[klondike mary] Flip

[klondike mary]

He did not even register. But Flip is a fighter, and is determined to win through. My money is on him.

[AlbatrossLover]

He=Flip? Flip = HAM? Is he participating in a competition? A physical fight? A sports event?

Does register here mean signing up to a competition? An organisation? A website? A contest? Or does it mean to perceive something/someone?

[trebor]

Your money is on him: a bet? With money? You literally placed money on top of him?

Is Flip’s life in danger?

[Earnest]

Relevant that the three sentences are separated one to the other? Is a pun involved? Is the pun on Flip? Is Fllip a name? Could it have been Filip (which by the way means "friend of horses")?

He did not even register = he did not book for something? He did not write his name on a list? Do people usually register? Do people who register have a benefit? The right to do something? To be served? To be first in a relevant order? Or maybe is being registered a sign of importance (e.g. they play chess. People registered at the FIDE have an high Elo and hence are seen as the strongest ones)
Could one win or lose only if he/she is not registered? Only if he/she is registered? Is winning or losing dependent on the subject or on random components (e.g. winning a fight/challenge vs winning the lottery)?

Is Flip disadvantaged because he is not registered? Could anyone register? Has the registration some requisites? Does Flip fulfill them?

[klondike mary]

He =Flip? Flip = HAM?No. Is he participating in a competition? No.A physical fight? Not in the sense you probably mean. A sports event? No.

Does register here mean signing up to a competition? An organisation? A website? A contest? Or does it mean to perceive something/someone? No to all.
AlbatrossLover

[klondike mary]

Your money is on him: a bet? With money? You literally placed money on top of him? No, and I have not actually bet money on him. I merely mean that I think he will reach his goal.

Is Flip’s life in danger?yessish - or has been.
trebor

[klondike mary]

Relevant that the three sentences are separated one to the other? Is a pun involved? Is the pun on Flip? Is Fllip a name? Flip is a name I have given him. There is sort of a pun involved, which will be revealed when the puzzle is solved.Could it have been Filip (which by the way means "friend of horses")? No.

He did not even register = he did not book for something? He did not write his name on a list?No, n.r. Do people usually register? Most people do, but Flip is not people.Do people who register have a benefit? The right to do something? An advantage, but perhaps not a 'benefit' or a 'right.;To be served? To be first in a relevant order? Or maybe is being registered a sign of importance (e.g. they play chess. People registered at the FIDE have an high Elo and hence are seen as the strongest ones) all no or n.r.i
Could one win or lose only if he/she is not registered? Only if he/she is registered? Is winning or losing dependent on the subject or on random components (e.g. winning a fight/challenge vs winniing the lottery.Registering would be a big advantage, but may not be necessary. Winning the lottery n.r., but you might say ihe is in a challenge.
Hint: consider all meanings of the word 'register.'

[klondike mary]

Is Flip disadvantaged because he is not registered?Not registering is a big disadvantage, yes. Could anyone register? Yope, possibly n.r.Has the registration some requisites? Yes.Does Flip fulfill them? He did not.

[Earnest]

Has the registration some requisites? Yes.Does Flip fulfill them? He did not. --> because of something physical? height? because of something he made? because of financial reasons?

Flip = HAM?No --> HCM? HAF? animal? fantasy character? mannequin? inanimate object? e.g. a model airplane? a model boat? a turtle? a snail? are speed races relevant?

register = he di not sun something? He did not fill out a form? registered by someone (e.g. by the owner)? are we talking about a formal registration? An informal one? are the criteria to be registered chosen by someone? by rules? by official rules?

[klondike mary]

Has the registration some requisites? Yes.Does Flip fulfill them? He did not. --> because of something physical? height? No, but OTRT.because of something he made? because of financial reasons? All the rest n.r.

Flip = HAM?No --> HCM? HAF? animal?Yes. fantasy character? mannequin? inanimate object? e.g. a model airplane? a model boat? a turtle? a snail? are speed races relevant? No race of any kind is relevant.

register = he di not sun something? He did not fill out a form? registered by someone (e.g. by the owner)? are we talking about a formal registration? No.An informal one?DOYD. are the criteria to be registered chosen by someone? by rules? by official rules?Not official, more a 'rule of thumb.'

[trebor]

“Register” as in “ get noticed by”?

Is Flip an insect? Sea creature? Bird? Land animal? Is he domesticated? Is he in the wild? In a zoo? In a conservation place? Is he feline? Canine? Bovine? Ursine? Equine? Is he a mammal? Marsupial? A rodent?

[klondike mary]

“Register” as in “ get noticed by”? Yope.

Is Flip an insect? Sea creature? Bird? Land animal? Is he domesticated? Is he in the wild? In a zoo? In a conservation place? Is he feline? Canine? Bovine? Ursine? Equine? Is he a mammal? Marsupial? A rodent? He is a cat - kitten, rather.
trebor

[trebor]

“Register” as in Flip didn’t notice something?

Does Flip have a relevant medical issue? Has he had one before? Is he recovering from treatment? Had he had surgery?

[wunderland]

"Register" as in to produce a reading on a measuring instrument"? if so, a weighing scales?

Is Flip’s life in danger?yessish - or has been.
Is the danger from humans? other cats? dogs? other animals? the surrounding environment? illness? starvation/thirst? Is someone/something trying to kill him?
Is the danger increased because he did not register? Will it be reduced if he achieves his goal?

[klondike mary]

“Register” as in Flip didn’t notice something?N.r.

Does Flip have a relevant medical issue? YES. Has he had one before? Yope.Is he recovering He is recovering, in the sense of getting better. from treatment? Had he had surgery? Yope to surgery or treatment. DOYD.
trebor

[klondike mary]

"Register" as in to produce a reading on a measuring instrument"? if so, a weighing scales?Yes to both!

Is Flip’s life in danger?yessish - or has been.
Is the danger from humans? other cats? dogs? other animals? the surrounding environment? illness? starvation/thirst? ICould be any of these, or just the general situation.s someone/something trying to kill him?n.r.
Is the danger increased because he did not register? Yes.Will it be reduced if he achieves his goal?I'm not sure that you can say he has a 'goal,' but if things turn out well for him, it will be reduced. And it looks like they might.

[Earnest]

Has Flip a missing paw? (so that his weight would have been altered) Is weighting necessary for something? Being adopted? Not registering weight = not noticing his medical condition?

Did someone decide not to weight Flip? Or he passed unnoticed? Was he discarded? veterinary relevant?

Are only cats registered? Also other animals?
Are animals (cats?) weighted on a scale? By humans? On a digital scale? By computers? Is their weight noted somewhere? On a paper? On a computer? Communicated to someone?

[klondike mary]

Has Flip a missing paw? No, but you are very close!(so that his weight would have been altered) Don't think it would have been affected very muchIs weighting necessary for something? Being adopted? Not registering weight = not noticing his medical condition? Yope or n.r. to all.

Did someone decide not to weight Flip? Or he passed unnoticed? He was weighed.Was he discarded?Yessish. veterinary relevant?YES.

Are only cats registered? Also other animals?I would think all small animals.
Are animals (cats?) weighted on a scale?Yes. By humans? Yes.On a digital scale? By computers? Is their weight noted somewhere? On a paper? On a computer? Communicated to someone?Type of scale, etc., n.r.Earnest

[klondike mary]

This is so close, I am going to post the
*************SPOILER8**********************
Janice found an abandoned kitten with deformed paws on her property. She took it to the local Animal Rescue people, who took it to a vet. When the vet weighed him, he did not even register on the scales, which could not weigh anything less than 1 pound. The vet theorized that Mama Cat had ingested poison, which caused the bones to not develop in his front paws, which sort of flip and flap around loosely. However, he is a fiesty little scrap, and tried to claw the vet's staff with his back paws and ravage them
with his teeth! So the DVM gave him a good prognosis.

The A.R. folks took him and bottle fed him, and he is thriving, and may be able to go 'home' soon - but he has no home and could not survive on the streets. Janice has big dogs and could not take him in, but she called her sister Grace, who lives near me. Grace just recently lost her long-time pet Turtle (yes, a cat) and was looking to replace her. So Grace will soon be making the 600 mile drive to Oklahoma (one way - 1200 miles round trip) to pick up her new adoptee. He will be strictly a house cat, and there is no reason he should not live a long, happy, and spoiled rotten life.

And I thought I was a crazy cat lady!

[trebor]

That’s a wonderful story.

[Doriana]

Aww, what a cute story <3

[klondike mary]

An update to the saga of Flip-cat:
Grace and her husband are preparing to leave in a day or two to pick up their new pet. They are taking all of their 6 current pets - 3 dogs and 3 cats - and coming back with 7.
This will require some planning. They have a pickup truck with an extend cab and a cover over the bed. The dogs are used to traveling and can ride unconfined and unleashed. The cats not so much. The cats and dogs when at home are in a state of armed neutrality. Two of the cats, although ful brothers, will fight each other out of boredom. This is beginning to sound like a classic lateral puzzle, isn't it?
They worked it out. Grace and her husband insulated some of the carriers with Styrofoam, and the biggest dog and the furriest cat will ride in them in the bed for the first leg of the trip, with the tonneau (if that is what it is called) over the bed propped open a few inches for ventilation. Then the other animals will take turns. Cats will be in carriers at all times, except for Flip, who is little enough to ride in Grace's purse/lap.
In case you haven't guessed, Grace's husband is a cat person too.
I should add, in fairness, that the kitty is not the sole reason they are going to visit Janice. There are family ties, too.
Life imitates art, and also puzzledom!