| Author | Message | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3732 Registered: 1-2007 |
Hi there puzzlers . As often is the case when I'm suffering from puzzlers block I tend to come up with a quick neo to get my creative juices flowing so here goes: My wife was most amused at my method of falswuhing .I'm sure you all falswuh from time to time but what does it mean, and for bonus points can you guess my rather strange method. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2911 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is 1955 relevant? Reminiscing? Could one falswuh in 1955? If so, Could one do so more easily then? Less easily? Is falswuhing a positive thing -- something you want to do? Do you choose when to falswuh, or does it happen by chance? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15902 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is falswuhing something you do alone? With others? In the presence of others? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3733 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is 1955 relevant? no Reminiscing? NoCould one falswuh in 1955? Emm I think so If so, Could one do so more easily then? no Less easily? \b}Is 1955 relevant? Reminiscing? Could one falswuh in 1955? If so, Could one do so more easily then? Less easily? Probably Is falswuhing a positive thing -- something you want to do? Not really Do you choose when to falswuh, or does it happen by chance? You don't exactly choose to do it but it's not really by chance either. Sorry to be vague | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3734 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is falswuhing something you do alone? Mostly alone With others? No In the presence of others? Yes you could but are less likely to | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2336 Registered: 12-2010 |
Can you falswuh indoors? outdoors? at home? at work? at a public place? at any time of day? any time of the year? Can anyone falswuh? Does falswuhing involve food or drink? household chores? | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 94 Registered: 11-2011 |
is it related to cleaning yourself? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2917 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is technology relevant? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1826 Registered: 9-2009 |
Can a woman falswuh? A teenager? A child? A toddler? Is it something that you do on a daily basis? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3735 Registered: 1-2007 |
Can you falswuh indoors? Yes outdoors? No at home? Yes at work? Yes at a public place? Yes but you're not likely to at any time of day? Yes any time of the year? Yes Can anyone falswuh? Yes Does falswuhing involve food or drink? No household chores? No | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3736 Registered: 1-2007 |
Andy is it related to cleaning yourself? Hope that's not a kitteh reference... No Noel Is technology relevant? Yesish but depends on your definition | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3737 Registered: 1-2007 |
Can a woman falswuh? Yes A teenager? Yes A child? Yes depending on a certain something A toddler? No Sorry I realise I said earlier that anyone can Falswuh but that's not strictly true. Apologies Is it something that you do on a daily basis? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15915 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do you falswuh while standing? Sitting? Does falswuhing require sight? Hearing? Smell? Taste? Touch? Mobility? | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 117 Registered: 11-2011 |
anything to do with cooking? Is it something that most people have a unique method for? was your method particularly unusual? had she never seen you do this before? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3738 Registered: 1-2007 |
Balin Do you falswuh while standing? This Sitting? Does falswuhing require sight? Usually does but not an absolute necessity as will become clear when you solve this Hearing? No Smell? No Taste? No Touch? Yes Mobility? Yes Andy Hornby anything to do with cooking? No although I do employ some pretty strange cooking methods from time to time Is it something that most people have a unique method for? I would say no was your method particularly unusual? My wife thought so. I'll be interested to hear how you do it had she never seen you do this before? I'd be surprised if she hadn't but this was the first time she commented on it | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15929 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are you throwing something? Throwing darts? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2346 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it to do with getting dressed? combing or arranging your hair? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3740 Registered: 1-2007 |
Are you throwing something? Throwing darts? no to both is it to do with getting dressed? combing or arranging your hair? No to these | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2347 Registered: 12-2010 |
Do you need an item in order to falswuh? Is cleaning something relevant? Does falswuhing usually take seconds? minutes? hours? Do you falswuh on a daily basis? about once a week? once a month? less often? | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 135 Registered: 11-2011 |
did you realise your technique was unusual? amusing? Were you surprised it had taken her so long to comment on it, given you said that it was unlikely that it was the first time she'd seen you do it? You said you'd be more likely to do this whilst alone, but obviously you're comfortable with doing this in the presence of your wife - is this a bad habit of some kind? blowing your nose? would it be embarrassing to do in front of strangers? how about rude? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3742 Registered: 1-2007 |
Do you need an item in order to falswuh? well an object yes Is cleaning something relevant? No Does falswuhing usually take seconds? About a second I would say minutes? hours? Do you falswuh on a daily basis? No about once a week? once a month? less often? There's no fixed pattern of how often you do this. I'd say maybe once or twice a month but that's very subjective | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3743 Registered: 1-2007 |
did you realise your technique was unusual? I have never really thought about it but I guess it's fair to say it's pretty strange amusing? It might be seen as amusing but it's more funny peculiar Were you surprised it had taken her so long to comment on it, given you said that it was unlikely that it was the first time she'd seen you do it? As above it's something I do without thinking about it and I'd never really thought about how strange it might look You said you'd be more likely to do this whilst alone, but obviously you're comfortable with doing this in the presence of your wife - is this a bad habit of some kind? Yope blowing your nose? No...You don't have to be on your own but the fact that you'd do it might suggest that you have nobody with you to help you- Slight hint there would it be embarrassing to do in front of strangers? It might be now that my wife has made me conscious of it how about rude? I would say more unhygenic but i guess at a stretch you could say it's rude I'm amazed at how difficult it is to answer some of these questions | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15938 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do you do it unconsciously? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2370 Registered: 2-2011 |
do you do this thing naked? fully dressed? you said not washing or doing hair - is it anything at all to do with personal grooming? does doing this involve the use of an object? more than one object? does doing it make a sound? was the strange thing your wife noticed a sound? a smell? a sight? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3745 Registered: 1-2007 |
Do you do it unconsciously? No | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2372 Registered: 2-2011 |
I think you missed my questions babe | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3746 Registered: 1-2007 |
do you do this thing naked? fully dressed? This you said not washing or doing hair - is it anything at all to do with personal grooming? No does doing this involve the use of an object? Yes more than one object? If a part of your body is an object then yes does doing it make a sound? Yes was the strange thing your wife noticed a sound? No a smell? No a sight? Yes | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2380 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it scratching? yawning? blowing your nose? sneezing? coughing? is this something you do voluntarily? or is it a reflex? would you excuse yourself from polite society to do it? can you do it standing still? can you do it sitting down? lying down? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3747 Registered: 1-2007 |
is it scratching? yawning? blowing your nose? sneezing? coughing? None of these is this something you do voluntarily? Yes or is it a reflex? would you excuse yourself from polite society to do it? no can you do it standing still? No movement is necessary can you do it sitting down? You could technuically but's it unlikely lying down? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15959 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do you pull some sort of face when you make this sound? Is the sound made intentionally? Is it intended to mock? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3750 Registered: 1-2007 |
Do you pull some sort of face when you make this sound? Well the sound is a by product of doing it so it's not you that actually makes the sound. However I actually do make a face but that's just because of my method Is the sound made intentionally? See above, the sound is just a by product of the action and is made by the object not the person Is it intended to mock? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15961 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the object a shoe? Squeaking? Freezing in place when a shoe squeaks? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3751 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the object a shoe? Squeaking? Freezing in place when a shoe squeaks? No to all . I wouldn't get to hung up on the noise | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2410 Registered: 2-2011 |
does your method cause some sort of pain? does it make you wince? or groan? do you have to contort your body to do it? do you have to pull hard on the object? push hard? twist it? bang it? is the part of your body you use your hand? foot? mouth? head? is the object made of fabric? leather? metal? wood? stone? plastic? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3753 Registered: 1-2007 |
does your method cause some sort of pain? NO does it make you wince? or groan? No do you have to contort your body to do it? A little bit do you have to pull hard on the object? push hard? Push is not exactly the term I'd use but it's close twist it? No bang it? Bang might be too strong a word but there's an element of this is the part of your body you use your hand? foot? mouth? Yes my tongue to be exact head? is the object made of fabric? leather? metal? wood? stone? plastic? I guess it's a plastic compound. I'm ashamed to say I'm not sure exactly what they're made of | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2413 Registered: 2-2011 |
are you doing something to a plate or false teeth? are you licking something? making a rollup? are you doing something with your tongue because your hands are otherwise occupied? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3754 Registered: 1-2007 |
are you doing something to a plate or false teeth? No are you licking something? No making a rollup? no are you doing something with your tongue because your hands are otherwise occupied? Exactly. Well Done | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 159 Registered: 11-2011 |
switching the light on/off? (haha - if it's this, going back to the beginning of the puzzle, you said you'd be interested how I do it - i use my nose) | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3756 Registered: 1-2007 |
switching the light on/off? (haha - if it's this, going back to the beginning of the puzzle, you said you'd be interested how I do it - i use my nose) He shoots .... He Scores......... **************Spoiler**************** I'm sure you all have your own method of Flicking A Light Switch Without Using Hands. I've been using my tongue for years to switch on a light if I'm carrying something and was not conscious of it until my wife recently commented upon it. She's a forehead Falswuher. So come on folks what's your preferred method. Thanks to all who played especially Shez for cracking the case wide open and Andy for applying the coup de grace. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15985 Registered: 4-2010 |
Nice puzzle, and I've used my forehead and nose to falswuh. Don't know if I've used my tongue though, but there's a chance. | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 546 Registered: 7-2011 |
I falswe - Flick A Light Switch With Elbow - but think a lot of people do. Has the advantage that you usually don't have to bend over. Good puzzle, if a little weird! | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3758 Registered: 1-2007 |
Weird is my middle name if you don't count Joseph | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4657 Registered: 9-2009 |
I've used toes, nose, forehead, hip, knee, teeth, chin, shoulder and elbow during the years. Different body parts for different switches, the ones where I had to use my teeth were old twist knob switches. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1109 Registered: 7-2010 |
I usually use elbow or forehead. The only switch for which I've used my nose is the one in my room at my parents' place which is similar in shape to this. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2430 Registered: 2-2011 |
I must be very boring - I don't think I've ever done this! I suppose if pressed I think I would try the traditional elbow approach. Maybe someone should conduct a study. which would have to include an analysis by switch type (mine are rocker switches) and a breakdown by height. anyway, why doesn't your wife help out instead of standing there laughing at you? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3759 Registered: 1-2007 |
Thanks for all the feedback folks . Your methods and comments gave me a nice chuckle. And Shez that's a very good point she should have helped instead of laughing. Galfisk you are an Uber-Falswuher with all those methods. How on earth do you use your toes? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3761 Registered: 1-2007 |
I forgot to mention that the puzzle title was a private joke to myself. AC/DC's song 'Let there be Rock' starts with the line 'In the beginning back in 1955' There is another line later in the verse 'Let there be light'. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4664 Registered: 9-2009 |
I'm reasonably agile, and have no problem reaching stomach height light switches with my feet. I also usually walk barefoot indoors. I use my toes to pick up stuff from the floor on occasion, it works well with clothing. | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 781 Registered: 2-2009 |
I'm definitely firmly ensconced in the elbow/forearm camp here, though I have used my shoulder and probably my nose before (everything here is toggle switches -- American style, if that makes a difference). However, I also have a tendency to use whatever I'm carrying to switch the lights (for example, the corner of the box or the lip of the plate/bowl I'm carrying to the other room). Galfisk, I can understand the toes thing -- I also use toes to pick stuff off the floor -- though I doubt I'm agile enough to reach a light switch without falling, but are your switches placed low on the wall? I can't figure out how you would get your hip up as high as (what I assume to be) normal height for a switch. |
