| Author | Message | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2286 Registered: 12-2010 |
Because of two sisters and my mum, I'm somewhat reluctant to adopt a North American practice that is becoming more and more common in Germany. | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 491 Registered: 8-2011 |
Did the sisters and mother try the practice with a negative outcome? Would they disapprove if you adopted the practice? Would something else bad happen if you adopted the practice? Relevant that the family members you mentioned are female? The practice is related to -family? -home? -work? -leisure time? -appearance? -possessions? -religion? -ceremonies? -government? | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 415 Registered: 7-2011 |
Is it related to food? Is it something that you find distasteful in general? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4869 Registered: 9-2010 |
are the sisters real people? currently alive? LTPF members? o.o are they kittehz? =) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4870 Registered: 9-2010 |
o hai fiona kitteh! were yuo haz been? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1800 Registered: 9-2009 |
Relevant that the two girls are sisters? Are they your sisters? Does their age matters? | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 420 Registered: 7-2011 |
O hai Kaylee kitteh! I haz been busy missing you! See my nu puzle dedicated to U! Are the family members really important? Like, does this have to do with watching German TV soap operas? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1031 Registered: 7-2010 |
Do you know the sisters personally? Internet relevant? Facebook relevant? Fashion relevant? Speech relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2287 Registered: 12-2010 |
Ciaobella Did the sisters and mother try the practice with a negative outcome? no Would they disapprove if you adopted the practice? no Would something else bad happen if you adopted the practice? yope, DOYD of "bad" Relevant that the family members you mentioned are female? slight FA, and yes, it's relevant that the sisters are female The practice is related to -family? -home? -work? this is closest but it doesn't really hit the nail on the head -leisure time? -appearance? -possessions? -religion? -ceremonies? -government? Fiona Is it related to food? no Is it something that you find distasteful in general? no Are the family members really important? no really sure what you mean here Like, does this have to do with watching German TV soap operas? no Kaylee are the sisters real people? yes currently alive? yes LTPF members? o.o no - iz nawt yuo an torteesiblin are they kittehz? =) noez, but at least one of them has a cat (but that's irrel Rbruma Relevant that the two girls FA are sisters? yes Are they your sisters? no, good q Does their age matters? Their exact age does not matter, but they're adults. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15699 Registered: 4-2010 |
Sisters: H? A? F? Are either of them transgender? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2321 Registered: 2-2011 |
are the sisters nuns? nursing sisters? if not exactly work, is it school? college? uni? child-rearing? housework? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2288 Registered: 12-2010 |
Sisters: H? A? F? yes to all Are either of them transgender? no are the sisters nuns? nursing sisters? no to both if not exactly work, is it school? no college? yope uni? yope - it's more general and not limited to one aspect of life child-rearing? housework? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15714 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are they in their 20s? 30s? 40s? 50s? 60s? 70s? 80s? 90s? 100s? Are they twins? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2290 Registered: 12-2010 |
Are they in their 20s? 30s? 40s? one's in her late forties 50s? and the other one is in her mid-fifties 60s? 70s? 80s? 90s? 100s? ... but... Are they twins? no | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 499 Registered: 8-2011 |
The FA- that they were very young girls? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2291 Registered: 12-2010 |
The FA- that they were very young girls? yep | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 504 Registered: 8-2011 |
Are they literally siblings? Or some other kind of sisters? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2292 Registered: 12-2010 |
Are they literally siblings? yes Or some other kind of sisters? no | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2331 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it something that you wear while working? something you do while working? something you call yourself at work? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2315 Registered: 12-2010 |
is it something that you wear while working? no something you do while working? no something you call yourself at work? yesish | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 511 Registered: 8-2011 |
A title? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2316 Registered: 12-2010 |
A title? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15783 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do you know the sisters? Are they related to you in some way? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2317 Registered: 12-2010 |
Do you know the sisters? yes Are they related to you in some way? yes for one sister for svv of related, no for the other sister... | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2338 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it something other people call you then? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2320 Registered: 12-2010 |
is it something other people call you then? yope HINT: The practice is very common in the US (not sure about Canada), but in Germany it's (still) limited to academia and, to a lesser extent, business. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1054 Registered: 7-2010 |
Have the sisters developed the practice? Have the sisters applied the practice? Have the sisters advised you to apply the practice? CVs relevant? Writing reports/essays etc. relevant? Citation systems relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2324 Registered: 12-2010 |
Have the sisters developed the practice? no Have the sisters applied the practice? I don't know, and it's irrel Have the sisters advised you to apply the practice? no CVs relevant? you might see it on CVs Writing reports/essays etc. relevant? ditto Citation systems relevant? good idea, but no | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 68 Registered: 11-2011 |
to state abbreviations for academic or professional qualifications after your given name? e.g. Andy Hornby BSc | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2326 Registered: 12-2010 |
to state abbreviations for academic or professional qualifications after your given name? e.g. Andy Hornby BSc no, but this is very OTRT (on the right track)! Andy, I think we haven't "met" so far, let me introduce myself: Doriana Kitteh BA (; | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 69 Registered: 11-2011 |
is it another kind of suffix? is it anything to do with the US thing about being part of a group whilst at university - I don't really understand it but it's usually a sequence of greek characters. pleased to meet you! | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 70 Registered: 11-2011 |
are they greek? your mum and the sisters? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2327 Registered: 12-2010 |
is it another kind of suffix? no... not a suffix is it anything to do with the US thing about being part of a group whilst at university - I don't really understand it but it's usually a sequence of greek characters. no are they greek? your mum and the sisters? no | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 74 Registered: 11-2011 |
a prefix then? or using a middle initial? e.g. Samuel L. Jackson | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2328 Registered: 12-2010 |
a prefix then? no or using a middle initial? YES!! e.g. Samuel L. Jackson | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 77 Registered: 11-2011 |
do you have the same name as your mum? or an unusual middle name and therefore initial? X? Z? Q? inspired by the sisters? are you named after someone? Them? | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 78 Registered: 11-2011 |
or do you have multiple middle names, and therefore initials? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2329 Registered: 12-2010 |
do you have the same name as your mum? no or an unusual middle name and therefore initial? no X? Z? Q? inspired by the sisters? no, but explore are you named after someone? Them? no, but explore or do you have multiple middle names, and therefore initials? no | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1823 Registered: 9-2009 |
Do you have a middle name? Relevant? Did they (the sisters) have one? Relevant? Relevant the way names are used in calling someone (like, for example, in Russian the first name and the patronymic are used in conversation, as in Vladimir Vladimirovich to address the prime minister Putin)? Is the lack of a middle name relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2332 Registered: 12-2010 |
Do you have a middle name? yes Relevant? yes Did they (the sisters) have one? I don't know Relevant? no Relevant the way names are used in calling someone (like, for example, in Russian the first name and the patronymic are used in conversation, as in Vladimir Vladimirovich to address the prime minister Putin)? no, not relevant Is the lack of a middle name relevant? no | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 93 Registered: 11-2011 |
If you included the initial of your middle name(s) - would it spell another word? look silly? embarrassing? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2334 Registered: 12-2010 |
If you included the initial of your middle name(s) - would it spell another word? yesish look silly? embarrassing? yesish That's all you have to know about the middle name thing itself - it'd spell a German word that I find somewhat embarrassing. The word itself is not relevant. Now, what do the sisters and my mum have to do with it? | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 96 Registered: 11-2011 |
you mentioned in a reply right at the beginning that it was relevant that the sisters were female (obviously they are but I think it was meant as - with respect as to their relevance in the puzzle) - is it anything to do with their names? maiden names? changes to married names? Another answer had one of the sisters SVV of related to you. is she now in the same situation as you? is there any bad relationships going on between your mum and both/either of the sisters? | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 546 Registered: 8-2011 |
Is she a sister-in-law? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1824 Registered: 9-2009 |
do they have the habit of calling you by your middle name? by using your first name and the initial of the middle one to annoy you? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2338 Registered: 12-2010 |
you mentioned in a reply right at the beginning that it was relevant that the sisters were female (obviously they are but I think it was meant as - with respect as to their relevance in the puzzle) - is it anything to do with their names? yes maiden names? changes to married names? no to these Another answer had one of the sisters SVV of related to you. is she now in the same situation as you? no is there any bad relationships going on between your mum and both/either of the sisters? no, but explore Is she a sister-in-law? no do they have the habit of calling you by your middle name? no by using your first name and the initial of the middle one to annoy you? no I should give you HINT now so that this doesn't turn into an FA: I don't see the sisters anymore. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 118 Registered: 11-2011 |
so is there something significant in the relationship between your mum and at least one of the sisters? Both sisters? Are any of these people directly, or indirectly, the reason you find the word embarrassing? Are the sisters famous? local celebrities? are they the only people you know that speak german and would see/recognise the name as being embarrassing? Do all the other people also have embarrassing names? Any of them? and you've seen how it affects them, or has affected them? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2339 Registered: 12-2010 |
so is there something significant in the relationship between your mum and at least one of the sisters? Both sisters? yes, between my mum and both sisters Are any of these people directly, or indirectly, the reason you find the word embarrassing? they're not the reason why I find the word embarassing, but... To prevent further questions about the name and the word, my middle initial is K. and my last name is Ackermann, and "kack" is German for poop. It's probably childish to make such a fuss about it, but I don't like the thought of being though of as "poop man" :D Are the sisters famous? no local celebrities? no are they the only people you know that speak german and would see/recognise the name as being embarrassing? no Do all the other people also have embarrassing names? Any of them? and you've seen how it affects them, or has affected them? no, none of them has | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2349 Registered: 2-2011 |
did you know the sisters at school? did you fall out with them? is your mother's involvement giving you this name? were you named after her? one of your names? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2350 Registered: 2-2011 |
did you know the sisters at school? did you fall out with them? is your mother's involvement giving you this name? were you named after her? one of your names? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2340 Registered: 12-2010 |
did you know the sisters at school? no -remember, they're now in their forties/fifties and I'm not even 20 yet (; did you fall out with them? no is your mother's involvement giving you this name? yes, and a bit more than that were you named after her? one of your names? no... | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 131 Registered: 11-2011 |
so you don't see the sisters anymore, which suggests you used to as a child? Is that correct? are they your godparents or something similar to that? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2348 Registered: 12-2010 |
so you don't see the sisters anymore, which suggests you used to as a child? yes Is that correct? yes are they your godparents or something similar to that? one of the sisters is my godmother | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2358 Registered: 2-2011 |
were you named after your godmother? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2349 Registered: 12-2010 |
were you named after your godmother? no, but explore | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 144 Registered: 11-2011 |
did your godmother pick your middle name? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2352 Registered: 12-2010 |
did your godmother pick your middle name? no The godmother thing is actually not relevant to solve the puzzle. Just a short RECAP I'm reluctant to adopt the increasingly popular practice of abbreviating my middle name initial, K. This is because it'd spell K. Ack, which is German for P. Oop. My mother and two sisters are relevant. I am not named after the sister, nor is my middle name inspired my them. This is very relevant and should be explored. One of the sisters is my godmother, which should tell you something about their relation to my mum. Explore this, too (: | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2386 Registered: 2-2011 |
is your godmother your own mother's best friend? would a similar thing happen if you did the same thing with their names? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2354 Registered: 12-2010 |
is your godmother your own mother's best friend? not anymore, but she used to be, yes. This is relevant would a similar thing happen if you did the same thing with their names? no | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1102 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is your middle name a changed form of your godmother's name? Does your godmother have the same initials as you? The same middle name initial? Did your mother and your aunts decide to name their children in a similar way? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1851 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the relation between your mum and your godmother relevant? Between your mum and the sister of your godmother? Is it relevant that your mum and your godmother are not best friends anymore? That they used to be? Is there some joke that they did years ago that made you somehow not to enjoy your middle name being spelled like that (besides what it means)? Some prank? Long shot in the dark: Ulysses S. Grant (the US president) relevant to the fact? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 583 Registered: 7-2011 |
Even longer shot in the dark: Harry S Truman relevant, the S being just an initial, not standing for a word? (Yes, I know 'initial' means first letter, but.....) | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 211 Registered: 11-2011 |
if you used your middle initial, would it remind your mum of her former best friend? And/or sister. and that would be bad thing presumably? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2458 Registered: 2-2011 |
did your godmother warn your mother when you were named that using the middle initial would spell a rude word? did they argue about that? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2356 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is your middle name a changed form of your godmother's name? Does your godmother have the same initials as you? The same middle name initial? Did your mother and your aunts decide to name their children in a similar way? no to all Is the relation between your mum and your godmother relevant? yes Between your mum and the sister of your godmother? yes Is it relevant that your mum and your godmother are not best friends anymore? no That they used to be? yes Is there some joke that they did years ago that made you somehow not to enjoy your middle name being spelled like that (besides what it means)? Some prank? no to these Long shot in the dark: Ulysses S. Grant (the US president) relevant to the fact? no Even longer shot in the dark: Harry S Truman relevant, the S being just an initial, not standing for a word? (Yes, I know 'initial' means first letter, but.....) no if you used your middle initial, would it remind your mum of her former best friend? And/or sister. and that would be bad thing presumably? possibly it'd remind her of one or both of them, but this wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing. However, this should be explored did your godmother warn your mother when you were named that using the middle initial would spell a rude word? did they argue about that? no to both | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 230 Registered: 11-2011 |
were you originally planned to have another middle name? first name? or your mum had a decision to make on a shortlist of two or more names? did anyone else at all who is relevant to the puzzle have the name that begins with K? a name that begins with K (and is relevant to the puzzle)? For the remaining part of the puzzle - could this be any name? is it the act of using an initial that is relevant? Do the sisters have (for want of a better term) rubbish names? Did they (one of them) wish they were called K______? Did they (or one of them) once write your name down? In a christening gift? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2364 Registered: 12-2010 |
were you originally planned to have another middle name? YES! very good q! first name? or your mum had a decision to make on a shortlist of two or more names? no to rest did anyone else at all who is relevant to the puzzle have the name that begins with K? no, good q a name that begins with K (and is relevant to the puzzle)? no For the remaining part of the puzzle - could this be any name? not sure what you're referring to, could you please rephrase? is it the act of using an initial that is relevant? yes. That's everything you need to know about the practice. The only thing to figure out is what the sisters have to do with my middle name - remember that it's not inspired by them and have a look at my first answer to this round of questions again (: Do the sisters have (for want of a better term) rubbish names? Did they (one of them) wish they were called K______? no to both Did they (or one of them) once write your name down? In a christening gift? no or irrel | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1861 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did somebody suggest that you having a middle name like "K" would give you later some problems? Is your (first or last) name relevant to the puzzle (other than the thing already established)? Did the two sisters had any thing to say in choosing your middle name? Is anybody relevant besides your mum and the two sisters? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1154 Registered: 7-2010 |
Were you originally supposed to have a middle name inspired by the sisters? But then your parents decided that you should have a name that's not related to them? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2367 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did somebody suggest that you having a middle name like "K" would give you later some problems? no Is your (first or last) name relevant to the puzzle (other than the thing already established)? no Did the two sisters had any thing to say in choosing your middle name? noish Is anybody relevant besides your mum and the two sisters? no Were you originally supposed to have a middle name inspired by the sisters? YES! But then your parents decided that you should have a name that's not related to them? yes! - How come? | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 247 Registered: 11-2011 |
did they fall out before the naming? did your dad have something to say about it? was it changed so as to not upset one of the sisters? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2372 Registered: 12-2010 |
did they fall out before the naming? no did your dad have something to say about it? no was it changed so as to not upset one of the sisters? yes! | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1163 Registered: 7-2010 |
Was it your mother who wanted you to have the name inspired by the sisters? One of the sisters? Somebody elae? Relevant? Was the name one that the sister herself wanted to name a child? Did it remind her of someone she disliked? Or did she otherwise have a negative association with it? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2376 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was it your mother who wanted you to have the name inspired by the sisters? yes One of the sisters? yesish Somebody elae? no Relevant? yes Was the name one that the sister herself wanted to name a child? Did it remind her of someone she disliked? Or did she otherwise have a negative association with it? no to all | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 267 Registered: 11-2011 |
so your middle name was going to be x, after sister x, but your mum changed her mind because she thought sister y would be upset at being left out? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2378 Registered: 12-2010 |
so your middle name was going to be x, after sister x, but your mum changed her mind because she thought sister y would be upset at being left out? YES! ********SPOILER******** Back when my mum was pregnant with me, she was best friends with two sisters. My mum picked a middle name that was very similar to the name of one of the sisters (although, she says that in retrospect she's not too sure if it was actually inspired by her). But then she thought this might cause sister rivalry because the other sister might feel left out. So my mum picked a middle name that has nothing to do with their names. However, I'm reluctant to adopt the increasingly popular practice of abbreviating my middle name initial, K. This is because it'd spell K. Ack, which is German for P. Oop. That's two solves in a row for Andy (: Thanks for playing, folks, and don't forget to have a look at my "Hide and Seek" versponse. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 272 Registered: 11-2011 |
Nice one, over-thought the part about the name but got there in the end! | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5139 Registered: 9-2010 |
Nice one Doriana! I thought of you today, by the way...was watching Swedish Chef videos on YouTube! =D Der Danisch Koch in Deutschland, right? Mr. Coke's Scandinavian cousin. *lol* forgive any grammatical errors or un-accented letters...my keyboard doesn't do German. >.< |
