| Author | Message | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 516 Registered: 8-2001 |
A nod to Doriana for the inspiration, though she may not realize she inspired it! People were glaring at me, but it wasn't my fault! I only laughed because of Tom and rice. It's not like Peter was offended. I = Me = Ves I have a funny feeling this one is going to take a while or go very, very quickly. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12872 Registered: 4-2010 |
Rice - an object? The college? The food? A certain brand? Tom - H? A? M? Real? Fictional? Peter - H? A? M? Real? Fictional? It - an action? An object? An incident? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 149 Registered: 2-2009 |
So people thought Peter was offended by your laughing? Was Tom offended? Did Tom do something with the rice? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 519 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin Rice - an object? Yes The college? No The food? Yes A certain brand? Yes Tom - H? A? M? Real? Fictional? Real HAM Peter - H? A? M? Real? Fictional? Fictional HAM It - an action? An object? An incident? An action/incident - the laughing. Twilightseeker So people thought Peter was offended by your laughing? No Was Tom offended? No Did Tom do something with the rice? No | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3424 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is Peter "Uncle Ben"? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 522 Registered: 8-2001 |
Is Peter "Uncle Ben"? No, but OTRT | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12878 Registered: 4-2010 |
Minute Rice relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1018 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is the brand Uncle Ben's? Is Peter a company mascot? Do you know Tom personally? Is he a friend of yours? relative? co-worker? Did you laugh because Tom said something funny? did something funny? Tickled you? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 524 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin Minute Rice relevant? No Doriana Is the brand Uncle Ben's? Yes Is Peter a company mascot? No Do you know Tom personally? Yes Is he a friend of yours? relative? co-worker? Friend Did you laugh because Tom said something funny? Yes did something funny? No Tickled you? No | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1034 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did he say something about you? himself? rice? Peter? Uncle Ben's? Is Peter a character in a book? movie? play? game? Is he a mythical figure? Were people glaring at you because of your laughter? Is it relevant who those people were? How many of them there were? Is it relevant where you were when it happened? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 579 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is "Uncle Tom" (analog to "Uncle Ben") relevant? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 531 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana Did he say something about you? No himself? No rice? Yes Peter? No Uncle Ben's? Yes Is Peter a character in a book? movie? play? game? Is he a mythical figure? In a movie Were people glaring at you because of your laughter? Yes Is it relevant who those people were? No How many of them there were? No Is it relevant where you were when it happened? YES Potato Is "Uncle Tom" (analog to "Uncle Ben") relevant? Nope, but great lateral thinking. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1581 Registered: 6-2008 |
Does Peter actually have an uncle named Ben? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1582 Registered: 6-2008 |
Oh, I see that Peter is the fictional one and Tom is the friend. So replace Peter with Tom in my question. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1057 Registered: 12-2010 |
Were you in a cinema? And Peter is a character in the movie you were watching? If not, were you at home? at a friend's place? at Tom's place? at school? at work? in a store? in a public building? in a vehicle? outdoors? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 533 Registered: 8-2001 |
Biograd Does Peter actually have an uncle named Ben? Yes Oh, I see that Peter is the fictional one and Tom is the friend. So replace Peter with Tom in my question. It's not nearly as helpful, but No, Tom does not have an Uncle named Ben. Doriana Were you in a cinema? Yes And Peter is a character in the movie you were watching? Yes If not, were you at home? at a friend's place? at Tom's place? at school? at work? in a store? in a public building? in a vehicle? outdoors? See above. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12930 Registered: 4-2010 |
Peter Parker? Spider-Man? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 158 Registered: 2-2009 |
Peter Pan? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 473 Registered: 2-2011 |
Peter Rabbit? Peter's Friends? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1115 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was the character called Peter at all? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 537 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin Peter Parker? YES Spider-Man? YES Twilightseeker Peter Pan? No Shez Peter Rabbit? No Peter's Friends? No Doriana Was the character called Peter at all? Yes Sorry for the vanishing act. Big weekend for work and lots of 18 hour days. Ugh. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13076 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is there rice in the Spider-Man movie? Any of them? Does Uncle Ben ever eat rice? So that rice would technically be "Uncle Ben's rice"? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 544 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin Is there rice in the Spider-Man movie? Not that I know of... Any of them? Again, no - but it is vital that there are more than 1 Spider Man movies. Does Uncle Ben ever eat rice? Nope So that rice would technically be "Uncle Ben's rice"? No, but scooting in the right direction. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13128 Registered: 4-2010 |
The first movie relevant? Second? Third? Upcoming fourth? Any promotional materials relevant? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 548 Registered: 8-2001 |
The first movie relevant? Second? Third? Upcoming fourth? Any promotional materials relevant? First and second, though I think it could be first and third just as easily. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13135 Registered: 4-2010 |
Relevant parts of the movies: Characters? Heroes? Villains? Neutral characters? The plot? The setting? Certain situations? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 553 Registered: 8-2001 |
Relevant parts of the movies: Characters? Heroes? Characters, the two relevant characters have already been identified. Villains? Neutral characters? The plot? Yesish The setting? No Certain situations? More this than plot. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13140 Registered: 4-2010 |
Uncle Ben's death relevant? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 555 Registered: 8-2001 |
Uncle Ben's death relevant? YES | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13144 Registered: 4-2010 |
The circumstances surrounding his death relevant? The killer? The manner of death? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 559 Registered: 8-2001 |
The circumstances surrounding his death relevant? This is closest. The killer? No The manner of death? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13153 Registered: 4-2010 |
Time of death? Events leading up to his death? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 591 Registered: 8-2001 |
Time of death? Events leading up to his death? Neither of these I don't think having seen the movies is required, but you may need someone who knows the story to nail the relevant event/part of the event. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13174 Registered: 4-2010 |
Location of his death? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 593 Registered: 8-2001 |
Location of his death? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13207 Registered: 4-2010 |
Peter's wrestling match relevant? Letting the eventual killer go? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 597 Registered: 8-2001 |
Peter's wrestling match relevant? Letting the eventual killer go? No to these | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 641 Registered: 8-2001 |
RECAP: People were glaring at me, but it wasn't my fault! I only laughed because of Tom and rice. It's not like Peter was offended. Tom is a real human adult, friend of mine, who said something funny about Uncle Ben’s rice. Peter is Peter Parker from the Spiderman series. Peter’s Uncle Ben and Uncle Ben’s brand rice are both relevant. Spiderman 1 and Spiderman 2 are relevant (though 3 might work as well). People were glaring because of my laughing, but it wasn’t my fault! It is relevant that I was in a cinema watching Peter when I was laughing. Uncle Ben’s death is relevant but we have yet to determine how. We’ve determined that Uncle Ben’s killer, the location of his death, time of death and circumstances of death are not relevant. For those that haven’t seen the movie/aren’t familiar with the story, Peter has newly acquired his superpowers, has a chance to stop a robber and doesn’t, only to have the bad guy run into his Uncle Ben minutes later and fatally wound him. Queue guilt issues. HINT: The relevant bit comes after what I just summarized above. Once we have this, I think it’s just a matter of someone putting it all together with a few key details yet to be determined. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13267 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he have a funeral in the film? Relevant? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 649 Registered: 8-2001 |
Does he have a funeral in the film? Don't know Relevant? No, earlier than that | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13272 Registered: 4-2010 |
Anything done by Uncle Ben relevant? Said by him? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 552 Registered: 2-2011 |
did Tom say Uncle Ben died because of Uncle Ben's rice? or "he won't be eating/making any more rice"? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 673 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin Anything done by Uncle Ben relevant? see below Said by him? YES! But not what he said, but... Shez Did Tom say Uncle Ben died because of Uncle Ben's rice? No or "he won't be eating/making any more rice"? No, but this is on the right track enough that if we get the relevant bit that Balin was getting close to above, I will just tell you all what was said. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 557 Registered: 2-2011 |
come on Balin! | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 675 Registered: 8-2001 |
*cough* Conversations take how many people... *cough* | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3571 Registered: 9-2010 |
Two, at least. | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 681 Registered: 8-2001 |
Two, at least. Huzzah...so Uncle Ben and... | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3572 Registered: 9-2010 |
Spider-Man/Peter Parker? (sorry, I have not seen the movies...:-( ) | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 682 Registered: 8-2001 |
Spider-Man/Peter Parker? YES! (sorry, I have not seen the movies...:-( ) But you got it anyway... I don't this is one of my best puzzles and I'm not going to torture you all to get the last little bit of info. You-know-what coming right up! | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 683 Registered: 8-2001 |
***** SPOILER ***** I went to see the first Spiderman movie with my friend Tom. During the very dramatic death scene of Uncle Ben, as he’s lying on a dirty sidewalk, cradled in Peter’s arms – my friend Tom whispered at me an alternative to Uncle Ben’s dying words, which ran something like: “The rice, Peter. You must *GASP* Protect *wheezing breath* THE RICE.” I found this hysterical, which was fine when seeing Spiderman 1 and having Tom sitting right next to me. Not so fine when I saw Spiderman 2 with a completely different group of friends. Peter has a flashback to his Uncle’s death, which is a very sad moment in the film. And there I am biting my lip trying not to laugh. I lost the fight and burst out laughing – which resulted in everyone around, including my friends, looking at me like I was some sort of beast for laughing at someone's on-screen death. Seriously – so not my fault. Thank everyone that played with special kudos to Balin for tenacity and Kalyee for managing to tie up the loose ends without having seen the movies! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13286 Registered: 4-2010 |
Sorry I missed the end - class. But a nice one, and a great story! | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 705 Registered: 8-2001 |
Apparently my friends exist only to provide fodder for lateral puzzles. That's probably fine since it's been a long running joke that my dating life exists only to find new folks they want to be friends with. :D |
