| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17308 Registered: 4-2010 |
A pair of sicknesses cost Homer thousands of dollars. | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 349 Registered: 10-2011 |
Homer = H/A/M? Alive? Real person? True story? FYOI? FSEI? Sicknesses: Homer got ill? Somebody Homer knew got ill? Somebody Homer didn't know got ill? Or a completely different meaning of the word? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17311 Registered: 4-2010 |
Homer = H/A/M? Yes Alive? Yes Real person? No, I made this up True story? FYOI? This FSEI? Sicknesses: Homer got ill? Somebody Homer knew got ill? This, both times Somebody Homer didn't know got ill? Or a completely different meaning of the word? | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 352 Registered: 10-2011 |
Were either of the victims of sickness in Homer's immediate family (mother, father, sister, brother, wife, kids)? Or in his extended family? Friends of his? Co-workers? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17313 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were either of the victims of sickness in Homer's immediate family (mother, father, sister, brother, wife, kids)? Or in his extended family? Friends of his? Co-workers? They were both friends | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 356 Registered: 10-2011 |
Is Homer's profession relevant? Where he lives? His age? Social status? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3212 Registered: 2-2011 |
did Homer pay for their treatment? did they claim on his insurance and the fraud was discovered? did they work with Homer? did it cost him a lot to visit them? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17317 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is Homer's profession relevant? No Where he lives? No His age? No Social status? No did Homer pay for their treatment? No and irrel did they claim on his insurance and the fraud was discovered? No did they work with Homer? Irrel, could be Yes or No did it cost him a lot to visit them? No | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 362 Registered: 10-2011 |
Homer lost money because... ...he had to buy something? ...he lost money on an investment? ...his money were stolen? ...he was the victim of fraud? ...something valuable he owned lost its value? ...a profitable deal he had made went fown the drain? ...he was fined? ...he was sued? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17319 Registered: 4-2010 |
Homer lost money because... ...he had to buy something? ...he lost money on an investment? ...his money were stolen? ...he was the victim of fraud? ...something valuable he owned lost its value? ...a profitable deal he had made went fown the drain? ...he was fined? ...he was sued? No to all, somewhat of an FA | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3218 Registered: 2-2011 |
did he fail to make a lot of money he was expecting to make? or fail to inherit? marry into money? fail to buy a winning lottery ticket? or place a bet he intended to make? was Homer responible for these two people getting sick? did Homer own a restaurant? did Homer own any business which went under? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17321 Registered: 4-2010 |
did he fail to make a lot of money he was expecting to make? or fail to inherit? marry into money? No to these fail to buy a winning lottery ticket? No, but this is the closest to the actual "loss of money" or place a bet he intended to make? was Homer responible for these two people getting sick? No did Homer own a restaurant? Irrel did Homer own any business which went under? No | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 366 Registered: 10-2011 |
If it hadn't been for these sickensses, Homer would have made thousands of dollars? Did the two people get the same sickness? Relevant exactly what kind of sickness(es)? Are they both H/A/M? Is their gender relevant? Their age? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17331 Registered: 4-2010 |
If it hadn't been for these sickensses, Homer would have made thousands of dollars? Yesish/Yope Did the two people get the same sickness? No Relevant exactly what kind of sickness(es)? Yes to the second one, No to the first one Are they both H/A/M? Yes Is their gender relevant? Not really Their age? Not really | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1557 Registered: 1-2011 |
If only one of these people got sick, would Homer still have made the money? Did Homer take care for any of his sick friends? Did Homer plan a joint enterprise with any of these two friends? | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 382 Registered: 10-2011 |
The sickness that is relevant to work out: is it a medical sickness/disease? a mental illness? an allergy or similar? a rare condition? a very common condition? a syndrome? Can we name his friends? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3236 Registered: 2-2011 |
had he invented something that was supposed to prevent or cure a particular sickness? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17341 Registered: 4-2010 |
If only one of these people got sick, would Homer still have made the money? Yes Did Homer take care for any of his sick friends? Yope to the second one, No to the first Did Homer plan a joint enterprise with any of these two friends? No The sickness that is relevant to work out: is it a medical sickness/disease? This a mental illness? an allergy or similar? a rare condition? a very common condition? And this (but I wouldn't call it a "condition") a syndrome? Can we name his friends? Please do! had he invented something that was supposed to prevent or cure a particular sickness? No | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 390 Registered: 10-2011 |
Okay, can we call the friend with the "relevant" disease William, and the one with the "irrelevant" one Oscar? Did Homer make a bet of some kind? Or participate in some competition? Are sports involved? Are William and Oscar's professions, hobbies or habits relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17349 Registered: 4-2010 |
Okay, can we call the friend with the "relevant" disease William, and the one with the "irrelevant" one Oscar? Sounds good. Did Homer make a bet of some kind? No Or participate in some competition? No Are sports involved? Yes Are William and Oscar's professions, hobbies or habits relevant? No | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 391 Registered: 10-2011 |
Did the sicknesses strike suddenly? Or gradually? Did they both get sick at the same time? Or did William get sick first? Oscar? If so, how much time between them? Was Homer with William and Oscar when he learned of the sicknesses? Did he learn of them at all? Does William and Oscar know each other? Relevant? Did Homer realise that he had lost money the instant he learned that William and Oscar were sick? Or did some events follow that he couldn't necessarily foresee, that eventually led to his loss of money? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3247 Registered: 2-2011 |
was a bet involved? a tantime? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3248 Registered: 2-2011 |
was a bet involved? a tantime? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17352 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the sicknesses strike suddenly? This Or gradually? Did they both get sick at the same time? Or did William get sick first? Oscar? This If so, how much time between them? About a day Was Homer with William and Oscar when he learned of the sicknesses? William yes, Oscar no Did he learn of them at all? Yes Does William and Oscar know each other? Yes Relevant? Not really Did Homer realise that he had lost money the instant he learned that William and Oscar were sick? No Or did some events follow that he couldn't necessarily foresee, that eventually led to his loss of money? Yes was a bet involved? No a tantime? No | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1585 Registered: 1-2011 |
Is William's profession relevant? Is Oskar's? Is it relevant how long did the sicknesses persist? | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 408 Registered: 10-2011 |
Did William have a cold? The flu? Pneumonia? A viral infection? Bacterial? The kind of sports involved: Ball game? Football? Basket? Fighting sport? Boxing? Racing? Running? Water sports? Swimming? Diving? Riding? Shooting? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17359 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is William's profession relevant? Is Oskar's? Neither Is it relevant how long did the sicknesses persist? Somewhat, but not all that much Did William have a cold? The flu? Pneumonia? A viral infection? Bacterial? None of these The kind of sports involved: Ball game? Yes, but No to rest Football? Basket? Fighting sport? Boxing? Racing? Running? Water sports? Swimming? Diving? Riding? Shooting? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3263 Registered: 2-2011 |
tennis? golf? baseball? volleyball? hockey? lacrosse? bowling? cricket? soccer? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17361 Registered: 4-2010 |
tennis? golf? baseball? This volleyball? hockey? lacrosse? bowling? cricket? soccer? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17397 Registered: 4-2010 |
RECAP: William and Oscar got sick a day apart. These sicknesses prevented Homer from getting thousands of dollars. Baseball is relevant. | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1615 Registered: 1-2011 |
Was any of the man going to play baseball? To watch baseball game? Did playing baseball cause any of the infections? Did Homer have to be in a certain place on a certain time to get the money? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3286 Registered: 2-2011 |
did Homer bet on a game? was the game cancelled? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17399 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was any of the man going to play baseball? No To watch baseball game? Yes Did playing baseball cause any of the infections? No Did Homer have to be in a certain place on a certain time to get the money? Yesish did Homer bet on a game? No was the game cancelled? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17440 Registered: 4-2010 |
RECAP and the least important part of the story: Homer lost out on gaining a lot of money because William and Oscar got sick. Part of what happened is this: Oscar was supposed to go with Homer to a baseball game, but he got sick, so William went with him instead. That should get you started. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3049 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did Oscar get sick before William? At the same time? Did Oscar not go to the game because he was sick? Was William sick at the game? is any of that relevant? Did Homer lose out on the money because Oscar wasn't there? Because William was? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17442 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did Oscar get sick before William? Yes At the same time? Did Oscar not go to the game because he was sick? Yes Was William sick at the game? Yes is any of that relevant? Yes Did Homer lose out on the money because Oscar wasn't there? Yes, indirectly... Because William was? Yes, directly | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3051 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did the money have anything to do with the baseball game? With anything that happened at the stadium (aside from sickness)? With something that happened outside the stadium? Was Oscar sicker than William? Was his sickness more apparent? Was there some reason why William could go while Oscar was too sick to go? Did William not know he was sick until he was already at the game? Did Homer catch the illness from William? Is Homer's mode of transportation relevant? Was Oscar supposed to drive him somewhere? To the ball park? More generally, did the change in companion cause Homer's mode of transportation change? If so, was he expecting to go in a car? public transportation? taxi? human-powered transit (walk, bike, etc)? Did he actually go in a car? public transportation? taxi? human-powered transit? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17443 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the money have anything to do with the baseball game? Yes With anything that happened at the stadium (aside from sickness)? Yes With something that happened outside the stadium? No Was Oscar sicker than William? Yes -- see next answer Was his sickness more apparent? Was there some reason why William could go while Oscar was too sick to go? Did William not know he was sick until he was already at the game? Yope -- he did not get sick until he was at the game Did Homer catch the illness from William? No Is Homer's mode of transportation relevant? No Was Oscar supposed to drive him somewhere? To the ball park? More generally, did the change in companion cause Homer's mode of transportation change? Irrel If so, was he expecting to go in a car? public transportation? taxi? human-powered transit (walk, bike, etc)? Did he actually go in a car? public transportation? taxi? human-powered transit? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3052 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did William's illness cause them to have to leave the game early? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17445 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did William's illness cause them to have to leave the game early? Yes | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3054 Registered: 7-2009 |
Had they not left the game early, would Oscar have gotten the money? Did the money have something to do with his seat number? His ticket stub? A contest at the stadium? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17446 Registered: 4-2010 |
Had they not left the game early, would Oscar have gotten the money? Yes Did the money have something to do with his seat number? Yopish His ticket stub? No A contest at the stadium? No | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3056 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did it have to do with his section number? row number? With launching some item into the air that randomly landed in his seat? Did someone have plans/instructions to meet him at his seat? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17448 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did it have to do with his section number? row number? With launching some item into the air that randomly landed in his seat? YOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (technically YES) Did someone have plans/instructions to meet him at his seat? No | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3060 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did the item originate from inside the stadium (e.g. from a t-shirt launcher)? From outside the stadium, overhead? From outside the stadium, at ground level? Would he have been injured by the item if he had been there? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17450 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the item originate from inside the stadium Yes (e.g. from a t-shirt launcher) But not this ? From outside the stadium, overhead? From outside the stadium, at ground level? Would he have been injured by the item if he had been there? No | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3311 Registered: 2-2011 |
the ball? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17452 Registered: 4-2010 |
the ball? Yes! | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3315 Registered: 2-2011 |
is there a prize for catching the ball? or can you keep it and sell it? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3061 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was it the ball from an important hit? Like, a game winning homer during the World Series? Or a certain player breaking a record? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17454 Registered: 4-2010 |
is there a prize for catching the ball? No or can you keep it and sell it? Yes Was it the ball from an important hit? Yes Like, a game winning homer during the World Series? Or a certain player breaking a record? This. **********SPOILER********** Homer (did you catch the hint from his name?) was going to go to a baseball game with his friend Oscar, but Oscar got sick the day before, so he went with his other friend William instead. At the game, William got sick and he and Homer had to leave. Later in the game, a player hit a record-breaking home run right to the seat Homer had been sitting in. If either of his friends had not gotten sick, Homer would have caught the ball and sold it for a large sum. The title referred to the phrase "tape-measure home run," and Homer's name, as mentioned, was also a hint. Nice solve, Shez and Noel. New puzzle right now. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3063 Registered: 7-2009 |
No, I completely missed the Homer reference, even at the end. Whoops! Isn't it funny when you're a host and you put what you think is a huge hint in the title and no one notices it? |
