| Author | Message | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 682 Registered: 7-2011 |
NOT the same as tardigradeparty's puzzle. He never would have gotten his reputation if he hadn't been drunk. He=his=HAF FSEI | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 25 Registered: 1-2012 |
So, let's start with a few more basics. Is the first "he", the "his", and the second "he" all the same? Did he do something while drunk that gave him the reputation? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 683 Registered: 7-2011 |
So, let's start with a few more basics. Is the first "he", the "his", and the second "he" all the same?Yes Did he do something while drunk that gave him the reputation? Yope. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5297 Registered: 9-2010 |
is this a true story? fyoi? fsei? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 684 Registered: 7-2011 |
is this a true story? fyoi? fsei? this; however, involves a real event. | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 37 Registered: 1-2012 |
So...was it the way he got drunk? was there more than one action that gave him the reputation? if not, when was the action? before he was drunk? while getting drunk? while drunk? after getting drunk? | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 682 Registered: 8-2011 |
Good reputation? Not so good? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 686 Registered: 7-2011 |
So...was it the way he got drunk? No was there more than one action that gave him the reputation?Yope, DOYD of 'action'. if not, when was the action? before he was drunk? while getting drunk? while drunk?mostly this after getting drunk? Good reputation?YES Not so good? VERY good quesstion! | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 688 Registered: 8-2011 |
Did he do something heroic? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2728 Registered: 2-2011 |
did he fail to do something while drunk which gave him this reputation? was it not doing anything particularly, just the way he looked? sounded? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2729 Registered: 2-2011 |
was he doing an impression of someone? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2730 Registered: 2-2011 |
did he fail to do something while drunk which gave him this reputation? was it not doing anything particularly, just the way he looked? sounded? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 687 Registered: 7-2011 |
Did he do something heroic?Yope, DOYD 'heroic'. did he fail to do something while drunk which gave him this reputation? Yes was it not doing anything particularly, just the way he looked? sounded? Can you amplify this? 'Looked' + 'sounded' + ______. was he doing an impression of someone? no | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2741 Registered: 2-2011 |
smelled? felt? tasted? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2742 Registered: 2-2011 |
did he get drunk like a cup of tea gets drunk? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 688 Registered: 7-2011 |
smelled? felt?This was part of it. The other two n.r. tasted? did he get drunk like a cup of tea gets drunk? No, drunk like inebriated. | ||
| Blue (Blue)
New member Username: Blue Post Number: 15 Registered: 1-2012 |
the way he talked? walked? behaved? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 690 Registered: 7-2011 |
the way he talked? walked? behaved?this; no or n.r. to the others. | ||
| Blue (Blue)
New member Username: Blue Post Number: 26 Registered: 1-2012 |
did he perform something? which was easier for him while he was drunk? like walking on a think wall? or something similar? did others know he was drunk? did it matter? the fact that he was drunk helped him do whatever he did? consciously ? unconsciously? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 692 Registered: 7-2011 |
did he perform something?No - wouldn't call it performing. which was easier for him while he was drunk? Yessish; don't think he would have done what he did if he had been sober. like walking on a think wall? or something similar? Not these. HINT: It was less what he did than in the way he reacted to something. did others know he was drunk? No did it matter? Yes, VERY relevant. the fact that he was drunk helped him do whatever he did? to behave the way he did. consciously ? unconsciously?this Wellcome, Blue. Starting off well! | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 699 Registered: 7-2011 |
Hint: Explore what he was reacting to, and/or when. | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 87 Registered: 1-2012 |
Okay, when did he react to the thing? Morning? Afternoon? Evening? Night? Exact hour relevant? If so, may I use the [LTPF list of hours]? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 700 Registered: 7-2011 |
Okay, when did he react to the thing? Morning? Afternoon? Evening? Night?In the story, at night; not sure what it was IRL. Exact hour relevant? NoIf so, may I use the [LTPF list of hours]? I meant 'when' in a little broader sense than that, but the time of day is somewhat relevant too. | ||
| Blue (Blue)
New member Username: Blue Post Number: 39 Registered: 1-2012 |
did someone pull a gun on him? or did something else threatening? to which he was supposed to get: scared? angry? | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 99 Registered: 1-2012 |
Are world events relevant? If so, may I use the [LTPF list of centuries]? Almost to 100 posts! | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 706 Registered: 7-2011 |
did someone pull a gun on him? No; OTWT or did something else threatening? Could you rephrase, please to which he was supposed to get: scared?this would have been the usual reaction angry? No Are world events relevant? YES If so, may I use the [LTPF list of centuries]? Saving you the trouble: 20th century. Almost to 100 posts! Going great! | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 707 Registered: 7-2011 |
did someone pull a gun on him? No; OTWT or did something else threatening? Could you rephrase, please to which he was supposed to get: scared?this would have been the usual reaction angry? No Are world events relevant? YES If so, may I use the [LTPF list of centuries]? Saving you the trouble: 20th century. Almost to 100 posts! Going great! | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 715 Registered: 7-2011 |
Clarification & hint: I said world events were relevant. However, the event in this puzzle was not really a 'world event.' It was, though, a noted event, and all of you on the forum will have heard of it. We have established it was 20th century. Might be helpful to consider the decade. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5340 Registered: 9-2010 |
Turn of the century? Tens? Twenties? Thirties? Forties? Fifties? Sixties? Seventies? Eighties? Nineties? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 717 Registered: 7-2011 |
Turn of the century? Yes, between 1900-1909 Re e-mail: glad you liked it! Hope all turns out well. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2808 Registered: 2-2011 |
did someone threaten him? with a weapon? with words? with their body? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 724 Registered: 7-2011 |
did someone threaten him? with a weapon? with words? with their body? No to all. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2820 Registered: 2-2011 |
did something else happen which was a potential threat? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5347 Registered: 9-2010 |
Wait, wait wait. He=his=Human adult female?? *wonders if the puzzle statement has a typo* =P | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 729 Registered: 7-2011 |
did something else happen which was a potential threat? Yes - more, really, than just potential, although he was not injured. Wait, wait wait. He=his=Human adult female?? *wonders if the puzzle statement has a typo* =P You're right, Kaylee. Amazing nobody caught it before. I need a good proofreader! He is male. However, there is a female involved in the puzzle incident. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2827 Registered: 2-2011 |
did he jump out of the way of something? withstand something hitting him? survive a fall? a crash? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 736 Registered: 7-2011 |
did he jump out of the way of something? no withstand something hitting him? no, although something did _not_ hit him. survive a fall? a crash? Yope. There was a fall and a crash (svv crash) but they were secondary to something else. | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 749 Registered: 7-2011 |
As suggested, here is a HINT: Consider the time-frame - something that happened in the period 1900-1910 | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 762 Registered: 7-2011 |
Narrow it down a little more: Consider something earth-shaking that happened in the USA about the middle of that time period. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2890 Registered: 2-2011 |
the San Francisco earthquake? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 764 Registered: 7-2011 |
the San Francisco earthquake? Yes! So how did he (shall we call him William?) get an undeserved reputation because of the S.F. earthquake and being drunk? | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 312 Registered: 1-2012 |
Did the earthquake cause something to almost hit him? But he wasn't afraid? Because he was drunk? Earning him his reputation? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 768 Registered: 7-2011 |
Did the earthquake cause something to almost hit him? But he wasn't afraid? Because he was drunk? Earning him his reputation?That about sums it up. ************SPOILER*************** This is from one of P.G. Wodehouse's Mr. Mulliner stories. Mr. Mulliner had a seemingly endless number of relatives, and this one is "The Story of William" (Mr. Mulliner's uncle). He was courting a girl in San Francisco, but she spurned him for a self-described explorer and adventurer. William was just too timid! The unhappy and previously teetotalling William went out and got drunk. On his way back to his hotel, he saw something that made him think he had permanent d.t.s. Specifically he saw "a 4'8" man eating hash with his toes." Unknown to William, a troupe of performing midgets was in the neighborhood. When the quake woke him up in the middle of the night, he thought his mind was still playing tricks on him, and went back to sleep. His girl-friend came to his bedside (no walls to stop her) and was immpressed by William's coolness. The adventurer had run off as fast as his feet of clay could carry him. They were married and lived happily ever after. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16629 Registered: 4-2010 |
Great puzzle, and great story! (I found it online and read through it) |
