| Author | Message | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 638 Registered: 7-2011 |
I still am, but she no longer is. She: HAF Me: also HAF | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5172 Registered: 9-2010 |
You still are...alive? (I hope so, soli! *would be suspicious of a soli-ghost*) Is she no longer alive? is she a relative? friend? coworker? stranger? famous person? infamous person? connected to you in any other relevant way? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2576 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it a physical state? mental? emotional? will you stop being it one day? do you want to? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 639 Registered: 7-2011 |
You still are...alive? (I hope so, soli! *would be suspicious of a soli-ghost*)ooooohhh! Is she no longer alive? Both of us are alive. is she a relative? Yes friend? coworker? stranger? famous person? no infamous person?no connected to you in any other relevant way? None of these ways is relevant. is it a physical state?Yes mental? emotional? but usually considered these. will you stop being it one day?Possibly. do you want to? NO! | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1883 Registered: 9-2009 |
Marriage relevant? Motherhood? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1884 Registered: 9-2009 |
Late thought: is age relevant? Aging? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 641 Registered: 7-2011 |
Marriage relevant? Motherhood?no to both Late thought: is age relevant? Aging?Mine, no; hers, yessish. | ||
| Tardigradeparty (Tardigradeparty)
New member Username: Tardigradeparty Post Number: 139 Registered: 9-2011 |
Is it something that only one of the two of you can be at one time? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 642 Registered: 7-2011 |
Is it something that only one of the two of you can be at one time? No; until recently we both were, though for different reasons. | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 644 Registered: 7-2011 |
Hint: This is related to a puzzle I posted back in November. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5201 Registered: 9-2010 |
black and white cheezburgur? hehe...*cough* I mean, the "it's all there in black and white" puzzle? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 645 Registered: 7-2011 |
black and white cheezburgur? hehe...*cough* I mean, the "it's all there in black and white" puzzle Yes, that's the one! | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5213 Registered: 9-2010 |
still are a member of the library? a normal person? =P | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 647 Registered: 7-2011 |
still are a member of the library? yes a normal person? =P Yes, and this is relevant. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5216 Registered: 9-2010 |
unlike, say, a kitteh? well no, you're that too =P has the other person then become abnormal in some way? disabled? if so, physically? mentally? emotionally? is she considered: insane? retarded? (in the technical sense, not the schoolyard bullying sense.) is this abnormality the result of a specific incident...something like an assault on her? a car accident? some other physical trauma? mental trauma? emotional trauma? abuse? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 651 Registered: 7-2011 |
unlike, say, a kitteh? well no, you're that too =P has the other person then become abnormal in some way? not so much *abnormal* as no longer a Normal person. disabled? if so, physically? mentally? emotionally? is she considered: insane? retarded? (in the technical sense, not the schoolyard bullying sense.) no to all is this abnormality the result of a specific incident...something like an assault on her? a car accident? some other physical trauma? mental trauma? emotional trauma? abuse? {The condition of no longer being a Normal person is due to a specific happening, but not a bad one. None of the above. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16194 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is she not a Normal person by a physical standard? Mental? Emotional? Does she have a very high IQ? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 652 Registered: 7-2011 |
Is she not a Normal person by a physical standard? Mental? Emotional?None of these is relevant. Does she have a very high IQ? Above average, probably, but n.r. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 348 Registered: 11-2011 |
does she now work in the library? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2627 Registered: 2-2011 |
was she a genius? and you still are? was she classified as a particular kind of library member? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 655 Registered: 7-2011 |
does she now work in the library? No. Libraries are not relevant in her case. was she a genius? and you still are? Why, thank you! But no, neither of us is at genius level, and never was. was she classified as a particular kind of library member? See answer to Andy above. | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 526 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does "normal" refer to majority, so "not normal" signifies belonging to a small(er) group? Does becoming "not normal" involve: passing an exam? archiving a recognition? reaching a goal? having a physical alteration done, such as a surgical procedure? or a hair color change? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 528 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does "normal" refer to majority, so "not normal" signifies belonging to a small(er) group? Does becoming "not normal" involve: passing an exam? archiving a recognition? reaching a goal? having a physical alteration done, such as a surgical procedure? or a hair color change? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 662 Registered: 7-2011 |
Does "normal" refer to majority, so "not normal" signifies belonging to a small(er) group? In my case, "normal" was on my library card, so the group would be patrons of a small-town library, not a large number. In her case, perhaps slightly more, but not thousands or millions of people. Does becoming "not normal" involve: passing an exam? In her case, yes, but could be misleading. archiving a recognition? reaching a goal? Yessish to these, too. having a physical alteration done, such as a surgical procedure? or a hair color change? Nothing like these. | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 531 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is it a transition from "general public" to a "special group", or from "special group" to an "exclusive" withing that group? Is this change perceived as positive? Could the puzzle statement be phrased "I am not yet, but she is.", reversing the condition it refers to? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 664 Registered: 7-2011 |
Is it a transition from "general public" to a "special group", In her case, the opposite; she was in a special group & can now be classified as 'general public, "in a way. or from "special group" to an "exclusive" withing that group? she was part of a special group, now is not, therefore part of the general public, but could also be seen as belonging to another group, of people who were once Normal people. I'm sorry if that is confusing! Is this change perceived as positive? Yes. Could the puzzle statement be phrased "I am not yet, but she is.", reversing the condition it refers to? Do you mean 'She is not a Normal person, but I am not yet not a Normal person.' Only if our conditions were reversed. | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 533 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does "normal" refer to an age group? a socio-economic attribute? an administrative nomenclature? Does Normal designation derive from a proper name? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 665 Registered: 7-2011 |
Does "normal" refer to an age group?No, although her age is somewhat relevant. a socio-economic attribute? no an administrative nomenclature? Yope/yessish. Does Normal designation derive from a proper name?Yessish. You are OTRT! And you noticed that Normal has a capital letter. | ||
| Amu (Amu)
New member Username: Amu Post Number: 52 Registered: 2-2010 |
Do the group of Normal people belong to the same: Nationality? Religion? Have the same name (e.g. last name before marriage)? Similar? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 666 Registered: 7-2011 |
Do the group of Normal people belong to the same: Nationality?No, but somewhat OTRT. Religion? Have the same name (e.g. last name before marriage)? No to these.Similar? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5254 Registered: 9-2010 |
!!!! *lightbulb* is her maiden name Normal? and now she's married, so she's no longer Jane Normal, but Jane Doe (to illustrate)? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 667 Registered: 7-2011 |
!!!! *lightbulb* is her maiden name Normal? and now she's married, so she's no longer Jane Normal, but Jane Doe (to illustrate No; _her_ name is not relevant, nor is the name of any future husband. But a name is relevant. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5263 Registered: 9-2010 |
Rats, and I thought that was a great solution. is your name relevant, soli? is the name of the library relevant? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 535 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is there such a designation as "Normal School"? which the older girl had just graduated from? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 669 Registered: 7-2011 |
Rats, and I thought that was a great solution. is your name relevant, soli? is the name of the library relevant? No; I'm not relevant at all, except, of course, by being 'normal.'=) Is there such a designation as "Normal School"? Yope/yessish.which the older girl had just graduated from? Yes, she has just graduated from a college which used to be called a Normal School, so you are very much OTRT! | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 539 Registered: 4-2007 |
... and the younger girl is still in that school? so she can still call herself "Normal girl"? Is there anything else to uncover? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 670 Registered: 7-2011 |
... and the younger girl ??There is no younger girl in the puzzle, just me and my young relative. is still in that school? so she can still call herself "Normal girl"? Yope; the school is no longer called a Normal School, but.... Is there anything else to uncover? It's 98% solved; just one more detail. Note: Wikipedia is allowed. | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 542 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did you graduate from the school while it was still called Normal, so you are a "Normal girl" forever? And your relative graduated after the name change, so she cannot claim this title? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 673 Registered: 7-2011 |
Did you graduate from the school while it was still called Normal, so you are a "Normal girl" forever?I did not go to that school, and the name was changed before I was born anyhow. And your relative graduated after the name change, so she cannot claim this title? She can claim the title, but not because of the name of the _school_. | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 674 Registered: 7-2011 |
Correction: she could claim the title until a few weeks ago, but then something happened (not a disaster) so that she no longer can. | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 678 Registered: 7-2011 |
HINT: She recently graduated from a college that used to be called 'Illinois Normal School.' The name was changed long before she was born, so she could not be called a Normal person because she went to that school. But there is a reason that she could still be a Normal person, or was until she graduated. | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 554 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did she live in a dorm with that name? belonged to a club housed in a "Normal" building? Does anything named "Normal" still exist in the college? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 691 Registered: 7-2011 |
Did she live in a dorm with that name? belonged to a club housed in a "Normal" building? No to all. Does anything named "Normal" still exist in the college? AFAIK, not _in_ the college. | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 698 Registered: 7-2011 |
One more clue before $poyling: It is permissable to use Google or Wikipedia. c.f. posting of Jan.23. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1948 Registered: 9-2009 |
(After googling): Relevant that the Illinois State University is located in the town of Normal? After graduating, did she move from that town? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 701 Registered: 7-2011 |
(After googling): Relevant that the Illinois State University is located in the town of Normal?YES. After graduating, did she move from that town? Yes, so she is no longer a Normal person. What peculiar names thes American towns have! As a matter of fact, there is a town in Missouri called Peculiar, and nobody seems to know why. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16396 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do you still live in that town? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 702 Registered: 7-2011 |
Do you still live in that town? Which one? Normal or Peculiar? :-). I still have my library card, so I am still Normal, but I am also a Superior person: I was born in a little town called Superior, Nebraska. | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 703 Registered: 7-2011 |
Additional & completely trivial information: Not far from Normal is a town named Oblong. Society page headline: "Normal man marries Oblong woman!" | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1950 Registered: 9-2009 |
What's left to find out? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 705 Registered: 7-2011 |
What's left to find out? Nothing - that was the *****SPOILER.******* I may be both Normal and Superior, but I'm also Forgetful! | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5325 Registered: 9-2010 |
Well, never mind, Soli. *gives soli a cheezburgur* =) very good puzzle! | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1954 Registered: 9-2009 |
Nice puzzle. In Romania, there's a "famous" village whose name can be translated as "Scream". Prior to WW2 (maybe even a short time after) there was a habit for local train conductors arriving at various stations to announce the name of the stations and the time the train will stop there. "Scream (for) five minutes" entered the national folklore :-) |
