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by **Solong** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:56 pm

It may have been inappropriate, but I had to laugh when in looked at No. 17.

by **WiZ** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:04 pm

You should get a job at Buzzfeed...

Does '#17' refer to an item in a list? A house number? A contestant?

by **Grip** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:35 pm

Is No. 17 part of an address? a book page?

by **Balin** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:44 pm

Does No. 17 represent something? Did you see the actual number?

by **Doriana** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 11:00 pm

Is #17 a menu item?

Is a mistranslation involved?

by **Zanreo** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 2:27 pm

Inappropiate - rude? Offensive?

by **Solong** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 4:59 pm

Does '#17' refer to an item in a list? Yes. A house number? A contestant? No to these.

by **Solong** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:01 pm

Is No. 17 part of an address? a book page? No to both.

by **Grip** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:03 pm

Was the list related to something humorous?

by **Solong** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:04 pm

Does No. 17 represent something?DOYD. Can you rephrase? Did you see the actual number? I saw the number 17, followed by something.

by **Solong** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:08 pm

Is #17 a menu item? If 'menu' indicates food, no. If it means 'a list of options,' yes.

Is a mistranslation involved? No. All communication in the same language - English.

by **Solong** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:10 pm

Inappropiate - rude? Offensive? Might have been taken that way. Let's just say 'inappropriate to the occasion.'

by **Solong** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:12 pm

Was the list related to something humorous? No. Neither the list nor anything on it were intentionally humorous. It just struck me that way.

by **Grip** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:19 pm

Was No. 17 only five words long?

by **GalFisk** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:35 pm

Would it be funny if it was #16? #1? #66? Is it funny together with the other options? Or would it be funny if it was the only option? Or if all options except #17 were different?

by **Solong** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:57 pm

Was No. 17 only five words long? Yes!

by **Solong** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 4:01 pm

Would it be funny if it was #16? Yes, but unlikely there would have been that many choices.#1? Yes #66? Yes, but unlikely there would have been that many choices. Is it funny together with the other options? No.Or would it be funny if it was the only option? Yes.Or if all options except #17 were different? They are all different.

by **Grip** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 7:22 pm

Are these options being displayed on a PC monitor? a IPhone screen?

Were you at home when you saw these options? at work? a hospital?

by **Solong** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 3:06 pm

Are these options being displayed on a PC monitor? a IPhone screen? No; in person, face to face. The list was printed.

Were you at home when you saw these options? at work? no to both. a hospital? No, but explore.

by **Grip** » Mon Jan 16, 2017 11:43 pm

Were you in a public place where you saw this list? a doctors office?

Was the list an listing of safety procedures?

by **Solong** » Tue Jan 17, 2017 5:01 pm

Were you in a public place where you saw this list? a doctors office? An office, but not a doctor's office. Explore!

Was the list an listing of safety procedures? No.

by **Grip** » Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:30 pm

Was it at a lawyers office? insurance company?

Were you at this office for an appointment?

by **Solong** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 6:13 pm

Was it at a lawyers office? No. insurance company? Noish,, although in a sense I was 'collecting' on a sort of insurance policy.

Were you at this office for an appointment? No. My husband and I were there on behalf of someone else, who could not be there. No apppointment was necessary.

by **biograd** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 6:26 pm

I notice that you say "it was unlikely there would be that many choices" for both 16 and 66. For 66 I interpret your reply as "there are likely to be fewer than 66 different choices", but I am having trouble making sense of the answer for 16.

If there is a choice #17, I assume that choices #1 through #16 exist as well (hence it is not only "not unlikely", but known to be true that there was a #16). However, were some numbers skipped, for good reason? or alternatively, did the funny choice only make sense if it was the last one on the list (for example, "all of the above")?

by **Solong** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 5:12 pm

I notice that you say "it was unlikely there would be that many choices" for both 16 and 66. For 66 I interpret your reply as "there are likely to be fewer than 66 different choices", but I am having trouble making sense of the answer for 16.

If there is a choice #17, I assume that choices #1 through #16 exist as well (hence it is not only "not unlikely", but known to be true that there was a #16). However, were some numbers skipped, for good reason? or alternatively, did the funny choice only make sense if it was the last one on the list (for example, "all of the above")?I misread the 16 as 166, I think. There were about 25 choices. I doubt there would have been as many as 50, much less more.

There was nothing significant about the placement of this option on the list. It was not the last one. The others were skipped, because none of them made me laugh, and they shouldn't have.

by **Grip** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 5:19 pm

Were you at a bank?

Was the list of people? bad things that happened to people? list of rules?

by **Solong** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:04 pm

Were you at a bank? No.

Was the list of people? bad things that happened to people? list of rules? No to all. However, you might say that a 'bad think' was tangentlly involved.

by **Solong** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:37 pm

That should be 'bad thing,' not 'bad think.' Sorry!

by **Solong** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 3:36 pm

Hint: Where is Literally a Skeleton when we need him?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 3:52 pm

Is a skeleton involved? Part of one?

by **RedWine** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:14 pm

Were you brought to the office by any kind of urgence? Was the #17 a real, possible option to follow? Was it impossible in your case?
Was the list concerning recent deaths? Or death causes?

by **Grip** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:54 pm

Was this at a morgue? crematory? funeral home? cemetery? mortuary?

by **Solong** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 3:41 pm

Is a skeleton involved? Part of one? No to both, except insofar that everybody has one.

by **Solong** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 3:43 pm

Were you brought to the office by any kind of urgence? Noish.Was the #17 a real, possible option to follow? Yes.Was it impossible in your case? No, it was quite possible.
Was the list concerning recent deaths? Yes - at least one! Explore.Or death causes? No.

by **RedWine** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 3:47 pm

Was it a list of causes of death? List of exceptions that are not covered by an insurance?

by **Solong** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 3:48 pm

Was this at a morgue? crematory? funeral home? This. We were arranging a funeral. So what list of options might we have been given?cemetery? mortuary?

by **RedWine** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 3:58 pm

Were you choosing something material, like a coffin? Something intangible, connected with the ceremony? Maybe a song to be played during funeral? Or words to be printed on a flower bands?

by **Grip** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 4:47 pm

Was it a list of how the body could be presented?

by **Solong** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 11:27 pm

Were you choosing something material, like a coffin? No Something intangible, connected with the ceremony? Yope Maybe a song to be played during funeral? Or words to be printed on a flower bands? This is closest - words on a headstone.

by **Solong** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 11:28 pm

Was it a list of how the body could be presented? No. See above.

by **RedWine** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 8:20 am

Were the words funny? If yes, by themselves? Only in certain circumstances? Only in connection with something else? Were the words inappropriate to situation?

by **Solong** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 5:18 pm

Were the words funny? If yes, by themselves? They were not funny in themselves.Only in certain circumstances? Only in connection with something else? or someone, Yes. Were the words inappropriate to situation? No, more the opposite.

RECAP
When my brother-in-law died a while back, my husband and I arranged his services. He was a veteran, so he was entitled to a plot in a VA cemetary, and a headstone, with a choice of some 25 sentiments to put on it (besides name & dates). Anybody wish to take a stab at what #17 was? Hint: It is a song title, 5 words long.

by **biograd** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 5:49 pm

Did the words in the title seem to imply something about the deceased? which was in fact true about the "subject" of this particular funeral?

by **JenBurdoo** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 6:01 pm

Was it a religious sentiment? A patriotic one? Related to the branch in which he served? The war or theater?

by **Solong** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 9:26 pm

Did the words in the title seem to imply something about the deceased? Yes, they included the word 'I' as if he were speaking. which was in fact true about the "subject" of this particular funeral?Yes - though you would have to know my brother-in-law Al to realize just how true they were

by **Solong** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 9:28 pm

Was it a religious sentiment? A patriotic one? Related to the branch in which he served? The war or theater? No to all.

by **Solong** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 3:40 pm

Hint: The solution is a song title, of five words, one of which is 'I.'

by **Grip** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 6:24 pm

"I Will Always Love You?"

by **Solong** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 3:24 pm

I Will Always Love You?" No. The first word is 'I', but there is no 'you.'

by **The_Breadman** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:07 pm

I believe I can fly?

by **The_Breadman** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:12 pm

I feel the earth move? I'll be home for Christmas?

by **The_Breadman** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:13 pm

I wanna be sedated?

by **Grip** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:58 pm

When you laughed was it out of fondness for the deceased? would someone familiar with the deceased not find your laughter inappropriate but more of a tribute?

by **Solong** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:01 pm

I believe I can fly? No.

by **Solong** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:03 pm

I feel the earth move? I'll be home for Christmas? I wanna be sedated? No to all.

by **Solong** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:06 pm

When you laughed was it out of fondness for the deceased? Yes, and long acquaintance. would someone familiar with the deceased not find your laughter inappropriate but more of a tribute? Yessish - they would realize how fitting the epitaph was.

by **The_Breadman** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:07 pm

Did one specific musical act make the song famous?

by **RedWine** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 11:19 am

Was it a movie song? Did the title pertain to war? Eternity? Death? Peace?

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 4:21 pm

To love? To an activity? To an attitude? To a saying? A motto? A problem?

by **Solong** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 6:40 pm

Did one specific musical act make the song famous? Don't know exactly what you mean. Can you rephrase?
I will say that it is associated with a specific singer.

Breadman, you-re new around here. Let me welcome you, and warn you what you're letting yourself in for!

by **Solong** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 6:42 pm

Was it a movie song? AFAIK, no.Did the title pertain to war? Eternity? Death? Peace? No or n.r. to all.

by **Solong** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 6:46 pm

To love? No.To an activity? Noish/yope. Activity is implied, however. To an attitude? Yes. To a saying? A motto? Although a song title, it could be considered as either of these. A problem? n.r.

by **Balin** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 7:47 pm

Is "I" the first word of the song?

by **Solong** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:16 pm

Is "I" the first word of the song? Yes.

Want a hint? Here's one, in the form of initials: FS

by **trebor** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 6:25 am

PM sent.

by **GalFisk** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 8:29 am

I am [something]? A like? Dislike? Hobby? Sport? Social group?

by **peter365** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 3:00 pm

Sounds like 'I did it my way' by Frank Sinatra but the song is just called My Way . Is it this?

by **Solong** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:57 pm

I am [something]? A like? Dislike? Hobby? Sport? Social group? No to all.

by **Solong** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:01 pm

Sounds like 'I did it my way' by Frank Sinatra but the song is just called My Way . Is it this? Yes!

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What Peter said, also Trebor. They are right, of course, but most people think of it by the 5-word phrase, and that is what was offered on the headstone.

we wimped out, and went with 'Always in our memory,' but it would have been SO fitting!

by **trebor** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 12:25 am

I so wished I'd jumped into this one sooner. A fun puzzle!

[Solong] Just five little words

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