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by **JenBurdoo** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:29 am

The sign reads "None."

by **Earnest** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:08 am

Hi!!

Sign on a screen? On a street? Sign on a paper? Were there other signs with something else written on them? If so was the something written on the others quantities of a good? Number of times something happened?
"None" = not present? Not in store? Not found? Impossible to figure it out? Nobody there? Is it the answer to the question "How many of the thing are there"? Is it a label? If so on a box? On a fridge? In a Pc?

by **invisiblemimsy** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 1:07 pm

Is the sign replaceable? E.g. does it have a slot, into which another number or word can be added? 'None' as in 'zero'? Are there other signs, and if so, do they give other numbers? Other words besides numbers? Relevant where the sign is situated? Is it in the UK? USA? Another country?

by **JenBurdoo** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 9:50 pm

Hi!!

Sign on a screen? No. On a street? Irr. Sign on a paper? Assume no. Were there other signs with something else written on them? Yes. If so was the something written on the others quantities of a good? Number of times something happened? No to both.
"None" = not present? Not in store? Not found? Impossible to figure it out? Nobody there? Is it the answer to the question "How many of the thing are there"? Is it a label? If so on a box? On a fridge? In a Pc? No to all.

Is the sign replaceable? E.g. does it have a slot, into which another number or word can be added? No. 'None' as in 'zero'? Yope. Are there other signs Yes. , and if so, do they give other numbers? Yope. Other words besides numbers? Yes. Relevant where the sign is situated? Noish. Is it in the UK? USA? Another country? This.

by **GalFisk** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 10:11 pm

None: nobody? Neither of all possibilities? Nothing? Is the sign a response to a question? Does it have the word "none" on it? Does it say none by itself? When combined with other signs? Does it disallow the last possible alternative for something?

by **invisiblemimsy** » Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:05 pm

'None' as in 'Not one'? Did some of other signs have numbers on them? Was the 'None' printed or handwritten? So, some of the signs have numbers and some have words? Do some signs have nothing on them? Are the signs places to queue? Are they at an airport? Other place of transport? Is it relevant where these signs are? Are they on a vehicle? Is it possible to write other things on the signs? To move the signs around? Are some of the signs in a language other than English?

by **JenBurdoo** » Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:05 pm

None: nobody? This...ish. Neither of all possibilities? Nothing? Is the sign a response to a question? No, but... Does it have the word "none" on it? Yes. Does it say none by itself? Yes. When combined with other signs? No. Does it disallow the last possible alternative for something? No.

'None' as in 'Not one'? No. Did some of other signs have numbers on them? No, but... Was the 'None' printed or handwritten? Irrelevant, assume handwritten. So, some of the signs have numbers and some have words? There may be numbers, but only the words are relevant. Do some signs have nothing on them? No. Are the signs places to queue? No. Are they at an airport? Assume yes. Other place of transport? No. Is it relevant where these signs are? Not specifically. Are they on a vehicle? No. Is it possible to write other things on the signs? Irr. To move the signs around? No. Are some of the signs in a language other than English? No.

by **KingLouie** » Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:21 am

Are the letters N-O-N-E actually part of other/different words, with a different context/meaning?

by **invisiblemimsy** » Tue Feb 20, 2018 11:51 am

Anything to do with duty free? Items which may be prohibited, either in themselves or in certain quantities? Or restricted? Are the signs in English? Correctly or incorrectly translated from another language? It's not the answer to a question but it could be? Did some of the signs have words on them which could in theory be expressed as numbers? Anything to do with tickets? Taxis? The other signs have numbers AND words on them? Numbers expressed as words? Amount of luggage? Nothing/something to declare? Number of people? Number of something remaining/available?

by **peter365** » Tue Feb 20, 2018 4:10 pm

Is the sign missing any letters? Is it displayed the right way up ? Is there any relevant punctuation?

Is the sign for information purposes? A warning? Is there an attempt at humour?

by **JenBurdoo** » Tue Feb 20, 2018 5:41 pm

Are the letters N-O-N-E actually part of other/different words, with a different context/meaning? No.

Anything to do with duty free? Items which may be prohibited, either in themselves or in certain quantities? Or restricted? No to all. Are the signs in English? Yes. Correctly or incorrectly translated from another language? No. It's not the answer to a question but it could be? It could. YMMV. Did some of the signs have words on them which could in theory be expressed as numbers? Yes. Anything to do with tickets? Taxis? No to both. The other signs have numbers AND words on them? Assume no. See previous question but two. Numbers expressed as words? YMMV. Amount of luggage? No. Nothing/something to declare? Number of people? Number of something remaining/available? None of these.

Is the sign missing any letters? No. Is it displayed the right way up? Yes. Is there any relevant punctuation? No.

Is the sign for information purposes? A warning? Is there an attempt at humour? This.

by **peter365** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:07 am

Are homophones relevant? Nun?

I had to look up YMMV, what an unusual phrase. Would DOYD in your opinion mean the same thing?

by **JenBurdoo** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:11 pm

Are homophones relevant? Nun? No to both.

I had to look up YMMV, what an unusual phrase. Would DOYD in your opinion mean the same thing? Hm, good question. YMMV is basically, "You may disagree with my definition," whereas DOYD is "Do your own definition?"

by **peter365** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:12 pm

DOYD to me stands for 'Depends on your Definition'

by **JenBurdoo** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:20 pm

DOYD to me stands for 'Depends on your Definition' Ah, that's right, I remember now. Yes, I think they'd be the same.

by **Earnest** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:44 pm

Sorry if I repeat...
So...do the other signs have numbers greater than 10? Greater than 100? Than 1000? Are there many signs with none? Are signs written on boxes? Written on something containing sonething else? Containing someone? None = no one? Are the signs bigger than labels? Than street signs? Are tose signs in a room? Outside?

by **GalFisk** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:36 pm

Would "zero" also be humorous? "No one"? Is the sign used where a number would normally be shown?

by **JenBurdoo** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:21 pm

So...do the other signs have numbers greater than 10? Greater than 100? Than 1000? None of these. Are there many signs with none? Just one. Are signs written on boxes? No. Written on something containing sonething else? No. Containing someone? No. None = no one? Yope. Are the signs bigger than labels? Than street signs? Assume this size. Are tose signs in a room? Outside? This.

Would "zero" also be humorous? "No one"? Is the sign used where a number would normally be shown? No to all. The sign does not replace anything that was there before it.

by **peter365** » Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:50 am

Is the sign a general airport one or does it belong to a business operating in the airport e.g. Car Hire , Bar , Restaurant? Toilets relevant? Airport security relevant?

Would this humour work elsewhere ?

by **JenBurdoo** » Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:23 pm

Is the sign a general airport one or does it belong to a business operating in the airport e.g. Car Hire , Bar , Restaurant? Easily could be the latter, though I will tell you now this occurred in a military context. (Cue groaning)

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Toilets relevant? Airport security relevant? No to both.

Would this humour work elsewhere ? Absolutely. I just happened to find it in an aviation context.

by **invisiblemimsy** » Thu Feb 22, 2018 4:32 pm

Is it to do with something you might need to take with you, or leave behind, in an aviation or military contect? Is it aviation AND military?

by **JenBurdoo** » Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:11 pm

Is it to do with something you might need to take with you, or leave behind, No. in an aviation or military contect? Is it aviation AND military? Yes, though it could also work in any business context. The aviation element is irrelevant, though the military one isn't.

by **GalFisk** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 8:55 am

Military element related to: training? Rank? Branch? Discipline? travel? Fighting? Death? Logistics? Politics? Force? Honor? Medals? Punishments? Weapons? Injuries? Tactics?

by **JenBurdoo** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 1:29 pm

Military element related to: training? Rank? Branch? Mildly (could work well in other branches, too). Discipline? travel? Fighting? Death? Logistics? For SVV. Politics? Force? Honor? Medals? Punishments? Weapons? Injuries? Tactics? None of the rest.

by **GalFisk** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 1:33 pm

Food? Fuel? Ammunition? Shelter? Peacetime? Wartime? Clothing? Propaganda?

by **JenBurdoo** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 4:49 pm

Food? Fuel? Ammunition? Shelter? Is relevant. Peacetime? Wartime? Irr. Clothing? Propaganda? SVV. None of the others relevant.

by **JenBurdoo** » Thu Mar 01, 2018 4:09 am

Hint: Assume two military units stationed next to each other. (could also be two businesses next door.)

by **GalFisk** » Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:07 am

Rivalry relevant? One-upmanship? Competition? Recruiting?

by **JenBurdoo** » Thu Mar 01, 2018 3:23 pm

Rivalry relevant? Yes. One-upmanship? Yes. Competition? Recruiting? No to the others.

by **GalFisk** » Thu Mar 01, 2018 3:33 pm

Does "none" imply something good about the own unit? Bad? Something bad about the rival? Good? Does it refer to one of the units? If so, was it put there by the unit referred to? By the rivals? Accomplishments relevant?

by **JenBurdoo** » Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:24 pm

Does "none" imply something good about the own unit? Yes. Bad? Something bad about the rival? Yes. Good? Does it refer to one of the units? Yes. If so, was it put there by the unit referred to? Yes. By the rivals? Accomplishments relevant? No.

by **GalFisk** » Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:08 am

Is there also a sign saying something other than "none" about the other unit? Is the sign saying "none" telling the truth? Is the thing stated by "none" even possible? Does it imply "number/amount of (some bad stuff) = none"?

by **JenBurdoo** » Sat Mar 03, 2018 2:07 am

Is there also a sign saying something other than "none" about the other unit? Yes. Is the sign saying "none" telling the truth? Irr. Is the thing stated by "none" even possible? CA. Does it imply "number/amount of (some bad stuff) = none"? No.

by **GalFisk** » Mon Mar 05, 2018 4:50 pm

Does the sign reading something other than "none" read: a number? One word? A date and/or time? A sentence?

by **JenBurdoo** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:47 am

Does the sign reading something other than "none" read: a number? One word? A date and/or time? A sentence? It contains a phrase (a motto) of three words. There are no numbers, dates or times.

by **GalFisk** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:04 am

Is the motto a sentence? A list? Does it have verbs? Nouns? "and"? "or"?

by **JenBurdoo** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:23 pm

Is the motto a sentence? A list? Does it have verbs? Nouns? "and"? "or"? No to all. As a hint, it does contain the word "None."

by **GalFisk** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:53 pm

"None shall pass"? No, that has a verb. Something similar? "None above us"? Something in that vein?

by **JenBurdoo** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 1:32 am

"None shall pass"? No, that has a verb. Something similar? No. "None above us"? No, but... Something in that vein? Yes.

by **GalFisk** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 11:10 pm

Second to none?

by **JenBurdoo** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 4:32 am

Second to none? Got it.

Spoiler

During WWII, a US air force squadron supposedly stuck up a sign at the gate to its aerodrome: "2nd Squadron, Second to None."

The New Zealand squadron next door promptly named itself "None."

by **peter365** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:54 am

by **invisiblemimsy** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 9:00 am

Brilliant

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