tortie For her passion was cats (she wants nigh forty) Went to university far away, to learn lots You might say, about cattle, sheep, and fowl (with earlobe spots) Now who is this clever child, that's easy It won't take much guessing to please me Where did she go, that's less like you to know And what's she done with this B.S. degree? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8072 Registered: 4-2010 |
So this Tortie was learning about Animals near and far, wide and stout? Is this tale very true, Or was't made up by you? And her age - should we figure it out? Now to her, was this learning a pastime? And a quick sidetrack - really, a fast rhyme: I'm sure you meant well, But I hope you can tell, You, um, might have reworded that last line. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1335 Registered: 9-2010 |
Tortie was mostly studying animals farmed Thankfully, they were not harmed By her during classes Though pains in the mik'tas They could be, and made her alarmed. To her, learning was a pastime, for fun In fact, she's quite eager to learn How we LTPF-ers Come up with these puzzlers So on here she can have her turn. Balin, I know, it's phrased a bit awkwardly But it's the proper term, you know, we must see To degrees Bachelors of Science The abbreviation applied is Even Tortie thinks it's quite funny. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1336 Registered: 9-2010 |
Please excuse the double post. Missed out the bold somehow. Tortie was mostly studying animals farmed Thankfully, they were not harmed By her during classes Though pains in the mik'tas They could be, and made her alarmed. To her, learning was a pastime, for fun In fact, she's quite eager to learn How we LTPF-ers Come up with these puzzlers So on here she can have her turn. Balin, I know, it's phrased a bit awkwardly But it's the proper term, you know, we must see To degrees Bachelors of Science The abbreviation applied is Even Tortie thinks it's quite funny. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1337 Registered: 9-2010 |
Or very short add-on to the post... It is a tale quite true, Not made up by me, And I thought her age easy, you see. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8083 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is this single mysterious "she" Your sister, whom we've called "Tortie"? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1340 Registered: 9-2010 |
Well done, Balin, 'tis so My sister's nickname, as you now know Is 'Tortie' for the kitten Now, where does sibling fit in With the rest of this rhyme? Where'd it go? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8088 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is she planning, for her occupation, Something with animal-relation? Say, maybe a vet, Or trainer, better yet, With lots of fun exhilaration? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1342 Registered: 9-2010 |
She had planned on vet, it is true But for that, right now, she can't do You see, it'd require Four more years to transpire And the cash for that, alas, is too few. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8094 Registered: 4-2010 |
Her degree - relevant in what field? Or should that part of puzzle stay sealed? Was her college degree About animals, see? Or to this line of thought, should I yield? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1344 Registered: 9-2010 |
It was an Animal Science B.S., And tho' you think that 'breviation won't impress I can't help but repeat it For you see, Tortie, my 'kit' Does think the thing quite hilarious. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8102 Registered: 4-2010 |
Right now, do you have any pets? And are they at all relevant? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1347 Registered: 9-2010 |
Right now, I have no pets, though sibling did This is not at all relevant, tho' I love the kid Enough to keep making lateral puzzles of her She thinks sometime soon, we ought to do one together. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8105 Registered: 4-2010 |
So we know that your sister's degree Was in Animal Science, you see. And we also have set Her dream job (be a vet): What is left for determining, please? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1349 Registered: 9-2010 |
Her dream job and degree will help you Determine what school she went to, But find it you must, 'Ere this puzzle is dust And also what work right now she does do. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8107 Registered: 4-2010 |
The school that she went to for learning, Was it in C-A, where it's burning? Was she on the West Coast? On the other, at most? Please answer these questions, I'm yearning! | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1350 Registered: 9-2010 |
The school that she went to, you know, Was in central-ish CA, and so Though burn it did not, Your questions are hot And OTRT they do go. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8108 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did she go to a simply public U? Or a private one - tell me, will you? Was the school she attended For a city amended (by which I mean "named") - is this true? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1351 Registered: 9-2010 |
The school was public, I think At least, it was among the UC's It was named for a town, not a city Which is nevertheless pretty And she chose to stay, doing capital work five days a week. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8109 Registered: 4-2010 |
I only know of one UC, The Santa Barbera one, you see. By chance, is that it? And if not, I ask this: Can I use Google or old Wiki? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1353 Registered: 9-2010 |
There are many more UC's than that, you know Santa Barbara is not the one where she does go Oh Balin, you're silly Of course Google and Wiki Are allowed, they always are, unless at the start I say no. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8111 Registered: 4-2010 |
So it's not UCSB, we know: So I'll abbreviate as we go: Is it UC-SD, SF, LA, SC, B, D, I, M, or R? You must know. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1356 Registered: 9-2010 |
I was quite sure I'd at one point said That centrally located, this co-ed of an Agricultural College of great learning and knowledge Was, but I'll indulge and soon get this puzzle to bed. Santa Barbara it is not, true, SD and San Francisco, too, LA and Santa Cruz, Neither did choose My sibling among students new. Berkley, perish the thought, Irvine, I really think not, Riverside's no, Nor is Merced a go; Davis was best of the lot. One more thing to surmise; What work holds sibling's prize Attention these days? I hope you'll put this craze of a Versponse to bed ere from boredom it dies. Really, Balin, I'm surprised at you, UC Davis is the best for Aggies, it's true; One would think Wiki'd know And you'd to their page go And find it's the top school, gold and Aggie blue. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8113 Registered: 4-2010 |
The work - could we call it a project? A job? Or a duty? An object? Now I ask, is a spe- cific animal re- levant to what she's doing, this I conject? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1358 Registered: 9-2010 |
For project, value's sufficiently vague A job's the thing, and duty, but object's nay Animal specific Is relevant, if it Can be described as a breed, not a single one, yea. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8116 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does she work with trained animals? Pets? Does she work at the office of vets? Have the animals four Legs? Or less? Maybe more? Are we getting any closer yet? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1359 Registered: 9-2010 |
These animals can be trained, maybe Pets, they could be, certainly At least in the breed, Tho' these ones indeed Are not meant for domesticity. A vet's office her workplace is not, But extreme cleanliness maintained at the spot They have tiny legs four If they have more Or less, it's abnormal, and they're caught. Closer and closer you're pressing With all of this wonderful guessing So closer you get You've stuck with me and yet I find what Tortie does rather depressing. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8117 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does she trap these creatures? Kill them too? Is that the job that she must do? The animals: mice? Or rats (not very nice)? An exterminator - is that true? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1361 Registered: 9-2010 |
Trap them's a Yope, but kill...I think no, At least it's not the intent of her work to do so The animals, mice, that's a true yes, What is their purpose served, you should guess? Tortie gives them special care She does get caused by her coworkers occasional despair. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8122 Registered: 4-2010 |
For their health, does she give them some meds? Or repair broken bones in their legs? Does she treat them quite well? Had their lives 'fore been hell? (Translation: Had they been abu-sed?) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1368 Registered: 9-2010 |
For their health, meds are maybe in order Broken bones, I hope they'd not have to sport here She treats them very well No, their lives were not hell Most of them, if not all, were born there. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8130 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does she treat animals in a zoo? Or in a pet store? Is this true? Were they born in a shelter? Do other people help her In treating these animals too? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1369 Registered: 9-2010 |
A zoo is not the right place, Pet store might be the space Where some of them will 'ventually go, Yet I know not if that's so So for now, keep to sterile-ly clean mice. They were not born in a shelter But other people do help her In keeping them fed, Well-watered and bred To be without defect, not off-kilter. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8139 Registered: 4-2010 |
Will the mice later be fed to snakes? Or if that guess is just a mistake, Will they later be sold To owners young and old? Or should I go jump in a lake? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1372 Registered: 9-2010 |
You should not go jump in a lake Silly Balin, for a fine puzzler you make. Though your guesses are most all OTWT, It doesn't matter you see, For they will be sold to someone, money to make. The question, Balin, my friend, Is how soon this Versponse will end. For a hint; mice are sold To people who are usually old- -Er than those who at pet store would seek them. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8141 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are they sold to mice trainers for shows? (I've heard of them somewhere, I know.) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1374 Registered: 9-2010 |
Balin, what a lovely couplet: I'm very sorry to say "No" to 't. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8146 Registered: 4-2010 |
Should we find out the color of mice? Are they white? Something else? Something nice? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1376 Registered: 9-2010 |
I believe all the mice are white, or should be; Not to be particular, but if not, things go awry. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8149 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are they mice bought 'cause they can do some- thing that others cannot? For fun? Or will they be used In a lab, not bemused, For testing? For mazes? All done? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1378 Registered: 9-2010 |
Ah, Balin, my clever, dear friend You have near sealed this puzzle's end These mice are indeed destined For laboratory testing And my sibling keeps close watch on them. Now, that's really the ***SPOILER***, you know, But I'm not easily satisfied, so The bonus question, Balin, I'm asking for help in; How large have my Versponse numbers grown? I really have lost count And should know the amount To properly number, no doubt. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8158 Registered: 4-2010 |
According to searching the forum, There are five in your versponses quorum. It's a lot to be done, But they are lots of fun, So I hope that you will make some more'um. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1382 Registered: 9-2010 |
Thanks, Balin! =D |
