| Author | Message | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 628 Registered: 9-2010 |
Ok Eli, now it's my turn at stupid students I've encountered at UConn (plus maybe a few others) Here goes... Yeah, he's Vernon's son. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2599 Registered: 9-2010 |
Vernon's son...Dudley? (Dursley?) | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 632 Registered: 9-2010 |
Vernon's son...Dudley? (Dursley?) No. Entirely on the wrong track. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2603 Registered: 9-2010 |
Vernon: H/A/M? "He": H/A/M? H/T/M? H/C/M? Is "he" really Vernon's son, or is the statement being sarcastic? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4463 Registered: 5-2003 |
George Washington? Is this in connection with a particular subject? If so, LTPF list of subjects. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 633 Registered: 9-2010 |
Vernon: H/A/M? None, see below "He": H/A/M? Yopeish on Human and Male, irrelevant/yope on adult H/T/M? H/C/M? See previous Is "he" really Vernon's son, or is the statement being sarcastic? It is indeed sarcastic. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11004 Registered: 4-2010 |
You missed Jenburdoo's questions... Is "Vernon" actually Vernon's name? Vernon - real? Fictional? An animal? A pig (aka a HAM)? Is this from a book? Movie? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 636 Registered: 9-2010 |
George Washington? No Is this in connection with a particular subject? If so, LTPF list of subjects. Define "subject"? If it's academic subject, no. Is "Vernon" actually Vernon's name? This is a tricky one.... I'm going to say yes, but this could mislead.. Vernon - real? Yes, could mislead Fictional? An animal? A pig (aka a HAM)? None of these Is this from a book? Movie? None. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11014 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is Vernon alive? An object? A place? Mt. Vernon? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2263 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is Vernon a computer? a robot? A mascot? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 637 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is Vernon alive? An object? A place? this Mt. Vernon? No to rest Is Vernon a computer? a robot? A mascot? None | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2273 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is Vernon a town? city? county? building? office? park? natural feature? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 640 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is Vernon a town? This. And to spare you the LTPF list trouble, it's in the USA, specifically Connecticut. city? county? building? office? park? natural feature? No to rest Hint: Try to figure out who/what "he" is. Don't focus too much on Vernon. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2274 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is he living? a historical figure? Is he/was he affiliated with UConn? With the State of Connecticut? With government? With the town of Vernon? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4488 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is he H/A/M? A statue? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 644 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is he living? a historical figure? FA to both Is he/was he affiliated with UConn? With the State of Connecticut? yes, but FA per above With government? With the town of Vernon? No to rest. Is he H/A/M? Yope-ish to Human and Mail, irrelevant/Yope/FA to Adult A statue? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11081 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does "he" have a son at all? The "it" in the puzzle statement - a person? Another town? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 650 Registered: 9-2010 |
Does "he" have a son at all? No, FA The "it" in the puzzle statement - a person? No Another town? I don't believe it's a town but rather a "Census-designated place", but for the purpose of this puzzle, you can assume it's a town. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2285 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is he a character? a statue? some other physical representation of a human? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 655 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is he a character? a statue? some other physical representation of a human? None, and FA. And looking over the last question about the "it" in the puzzle statement - there is no "it" in the puzzle statement and I just gave a lot away with that blooper. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11181 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is there more than one thing? Relevant that you used the word "he" and not "it" in the puzzle statement? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 662 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is there more than one thing? What is "thing" Relevant that you used the word "he" and not "it" in the puzzle statement? Yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11250 Registered: 4-2010 |
OK, I'm far gone. Could you please recap? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2293 Registered: 7-2009 |
So "he" is a town? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1453 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was the name of the town also a first name given to people (like Vernon)? Did the stupid student misinterpret the name of the town as the name of a person? | ||
| Cupofsun1 (Cupofsun1)
New member Username: Cupofsun1 Post Number: 53 Registered: 11-2010 |
Well, I should throw my hat in the ring, seeing as I live about 20 minutes from Vernon, CT. I would say it's definitely a town. Is this puzzle about a Uconn student? Something a Uconn student said, did? People from Vernon? Anything that's in Vernon? Bars? Billiard halls? (There isn't much more in Vernon that I know of. The "Dirty Bird" relevant (a dive bar in Vernon where people play poker and watch sports)? You said: "Is he H/A/M? Yope-ish to Human and Mail, irrelevant/Yope/FA to Adult A statue? No" Is "Mail" a typo, or relevant that you did not say "Male"? Is the Census designated place Storrs? Uconn? As it is not really a town, but rather just a place inside another town, Mansfield? Connecticut history relevant? Town lines? Huskies? Anything on Uconn campus relevant? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 665 Registered: 9-2010 |
OK, I'm far gone. Could you please recap? It will be easier after I answer the following questions. So hold that thought. So "he" is a town? he is the census-designated place. Close enough. Was the name of the town also a first name given to people (like Vernon)? Yesish/Yope Did the stupid student misinterpret the name of the town as the name of a person? yes! Well, I should throw my hat in the ring, seeing as I live about 20 minutes from Vernon, CT. I would say it's definitely a town. Vernon is a town. "He" is a CDP, although I thought it was a town until I looked it up on Wikipedia. Is this puzzle about a Uconn student? A UConn student made the stupid statement in question, yes. Something a Uconn student said, did? See last question People from Vernon? Anything that's in Vernon? Bars? Billiard halls? (There isn't much more in Vernon that I know of. The "Dirty Bird" relevant (a dive bar in Vernon where people play poker and watch sports)? Vernon is not relevant other than that it's a town in Connecticut which is also a person's name. You said: "Is he H/A/M? Yope-ish to Human and Mail, irrelevant/Yope/FA to Adult A statue? No" Is "Mail" a typo, or relevant that you did not say "Male"? A typo Is the Census designated place Storrs? Uconn? As it is not really a town, but rather just a place inside another town, Mansfield? None of these Connecticut history relevant? Town lines? Huskies? Anything on Uconn campus relevant? None of these except a slight -ish to "On UConn campus" And now a RECAP: While on the UConn campus, a student gave a stupid statement implying that he believed a CDP (essentially a town) in Connecticut, was actually a person based on the name, which sounds like it similar to a person's name. So I jokingly said in the puzzle statement "Yeah, he's [he=the CDP] Vernon's son" with Vernon being another town in Connecticut (also not a person). Vernon is not relevant in any way which we have not determined yet. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1493 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is it near Vernon (say, within 10 miles)? I'm thinking maybe Robertson or Buckley, which are both also last names? or is it farther away? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 670 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is it near Vernon (say, within 10 miles)? According to Google Maps, about 20 miles I'm thinking maybe Robertson or Buckley, which are both also last names? or is it farther away? Neither of these. And FA on the last name theory. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11872 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the town similar to a first name? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 675 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is the town similar to a first name? Yope/Yesish | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11884 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the town's name the same as a first name? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 679 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is the town's name the same as a first name? Noish/Yope. Similar to a first name was closer. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11937 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the town's name pronounced like a first name? Spelled like one? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 684 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is the town's name pronounced like a first name? Yope/Yesish Spelled like one? No Hint: Try phrasing these questions slightly differently and maybe you'll get a "Yes" instead of a "Yope/Yesish". | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11940 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is a first name similar to the town's name? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 687 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is a first name similar to the town's name? This is slightly Closer to Noish than the previous questions, so I'm just going to say Yope with no Yesish. You were closer with the previous question. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1505 Registered: 6-2008 |
Does the name of the town sound like a nickname or a fictitious first name? (rather than a real name people would give their children). Going off the pronunciation thing, I was thinking of Winsted, which sounds a lot like the name Winston, especially if you have a stuffy nose. But that's definitely considerably more than 20 miles away from Vernon. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 693 Registered: 9-2010 |
Does the name of the town sound like a nickname or a fictitious first name? (rather than a real name people would give their children). It could and probably be a nickname, rather than a "real name" but it's not fictitious. And there's still the -ish because of the way you phrased the question. Going off the pronunciation thing, I was thinking of Winsted, which sounds a lot like the name Winston, especially if you have a stuffy nose. But that's definitely considerably more than 20 miles away from Vernon. No. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 694 Registered: 9-2010 |
To clarify the repeating "ish", you're making a FA. And you've made it in pretty much every question you've asked for the last while. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1530 Registered: 6-2008 |
Does the town sound like a first AND last name together? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 704 Registered: 9-2010 |
Does the town sound like a first AND last name together? YESSSS!!!!!!! Now there's just one part you've got to figure out, which is what the stupidity incident was. I'm not going to make you guess the town. In fact, since it's largely irrelevant at this point, it's Willimantic (Willie Mantick) So what happened? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12097 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is anyone relevant named Mantick? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 706 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is anyone relevant named Mantick? No, but... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12192 Registered: 4-2010 |
Someone named Willie? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 716 Registered: 9-2010 |
Someone named Willie? There is no relevant person named Willie, Mantick, or Willie Mantic. What is relevant is that someone thought Willimantic was a person named Willie Mantick. The only question is how this came up. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12210 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were you talking about Willimantic? People from Willimantic? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 722 Registered: 9-2010 |
Were you talking about Willimantic? People from Willimantic? Pretty much. Close enough. *****SPOILER*** Two students are discussing plans for the weekend. Student 1: I'm going to Willimantic. Student 2: Who's he? Good job everybody. I'm making a new stupidity series puzzle in a minute. |
