| Author | Message | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
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He suddenly turned and fled, although he had been enjoying himself all along. | ||
| Sam Greene (Pandora)
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Was he eating doughnuts and then saw Vanessa Feltz coming his way? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
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Was he eating doughnuts and then saw Vanessa Feltz coming his way? Hahahaha! Very plausible, but not for this puzzle, no. | ||
| Sam Greene (Pandora)
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He = adult human male? relevant what he had been doing before he fled? did he see something? someone? that made him fled? did he do something? was he scared? relevant where he was at the time of the fleeing? was he fleeing to anywhere in particular? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
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He = adult No human Yes male? Yes relevant what he had been doing before he fled? Yes did he see something? Yes someone? Yes that made him fled? Not really did he do something? No was he scared? Yes relevant where he was at the time of the fleeing? Yes was he fleeing to anywhere in particular? No | ||
| Sam Greene (Pandora)
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He = child? teenager? Was he indoors? outdoors? Did he witness something illegal? Was someone coming after him? or did he think someone would come after him? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
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He = child? Yes teenager? Was he indoors? outdoors? outdoors Did he witness something illegal? No Was someone coming after him? No or did he think someone would come after him? Yesish | ||
| Sam Greene (Pandora)
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Age relevant? Was he in a park? a funfair? school playground? the beach? Did he see someone he knew? did someone see him? Was he on his own? Did he witness something morally wrong? did he do something morally wrong? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
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Age relevant? Yes, that he's young, but exact age not needed Was he in a park? a funfair?This one school playground? the beach? Did he see someone he knew? No did someone see him? No Was he on his own? Yes Did he witness something morally wrong? Not really.. did he do something morally wrong? No | ||
| Sam Greene (Pandora)
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Did he think he saw someone he knew? only it wasn't? had he been on a ride and suddenly felt sick so fled to the bathroom? Did he flee from the actions of this person? did he flee because he thought he wasn't supposed to be at the fair? because he was so young and on his own? did he see the police? any relevant fairground rides? | ||
| Howard Wilde (Woodworm)
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Was he just being naughty? Was he afraid? Any other person in the scenario? Any animal? A natural phenomenon which caused him to flee? Was he still happy after he had started to flee? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
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Sam: Did he think he saw someone he knew? No only it wasn't? had he been on a ride and suddenly felt sick so fled to the bathroom? No Did he flee from the actions of this person? Yope, and slight FA did he flee because he thought he wasn't supposed to be at the fair? No because he was so young and on his own? No did he see the police? No any relevant fairground rides? No Howard: Was he just being naughty? No Was he afraid? Yes Any other person in the scenario? Yes Any animal? No A natural phenomenon which caused him to flee? No Was he still happy after he had started to flee? No, he was scared | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
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Hmm actually, Did he flee from the actions of this person? I think this should be a yesish | ||
| Howard Wilde (Woodworm)
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Is he right to be scared? Does the other person (to use your wonderful phrase) intend to commit a dark deed? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
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Is he right to be scared? No Does the other person (to use your wonderful phrase) intend to commit a dark deed? Hahaha, no | ||
| Christiane Scharf (0815)
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Did he see a twisted image of himself in one of those fun-mirrors? Did he see a human statue that suddenly moved when he came close to it? The other person: adult? male? human-looking? masqued? standing? sitting? lying? conscious? talking? shouting? uttering anything? walking? running? moving at all? gesticulating? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
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Did he see a twisted image of himself in one of those fun-mirrors? No Did he see a human statue that suddenly moved when he came close to it? No The other person: adult? Yes male? Yes human-looking? Yes masqued? No standing? Yes sitting? No lying? No conscious? Yes talking? Yes shouting? Yes uttering anything? Yes walking? Not really running? No moving at all? Yes gesticulating? No Slight FA | ||
| Christiane Scharf (0815)
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The FA: Was there more than one person that scared him? Was the person really there? Was he on a screen? 3D cinema? Did the shouting scare the boy? Did the person shout words? Did the person try to grab him? touch him? Did the person have anything in his hands? a weapon? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
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The FA: Was there more than one person that scared him? Yes Was the person really there? Yes Was he on a screen? 3D cinema? No to these Did the shouting scare the boy? Yes Did the person shout words? Yes Did the person try to grab him? No touch him? No Did the person have anything in his hands? Yes a weapon? Yes | ||
| Christiane Scharf (0815)
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Were the persons performers? Was the weapon real? Was it a gun? knife? bazooka? sword? club? anything with a blade? anything blunt? anything with spikes? any firearm? Was there a robbery? an assault? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
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Were the persons performers? Yes! Was the weapon real? No Was it a gun? Yes, a rifle. knife? bazooka? sword? club? anything with a blade? anything blunt? anything with spikes? any firearm? Was there a robbery? No an assault? Yope | ||
| Puzzllover |
Were they performing a cowboy/idian thing or something to that effect? Has the boy been in a real situation like this before where he was threatened with a gun? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
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Were they performing a cowboy/idian thing or something to that effect? Not this, but close Has the boy been in a real situation like this before where he was threatened with a gun? No | ||
| Robin Smith (Robin_smith)
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Would the child always run away from this type of performance? would he sit and watch in an audience? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
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Would the child always run away from this type of performance? Not necessarily would he sit and watch in an audience? Well this was his first time, and he had been watching it happily enough. | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 16 Registered: 7-2006 |
so, Boy is watching a performance in a funfair, right? By one or more performers, at least one of whom has a rifle? Some kind of sharp-shooting act? Does the performer with the rifle purposely intend to scare Boy? and/or others in the audience? Does the performer point the rifle at Boy? Or wave the rifle round in a wild fashion? | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 17 Registered: 7-2006 |
Oh, and is the title relevant, other than indicating a previously heppy boy who gets up & runs away? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 207 Registered: 3-2006 |
so, Boy is watching a performance in a funfair, right? Absolutely. By one or more performers, at least one of whom has a rifle? Yes. All of them have rifles. Some kind of sharp-shooting act? Not exactly sharpshooting, but very close Does the performer with the rifle purposely intend to scare Boy? No and/or others in the audience? No Does the performer point the rifle at Boy? No Or wave the rifle round in a wild fashion? No Oh, and is the title relevant, other than indicating a previously happy boy who gets up & runs away? Nope, no other significance. | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 27 Registered: 7-2006 |
Military show? 21-gun salute? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 211 Registered: 3-2006 |
Military show? Not exactly 21-gun salute? No | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 30 Registered: 7-2006 |
Were the rest of the crowd scared also? Was the child scared simply because he hadn't seen guns wielded in this way before? Or because they were being fired & the noise scared him? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 213 Registered: 3-2006 |
Were the rest of the crowd scared also? No Was the child scared simply because he hadn't seen guns wielded in this way before? No Or because they were being fired & the noise scared him? No | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 36 Registered: 7-2006 |
Was the child scared by the guns/shouting? Or something other than the guns? And, just for clarification... A boy was happily watching a performance at the funfair? Then some of the performers came on with guns, or took out guns? And something about this part of the performance (? or something else?) scared him? And he then ran away scared? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 215 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was the child scared by the guns/shouting? Yope. Or something other than the guns? Yes And, just for clarification... A boy was happily watching a performance at the funfair? Yes Then some of the performers came on with guns, Yes or took out guns? And something about this part of the performance (? or something else?) scared him? The guns, combined with something else, scared him And he then ran away scared? Indeed | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 39 Registered: 7-2006 |
There were no animals involved in the performance, correct? Was the part of the performance with the guns supposed to act out fighting between groups of the performers? Or were all the performers supposedly fighting something else? Some ghost(s) or monster(s)? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 217 Registered: 3-2006 |
There were no animals involved in the performance, correct? Correct. Was the part of the performance with the guns supposed to act out fighting between groups of the performers? Yes Or were all the performers supposedly fighting something else? Some ghost(s) or monster(s)? No | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 41 Registered: 7-2006 |
Enactment of a battle? Was something said during the performance which made the child think he was in particular danger? Or was something said which made the child think the whole crowd could be in danger? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 219 Registered: 3-2006 |
Enactment of a battle? Yes! Was something said during the performance which made the child think he was in particular danger? YES Or was something said which made the child think the whole crowd could be in danger? No | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 44 Registered: 7-2006 |
Is Child's race (/colour/religion/name/country of origin) the reason he though he'd be in danger? Did one side say something similar to "Let's kill the roundheads", and his name was Roundhead? Or is this down the wrong path? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 223 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is Child's race (/colour/religion/name/country of origin) the reason he though he'd be in danger? His name, yes! Did one side say something similar to "Let's kill the roundheads", and his name was Roundhead? Not this Or is this down the wrong path? absolutely on the right track! | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 47 Registered: 7-2006 |
Anybody Scottish in this? Would this be a famous historical battle? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 225 Registered: 3-2006 |
Anybody Scottish in this? Irrel Would this be a famous historical battle? Probably, irrel though | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 50 Registered: 7-2006 |
I just envisaged some modern-day re-enactment of a battle between the English & Scots, where a cry of 'kill all the Scots!' caused young Scott to leave with haste :-) | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 52 Registered: 7-2006 |
Was there an element of mis-hearing a word or phrase which upset the boy? Are we looking for a tribe or collection of people with a name similar to (? or identical to?) a boys first name (? or surname?) | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 228 Registered: 3-2006 |
I just envisaged some modern-day re-enactment of a battle between the English & Scots, where a cry of 'kill all the Scots!' caused young Scott to leave with haste :-) No, good thought though. Keep going and you'll probably get it! Was there an element of mis-hearing a word or phrase which upset the boy? No Are we looking for a tribe or collection of people with a name similar to (? or identical to?) a boys first name (? or surname?)No | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 65 Registered: 7-2006 |
So, something said by one (? or both?) side(s) of the performance caused the boy to run scared? Because of some connection with his name? Did this make the boy think he was personally in danger? From one side of the enactment? Both sides? did he feel he would be attacked by one (or both) sides? Did he feel he may be brought into the conflict? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 231 Registered: 3-2006 |
So, something said by one (? or both?) side(s) of the performance caused the boy to run scared? Yes--just one person said it Because of some connection with his name? Yes Did this make the boy think he was personally in danger? Yes From one side of the enactment? Yes Both sides? did he feel he would be attacked by one (or both) sides? By one side Did he feel he may be brought into the conflict? Yesish | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 68 Registered: 7-2006 |
Did what was said cause him to feel under threat from the side of the person that said it? Or from the opposing side? Was what was said a general part of the performance? Was it specifically aimed at someone with the same name as the boy? Was it aimed at the boy specifically? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 234 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did what was said cause him to feel under threat from the side of the person that said it? Yes Or from the opposing side? No Was what was said a general part of the performance? Yes Was it specifically aimed at someone with the same name as the boy? No Was it aimed at the boy specifically? No | ||
| Robin Smith (Robin_smith)
New member Username: Robin_smith Post Number: 21 Registered: 7-2006 |
Was it a profanity that shared the name with the boy? i.e. "jimminy cricket, I'm going getcha." poor child | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 237 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was it a profanity that shared the name with the boy? i.e. "jimminy cricket, I'm going getcha." No poor child Indeed. | ||
| Christiane Scharf (0815)
New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 352 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was the statement against nobility? Does the boy's name contain some particle indicating a noble family (like "of", "von", "de")? Is the boy's first name relevant? his last name? another part of his name? his whole name? | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 243 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was the statement against nobility? No Does the boy's name contain some particle indicating a noble family (like "of", "von", "de")? No Is the boy's first name relevant? Yes his last name? No another part of his name? No his whole name? No | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 115 Registered: 7-2006 |
So, a member of the performance says something which scares the boy because his first name is mentioned in the threatening sentence? Is his name part of the name of the opposing side to the threatening person? Part of the name of the same side of the threatening person? Or part of a generally threatening phrase? | ||
| Howard Wilde (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 323 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did someone say Kilkenny? And his name was Kenny? | ||
| Howard Wilde (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 324 Registered: 3-2006 |
Or perhaps: "FIRE AT WILL!" (and his name is Will)? | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 135 Registered: 7-2006 |
[sounds good...] | ||
| Jackie Raymond (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 248 Registered: 3-2006 |
Howard: "FIRE AT WILL!" (and his name is Will)? YES!!!!!!!!  **************SPOILER**************** There is a reenactment of a battle scene taking place, and a young boy looks on excitedly, captivated by it all. All of a sudden, there is a shout--"FIRE AT WILL!!" Absolutely terrified, little Will runs away. Well done Howard, and thanks to Mike and everyone else for playing! | ||
| Mike Holden (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 152 Registered: 7-2006 |
doh! We were sooo close about four days ago!! |
