| Author | Message | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 444 Registered: 1-2010 |
That's the best I could do under the circumstances. This is based on something a friend of mine posted on Facebook. If you think you know the answer, don't say anything. If you don't know the answer, don't google it. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17039 Registered: 4-2010 |
"I" = you, Hominid? H? A? M? Is this based on a joke? (The line sounds familiar, but I cannot place the source.) | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 445 Registered: 1-2010 |
"I" = you, Hominid? no. H? A? M? assume yes to all three. Is this based on a joke? yes. (The line sounds familiar, but I cannot place the source.) If you get close to the answer, email it. | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 965 Registered: 8-2011 |
I've heard this one- it's a good one for a lateral puzzle! *watching in amusement* | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17053 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the speaker talking to one person? Multiple people? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 446 Registered: 1-2010 |
I've heard this one- it's a good one for a lateral puzzle! *watching in amusement* That was my thought when I first read it. Is the speaker talking to one person? this. Multiple people? also a slight FA. | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 176 Registered: 2-2012 |
Is it a Facebook equivalent of a chain-email virus? IOW please pass this on to your spacebook friends? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 448 Registered: 1-2010 |
Is it a Facebook equivalent of a chain-email virus? yes, but I think it was a chain email at one point. IOW please pass this on to your spacebook friends? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1899 Registered: 9-2010 |
Did it say "send this to 10 of your facebook friends" but you had less than 10? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 449 Registered: 1-2010 |
Did it say "send this to 10 of your facebook friends" but you had less than 10? The puzzle itself has absolutely nothing to do with facebook. I simply read about it on facebook. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3049 Registered: 2-2011 |
is the speaker recounting a true story? were the circumstances particularly unusual? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 450 Registered: 1-2010 |
is the speaker recounting a true story? He isn't really recounting anything, but he's telling the truth in the context of the puzzle. were the circumstances particularly unusual? yes. | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 268 Registered: 10-2011 |
Was the puzzle statement part of the thing that was posted on Facebook? Or did the Facebook post refer to something else which the puzzle statement was part of? Or was the statement a comment on the thing referred to? A joke: a textual/narrative joke? Or involving pictures? Video? Sound? Music? A practical joke? Is the puzzle statement the punchline of the joke? Any puns involved? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 478 Registered: 1-2010 |
Was the puzzle statement part of the thing that was posted on Facebook? Or did the Facebook post refer to something else which the puzzle statement was part of? Or was the statement a comment on the thing referred to? Forget that I ever mentioned Facebook. Facebook is completely irrelevant to the puzzle. A joke: a textual/narrative joke? this. Or involving pictures? Video? Sound? Music? A practical joke? Is the puzzle statement the punchline of the joke? Any puns involved? Ignore the italicized text and work on the actual puzzle statement. | ||
| Matadus (Matadus)
New member Username: Matadus Post Number: 1 Registered: 7-2012 |
is the person an employee answering to his boss? | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 321 Registered: 10-2011 |
I take it the answers to my last two questions (punchline and puns) are "no", since they weren't answered? Is the puzzle statement something one person says to another? Are there more than two persons involved in the situation? Are they both/all H/A/M? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 480 Registered: 1-2010 |
is the person an employee answering to his boss? yope/noish. I take it the answers to my last two questions (punchline and puns) are "no", since they weren't answered? Sorry I missed those, but you are correct; the answer is no to both. Is the puzzle statement something one person says to another? yope. Are there more than two persons involved in the situation? two individuals and a few others. Are they both/all H/A/M? You can assume so. The H is relevant to everyone; the A to all except the speaker, although he's probably an adult. The gender is irrelevant. | ||
| Matadus (Matadus)
New member Username: Matadus Post Number: 2 Registered: 7-2012 |
is the situation based in an office environment? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3268 Registered: 2-2011 |
does the person do this thing every year? on a specific date? or does the thing take all year? is success measured in years? like a school report or a work appraisal? or is it something that's usualy done once a year? like spring-cleaning? celebrating something? annual vacation? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 481 Registered: 1-2010 |
is the situation based in an office environment? no. does the person do this thing every year? no, but OTRT. on a specific date? no, but OTRT. or does the thing take all year? no. is success measured in years? if you mean the likes of "it went better this year than last year," then yes. like a school report or a work appraisal? neither of these, though. or is it something that's usualy done once a year? like spring-cleaning? celebrating something? annual vacation? the relevant action is something that most people do not do, but people do it regardless of the time of year. However, the end result is something that is supposed to happen once a year. I would recommend giving names to the two main characters so it's less confusing. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5637 Registered: 9-2010 |
If we call Person 1 Matt and Person 2 Greg, could you please recap so things become clearer? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 482 Registered: 1-2010 |
If we call Person 1 Matt and Person 2 Greg, could you please recap so things become clearer? ********************RECAP********************** Matt communicates to Greg, "It's the best I could do under the circumstances." Matt does something for Greg every year. For some reason, he was not able to do that thing this year, but because of something Matt did or said, the desired outcome was accomplished. One other group of people is involved. They are human and adult. Their gender is irrelevant. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3337 Registered: 2-2011 |
did Matt get someone else to do it? does he feel a moral obligation to do this thing? Does Greg expect him to do it? is he grateful? appreciative? if it hadn't been done on this occasion, would he have done it himself? found someone else to do it? do without? is is putting up Christmas lights? cleaning the swimming pool? does the action involve making something? delivering something? cleaning? mending? entertaining? writing? phoning? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 485 Registered: 1-2010 |
did Matt get someone else to do it? yes. does he feel a moral obligation to do this thing? assume yes. Does Greg expect him to do it? not really. is he grateful? appreciative? yes to both. if it hadn't been done on this occasion, would he have done it himself? Are you talking about Greg? No; he was incapable. found someone else to do it? do without? most likely this. is is putting up Christmas lights? cleaning the swimming pool? no to both. does the action involve making something? delivering something? cleaning? mending? entertaining? writing? phoning? no to all. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3342 Registered: 2-2011 |
is the thing a single action? or is it something which has to be performed over a period of a few days? weeks? is it carried out indoors? outdoors? at home? at work? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 487 Registered: 1-2010 |
is the thing a single action? yes. or is it something which has to be performed over a period of a few days? weeks? but there is follow-up action required over the next few months. is it carried out indoors? outdoors? this. at home? in this case, this. at work? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3376 Registered: 2-2011 |
does it involve growing or cultivating something? trimming or pruning something? harvesting something? planting something? building something? mending something? serviing or maintaining something? is this something only a certain sort of person needs to do? a person who lives in a particular place? owns a particular thing? is it shovelling snow? painting something? cleaning something? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 488 Registered: 1-2010 |
does it involve growing or cultivating something? trimming or pruning something? harvesting something? planting something? this is closest. building something? mending something? serviing or maintaining something? is this something only a certain sort of person needs to do? yesish. a person who lives in a particular place? owns a particular thing? is it shovelling snow? painting something? cleaning something? no to all. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3411 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it something only people who work in a certain profession do? only men? women? children? poor people? rich people? is it sowing something? propagating something? is it something concerned with Christmas? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 489 Registered: 1-2010 |
is it something only people who work in a certain profession do? could be a profession or a hobby. only men? women? children? poor people? rich people? could be any of these. is it sowing something? propagating something? neither. is it something concerned with Christmas? no. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3438 Registered: 2-2011 |
muck-spreading? pruning? chopping wood? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 491 Registered: 1-2010 |
muck-spreading? pruning? chopping wood? none of these. | ||
| Charizardex2004 (Charizardex2004)
New member Username: Charizardex2004 Post Number: 3 Registered: 10-2012 |
Is this related to Agriculture? Gardening? Harvest? Did he not harvest and the fruit/crop was harvested by some other means? | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 722 Registered: 5-2008 |
Is the action, in its simplest terms; a direct manipulation(handling) of a tangible object? an indirect manipulation(handling) of a tangible object? a manipulation(handling) of a living thing(s)? a manipulation(control) of a living thing(s)? involve moving a something from a someplace to another distinct place? reversible in a practical sense? reversible with respect to current assumed laws of physics? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 2116 Registered: 6-2008 |
Welcome back Liquizt! You created the first Latventure I solved on here, and probably one of the first Latventures on the forum at all. A few months ago I was actually trying to remember your name, because I realized that the author of that puzzle had disappeared. Anyway, is a seed placed in the soil? A plant that is already partly grown (i.e. a seedling or small plant)? Or is a plant moved from one sort of pot or container to another? Does this involve a plant that bears fruit? That is otherwise edible (e.g. a potato)? that provides building materials? That is used medically? that is purely for aesthetics? | ||
| Ch33tah (Ch33tah)
New member Username: Ch33tah Post Number: 72 Registered: 10-2009 |
Is Greg mentally disabled? Physically? Would he be physically able to do what Matt does for him? Or does the action require knowledge that Greg doesn't have? Would Greg be able to learn to do the action Matt usually does? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 492 Registered: 1-2010 |
Is this related to Agriculture? Gardening? this. Harvest? Did he not harvest and the fruit/crop was harvested by some other means? no, but OTRT Is the action, in its simplest terms; a direct manipulation(handling) of a tangible object? this. an indirect manipulation(handling) of a tangible object? a manipulation(handling) of a living thing(s)? a manipulation(control) of a living thing(s)? it would involve these two, but that's not how it's normally thought of. involve moving a something from a someplace to another distinct place? thisish. reversible in a practical sense? yes, but it wouldn't be exactly the same. reversible with respect to current assumed laws of physics? yes. Welcome back Liquizt! You created the first Latventure I solved on here, and probably one of the first Latventures on the forum at all. A few months ago I was actually trying to remember your name, because I realized that the author of that puzzle had disappeared. Anyway, is a seed placed in the soil? probably this, eventually. A plant that is already partly grown (i.e. a seedling or small plant)? Or is a plant moved from one sort of pot or container to another? Does this involve a plant that bears fruit? That is otherwise edible (e.g. a potato)? that provides building materials? That is used medically? that is purely for aesthetics? The plant is a tomato, but this is not really relevant. Is Greg mentally disabled? Physically? this, but only slightly. Assume it's from old age. Would he be physically able to do what Matt does for him? no. Or does the action require knowledge that Greg doesn't have? no, it doesn't. Would Greg be able to learn to do the action Matt usually does? no. He is simply physically incapable of doing it because he is disabled. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3574 Registered: 2-2011 |
tying up the tomatoes? transplanting the tomatoes? fertilising the tomatoes? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 494 Registered: 1-2010 |
tying up the tomatoes? transplanting the tomatoes? fertilising the tomatoes? none of these. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3600 Registered: 2-2011 |
moving the tomato plants themselves? picking the tomatoes? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 495 Registered: 1-2010 |
moving the tomato plants themselves? no. picking the tomatoes? no. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3611 Registered: 2-2011 |
did the group of people volunteer to do the thing? did they know Matt wasn't going to be able to do it? or was it just a lucky coincidence that they did it? is there a particular reason why Matt couldn't fufill his usual duties? was he sick? away? did he have an arm or leg in plaster? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 1318 Registered: 5-2007 |
Digging? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 496 Registered: 1-2010 |
did the group of people volunteer to do the thing? probably not. did they know Matt wasn't going to be able to do it? yes, although the thought probably never crossed their minds. or was it just a lucky coincidence that they did it? no. is there a particular reason why Matt couldn't fufill his usual duties? was he sick? away? this. did he have an arm or leg in plaster? Digging?yes. | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 1319 Registered: 5-2007 |
To check my understanding: Here is Greg, who used to dig the soil to plant tomatoes, but can no longer do so alone because he is getting on in years. And here is Matt, who used to help Greg dig the soil but on this occasion cannot do so because he is "away". Nonetheless, Matt somehow induces some other "group of people" to dig the soil so that Greg can plant his tomatoes. If any of the above is flawed, please indicate. Otherwise, or anyway, I have a couple of questions: Are Matt and Greg related? Do they live in the same house (for svv of "house")? By the way, hello (again) to lateral puzzlers old and new. Good to see this place still flourishing. It's been a while since I used the term "svv". | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18044 Registered: 4-2010 |
Welcome back woubit -- glad to see you around again! And Hominid -- I believe I know the answer. Should I email? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3622 Registered: 2-2011 |
did the group of people dig the ground? in order to plant tomatoes? to allow Greg to plant tomatoes? for a different reason? did Matt fool them into digging? did he pretend there was buried treasure there? a body? did he make a hoax call to the police that there was a body buried there? | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 497 Registered: 1-2010 |
To check my understanding: Here is Greg, who used to dig the soil to plant tomatoes, but can no longer do so alone because he is getting on in years. And here is Matt, who used to help Greg dig the soil but on this occasion cannot do so because he is "away". Nonetheless, Matt somehow induces some other "group of people" to dig the soil so that Greg can plant his tomatoes. All of this is correct. If any of the above is flawed, please indicate. Otherwise, or anyway, I have a couple of questions: Are Matt and Greg related? yes. Do they live in the same house (for svv of "house")? svv of "live," actually. By the way, hello (again) to lateral puzzlers old and new. Good to see this place still flourishing. It's been a while since I used the term "svv". Welcome back. Welcome back woubit -- glad to see you around again! And Hominid -- I believe I know the answer. Should I email? please do. did the group of people dig the ground? yes. in order to plant tomatoes? no. to allow Greg to plant tomatoes? no. for a different reason? yes. did Matt fool them into digging? yes. did he pretend there was buried treasure there? no. a body? actually multiple bodies. did he make a hoax call to the police that there was a body buried there? no. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3705 Registered: 2-2011 |
human bodies? is Greg dead? does Matt tend the tomatoes in his honour? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18144 Registered: 4-2010 |
Emailed | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 1321 Registered: 5-2007 |
One imagines Matt pent in durance vile for crimes that he may or may not have committed. Unable to help Greg dig the soil this year due to being in clink, he gives the constabulary to understand that Greg's garden contains the bodies of several people whom Matt may or may not have murdered. The rozzers delve with might and (according to certain obstinate historians) main in Greg's garden. To no avail, for there are not really any cadavers on the premises - but Greg can now plant his tomatoes. One is reminded of some rather weightier poetry than usual: That corpse you planted last year in your garden - Has it begun to sprout? Will it bloom this year? Or has the sudden frost disturbed its bed? O, keep the Dog far hence that's friend to men, Or with his nails he'll dig it up again." T S Eliot, The Waste Land | ||
| Hominid (Hominid)
New member Username: Hominid Post Number: 498 Registered: 1-2010 |
human bodies? yes. is Greg dead? no. does Matt tend the tomatoes in his honour? I guess you could say so. *******************SPOILER***************** One imagines Matt pent in durance vile for crimes that he may or may not have committed. Unable to help Greg dig the soil this year due to being in clink, he gives the constabulary to understand that Greg's garden contains the bodies of several people whom Matt may or may not have murdered. The rozzers delve with might and (according to certain obstinate historians) main in Greg's garden. To no avail, for there are not really any cadavers on the premises - but Greg can now plant his tomatoes. correct. One is reminded of some rather weightier poetry than usual: That corpse you planted last year in your garden - Has it begun to sprout? Will it bloom this year? Or has the sudden frost disturbed its bed? O, keep the Dog far hence that's friend to men, Or with his nails he'll dig it up again." T S Eliot, The Waste Land Weighy indeed. Great job, everyone! |
